Iodine for health - Goitrogens compete with Iodine
Halogen Invasion vs. iodine
Halogens compete for cellular receptors and iodine
is the "loser
Fluorine, chlorine and bromine can all displace
iodine. Atomic weights of the
4 well-known halogens are: Fluorine (18.99), Chlorine (35.45), Bromine (79.99) and
Iodine (125.70)
"The clinical activity of any one of the halogens is in inverse proportion to
its atomic weight. This means that any one of the four can displace the element
with a higher atomic weight, but cannot displace an element with a lower atomic
weight."
J.C. Jarvis, M.D.Folk Medicine , Henry Holt &
Co., 1958, HB, p. 136)
The "winners" chlorine, flourine, and bromine are taking
over!
Chlorine and its other forms (eg Chloride,
chlorate)
We need chlorine in SMALL amounts.
In the stomach for secretion of hydrochloric acid, in the extracellular fluid, and
to breathe. Chloride is also used to regulate the blood's important acid-base balance.
However, in large amounts it is toxic, and together with its byproducts has been
linked to: birth defects, cancer, reproductive disorders, stillbirth, and immune
system breakdown. Excess table salt (sodium chloride) competes with iodine, and
was shown to cause hypothyroidism in China.
Foods
Other
Salt Public Drinking water Shower steam (using public water)
Sucralose (Splenda®)
Dish washer steam
Hot tubs
Propellants in spray cans
Swimming pools
Fluorine and its other forms (e.g. fluoride)
Foods
Other
Many processed foods/beverages
Children's fluoride dental treatments; Added to public water
systems; Propellants in spray cans; Additive in most toothpastes;
Water fluoridation is a farce and also harmful.
New Zealand study found no difference in tooth decay between
fluoridated and non-fluoridated water areas. Many European countries have stopped
fluoridating.
Fluoridation has been linked to tooth discoloration,
hip fractures, bone cancer, lowered intelligence, and kidney toxicity, plus is a
cause of goiter in dogs. Fluoride is
more toxic when there is an iodine deficiency . A 2002
study found that 67% of Americans live in communities with fluoridated water. In
humans, effects on thyroid function were associated with
fluoride exposures of 0.05-0.13 mg/kg/day (when iodine intake was adequate)
and 0.01-0.03 mg/kg/day (when iodine intake was inadequate)."
Fluoride / Thyroid Connection:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/
More details on effects of fluoride:
Fluoride - Health Fraud
Bromine and its other forms (e.g. bromide)
Medications
Foods / Other
Atrovent Inhaler Atrovent Nasal Spray Ipratropium Nasal Spray Spiriva Handihaler Pro-Panthine Pyridostigmine bromide Anaesthesia
All bakery products (common in grains, bleached flour); Soda, nuts, oils, several plant foods; Mountain Dew/ Gatorade/AMP Energy Drink; Citrus fruit (fumigated with methyl bromide); Pools & Hot tubs -used as cleaner; Used to kill pests (termites, rats, insects, fungus, etc.) that might
be present in homes, foods, or soil. Fire retardant chemical;
The
U.S. is exposed to high amounts of the goitrogen bromide via our food and water
supply. In all
its inorganic and organic forms:
Methyl bromide
(bromomethane) is used as a soil fumigant for seed production.
Although, t he
Montreal
Protocol has severely restricted its use internationally, the
U.S. has successfully lobbied for critical-use exemptions. In 2004, over 7 million
pounds of bromomethane were applied to California. Applications include tomato,
strawberry, and ornamental shrub growers, and also fumigation of ham/pork products.
Methyl bromide
for post-harvest fumigation of commodities. E.g. grains,
spices, nuts, fruits and tobacco, but mainly strawberries, predominately in
California;
Brominated vegetable
oil is added to citrus drinks. Helps suspend flavoring in the
liquid.
Water supply.
9,090,000 kg/yr;
Sticht, G., Käferstein,
H., Bromine . In Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds -Seiler HG
and Sigel, H Editors, Marcel Dekker Inc, 143-151, 1988.
Bromide replaced
iodide as a dough conditioner in most baked goods in the 1980's
Bromine
has goitrogenic, carcinogenic and narcoleptic properties.
Bromine has been found to have a "zombifying" potential.
Bromide is thought to be a neurotoxin and it's use as a sedative provides support
for this, since an overdose of sodium bromide can lead to neurological issues.
Sangster et al, The Influence
of Sodium Bromide in Man: A Study in Human Volunteers with Special Emphasis
on the Endocrine and the Central Nervous System 1983;
For body detoxification of bromide, the halides iodide
and chloride are the most effective (Iodine pulls bromine from storage
sites and chloride increases bromine excretion in urine).