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Once upon a time, in a not-so far away land... there were these oddly gifted people. These oddly-gifted people indeed had a very magical and sought after gift, a gift so compelling and tantalizing that it stirred the envy of all others in the world. This gift was the ability to create a magical reality by mere thought alone. These people were seen as special by all others in the world. From near and far, these odd but magnetic people attracted throngs of curious seekers, who hoped to acquire the magic abilities too!! These interesting people were highly revered - when the seekers came ...
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Are you sure it’s not just a fine needle biopsy? That’s what mine was. You don’t even need an anesthetic for it. Can’t speak for your specific situation, but it gave me piece of mind to know that the nodules weren’t cancerous.   [End]
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I have a KAL brand of ACV tablet. It helps me with fatigue, and I notice a definite difference when I take it. So I would say, yes, it works as well as liquid ACV.   [End]
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Guano - Could you tell me more about how the plasma test was arranged? Did you arrange it through a doctor? or send it to a lab yourself? What lab was used? I would be really interested in doing this but I don’t know a thing about it.   [End]
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Oh, that was a really good punch line. Had me laughing out loud.   [End]
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Thanks, Quinta - Here’s the information from the book on other amino acid antagonists... ARGININE - Complements aspartic acid, citrulline, ornithine - Antagonizes lysine CARNITINE - Complements lysine, niacin, taurine - Antagonizes tyrosine, vanadium CYSTEINE - Complements methionine, taurine - Antagonizes copper, lysine, zinc PHENYLALANINE - Complements tyrosine, methionine, copper - Antagonizes tryptophan TAURINE - Complements alanine, GABA, glycine - Antagonizes aspartic acid, glutamic acid TRYPTOPHAN - Complements niacin, vitamin B6, zinc - Antagonizes ...
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Glad you liked it. Couldn’t really say... but maybe being far enough back or not looking at the images directly diminishes the existence of the white lines, and you are back to your mind having to make a judgement call about her direction.   [End]
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The image can be interpreted two different ways. I usually see it clockwise, but often it will shift the other direction. Here’s a link that adds white lines to the images to show how the exact same image can be perceived as facing the opposite direction. Spinning ladies compared   [End]
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Don’t know if this info will help, but I will pass it along. According to ”The Healing Nutrients Within” there is an antagonistic relationship between Carnitine and Tyrosine. The L-Carnitine I was taking was adversely affecting my stomach acid. Taking Tyrosine improved that although things are still not quite right. I can’t speak for it working the other way around, but thought I’d mention it so you can decide whether to give it a shot, or do some more research. If you go that route, I would look for L-Carnitine-tartrate (I’ve gotten it at CVS and seen it at Vitamin Shoppe). Ca ...
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Thanks for the info! I’ll have to look into it.   [End]
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I steered clear of the Acetyl-L-Carnitine because I had been taking apple cider vinegar (acetic acid) which seemed to make my insomnia worse and increased my anxiety. In fact, a little booklet titled ”L-Carnitine”--which coincidentally just came in the mail yesterday--says ”An equally important metabolic role is the removal of acetyl units from inside the mitochondria.” This is a very interesting nutrient. I went with the L-carnitine fumarate because fumarate is part of the Krebb’s energy cycle. I need something that gives me a little more energy without making me wired. Seems to b ...
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Mandolin - Please let us know how it goes. I’ve only been taking L-Carnitine for a few days, and although I’ve never had OCD... it does seem to help with being ”stuck.” If L-Carnitine works for you, I would like to recommend it to my son who has OCD. Luella - What form of L-Carnitine would you suggest? There is Acetyl-L-Carnitine, L-Carnitine-Tartrate, and L-Carnitine-Fumarate. I found the research on them confusing and conflicting. I ended up getting the fumarate version.   [End]
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Woohoo! Looks like you are on the right track! Unfortunately I don’t know anything about fish oil vs. Omega 3/6/9. I was just coming at it from the framework of the amino acids involved because I’ve been doing a lot of research on a few of them lately. Best wishes toward your continued success!   [End]
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Here’s a urology text that might provide some information to help you research your mystery. Female Urology, Urogynecology, And Voiding Dysfunction (pp. 27-33, particularly 33) http://books.google.com/books?id=3V_luAO5PEMC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=symptoms+low+glutamate+bladder&source=web&ots=oTZvK-s2iL&sig=5zT6LofNLZ5LsYMM1gqaqo-q8zA#PPA33,M1 From looking at eggplant and potatoes at http://www.nutritiondata.com I would have guessed glutamic acid, but from the text it might be GABA. (Nutrition Data does not include GABA level measurements). ”Foods that are high in glutamic a ...
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#34548 - After 7 days of arginine, I started to have some anxiety issues. I’m disappointed because it was really relieving some IBS issues, but ended up going around full circle to the very problem I was trying to solve in the first place. But I learn something from every step backward. So tread carefully. Start with a low dose... you might might use it a few days on followed by a few days off.   [End]
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...but there are genetic defects... deficient, defective, or excessive enzymes   [End]
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Yeah, my gorilla/stomach acid scenario was a bit of an oversimplification. My point was one size doesn’t fit all.   [End]
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But, if you were a gorilla that was low on stomach acid you might not be able to get your arginine out of the leafy greens right in front of you. I don’t know, #34548. I’ve been researching the exact same question. The so-called arginine expert Ann de Wees Allen says Arginine HCL is the inferior form because it creates some free radicals. It was also the form given in a Johns Hopkins heart patient study that was stopped when several patients died. However, to my mind the doses they were given were absurd given that L-Arginine HCL is typically sold in 500 mg, 750 mg, or 1000 mg doses ...
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Yes, you are right. I think I’ll by myself a little present. Thanks for the info. I appreciate the help.   [End]
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And out of curiousity, how many subatomic particles are there?   [End]
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Thank you, Grz. That was interesting and completely unexpected. Glycine is interesting as it can calm the nervous system, but excite the digestive tract. Wonder if all the halides calm the nervous system... I know iodine is said to. Guess I better run and get me some Alberton. ???? :)   [End]
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... what mineral is associated with Glycine? Muchas gracias!   [End]
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http://aac.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/6/1634?ck=nck We previously showed that the energized mitochondrion and extracellular ATP are essential for the candidacidal activity of the N-terminal peptide of human lactoferrin, subsequently referred to as hLF(1-11). The present study focuses on the involvement of internal thiols and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the candidacidal activity exerted by hLF(1-11). Our results reveal that hLF(1-11) reduced the internal thiol level of Candida albicans by 20%. In agreement, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), which is a precursor of glutathione and ...
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...getting in the car and running to the store NOW!!!!! I love okra! thx for the tip!   [End]
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I’m glad that worked for you. I’m just relaying that it took the combination of probiotics AND iodine to work for me. I must have different health issues to address than you do.   [End]
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I have three books on probiotics in the house and they all indicate benefits to rheumatoid arthitis. This comes from ”Cultivate Health from Within” (my favorite of the three): ”Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis have been found to be associated with overgrowth in the intestines of particular harmful bacteria, Proteus and Klebsiella, respectively. Both of these can be controlled by healthy bowel flora. The natural antibioticlike substances manufactured by Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and the bifidobacteria kill both of these bacteria.” (To be fair ...
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Have you ever tried Probiotic supplements, like iFlora or Primal Defense? You might need more strains/counts than you get from food sources. iFlora - 20 billion count here http://www.notdoctors.com iFlora - 16 billion count here http://www.supplementstogo.com/sl21001.html or here http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c...d=7406&at=0 I was taking iFlora (16 billion) for a week and had great improvement to intestines and sinuses, but then I got run down, constipated again, and was even experiencing chills. Did a lot of research which seemed to point to needing ...
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I don’t have rheumatoid arthritis, but I found this article while researching lactoferrin. http://www.mssm.edu/msjournal/73/73_8_pages_1086_1092.pdf I hope someone might find it helpful.   [End]
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Ah... sorry Amato... didn’t know you had a history with iodine already.   [End]
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You might actually find it helps your large intestine. Iodine is needed in the intestinal mucosal cells (and other mucosal tissues throughout the body). I’ve been taking Probiotics recently, and they stopped working after a week. All the IBS symptoms came back, and I felt all bound up in the intestines again. After researching intestinal mucosal cells and iodine, I started taking Iodoral again. Within an hour everything relaxed again. No way to tell without trying it.   [End]
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What kind of water is she saying? Kamden water? Kangen water? What is it?   [End]
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Hopinso - Did you create the Alt Med survey? I just went in to fill it out and the first question is about years of using alt med practices. My answer would be about 1.5 years, but there is no choice that corresponds to this. The choices start at - - Less than one year - 2 - 5 years - 5 - 10 years   [End]
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I suspect the connection to hot water is that histamines are being released. During an 8 week bout with hives, I couldn’t get to sleep because of the non-stop urge to itch. I was told to take a very hot shower before bed because it would cause my skin to release all its histamine, and give me a least a temporary break from the itching. It did make the itching more intense for a short while, but then the relief comes. There are connections between the release of histamine and the release of oxytocin.   [End]
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Use the CureZone Search tool and search for Tubal Ligation. Watch for posts by Aharleygyrl. She had a lot of difficulty physically and emotionally after her tubal ligation and was posting a lot of related information. She no longer posts here, so you will have to glean what you can from her old posts. Here’s one: http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=890505   [End]
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Nice solution, Spirit! (n/m)   [End]
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Tomi - I was surprised you took this comment so personally, so for whatever you saw there that offended you, I apologize. The comment about the relevance of videos wasn’t intended to say that your videos aren’t relevant. I honestly wouldn’t know. All that I was trying to say was that because I don’t view most of the video clips, I don’t have a clue about what the people posting them are trying to communicate. It makes it difficult to follow the thought processes in the stream of the thread. But then again, perhaps since I am not a videophile I am therefore also not part of the in ...
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Wow... a kinder, gentler Celsius who doesn’t take himself 2Sirius? It is quite refreshing.   I really thought you were locked into your old persona. I gotta give you kudos. [Image Embedded Here]   [End]
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Tomi - The thing is, I can’t know that it’s relevant until I view it. But I’m not going to take the time to view it unless it’s relevant. And since most of the ones I’ve opened in the past have not been relevant, I no longer bother with any of them. I agree with Hopinso. Say what you want to say in a sentence or paragraph. Thank you, Webmaster, for View Entire Thread. I no longer have to open a post only to find a video. Mistral   [End]
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Well, that was really funny. Thanks for the laugh this morning!   [End]
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Hi - You know, I really hate it when someone blames the mother/parents for causing poor behavior, for it certainly isn’t always the case. People seem to have no idea that there are some 2-year-olds that struggle with emotional difficulties just as some adults do... and it’s through no fault of the parents, except possibly genetics. Before either of our children were even born, our pediatrician told us that there will be a small percentage of children that will be high-strung and difficult to manage, just because of the personality they are born with. And I have two of them. I have ...
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Thanks for posting that. It was quite interesting.   [End]
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Sorry to hear that there will be one less voice of reason on Curezone. I can certainly understand, as the negativity just doesn’t seem to stop. Best wishes, Hopinso... I will miss your posts. Mistral   [End]
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thx for the info!... (n/m)   [End]
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I have a feeling that Prism is actually quite a nice person for whom something has gone terribly wrong. You can tell from reading some of her older posts. I was just reading that she was high-dosing Magnesium. Mega-dosing actually. Long before I ever took iodine, I had trouble with delusions when I upped my magnesium supplementation to 800 mg. Her thyroid history is similar to mine, and her posts say she was upping to 3 grams of magnesium. I’m thinking that my reading on magnesium indicated 1 gram is the upper limit for women.   [End]
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If you liked that one, you might find this amusing... http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22607204-5005375,00.html   [End]
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ha ha ha! Now I feel dumber than dirt.   [End]
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well, that’s scary...   [End]
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Or maybe they have just been there and done that already. pH is not what their forum is about, after all. We’ve debated this issue round and round for months on the Acid/Alkali Debate forum. We’ve even had the ’iodine needs perfect pH’ thing posted before on the Iodine debate forum. (I know because I posted it - although it seems to have been lost in the crash. Too bad; it was an interesting chart.) However, even though alternative-med/supplement-oriented sites say iodine needs near perfect pH, I pointed out that none reference a credible scientific source backing the statement up, ...
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Good article... thx (n/m)   [End]
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Yes... I see your point.   [End]
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Yes, I saw that the issue of editing was raised. I just have no knowledge of it one way or another. I usually only open the original post once, and am not in the habit of going back.   [End]
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Prism - I have to agree with what Unyquity said. Your interpretation of activities in the forum is just over the top. I’ve had my clashes with them, mostly before the crash. Unyquity has it right, their personalities and knowledge are strong, and their responses are intense. A few react quite strongly to criticism and dissension. But I really don’t think there is anything underhanded going on there. I believe the responses to the question about giving away iodine thread were more in the flavor that the effort wouldn’t be understood or appreciated and would be wasted on those w ...
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Hey, LuellaMay - Snowball is back! This one is not as good, but hang on... it gets better half way through. [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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I’m going to watch this once every day. This bird really lifts my spirits!   [End]
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thanks donna I have viewed your pics, with avid curiousity and fascination each time you post them. I’m not sure if you realise that this one thing is the length of my hand. It isn’t magnif ... [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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Well, I’m sitting here chuckling to myself after reading that punch line. Thanks for posting!   [End]
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From : http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/brownstein-hormones.htm Q [Mary Shomon]. In your book, in addition to a variety of supplements, including Vitamin A, B Vitamins, C, E, and others, you suggest people get sufficient foods with iodine. There’s been a great deal of controversy among holistic and complementary practitioners regarding whether to supplement with iodine or iodine-containing foods and herbs (such as seaweed, kelp, bladderwrack, etc.). A number of practitioners I’ve spoken feel that iodine can actually aggravate autoimmune thyroid disease. Personally, I’ve found ...
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Don’t let anyone beat you down, Unyquity -- what you have to say is indeed important. I had a goiter for 10 years. I finally switched from an endocrinologist who was completely useless to an alt-med practitioner who recommended trying iodine for my goiter. I took it for almost a year and it did nothing to help the goiter. I didn’t notice any improvement to my health; in fact, after about 9 months of it I was just becoming chronically fatigued. It wasn’t until I took charge of my own health and did my own research that I found that thyroid peroxidase (the thyroid hormone precursor) ...
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yes i got it and the damn thing is messed up all i see is circles instead of letters!! i think i just have to download the new adobe reader! ne ways tell me about you! and tell me what u think abo ... [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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Here are some instructions related to avatars. Sounds like you’ve gotten to somewhere in the middle of the second procedure. http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=926353   [End]
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Glad you are back on track!   [End]
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Carolyn - well, I can’t be sure but it looks like you were trying to get a picture using the following code (which calls a web page -- not a picture): href=”http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/photopoverty/?action=view¤t=FloralBohoGypsyDress_close.jpg Try the code for the picture alone: http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q97/photopoverty/FloralBohoGypsyDress_close.jpg [Image Embedded Here]   [End]
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Hi - Then look at the categories (tags) labeled landscape, seascape, and art. Have fun!   [End]
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Kathryn - There is a collection of avatars here... http://profile.imageshack.us/user/avatarz/ On the ImageShack panel on the right, there is a list of tags to help you narrow down the type of pictures you want to see.  If you see a picture you like, click on it and it will open full-sized in a second window. If you like the picture, you will need to do three things:  1) download it to your PC, 2) load the picture into the Curezone image database and 3) make the picture your Curezone avatar. The procedures below apply to any picture on a web page, not just I ...
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Sounds like hives to me.   [End]
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I have had GEICO for thirty years. I don’t plan to ever change. I’m happy with the service I’ve gotten with them. I’ve probably put in 3-4 claims over the years. They are very good at following up, and I have been real happy with how they deal with the other driver’s insurance company. They are a little ’departmentalized,’ meaning you can’t get everything done through one person, but all-in-all it works out pretty well.   [End]
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There is a lot of conflicting information on the web about whether dogs have the enzyme needed to digest garlic, and that they can get anemia from it. I can tell you that we were giving our dog garlic brewer’s yeast many years ago and she died of hemolytic anemia. I won’t risk it again.   [End]
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Study: Selenium supplements may raise diabetes risk http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/07/09/diabetes.selenium.reut/index....   [End]
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Whispering... I have been wondering about you recently. I’m sorry things got rough for you. I hope you are feeling better. Best wishes, ~Mistral (formerly #72081)   [End]
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Just happened across these sites today. Both have recommended supplements and corresponding explanations. http://www.townsendletter.com/July_2002/alzheimers0702.htm http://www.dcnutrition.com/problems/Detail.CFM?RecordNumber=193   [End]
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I am on Armour. I have never lost weight, unfortunately.   [End]
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Minerals are involved in thousands of activities in our bodies. - They are transporters and signalers. - They are receptor activators. - They are components of hormones. - They are components of the enzymes that catalyze biochemical activities. - They are involved in the contraction and relaxation of muscles. - They are channel regulators. - They are involved in fluid balance, fluid pressure, and membrane strength and permeability. - They are involved in energy production. - They are involved in respiration. - They are involved in digestion. - They are involved in removal of t ...
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Well, the folate/niacinamide thing is actually the outcome of some research I was doing about over-/undermethylation. So first we talked about the G6PD test results, and the other three possibilities. Stupid me did not have a pen with me and tried to commit the info to memory (which is why I can’t think of what they were now!). Eventually I brought up the methylation topic. He knew exactly what I was talking about (specifically the work of the Pfeiffer Treatment Center). He considers himself a ”complementary/holistic” doctor so I kind of get a mix of allopath/holistic approaches when I ...
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Thanks, boldyloxx. I didn’t realize what Mosaic was at first, but now it’s the first place I go. Love the kitty!   [End]
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Hi, Refreshed! Here’s the latest. The doctor was very nice and did the G6PD blood test. It came back in normal range, but in women, this is not necessarily conclusive. I’m not so convinced about it myself anymore based on other things the doctor and I talked about. The doctor feels that I might have one of three other possible enzyme defects but he wants to try to narrow in on it a bit more before pursuing diagnostics. First, we are looking into a folate/methylation problem, and he had me taking extra folate and niacinamide. I was actually feeling quite well, sleeping better, l ...
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Hi, Refreshed! I’ve only ever tried magnesium glycinate, which did seem to help reduce muscle twitching and cramping that I was having. It also helped a little with anxiety. Just read this morning that the KAL brand of magnesium glycinate is more glycinate than it is magnesium, making me wonder about the Vital Life brand I was using. It doesn’t say how much elemental magnesium it contains. But I have mostly gotten away from dosing any particular mineral individually. Seemed to create more problems than it solved. I just take a multi-mineral now. For a long while, I didn’t bel ...
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Depends on what you are trying to accomplish. The glycinate, aspartate, and orotate forms are supposed to be the most absorbable. Citrate and oxide are less absorbable (oxide the least absorbable) and are more laxative.   [End]
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My goiter was associated with hypothyroidism.   [End]
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This is a great site for that kind of information... http://www.revolutionhealth.com/drugs-treatments (formerly http://www.remedyfind.com) It defaults to a search by med name, but choose the Conditions tab to see all meds/supplements rated for a specific condition. The thing that I absolutely love is the reader comments. Pretty enlightening. I found out accidentally that Vitamin B6 can stop/decrease an mild anxiety attack (the kind where you suddenly feel a swell of anxiety and your heart starts beating fast). Don’t know if that was just how it affected me, or whether any ...
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Well, you took the wind out of my belly laugh, but I’m glad you did since the original post was so funny I might have pointed others to see it. Crazy world. The line between reality and fiction... blurred.   [End]
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I really feel for you. I think that iodine supplementation is a really terribly bad choice for you. Not everyone reacts well to iodine. Some of the symptoms you describe after you started taking iodine sound like severe hyperthyroidism. Are you experiencing any other symptoms on this list? http://www.btf-thyroid.org/index.htm After iodine supplementing for 9 months, I suddenly became severely hyperthyroid when I switched from KI to Iodoral (iodine in tablet form that is 8000% of the recommended daily value), and I can tell you I was as close to manic as you can get and still re ...
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That’s interesting, peace. I have also finally gotten rid of my goiter. Had it 10 years and it was moderate-sized. It finally started to go away when I started a multi-mineral formula and an iron supplement. Had a lot of detox symptoms and the fun of going hyperthyroid as well, but I am through all that now. I still take a small amount of Armour thyroid, too. Seems that without it, I’m not always producing enough stomach acid and can’t get enough nutrition out of food. I think that may have contributed to the goiter in the first place, and I’d rather not risk that again. I’m ...
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Well, that is really good information. Thanks for posting it. Makes me wonder what else I don’t know that might be affecting my thyroid.   [End]
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Well, I’m not sure what was causing what at that point. I had also started a general mineral supplement three months prior to the MSM. Anyway, the symptoms I had when I started taking MSM was that I was severely hyperthyroid - EXCESSIVELY hot, severe pressure behind the eyes, too much nervous energy while strangely fatigued at the same time, a mild degree of confusion, fingernails ripping at the quick for no reason, callousing on my hands in funny places (noticeable after a bath)... and definitely irritable. No periods. Other symptoms not usually connected to hyperthyroidism -- seve ...
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Wombat - I am 50. I was on iodine supplementation for a year. During the last 9 months of supplementation I only had one period. After a year, I stopped taking iodine. At about the same time I started taking MSM. After a month, my periods came back consistently. Coincidentally, I had hair analysis done about the same time which showed that I was practically-off-the-chart low on sulphur.   [End]
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I stumbled onto this web site. It has an unbelievable collection of information from various research studies on each vitamin and mineral, which they are using to determine legitimate documented/verifiable statements as to the actual functions they perform. http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/jhci_healthreport.pdf   [End]
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I thought these articles were pretty interesting. Melatonin may also be produced in the skin http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/271/21/12281 Melatonin - acetalytion - methylation - folic acid http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/132/9/2781   [End]
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Whoa! Now that is REALLY interesting.   [End]
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This is from an endocrinology journal, which gives even more details about sulfation (SO[4]) and sulfonation (SO[3]). http://edrv.endojournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/5/703   [End]
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At the request of Grzbear, here is information I posted another forum: ------------ Yes, I’m not sure why it [sulphur] has been so overlooked. I have a book on human nutrition and metabolism, and there is less than a paragraph in it about sulphur, yet other minerals get 4-5 pages. Here’s a link that might interest you: http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/articles/Sulfation_Benefits_072204.pdf Even that is only a small part of the picture because of its emphasis on sulfates. Many enzymatic processes use sulphur in other forms.   [End]
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Yes, I’m not sure why it has been so overlooked. I have a book on human nutrition and metabolism, and there is less than a paragraph in it about sulphur, yet other minerals get 4-5 pages. Here’s a link that might interest you: http://www.epsomsaltcouncil.org/articles/Sulfation_Benefits_072204.pdf Even that is only a small part of the picture because of its emphasis on sulfates. Many enzymatic processes use sulphur in other forms.   [End]
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Actually, those are common symptoms. You might find these informal thyroid survey results interesting. This is the data analysis of the survey for those who answered the survey indicating they had hypothyroidism, and the symptoms they reported. It is pretty interesting. Hair loss reported by 62% Eyebrow changes reported by 38% http://curezone.com/faq/p/r2.asp?a=28&s=39&u=1&o=24388&u2=2   [End]
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Lyn (or anyone) - Does Orlee’s book describe which minerals as associated with which amino acids? or other enzymes?   [End]
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Sorry - didn’t see this until now. No, wasn’t doing any alkalyzing. Thanks for the suggestions. Right now I’m working on folic acid/niacinamide and other B vitamins, and want to see how that goes for a few weeks. Have been considering ACV but wasn’t sure of what amount and how often. What is the reason for adding baking soda to the ACV? How much do you add? I suspect my MSM situation isn’t likely to happen to most people. I have odd reactions to MSM, ascorbic acid, selenomethionine, and few others that aren’t coming to mind at the moment. Best wishes, ~Mistral   [End]
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Hi, FF - Here is an example of their lab report. [This example looks pretty extreme though!] http://www.doctorsdata.com/repository.asp?id=1270 I’m still not entirely sure what it all means though. I feel that the ”lows” are pretty informative. I’m just not so sure what the ”highs” mean. Does high mean too much, extra, or not bioavailable?   [End]
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That’s outrageous! My hair analysis cost $70.00. It was from Doctor’s Data Lab. An analysis was included in the lab’s report. Then my doctor and I discussed it on my next regular visit. There were no additional doctor’s fees. I’m really glad I did it. I was a little skeptical. But it showed I was almost off the chart low on sulphur and boron. And supplementing those has helped, and led to some research that has helped find other needs as well. But that guy just seems to be in it for the money.   [End]
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Plasticat - A search for an image for pustular dermatitis took me to this site (www.medscape.com/viewarticle/458362) which mentioned a SPD patient who had additional history of rheumatoid arthritis and a goiter. The SPD developed after the patient started taking methotrexate for the RA. May or may not be a coincidence. Do you have either of those? As I’ve been researching folic acid deficiency, I’ve come across rheumatoid arthritis frequently. The goiter question may have a connection to folic acid deficiency, but I haven’t seen that directly mentioned. But I had a thyroid goiter ...
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Plasticat - You and I have posted before about whole foods being the best way of getting nutrients. Are you still sticking with that approach? I have discovered since then that due to low stomach acid, it is very likely I wasn’t digesting food well enough to get much nutrition out of food at all. I’m starting to think that the only way I am actually getting enough vitamins and minerals is because of the supplements I’m taking. Long story there. Apparently, I have had a long-standing folic acid deficiency. If you look at the individual B-vitamins, most of them are required for ...
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San 2006 - So you’ll know what to watch for: The stomach issues started gradually after I’d taken MSM for about a month. I kept getting these mild stomach aches. I didn’t connect them to the MSM and I kept plodding forward. I had a hair analysis that showed I was extraordinarily low on sulphur, so I assumed I should continue. But the stomach pains progressed to burning pain, and then eventually I was doubled-over with what felt like acid burning a hole through my stomach. My doctor told me it was actually low stomach acid, and after reading about that, I discovered that low stom ...
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Yes. Actually, I’m not knocking it. I think sulphur is a very overlooked aspect of nutrition. Lots and lots of good things about it. MSM got rid of my hyperthyroidism, and I felt great for a few weeks. So like all other supplements, individual results may vary! Particularly if you have another deficiency of an interdependent facotor.   [End]
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I am also sensitive to MSM. After I took it for a month (500 mg./day), my digestion and my thyroid shut down. So much for it being non-toxic up to 10 grams/day. Learned some interesting things out of that. I don’t think it was the sulphur; I think it was the methyl groups. Seems I may be Folic acid deficient. The folate/methylation cycle is complex. Still trying to understand it.   [End]
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I dunno. But it likes phosphatidylethanolamine.   [End]
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Lipid Compositional Changes in Calves Fed Excess Iodine K. J. Jenkins 1 1 Animal Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6 http://jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/73/9/2489 Calves were fed milk replacer containing .57, 10, or 200 ppm iodine (from ethylenediaminedihydriodide) to determine the effects of excess dietary iodine on composition of lipids in blood plasma, liver, and heart. High iodine intakes had no effect on plasma total lipids or lipid classes, but caused lipid class concentration changes in liver and heart. Both 10 and 200 ppm iodine increased ...
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Or this: Lipid Compositional Changes in Calves Fed Excess Iodine K. J. Jenkins 1 1 Animal Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6 http://jds.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/73/9/2489 Calves were fed milk replacer containing .57, 10, or 200 ppm iodine (from ethylenediaminedihydriodide) to determine the effects of excess dietary iodine on composition of lipids in blood plasma, liver, and heart. High iodine intakes had no effect on plasma total lipids or lipid classes, but caused lipid class concentration changes in liver and heart. Both 10 and 200 ppm iodin ...
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Does any of this correspond to you? ”Overmethylation: This condition is the biochemical opposite of undermethylation. It is characterized by elevated levels of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, low whole blood histamine, and low absolute basophils. This population is characterized by the following typical symptoms: Absence of seasonal, inhalent allergies, but a multitude of chemical or food sensitivities, high anxiety which is evident to all, low libido, obsessions but not compulsions, tendency for paranoia and auditory hallucinations, underachievement as a child, heavy body hair ...
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Oooo... right... wrong forum.   [End]
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Too much time in the Colloidal Silver forum, perhaps?   [End]
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Given that I had already been supplementing iodine for a year before becoming hyperthyroid, I really doubt there was much to be gained by even more iodine supplementation. Have you ever been hyperthyroid, Trapper? Do you speak from experience?   [End]
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I became even more hyperthyroid after taking Iodoral. I was extremely SICK and unbelievably hot for days after taking it.   [End]
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I don’t know if this would work for anyone else, but it worked for me. My hyperthyroidism went away when I took MSM (MethylSulfonylMethane). It’s a sulphur mineral supplement you can buy in stores that sell supplements, like VitaminShoppe. I took 500 mg a day. The hyperthyroid was gone in about two weeks. I kept taking the MSM, felt great for another month, but then I started to get severe stomachaches. Turned out I had gone back to being hypothyroid again. So based on that, I would say just take it for a few weeks, and stop a lot earlier than I did. Three meds that docto ...
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This information would seem to indicate that it might be possible for iodine to replace methyl groups. http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=872878 Wiki on methylation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylation Methylation is also involved in thyroid regulation and controlling histamine activity.   [End]
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Thanks for looking into info on boron for me. It does seem to help with alertness.   [End]
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Anyone know the relationship between boron levels and impact on Vitamin B6, manganese, and zinc? It seems there is a negative impact, but I’m trying to understand why. And/or... boron and its relationship to alertness? Thanks! ~Mistral   [End]
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Enjoyed learning about that. Thanks!   [End]
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Elemental Composition of the Human Body http://web2.airmail.net/uthman/elements_of_body.html The table below gives the amount of each chemical element found in the human body, from most to least abundant. For each element, there is the amount in mass units in an averge (70-kilogram) person, the volume of the element, and the length of the side of a cube that would contain that amount of the pure element. Volumes of solid and liquid elements are based on density at or near room temperature (where available). For the gaseous elements (oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, chlori ...
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