Re: Questions from a newer member

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The Gerson Therapy is very good at helping a person detoxify and rebuild the body. Also, have adrenals been checked?

Questions from a newer member

I joined this group at the beginning of October on behalf of my husband, and have been reading posts and archives and feel I have a general understanding of Iodine supplementation. If anyone can offer specific advice, I would be grateful. My husband's symptoms include:-Severe and debilitating fatigue and weakness. He has no energy, tires easily but despite this cannot sleep at night. His sleep cycle is so disrupted that he doesn't have one any more.-Mild to moderate snoring with noticable sleep apnea when he does sleep-Chronic sinus infections, very painful, duration about a year, which also make it difficult to sleep-These infections have moved to the eye area, causing swelling of the tissues around the eye, palpable swelling of the glands above the eye, and severe swelling of the meibomian gland which now protrudes down over part of his eye, making it difficult to close that eye. He had a retinal bleed in that eye a little more than a year ago, which was treated with laser surgery, before this other stuff started. (dropped a screwdriver on his eye while fixing the car)-Acid reflux, especially at night-Lung difficulty, including persistent wheezing, and occasional shortness of breath. Again, especially at night.-Overweight-Moderately high blood pressure (not treated) with very high triglygerides-Odd skin blebs and dandruff, excessive sweating, always feels warm-Hemorrhoids-Depression about how bad he feels. He is not able to be employed.His hypotheses for this illness:My husband feels that he has a toxic load of mercury. We did have all the amalgam fillings removed at Dr. Huggin's clinic in 2006, which only seems to have liberated a large amount into his system. He tries to detox it with 2-3 times weekly hot baths with Epsom salts or baking soda as receommended by Dr. Huggins, and lately he has tried including magnesium chloride. When he sweats it out, he feels somewhat better for a day or so. He also feels that he has a systemic infection with fungus/candida. He has taken colloidal silver for years and had managed to keep his lungs clear (which had been a weak point since childhood) but for the last two years it has not touched the lung/sinus problems.My husband subscribes to the theory that his illness is caused by inadequate diet (missing or suboptimal levels of key nutrients) which are preventing his body from healing, and the presence of toxins in his system. He is quite hostile to conventional medicine practice in general and will not go to a doctor. We do not have the financial resources to go to a naturalpath or alternative medicine practitioner.He eats a very low carb, high protien/high fat diet and tries to include raw foods. He also supplements with a significant amount of salt based on Dr. Huggin's recommendation that he needed additonal sodium. I don't think he has celiac disease, as it does not seem to be wheat/gluten in specific that is a problem for him, but all carbs in general contributing especially to fatigue and indigestion. He was diagnosed as hypoglycemic as a teenager, although at age 50 now we are more worried about high blood sugar than low. The carb restriction also helps with the high triglycerides. He also was born with only one kidney, which is somewhat larger than an average person's who has two. His ferritin/iron is high, although not to the level of hemachromatosis. There is a family history of diabetes and heart disease.He has read a lot of information on supplementation, and feels that iodine might be needed because his temperature is low when checked in the morning. It never reaches 98F during the day. He also thinks the fatigue/overweight might be symptoms of hypothyroidism. He was checked by a conventional doc a few years ago and told his "hormones are within the normal range" without any specifics about T3, T4 or TSH given. We are unlikely to do a loading test, but he has done a patch test which disappears almost immediately (I realize the limitations of this). He is also very hopeful that the use of iodine might help significantly with the mercury detoxification. We have decided to buy Iodoral, and supplement with the recommended levels of A/B2-B3/Zn-Cu/Sn/Mg from the list on the breast cancer site.If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading all this. My specific questions are:1. Would a 50 mg dose of iodorol to start sound reasonable? More? There are not going to be tests, so we are going to dose based on how he feels. I have read differing opinions on starting slowly vs. going to 50 all at once: is there a consensus?2. Are the amounts of the supplements designed for women? Do they increase/decrease for men or per body weight? Are any of the other treatements sex-specific or cancer-specific?3. How can we know if there is bromide/mercury detox going on? Most of the symptoms listed are so similar to what he already experiences (sinus pain, lethargy, fogginess) that I'm not sure if we will be able to detect symptoms that should make us modify our protocol.4. What is the collective wisdom on using iodine in a sinus wash? Amount - form - frequency - additonal ingredients? 5. I would like more information, if it exists, about the excretion of toxins with the salt loading: does it have the potential to damage the kidney? Given that he only has one kidney, should the salt loading be done prophylactically, or am I correct in my reading that it is only done when symptoms arise? Is there a reason that the salt has to be taken dissolved already in water, or could he continue to use salt in capsules we load ourselves? (He uses the Real salt)6. Is there any thing else I am clearly missing? My husband reads so many alternative medicine sites (well, he did when he could still see well enough) and always has some new thing to try, all of which seem to have equal potential to be the miracle missing link, and none of which have done any good up to now. Many of these I am frankly skeptical about because I never see evidence beyond antecdotal testimonials that they have any value. Based on the large number of persons in this group, I am hoping that the generalizatons that have been drawn from the collective experience here might be more valid than a claim being made by someone selling a book. I would like to try anything that have a better than random chance of helping, but I do not have unlimited resources to keep throwing spaghetti at the wall. I also am not sure we have unlimited time, either, as my husband's functional capacity continues to diminish.Thank you all in advance for your indulgence and any help you might be able to give.Rose

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If I may here. I don't know enough about the supplements to help. Heck I'm lost too.

But The ear infections and such could be a dairy issue. I suggest he tries going dariy free for awhile.

The reflux and eyes and a few other things you mentioned is screaming to me Celiac Disease. So I suggest going wheat free for awhile.

And since soy is so much like dairy I suggest doing soy free for awhile. Doing these three things should help your thyroid but you still need the supplements.

For more I would google Celiac disease. Or Celiac and hypothyroid. You might be surprised at how much it sould like your husband. But Celiac or wheat problems go hand and hand with thyroid.

I have a Celiac 5 year old who has graves disease. I have a hypo husband who was just scopped for Celiac. My son's reflux cleared up in 3 days from going gluten free. If you want to talk off line you have my email address.

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>Alot of the symptoms could be caused by gluten intolerance. I would also have

his

thyroid and testosterone levels checked. Low testosterone can cause many health

issues

in men. I think it would be worth researching. Deb

> I joined this group at the beginning of October on behalf of my

> husband, and have been reading posts and archives and feel I have a

> general understanding of Iodine supplementation. If anyone can offer

> specific advice, I would be grateful.

>

> My husband's symptoms include:

> -Severe and debilitating fatigue and weakness. He has no energy,

> tires easily but despite this cannot sleep at night. His sleep cycle

> is so disrupted that he doesn't have one any more.

>

> -Mild to moderate snoring with noticable sleep apnea when he does

> sleep

>

> -Chronic sinus infections, very painful, duration about a year, which

> also make it difficult to sleep

>

> -These infections have moved to the eye area, causing swelling of the

> tissues around the eye, palpable swelling of the glands above the

> eye, and severe swelling of the meibomian gland which now protrudes

> down over part of his eye, making it difficult to close that eye.

> He had a retinal bleed in that eye a little more than a year ago,

> which was treated with laser surgery, before this other stuff

> started. (dropped a screwdriver on his eye while fixing the car)

>

> -Acid reflux, especially at night

>

> -Lung difficulty, including persistent wheezing, and occasional

> shortness of breath. Again, especially at night.

>

> -Overweight

>

> -Moderately high blood pressure (not treated) with very high

> triglygerides

>

> -Odd skin blebs and dandruff, excessive sweating, always feels warm

>

> -Hemorrhoids

>

> -Depression about how bad he feels. He is not able to be employed.

>

> His hypotheses for this illness:

> My husband feels that he has a toxic load of mercury. We did have all

> the amalgam fillings removed at Dr. Huggin's clinic in 2006, which

> only seems to have liberated a large amount into his system. He tries

> to detox it with 2-3 times weekly hot baths with Epsom salts or

> baking soda as receommended by Dr. Huggins, and lately he has tried

> including magnesium chloride. When he sweats it out, he feels

> somewhat better for a day or so.

>

> He also feels that he has a systemic infection with fungus/candida.

> He has taken colloidal silver for years and had managed to keep his

> lungs clear (which had been a weak point since childhood) but for the

> last two years it has not touched the lung/sinus problems.

>

> My husband subscribes to the theory that his illness is caused by

> inadequate diet (missing or suboptimal levels of key nutrients) which

> are preventing his body from healing, and the presence of toxins in

> his system. He is quite hostile to conventional medicine practice in

> general and will not go to a doctor. We do not have the financial

> resources to go to a naturalpath or alternative medicine practitioner.

>

> He eats a very low carb, high protien/high fat diet and tries to

> include raw foods. He also supplements with a significant amount of

> salt based on Dr. Huggin's recommendation that he needed additonal

> sodium. I don't think he has celiac disease, as it does not seem to

> be wheat/gluten in specific that is a problem for him, but all carbs

> in general contributing especially to fatigue and indigestion. He was

> diagnosed as hypoglycemic as a teenager, although at age 50 now we

> are more worried about high blood sugar than low. The carb

> restriction also helps with the high triglycerides. He also was born

> with only one kidney, which is somewhat larger than an average

> person's who has two. His ferritin/iron is high, although not to the

> level of hemachromatosis. There is a family history of diabetes and

> heart disease.

>

> He has read a lot of information on supplementation, and feels that

> iodine might be needed because his temperature is low when checked in

> the morning. It never reaches 98F during the day. He also thinks the

> fatigue/overweight might be symptoms of hypothyroidism. He was

> checked by a conventional doc a few years ago and told his " hormones

> are within the normal range " without any specifics about T3, T4 or

> TSH given. We are unlikely to do a loading test, but he has done a

> patch test which disappears almost immediately (I realize the

> limitations of this). He is also very hopeful that the use of iodine

> might help significantly with the mercury detoxification. We have

> decided to buy Iodoral, and supplement with the recommended levels of

> A/B2-B3/Zn-Cu/Sn/Mg from the list on the breast cancer site.

>

> If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading all this. My

> specific questions are:

>

> 1. Would a 50 mg dose of iodorol to start sound reasonable?

> More? There are not going to be tests, so we are going to dose based

> on how he feels. I have read differing opinions on starting slowly

> vs. going to 50 all at once: is there a consensus?

>

> 2. Are the amounts of the supplements designed for women? Do

> they increase/decrease for men or per body weight? Are any of the

> other treatements sex-specific or cancer-specific?

>

> 3. How can we know if there is bromide/mercury detox going on?

> Most of the symptoms listed are so similar to what he already

> experiences (sinus pain, lethargy, fogginess) that I'm not sure if we

> will be able to detect symptoms that should make us modify our

> protocol.

>

> 4. What is the collective wisdom on using iodine in a sinus

> wash? Amount – form – frequency - additonal ingredients?

>

> 5. I would like more information, if it exists, about the

> excretion of toxins with the salt loading: does it have the potential

> to damage the kidney? Given that he only has one kidney, should the

> salt loading be done prophylactically, or am I correct in my reading

> that it is only done when symptoms arise? Is there a reason that the

> salt has to be taken dissolved already in water, or could he continue

> to use salt in capsules we load ourselves? (He uses the Real salt)

>

> 6. Is there any thing else I am clearly missing? My husband

> reads so many alternative medicine sites (well, he did when he could

> still see well enough) and always has some new thing to try, all of

> which seem to have equal potential to be the miracle missing link,

> and none of which have done any good up to now. Many of these I am

> frankly skeptical about because I never see evidence beyond

> antecdotal testimonials that they have any value. Based on the large

> number of persons in this group, I am hoping that the generalizatons

> that have been drawn from the collective experience here might be

> more valid than a claim being made by someone selling a book. I

> would like to try anything that have a better than random chance of

> helping, but I do not have unlimited resources to keep throwing

> spaghetti at the wall. I also am not sure we have unlimited time,

> either, as my husband's functional capacity continues to diminish.

>

> Thank you all in advance for your indulgence and any help you might

> be able to give.

> Rose

>

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My comments are below:

Questions from a newer member

I joined this group at the beginning of October on behalf of my husband, and have been reading posts and archives and feel I have a general understanding of Iodine supplementation. If anyone can offer specific advice, I would be grateful. My husband's symptoms include:-Severe and debilitating fatigue and weakness. He has no energy, tires easily but despite this cannot sleep at night. His sleep cycle is so disrupted that he doesn't have one any more.

*** Have you had his thyroid and adrenal status checked? This can cause these issues. Also overloaded livers (toxic) can contribute to fatigue.-Mild to moderate snoring with noticable sleep apnea when he does sleep

**** Sleep apnea can contribute to fatigue. You should get that checked.-Chronic sinus infections, very painful, duration about a year, which also make it difficult to sleep

*** This could be a sign of an issue with dairy or low gut flora. How about taking a probiotic? It could be a fungus and not an infection (my husband had this). You can try x-clear which is xylitol and will kill fungus when inhaled.-These infections have moved to the eye area, causing swelling of the tissues around the eye, palpable swelling of the glands above the eye, and severe swelling of the meibomian gland which now protrudes down over part of his eye, making it difficult to close that eye. He had a retinal bleed in that eye a little more than a year ago, which was treated with laser surgery, before this other stuff started. (dropped a screwdriver on his eye while fixing the car)

**** I am guessing with all this you have OD'd on antibiotics. Again I am recommending probiotics.

-Acid reflux, especially at night

*** Another symptom of low thyroid (supplementing with digestive enzymes may help) or this could be a gluten issue. My son had this until we took him off the gluten.-Lung difficulty, including persistent wheezing, and occasional shortness of breath. Again, especially at night.

*** Could be allergies to wheat, gluten, dairy, low thyroid, low immune system..... You need to pump up the immune system.

-Overweight

*** Same things - low thyroid, low adrenals, low immune system, gluten issue, dairy issue.....

-Moderately high blood pressure (not treated) with very high triglygerides

**** High cholesterol with this too? Too much refined foods (gluten again), not enough water and unrefined salt intake can do this too. I recommend reading Dr. Brwonstein's book called "Salt your way to health". I recommend Celtic Salt.-Odd skin blebs and dandruff, excessive sweating, always feels warm

*** That sounds like adrenal for the sweating. Skin issues are usually not enough essential fatty acids. How about some fish oils, flaxseed oil and olive oil in your diet? Also Coconut oil is great.

-Hemorrhoids

*** More gut issues. Probiotics, Probiotics. Needs lots of water, fiber, and unrefined foods. Check for low thyroid too. Gluten and Dairy do this as well.-Depression about how bad he feels. He is not able to be employed.

**** Liver toxicity, Low thyroid, Gluten, Dairy, Adrenal, Refined foods diet.

His hypotheses for this illness:My husband feels that he has a toxic load of mercury. We did have all the amalgam fillings removed at Dr. Huggin's clinic in 2006, which only seems to have liberated a large amount into his system. He tries to detox it with 2-3 times weekly hot baths with Epsom salts or baking soda as receommended by Dr. Huggins, and lately he has tried including magnesium chloride. When he sweats it out, he feels somewhat better for a day or so.

**** How about some Chlorella, DMSA, Oregano. Try some other stuff. I felt worse after removal and tool all these things to get it out.

He also feels that he has a systemic infection with fungus/candida. He has taken colloidal silver for years and had managed to keep his lungs clear (which had been a weak point since childhood) but for the last two years it has not touched the lung/sinus problems.

*** Could very well have candida with all those infections. Probiotics are needed. No sugar / refined foods diet.

My husband subscribes to the theory that his illness is caused by inadequate diet (missing or suboptimal levels of key nutrients) which are preventing his body from healing, and the presence of toxins in his system. He is quite hostile to conventional medicine practice in general and will not go to a doctor. We do not have the financial resources to go to a naturalpath or alternative medicine practitioner.

*** That's a good hunch. Try reading books like The Makers Diet, South Beach Diet and The Meditaranian Diet for good basic food choices.

He eats a very low carb, high protien/high fat diet and tries to include raw foods. He also supplements with a significant amount of salt based on Dr. Huggin's recommendation that he needed additonal sodium. I don't think he has celiac disease, as it does not seem to be wheat/gluten in specific that is a problem for him, but all carbs in general contributing especially to fatigue and indigestion. He was diagnosed as hypoglycemic as a teenager, although at age 50 now we are more worried about high blood sugar than low. The carb restriction also helps with the high triglycerides. He also was born with only one kidney, which is somewhat larger than an average person's who has two. His ferritin/iron is high, although not to the level of hemachromatosis. There is a family history of diabetes and heart disease.

*** Gluten is sneaky. You never know if it is an issue until you take it away. Diabetes is tied to gluten. I get fatigue when I eat gluten carbs.

He has read a lot of information on supplementation, and feels that iodine might be needed because his temperature is low when checked in the morning. It never reaches 98F during the day. He also thinks the fatigue/overweight might be symptoms of hypothyroidism. He was checked by a conventional doc a few years ago and told his "hormones are within the normal range" without any specifics about T3, T4 or TSH given. We are unlikely to do a loading test, but he has done a patch test which disappears almost immediately (I realize the limitations of this). He is also very hopeful that the use of iodine might help significantly with the mercury detoxification. We have decided to buy Iodoral, and supplement with the recommended levels of A/B2-B3/Zn-Cu/Sn/Mg from the list on the breast cancer site.If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading all this. My specific questions are:1. Would a 50 mg dose of iodorol to start sound reasonable? More? There are not going to be tests, so we are going to dose based on how he feels. I have read differing opinions on starting slowly vs. going to 50 all at once: is there a consensus?

*** I started at 50 mgs and was very sick. It went OK for me and I felt worse on less.

2. Are the amounts of the supplements designed for women? Do they increase/decrease for men or per body weight? Are any of the other treatements sex-specific or cancer-specific?

*** No they are for both.

3. How can we know if there is bromide/mercury detox going on? Most of the symptoms listed are so similar to what he already experiences (sinus pain, lethargy, fogginess) that I'm not sure if we will be able to detect symptoms that should make us modify our protocol.**** Without testing you won't know.

4. What is the collective wisdom on using iodine in a sinus wash? Amount – form – frequency - additonal ingredients?

*** There are some who have done it. I don't know what they did.

5. I would like more information, if it exists, about the excretion of toxins with the salt loading: does it have the potential to damage the kidney? Given that he only has one kidney, should the salt loading be done prophylactically, or am I correct in my reading that it is only done when symptoms arise? Is there a reason that the salt has to be taken dissolved already in water, or could he continue to use salt in capsules we load ourselves? (He uses the Real salt)

*** Celtic salt for some reason seems to work the best of all of them. Don't know why. I would say it is fine for his kidney as it is unrefined. The problem comes with the refined (no minerals) salt.

6. Is there any thing else I am clearly missing? My husband reads so many alternative medicine sites (well, he did when he could still see well enough) and always has some new thing to try, all of which seem to have equal potential to be the miracle missing link, and none of which have done any good up to now. Many of these I am frankly skeptical about because I never see evidence beyond antecdotal testimonials that they have any value. Based on the large number of persons in this group, I am hoping that the generalizatons that have been drawn from the collective experience here might be more valid than a claim being made by someone selling a book. I would like to try anything that have a better than random chance of helping, but I do not have unlimited resources to keep throwing spaghetti at the wall. I also am not sure we have unlimited time, either, as my husband's functional capacity continues to diminish.Thank you all in advance for your indulgence and any help you might be able to give.Rose

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How about trying the HCG protocol for fat release ?The During Phase 2 the protocol will force him to narrow his food choices, rest his digestive system, don't use the grissini and he will be gluten free, it's naturally low glycemic and he will lose fat which is where toxins are stored.Then he will have a new foundation on which to lay his new eating habitsif he follows Phase 3 and Phase 4 as it is highlyrecommended to add new foods back in S-L-O-W-L-Y and if you are wise I really meanslowly so he can finally find out what foods causeinflammation in his body. He can be hyper-alertto what the new food does, especially sincesome foods don't show their effects for a coupledays. He will need to pay close attention to thefoods that raise his pulse and/or make his heartrace and also the foods that make his weight goup. Not all foods make your weight go up becausethey are unhealthy... it's your body protectingitself from the food and encapsulating in fat !I had no idea I had silent celiac. I would getstomach aches and tell myself that a crackeror piece of bread will make me feel better... it actually was just " a little hair of the dog" as I was using my problem as an antidote !The IODINE will help greatly in this detoxas well. I have a lot of sinus and lung issuesbeing worked out as I know I am detoxingbromide as I used to be a huge grain, bread,cracker, cookie person and mercury due to improperly removed amalgams. Visit HcgDieters group... it might be something that setsyour husband on a course for better health.It helps so much that you two know goodnutrition but even some healthy foods aren'tgood for every one !>> My comments are below:> > > > Questions from a newer member> > > I joined this group at the beginning of October on behalf of my > husband, and have been reading posts and archives and feel I have a > general understanding of Iodine supplementation. If anyone can offer > specific advice, I would be grateful. > > My husband's symptoms include:> -Severe and debilitating fatigue and weakness. He has no energy, > tires easily but despite this cannot sleep at night. His sleep cycle > is so disrupted that he doesn't have one any more.> > *** Have you had his thyroid and adrenal status checked? This can cause these issues. Also overloaded livers (toxic) can contribute to fatigue.> > -Mild to moderate snoring with noticable sleep apnea when he does > sleep> > **** Sleep apnea can contribute to fatigue. You should get that checked.> > -Chronic sinus infections, very painful, duration about a year, which > also make it difficult to sleep> > *** This could be a sign of an issue with dairy or low gut flora. How about taking a probiotic? It could be a fungus and not an infection (my husband had this). You can try x-clear which is xylitol and will kill fungus when inhaled.> > -These infections have moved to the eye area, causing swelling of the > tissues around the eye, palpable swelling of the glands above the > eye, and severe swelling of the meibomian gland which now protrudes > down over part of his eye, making it difficult to close that eye. > He had a retinal bleed in that eye a little more than a year ago, > which was treated with laser surgery, before this other stuff > started. (dropped a screwdriver on his eye while fixing the car)> > > **** I am guessing with all this you have OD'd on antibiotics. Again I am recommending probiotics.> > > -Acid reflux, especially at night> > *** Another symptom of low thyroid (supplementing with digestive enzymes may help) or this could be a gluten issue. My son had this until we took him off the gluten.> > -Lung difficulty, including persistent wheezing, and occasional > shortness of breath. Again, especially at night.> > > *** Could be allergies to wheat, gluten, dairy, low thyroid, low immune system..... You need to pump up the immune system.> > > -Overweight> > > *** Same things - low thyroid, low adrenals, low immune system, gluten issue, dairy issue.....> > > -Moderately high blood pressure (not treated) with very high > triglygerides> > **** High cholesterol with this too? Too much refined foods (gluten again), not enough water and unrefined salt intake can do this too. I recommend reading Dr. Brwonstein's book called "Salt your way to health". I recommend Celtic Salt.> > -Odd skin blebs and dandruff, excessive sweating, always feels warm> > > *** That sounds like adrenal for the sweating. Skin issues are usually not enough essential fatty acids. How about some fish oils, flaxseed oil and olive oil in your diet? Also Coconut oil is great.> > > -Hemorrhoids> > *** More gut issues. Probiotics, Probiotics. Needs lots of water, fiber, and unrefined foods. Check for low thyroid too. Gluten and Dairy do this as well.> > -Depression about how bad he feels. He is not able to be employed.> > > **** Liver toxicity, Low thyroid, Gluten, Dairy, Adrenal, Refined foods diet.> > > His hypotheses for this illness:> My husband feels that he has a toxic load of mercury. We did have all > the amalgam fillings removed at Dr. Huggin's clinic in 2006, which > only seems to have liberated a large amount into his system. He tries > to detox it with 2-3 times weekly hot baths with Epsom salts or > baking soda as receommended by Dr. Huggins, and lately he has tried > including magnesium chloride. When he sweats it out, he feels > somewhat better for a day or so. > > > **** How about some Chlorella, DMSA, Oregano. Try some other stuff. I felt worse after removal and tool all these things to get it out.> > > He also feels that he has a systemic infection with fungus/candida. > He has taken colloidal silver for years and had managed to keep his > lungs clear (which had been a weak point since childhood) but for the > last two years it has not touched the lung/sinus problems.> > > *** Could very well have candida with all those infections. Probiotics are needed. No sugar / refined foods diet.> > > My husband subscribes to the theory that his illness is caused by > inadequate diet (missing or suboptimal levels of key nutrients) which > are preventing his body from healing, and the presence of toxins in > his system. He is quite hostile to conventional medicine practice in > general and will not go to a doctor. We do not have the financial > resources to go to a naturalpath or alternative medicine practitioner.> > > *** That's a good hunch. Try reading books like The Makers Diet, South Beach Diet and The Meditaranian Diet for good basic food choices.> > > He eats a very low carb, high protien/high fat diet and tries to > include raw foods. He also supplements with a significant amount of > salt based on Dr. Huggin's recommendation that he needed additonal > sodium. I don't think he has celiac disease, as it does not seem to > be wheat/gluten in specific that is a problem for him, but all carbs > in general contributing especially to fatigue and indigestion. He was > diagnosed as hypoglycemic as a teenager, although at age 50 now we > are more worried about high blood sugar than low. The carb > restriction also helps with the high triglycerides. He also was born > with only one kidney, which is somewhat larger than an average > person's who has two. His ferritin/iron is high, although not to the > level of hemachromatosis. There is a family history of diabetes and > heart disease.> > > *** Gluten is sneaky. You never know if it is an issue until you take it away. Diabetes is tied to gluten. I get fatigue when I eat gluten carbs.> > > He has read a lot of information on supplementation, and feels that > iodine might be needed because his temperature is low when checked in > the morning. It never reaches 98F during the day. He also thinks the > fatigue/overweight might be symptoms of hypothyroidism. He was > checked by a conventional doc a few years ago and told his "hormones > are within the normal range" without any specifics about T3, T4 or > TSH given. We are unlikely to do a loading test, but he has done a > patch test which disappears almost immediately (I realize the > limitations of this). He is also very hopeful that the use of iodine > might help significantly with the mercury detoxification. We have > decided to buy Iodoral, and supplement with the recommended levels of > A/B2-B3/Zn-Cu/Sn/Mg from the list on the breast cancer site.> > If you've gotten this far, thank you for reading all this. My > specific questions are:> > 1. Would a 50 mg dose of iodorol to start sound reasonable? > More? There are not going to be tests, so we are going to dose based > on how he feels. I have read differing opinions on starting slowly > vs. going to 50 all at once: is there a consensus?> > > *** I started at 50 mgs and was very sick. It went OK for me and I felt worse on less.> > > 2. Are the amounts of the supplements designed for women? Do > they increase/decrease for men or per body weight? Are any of the > other treatements sex-specific or cancer-specific?> > > *** No they are for both.> > > 3. How can we know if there is bromide/mercury detox going on? > Most of the symptoms listed are so similar to what he already > experiences (sinus pain, lethargy, fogginess) that I'm not sure if we > will be able to detect symptoms that should make us modify our > protocol.> > **** Without testing you won't know.> > > 4. What is the collective wisdom on using iodine in a sinus > wash? Amount - form - frequency - additonal ingredients? > > > *** There are some who have done it. I don't know what they did.> > > 5. I would like more information, if it exists, about the > excretion of toxins with the salt loading: does it have the potential > to damage the kidney? Given that he only has one kidney, should the > salt loading be done prophylactically, or am I correct in my reading > that it is only done when symptoms arise? Is there a reason that the > salt has to be taken dissolved already in water, or could he continue > to use salt in capsules we load ourselves? (He uses the Real salt)> > > *** Celtic salt for some reason seems to work the best of all of them. Don't know why. I would say it is fine for his kidney as it is unrefined. The problem comes with the refined (no minerals) salt.> > > 6. Is there any thing else I am clearly missing? My husband > reads so many alternative medicine sites (well, he did when he could > still see well enough) and always has some new thing to try, all of > which seem to have equal potential to be the miracle missing link, > and none of which have done any good up to now. Many of these I am > frankly skeptical about because I never see evidence beyond > antecdotal testimonials that they have any value. Based on the large > number of persons in this group, I am hoping that the generalizatons > that have been drawn from the collective experience here might be > more valid than a claim being made by someone selling a book. I > would like to try anything that have a better than random chance of > helping, but I do not have unlimited resources to keep throwing > spaghetti at the wall. I also am not sure we have unlimited time, > either, as my husband's functional capacity continues to diminish.> > Thank you all in advance for your indulgence and any help you might > be able to give.> Rose>