Thalassotherapy and Iodine

Thalassotherapy is Good for Post-Cancer Treatment

2012-02-09T12:25:00.001-05:00

Conventional cancer therapy, as utilized by our doctors in Canada & the US can take many forms. Two of modern medicine's current 'go to' therapies for treating cancer are high energy 'radiation therapy' known as Radiotherapy & a cocktail of chemicals in pill & liquid form, referred to as Chemotherapy. What's widely known by most cancer patients is that these forms of 'conventional cancer

Symptoms & Causes of Iodine Deficiency

2011-07-21T11:52:00.001-04:00

Symptoms of iodine deficiency are often similar to those with Hashi's, Grave's, Fibromyalgia, CFS & other auto-immune disorders. This is because iodine deficiency plays a large part in those conditions & symptoms too. As Dr. Brownstein mentions in his book, 'Iodine, why you need it, why you can't live without it', 95% of the 4000 patients he tested, were deficient in this essential mineral,

Iodine Insufficiency as it relates to causing Cancer

2011-07-02T14:26:00.000-04:00

It’s great when doctors ‘think outside the box’ and work to teach others what they’ve learned through their medical practice, especially when it comes to cancer. This is the case with Dr. Jorge D Flechas MD, with whom spreading the word about iodine sufficiency as it relates to of total body health has been his mission. His direct approach when speaking to the medical community about the

Our Biological Ocean Connections

2011-06-25T13:40:00.000-04:00

I think that if women knew that using whole, raw brown kelp, that is grown indigenously in Canada & the US as a food, in a bath or in a bodywrap spa therapy, would provide them with enough bio-available vitamins, minerals, enzymes, essential amino acids, polysaccharide sugars, protein, fibre that would; strengthen their immune system, prevent & help to treat breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian

Iodine protects you from skin cancer

2011-06-04T15:00:00.000-04:00

Our bodies store about 20% of our total iodine supply in our skin. This became most apparent to me last summer while I was enjoying some warming summer rays of sun by the pool for a couple of hours without sunscreen. I wondered why for so many years I had burned & now I wasn't, even after more than 2 hours of exposure. The sun hadn't changed, it was still as hot as ever, so it must have been

Macrobiotic Diet Saves Lives from Radiation Exposure

2011-05-10T20:57:00.000-04:00

Seaweeds have been used for generations in the preparation of Japanese cuisine, a regular part of their daily diet. The health benefits that obtained by eating ocean vegetables are reflected in the overall health & wellness of the Japanese & Korean populations. Most notably the lowest rates of cancer, especially reproductive cancers like breast, ovarian & prostate cancer, due in large part to

Insulin dependance is reduced with Iodine Therapy for Type 1 & 2 Diabetes

2011-04-05T12:08:00.000-04:00

I always find it very interesting to share 'new' health information with people who can really benefit from the therapy, if they choose to take it. It's very rewarding, from my perspective, to see the lights go on as the dots get connected, much the same way it happens for myself. And still does as I 'realize' the positive effects of thalassotherapy & iodine have on the body & connect that in

Radiation Poisoning is avoided with Seaweeds & Iodine

2011-03-26T15:38:00.000-04:00

Seaweeds have been used for generations in the preparation of Japanese cuisine, a regular part of their traditional daily diet. The health benefits that obtained by eating ocean vegetables are reflected in the overall health & wellness of the Japanese & Korean populations. Most notably, they have the lowest rates of cancer, especially reproductive cancers like breast, ovarian & prostate cancer

Seaweed for a Strong Immune System

2011-03-15T19:12:00.060-04:00

If you consider your healthy immune system to be a large cushion that protects you from discomfort & disease around your body. With a big cushion, ie strong immune system, conditions that we experience in life such as, stress or bacterial or viral infections will bounce off us if our cushion is big enough. A weakened immune system, with a small cushion, which catches everything that goes by, is

Replenishing vital nutrients prevents dis-ease including Osteoporosis

2011-02-23T11:25:00.000-05:00

Eighty-three (83) elements in the periodic table that are biologically absorbable & contained in the body, are found in sea water. Over sixty (60) of these, including many important trace minerals are concentrated in seaweed, specifically in the brown kelps. These trace elements are minerals which our body cannot produce for itself, but are to be absorbed through our food daily, to help with

Why doesn't every doctor know about 'The Universal Medicine'?

2011-02-18T11:53:00.000-05:00

The simple answer to this question was answered by Dr. Brownstein in his book, 'Iodine, why you need it, why you can't live without it'. In it, he stated that in medical school, what medical students are taught about Iodine was specific to iodine deficiency & that is, 'table salt is iodized which is sufficient enough for the population as a whole and that additional supplementation was not

Seaweed Soup for Post Natal Care

2011-02-05T11:19:00.002-05:00

This is a delicious way to enjoy the healing benefits of eating seaweed. Japan & Korea have the lowest rates of reproductive organ cancers in the world, due to their high intake of brown kelps. This soup is served traditionally to new mothers in Korea, made by the mother-in-law for the new mother. She then eats the soup with every meal 3X/day for 100 days, to replenish the nutrients lost

Ocean-Therapy benefits for a DRY treatment room

2011-01-28T13:41:00.000-05:00

Incorporating a new treatment modality like Ocean-Therapy into your clinic or spa usually means renovations and soaker tubs installations & cost of training therapists. What is a new concept to many owners & therapists is utilizing indigenous and ancient treatments like Ocean-Therapy in a DRY treatment room setting & how cost effective & income generating it can be. Learning about the

Iodine is essential for a strong immune system

2011-01-27T12:02:00.000-05:00

A strong and complete immune system includes the essential mineral iodine. Iodine is a fat soluble mineral and not very water soluble, the water soluble version of iodine is commonly found in potassium-iodide. Since vitamin C is water soluble many people regularly consume portions in the 2000mg – 6000mg range regularly to combat colds, flu's, infections etc.. Since iodine is fat soluble it's

Lymphatic Drainage & Detoxification

2011-01-15T14:34:00.000-05:00

Manual acceleration of lymph drainage is utilized by many massage therapists to reduce the size of lymphedemas that seem to be occurring so commonly in people these days. With the heavy load of toxins our body's respond to these days from our comprised air, water & food, it's not surprising to see more people with lymphedemas. As toxins are stored in our bodies organs & excess fat cells, when

Replenishing vital nutrients transdermally lost during pregnancy

2010-12-19T13:58:00.004-05:00

Women in Korea are taught at a very young age their biological connection to the ocean - that the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby in mommy's tummy is the same as ocean water. So during their pregnancy they put seaweed across their bellies to absorb the nutrients that are so important for fetal development. As the fetal brain requires twice as much iodine for proper brain development as

Lugols Solution for prevention & treatment of colds & flu

2010-12-17T19:30:00.001-05:00

This time of year it's important to stay healthy by making good food choices. A busy schedule doesn't necessarily equate with eating fast food. Choose to eat raw, whole & nutritiously complete foods all year round which helps to keep your immune system strong & protect you against colds & flu. If you do find yourself with a cold or flu bug this winter season, a great source of healing remedy

Calcium from seaweed does a body good!

2010-12-14T10:50:00.001-05:00

Pasteurized milk is not a good source of calcium to be absorbed by our bodies. When milk is pasteurized, it goes through a high heating process that kills both good & bad bacteria, healing enzymes, vitamins, good fats & proteins. Pasteurization destroys the natural Vitamin C that is found in raw milk and also converts it's sugar, lactose into beta-lactose, which is readily & easily absorbed

Ocean-therapy OR Thalassotherapy - an ancient healing experience

2010-11-25T13:26:00.002-05:00

For thousands of years, the ocean has been recognized for it’s healing properties and utilized by cultures situated near the ocean. The father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, would send his patients to the ocean to soak and walk, absorbing it’s healing nutrients transdermally through our largest organ, our skin and breathing the healing iodine as it’s carried along in the air molecules into our

Movember means 'mo money & mo disease'

2010-11-21T14:43:00.002-05:00

With so many men diagnosed with prostate cancer these days, almost 25,000 this year, which is about 1 in 7 according to the Canadian Cancer society statistics. In Canada, an average of 80 men each week die from this disease, over 4,000 annually, which could actually be more, since after 5 years the Cancer society statistics don't count you if you die, they count you as a survivor. In the US the

Iodized Salt treated Goitre in the 1920's

2010-11-14T19:26:00.002-05:00

Most people today understand to stay away from processed salt, table salt & processed foods that are high in processed sodium, this is good. The message that needs to be understood more clearly is that unrefined or unprocessed sea salt is good for us and we need it. There is a clear distinction between unprocessed salt and processed salt and hence a direct difference in their health benefits.

Re-absorbing Iodine

2010-11-13T17:52:00.001-05:00

The re-absorption of iodine/iodide into the body can take up to a year to facilitate in some people, which is dependent upon the toxicity of the individual and the nutritional program that is followed or adopted during that time. Detoxification is a natural process that occurs in our lymphatic system and iodine helps to facilitate this detoxification very well in the body, killing pathogens and

The Ocean Provides

2010-11-10T11:16:00.002-05:00

Our connection to our outside world is sometimes lost today, in our modern fast paced lifestyles, since much of our time is spent inside. I think, almost without exception though, people enjoy fresh air, warm sunshine and being outside experiencing nature. It's this connection with nature that we sometimes take for granted and don't always realize the many benefits we gain in experiencing

Cystic conditions of the Breast

2010-10-27T14:45:00.001-04:00

Seems that most women these days are experiencing cystic conditions of breast and or ovaries. A painful monthly or everyday condition that occurs known as Fibrocystic Breast Disease. In today's blog I will speak of cystic breasts, but please understand there is a direct relation to cystic conditions of ovaries as well as it relates to iodine deficiencies, to be discussed another day. Medical

What is Halogen Displacement & why should I care?

2010-09-24T19:41:00.035-04:00

Halogen Displacement sounds like it could be the name of a new pop band. In my best radio voice, ‘Introducing the hottest sensation at the top of the charts it’s 'Halogen Displacement' with their new single ‘Feeling crappy again’. Sounds like it could be a hit as auto-immune diseases are skyrocketing across the continent. Anyone wondering why? The high risk categories would include those who