EASY CHOICES TO FIGHT AGAINST DU EXPOSURE

[Guest guest]

Good news!

 

To counteract the recent bad news I am delving into finding more

choices for exposures to depleted uranium. First of all there are

already studies out there on several different choices for fighting

back against depleted uranium exposure. So like I said before ignore

the dire warnings that there is no hope for DU exposures that came

from the MD of that last report.

 

Some of these studies focus on chealators and I too still think PCA-

RX would affectively deal with DU. But for people who still have

mercury amalgams in their mouths it could cause more harm. (as noted

before it could continue to pull mercury out of the affixed amalgam)

Other chelators have their own risk involved and must be used under

the direction of a doctor highly trained to administer them. Not to

say they are not good choices. I am saying they must be administered

by someone who uses the right chelator and knows exactly what they

are doing. But that is not a good choices for everyone because it can

cost into the thousands with insurance companies rarely ever paying a

dime.

 

That's ok, we have better choices that cost MUCH less and there is no

need for a doctor to administer them or to pay a hefty price to a

supplement provider. These are choices that everyone can afford and

that is the kind of choice I always seek out.

 

Now to the choice for dealing with DU poisoning. Ready? It's Sodium

Citrate otherwise known as citric acid. Citric acid is found in

common fruits. It is highly concentrated in lemons, limes, and

grapefruits. Also found in oranges. Squeezing a lemon or lime into

your pure water can give you a good amount of citric acid. Can you

believe how simple that is? I was thrilled to find this study and see

we had a good choice affordable to all people.

 

What was fascinating about this connection to fruit juices and DU was

the direct link to many alternative cancer therapies that also

involve drinking a LOT of freshly prepared fruit juices to kill

cancer cells. At first some of that did not make sense to me for

healing mainly due to the high natural sugar content of some of the

fruits. But the only way to get the purest forms of the natural

enzymes and all of the benefits of fruit juice is to drink it right

after it is prepared.

 

Few people know that once fruit juice (or any liquid like milk,etc)

is pasteurized those beneficial properties are destroyed. Some even

say that if we do not drink freshly made juice within the first 30

minutes that it loses a great deal of it's healing properties like

the natural enzymes that are extremely important for healing. So it

appears as if even buying organic juices that are in cartons is

really a waste of money if we are seeking all the benefits we could

have gained from fruit juices. For even organic juices that I have

seen are indeed pasteurized.

 

Now for other choices to address the exposures of DU. Few know that

when they tested the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project in the 1940's)

they discovered that DU will adhere to cotton clothing and it was

hard to remove from it. Laundry detergents would not remove it and

this is vital for those who are exposed and in high risk areas. If

you have family in the Middle East (in the military or business), or

in Europe like I do, this information could be vital for them too. I

want to also note that people in Utah, Chicago, and New York tested

at higher DU levels then other areas.

 

The longer that clothes contaminated with DU remain next to the skin

the higher the concentrations of DU in their bloodstream. If the

person is sweating, and their pores are open -like we would see

people doing in the hot climates of the Middle East, the

concentrations of the DU is even higher. That is why it is vital to

not wear the same clothing in contaminated areas for long term

periods and even more vital to know how to get it out before wearing

the garments again.

 

What do we use to get it out of our clothes? Ready for this? Cheap,

and easy to obtain, baking soda will remove DU from clothing! Isn't

that great! A choice everyone can afford and easily find. For many

people like us who already use baking soda and vinegar to enhance

cleaning in our clothes we will already be affectively dealing with

that issue. About 6 ounces of baking soda in 2 gallons of water is

what is suggested.

 

They also warn that certain oils and lotions meant to make products

absorb deeper into the skin are also dangerous when exposed to DU.

That made sense to me. We already discussed the issue of chemical

filled beauty products and how the added ingredients that pull those

toxins further into our system made them more dangerous. But I wonder

about products containing citric acids in them? Many organic products

use forms of these acids as a natural preservative. What about aloe

based products? Aloe is well noted to affectively heal skin wounds

caused by radiation exposures like x-rays. If the aloe product used

citric acid as a preservative I would think it would also be a good

protective barrier. Wouldn't that affectively block it? I do not know

but it's good Food for thought.

 

Many people also sprinkle baking soda in their carpets instead of

using toxic chemical filled scents that only mask the odors. I wonder

if doing that could be affectively helping the vacuum filter out DU

particles trapped in a home?

 

I wonder if the baking soda would help city water that has DU in it

too? Either way it wouldn't hurt to throw in some baking soda when

we wash our pets to ensure we can get DU off of them too and if we

are using it in our laundry then it would enter the city water

supply. We could look at it like a gift to our community.

 

When I came across this information I had to share it. We have

enough to be terrified with. The only way to combat fear of the

unknown is to have choices to combat it. If we are ever exposed ( or

if we are currently being exposed) there will be less fear if we

know what we can do.

 

Also note that it is equally important to understand how DU most

affects the kidneys and bones at minimum exposures. I would say that

it would not be a bad idea to start a preventative program anyway.

Drinking a few glasses of fresh water with citrus fruits squeezed in

every day could help to keep the kidneys flushed and affectively deal

with DU exposures at the same time. The benefits of grapefruit cannot

be underestimated either. It's natural anti-parasitic properties

alone could be thwarting many issues inside that would never

materialize to full blown illnesses on such a regimen.

 

The extra bonus of the citric acid revealed in this study was that it

showed cellular regeneration and tubular regeneration in the animals

of the studies. That is true healing anyway you look at it. Not

unlike the cellular healing abilities of aloe this could also be

quite an affective healing tool to add to daily life.

 

Below you will see the source for the original study conducted on

animals that were treated with citric acid before and after exposure

to lethal doses of uranium. Has this study been conducted on humans?

not that I could find. Like I said it can't hurt to just add this to

our diet. Citric acid has many healing properties to it so this is

not like added a dangerous substance to a daily program. It IS a

choice and that is what we need far more of.

 

Take care, be well, and stay informed

 

God Bless

Pamela

 

 

 

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Effect of sodium citrate on uranium poisoning in dogs. GE Gustafson,

S Koletsky and AH Free, , 416-423, 1944. This study showed that

sodium citrate administered either intravenously (230 mg/kg) or by

oral gastric intubation (1.15 g/kg)gave dramatic protection from

uranium poisoning. All 7 dogs given sodium citrate orally and all 3

given sodium citrate intravenously survived a lethal dose of uranyl

nitrate (i.v.), whereas 5 of the 10 dogs not receiving sodium citrate

died within 10 days from uremia and the other 5 were put to death at

various times between 2.5 and 7 days. for kidney histology. Renal

lesions in citrate treated animals were much less severe and recovery

was rapid compared to animals receiving uranyl nitrate only.

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The stimulating influence of sodium citrate on cellular regeneration

and repair in the kidney injured by uranium nitrate. Donnelly, G.L.

and Holman, R.L. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental

Therapeutics75, 11-17, 1942. Dogs given 5 mg uranyl nitrate alone

showed acute signs of toxicity and 12 of 13 dogs died between 9 and

13 days after uranium treatment. When 230 mg sodium citrate was given

(i.v.) each day for 5 d prior and 5 d after U treatment, only 1 dog

died and survivors showed little, if any signs of intoxication from

the same dose of U. There was also significant tubular regeneration

in the citrate treated animals.

 

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Maximum permissible amounts of natural uranium in the body, air and

drinking water based on human experimental data. Bernard, S.R. Health

Physics 1, 288-305, 1958. Eight terminally ill brain tumor patients

(age 26 to 63) were injected with uranium compounds (uranyl or

uranium tetrachloride) - six were comatose prior to injection. The

amount injected (i.v.) ranged from 4 to 50 mg U. Uranyl was cleared

rapidly in the urine (69 percent in first day). Autopsies revealed

uranyl ion migrates mainly to kidney and bones, whereas U(IV) goes

mainly to liver and bones, with similar U burdens in kidneys and

bones. This study was intended for the purpose of producing useful

data on humans with regard to maximum permissible concentrations. The

author states that the kidneys become the critical organ for toxic

effects of uranium that limits exposure, rather than the radiation

damage, although it is not clear how this conclusion was drawn. This

paper was from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

 

 

This is the source for all three studies above:

http://myweb.brooklyn.liu.edu/lawrence/duproject/lit_sum.htm#10]

 

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What are practical protective measures for exposed individuals?

During the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb in the early

1940s, many scientists investigated the toxic properties of uranium.

They found that uranium oxides stick very well to cotton cloth, but

did not wash out with soap or laundry detergent [34]. The uranium

would wash out with a 2% solution of sodium bicarbonate (baking

soda). Clothing can become contaminated with DU dust and normal

laundering will not remove it. Those at risk of DU dust exposure

should have their clothing washed with baking soda (about 6 ounces of

baking soda in 2 gallons of water).

 

Other studies done in the 1940s found that some uranium compounds

could be absorbed through the skin (of lab animals) [34]. More recent

studies done in the late 1980s and 1990s found that even relatively

insoluble uranium oxide could damage skin cells when applied daily

for a month, resulting in the skin becoming thinner and more

permeable [35]. If the uranium oxides dissolve, they are more easily

absorbed [36, 37], and certain oils and lotions may cause the uranium

to be absorbed through the skin more quickly. Some uranium oxides can

dissolve in sweat, making it easier for them to be absorbed. If

clothing is highly contaminated with DU dust, and if it remains in

contact with sweaty skin for long periods of time, there could be

significant amounts dissolved and absorbed through the skin.

Therefore, it is important to get the clothing clean and free of

uranium contamination.

 

Source of this information: http://www.idust.net/Docs/Lawrence002.htm