RE: and now back to an iodine question

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>From: " emugirls " <emugirls@...>

>my son has tried using iodine on his cystic acne - he's having

>terrible trouble with the acne, has done so for years - so he's

>experimenting with iodine (lugols) on his face direct: put a couple of

>drops on finger and rub onto face. It appears to have made a marked

>improvement in his cystic acne. Are we dealing with any real

>toxicity/overdosing issues here?

Not likely as not that much is absorbed topically, and most people can

tolerate a lot of iodine anyway.

Skipper

I can't find anything that says such

> & I hate to take away something that has really made an improvement.

>he's applying every other day right now.

>THanks

>Kirsty

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>Iodine

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I use Lugol's on my shin, once a week or so. I smear it on with my

palm, so I am " painting " about 50 square inches of skin per week. I

also garle and brush my gums with diluted Lugol's, twice a day.

On top of Lugol's I eat 1 tablespoon of powdered dry dulse sea veggie

per day in food. Dulse package states that 1 tbsp contains 100% of

the RDA.

So I am getting quite a bit more Iodine than the RDA. I feel fine.

Far better, in fact, than before I started taking in more Iodine.

Alobar

On 9/26/06, emugirls <emugirls@...> wrote:

> my son has tried using iodine on his cystic acne - he's having

> terrible trouble with the acne, has done so for years - so he's

> experimenting with iodine (lugols) on his face direct: put a couple of

> drops on finger and rub onto face. It appears to have made a marked

> improvement in his cystic acne. Are we dealing with any real

> toxicity/overdosing issues here? I can't find anything that says such

> & I hate to take away something that has really made an improvement.

> he's applying every other day right now.

> THanks

> Kirsty

>

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Kirsty,My teen is also having acne trouble, I thought giving her 2 drops in juice would help.We'd be willing to apply it directly, does it stain???JackieOn Sep 26, 2006, at 1:27 PM, emugirls wrote:my son has tried using iodine on his cystic acne - he's havingterrible trouble with the acne, has done so for years - so he'sexperimenting with iodine (lugols) on his face direct: put a couple ofdrops on finger and rub onto face. It appears to have made a markedimprovement in his cystic acne. Are we dealing with any realtoxicity/overdosing issues here? I can't find anything that says such & I hate to take away something that has really made an improvement. he's applying every other day right now.THanksKirsty Support My Music....Jordan Reimer Musichttp://store.snocap.com/a/s/T3-31324-FQTCN32YXR-Q/

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I used to tan with iodine and baby oil every day in

the summer (just a few drops to color the oil)

(actually now I think back that was the ONLY time I

was ever skinny .. so anyway you might try mixing

it with a creme (one for acne of course) so it's not

too much in one dose .. also there is some studies

showing dairy contributing to cystic type acne. You

might try eliminating dairy from his diet. (also might

consider a food panel assessment for IgE and IgG

allergies). as the skin is an organ and he could be

getting his reaction that way.

and Iodine can stain (esp full strength).

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Hi Jackie,

He puts it on the end of his little finger & rubs it on his face.

When he's finished his finger is a little yellow, but within a couple

of hours or less it's all gone. And there's no staining or marking at

all on his face! We do it at night, after his shower and a while

before bed - just in case there is some staining, but haven't had any

so far. He also takes 2 drops in the morning in some water. He

really feels that is has made a marked difference - the large boil

like cyts have gone, the horrid raised purple-ness has gone and now

we're at maybe the " ordinary " pimple stage. But it's far from looking

good yet. He's very hopeful with the iodine!

Kirsty

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> > my son has tried using iodine on his cystic acne - he's having

> > terrible trouble with the acne, has done so for years - so he's

> > experimenting with iodine (lugols) on his face direct: put a couple of

> > drops on finger and rub onto face. It appears to have made a marked

> > improvement in his cystic acne. Are we dealing with any real

> > toxicity/overdosing issues here? I can't find anything that says such

> > & I hate to take away something that has really made an improvement.

> > he's applying every other day right now.

> > THanks

> > Kirsty

> >

> >

> >

>

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> Support My Music....Jordan Reimer Music

> http://store.snocap.com/a/s/T3-31324-FQTCN32YXR-Q/

>

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He's been allergic to milk proteins all of his life - so has never

eaten any dairy or soy in his diet! We have kaiser, so unless you are

dead it is inordinately difficult to get anysort of adequate treatment :-(

Kirsty

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> I used to tan with iodine and baby oil every day in

> the summer (just a few drops to color the oil)

> (actually now I think back that was the ONLY time I

> was ever skinny .. so anyway you might try mixing

> it with a creme (one for acne of course) so it's not

> too much in one dose .. also there is some studies

> showing dairy contributing to cystic type acne. You

> might try eliminating dairy from his diet. (also might

> consider a food panel assessment for IgE and IgG

> allergies). as the skin is an organ and he could be

> getting his reaction that way.

>

> and Iodine can stain (esp full strength).

>

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I have kaiser too, here ye, here ye, I totally agree with the treatment. JackieOn Sep 26, 2006, at 10:06 PM, emugirls wrote:He's been allergic to milk proteins all of his life - so has nevereaten any dairy or soy in his diet! We have kaiser, so unless you aredead it is inordinately difficult to get anysort of adequate treatment :-(Kirsty

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Kirsty,That is very encouraging!  We'll give it a try :)jackieOn Sep 26, 2006, at 10:02 PM, emugirls wrote:Hi Jackie,He puts it on the end of his little finger & rubs it on his face. When he's finished his finger is a little yellow, but within a coupleof hours or less it's all gone. And there's no staining or marking atall on his face! We do it at night, after his shower and a whilebefore bed - just in case there is some staining, but haven't had anyso far. He also takes 2 drops in the morning in some water. Hereally feels that is has made a marked difference - the large boillike cyts have gone, the horrid raised purple-ness has gone and nowwe're at maybe the "ordinary" pimple stage. But it's far from lookinggood yet. He's very hopeful with the iodine!Kirsty. 

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·*·..·*Crystal*·..·*· wrote:

> You

> might try eliminating dairy from his diet. (also might

> consider a food panel assessment for IgE and IgG

> allergies). as the skin is an organ and he could be

> getting his reaction that way.

>

> and Iodine can stain (esp full strength).

>

I might add here: my dd recently went dairy free

to see how it affected her acne ... and her acne

is going away. She does get iodine daily (in the

form of seaweed) which was helping, but losing

the dairy made an amazing difference. I tried to

use a topical solution, but so far she's refused on

the basis that it's going away anyway so why bother?

There was a major study done lately that showed

a connection between dairy and acne. I don't think

anyone knows why ... I have one off-the-wall

theory that it might have to do with bromine, which

is used to sterilize milking equipment and cow udders.

Bromine is known to cause acne. Plus it interferes

with iodine. But milk has a lot of natural hormones,

and the milk in the stores has even more, so who knows.

-- Heidi

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Heidi, thank you. It's worth a shot. How long do you think before we would know it helped? A week? 2 weeks?  My daughters coincides with her cycle.Jackie> I might add here: my dd recently went dairy freeto see how it affected her acne ... and her acneis going away. She does get iodine daily (in theform of seaweed) which was helping, but losingthe dairy made an amazing difference. I tried touse a topical solution, but so far she's refused onthe basis that it's going away anyway so why bother?There was a major study done lately that showeda connection between dairy and acne. I don't thinkanyone knows why ... I have one off-the-walltheory that it might have to do with bromine, whichis used to sterilize milking equipment and cow udders.Bromine is known to cause acne. Plus it interfereswith iodine. But milk has a lot of natural hormones,and the milk in the stores has even more, so who knows.-- Heidi

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My son gets severe excema from wheat. (He's possibly

Celiac - slow growth, skin issues, inability to digest

milk, etc.). That's why I suggested a food panel

allergy test - it's possible another food can be

contributing to his problem (aside from dairy which is

the most common).

--- emugirls <emugirls@...> wrote:

> He's been allergic to milk proteins all of his life

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Dr T has good info on his website at thedoctorwithin.com regarding acne being related to dairy consumption, he says just what Heidi referred to, the skin is being used as an organ of elimination.  If I remember correctly it's under the chapter called "Journey to the Center of your Colon."  There's also a diet listed there called the New West Diet that eliminates a lot of the garbage out of one's diet for a trial that clears up a lot of problems.  He says the mainstream dairy is basically a dead non-nutritional source and it's the cause of most allergies also.LinnOn Sep 27, 2006, at 3:10 AM, Ken & Jackie Reimer wrote:Heidi, thank you. It's worth a shot. How long do you think before we would know it helped? A week? 2 weeks?  My daughters coincides with her cycle.Jackie> I might add here: my dd recently went dairy freeto see how it affected her acne ... and her acneis going away. She does get iodine daily (in theform of seaweed) which was helping, but losingthe dairy made an amazing difference. I tried touse a topical solution, but so far she's refused onthe basis that it's going away anyway so why bother?There was a major study done lately that showeda connection between dairy and acne. I don't thinkanyone knows why ... I have one off-the-walltheory that it might have to do with bromine, whichis used to sterilize milking equipment and cow udders.Bromine is known to cause acne. Plus it interfereswith iodine. But milk has a lot of natural hormones,and the milk in the stores has even more, so who knows.-- Heidi. 

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In a message dated 9/27/2006 9:54:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, quest4us@... writes:

thedoctorwithin.com

Wow. That's a heckuva website. Very refreshing.

thanks,

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Linn,I'm heading to that website right now!jackieOn Sep 27, 2006, at 6:35 AM, Linn wrote:Dr T has good info on his website at thedoctorwithin.com regarding acne being related to dairy consumption, he says just what Heidi referred to, the skin is being used as an organ of elimination.  If I remember correctly it's under the chapter called "Journey to the Center of your Colon."  There's also a diet listed there called the New West Diet that eliminates a lot of the garbage out of one's diet for a trial that clears up a lot of problems.  He says the mainstream dairy is basically a dead non-nutritional source and it's the cause of most allergies also.Linn