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Since chlorine is known to be detrimental to the thyroid gland, does mms harm it? Thanks.

no. not appreciably.

Gary Stauffer posted this on one of the email lists

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474311/

Mechanistic aspects of ingested chlorine dioxide on thyroid function: impact of oxidants on iodide metabolism.
J P Bercz, L L Jones, R M Harrington, R Bawa, and L Condie

Abstract
Toxicological studies dealing with recent findings of health effects of drinking water disinfectants are reviewed. Experiments with monkeys and rodents indicate that the biological activity of ingested disinfectants is expressed via their chemical interaction with the mucosal epithelia, secretory products, and nutritional contents of the alimentary tract. Evidence exists that a principal partner of this redox interaction is the iodide of nutritional origin that is ubiquitous in the gastrointestinal tract. Thus the observation that subchronic exposure to chlorine dioxide (ClO2) in drinking water decreases serum thyroxine levels in mammalian species can be best explained with changes produced in the chemical form of the bioavailable iodide. Ongoing and previously reported mechanistic studies indicate that oxidizing agents such as chlorine-based disinfectants oxidize the basal iodide content of the gastrointestinal tract. The resulting reactive iodine species readily attaches to organic matter by covalent bonding. Evidence suggests that the extent to which such iodinated organics are formed is proportional to the magnitude of the electromotive force and stoichiometry of the redox couple between iodide and the disinfectant. Because the extent of thyroid uptake of the bioavailable iodide does not decrease during ClO2 ingestion, it seems that ClO2 does not cause iodide deficiency of sufficient magnitude to account for the decrease in hormonogenesis. Absorption of one or more of iodinated molecules, e.g., nutrients, hormones, or cellular constituents of the alimentary tract having thyromimetic or thyroid inhibitory properties, is a better hypothesis for the effects seen.

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Thanks for the scientific explanation, but it was way too complex for me to understand. Other than no, not appreciably, can you or somebody else answer it so any average person can understand it in plain terms? Thank you again.

HI PAM
SUSIE IS RIGHT IT SOUNDS MUCH LIKE CHINESE TO ME TO AND I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED TO GET A MORE DETAIL AND SIMPLIFIED ANSWER
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TO ALL
IS MMS CDS NNS2 SAFE OVER TIME FOR THE THYROID GLANDS ???
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You all are fine.

The significant sentence in the scientific study is this one:
Because the extent of thyroid uptake of the bioavailable iodide does not decrease during ClO2 ingestion, it seems that ClO2 does not cause iodide deficiency of sufficient magnitude to account for the decrease in hormonogenesis.

It says that the thyroid gland does not stop utilizing or taking in the iodine the body has and that it uses when someone ingests (or takes) chlorine dioxide (MMS) - so it appears that chlorine dioxide does not cause enough iodine deficiency to cause problems with hormonogenesis. (i.e., the ability of the body to create thyroid hormones)

My sister has been on mms for a year and about 6 months of maintenance dose. She is on thyroid pills and her tests remain the same.

Kahlon

Thanks for the clarification.

Does mms lower the effectiveness of the thyroid medications