Re: My Mom's allergy to iodine

[Guest guest]

Part of the " HEPA " act, counter-productive lame ass D.C law that supposedly

'protects' the privacy of your health records, is you are supposed to have

complete access to them, and the opportunity to correct any errors.Well, sort

of.good luck with that.(Been there done that.Not easy, but it can be done.)

Could come from her telling them she was allergic to shellfish, or from her

having an allergic reaction to the contrast medium, or clerical error.I suspect

trying to get that particular item out at this point would be very

difficult.They may even accuse you of trying to deliberately kill her off! Jim

>

> Since last summer I've become involved with my Mom's medical

> appointments. She's 83 and was told many years ago that she's allergic

> to iodine. I've wondered for some time how this got into her charts and

> the topic came up again this week at an appointment for a ct scan. I

> know she's very allergic to shellfish and bee stings.

>

> I'm wondering if maybe she had a ct scan in the past and had a bad

> reaction to the contrast. Is that how people get labeled as being

> allergic to iodine? Is it radioactive iodine in that contrast people

> drink prior to a ct scan?

> Jana

>

[Guest guest]

I am allergic to shellfish and bee stings yet have taken 125 mgs Iodoral per day. They link the issue of shellfish and iodine erroneously. It is the contrast dye that most if not all are allergic to.

http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationallergies/a/rcmallergy.htm

Buist, ND

My Mom's allergy to iodine

Since last summer I've become involved with my Mom's medical appointments. She's 83 and was told many years ago that she's allergic to iodine. I've wondered for some time how this got into her charts and the topic came up again this week at an appointment for a ct scan. I know she's very allergic to shellfish and bee stings.I'm wondering if maybe she had a ct scan in the past and had a bad reaction to the contrast. Is that how people get labeled as being allergic to iodine? Is it radioactive iodine in that contrast people drink prior to a ct scan?Jana

[Guest guest]

I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish

was the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling

anything specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to

iodine. I know shellfish is a dietary source of iodine.

Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic

to? Or is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish

that they somehow are allergic to iodine also?

Jana

On 2/16/2011 12:20 PM, ladybugsandbees wrote:

I

am allergic to shellfish and bee stings yet have taken 125 mgs

Iodoral per day. They link the issue of shellfish and iodine

erroneously. It is the contrast dye that most if not all are

allergic to.

http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationallergies/a/rcmallergy.htm

Buist, ND

My Mom's

allergy to iodine

Since last summer I've become involved with my Mom's

medical

appointments. She's 83 and was told many years ago that

she's allergic

to iodine. I've wondered for some time how this got into her

charts and

the topic came up again this week at an appointment for a ct

scan. I

know she's very allergic to shellfish and bee stings.

I'm wondering if maybe she had a ct scan in the past and had

a bad

reaction to the contrast. Is that how people get labeled as

being

allergic to iodine? Is it radioactive iodine in that

contrast people

drink prior to a ct scan?

Jana

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, Jana,To follow the logic your mother was told:Shellfish allergy = iodine allergyShellfish allergy = bee stingTherefore:Bee sting = iodine allergy This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!!She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions on the iodine.Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is. Don’t be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly! Donna in IL I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know shellfish is a dietary source of iodine. Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they somehow are allergic to iodine also? JanaOn 2/16/2011 12:20 PM, ladybugsandbees wrote: I am allergic to shellfish and bee stings yet have taken 125 mgs Iodoral per day. They link the issue of shellfish and iodine erroneously. It is the contrast dye that most if not all are allergic to. http://allergies.about.com/od/medicationallergies/a/rcmallergy.htm Buist, ND My Mom's allergy to iodine Since last summer I've become involved with my Mom's medical appointments. She's 83 and was told many years ago that she's allergic to iodine. I've wondered for some time how this got into her charts and the topic came up again this week at an appointment for a ct scan. I know she's very allergic to shellfish and bee stings.I'm wondering if maybe she had a ct scan in the past and had a bad reaction to the contrast. Is that how people get labeled as being allergic to iodine? Is it radioactive iodine in that contrast people drink prior to a ct scan?Jana

[Guest guest]

This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is present

anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone

(sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart

problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early

death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all the

rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is

present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions.

" Allergy " to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires

proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the

substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for

life. Without iodine, there is no life.

But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of

iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical science.

Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are

systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life, and

required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on people's

illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine. ACK!!! :'(

--V

>Hmmm, Jana,

>To follow the logic your mother was told:

>Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy

>Shellfish allergy = bee sting

>Therefore:

>Bee sting = iodine allergy

>

>This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting

>iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!!

>She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the

>iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an

>assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from

>testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions

>on the iodine.

>Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces

>histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is.

>

>Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly!

>Donna in IL

>

>

>I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was

>the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything

>specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know

>shellfish is a dietary source of iodine.

>

>Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or

>is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they

>somehow are allergic to iodine also?

>Jana

>

>

>O

>

>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

In this particular case, my mom's supposed allergy to iodine saved her

from having to drink that orange liquid prior to a ct scan. So I'm

actually relieved she was able to avoid that.

I'm presuming she's taken the contrast in the past and had a violent

reaction to it. I'm thinking this is another source of iodophobia.

Isn't it *radioactive* iodine in that contrast? Why wouldn't someone be

inquisitive enough to wonder which ingredient of many she might be

allergic to in the contrast? And even if it was the radioactive iodine

that caused a bad reaction, do the medical 'professionals' simply decide

iodine in any form is an allergen for that person?

Jana

On 2/17/2011 3:08 PM, Baker wrote:

> This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is present

> anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone

> (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart

> problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early

> death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all the

> rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is

> present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions.

>

> " Allergy " to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires

> proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the

> substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for

> life. Without iodine, there is no life.

>

> But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of

> iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical

science.

>

> Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are

> systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life, and

> required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on people's

> illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine. ACK!!!

:'(

>

> --V

>

>

>> Hmmm, Jana,

>> To follow the logic your mother was told:

>> Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy

>> Shellfish allergy = bee sting

>> Therefore:

>> Bee sting = iodine allergy

>>

>> This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting

>> iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!!

>> She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the

>> iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an

>> assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from

>> testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions

>> on the iodine.

>> Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces

>> histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is.

>>

>> Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly!

>> Donna in IL

>>

>>

>> I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was

>> the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything

>> specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know

>> shellfish is a dietary source of iodine.

>>

>> Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or

>> is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they

>> somehow are allergic to iodine also?

>> Jana

>>

>>

>> O

>>

>>

>

> ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> --A.J. Muste

>

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

I have a friend whom I believe to be in DESPERATE need of iodine, but she claims she went into anaphylactic shock once because of iodine, & dares not try it. You don't want to be the pesky friend who is constantly trying to push "kooky" ideas off on people, but it is hard to watch her be so SICK...Iodine is a vital nutrient. How can you be allergic to a vital nutrient? If you were allergic to oxygen, you would just plain die.My mother maintained that she was allergic to vitamin C. Of course she wasn't. She was probably allergic to the corn which is the most common source for vitamin C. The only way you can tolerate corn-based vitamin C if you are allergic to corn is if it is one of the super-purified pharmaceutical brands. But after her one bad experience, she wouldn't even discuss it with me any more. (She died of breast cancer -- & not just because she wouldn't take vitamin C. But I can't shake the feeling that she would still be around if she would have been more open to new ideas about health.)When we deal with people, we are dealing with so many levels of "knowledge," misinformation, belief, & trauma that it can be very messy. Once a person has gone into anaphylactic shock once, she is plain TERRIFIED, & if the docs told her that the iodine was to blame, you have a lot of stuff to work through. (The power of suggestion being what it is, you could trigger a bad reaction just with the FEAR of one.)Those of us who have learned to question the "dominant paradigm" still have to deal with all the harm it has done in other people.AnneOn Feb 17, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Baker wrote: This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is present anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all the rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions. "Allergy" to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for life. Without iodine, there is no life. But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical science. Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life, and required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on people's illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine. ACK!!! :'( --V >Hmmm, Jana, >To follow the logic your mother was told: >Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy >Shellfish allergy = bee sting >Therefore: >Bee sting = iodine allergy > >This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting >iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!! >She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the >iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an >assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from >testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions >on the iodine. >Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces >histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is. > >Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly! >Donna in IL > > >I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was >the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything >specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know >shellfish is a dietary source of iodine. > >Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or >is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they >somehow are allergic to iodine also? >Jana > > >O > > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ --A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Having worked in a hospital pharmacy I can also tell you that what is on health

records is not always correct.

Once on a weekly file review, we noticed that a patient whose file was flagges

" PENICILLIN ALLERGY " had been receiving penicillin IV for a week with no

problems.

When the patient was queried, he said that he'd had a pen injection once that

got rather red.

Argh.

Jaye

>

> This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is present

> anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone

> (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart

> problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early

> death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all the

> rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is

> present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions.

>

> " Allergy " to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires

> proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the

> substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for

> life. Without iodine, there is no life.

>

> But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of

> iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical

science.

>

> Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are

> systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life, and

> required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on people's

> illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine. ACK!!!

:'(

>

> --V

>

>

> >Hmmm, Jana,

> >To follow the logic your mother was told:

> >Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy

> >Shellfish allergy = bee sting

> >Therefore:

> >Bee sting = iodine allergy

> >

> >This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting

> >iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!!

> >She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the

> >iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an

> >assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from

> >testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions

> >on the iodine.

> >Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces

> >histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is.

> >

> >Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly!

> >Donna in IL

> >

> >

> >I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was

> >the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything

> >specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know

> >shellfish is a dietary source of iodine.

> >

> >Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or

> >is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they

> >somehow are allergic to iodine also?

> >Jana

> >

> >

> >O

> >

> >

>

>

> ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> --A.J. Muste

>

[Guest guest]

Sometimes the inaccuracies are self protection. I have started telling medical professionals that I am allergic to pretty much all antibiotics, because I have had agonizing gut issues for years, & a dose of antibiotics sets me WAY back, with bleeding from the bowel & other horrible symptoms. It isn't really an allergy, as such, but they argue with you if you try to talk about dysbiosis, & they don't argue with you when you say allergy. When in Rome, speak Latin.AnneOn Feb 18, 2011, at 7:10 AM, jprocure@... wrote: Having worked in a hospital pharmacy I can also tell you that what is on health records is not always correct. Once on a weekly file review, we noticed that a patient whose file was flagges "PENICILLIN ALLERGY" had been receiving penicillin IV for a week with no problems. When the patient was queried, he said that he'd had a pen injection once that got rather red. Argh. Jaye > > This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is present > anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone > (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart > problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early > death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all the > rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is > present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions. > > "Allergy" to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires > proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the > substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for > life. Without iodine, there is no life. > > But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of > iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical science. > > Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are > systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life, and > required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on people's > illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine. ACK!!! :'( > > --V > > > >Hmmm, Jana, > >To follow the logic your mother was told: > >Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy > >Shellfish allergy = bee sting > >Therefore: > >Bee sting = iodine allergy > > > >This makes no sense, because then bee stings would have to be putting > >iodine into your mother, which is not what is happening!!! > >She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does not mean it is to the > >iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other things in it also. It is an > >assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also, the contrast iodines from > >testing have many other things added to it also, but they blame reactions > >on the iodine. > >Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it, your body produces > >histamine in response. The only difference is how bad a reaction it is. > > > >Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It will help her greatly! > >Donna in IL > > > > > >I remember my mom saying that she was told the allergy to shellfish was > >the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just not recalling anything > >specific about when or why she was told she's allergic to iodine. I know > >shellfish is a dietary source of iodine. > > > >Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish they're allergic to? Or > >is it assumed that because someone's allergic to shellfish that they > >somehow are allergic to iodine also? > >Jana > > > > > >O > > > > > > > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~ > --A.J. Muste >

[Guest guest]

Excellent point, Anne. Just like the woman whose mother is deemed allergic

to iodine and thus she cannot ingest the iodine contrast dye. It might be

inaccurate, but it's a good thing in that context.

--

At 01:30 PM 2/18/2011, you wrote:

>Sometimes the inaccuracies are self protection. I have started telling

>medical professionals that I am allergic to pretty much all antibiotics,

>because I have had agonizing gut issues for years, & a dose of antibiotics

>sets me WAY back, with bleeding from the bowel & other horrible symptoms.

>It isn't really an allergy, as such, but they argue with you if you try to

>talk about dysbiosis, & they don't argue with you when you say allergy.

>When in Rome, speak Latin.

>

>Anne

>

>

>On Feb 18, 2011, at 7:10 AM, <mailto:jprocure@...>jprocure@...

>wrote:

>

>>

>>

>>Having worked in a hospital pharmacy I can also tell you that what is on

>>health records is not always correct.

>>

>>Once on a weekly file review, we noticed that a patient whose file was

>>flagges " PENICILLIN ALLERGY " had been receiving penicillin IV for a week

>>with no problems.

>>

>>When the patient was queried, he said that he'd had a pen injection once

>>that got rather red.

>>

>>Argh.

>>

>>Jaye

>>

>>

>> >

>> > This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine. If iodine is

>> present

>> > anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For example, amiodorone

>> > (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people with heart

>> > problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects including early

>> > death. Western science blames iodine for this, when it's obviously all

>> the

>> > rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one molecule of iodine is

>> > present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask no more questions.

>> >

>> > " Allergy " to iodine is a misnomer in any case. Allergies requires

>> > proteins, that's what allergies are a response to, is proteins in the

>> > substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is required for

>> > life. Without iodine, there is no life.

>> >

>> > But no, let's get everything all upside down and blame one molecule of

>> > iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much of Western medical

>> science.

>> >

>> > Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong what they do. They are

>> > systemically denying the populace a mineral that is essential to life,

>> and

>> > required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile profiting on

>> people's

>> > illnesses that are a direct result of their demonization of iodine.

>> ACK!!! :'(

>> >

>> > --V

>> >

>> >

>> > >Hmmm, Jana,

>> > >To follow the logic your mother was told:

>> > >Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy

>> > >Shellfish allergy = bee sting

>> > >Therefore:

>> > >Bee sting = iodine allergy

>> > >

>> > >This makes no sense, because the

>>

>>

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Anne, I would love to hear more about the difficulties you

experienced with antibiotics and what kinds of things you think were

helpful to get better.  Do you subscribe to the off topic list? 

It's been 7 weeks now since my mom took levoquin and she's

complained of abdominal pain ever since.  When she described

yesterday where the pain occurs, her hand made a sweeping circle

around her stomach -- the location and path of the large intestine. 

I suspect she may be constipated and finds it too indelicate to fess

up. 

Hope to see you in the off topic area.  If you'd like me to start a

new thread over there with some questions, just let me know.

Jana

On 2/18/2011 1:30 PM, Anne Seals wrote:

Sometimes the inaccuracies are self protection. I have

started telling medical professionals that I am allergic to

pretty much all antibiotics, because I have had agonizing gut

issues for years, & a dose of antibiotics sets me WAY back,

with bleeding from the bowel & other horrible symptoms. It

isn't really an allergy, as such, but they argue with you if you

try to talk about dysbiosis, & they don't argue with you

when you say allergy. When in Rome, speak Latin.

Anne

On Feb 18, 2011, at 7:10 AM, jprocure@...

wrote:

 

Having worked in a hospital pharmacy I can also tell you

that what is on health records is not always correct.

Once on a weekly file review, we noticed that a patient

whose file was flagges "PENICILLIN ALLERGY" had been

receiving penicillin IV for a week with no problems.

When the patient was queried, he said that he'd had a pen

injection once that got rather red.

Argh.

Jaye

>

> This is just more of the lies and myths about iodine.

If iodine is present

> anywhere, it is blamed for reactions/problems. For

example, amiodorone

> (sp?) is a drug used to regulate heartbeats in people

with heart

> problems. The drug has horrible longterm side effects

including early

> death. Western science blames iodine for this, when

it's obviously all the

> rest of the ingredients in the drug. But no, if one

molecule of iodine is

> present, it's the iodine to blame, case closed, ask

no more questions.

>

> "Allergy" to iodine is a misnomer in any case.

Allergies requires

> proteins, that's what allergies are a respo

nse to, is proteins in the

> substance. Iodine has no proteins. Also, iodine is

required for

> life. Without iodine, there is no life.

>

> But no, let's get everything all upside down and

blame one molecule of

> iodine for the malpractice that constitutes so much

of Western medical science.

>

> Sorry for the heated reaction, but it's just wrong

what they do. They are

> systemically denying the populace a mineral that is

essential to life, and

> required for the body to fight cancer, and meanwhile

profiting on people's

> illnesses that are a direct result of their

demonization of iodine. ACK!!! :'(

>

> --V

>

>

> >Hmmm, Jana,

> >To follow the logic your mother was told:

> >Shellfish allergy = iodine allergy

> >Shellfish allergy = bee sting

> >Therefore:

> >Bee sting = iodine allergy

> >

> >This makes no sense, because then bee stings

would have to be putting

> >iodine into your mother, which is not what is

happening!!!

> >She may be allergic to shellfish, but that does

not mean it is to the

> >iodine in shellfish. Shellfish has many other

things in it also. It is an

> >assumption that the allergy is to iodine. Also,

the contrast iodines from

> >testing have many other things added to it also,

but they blame reactions

> >on the iodine.

> >Most everyone who has a bee sting reacts to it,

your body produces

> >histamine in response. The only difference is how

bad a reaction it is.

> >

> >Don't be afraid of your mother taking iodine. It

will help her greatly!

> >Donna in IL

> >

> >

> >I remember my mom saying that she was told the

allergy to shellfish was

> >the same allergy she has to bee stings. I'm just

not recalling anything

> >specific about when or why she was told she's

allergic to iodine. I know

> >shellfish is a dietary source of iodine.

> >

> >Are people told it's the iodine IN the shellfish

they're allergic to? Or

> >is it assumed that because someone's allergic to

shellfish that they

> >somehow are allergic to iodine also?

> >Jana

> >

> >

> >O

> >

> >

>

>

> ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> --A.J. Muste

>