As the nuclear crisis escalates in Japan, people across the world but particularly in the US are asking what they can do to protect themselves from exposure to nuclear radiation fallout. Self-medicating with ongoing high doses of potassium iodine is strongly discouraged because of the negative health effects that large doses of this supplement can have on thyroid and overall health. While potassium iodine is useful in the prevention of thyroid cancer from radioactive iodine exposure, high doses are only necessary if there is an imminent threat of acute exposure. It does not protect against other radioactive isotopes that are also present in nuclear fallout.
The two single most important compounds that have been clinically and scientifically proven to remove radioactive particles from the body are pectins and alginates, both contained in a modified citrus pectin/ modified alginate formula. In addition there are other botanicals and nutrients that help the body remove radiation and protect DNA . Below is an outline of my recommended protocol for total body defense against all forms of radiation, including nuclear fallout.
Protection Protocol and Dosages
A prevention and treatment protocol which addresses nuclear radiation exposure requires a multi-dimensional approach, outlined in these key points:
* If acute radiation exposure is imminent, protect your thyroid from radioactive iodine by taking a one-time high dose of 130 mg of potassium iodine (children take 65mg) no sooner than 24 hours before acute exposure. Iodine lasts in the body for only 24 hours, and taking more than a one-time high dose is not recommended, especially if you have thyroid issues or are sensitive to iodine, unless there is ongoing acute exposure. This supplement works by saturating the thyroid with enough therapeutic iodine, thus preventing absorption of radioactive iodine. Prevent absorption of radioactive particles and remove radioactive isotopes from the body using clinically proven modified citrus pectin (MCP), and a modified citrus pectin/ modified alginate formula. These two supplements contain natural modified pectins, with the latter formula containing additional modified sodium alginates. Pectins and alginates have both been used successfully to treat Chernobyl victims and have been proven to bind to and remove radioactive isotopes such as Cesium-137 and Strontium-90 from the digestive tract and tissues. These formulas have been modified to allow their absorption into the circulatory system, so they can chelate heavy metals and radioactive particles in both the digestive tract as well as in the blood stream. Dosages: MCP/modified alginate formula - start with 3 capsules, twice daily, on an empty stomach, at least a half hour before food. Best taken early morning and before bed. If radiation exposure becomes imminent, increase to 4 capsules, three times a day for as long as there is radiation exposure and for 2-4 weeks thereafter, then reduce to 4 capsules twice daily for one month, followed by 3 capsules, twice daily until there are no traces of radiation readings and damage.
* Two weeks after starting the MCP/modified alginate formula, follow with a phase two detoxification supplement, which contains botanicals and nutrients such as cilantro, milk thistle, dandelion, selenium, along with sulfur compounds, all of which help the body protect and detoxify from radiation exposure. The use of MCP/modified alginates and a phase two detoxification supplement will help to eliminate heavy metals and toxins as well, which is critical as these harmful pollutants can further aggravate the oxidative stress and DNA damage from radiation exposure. When used withMCP/modified alginate formula, the phase two detox formula will help to support tissue specific detoxification and help the body cope with radiation damage and the intense detox process needed at such times. Dosages: Add the phase two detox formula 3x2/day, with food, 2 weeks after starting MCP/modified alginate formula, and if exposed to radiation, one day after starting MCP/modified alginates.
(These dosage recommendations are general recommendations. If you have specific health issues you may want to consult your health provider and modify your protocol accordingly.)
* Protect cellular DNA from damage and mutation with an antioxidant rich diet and extra supplementation. High powered antioxidants and free radical scavengers which can help protect cells from radiation exposure include vitamin C, A, E, lipoic acid, selenium, glutathione, vitamin - D3, beta-1,3 glucans, sea buckthorn, and others. Medicinal mushrooms, in particular Reishi and Cordyceps, protect tissues from radiation-related anoxia (oxygen deprivation), oxidative stress and inflammation, while collecting toxic materials from the body. Due to these actions and their critical support of the immune system, these and other medicinal mushrooms can play an important role in protection from radiation exposure. Clinically, medicinal mushrooms are used to prevent tissue damage from radiation therapy, which poses dangers similar to radioactive fallout exposure. Finally, it is important to consume a diet high in potassium rich foods and dark leafy greens, bulky fiber and plenty of pure water.
Despite all that is going on around us, it is important to keep stress levels to a minimum so that our energy can be used productively to help ourselves and others. For more information about current radiation exposure risks, there are a few websites that are monitoring radiation levels in various parts of the country throughout the day. One of these can be found at www.radiationnetwork.com. Stay tuned for more information as this situation unfolds, and remember to stay calm while keeping yourself and your family healthy and protected.
By: Isaac Eliaz
Friday, August 26, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Levels of Nicotine Increase with Each Puff
Nicotine increases gradually in smokers' brains rather that spiking after each puff, according to a research that is aimed to find new ways to help people stop smoking.
"The nicotine increase in the brain was gradual over several minutes," Dr. Jed E. Rose of Duke University, reported at the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Researches have found out that the level of nicotine in the brain is increasing about seven seconds after each puff, but almost no measurements were taken until now," Rose declared in the interview.
"We were amazed to find that the level of absorption was much different from what one commonly hears," stated Rose, who leads the Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, a part of the university's School of Medicine.
Rose used brain scanning images in order to measure the nicotine levels in 13 heavy smokers and 10 people who smoke from time to time, a sign that they were not addicted to nicotine.
Maximum brain levels of nicotine were attained in 3 to 5 minutes, and increased slower in heavy smokers that in casual ones, the researches found.
"This slower rate was attained from nicotine persisting longer in the lungs of heavy smokers, which may be a result of the chronic effects of smoke on the lungs," Rose stated.
"Now that we clearly know that there are not these increases that were supposed, researches may be better able to elaborate new methods and ways to help smokers obtain what they need from tobacco products, but in a way that doesn’t cause addiction," Rose declared.
For example his laboratory is working on a mist inhaler that delivers nicotine without any combustion.
Still remains one question: Why do some people become addicted to tobacco products and others don’t? According to researches the difference in the level of nicotine increase in the brain doesn't explain this.
This research was sponsored by the leading tobacco enterprises Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA. The researches stated that enterprises hadn’t the role in carrying out the research or analyzing the results.
Dr. Rose’s data corroborate his earlier work on blood levels of nicotine, and "the brain is what really matters in this entire situation" declared Dr. Kenneth A. Perkins, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, who also investigates why smoking causes addiction.
The supposition was that at a critical effect of smoking a doze of nicotine with each puff, then another doze with the next puff, and so on, Perkins declared.
"He is demonstrating that, at least when you look at the blood and brain concentration levels, what is going on is much more successive. Clinically, I am not quite sure what to do with this," Perkins, who haven’t participated at the Rose's research, concluded.
By: Kat Harison
"The nicotine increase in the brain was gradual over several minutes," Dr. Jed E. Rose of Duke University, reported at the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"Researches have found out that the level of nicotine in the brain is increasing about seven seconds after each puff, but almost no measurements were taken until now," Rose declared in the interview.
"We were amazed to find that the level of absorption was much different from what one commonly hears," stated Rose, who leads the Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, a part of the university's School of Medicine.
Rose used brain scanning images in order to measure the nicotine levels in 13 heavy smokers and 10 people who smoke from time to time, a sign that they were not addicted to nicotine.
Maximum brain levels of nicotine were attained in 3 to 5 minutes, and increased slower in heavy smokers that in casual ones, the researches found.
"This slower rate was attained from nicotine persisting longer in the lungs of heavy smokers, which may be a result of the chronic effects of smoke on the lungs," Rose stated.
"Now that we clearly know that there are not these increases that were supposed, researches may be better able to elaborate new methods and ways to help smokers obtain what they need from tobacco products, but in a way that doesn’t cause addiction," Rose declared.
For example his laboratory is working on a mist inhaler that delivers nicotine without any combustion.
Still remains one question: Why do some people become addicted to tobacco products and others don’t? According to researches the difference in the level of nicotine increase in the brain doesn't explain this.
This research was sponsored by the leading tobacco enterprises Philip Morris International and Philip Morris USA. The researches stated that enterprises hadn’t the role in carrying out the research or analyzing the results.
Dr. Rose’s data corroborate his earlier work on blood levels of nicotine, and "the brain is what really matters in this entire situation" declared Dr. Kenneth A. Perkins, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, who also investigates why smoking causes addiction.
The supposition was that at a critical effect of smoking a doze of nicotine with each puff, then another doze with the next puff, and so on, Perkins declared.
"He is demonstrating that, at least when you look at the blood and brain concentration levels, what is going on is much more successive. Clinically, I am not quite sure what to do with this," Perkins, who haven’t participated at the Rose's research, concluded.
By: Kat Harison
Saturday, February 26, 2011
SpaceX Express Ready to Launch Rocket
Experimental research company SpaceX Express announced at a press conference on Thursday that their 'Spacebus' project has cleared all testing phases and is almost ready to start taking people into orbit.Of the ten or so companies trying to be the first into orbit, Spacex Express would have to be considered the darkest of dark horses. Yet surprisingly the company fully expects to be ferrying people into orbit by January 2012. Less than a year from now.
The vehicle used for launch and re-entry resembles a regular rocket and seats twelve people plus the pilot. The ship is so small that everyone sits single file in a line starting from the captain, who must board first and then the rest of the passengers one by one. It is basically a tube with thirteen seats in a line. Because of the ships small size the tallest a person can be to take the ride into space is 6'4 inches tall. Once the ship reaches low earth orbit it starts it's journey back with the use of two thrusters. When it is at the right altitude two large parachutes open up simultaneously. One at the nose of the ship and the other at the tail so that the ship floats to earth horizontally.
"We kept the design simple", says Dennis Love, the CEO of SpaceX Express. "The safest approach is to minimize your design as much as possible. The best platform for reaching space isn't the one that's the most complicated. When your design is simple it is easier to build redundancy into the system for maximum safety",he said.
For the last five years SpaceX Express has been operating out of a former bus factory in a Philadelphia industrial park. They plan to move their operation to New Mexico sometime later this year to start getting ready for actual launches. When asked how much a ticket to ride is going to be Mr. Love replied: " The price of a seat on Spacebus Alpha will vary but I can tell you that it won't be millions of dollars. It won't even be hundreds of thousands of dollars. We even plan to accept Air Miles. This is going to be the People's rocket."
When asked how the company could expect to make a profit with such low prices the CEO responded: " We didn't go all out so to speak on expensive items for Spacebus Alpha. We shopped around, got the best deal on parts and reused stuff around the shop as much as possible. We're serious about going after the one million dollar X prize. If we can be the first private company to put people into space we'll win the million dollars and with that money we will be able to build five more spacebuses."
The location of the spaceport that will host the launch of the Spacebus has not been disclosed. Reporters were only told that an announcement on the location would be forthcoming. There has been quiet rumors that suggest no launch company is actually taking SpaceX Expresses plan seriously. One launch facility manager we spoke told us on the condition of anonymity, that SpaceX had approached them about booking launch time and were denied. When asked why the company was denied launch privileges the manager said " We never turn down any serious inquiries into a possible business relationship, however, Spacex made demands that this facility could never provide. Nor could any other."
One of the demands was that the launch facility build, supply, staff and maintain a "space bar" at the launch facility. Another condition was that the launch facility be liable for anything that went wrong with the launch once the rocket was on the pad.
By: Brian Ringland
The vehicle used for launch and re-entry resembles a regular rocket and seats twelve people plus the pilot. The ship is so small that everyone sits single file in a line starting from the captain, who must board first and then the rest of the passengers one by one. It is basically a tube with thirteen seats in a line. Because of the ships small size the tallest a person can be to take the ride into space is 6'4 inches tall. Once the ship reaches low earth orbit it starts it's journey back with the use of two thrusters. When it is at the right altitude two large parachutes open up simultaneously. One at the nose of the ship and the other at the tail so that the ship floats to earth horizontally.
"We kept the design simple", says Dennis Love, the CEO of SpaceX Express. "The safest approach is to minimize your design as much as possible. The best platform for reaching space isn't the one that's the most complicated. When your design is simple it is easier to build redundancy into the system for maximum safety",he said.
For the last five years SpaceX Express has been operating out of a former bus factory in a Philadelphia industrial park. They plan to move their operation to New Mexico sometime later this year to start getting ready for actual launches. When asked how much a ticket to ride is going to be Mr. Love replied: " The price of a seat on Spacebus Alpha will vary but I can tell you that it won't be millions of dollars. It won't even be hundreds of thousands of dollars. We even plan to accept Air Miles. This is going to be the People's rocket."
When asked how the company could expect to make a profit with such low prices the CEO responded: " We didn't go all out so to speak on expensive items for Spacebus Alpha. We shopped around, got the best deal on parts and reused stuff around the shop as much as possible. We're serious about going after the one million dollar X prize. If we can be the first private company to put people into space we'll win the million dollars and with that money we will be able to build five more spacebuses."
The location of the spaceport that will host the launch of the Spacebus has not been disclosed. Reporters were only told that an announcement on the location would be forthcoming. There has been quiet rumors that suggest no launch company is actually taking SpaceX Expresses plan seriously. One launch facility manager we spoke told us on the condition of anonymity, that SpaceX had approached them about booking launch time and were denied. When asked why the company was denied launch privileges the manager said " We never turn down any serious inquiries into a possible business relationship, however, Spacex made demands that this facility could never provide. Nor could any other."
One of the demands was that the launch facility build, supply, staff and maintain a "space bar" at the launch facility. Another condition was that the launch facility be liable for anything that went wrong with the launch once the rocket was on the pad.
By: Brian Ringland
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