KA here: As we awaken to the fact that most pharmaceuticals are actually doing us more harm, we open our minds to other more natural forms of healing... Add Comment ka here: The importance of organic. Yes. Very important and the proof is there if you are willing to do the tests. This is pretty cute. by Dr. Melissa Patterson, ND (additional editing and research by Suzie Gruber, MA © Copyright 2011 Dr. Melissa Patterson, ND, all rights reserved -- At publication, the nuclear emergency in Japan continues to worsen. Six reactors at Fukushima Daiichi #1 Plant are in danger of catastrophic meltdown. Of these six reactors four or five are now to have been storing 20 years worth of highly radioactive spent fuel rods outside of and directly above the containment buildings. Some of those fuel rods have already melted and are attacking the containment domes underneath. Those fuel-rod burns will – if unchecked – attack the tops or sides of the containment buildings housing the reactors themselves. The situation has far surpassed Three Mile Island and is now a Chernobyl in progress. But Chernobyl was only one reactor. There are six at Daiichi #1. And a catastrophic meltdown of Reactor #4 is imminent. One such event will likely make it impossible to save the other five reactors. No one knows yet what the result of six China Syndrome events would be in Japan and the mainstream refuses still to discuss the possibility (which we consider a likelihood) other than in the vaguest terms. -- MCR -- March 16, 2011, Sebastopol, CA - Yesterday, my Sebastopol colleague, Dr. Melissa Patterson, ND, compiled this very helpful information describing what herbs, foods and other supplements we can take to address harmful effects of radiation exposure on the body. She has encouraged us to spread this information far and wide, so I feel moved to share it with the CollapseNet community - Suzie Gruber Dear Patients, Friends and Colleagues, Over the last few days I have heard great concern over the potential of radioactive fallout from the nuclear power plant explosions in Japan. It is hard to tell definitively what is going to happen, but from the research that I have done it looks like there is a great chance that the Pacific Coast will feel some nuclear fallout from the ongoing nuclear catastrophe that is occurring. Therefore, I have made a list of different supplements, herbs and foods that can help eliminate side effects of radiation. Please feel free to send it far and wide. Please read it carefully before you decide to take any supplements. These supplements have been well-researched and can be taken by most people. However, if you have a serious illness, are on medication or are pregnant/breastfeeding please contact your healthcare provider to make sure that these supplements/herbs are okay for you. Also, only the adult dosages are given if you would like to give the supplements/herbs to a child please do research to find the appropriate dose for your child and find out if it is okay for them to take. I begin with information on radioactive fallout and the jet stream. Then, I offer my recommendations in three sections: inexpensive supplements that you should start taking now and continue taking if you are exposed to radiation, supplements that are more expensive and hard to find, and additional supplements that are helpful and not as critica. Radioactive Fallout and the Jet Stream Radioactive fallout is defined as radioactive material that is carried by winds until it settles to earth. Under some circumstances you may see the fallout; under others you may not. The radioactivity it gives off cannot be seen. You can't feel it. You can't smell it, but fallout doesn't come out of the sky like a gas and seep into everything. It can best be described as a fine to coarse sand carried by the winds. Because the wind direction varies at different heights above the ground, it is not possible to judge from the ground where the fallout will settle. It can settle in irregular patterns hundreds of miles. Here are two websites for following the jet stream and fallout pattern. Accuweather says that fallout could come to the Pacific Coast as early as 10 days from the date of the explosion in Japan. There have been several fires and explosions already at the Fukushima 1 plant which has six reactors. Endtimes started tracking "hotspots" that landed in Oregon as early as Sunday, March 13, 2011. Supplements to Start Taking Now The following are supplements that I recommend that you start taking now to help your body prepare preemptively for radiation. They are relatively inexpensive and generally locally available: All of the following supplements in this first section except rutin can be found at Whole Foods and other natural food stores. Herbal Remedies Here is a list of medicinal herbs that I recommend you take for radiation exposure. You can take them as a tea, a tincture or as individual encapsulated herbs. You can get individual herbal tinctures online at Herb Pharm or get a custom combination tincture made at Farmacopia in Santa Rosa, CA. Burdock Root (Arctium lappa)- removes radioactive isotopes from the body. Recommended Dose - 1-4 ounces/300-120 grams of cooked fresh root, up to a pint of infusion daily, or several large spoonfuls of vinegar but only if made with fresh roots. Tincture - 15-20 drops 3 times a day. Contraindications - do not use Burdock during the first trimester of pregnancy. Cilantro Leaf (Coriandum sativum)- natural heavy metal chelator (i.e. plutonium and cesium are heavy metals.) Therefore, it helps to eliminate them out of the body. Recommended Dose - Take 1-3 dropperfuls daily of tincture or eat large amounts of fresh cilantro Eleuthero/Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)- helps protect against the side effects of radiation exposure. Recommended Dose - 500-3000 mg. in capsule form. Tincture: 15-20 drops three times a day. Holy Basil/Tulsi Aerial Parts (Ocimum sanctum)- preliminary research shows evidence that Holy Basil protects against radiation-induced peroxidation, thus helping to protect against the detrimental effects of low-level radiation. It also increases glutathione and superoxide dismutase which are important mediators in the liver in helping the body deal with radiation. Recommended Dose - Tincture: 40–60 drops, three times per day. Tea: add 1 tsp. dried leaf to 8 oz. hot water, steep, covered, 5–10 minutes. Take 4 oz. of tea up to three times per day. Capsules: various forms of capsulated products are available. These include extracts in gelcaps, dried or powdered herb in capsules, and standardized extracts (2 percent ursolic acid) in capsules. Contraindications - Holy Basil should not be taken while pregnant or nursing or for an extended period of time. Use caution if you have high blood pressure or rheumatic heart disease. KA here: This is ingenious! Starting on this date the cigarette package will have one of nine nasty photos on the top half of the cigarette box! This cracks me up! And I love it. How embarrassing it will become to carry around cigarettes! http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/06/21/137316580/be-warned-fda-unveils-graphic-cigarette-labels  Good to know guide of fruits and veggies that contain the most pesticides when not organic.06/13/2011 KA here: this is really good to know when you have say a limited budget and have to pick and choose which organics you buy. Now you will know that apples are on the top of the list so always buy them organic. http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/ KA here: this is an absolute necessity in your life and since we at aquarius nation want to become an absolute necessity in your life, we want to offer this link here so you can come back again and again to look up another herb and its uses! http://www.herbsguide.net/ KA here: This is such a amazing thing I found!!!! Listen up and take notes! ka here: I am not a puzzle person but as a lifetime migraine sufferer this sounds like a puzzle I would love to put together! ka here: Women and young children are encouraged NOT to eat the fish because of the risks they pose. "Researchers said the study highlights the health problem of lingering mercury, a poisonous metal that is found in fish globally, and of PCBs, toxic chemicals the United States banned in the 1970s. Both substances continue to pose a risk to people who eat fish caught along the California coast because they can lead to nervous system damage and developmental problems in children and can cause cancer, liver damage and reproductive harm". http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-mercury-sportfish-20110529,0,1577611.story | aquarius nation
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