RE: Starting Lugols this week

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You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a guarantee that you will not need it.

Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.

Steph

Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

Thank you Steph. I really wasn't certain what to do. I am taking Levoxil, but hope to switch over to a natural thyroid shortly. I found a holistic doctor here in PA.

Where can I purchase Iodoral? I purchased the Lugols through Swansons.

Lori

-----Original Message-----From: ladybugsandbees [mailto:ladybugsandbees@...] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:28 PMiodine Subject: Re: Starting Lugols this week

You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a guarantee that you will not need it.

Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.

Steph

Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

www.breastcancerchoices.org seems to have the best prices - especially when you purchase multiple bottles. Lynne Farrow is a friend of mine (owner of the site) and they are a non-profit. The proceeds form the sale go toward reasearching the effectiveness in using iodine in breast cancer.

www.vrp.com

www.illnessisoptional.com

www.luckyvitamin.com

Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

I got mine through swansons.  With a coupon and free shipping it was quite cheap.On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:35 PM, ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...> wrote:

www.breastcancerchoices.org seems to have the best prices - especially when you purchase multiple bottles.  Lynne Farrow is a friend of mine (owner of the site) and they are a non-profit.  The proceeds form the sale go toward reasearching the effectiveness in using iodine in breast cancer.

 

www.vrp.com

www.illnessisoptional.com

www.luckyvitamin.com

 

 

 

Starting Lugols this week

 

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

Yes, Lori, stay with your thyroid meds. Only if you find yourself with

truly hypErthyroid symptoms should you think about reducing your

meds. (Occasionally people will have an extra-revved-up-day on iodine, or

have a passing heart palpitation, and reduce their meds. That is just

setting yourself up for bouncing around and not stabilizing your health. I

did this to myself. Ultimately, I am taking more of the NatureThroid than

I was, because the iodine helped me enough I began to understand what was

possible. But, my thyroid doctor goes by symptoms on treatment, so I was

able to ask for an increase with no hassle. (I had developed a rind of hard

skin on my heels, which is a classic hypothyroid symptom, and when I

increased my dose the rind of skin eventually went away.)

I think it's better for people to just look forward to feeling better than

to be attached to stopping their meds. I'm fine with taking the meds (I

take NatureThroid after 6 or 7 years on Synthroid and the generic), as long

as I can also feel ok. It would be nice to be able to stop, but my

objective is quality of life. The iodine makes the thyroid meds work so

much better in the body.

I have so much more energy anymore. Of course, I also grow my own salad

and cooking greens in the garden and I know that helps. High level

nutrition is so important, and that is all the iodine protocol is.

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At 07:27 PM 1/15/2011, you wrote:

>Thank you Steph. I really wasn't certain what to do. I am taking Levoxil,

>but hope to switch over to a natural thyroid shortly. I found a holistic

>doctor here in PA.

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>Where can I purchase Iodoral? I purchased the Lugols through Swansons.

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>You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a

>guarantee that you will not need it.

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>Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium

>iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for

>absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.

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>Steph

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>Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need to

>wean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, I

>see Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than the

>other?

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>Thank you!

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>Lori

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

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Lori, Some need both. Thyroid meds and iodoral. It is up to the individual. from IllinoisFrom: "Lori@..." <lori@...>iodine Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 6:08:45 PMSubject: Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need to

wean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, I

see Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than the

other?

Thank you!

Lori

[Guest guest]

Thanks ! That's great!

Lori

-----Original Message-----From: ladybugsandbees [mailto:ladybugsandbees@...] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 8:35 PMiodine Subject: Re: Starting Lugols this week

www.breastcancerchoices.org seems to have the best prices - especially when you purchase multiple bottles. Lynne Farrow is a friend of mine (owner of the site) and they are a non-profit. The proceeds form the sale go toward reasearching the effectiveness in using iodine in breast cancer.

www.vrp.com

www.illnessisoptional.com

www.luckyvitamin.com

Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

I just purchased a bunch of things from Swansons including the liquid Lugols. They do have very good pricing!

Lori

-----Original Message-----From: jaxi [mailto:jaxi.schulz@...] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 10:32 PMiodine Subject: Re: Starting Lugols this week

I got mine through swansons. With a coupon and free shipping it was quite cheap.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:35 PM, ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...> wrote:

www.breastcancerchoices.org seems to have the best prices - especially when you purchase multiple bottles. Lynne Farrow is a friend of mine (owner of the site) and they are a non-profit. The proceeds form the sale go toward reasearching the effectiveness in using iodine in breast cancer.

www.vrp.com

www.illnessisoptional.com

www.luckyvitamin.com

Starting Lugols this week

Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need towean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, Isee Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than theother? Thank you!Lori

[Guest guest]

Thank you !

You mentioned your heels - mine have been awful for years!! I thought it was thyroid related!

I will be starting Lugols this week. I am really excited about it! I hear so many good things from the group. :-) I would have started this weekend, but I have a colonoscopy tomorrow - yuck! I've been drinking all that yucky stuff all day! :-(

I love salads!! I eat them every day - I sure missed my veggies over the weeknd!

Thanks again !

Lori

Re: Starting Lugols this week>>>>You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a >guarantee that you will not need it.>>Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium >iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for >absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.>>Steph>>> Starting Lugols this week>>>>Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need to>wean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, I>see Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than the>other?>>Thank you!>>Lori>>>>>~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Hi Lori--

I miscommunicated. It was raising my thyroid meds that made the heel rind

go away. I was relating the new symptom that made me (and my doc) know

raising it would be a good idea, and it's been highly beneficial. I'm

pretty sure it was the thyroid meds that fixed the heel rind, but, remember

that iodine makes the thyroid meds work better.

And then the point would be, it's possible to be rid of the heel rind that

is a symptom of hypothyroid, if the hypoT is properly treated, which means

(in my experience) natural thyroid supplementation and the iodine protocol.

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>Thank you !

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>You mentioned your heels - mine have been awful for years!! I thought it

>was thyroid related!

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>I will be starting Lugols this week. I am really excited about it! I

>hear so many good things from the group. :-) I would have started this

>weekend, but I have a colonoscopy tomorrow - yuck! I've been drinking all

>that yucky stuff all day! :-(

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>I love salads!! I eat them every day - I sure missed my veggies over the

>weeknd!

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>Thanks again !

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>Lori

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> >You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a

> >guarantee that you will not need it.

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> >Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium

> >iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for

> >absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.

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> >Steph

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> >Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need to

> >wean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, I

> >see Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than the

> >other?

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> >Thank you!

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> >Lori

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

>--A.J. Muste

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

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

If it helps at all

Some people do not consider replacing necessary hormones as " meds " because

they're just putting back what should have already been there.

In other words, your body might be short on producing T3 or cortisol. It is

never short on producing Prozac. Iodine, at least appears in the food chain (or

should). Again, Prozac does not.

So you may wish not to think of your thyroid hormone replacement as a med.

Just a thought.

Jaye

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> >Thank you Steph. I really wasn't certain what to do. I am taking Levoxil,

> >but hope to switch over to a natural thyroid shortly. I found a holistic

> >doctor here in PA.

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> >Where can I purchase Iodoral? I purchased the Lugols through Swansons.

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> >Lori

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> >You should not go off your thyroid medication. Taking iodine is not a

> >guarantee that you will not need it.

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> >Iodoral is the pill form of the Lugol's formula (iodine / potassium

> >iodide). Some feel better on Iodoral as it gets lower in the gut for

> >absorption. Lugol's liquid is cheaper to take.

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> >Steph

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> > Starting Lugols this week

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> >Can I go right off my thyroid medication and start Lugols or do I need to

> >wean myself off? I am so excited to start on the iodine this week! Also, I

> >see Iodoral and Lugols mentioned. Does one seem to work better than the

> >other?

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> >Thank you!

> >

> >Lori

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

> --A.J. Muste

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[Guest guest]

I think this is a really important point of view and the one I myself

ascribe to, despite my language which didn't really reflect that. Thank

you, Jaye, I appreciate this very much.

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At 08:28 AM 1/17/2011, you wrote:

>If it helps at all

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>Some people do not consider replacing necessary hormones as " meds " because

>they're just putting back what should have already been there.

>

>In other words, your body might be short on producing T3 or cortisol. It

>is never short on producing Prozac. Iodine, at least appears in the food

>chain (or should). Again, Prozac does not.

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>So you may wish not to think of your thyroid hormone replacement as a med.

>

>Just a thought.

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>Jaye

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> > Yes, Lori, stay with your thyroid meds. <SNIP>

> > I think it's better for people to just look forward to feeling better than

> > to be attached to stopping their meds. <SNIP>

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

--A.J. Muste