Re: Re: Remission? Skin Problems?

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

NataChew is the brand I requested, and have used, though my GP told me to

stop using supplements (when I was on the keflex). I finished my course of

keflex, so hope my liver didn't suffer too bad! I don't want to have to

stop PTU.

Why do you need vitamins? If you are eating well, then maybe you are

covered. But sodium ascorbate is not table salt. It is a sodium salt, a

buffered form of Vitamin C (to be gentle on the digestive system). From

what I understand, it is not salt that is harmful to us, but the iodine

that is added to salt. I think all salt has some iodine in it, but it is a

very small amount in non-iodized salt. Table salt is sodium chloride (NaCl

is the chemical compound). Here are some links on sodium ascorbate:

http://www.sachemicals.com/sac/sodasc.html

http://www.nutritionfocus.com/nutrition_supplementation/other_supplements/misc/S\

odium_Ascorbate.html

I know NataChew has 120 mg of Vitamin C, which is probably more than one

needs, and C can decrease copper absorption (and there is no copper added

with NataChew, but I have heard that American diets probably exceed the RDA

of copper. This can be complicated, right?). Anyway, maybe you can take

half a vitamin a day, and check with the doc. Again, why did she recommend

the vitamin? What does she think you need a supplement for specifically?

NataChew has no calcium, so that can't be it... Perhaps you would benefit

from calcium, though.

I am interested to know your eventual opinion on this vitamin, as I am

considering pregnancy, and am also afraid of vitamins. I believe a prenatal

I was taking (with 150 mcg of iodine) may have triggered, or at least

exacerbated, the Graves'. I noticed shortness of breath, which was my first

symptom.

Congrats on being off PTU!

At 06:28 AM 7/21/2003, you wrote:

>-Hello ,

>Well, first of all I want to say I am not pregnant. These are just

>supposed to be good vitamins. They are chewable wildberry and called

>NataChew brand.

[Guest guest]

Hi again Sandy,

I thought I'd pass along another interesting link on iodine:

http://dcnutrition.com/minerals/Detail.CFM?RecordNumber=73

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Thanks for the reminder to look at labels and to compare. I don't have much

in the way of processed food, but do notice salt in everything! Like the

tomato sauce, cold cereal, even black beans in the can. I don't want to get

too crazy about the iodine (not really worried about salt per se, as BP is

low), and a little here and there is all right in my estimation. I have cut

out a lot of restaurant food (almost never eat fast food, and haven't in a

while), and don't eat seafood (I used to eat a lot of shrimp). Switched to

non-iodized salt, and learning how to cook. Even bought a bread maker.

If you only need to add vitamin A because of rashes, then maybe you can get

it from food sources, like carrots, broccoli, spinach, etc. I think you

would probably get a lot more vitamin A from one carrot than the NataChew:

http://nutrition.about.com/library/foodfind/blcarrots.htm

At 03:25 PM 7/21/2003, you wrote:

>-Hello ,

>I think the gyno was probably trying to up my A since this has

>1000IU. I was complaining to her about my rashes and stuff.

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