(This response: online publication only)
The Iodine Debate so far. . .
Editorial:
Iodine: A Lot to Swallow
by Alan Gaby, MD
(Aug/Sept
2005)
A
Rebuttal of Dr. Gaby's Editorial on Iodine
by Guy E. Abraham, MD and David Brownstein,
MD
Online publication only. . .
(October
2005)
Alan
R. Gaby, MD's Response to:
A Rebuttal of Dr. Gaby's Editorial on Iodine
Online publication only. . .
(November
2005)
Iodine Debate
Continues: Rebuttal #2
by Guy E. Abraham, MD and David Brownstein,
MD
Online publication only. . .
(April
2006)
Alan
R. Gaby's Response to Rebuttal #2
Online publication only. . .
(April
2006)
Iodine
Debate Continues. . .Gaby's Rebuttal #3
by Guy E. Abraham, MD and David Brownstein,
MD
Online publication only. . .
(July
2006)
Alan R. Gaby, MD replies:
"Iodophobic bioterrorism?" Methinks
the gentlemen doth protest too much.
If Dr. Brownstein has done before-and-after thyroid antibody tests on all his
patients, then his data might resolve the question of whether short-term treatment
with high-dose iodine increases the incidence of thyroiditis. I urge him to
publish his results. His data would not appear, however, to answer the question
of whether long-term iodine therapy increases the incidence of thyroiditis,
particularly since Dr. Brownstein only started using high-dose iodine routinely
about three years ago.
Aside from my comments above, I see no value in continuing this debate. My
concerns about iodine toxicity were stated in my editorial and in the rebuttals
that followed. Those who have an interest in resolving these issues are urged
to read the original research cited by Abraham/Brownstein and by me, and to
reach their own conclusions.
I cannot accept Abraham/Brownstein's analogy between iodine and the Myers cocktail,
with respect to the need for toxicity studies. While I am an advocate of the
Myers cocktail, I have never stated that it is entirely safe. Indeed, I have
described adverse reactions and potential toxicities and have recommended that
it be administered with caution. I use the Myers cocktail to treat chronic
fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart failure, acute asthma, and several other conditions.
I do not recommend that the entire human race receive Myers cocktails, as Abraham
and Brownstein seem to be recommending for megadose iodine.
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