Flouride

Hyperthyroidism

Starting in the 1930s and continuing through to the late 1950’s sodium fluoride was used to lower the activity of the thyroid gland for those suffering from hyperthyroidism.

For Many, 3-fluorotyrosine became the treatment of choice in hyperthyroidism. Within 6 to 8 weeks patients became symptom-free, and employment-ready. (1937) Litzka and May were able to document and supply evidence for all claims. Between Jan.1, 1935 and October 1936, May further cured 501 patients successfully with fluorotyrosine.

Around the same time (1932) Gorlitzer von Mundy, being aware that fluorides also get absorbed through the skin, began fluoride treatments of hyperthyroid patients in Austria by prescribing 20 minute baths containing 30ccm (0.03l) HF per 200 liters of water. He reported on his successful treatment spanning over 30 years and involving over 600 patients at a 1962 symposium on fluoride toxicity organized by Gordonoff in Bern, which was also attended by other world-leading experts including the great George Waldbott, Steyn, and others.

The fact is that in ALL cases but one, fluoride produced reduced plasma bound iodine, even at 0.9 mg/day – a fact of great importance when one considers the current knowledge on sub-clinical hypothyroidism. In ALL cases but 1 the Basic Metabolic Rate (BMI) decreased. This was achieved sometimes within 20 days. To evaluate this properly, one needs to understand how anti-thyroid agents work. It is well known in the field of endocrinology that PTU and Methimazole, the two drugs currently used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, sometimes can take a few months to kick in, due to the thyroid storing large amounts of iodine. Galetti seems to complain about the fact that it took so long, concluding that it was “effective only occasionally among people subjected to massive doses of this substance” (This besides the fact that 6 of 15 patients were completely healed!…The average “massive” dose meaning 6mg NaF (2.9 F-) daily. One patient was clinically cured by 2.72mg F-/day over a period of four month period…

Flluoride is no longer used for hyperthyroidism treatement, only because there are stronger anti-thyroid drugs like Tapazole and PTU. However, treatment such as this might mean that one would not have to be on conventional medication for life.

May W – “Antagonismus zwischen Jod und Fluor im Organismus” Klin Wochenschr 14:790-792 (1935)

May W – “Behandlung der Hypothyreosen einschließlich des schweren genuinen Morbus Basedow mit Fluor” Klin Wochenschr 16:562-564 (1937)

Galetti, PM;Joyet, G – “Effect of Fluorine On Thyroidal Iodine Metabolism in Hyperthyroidism” J Clin Endocrinol 18:1102-1110 (1958)

Possible Pregnancy-Related Issues

Fluoride avoidance reduced anemia in pregnant women, decreased pre-term births and enhanced babies’ birth-weight, concludes leading fluoride expert, AK Susheela and colleagues, in a study published in Current Science (May 2010).

Susheela’s team explains that anemia in pregnancy, which can lead to maternal and infant mortality, continues to plague many countries despite nutritional counseling and maternal iron and folic acid supplementation. This is the first examination of fluoride as an additional risk factor for anemia and low-birth-weight babies.

Anemic pregnant women living in India, whose urine contained 1 mg/L fluoride or more, were separated into two groups. The experimental group avoided fluoride in water, food and other sources and ate a nutritious diet per instruction. The control group received no instructions. Both groups supplemented with iron and folic acid.

Results reveal that anemia was reduced and pre-term and low-birth-weight babies were considerably fewer in the fluoride-avoidance group as compared to the control. Two stillbirths occurred in the control group, none in the experimental group.