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On Wednesday’s podcast release, we took on gut infections and intracellular infections. Spurred on by a listener question, we laid out when these types of infections should be explored.
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“There was no statistically significant difference in clinical and endoscopic remission between patients with UC who received fecal transplants from healthy donors and those who received their own fecal microbiota, which may be due to limited numbers.”
Rate of infections tend to peak around the time of rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis according to a recent observational study.
Epstein Barr virus shown to have no association with rheumatoid arthritis according to meta-analysis. May still be linked to MS and SLE.
Shift work can lead to obesity and diabetes.
You have a 7.5% chance of having celiac disease if a 1st degree relative has it, according to a recent systemic review with meta-analysis.
Vitamin C supplementation reduces anxiety.
C-section birth associated with immune dysfunction by an impressively large observational study
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Hi Dr. Ruscio –
In a podcast not long ago you implied urine testing for iodine
sufficiency/deficiency is not accurate – you did not name names
but I wondered if you were referring to Dr. Flechas and his FFP
lab? You also did not agree with the assertion that iodine deficiency
is widespread in the USA.
I appreciated your explanation of why high dose iodine could be
detrimental and should be used selectively.
Do you have any references supporting what you insinuate (ie: that
urine iodine testing is not accurate, that iodine deficiency is not
widespread in the USA)?
Are there methods to determine iodine status (replete/deficient)
which are accurate?
I am not a “slappy” for Dr. Flechas – I do want to know the truth!
Thank you so much!
Anne Schnedl, CNM, MSN/MPH
Amor Vincit Omnia
Hi Anne,
I think you are referring to the iodine skin patch test. A 24 urine test is very accurate for iodine. Correct, iodine deficiency is not widespread as any search in a government database will reveal. We discussed methods of testing and treatment in the 3 part podcast series on iodine, try searching iodine in the search box – there are several references on these transcript pages. I will also be putting out more info on iodine after my book releases. Hope this helps!