I just want to add my two cents here about thyroid and iodine.

Blodd circulates through your body and is cleansed through your thyroid about
every 6 or 7 minutes. If your body does not have enough idodine then your blood
is not being cleaned properly.

There appears to be a great many Americans who are iodine deficient, as it has
been depleted in our food system, so even non lyme infected people need
supplementation. Japan consumes about 700 times more than we Americans do.

Some lyme with mycoplasma infections will have thyroid wasting or other
implications because of the brucella bacteria they may be harvesting in their
body. Their may be a need for those to consume iodine supplements in order to
function and to thwart off cancer or other problems.

While consuming iodine, if in the form of Potassium Iodide, you will also be
kicking the PH level up inside your system. Higher PH levels are associated
with killing diseases.

Some bacteria will just die in higher PH. Thus, consumption of quality
Potassium Iodide can not only kill the offender, protect your thyroid and blood
from other bacteria, but make you feel a whole lot better.



--- In lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com, "Gina Moore" <vegasmomof3@...> wrote:
>
> I just really feel in my gut that Lyme/co's mess up hormones. I think
> because we are all so different, the mechanism by which it does is different
> for each of us. All I do know is that when you have any kind of stress
> (emotional, physical, mental, illness, infection, whatever - including Lyme)
> your body sees it all the same and your hormones go to work to try to
> mitigate and/or fix it. I feel the signs and symptoms we all have (no
> matter what the illness) are due to the body's natural response (via
> hormones) to dealing with it. In the short term, that is what is supposed
> to happen. Your hormones respond to the stress and in effect are thrown out
> of whack. When the stress is over, they go back to normal. However, when
> you are dealing with Lyme, that is undiagnosed, undertreated and plain
> missed for YEARS, it takes a heavy toll on the delicate balance of hormones.
> Even if you kill all the bugs, your body will have a difficult time
> adjusting the hormones back to their pre-illness state.
>
>
>
> Some believe that cancers are some type of infection gone wrong. Supposedly
> the cancerous cells are trying to protect the body from the infection, or
> are a result of the infection, or something like that (not my area, but I've
> heard little about it). There are studies that show the infection theory
> (whether viral, bacterial, fungal or otherwise) is valid.
>
>
>
> Thyroid is a huge part of your immune system. Without thyroid hormones your
> cells don't function properly. It is the energy for the cell. It gets
> mitochondria working better and reproducing more quickly. Mitochondria are
> where the ATP (Kreb's) cycle takes place, which is the engine of the cell.
> Thyroid gets the mitochondria funtioning right and reproducing more quickly
> which ultimately gets the ATP cycle going more and more, increasing the
> metabolism of the cell. Iodine is what makes up thyroid hormones.
>
>
>
> Ohhhhh. soooo much more to say.. But I have to go! I'll write more next
> week when I get back!
>
> Gina
>
>
>
> _____
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> From: lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of suzy flynn
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 4:13 PM
> To: lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [lymestrategies] OT- nodules on thyroid
>
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> Thanks Nancy. I probably should be taking iodine anyway.
>
>
>
> Suzy
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Nancy Umberger <mailto:ncumberger@...>
>
> To: lymestrategies@ <mailto:lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 11:46 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [lymestrategies] OT- nodules on thyroid
>
>
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>
> Suzy,
>
> I don't know how my thyroid is. What I have heard is that iodine is good
> against breast cancer. I have had breast cancer. I have been taking
> Iodoral(two drops of Lugol's in pill form) for quite some time now. It
> seems to be helping with digestion and maybe body temperature.
>
> Best to you,
>
> Nancy U.
>
> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, suzannem527 <sflynn@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: suzannem527 <sflynn@...>
> Subject: [lymestrategies] OT- nodules on thyroid
> To: lymestrategies@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 10:43 AM
>
> Hi,
> I recently found out that I have 9 nodules on my thyroid.
>
> Is this a common thing for people w/ lyme?
>
> Endo wants to do biopsies. I am not keen on anything invasive. Doc says its
> safe. If it is so safe why do they only biopsy 2 nodules at a time? This
> means I will have to have 5 sessions of biopsies. Seems ridiculous to me?
> Plus the procedure will be horrific because I cannot lay flat due to severe
> vertigo for the past 6 years. Even if I am sedated, I will be incapacitated
> after I wake up. And the biggest fear is will this become a new symp that
> will not go away.
>
> My family doc suggested iodine therapy (lugols), but she said I would be
> going against traditional medical practices and I would have to sign a
> waiver. OMG! That sounds bad too. (I really do trust this dr. She isnt LLMD
> but treats mostly lyme/autism/ mercury patients- mostly with natural
> protocols).
>
> I would hate to ignore this if it could be cancerous. A friend suggested a
> tumor marker blood test. My docs don't seem to think it is necessary.
>
> Can anyone point me to some research and info on these choices of treatment?
> I would so appreciate it.
>
> Has anyone had experience with this? Lyme and mercury poisoning is bad
> enough, now I have this to deal with. Argh!
>
> I know that this group is highly educated and full of experience and wisdom.
> I would love some feedback.
>
> Thanks,
> Suzy in PA
>