Until a little more than one hundred years ago, the single controlling force for all of the complex processes that go on in the human body was thought to be the nervous system. But there were too many phenomena that, when carefully analyzed, seemed to have no relationship to the nervous system, too many differences in people--in size and energy, for example--that could not be accounted for satisfactorily in terms of nervous activity alone. The explanation was to be found in certain glands, the endocrines, of which the thyroid is one and, in fact, one of the first to be discovered. Because commonly used tests for thyroid function are not accurate particularly when it comes to mild and even some moderate forms of hypothyroidism, and many if not most of those with low thyroid function remain undiscovered.
Since the hormones of the thyroid gland regulate metabolism in every cell of the body, a deficiency of thyroid hormones can affect virtually all bodily functions. The degree of severity of symptoms in the adult range from mild deficiency states which are not detectable with standard blood tests (subclinical hypothyroidism) to severe deficiency states which can be life-threatening (myxedema). There is an old medical saying that just a few grains of thyroid hormone can make the difference between an idiot and an Einstein. It aptly characterizes the thyroid as a quickener of the tempo of life. All of the endocrine glands play remarkable roles in the body's economy. Unlike the many millions of other glands such as the sweat glands in the skin, the salivary glands in the mouth, the tear glands in the eyes, which perform only local functions, the endocrine glands pour their hormone secretions into the bloodstream which carries them to all parts of the body. From the pea-sized pituitary gland at the base of the brain come hormones that influence growth, sexual development, uterine contraction in childbirth, and milk release afterward. The adrenals, rising like mushrooms from atop the kidneys, pour out more than a score of hormones, including hydrocortisone and adrenaline needed for the body's response to stress and injury. Also in the endocrine system are the sex glands—ovaries and testes; the pineal gland in the brain whose hormones play a role in nerve and brain functioning; the thymus behind the breastbone which appears to be involved in establishing the body's immunity function; and areas in the pancreas, the islets of Langerhans, which secrete insulin.
A large majority of the thyroid hormone secreted from the thyroid gland is T4, but T3 is the considerably more active hormone. Although some T3 is also secreted, the bulk of the T3 is derived by deiodination of T4 in peripheral tissues, by the enzyme thyroid peroxidase especially liver and kidney. Deiodination of T4 also yields reverse T3, a molecule with no known metabolic activity. Deficiency of thyroid hormone may be due to lack of stimulation by the pituitary gland, defective hormone synthesis or impaired cellular conversion of T4 to T3 (often caused by mercury toxicity). The pituitary gland regulates thyroid activity through the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). The combination of low thyroid hormone and elevated TSH blood levels usually indicates defective thyroid hormone synthesis, which is defined as primary hypothyroidism. When TSH and thyroid hormone levels are both low, the pituitary gland is responsible for the low thyroid function, a situation termed secondary hypothyroidism. Normal blood thyroid hormone and TSH blood levels combined with low functional thyroid activity (as defined by a low basal metabolic rate) suggest cellular hypothyroidism.
Most estimates on the rate of hypothyroidism are based on the levels of thyroid hormones in the blood. This may result in a large number of people with mild hypothyroidism going undetected. Before the use of blood measurements, it was common to diagnose hypothyroidism based on basal body temperature (the temperature of the body at rest) and Achilles reflex time (reflexes are slowed in hypothyroidism). With the advent of sophisticated laboratory measurement of thyroid hormones in the blood, these "functional" tests of thyroid function fell by the wayside. However, it is known that the routine blood tests may not be sensitive enough to diagnose milder forms of hypothyroidism. The diagnosis of hypothyroidism by laboratory methods is primarily based on the results of total T4, free T4, T3, and TSH levels. The typical blood tests measure thyroxine (T4), which accounts for 90% of the hormone secretion by the thyroid. However, the form that affects the cells the most is T3 (triiodothyronine) which cells make from T4. If the cells are not able to convert T4 to the four-times more active T3, a person can have normal levels of thyroid hormone in the blood, yet be thyroid-deficient.
The enzyme thyroid peroxidase, converts T4 to T3 and is blocked by mercury in the body, primarily from dental mercury amalgam fillings and thimerosol, a mercury preservative found in vaccinations and other medicines. Genistein and daidzein from soy also inactivate thyroid peroxidase enzyme. In the case of T4 and T3, more than 99% is normally protein-bound in the blood. Less than 1% is free. Only the free hormone exerts biologic activity. The protein-bound hormone is inactive. The saliva test is a more accurate and sensitive way to assess thyroid function because new technology allows for direct measurement of the free thyroid hormones.
A better way of assessing thyroid function is to measure its effects on the body. This is done by measuring a person's resting metabolic rate, which is controlled by the thyroid gland. Dr. Broda Barnes found that measuring basal body temperature (description follows) was a good way of assessing basal metabolic rate (BMR) and thus the body's response to thyroid hormones, regardless of their blood levels. As mild hypothyroidism is the most common form of hypothyroidism, many people with hypothyroidism are going undiagnosed. The basal body temperature is the most sensitive functional test of thyroid function. Nonetheless, using blood levels of thyroid hormones as the criteria, it is estimated that between 1 and 4% of the adult population have moderate to severe hypothyroidism, and another 10-12% have mild hypothyroidism. The rate of hypothyroidism increases steadily with advancing age. Using only blood tests, thyroid function is commonly low in older adults. When using medical history, physical examination, and basal body temperatures along with the blood thyroid levels as the diagnostic criteria, estimated rates of hypothyroidism approach 90% or more of the adult population. (...)
A lot of the information presented has been discussed on this forum, but he ties everything together...:)
I took notes while listening, I'll post those notes. This is not necessarily the most important info and this info is in no particular order and I do not claim to completely understand all of it. this is just the info that struck me..
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~Dr. Mark Starr is a pain specialist, and his teacher was Dr. Hans Krause, the doc that treated JFK for his chronic pain. Read this, peeps, got pain? MOVE:
~ large doses of Iodine will mobilize bromide and fluoride from receptor sites. YEAH! WE KNOW! and, the following statement is a test for Trapper, to see if he read my post. It is suggested that one start low and elevate dosage of iodine SLOWLY because of mobilization of toxins. Who do you know that has always said start low and go slow? ME! ha! Of course, the tougher among us can tough it out:)
~There IS NOT ENOUGH IODINE IN KELP TO DO THE JOB. Yeah! We KNOW! :) Kelp is FINE for maintenance, NOT fine to detox toxic halides.
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~It's hard to find good doctors. *shock* Yeah, we know, or at least we've heard. He does reference websites as sources for listings of knowledgable doctors:
~One can get OTC bovine thyroid. They're much weaker than armour, but they do help, and finding a doctor that will prescribe armour can be difficult. I'm linking this site because a quick scan tells me that the info here is good:
~adrenal glands have to be functioning well, FIRST. Supplements that can help with that are prednisone ... a cortisol lowering supplement(didn't quite catch it all). Not sure I agree with that, there are natural ways to support the adrenals.
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~ Healing through remineralization(where's Grz?) The body needs to be alkaline in order to maintain proper voltage(where's moreless?). LOW THYROID FUNCTION IS AT THE BASE OF LOW VOLTAGE= Low pH.
Low thyroid? You need raw dessicated thyroid. NO synthetic. ARMOUR.
What was not discussed is whether the use of armour will impede thyroid function down the road, make it "lazy". We'll have to look into that.
~Statins and synthetic thyroid are huge moneymakers.
~ the solution for type 2 hypothyroid? iodine and dessicated glandular thyroid(armour).
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~Dr. Mark Starr's fibromyalgia resolved over time with the removal of MERCURY from his mouth. Not only is he mercury-free now, he's also free of the frequencies that mercury emits. He references a dentist in Spokane, Wa. If he mentioned the name, I did not catch it, but with a bit of googling, I think that this is the guy:
"Like all living things created to thrive on this planet, the human body is a marvelous creative wonder with its own unique bio-energies - (also referred to as "Life Force" in this website) - that are an essential element in regenerative processes.
The human body also provides simple testing mechanisms that very effectively convey to us what substances maximize its healing and creative bio-energies and what substances adversely impact these bio-energies.
These testing methods have been refined by Dr. DeFelice and daily offer convincing proof in the lives of his patients. You will be amazed as you personally experience your body respond to various natural and man-made elements. For example new technologies can now photograph the bio-energy field differences between various natural, so-called natural and popular processed foods. See the photograph examples on the right. You will directly experience your body uniquely respond to these food differences."
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~One must ingest good fats! We've discussed that a lot on this forum. Search "Ray Peat" on this forum:)
~He actually had good things to say about MMS as a detoxifying agent... Be careful with it, though.
~1 in 6 Americans will develop hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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~3 reasons for hair loss in women.
A) low throid
B) overgrowth of candida. Candida overgrowth because candida protects body from mercury. He recommend the Kaufman antifungal diet:
yep. he gets so much right ya almost dont want to criticize him for MMS. i like colloidal silver much better in every way.
and as for starting low and going slow, i think thats what everyone is doing. thats what i did. it didnt last long, though. my message adds balance. one should be much more afraid to not get enough Iodine than to be afraid of getting too much.
i might have to get that book, too. it sounds solid.
yes, and I know that a lot of people have benefited from your advice to elevate quickly, double the dose, etc. Just that it doesn't work for everyone:)
I pulled down all 15 segments (tho only the first 9 or 10 I think are with Starr), extracted the audio and pressed them into a single 37 MB file. Could probably compress that quite a bit more, but....
If anyone wants, I will put it into place on a server with a URL link, and ya'll's can pull it down.
I looked at the folder but it only allows me 1.1MB max, and this puppy is 37MBs. I have tried to shrink it down, and I am pretty savvy on how to do this, but everything I do comes out larger.
What I will do is post it to a site, post the URL, and if you or Trapper have administration rights that allow you to post larger sizes, by all means grab it and reupload it...
You may want to bump this up, with a new title, and to start yet a new thread. This will end up being one of those links we will be linking as often as others, if not more so.
I do not desire to take any credit away from Trapper, (or to Sean, who Trapper credited), but there are some who avoid youtubes, and may have avoided this interview because of that fact. It's actually all interesting stuff, but the Dr Starr interview starts just after the 37 minute mark on your audio....
There is probably a better home for this link to the .mp3. This is housed on one of the servers I maintain, and eventually will change. I posted the stitched together 15 blurb-ettes from YouTube and tried to scrunch it down. It should come in a bit smaller, but danged if I can throw my skills at it and do so. Perplexing...
I don't know if an administrator has the power to post files larger than 1.1 MN to the archives here?? That would be a good thing mebbe?
Also, good that you indicated where the real interview starts. I had a little inclination towards editing it down, but thought I'd just leave the whole thing intact and wait for reactions. If folks want, I can easily edit it down to the Starr interview only... thought on that anyone? It would make it easier to listen to, plus smaller...
Up to Trap, because of all the other info there,
but perhaps the whole thing on his forum, and then edited down to just Starr's interview on the Iodine forum
I really appreciate that you posted your notes, Wombat. I kinda wanted to listen to the interview, but didn't want to take the time. After I read your notes, I realized I needed to listen for myself, and am really glad I did. I just love hearing iodine-literate docs talk about their experiences. Thank you for the nudge.
That audio excited me just about as much as the two-hour Dr. Stan/Dr. Fleschas did 3+ years ago. Even moreso, because it proves to me that we've been on the right track here all along.
All those Dr. Stan audio interviews were wonderful. I kept thinking some of the repitition from interview to interview might get boring, but instead it reinforced the info into my brain -- which needed the help, admittedly. I felt blessed to have access to them, and never knew when a jewel of a tidbit would appear!
I just found the notes that I wrote 3+ years ago whilst listening to that Fleschas audio. It's pretty interesting as I have expanded my knowledge on everything I wrote a note on...:)
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Until a little more than one hundred years ago, the single controlling force for all of the complex processes that go on in the human body was thought to be the nervous system. But there were too many phenomena that, when carefully analyzed, seemed to have no relationship to the nervous system, too many differences in people--in size and energy, for example--that could not be accounted for satisfactorily in terms of nervous activity alone. The explanation was to be found in certain glands, the endocrines, of which the thyroid is one and, in fact, one of the first to be discovered. Because commonly used tests for thyroid function are not accurate particularly when it comes to mild and even some moderate forms of hypothyroidism, and many if not most of those with low thyroid function remain undiscovered.
