Thyroid Problems Caused By Deficiency Or Toxicity?

By Patricia Stokes

Recently an article in the Sunday Telegraph, May 7, 2009, by health writer Sharon Labi caught my attention. Here is the article in its entirety.

“IQ’s going down.”

Iodine deficiency among pregnant women has reached such alarming levels that they will produce a generation of dumber children, an expert warns.

Endocrinologist Professor Creswell Eastman has just completed a study of 400 pregnant women at Westmead Hospital and found 60 to 70 percent of them were iodine deficient- up from 50 percent a few years ago.

Iodine is a trace element essential for brain growth in a developing fetus, but few women are getting enough of it.

It is also necessary to maintain normal thyroid function, growth and metabolism.

Professor Eastman, vice chairman of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders said women involved in the study were only getting half the iodine they require.

“If you’re mild to moderate iodine deficient, then your risk of miscarriage and premature labour goes up three-fold” he said.

“Children born to mothers moderately iodine deficient have lower IQ’s. It is dumbing down our population.”

Overseas studies have shown populations with iodine deficiency have lower IQ’s. When deficiency is severe a child can have an IQ 15 points below average.

A study by the Cancer institute found the number of NSW women being diagnosed with thyroid cancer skyrocketed by 84 percent over the past decade.

” We could solve the problem if we could convince the government that all salt for human consumption should be iodised” Professor Eastman said.

“So far Food Standards Australia has agreed that all salt going into bread from October this year must be iodised.”

“Thats good for adults and children, but wont fix the problem for pregnant women who would have to eat a couple of loaves of bread a day

Despite these efforts , the rate of iodine deficiency is getting worse. In 1992, the Medical Journal of Australia reported that the mean urinary iodine excretion level in Sydney residents was 180 micrograms per litre. Professor Eastmans studies found the figure was 70 micrograms per litre.

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“IN THE TOXIC 21ST CENTURY, THE QUESTION MUST BE RAISED, WOULD WE HAVE SUCH SEVERE IODINE DEFICIENCY WITHOUT BROMIDE/FLUORIDE/CHLORINE DOMINANCE?”

 IODINE belongs to a elemental family called Halides . These 4 halogens are called Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, and Astinine , which are all antagonistic elements to iodine, meaning they will block the absorption of iodine. Iodine is the only halide that has any function in the body. Heavy metals get stored in the same receptors that are looking for iodine.  Almost all of us are exposed to bromine, fluorine and chlorine and are storing these toxic halides in our iodine deficient receptors. Cells are not able to distinguish iodide from other anions of similar atomic or molecular size, which may act as “pseudo-iodides”

 In the 1960s iodine was removed from commercially made bread and “pseudo-science” substituted BROMINE, a bio-poison in its place. Therefore if a person’s diet is deficient in iodine, the iodine receptors in the thyroid and stomach, for example, may fill up with bromine which is common in grains, bleached flour, sodas, nuts and oils. Brominated vegetable oil is use to hold the colour in suspension in lemon squash soft drink.

Iodine is depleted by bromine, which is used as a spray on fruits and vegetables, in baked goods, as a fumigant, and in Prozac, Paxil and many other pharmaceutical drugs. Bromine is also used in spas and hot tubs as an antibacterial agent. Chlorine and fluoride are chemically related to iodine, and compete with it, blocking iodine receptors in the thyroid gland. If the thyroid gland cant absorb iodine it cannot produce thyroxin, , the thyroid hormone.

FLUORIDE . Most of us would be very familiar with fluoride and it has been surrounded in controversy, but how many of us are aware that fluorides are cumulative and build up steadily with ingestion of fluoride from all sources, which include not just water but the air we breathe and the food we eat. The use of fluoride toothpaste is a substantial sources of fluoride intake. The body can only eliminate half of the total intake, which means that the older you are the more fluoride will have accumulated in your body. Inevitably this means the ageing population is particularly targeted. And even worse for the very young there is a major element of risk in baby formula made with fluoridated water. The extreme sensitivity of the very young to fluoride toxicity makes this unacceptable. Since there are so many sources of fluoride in our everyday living, it will prove impossible to maintain an average level of 1ppm as is suggested. 

CHLORINE is a well known chemical, it is used to sterilise municipal drinking water supplies. Chlorine vaporises as a gas and is inhaled while showering and in heated swimming pools. Chlorine gas is used in a variety of ways to sanitise raw meat during production and reduce harmful bacteria, unfortunately chlorine is harmful to the environment and toxic to humans depending on the amounts ingested or inhaled or absorbed.

SO WHAT CONNECTION DOES THIS ALARMING IODINE DEFICIENCY HAVE WITH TOXICITY?

Heavy metals poison us by disrupting our cellular enzymes, which run on nutritional minerals such as magnesium, zinc, iodine and selenium.  Toxic metals are like big bullies, they compete with, and displace essential minerals, then enter receptor sites belonging to essential minerals and block their absorption. A myriad of symptoms that mimic disease states can then arise.

When we look at the amount of halogen toxins we are exposed to every day, is it no wonder we have an epidemic of underactive thyroids? We need to take to immediate action ; detoxify and replenish . One of the simplest things to do is to begin the use of Activated Liquid Zeolite. It will help remove the toxins that were never meant to be in our bodies and which compete for receptor sites in the thyroid if iodine levels are low.

There have been reports of improved thyroid function in people who are using Activated Liquid Zeolite and its easy to see why this could happen. Zeolites do not put anything into the body and no claim is made that they cure any disease but they have the amazing ability of removing disruptive toxins, giving the body a chance to heal and repair. This repair work can be further enhanced if we are prepared to support the body with quality food based nutrition, clean (halogen free )water, fresh air, quality sleep and rest and simple exercise.

My own experience using Activated Liquid Zeolite has prompted me to write on this subject after many years of fluctuating thyroid function. 15 years ago I had painful Thyroiditis, and underwent radioactive testing which showed small nodules on the thyroid. Often my blood reports would show thyroid levels in the low end of normal, but not low enough to warrant medication. My Dr would tell me the levels were not low enough to make me feel as unwell as I did.

I tried numerous Drs , therapist and supplements , some of which helped to a degree. A few months before I was introduced to zeolite my Naturopath in conjunction with my Dr decided we would try Natural Porcine Thyroid , and this made a difference to my energy and some areas general wellbeing.

After taking zeolite for 4 months and feeling so more energy than I had known in 25 year,s we decided to gradually wean off the Porcine thyroid supplement and my thyroid levels have stayed perfect ever since. This is certainly not advise for anyone to stop their thyroid medication, but just be aware that as you use zeolite it may remove toxins and allow the thyroid to better absorb iodine and you may need to get your Doctor to monitor your dosage of thyroid drugs.

Breast tissue is another area of the body that concentrates significant amounts of iodine, so we must ask what happens if we have bromine, chlorine and fluoride collect in the iodine receptors there? Hmm… something to think about?

Patricia Stokes

About the Author.

Patricia Stokes is a fully qualified Bowen Therapy Practitioner registered with the BAA. She has operated her own clinic for 10 years and has a keen interest in natural health options. Because of her own health issues with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and allergies over a 25 year period she has researched looking for solutions, and is very passionate about looking for the underlying causes of ill health.

After having amazing personnel results using Activated Liquid Zeolite in 2007 she is committed to helping others understand the effects of toxins and safe removal from the body.

Patricia can be contacted on 0269757233 or 0427757233 stokes40@bigpond.com

Or take a look at her website www.liquidzeolitenow.com/patricia.htm

Finally, Relief From Chronic Fatigue, Fybromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome , Insomnia and Poor Thyroid Function

By Patricia Stokes

For more than 20 years I had suffered Chronic Fatigue , Fybromyalgia ,Irritable Bowel Syndrome , Insomnia and a myriad of other symptoms including poor thyroid function..

I had spent 1000′s of dollars seeking help from Doctors and health care professionals , using the best supplements and therapies available .Some helped for a while.

18 months ago I became aware of Activated Liquid Zeolite and when researching it, I was really impressed by the science behind the product. It has a “quantifiable mechanism of action” or in other words, scientists can explain exactly how it works in removing the heavy metals and toxins from the body.

Before starting on the product I did a Heavy Metal Urine Test which showed I was excreting cadmium.This was a complete surprise for me as no one had ever suggested Heavy Metal toxicity might be the root cause of my ill health. I suspect many years of heavy, constant exposure to cigarette smoke in the work place 25 years ago was the cause of this.

After 4 months of taking this amazing Activated Liquid Zeolite my health and energy levels were better that I had known in 25 years . The Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia are gone. I now sleep all night and haven’t had any irritable bowel attacks since I began using this product.

The results I now see in others using this product has convinced me that the unprecedented levels of chronic disease we are seeing, is a down stream effect of heavy metals and toxins in our bodies. In some instances removing these toxins may be life saving.

About the Author.

Patricia Stokes is a fully qualified Bowen Therapy Practitioner registered with the BAA. She has operated her own clinic for 10 years and has a keen interest in natural health options. Because of her own health issues with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and allergies over a 25 year period she has researched looking for solutions, and is very passionate about looking for the underlying causes of ill health.

After having amazing personnel results using Activated Liquid Zeolite in 2007 she is committed to helping others understand the effects of toxins and safe removal from the body.

More information on obtaining Activated Liquid Zeolite or the Heavy Metal test kits is available by contacting Tricia Stokes on 0269757233 stokes40@bigpond.com or http://www.liquidzeolitenow.com