Information on radiation from Lian Reed (Santa Fe)

My previous work incarnation was as a Cytologist for 25 years diagnosing Cancer.  Because of my history,I have many clients who are living through treatment for cancer.  In that frame work I offer the following information.

We deal with radiation issues when dealing with patients undergoing radiation treatment for cancer, but also working in hospitals using radiation as treatment.  Living here in New Mexico, we are surrounded by laboratories working with radioactive materials.  Although not like a plant meltdown, we do have health concerns right here in "river city".   When I still worked full time in the Western Medical world, my department used to hold education seminars on these issues on a regular basis.

I know that the thought of this radiation getting to us can be an overwhelming thought, but  it is surprising how much our clothing and the walls of our homes protect us from radiation.  After all, we are some distance from the site itself.  That said with the fear in people's hearts, perhaps just breathing and realizing there is much we can do will help.

I realize some are concerned about the Iodide cloud, and thinking of taking iodine is good.  Lugol's Solution at 2% taking one to two drops a day in a glass of water is probably the best... correct amount, easily utilized by the body and the thyroid gland uptake is efficient, it is a solution of potassium iodine.  With the Iodide cloud falling we cannot rely on kelp from the sea protecting us, nor should we be looking at dairy and meat as food sources, the cloud falls and it is taken up by the vegetation which is ingested by the fish and animals and we take the radioactive iodine in that way.  Knowing where your food comes from is important.  For me, thinking of the plant in Japan.....

Our greatest concern might well be the cesium 137 that will be released if the spent fuel rods are vaporized or the core melts.  Cesium is a cloride, a naturally ocurring salt.  In the body it acts in much the same way that potassium does in the (NaK) sodium potassium pump gates of all of our cells.  We want to fill those gates with potassium cloride (KCl), some potassium citrate and some potassium aspartate.  That way the cesium has no hold on the body.  Potassium is good to take in food sources rather than pill form or artificial means because over indulgence of this substances has health issues of it's own.

We might want to be thinking of foods like:

Swiss chard, boiled

Romaine lettuce

Crimini mushrooms, raw

Spinach, boiled

Celery, raw

Basil, dried, ground

Mustard greens, boiled

Fennel, raw, sliced

Broccoli, steamed

Winter squash, baked, cubes

Cucumbers, slices, with peel

Blackstrap molasses

Tomatos, ripe

Turnip greens, cooked

Collard greens, boiled

Summer squash, cooked

Eggplant, cooked

Cantaloupe

Green beans, boiled

Kale, boiled

Brussel sprouts, boiled

Carrots, raw

Turmeric, powder

Beets, Boiled

Asparagus, boiled

Papaya

Bell peppers, red, raw

Cauliflower, boiled

Apricots

Ginger root

Yam (Dioscorea species), cooked

Strawberries

Kiwifruit

Chili pepper, dried

Lima beans, cooked

Cabbage, boiled

Banana

Grapefruit

Onions, raw

Oranges

Potato, baked, with skin

Avocado, slices

Watermelon, diced

Pinto beans, cooked

Green peas, boiled

Sweet potato, baked, with skin

Lentils, cooked

Kidney beans, cooked

Figs, fresh

Plums

Prunes

Raspberries

Split peas, cooked

Soybeans, cooked

Grapes

The blank spots in my table above are where I removed sea vegetables and meat sources of potassium.

May all beings be happy, May all beings be well, May all beings be free from suffering.

Lian Reed
Santa Fe, NM