Iodine

Sorry I've not updated this blog for a couple weeks :-( I haven't been on the internet as much lately, but I'm doing great! My brother got married 2 weekends ago which left me totally exhausted - but NOT as exhausted as I thought I'd be!! I lasted through the entire day and was out on the dance floor boogeying down! In fact I was one of the last to leave the dance floor. It felt good to get some excercise, even though my knee complained about it for several days. One thing that may be contributing to my new-found energy is I've started taking iodine. I started it a few days before the wedding and noticed an instant improvement! Also, many of my muscle spasms started to fade. I still have a lot in my neck/shoulders but I'm hoping maybe they will go away more with time?? I found a bunch of interesting websites by a Dr. Brownstein.

https://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore_Iodine.php

http://www.amazon.com/Iodine-need-cant-live-without/dp/B001URN3UG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1306859024&sr=8-7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cho8yQt3Co8

I realized that I live in one of the most iodine-deficient places ON EARTH! And I know my thyroid tends to be swollen and I'm slightly hypothyroid. So, I went to the health food store and bought some liquid iodine (not iodide which is found in table salt). I took the very smallest dose as I didn't know what it would do to me ;-) 150 mcg under the tongue. I immediately felt very relaxed and sleepy, like my body just wanted to sleep and heal! But I kept taking it and the sleepy feeling went away. Next thing I noticed was certain muscles started relaxing (days 3 or 4). After about a week the pesky "crick" in my back went away. The one thing I noticed was slightly more migraines; but I'm not sure if that is from the extra activity or some bad things I ate. I have a feeling that my body is "detoxing" and so I'll feel a bit worse before I get better. Also, the spasms going away has made me more unstable than usual. I'm going to stick with it and see how much better I feel after ALL the spasms go away! I can't believe how well this stuff has worked for me so far. Obviously my body was low on iodine and I didn't know it.