Re: Fw: [iodine] Iodine for PCOS

[Guest guest]

As soon as you cite optimox- you LOSE all credibility. That site is a quack

site that only references itself and other scam sites. It offers ZERO peer

reviewed evidence based clinical research.

As for the other sites- same goes for them.

-- Fw: [iodine] Iodine for PCOS

Lori,

Here are some links to a couple of articles I've found on the subject

http://www.westonaprice.org/askdoctor/pcos.html

http://www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/learning/orthoiodosupplementation.html

http://www.optimox.com/pics/Iodine/IOD-10/IOD_10.htm

http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Liodine.htm

[Guest guest]

I know that Dr Brownsteins research on iodine hasn't been peer reviewed,

however he has had 100's of others reviewed which tells me he has

credibility. so what is the process of peer review and why wont his peers

review his iodine research (if that is how it works)?

CW

-- Fw: [iodine] Iodine for PCOS

Lori,

Here are some links to a couple of articles I've found on the subject

http://www.westonaprice.org/askdoctor/pcos.html

http://www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/learning/orthoiodosupplementation.html

http://www.optimox.com/pics/Iodine/IOD-10/IOD_10.htm

http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Liodine.htm

[Guest guest]

Peer reviewed clinical research has to meet very rigorous standards

which are basically designed to rule out everything possible that might

affect the outcome except the item under test. Generally " research "

will not be published for peer review if it does not meet minimum

standards. If those standards are met then the results will stand some

level of scrutiny from professionals in that field. If those

professionals do not find some flaw in the research or methods then the

research is deemed credible and the test results well supported.

The published works of Brownstein, Abraham and Flechas that I have read

make not the slightest attempt to meet those standards. To publish or

even attempt to publish such " research " would subject them to massive

ridicule. But apparently that's okay, because they have no intent of

persuading professionals in the fields of their research; they only

intend to persuade those whose levels of education in those fields [and

in science in general] are woefully inadequate.

There is another reason that research might not be published: If it

contradicts very strongly held world views of professionals in the

field. For example, some of the early research on lucid dreaming was

turned down for publishing in the more prestigious journals because the

idea of being conscious and self aware within a dream state was counter

to the idea of many that equated being asleep with unconsciousness. In

such a case publishing in a lessor known journal may have the desired

result; but only if the research is sufficiently credible to eventually

tempt others to examine or replicate the research. Nothing I've seen of

the aforementioned researchers would even approach this criteria.

AFAIK it is quite possible that SOME of the posits of Abraham,

Brownstein and Flechas may be accurate. But from the scientific

position it is impossible to know that; or to pull the " diamonds " out of

the $h!t....

PS: I'm no scientist, so this is just my not so humble opinion...[ggg]

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> sweetenloe1 <sweetenloe1>

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> Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:34 am (PDT)

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> I know that Dr Brownsteins research on iodine hasn't been peer reviewed,

> however he has had 100's of others reviewed which tells me he has

> credibility. so what is the process of peer review and why wont his peers

> review his iodine research (if that is how it works)?

> CW

>

> -- Re: Fw: [iodine] Iodine for PCOS

>

> As soon as you cite optimox- you LOSE all credibility. That site is a

> quack

> site that only references itself and other scam sites. It offers ZERO

> peer

> reviewed evidence based clinical research.

> As for the other sites- same goes for them.

[Guest guest]

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Those sites are not the only sites that are available. That is the lazy man

s argument

-- Re: Fw: [iodine] Iodine for PCOS

The sad fact is that too many people cannot distinguish between such

sites and credible sites. Chuck and I have many times pointed out the

lack of credibility of the Optimox site with no positive result.

OTOH, I guess that if such sites are all you have then that's what you

have to use...

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> aspenfairy1 <aspenfairy1>

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> Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:01 pm (PDT)

>

> As soon as you cite optimox- you LOSE all credibility. That site is a

> quack

> site that only references itself and other scam sites. It offers ZERO peer

> reviewed evidence based clinical research.

> As for the other sites- same goes for them.