I saw some mention of baking soda and water or sea salt and water as a potential remedy in a couple of posts on this website but did not see the ratios of baking soda or sea salt to water, nor any description of how/why this is a remedy for anhidrosis. Can anyone help me? We are desperate for relief!
Replied by Bill (San Fernando, Luzon, Philippines) on 01/15/2011
Hi Mercedes... It's quite well known that both zinc and iodine(via thyroid) both help to control the sweating mechanism. Therefore you could try supllementing with both zinc and kelp tablets to resolve her problem. But perhaps it also would be best to get a hair analysis done on your grandmother as soon as possible. This is a simple, inexpensive and non-invasive and will tell you exactly what she is missing -- in terms of minerals and vitamins and will also show the levels of dangerous halogens or heavy metals that might be present in her diet and will give you a good pointer as to what might resolve her anhydrosis problems.Replied by Brooke (Montgomery, Tx, Usa) on 01/16/2011
Does she also have any swelling or bloating? Does she feel full? Does she suffer any other symptoms?Replied by Tom (Regina, Sk) on 01/16/2011
Mercedes:
Bill is very likely correct that she has the very notorious symptom of severe iodine deficiency.
www.iodine4health.com/overviews/audiovisual/flechas_audiovisual.htm
In this 50-minute radio presentation (mp3 audio), Flechas covers roughly the same issues as in the earlier 2-hour presentation (see below). There are a few additional ideas, however, that I would like to mention.
Sweating and Breast Cancer. In the earlier tape, he mentions that iodine is necessary to sweat. Here he mentions that lack of sweating may precede breast cancer.
The URL link to the audio file mp3 is hiding in the title word "Iodine":
www.iodine4health.com/research/flechas_2007_iodine2.mp3
This www.iodine4health.com site has amazing information on what you need to know.
It's also possible that she is very low in many other electrolytes, so the body refuses to spare them for sweating!
Make sure she's not drinking any soda pop of any kind, because in addition to the acidity and osteoporosis it causes, some specific brands are loaded with brominated vegetable oils, and the bromine pushes out iodine from the body.
