But these days most people are wary of taking iodine supplements or using it topically as an all-powerful germ buster and endocrine facilitator. Most bacteria will die within 15 to 30 seconds of contact. Iodine is a popular antiseptic, something our grandmothers kept in their medicine chests to use on cuts and grazes (ouch!) As a topical antiseptic, iodine is capable of killing pathogens that include gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, yeasts, viruses and protozoa. But there is no excuse for not investigating the iodine status of patients who have thyroid problems, let alone breast cancer. Often the iodine restoration sets off bromide-based reactivity that needs to be counteracted with literally – a pinch of salt in order to correct a patient’s iodine status. Iodine supplementation is not straightforward, as we know and some people are allergic to it.
An iodine deficiency has wormed its way into our modern constitutions due to a bromide overload, thanks to dietary and environmental sources.Ī dietary deficiency of iodine they say, must be addressed as part of a “preventive and or a therapeutic strategy”. Furthermore it was reported that after 50 years of research and cross examination, abnormal iodine metabolism needs to be considered as a causative factor in many of our common ailments.
#Dr brownstein iodine test update#
According to an update on the popular Breast Cancer Choices website, the therapeutic use of iodine for treating breast cancer is proving to be very effective.