Å påstå at man må trene 20 % mer og eller spise 20 % mindre høres ut som noe lettvint sludder i mine ører. Særlig når jeg nå i sommer har beskeftiget meg med å øke kunnskapsnivået mitt om traumer, og har lest rundt 1000 sider av anerkjente leger, psykologer og psykiatere om nyere forskning om dette temaet. En av mange ting som skjer når du har opplevd traumer, er nemlig at du står i fare for å øke i vekt. Det oppstår feil signaler i hjernen, du har uavsluttede handlinger som for å si det litt enkelt, virrer rundt i kroppen og lager masse krøll og endringer og feil signaler i veldig mange systemer, hormonelt, i magen (IBS), hvordan du reagerer på situasjoner med mere. Jeg er så trett av selverklærte såkalte eksperter som kommer med masse påstander om ting de ikke har nok kunnskap om. Jeg er like lei av leger som sitter fast i gammel forskning som de hevder fortsatt er aktuell.

Jeg ser ett av punktene i BT-linken er
Tilsat jod i mad gør os syge
. Huff og huff. Nok et eksempel på helt feil kunnskap. Som før sagt, da burde hele den japanske befolkning være hundesyge, som det heter på dansk. Og det er de ikke. Bruker ikke disse menneskene logikk i sine argumenter?

Jeg synes dette eksempelet om jodkortslutning fra professor Guy Abrahams om Ridha Arems bok er helt glitrende
It is ubiquitous: the fear of using or recommending I (Iodophobia) and misinformation about I are found in books written by laypersons; in books written by physicians for laypersons; and in articles and books written by physicians for physicians. We will use as examples one book written by a famous endocrinologist for laypersons and a textbook of endocrinology written by physicians for physicians, both books recently published.

First, we will quote excerpts from a book published in 1999 and written by Doctor R. Arem M.D. for consumers, with the title: "The thyroid solution: A revolutionary Mind-Body Program that will help you". As editor of an educational periodical on thyroid disorders, which is read by 25,000 physicians nationwide, Dr. Arem’s views influence a large segment of practicing endocrinologists. Anyone awake will realize that eastern mysticism and New Age occultism have penetrated deeply, although insidiously, into the practice of medicine. On pages 309, 310 of his book, Dr. Arem recommends guided imagery, meditation, yoga and tai chi, without a single reference to validate the effectiveness and lack of adverse effects of those practices. "I encourage men and women to perform tai chi, yoga…". In a section with the title "Iodine: A Double Edge Sword", the author stated on page 305: "Research has clearly established that the high dietary iodine content in some areas of the world has resulted in a rise in the prevalence of thyroiditis and thyroid cancer." One reference is given (7), and when that reference is reviewed, there is no high dietary I intake involved. Essentially, that study evaluated the incidence of thyroiditis and thyroid cancer in areas of Argentina with severe I deficiency, before and after iodization of salt was made available. Urine I was 9.3 ± 1.7 ug/gm creatinine before iodization and 110 ± 82 ug/gm creatinine after iodization. Keep in mind that the RDA for I is 150 ug/day. The incidence of the more invasive form of thyroid cancer did not change, but the incidence of papillary carcinoma was: 0.78/100,000/year before and 0.84/100,000/year after iodization of salt. Obviously, the data available in this publication do not agree with Doctor Arem’s conclusion about the association between high dietary I intake and thyroid cancer. In fact, the available information on this subject, to be discussed later, points to chronic I deficiency as a predisposing factor for thyroid cancer.

The iodophobic misinformation continues with anecdotal stories from Doctor Arem’s archives: A female patient ingested 2-3 gm of kelp daily and developed Grave’s disease which necessitated "destruction of the thyroid gland". How strange! The mainland Japanese consumed a daily average of 4.6 gm of seaweed and they are one of the healthiest people on earth (10,11,12,22,23). Another iodophobic story follows: NASA consulted Doctor Arem because their ground personnel became "low grade" hypothyroid, whatever that means. Sherlock Arem discovered the cause. The ground personnel were drinking water with 4 gm iodine per liter. That is interesting because the maximum amount of iodine that can be dissolved in water at room temperature is 0.3 gm per liter. Doctor Arem saved the day at NASA: "Alarmed by my warnings about the potential consequences…". What is the expert’s advice?

"I advise not consuming more than 500 to 600 micrograms a day". With such iodophobia and misinformation coming from the top, no wonder there is a trend of decreasing I consumption nationwide in the USA.

As we will now demonstrate, this kind of misinformation may have serious consequences. On page 232, Doctor Arem wrote regarding the evaluation of simple goiter: "To determine the cause of your goiter, your physician may order one or several of the following tests". In that list, no mention was made of urine I levels, when in fact, the most common cause of simple goiter worldwide is I deficiency. However, he may have given the reason for not considering urine I levels in the evaluation of simple goiter, toward the end of the book on page 305: "To function normally, the thyroid requires 150 micrograms a day… In the United States, iodine consumption ranges between 300 and 700 micrograms a day." This statement has no reference and is inaccurate. The last comprehensive nutritional survey (2) (NHANES III 1988-1994) revealed that the median urine I concentration was 145 ug/L and 15% of the U.S. adult female population suffered from I deficiency (urine I less than 50 ug/L). That is 1 out of every 7 female patients walking in a doctor’s office, interestingly, the same risk ratio for breast cancer in our population, that is 1 in 8 (63). With this high prevalence of I deficiency, including urine I levels in the initial screening of simple goiter is justified. Without the information on urine I levels, the physician will most likely prescribe thyroid hormones to the I-deficient patient.
Og denne Lene Hansson mener vi kan spise ubegrenset med frukt, samt massevis av karbohydrater fra poteter og korn? Velbekomme.... Er det en tradisjonell diettist som snakker med utgangspunkt i Statens ernæringsråd? Det tror jeg ikke fungerer.