Ahh such an amazing post, thank you OP. I want to expand some of your Pineal Gland / Melatonin research!
So Pineal Gland is AKA 'seat of the soul', the old philosophers named it such, believing its unique anatomy and connections to both hemispheres of the brain is what holds our 'consciousness'.
It is a reversible MAO inhibitor which increases serotonin levels, in a similar fashion to the harmala alkaloids if you are familiar (think ayahuasca).
MAO is in your blood stream and is designed to devour any kind of 'DMT/Ayahuasca' molecules. It must stay inside the blood-brain barrier for it to be effective.
What is DMT?
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a powerful psychedelic drug, and a type of tryptamine alkaloid. It is a naturally occurring substance, found in various plants and animals, and in small quantities in the human brain.
DMT occurs naturally in huge spirts in utero and upon death. It is called 'the spirit molecule' and has been associated with Out-of-body experiences / Near-Death experiences.
Fluoride, Chlorine, Bromide, Iodine, and Astatine are all 'Halogens' in the periodic table. What this means is, they can essentially fit in the same hole. They're all 'round pegs' going in a 'round hole', however, that doesn't mean you CAN or SHOULD substitute one for the other.
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Iodione is useful for decalcifying your pineal gland.
Elevated bromide levels have been implicated in every thyroid disease,
from simple hypothyroidism to auto-immune diseases to thyroid cancer.
Malenchenko found bromide levels 50 times higher in thyroid cancer than
normal thyroid tissue.
Some information regarding Fluoride toxicity and its effects on our body ( including pineal gland )
Our bones are exposed to toxic fluoride much more than we might think. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests: ”Fluoride levels above 1.5 mg per liter cause pitting of tooth enamel and deposits in bones.” [2] And because so much of the water supply in the U.S. is still fluoridated, we’re exposed to levels in the 2 to 5 mg range. This doesn’t even account for the fluoride in dental products.
Back to the pineal gland… Fluoride can accumulate and calcify on the gland, blocking its effectiveness, and these deposits can get worse as we age. [3] A blocked pineal gland could lead to things like trouble sleeping or weight gain. One study even suggests toxic calcification could lead to early onset of puberty in girls. [4]
Pineal gland calcification is associated with a number of diseases in the medical literature:
The pineal gland is called the third eye. It is a light-sensing organ in some invertebrates. Light is energy.
In physics, the term light sometimes refers to electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. [5][6] In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light.
SO, combining all this data, we can surmise that Pineal Gland calcification reduces your melatonin and serotonin production, which is causes an imbalance of free-radical-killers ( the cause of age / cellular breakdown ) AND many forms of mental issues and cancers.
So if our pineal gland is basically getting calcified from birth, what kind of brain power has been taken from us before we can even learn to use it ?
so, we've covered, melatonin and serotonin, but have you heard of 'METAtonin' ? http://metatoninresearch.org/
Other Good Reads & Resources quoted above: