Bromism: Symptoms and Strategies against Bromide Detox while using Lugols Iodine

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As promised, here is a more extensive explanation of Bromism -- or excess bromide arising in the blood from detox caused by supplementing lugol's iodine.First, here is a wonderful website that explains very simply the extensive mental and physical symptoms of excess bromide in the blood. Additonally, this website defines clear and easy strategies against the effects of bromide excess arising in the blood:http://breastcancerchoices.org/bromidedetoxsymptomsandstrategies.htmlThis link clearly defines the symptoms to might expect when you detox bromide from the body. It also clearly defines several successful and alternative detox strategies if these symptoms become unbearable. There appears to be much fear about Bromism symptoms which are all usually blamed quite unfairly on iodine. Certainly, Bromism can cause some awful symptoms -- some of the most common symptoms are listed here:* Depression (e.g., there is no reason to get out of bed)* Brain fog* Acne-like skin problems or rashes.* Leg and hip ache (feels like arthritis)* Brassy metallic taste in mouth* Odd swallowing sensation (reported in old medical literature as "swollen glottis")* Hair loss * Kidney pain* Breast tendernessThe symptom list is way more extensive than above, but these seem to be the favourites.It must also be noted that all companion nutrients(defined in this link) must always be taken with LI for a swift recovery from iodine insufficiency problems.Excess bromide intake from diet interferes with the Sodium-Iodide Symporter(NIS) networks throughout the body. Every cell in the body needs iodine and the NIS networks help to both absorb the iodine into the blood from the intestines and also help to finally absorb the iodine from the blood into the cells. These NIS networks are very important and what excess bromide in the diet does is simply to interfere and block these iodine NIS absorption gradients in the body -- thus blocking iodine aborption. But, over time, when supplementing lugols iodine, the bromide is removed and goes straight into the blood in high concentrations. And the organs that must rid the body of bromide are the kidney and the liver. If these organs cannot cope and are under too much stress then other detox symptoms(as defined above) will arise. The important thing to remember here is that it is not the lugol's iodine causing these symptoms -- but the reason is excessive bromide in the blood and poor kidney excretion, which cannot remove the bromide fast enough. Bromide, after all, is a well-known toxin for the body whereas iodine, in the form of lugols, is beneficial.Best regards,Bill