Japanese Nuclear Disaster: Impacts & Mitigation Strategies
The unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan is cause for great concern not just for those in the immediately affected areas, but also those who may be subject to fallout in adjacent countries as well as distant ones connected by the jet stream.
Fortunately GreenMedInfo.com already contains a significant body of biomedical literature on natural substances which block, ameliorate and detoxify radioactive materials. This is the result of two years of gathering information on the topic, and is now found in one convenient location on our site: Radiation Disaster Associated Toxicity.
We are sending this out now in the hope that those who are most intimately effected will have access to peer-reviewed information that will reduce the risk of harm and/or promote recovery in those who may have already been exposed. PLEASE SHARE THIS with those who would most benefit from the information.
Below is a Video describing the Radiation Associated information on GreenMedInfo.com.
Below is our page dedicated to the biomedical literature on reducing Radiation-Associated Toxicity.
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Brief Discussion on Radioactivity Risks & Radioprotective Substances
1. Risks:
Logically those closest to the event are at greatest risk. However, due to the west-easterly flow of the jet stream radioactive material may reach the US West Coast within 36 hours from the time and point of release. The hope is that radioactivity will dissipate or deposit in places that will not affect human life, however the precautionary principle should be exercised and certain natural substances may offer radioactivity blocking/ameliorating/detoxifying effects that can be consumed prophalactically without risk of side effects. While Radioiodine 131 toxicity is the major focus within mainstream coverage of the event, potassium iodide will not protect against Cesium-137 which competes with potassium for absorption and will distribute widely throughout the body, especially muscle and bone. Consider too that Radioiodine-131 has a half life of 8 days, whereas Cesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years! We have sections on our website specfically dedicated to Ceisum, Radioiodine & Uranium Toxicity on our site.
2. Radioprotective Natural Substances: Radioiodine-131 has been the major focus of concern, and due to the exhaustion of supplies for potassium iodide, alternatives are needed. The key is to saturate the thyroid with natural iodine as a precautionary step, and then given availability add additional potassium iodide (in government recommended doses) if imminent or confirmed Radioiodine-131 exposure presents itself. If no potassium iodide kelp levels would be need to be increased significantly to attenuate damage. Once radioactive material has entered the body, the following 66 Substances may provide protection against adverse effects. You can view all these citations directly on our site here: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/pharmacological-action/radioprotective
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