DETOX. WAS: /Iodine Re: heart palpitations.

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Ali, a scientist's view toward detoxification will IMHO probably be

closely aligned with the description below. You can find a lot more at

the link:

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<http://whitecoatunderground.com/2008/01/20/detoxification-the-pinnacle-of-quack\

ery/>

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> *Detoxification *

>

> Detoxification refers to a host of interventions that supposedly rid

> your body of harmful toxins. This type of woo usually falls into a few

> specific categories, but since it isn’t guided by science, there are

> wide variations. The only common thread is that none of these ideas

> are based on any real understanding of biochemistry, and none have

> been successfully tested and shown to be effective.

>

> * Poo woo: <http://whitecoatunderground.com/category/poo-woo/>

> Colon cleansing <http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/Colonic> is a

> popular pastime. The only reason to completely empty a colon is

> so that a colonoscopist can see without being blinded by a shit

> storm, or so a surgeon can safely operate on the gut without

> worrying about soiling the abdominal cavity with colonic bacteria.

> * Chelation: Chelation

> <http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/Chelation_therapy> is a very

> popular form of quackery. It has been purported to do almost

> every kind of good, and is especially popular among cranks who

> believe in the mercury-vaccine-autism hypothesis. It’s killed a

> few people

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<http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/08/justice_may_yet_prevail_in_the_case_o\

f_a.php>,

> but that doesn’t stop the quacks.

> * Liver detox

> <http://whitecoatunderground.com/2007/09/07/strengthen-your-liver/>:

> another load of crap. See article.

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> The final myth, about which Orac knows

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<http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2006/09/your_friday_dose_of_woo_if_our_intest\

ine_1.php>

> more, is this “oxidation” business. Free radicals are oxidative

> compounds formed in our bodies. Some are waste products, some are used

> by the immune system to kill invaders—it’s rather complex. This

> complexity can be seen in the offers of woo-peddlers. Some try to sell

> you “anti-oxidants”, while others try to sell you oxygenated drinks or

> “hyperbaric oxygen”—they can’t seem to decide which is better— more

> oxygen or less oxygen. The truth is the human body pretty much takes

> care of this stuff, and more research is being done on the whole “free

> radical” issue. It’s not as simple as the quacks make it sound.

>

> Except in the context of substance abuse treatment, the term

> “detoxification” is wholly unmedical, unscientific, and

> quasi-religious. Nearly everyone who offers it tacks on a Quack

> Miranda Warning

> <http://whitecoatunderground.com/quack-miranda-warning/>. If you

> aren’t feeling well, medical science has much to offer—sometimes there

> are no easy answers, but they certainly won’t be found on late-night TV.

>

Regards,

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> Posted by: " Alison Trotta-Marshall " rubyrain11@...

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> gypsy1jig <gypsy1jig>

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> Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:35 am (PDT)

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> I got into a discussion about the benefits of iodine with a scientist

> last night.

> She seemed to think that the detox symptoms from iodine were from

> too much iodine, iodine poisoning.

> How would I argue that they are bromide detox symptoms?

> Say that the before & after iodine & bromide tests should

> prove iodines affectiveness?

> Thanks,

> Ali