Oral magnesium gave me the trots when I took too much, I use less now, but then I was not taking iodine. My guess is that problem with passing Mg through the cell walls is caused by them containing cooking oil instead of animal fats. Not my problem. This from J. Tennant's book. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Elizabeth, my guess is that there are two reasons for that - first that until recently iodine was missing from the supplement list, second, few are willing to reduce the inflammation from carbohydrate by eating very low or zero carb. Carbs is Poison! So says my aching back this morning. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
"the correlation between fluoride and arrhythmia" Fluoride displaces iodine in the thyroid and elsewhere, resulting in iodine deficiency, which causes arrhythmia. There is also the interesting note that mercury is concentrated in the heart, and enough of the right kind of iodine would chelate and detoxify it. I agree with nmajca that it's a conspiracy, and IMO there is nothing tby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Iodine is by far the best antibiotic, antiviral and antiseptic of all time - Dr. David Derry Dr. Derry says that iodine is effective "for standard pathogens such as Staphylococcus, but also iodine has the broadest range of action, fewest side effects and no development of bacterial resistance." There is a world of difference between using an antibiotic anti-life substance and an antibiotic,by William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Add Magnascent iodine to your supplements. There is tons of evidence that iodine deficiency is the major cause of our problem. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie, probably not if the iodine book is right. That's probably 150 micrograms, and the example of really healthy people (Japanese) has them eating seaweed and seafood to a level of about 13 milligrams of iodine/day. I don't take that much. Yet. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam, I use magnascent iodine presently 1%, recently got a 4 oz. bottle of 2%. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
I found this today: and it looks to be a practical source of wisdom on general health. And one on itches/skin problems (in the comments section): Williamby William - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
The root cause is deficiency disease, latest sum of knowledge is iodine and magnesium deficiency. Search this forum for the strategy.pdf and posts on iodine. Cleaning up your diet also helps a lot. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
If you are going to paint your skin with it why not try Lugol's Solution? This is the one invented in France ~200 years ago, and every pharmacist seems to have heard of it, they can all make or get it. I've had good results with magnascent, you might ask magnascent.ca, as shipping from the U.K. has been cheaper than from the U.S. for me, I thought it was Imperial preference and might aby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is supposed to cure both thyroid and afib: "Thyroidologists like Dr. Abraham have learned of the tremendous benefits of what they call whole body iodine sufficiency-when the body is saturated with sufficient iodine to supply all the tissues. Along the way, they have also discovered some amazing things about current thyroid treatment, thyroid drugs, and iodine. The very first thing discoby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
It will be less dark when you get a handle on artcles such as this: "As you have read over and over in Health Alert, there is an epidemic of cardiac arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation in this country. Expert Thyroidologists like Dr. Abraham are convinced that the medical iodine phobia has a great deal to do with this phenomenon. Adequate stores of iodine are necessary for a smooth heartbeaby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Japanese eat special seaweed for its iodine (wakame?). Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
According to iodine book.pdf, amiodarone is very toxic iodine, and using safe iodine and magnesium according to the protocol mentioned but not defined in the book has cured afib. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Andy, from the iodine book.pdf: "The thyroid hormone deficiency on cardiovascular function can be characterized with decreased myocardial contractility and increased peripheral vascular resistance as well as with the changes in lipid metabolism.10 Dr. B. West says, Iodine supplementation may be the missing link in a good percentage of heart arrhythmia cases, especially atrial fibrillation. Theby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Allergic reactions including bloating have been caused by iodine deficiency. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm using Magnascent from either magnascent.com or magnascent.ca. It's suppsed to be more biologically friendly than the drugstore stuff. BTW there are drug interactions: Drug interactions Amiodarone, a medication used to prevent abnormal heart rhythms, contains high levels of iodine and may affect thyroid function. Medications used to treat hyperthyroidism, such as propylthiouracil (by William - AFIBBERS FORUM
"The occurrence of goiter in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been related to the consumption of casava, which contains a compound that is metabolized to thiocyanate and blocks thyroidal uptake of iodine." From: So if the Yanomamo eat casava as a staple they are iodine-deficient. It's their crummy diet that's responsible for their lack of immunity to disease, and a shorby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
The iodine stuff I've read advises to take magnesium as well, and the only form specified is magnesium chloride topically. Probably because of bowel tolerance. It's supposed to be good for the skin. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Debbie, I don't know. It's working and impossible to overdose by dropping it on skin, so no worries. BTW the fingernail that always cracked/split just past the quick isn't split anymore.by William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rosemarie, when I cheated with ice cream I learned to always add a heaping 1/2 tsp. of potassium gluconate or citrate first. No heart problems then. Please consider adding potassium to your supplements. Maybe you've noticed my rave reviews of iodine (Magnascent) - taking that daily would not hurt and you would likely be pleasantly surprised. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
About 7 drops topical thrice/day. I walk better, sleep all night!, need less Mg and K and salt, killed all those tiny parasites that live in the roots (follicles) of ear hair (no more itch!), have no more musical gut after eating, and the heartbeat is steady under physical stress. There are other improvements, that's what I can think of now. It was quick, within 3 days. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie. would you consider adding iodine to the strategy.pdf? Seems to be essential, and might even by synergistic. It might have saved me a lot of trouble if someone had pounded this idea into my stubborn head in '95. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
IMO the salt need varies, for instance it's less for me since I started supplementing with iodine. Taste tells. I assume that this is an immune system function. It also varies with the kind of food I eat , as a cooked steak still needs lots of salt. Williamby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
I found this in iodine book.pdf: "It is well established that the iodine content of the thyroid gland is dependent upon the iodine available in the food and water intake of the individual. If the iodine intake is low, the gland is deprived of an element it needs to do its work. A second function of iodine is to calm the body and relieve nervous tension. When nervous tension runs high, therby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
I'm reading iodine book.pdf, which was sent in answer to my question by magnascent.ca, and found this: "The occurrence of iodine deficiency in cardiovascular disease is frequent. The thyroid hormone deficiency on cardiovascular function can be characterized with decreased myocardial contractility and increased peripheral vascular resistance as well as with the changes in lipid metabolism. A studby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
The K/Na balance should be automatic, or a function of the immune system, and I suppose it was, before I got the heart problem. So why? I had mild indigestion yesterday, caused by stupidly eating peaches after pemmican. O JOY! Hurray for me! Huzzah and such stuff! A digestive mistake always put me into heart arrhythmia, never queasy stomach, but not this time. What's the difference? Iodineby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Teri; There's a lot to learn, but this link will tell much of it: Like most people, I'm not fond of the taste of fresh raw meat, and pemmican, if you can find the right fat, is palatable.by William - AFIBBERS FORUM
My "paint job" disappears within 4 hours when I do nothing, and in less than 2 when doing physical work, indicating that the iodine is being used up? Tennant writes that adults need 12-15 milligrams of iodine/day, and if deficient, recommends that we take about 5 times that much/day until stores are replenished. This takes 3 to 4 months. In a perfect world, adequate iodine would then rby William - AFIBBERS FORUM
Restricting animal fat has been shown to be a thundering great mistake. IMO controlling just the K/Na consumption is too simple - there is a perfect ratio in the pemmican I eat, as it is from a health animal and any added salt makes it taste horrible, but when I do physical stuff I must add both salt and potassium to drinking water, and it's more salt than the ratio recommended. "Theby William - AFIBBERS FORUM