Re: Swollen eyes(electrolyte replenishment)*Gatorade warning*

[Guest guest]

Gatorade is not a good idea, it has Brominated vegetable oil in it.

it is a poison to the thyroid gland. we all need to avoid this

toxin. there are many places that we can get electrolytes safely from.

Gatorade I believe is not one of them.

" Bromine is a halogen and displaces iodine, which may depress thyroid

function. "

Health effects

Long after consumption of BVO in test animals, traces remain in the

body fat.[citation needed] Bromine is a halogen and displaces iodine,

which may depress thyroid function. Evidence for this has been

extrapolated from pre-1975 cases where bromine-containing sedatives

resulted in emergency room visits[1] and incorrect diagnoses of

psychosis and brain damage due to side effects such as depression,

memory loss, hallucinations, violent tendencies, seizures, cerebral

atrophy, acute irritability, tremors, ataxia, confusion, loss of

peripheral vision, slurred speech, stupor, tendon reflex changes,

photophobia due to enlarged pupils, and extensor plantar responses.[2]

In one case, a man who drank eight liters of Ruby Red Squirt daily had

a reaction that caused his skin color to turn red and produced lesions

diagnosed as bromoderma. The excessive quantities together with the

fact that the man had a higher than normal sensitivity to bromine,

made this an unusual case.[3] A similar case reported that a man who

consumed two to four liters of a cola containing BVO on a daily basis

experienced memory loss, tremors, fatigue, loss of muscle

coordination, headache, ptosis of the right eyelid as well as elevated

serum chloride.[4] In the two months it took to correctly diagnose the

problem the patient also lost the ability to walk. Luckily bromism was

finally diagnosed and hemodialysis was prescribed which resulted in a

reversal of the disorder.[1] A Pepsi product website notes that BVO

has been used by the soft drink industry since 1931.[5]

In test animals, BVO consumption has caused damage to the heart and

kidneys in addition to increasing fat deposits in these organs. In

extreme cases BVO has caused testicular damage, stunted growth and

produced lethargy and fatigue.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brominated_vegetable_oil

Bromine

http://www.ithyroid.com/bromine.htm

IODINE AND OTHER HALOGENS

http://iodine4health.com/special/halogens/halogens.htm

sherie

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> > and not enough thyroid meds.

> > Gracia

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> > Usually water retention (edema) is caused by an

> > electrolyte imbalance,

> > and ironically NOT ENOUGH WATER. So water pills

> > may drain the water,

> > but will make you sicker, as the water takes the

> > minerals out with

> > it. You need to balance the electrolytes (sodium,

> > pottasium,magnesium, calcium are the biggies) and

> > drink Tons of

> > water. Almost one oz per lb of body weight.

> > Apparently most people with imbalanced hormones

> > have a magnesium

> > deficiency.

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> > Marla

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> > > I do use sea salt and really try to keep my

> > meals small but

> > sometimes

> > > no so successful..

> > > See I tried using water pills before but thought

> > that is why my eyes

> > > were swelling, then I was on arthritic meds and

> > stopped taking them

> > > and lost 10 lbs right away from the swelling, I

> > asked the doctor

> > > constantly why i get the sweeling, maybe kidneys

> > or liver but he

> > just

> > > said there was nothing wrong.. My husband

> > stopped taking me out at

> > > one point because my eyes litterly looked like I

> > have gotten

> > smacked..

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