Re: Newbie: companian nutrients

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I don't know the answers to most of your questions, but I do know from experience that magnesium glycinate is a good form to have, and works as well as magnesium citrate. Both are wonderful. Magnesium oxide is poorly absorbed.

ShaunaOn Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 7:17 PM, mrpeniston <bpeniston@...> wrote:

 

I posted some questions earlier, but it didn't take for some reason, so I will jump in here....

On the magnesium: I use Magnesium chloride in a foot soak, is this not going to work? Does it have to be oral? I do have Magnesium Glycinate on the shelf, but not citrate or oxide.

Also, I am exclusively breastfeeding my 7 mo old... I understand I can do up to 12.5 mg (or one tab Iodorol). Should I work up to that, or can I just jump in at 1 tablet? Also, with the breastfeeding concern, can I take all the companian nutrients: the B vitamins, Vit C, selenium, etc at all the recommended doses, or do they need to be adjusted in some way?

Last question, I was going to order the SP Thytrophin. Should I take taht too, or wait until I've done the Iodorol for a while? I read an article recently (by a Dr. Howenstine) that said that breast cancer incidence increases on thyroid supplementation (natural as well as synthetic), especially the longer the person is on it----and that iodine can eliminate the need for the natural/synthetic thyroid, thus eliminating this risk. Would SP's Thytrophin fall into the " natural thyroid supplementation " category?? It makes me concerned to be on anything like that, particularly before doing much with iodine.

I'm sorry if the questions are silly... I am on a huge learning curve right now... so much to try and absorb, and so little time and energy!

Thank you so much in advance!

Michele

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My naturopath demands SP Thytrophin as critical while on any type of thyroid

support and/or iodine.

I wouldnt pretend to know any of your questions answers though. hope others can

help with that

>

> I posted some questions earlier, but it didn't take for some reason, so I will

jump in here....

>

> On the magnesium: I use Magnesium chloride in a foot soak, is this not going

to work? Does it have to be oral? I do have Magnesium Glycinate on the shelf,

but not citrate or oxide.

>

> Also, I am exclusively breastfeeding my 7 mo old... I understand I can do up

to 12.5 mg (or one tab Iodorol). Should I work up to that, or can I just jump

in at 1 tablet? Also, with the breastfeeding concern, can I take all the

companian nutrients: the B vitamins, Vit C, selenium, etc at all the recommended

doses, or do they need to be adjusted in some way?

>

> Last question, I was going to order the SP Thytrophin. Should I take taht

too, or wait until I've done the Iodorol for a while? I read an article

recently (by a Dr. Howenstine) that said that breast cancer incidence increases

on thyroid supplementation (natural as well as synthetic), especially the longer

the person is on it----and that iodine can eliminate the need for the

natural/synthetic thyroid, thus eliminating this risk. Would SP's Thytrophin

fall into the " natural thyroid supplementation " category?? It makes me

concerned to be on anything like that, particularly before doing much with

iodine.

>

> I'm sorry if the questions are silly... I am on a huge learning curve right

now... so much to try and absorb, and so little time and energy!

>

>

> Thank you so much in advance!

> Michele

>

[Guest guest]

Maybe - but companies are not allowed to test (legally) for T3 levels. I am not sure how that works when they specifically extracted T4.

Buist, ND HC

Re: Newbie: companian nutrients

My naturopath demands SP Thytrophin as critical while on any type of thyroid support and/or iodine. I wouldnt pretend to know any of your questions answers though. hope others can help with that>> I posted some questions earlier, but it didn't take for some reason, so I will jump in here....> > On the magnesium: I use Magnesium chloride in a foot soak, is this not going to work? Does it have to be oral? I do have Magnesium Glycinate on the shelf, but not citrate or oxide. > It should be OK to do foot soaks as this is a highly absorbable entry point for magnesium.

> Also, I am exclusively breastfeeding my 7 mo old... I understand I can do up to 12.5 mg (or one tab Iodorol). Should I work up to that, or can I just jump in at 1 tablet? Also, with the breastfeeding concern, can I take all the companian nutrients: the B vitamins, Vit C, selenium, etc at all the recommended doses, or do they need to be adjusted in some way?> If it were me, I would try the 12.5 mgs but if you start feeling a detox then back it down. You don't want to push toxins to the breast milk. The companion nutrients should be fine but I would probably be the most cautious of selenium and go toward 200 mcg. If you like Brazil nuts you can use that to supplement a little more. The great thing about whole food nutrients is that there are enzymes and other cofactors that change the aspects of the nutrients in the body. I always feel best about trying to get my nutrients in food rather than supplements. Maybe there is no reason to but I think this is how we were designed to get our nutrients.

> Last question, I was going to order the SP Thytrophin. Should I take taht too, or wait until I've done the Iodorol for a while? I read an article recently (by a Dr. Howenstine) that said that breast cancer incidence increases on thyroid supplementation (natural as well as synthetic), especially the longer the person is on it----and that iodine can eliminate the need for the natural/synthetic thyroid, thus eliminating this risk. Would SP's Thytrophin fall into the "natural thyroid supplementation" category?? It makes me concerned to be on anything like that, particularly before doing much with iodine. >I have asked the iodine docs why there is an increase in risk of breast cancer when on thyroid meds and it relates to a deficiency in iodine. Thytrophin would not protect you from this. Thytrophin is not a thyroid hormone product. Read the attachment I am linking in this e-mail.

> I'm sorry if the questions are silly... I am on a huge learning curve right now... so much to try and absorb, and so little time and energy!> > The only silly question is one not asked.

Buist, ND HC

> Thank you so much in advance!> Michele>

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Okay. Thanks.On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Buist, ND HC <stephaniebnd@...> wrote:

 

Maybe - but companies are not allowed to test (legally) for T3 levels.  I am not sure how that works when they specifically extracted T4.

 

Buist, ND HC

[Guest guest]

From what I understand, it is comparable to dessicated bovine adrenal for

adrenal glands, how dessicated adrenals helps " rebuilds " the adrenals

Thytrophin is the same thing for thyroid, helps rebuild/support the thyroid

(without any hormone)

That is how it is explained to me

> >

> > I posted some questions earlier, but it didn't take for some reason,

so I will jump in here....

> >

> > On the magnesium: I use Magnesium chloride in a foot soak, is this not

going to work? Does it have to be oral? I do have Magnesium Glycinate on the

shelf, but not citrate or oxide.

>

> > It should be OK to do foot soaks as this is a highly absorbable entry

point for magnesium.

>

>

>

> > Also, I am exclusively breastfeeding my 7 mo old... I understand I can

do up to 12.5 mg (or one tab Iodorol). Should I work up to that, or can I just

jump in at 1 tablet? Also, with the breastfeeding concern, can I take all the

companian nutrients: the B vitamins, Vit C, selenium, etc at all the recommended

doses, or do they need to be adjusted in some way?

>

> > If it were me, I would try the 12.5 mgs but if you start feeling a

detox then back it down. You don't want to push toxins to the breast milk. The

companion nutrients should be fine but I would probably be the most cautious of

selenium and go toward 200 mcg. If you like Brazil nuts you can use that to

supplement a little more. The great thing about whole food nutrients is that

there are enzymes and other cofactors that change the aspects of the nutrients

in the body. I always feel best about trying to get my nutrients in food rather

than supplements. Maybe there is no reason to but I think this is how we were

designed to get our nutrients.

>

>

>

> > Last question, I was going to order the SP Thytrophin. Should I take

taht too, or wait until I've done the Iodorol for a while? I read an article

recently (by a Dr. Howenstine) that said that breast cancer incidence increases

on thyroid supplementation (natural as well as synthetic), especially the longer

the person is on it----and that iodine can eliminate the need for the

natural/synthetic thyroid, thus eliminating this risk. Would SP's Thytrophin

fall into the " natural thyroid supplementation " category?? It makes me concerned

to be on anything like that, particularly before doing much with iodine.

>

> >I have asked the iodine docs why there is an increase in risk of breast

cancer when on thyroid meds and it relates to a deficiency in iodine.

Thytrophin would not protect you from this. Thytrophin is not a thyroid hormone

product. Read the attachment I am linking in this e-mail.

>

>

>

> > I'm sorry if the questions are silly... I am on a huge learning curve

right now... so much to try and absorb, and so little time and energy!

> >

>

> > The only silly question is one not asked.

>

> Buist, ND HC

>

>

>

> > Thank you so much in advance!

> > Michele

> >

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