96% of Americans are deficient in iodine. This means you!
In chemistry, there are elements related to iodine called the halogens. These elements are bromine, fluorine and chlorine. When they are in excess, they push iodine out of the body. This leads to a low-functioning thyroid and ill body.
You can find these dangerous elements primarily in medicines, but also in household goods. The way to push them out is to take in enough iodine in the body.
According to a nutrition study called "NHANES". It shows that the consumption of iodine in the U.S. has decreased 50% in 30 years. As a nation, our deficiency of iodine and toxicity of bromine, fluorine and chlorine is a prescription for disaster. Read on to see where we get these poisons from and what you can do about it.
Fluorine kills: Medicines are a common source of toxic fluoride and fluorine that also pushes out the beneficial iodine from the body.
There are 30 antibiotics made from fluorine. They are called
Fluoroquinolones. They "are the most toxic and dangerous antibiotic in clinical practice today." -
fqresearch.org "Some 30 percent to 50 percent of all pharmaceuticals now contain fluorine." UPI Science News - 9-5-02
"As many as 30−40% of agrochemicals...contain fluorine, - from
Chemical and Engineering News article entitled "Fabulous Fluorine". June 2006
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/84/8423cover1.html Fluorine is one of the most reactive elements in the universe. It is extremely toxic. Sarin gas is made from fluoride and is 500 times more toxic than cyanide, the gas used in the Nazi death camps. Sarin is so toxic, even Hitler wouldn't use it because he was afraid of the repercussions.
Other fluorine-containing products that are toxic and should be avoided include your tap water and toothpaste; just read your toothpaste label to find out for yourself how poisonous it is. There are hundreds of medications made from fluorine!
Here's a link that lists over 300 pesticides made from fluorine.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-pesticides.htm Here is a list of 181 symptoms that fluorine causes. It is next to a
list of symptoms caused by iodine deficiency since they are one in the
same.
181 symptomsAvoid fluorine at all costs.
Chlorine cleans your cells of life:The most common pain killer, acetaminophen, is made with
chlorine.
"Other drugs made from chlorine include drugs for heart disease, hypertension, cancer, AIDS, arthritis, pneumonia, depression, diabetes, allergies, meningitis, glaucoma, osteoporosis and ulcers.
85% of all pharmaceuticals contain or are made using chlorine." -
americanchemistry.com Bromine is everywhere:A common type of drug made from bromine is asthma inhalers.
Besides medications, bromine is used as a fire retardant in mattresses, drapes, carpet and tv's. It is used in food (pop and bread) and in cosmetics.
What you can do for yourself: Research has shown the average American needs 12 mg to 50 mg per day to replenish proper stores of iodine in the body. You need 12 mg per day just to function optimally. These quantities are rarely found in health food stores or pharmacies. It is best to be properly tested for iodine levels in your body, then take the proper dose and be fully supported with other holistic therapies.
The average Japanese person takes in 13 mg per day from seafood and sea
vegetables. The average American takes in 1 to 2 mg per day.
There is only one valid lab test that measures iodine content in the body. It's called the iodine load test and it's only been around since 2000. We have this test available at our office or you can order it online, without a doctor's prescription.
A medical doctor in Michigan named Dr. Brownstein has used that test on 5,000 patients and has shown that 96% of Americans are deficient in Iodine. He is the resource for the great iodine research.
www.drbrownstein.comAnother great resource for iodine information is
www.optimox.com.
Most other websites are just repeats of bad or false data that end up confusing or scaring you about iodine. You probably need to take
milligrams of iodine.
To summarize: Supplementing nutrients that you are deficient in is one of the smartest things you can do. It's an investment that wards off the plague of surgery and medications that is sweeping our nation. Iodine should be at the top of your list. Others include omega-3 oil, vitamin D and whole food vitamin B. Avoiding the five big toxins is essential, too: white sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils, msg, and the newest poison known as GMO's.
To put it in perspective, Iodine deficiency is present in 96% of Americans and is linked with at least 4 cancers and 181 symptoms. It is a medical and health travesty that needs to be addressed by all doctors in this country! According to
www.optimox.com there are only hundreds of doctors using the iodine load test out of 800,000 M.D.'s and chiropractors.
As a comparison, Vitamin D deficiency is in 98% of Americans and is linked to 17 different types of cancers but only about 10 other symptoms - ouch. This also needs to be addressed. Force your doctor to test you.
Take Action If you are on any medication, google the "drug name + bromine", "drug name + chlorine" and "drug name + fluorine" to see what's in your drug so you know what's poisoning you. Taking medications has recently been deemed a "health risk".
Make the right decisions. Go to the right doctors - the ones that prescribe medicine that is closest to nature. There's a big difference is results when you compare the doctors who follow nature's path versus the doctors that are prescribing what the last pharmaceutical rep was pushing during lunch.
Come to the Nutritional Healing Center for healthcare the way Mother Nature intended! We have waded through the sludge of health data as seen on tv, in ads, drug commercials, multi-level marketing and profit-centered corporate propaganda. We discover the truth for your benefit so you can actually get well rather than just be medicated. Our results produce healthy bodies, not medicated ones!
Dr. Schmidt
