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How to Detox Your Body of Depleted Uranium Residues, the Effects of

Radiation, and Radioactive Contamination

 

 

It's sad but true that there are thousands of scientific references

and medical studies out there on the fact that radiation and

radioactivity can harm you, yet despite millions of dollars spent by

the government to study radiation, virtually nothing is available

about a detoxification diet or nutritional supplements you might use

if you are exposed to radioactive contamination.

 

Here's some of the information we do know from the only book in the

world on the topic. Keep this information in the back of your mind as

it may one day help save you or someone you know.

 

Most people are aware taking potassium iodide (KI) or potassium iodate

(KIO3) tablets will help block your thyroid gland from absorbing

radioactive iodine should there ever be a dirty bomb explosion or

nuclear power plant mishap such as the Three Mile Island incident. In

1999, another such accident happened in Tokaimura, Japan where several

individuals died from radiation exposure in a fuel processing facility.

 

What people don't recognize is that potassium iodide or iodate tablets

only protect the thyroid gland and do not provide protection from any

other radiation exposure, so taking them should not give you a false

sense of security. It's important to detox your body after radioactive

exposure!

 

One question is, what do you do if KI or KIO3 tablets aren't available

during an emergency? Interestingly enough, according to research by

Ken Miller, health physicist at the Hershey Medical Center, he found

that an adult could get a blocking dose of stable iodine by painting 8

ml of a 2 percent tincture of Iodine on the abdomen or forearm

approximately 2 hours prior to I-131 contamination. Potassium iodine

tablets are best, but if they're not available this is the next best

thing.

 

An entirely different problem arises after you've been exposed to

radioactive contamination because now you have to get rid of any

radioactive particles you may have ingested through the air you

breathed, water you drank, or food you ate. Some people suggest Epson

salt, Clorox or clay baths to remove any residues on your skin and to

leach out any heavy metals you may have absorbed, but the big worry is

internal contamination. To gain some insights into what to do, we have

to turn to the story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

 

At the time of the atomic bombing, Tatsuichiro Akizuki, M.D. was of the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Francis's

Hospital in Nagasaki and he fed his staff and patients a strict diet

of brown rice, miso and tamari soy soup, wakame, kombu and other

seaweed, Hokkaido pumpkin, and sea salt. He also prohibited the

consumption of sugar and sweets since they suppress the immune system.

 

By imposing this diet on his staff and patients, no one succumbed to

radiation poisoning whereas the occupants of hospitals located much

further away from the blast incident suffered severe radiation fatalities.

 

Much of this positive result has to do with the fact that the sea

vegetables contain substances that bind radioactive particles and

escort them out of the body. This is why seaweed sales usually

skyrocket after radiation disasters, and why various seaweeds and

algae are typically used to treat radiation victims.

 

In Chernobyl, for instance, spirulina was used to help save many

children from radiation poisoning. By taking 5 grams of spirulina a

day for 45 days, the Institute of Radiation Medicine in Minsk even

proved that children on this protocol experienced enhanced immune

systems, T-cell counts and reduced radioactivity. Israeli scientists

have since treated Chernobyl children with doses of natural beta

carotene from Dunaliella algae and proved that it helped normalize

their blood chemistry. Chlorella algae, a known immune system builder

and heavy metal detoxifier, has also shown radioprotective effects.

Because they bind heavy metals, algae should therefore be consumed

after exposure to any type of radioactive contamination.

 

In 1968 a group of Canadian researchers at McGill University of

Montreal, headed by Dr. Stanley Skoryna, actually set out to devise a

method to counteract the effects of nuclear fallout. The key finding

from their studies was that sea vegetables contained a polysaccharide

substance, called sodium alginate, which selectively bound radioactive

strontium and eliminated it from the body.

 

Sodium alginate is found in many seaweeds, especially kelp, and since

that time the Russians have been seriously researching the use of

their own kelps from Vladivlostok, from which they have isolated the

polysaccharide U-Fucoidan, which is another radioactive detoxifier.

Because miso soup was so effective in helping prevent radiation

sickness, the Japanese have also done research identifying the

presence of an active ingredient called zybicolin, discovered in 1972,

which acts as a binding agent to also detoxify and eliminate

radioactive elements (such as strontium) and other pollutants from the

body.

 

The kelps and algaes aren't the only natural foods with

radio-detoxifying effects. In terms of fluids to drink, black and

green tea have shown " radioprotective effects " whether consumed either

before or after exposure to radiation. This anti-radiation effect was

observed in several Japanese studies, and studies from China also

suggest that the ingredients in tea are radioactive antagonists.

 

In short, after any sort of radioactive exposure you want to be eating

seaweeds and algaes along with almost any type of commercial heavy

metal chelating formula to bind radioactive particles and help escort

them out of the body. Whether you're worried about depleted uranium,

plutonium or other isotopes, this is the wise thing to do which can

possibly help, and certainly won't hurt. Many nutritional supplements

have been developed for the purpose of detoxifying heavy metals, most

of which contain the algaes and plant fibers and other binding substances.

 

Basically, an anti-radiation diet should focus on the following foods:

 

· Miso soup

· Spirulina, chlorella and the algaes (kelp, etc.)

· Brassica vegetables and high beta carotene vegetables

· Beans and lentils

· Potassium, calcium and mineral rich foods

· High nucleotide content foods to assist in cellular repair including

spirulina, chlorella, algae, yeast, sardines, liver, anchovies and

mackerel

· Cod liver oil and olive oil

· Avoid sugars and sweets and wheat

· A good multivitamin/multimineral supplement

 

 

Yet another benefit of the sea vegetables rarely discussed is their

high mineral content, which is a bonus in the case of radioactive

exposure. Consuming natural iodine, such as in the seaweeds, helps

prevent the uptake of iodine-131 while iron inhibits the absorption of

plutonium-238 and plutonium-239. Vitamin B-12 inhibits cobalt-60

uptake (used in nuclear medicine), zinc inhibits zinc-65 uptake and

sulfur is preventative for sulfur-35 (a product of nuclear reactors)

incorporation by the body.

 

Since nuclear workers are potentially exposed to radioactive sulfur,

this means that workers in the atomic power industry need a higher

content of sulfur in their diet. MSM supplements provide a source of

dietary sulfur, but thiol supplements such as cysteine, lipoic acid

and glutathione serve double-duty in this area because they help

detoxify the body and attack all sorts of other health problems as well.

 

The immune system is usually hit hard after radiation exposure, and a

number of steps can be taken to help prevent opportunistic infections

after a radioactive incident. Though the full dimensions of the

protective mechanism is still unknown, Siberian ginseng is one form of

ginseng that exerts a definite radioprotective effect and has been

demonstrated to lessen the side effects of radiation. It was widely

distributed by the Soviet Union to those exposed Chernobyl radiation

and is commonly used to help cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

 

Consuming Reishi mushrooms is another proven way to bolster your

immune system after radiation exposure and helps reduce the damage

from radiation. It's been used to decrease radiation sickness in

animals and help them recover faster after potentially deadly exposure.

 

Panax ginseng has prevented hemorrhaging after radiation exposure,

prevents bone marrow death and stimulates blood cell formation, so

it's another supplement to add to one's protocol. In short, yeasts,

beta glucans, bee pollen and various forms of ginseng have all been

shown to bolster the immune system after radiation incidents. In terms

of radiation burns, aloe vera has a proven ability to treat serious

radiation burns and offers other radioprotective effects, and can

easily be grown in your house.

 

The amino acid L-Glutamine can be used to help repair the intestine in

case of the gastrointestinal syndrome usually suffered due to

radiation exposure, and a variety of substances can help rebuild blood

cells to prevent hematopoietic syndrome. Those particular foods

include beet juice, liver extract, spleen extract, and shark

alkyglycerols. Most oncologists don't know that shark liver oil, with

alkyglycerols, can help platelet counts rebound in days.

 

Depleted uranium is currently in the journalistic spotlight because US

weapons are made from this material, and after being fired leave a

legacy of depleted uranium dust in the environment, which anyone can

absorb. Because the kidneys are usually the first organs to show

chemical damage upon uranium exposure, military manuals suggest doses

or infusions of sodium bicarbonate to help alkalinize the urine if

this happens. This makes the uranyl ion less kidney-toxic and promotes

excretion of the nontoxic uranium carbonate complex.

 

In areas contaminated by depleted uranium dusts, it therefore makes

sense to switch to drinking slightly alkaline water and to favor a

non-acidic diet to assist in this detoxification. Any of the heavy

metal detoxifiers, such as miso soup, chlorella, spirulina and

seaweeds, are also commonsense warranted.

 

Another thing you can do is use homeopathics for radiation exposure.

People commonly argue over whether homeopathics work or not, but if

you assume the position that they produce no results whatsoever then

you must also assume that they certainly won't hurt you, which means

the only loss from using them is a few dollars. Frankly, there are

countless cases and double-blind studies where homeopathic tinctures

do provoke physical healing effects in the body. Therefore they are a

viable adjunct treatment option. One homeopathic, in particular, is

URANIUM NITRICUM (nitrate of uranium) which homeopaths suggest should

be used in cases of depleted uranium exposure or uranium poisoning.

Not just soldiers or civilians exposed to battlefield dusts, but

uranium miners and radiation workers may find it quite useful.

 

While we've discussed just a few of the many supplements and protocols

you can use to help detox the body of the lingering results of

radioactive contamination, including the residues of depleted uranium,

the last thing that might be of interest is that there is a plant that

is a natural geiger counter. The spiderwort plant is so sensitive to

changes in radiation levels (its petals change color upon exposure)

that it's often used as a natural radiation detector (dosimeter), just

as they use canaries in mines as detectors of poisonous gas. Some

people like knowing that they have an ongoing monitoring system for

radiation in the environment, and this is just another tip available

in " How to Neutralize the Harmful Effects of Radiation or Radioactive

Exposure. "