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If your thyroid is underactive, you are not alone.
Of all the problems that can undermine health, none
is more common (or more likely to be overlooked)
than an underactive thyroid gland. And, unfortunately,
if your thyroid doesn't work right, the rest of
your body doesn't, either.
The incredibly broad range of symptoms of an underactive
thyroid gland emits makes it really hard for even
a physician to diagnose without a proper lab test.
Often lab results do not help either.
There are many people that suffer from hypothyroidism,
the medical term for the condition, that do not
have lab results out of the norm. They may have
a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level that falls
in the normal range, but still suffer from an
underactive gland.
An underactive thyroid can certainly lead to other
health problems and to our efforts to achieve a
maximum life span. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy
can safely, effectively and inexpensively treat
your condition.
A simple 10-minute test performed at home can
indicate if you are suffering from a subclinical
thyroid condition. It will measure your Basal Metabolic
Temperature, known as BMT. Provided you have no
infections or other conditions that may affect the
test, here's how you can check:
1. Before going to sleep, shake a thermometer and
place it within reach of your bed. (Shaking it in
the morning, when you awake, will raise your temperature
and affect the test.)
2. Make sure it is a Basal Thermometer (more acurate
thermometer), not a digital instrument.
3. When you awake, place the thermometer under
your armpit; leave it there for 10 minutes. Lie
as still as possible. Do not get up or move around,
as this would also raise your temperature.
4. After 10 minutes, record your temperature.
Do this for at least three days.
If your temperature consistently falls below 97.8º,
you likely have an underactive thyroid. A normal
BMT reading will be between 97.8º and 98.2º.
If your self-test indicates a low thyroid, it is
time to go see a good physician.
Thyroid Function
So, why would your thyroid gland's function be
so important to your health? The hormone produced
by the gland travels to each cell of your body and
establishes the rate of that cell's metabolism.
In other words, it tells the cell how fast to work.
If you produce too little of the hormone, your
cells get sluggish. If the cell is a nerve cell,
your thinking may slow down or depression may set
in. If the cell is a muscle cell, your strength
declines. If the cell is an intestinal cell, your
digestion may be affected.
The immune system is especially vulnerable to
low thyroid performance. White blood cell production
may slow down and cells that fight infections may
lose their aggressiveness.
If you feel you have a compromised thyroid, see
your doctor. They will order a test that measures
your level of TSH and a test for your antithyroid
antibody, which will determine if your immune system
is trying to fight your thyroid.
If this test falls out of the norm and there are
symptoms that indicate to them that you might have
hypothyroid, it will more than likely confirm the
diagnosis.
Thyroid Treatment
"Iodine has many positive therapeutic actions.
It is a potent anti-infective agent. No virus, bacteria
or parasite has been shown to be resistant to iodine
therapy,” writes Dr. Brownstein. This is an incredible
statement but one that can easily be backed by hardcore
medical science. It is the reason hospitals use
iodine by the gallon and in reality the only reason
hospitals are not like ground zero sites contaminated
in an infectious sense is because of iodine's broad
spectrum anti-infective power.
Few are the doctors who have realized
that iodine can be taken internally in large quantities
and that it will have the same effect internally
as it does on external surfaces. When we
look at the fact that the entire focus of vaccines
is anti-viral, that bacterial infections are becoming
more threatening and more antibiotic resistant,
that cancer is always accompanied by and or is a
fungal yeast infection, we might begin to realize
how iodine can again become a doctor’s best friend.
Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini in Rome already
uses it for skin and breast cancer but even he has
overlooked its potential for internal application
for the same action against cancer yeasts and fungi.
The secret to successful application in high enough
quantities is provided by Nascent Iodine.
Nascent Iodine is more potent in
its action because of its
formulation, and because the toxicity has been removed.
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Iodine
is utilized by every hormone receptor in the body.
The absence of iodine causes a hormonal dysfunction
that
can be seen with practically every hormone inside
the body.
Nascent Iodine
is a scientific term for iodine where the iodine
molecule has the diatomic bond broken and has a
high amount of electromagnetic energy associated
with it. During the 2 to 3 hour of activation time
(within the human body, once diluted in water and
consumed) the nascent iodine atom has the ability
to be of assistance to the body. This form of iodine
is produced by subjection of a 1 % tincture of iodine
to a high electro magnetic field for a given time
in order to produce the nascent iodine state. This
atomic state and electromagnetic charge is held
by the atom until diluted in water and consumed.
Once diluted and inside the body this atom is readily
absorbed and utilized by the body. This charged
atom of iodine starts a process where it gradually
loses its energy over 2 to 3 hours. During this
time the body recognizes this atom as the same nascent
iodine it produces in the thyroid in order to make
the T3 and T4 hormones.
The atomic iodine is perhaps the
least toxic and
least irritating of all the iodine formulas available.
The quality that separates nascent
iodine from all other iodine products is that the
diatomic bond is broken with each atom keeping one
of the two electrons that had made up the covalent
bond. This is known as homolytic cleavage and causes
the iodine atom to be subject to magnetic charging.
The iodine being in the atomic state was the reason
it was called Atomidine, for Atomic Iodine (1926
to 1935). This atomic state and large electromagnetic
charge is held by the atom until diluted in water
where it then rapidly looses its charge.
Nascent Iodine is a complete atom
no extra electrons none missing.
It was the famous psychic Edgar Cayce, who suggested
iodine for all sorts of thyroid problems, who advised
that it would be necessary to electrically charge
the iodine to change it into its "atomic"
form. This charging converts the iodine into a form
that the body can most fully recognize and assimilate.
(Iodine trichlorite claims to be atomic iodine, but
it’s not.) A true atomic iodine is the best kind to
bring the thyroid to its optimal function because
it supports and saturates the thyroid without any
toxic buildup.
Iodine is a well known topical germicidal agent effective
against a wide spectrum of organisms including bacteria,
fungi and protozoa. Iodine is normally available as
solutions, alcoholic tinctures and iodophors. Iodophors
were developed because iodine tinctures caused skin
irritation, severe hypersensitivity reactions and
systemic absorption of iodine. Iodophors are compounds
of iodine linked to carriers for iodine and only a
small amount of iodine is released minimizing toxicity,
which is not really a problem at all when iodine is
administered in its pure atomic form.
Iodine has bactericidal activity,
e.g. a 1% tincture
will kill 90% of bacteria in 90 seconds, a 5% tincture
in 60 seconds and a 7% tincture in 15 seconds.
Gershenfeld, 1968
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