Therapeutic Uses of Spirulina for Treating Radiation Poisoning. By Dr. Mercola Due to the many requests I received from concerned readers asking for guidance about strategies to help protect against radioactive fallout in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster, I recently wrote an article addressing those concerns. That said, one specific superfood that jumps to the top of the list is spirulina, and it's this very special blue-green "algae" that I want to expand upon today. There is a great deal of research about spirulina's effectiveness in insulating you from the effects of radiation. Spirulina was actually used to treat children exposed to chronic low-levels of radiation after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which I'll be covering in more detail below. Spirulina is ranked by AARP as the #1 superfood for extending your lifespan, and the UN has identified it as a primary ingredient in the fight against malnutrition worldwide.
But what exactly is spirulina? Spirulina: One of Nature's Near-Perfect Foods Spirulina Offers Across-the-Board Health Benefits. Ginkgo may protect cells from radiation. (NaturalNews) According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba) is one of the oldest types of trees in the world. Ginkgo herbal treatments have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to treat a host of ills including asthma, bronchitis, fatigue, and tinnitus (ringing or roaring sounds in the ears). Now 21st century scientists may have discovered yet another Ginkgo-based therapy. According to a study just published in the International Journal of Low Radiation, antioxidant extracts of the leaves of the G. biloba tree may protect cells in the human body from radiation damage.
The discovery could offer a way to protect cancer patients from side effects produced by radiotherapy. G. biloba might also offer protection from medical tests that involve radiation, such as X-rays. Dr. For more information: Miso helps protect the body against atomic radiation and heavy metal poisoning. It may have been our fear of fallout from the impending nuclear holocaust or from nuclear power plant meltdowns that first attracted Westerners to miso.
During the 60's, students of macrobiotics and Zen began hearing about Dr. Shinichiro Akizuki, director of Saint Francis Hospital in Nagasaki during the second World War. Although Akizuki spent years treating atomic bomb victims just a few miles from ground zero, neither he nor his staff suffered from the usual effects of radiation. Akizuki hypothesized that he and his associates were protected from the deadly radiation because they drank miso soup every day. In 1972, Akizuki's theory was confirmed when researchers discovered that miso contains dipilocolonic acid, an alkaloid that chelates heavy metals, such as radioactive strontium, and discharges them from the body. Potassium Iodide Thyroid Blocking Agent. Radiation fears: Who needs 'nuke pills' The threat of meltdowns in several of Japan's nuclear power plants has raised fears about cancer — not just in Japan, but also in the USA.
The organ most at risk of cancer from a nuclear accident is the thyroid gland, says James Fagin, chief of endocrinology at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, who has studied thyroid cancer in children living near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. The thyroid takes in iodine from the blood in order to make critical hormones that keep the body running, says Fagin, a spokesman for the American Thyroid Association. But the thyroid can't tell the difference between radioactive iodine, which can be released in a meltdown, and the normal kind. Radioactive material entering the thyroid can cause cancer. To protect children, Japan has distributed 230,000 doses of potassium iodide, a stable form. Other worried Americans also are stocking up on potassium iodide, emptying the shelves at stores in California. Vitamin D and Radiation. Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that a form of vitamin D could be one of our body's main protections against damage from low levels of radiation.
Writing in the International Journal of Low Radiation, Hayes explains that calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, may protect us from background radiation and could be used as a safe protective agent before or after a low-level nuclear incident. Biologists and pharmacologists who specialize in radiation and health are keen to find an effective agent that could be given by mouth, have few side effects and would protect us against a suspected or impending nuclear event, whether an accident, terrorist attack, or other incident. In terms of protecting people from the long-term effects of radiation, cancer formation would be the main focus. Source: Inderscience Publishers. Radioprotective Potential of Plants and Herbs against the Effects of Ionizing Radiation. Flaxseed may protect against radiation harm. Rosemary Found to Offer Best Protection against Radiation Poisoning. Sea salt and baking soda, best all natural remedy for curing radiation exposure and cancer. | PRESS Core – Evidentiary News, World News, Special Reports, Technology, Health, Videos, Polls, Free energy, Cures, War Crimes, Crime Against Humanity, Corruption.