Protective and Restorative Measures to Take in the Event of Radiation Contamination

by Tony Isaacs

Updated 03/30/2011

The latest news from Fukushima is that the core in one reactor has melted through the floor of the containment vessel and the battle appears to be lost.  In addition, radioactive strontium has been found in five soil samples and radiation over 3,000 times the safe level has been detected in the sea water.  In the US, it has been reported that rainwater in 12 states has already been found to contain small amounts of radiation linked to Fukushima.  While official sources continue to tell us how "safe" it is, there is a growing concern that we are not being told the truth and many do not feel that any additional radiation is safe and are urging us to take precautions so that we are prepared and can avoid and counteract any dangerous fallout.

Following are several precautionary and restorative measures to take in the event of radioactive contamination.

First and foremost is potassium iodide (KI). Potassium iodide binds to radioactive iodine and is cleared from the boy within 24-72 hours. It is by far the item most used for radiation poisoning. According to the USFDA guidelines, the following doses should be taken after likely internal contamination.

*Adults, including breastfeeding women: 130 mg
*Children between 3 and 18 years of age and less than 150 pounds: 65 mg
*Children 150 pounds or more: 130 mg (regardless of age)
*Infants and children between 1 month and 3 years old: 32 mg (whether nursing or not)
*Nursing and non-nursing newborns from birth to 1 month old: 16 mg.

Instead of waiting for nuclear fallout to arrive, it is a good idea to begin taking lesser preventive doses of potassium iodide in order to have enough iodine circulating in the body to prevent radioactive iodine from binding internally. Estimates of how much preventive iodide to take generally vary from 6 to 50 mg of daily iodine. Note that the average Japanese consumes 13 mg of iodine daily, which is 100 times more than the average US resident.

When fallout does occur, precautionary measures can help minimize exposure and ingestion of radioactive materials, including staying inside, keeping doors and windows closed and turning off air conditioners. If possible, cover garden vegetables and fruits ahead of time. If one must go outside, wear a face mask, change and wash clothes upon returning indoors and take showers. Once the fallout has passed, wear a mask and spray the entire property, including exposed vehicles, with a hose. Shower immediately after returning inside.

Other suggested items for dealing with radioactive fallout:

Take plenty of supplemental echinacea, a powerful pathogen fighter and health builder. Studies, including ones conducted after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, have shown that echinacea is excellent for preventing and restoring radiation damage.

Use bentonite clay. Bentonite clay can be used for heavy metal detox as well as to remove radiation. Internal clays have been used for detoxification for hundreds of years. As with all clays, the more you use, the quicker you tend to detox and the longer the treatment the better.

Eat sea vegetables. Studies dating to 1968 found that sea vegetables contained a polysaccharide substance, called sodium alginate, which selectively bound radioactive strontium and eliminated it from the body. Seaweeds are a natural source of potassium iodine and are also rich in antioxidants that protect us from degenerative diseases such cancer as well as slow down the aging process.

Eat nutrient dense foods to maintain and rebuild a strong immune system. Supergreen foods and powders would be excellent. Some suggested anti-radiation diet items are:

*Miso soup
*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, sweets and wheat
*A good whole-food derived multivitamin/multimineral supplement

Consume chlorophyll rich wheatgrass. Tests have indicated that a wheatgrass rich diet improves survival after exposure to radiation and that chlorophyll increases resistance to radiation.

Use colloidal silver and natural anti-virals such as olive leaf extract to help the immune system ward off infections and illness. Immune systems are typically weakened by radiation exposure.

Oral sodium bicarbonite (baking soda) can diminish the severity of the changes produced by uranium in the kidneys.

Take N-Acetyl cysteine or use coffee enemas to increase gulathione levels, which are decimated by exposure to radiation.

Use marine phytoplankton to reduce the side effects of radiation exposure.

Sources included:

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp
http://drdavidbrownstein.blogspot.com/
http://www.natural-cancer-cures.com/sea-vegetables.html
http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1783359#i
http://fedgeno.com/radioactive-metal-detox.php
http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1782867#i

See also:

How to Protect our Pets from Radiation Exposure

Building a Foundation for Better Health and Longevity