Radiation: Foods that Help Cleanse

Many prayers to our brothers and sister in Japan. 

May our Hearts Be United as One in Healing.

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Here on the West Coast we have been subjected to lots of information and miss-information about how to best cope with elevated levels of radiation in our atmosphere as a result of fallout from the Nuclear disasters in Japan. Shelves in the Health Food Stores have been cleared of anything seaweed related. Potassium Iodide tablets are no longer readily available, but taking high doses of this can do more harm than good. Not to mention the fact that potassium iodide may protect only the thyroid gland, leaving all other areas of the body vulnerable to radiation, and that there are considerable health risks in taking elevated levels of iodine. The fact is that in our modern world we are coping with levels of differing types of radiation on a daily basis, be it from our own power plants, wi-fi, cell phone relay towers, computers, etc...

Craig Lane of Health Alkemy  has recently addressed this issue in a recent news letter titled "Radiation: The Hype and Common Sense".  We took particular interest in the portion of his news letter that focused on which foods can be beneficial to us in cleansing various types of radiation from our bodies.

What we all need to understand is that, ultimately, whole foods are beneficial to us at this time as well. Below is a list of foods that might lead you to discover that you have been doing many of the right things already, just by eating a quality and well-rounded Whole Foods Diet.

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There are some easy and safe ways to protect ourselves from radiation and even thrive

Foods high in Iodine: kelp & dulse seaweeds are the best

Foods rich in vitamin P (bioflavanoids): Citrus Pulp, Bilberry & Blueberry

Foods rich in vitamin A: Sweet potato, Fish-liver oils, Butter, Dark green vegetables, Beef liver, Yellow & orange veggies, Carrots, Egg Yolk, Dandelion Greens/Root, Berries, Apricots, Spirulina, Chlorella, Blue green algae, Chilies

Foods rich in vitamin D: Fish liver oil, Butter, Eggs, Liver, Milk, Saltwater fish

Foods rich in vitamin E: Wheat germ, Wheat germ oil, Leafy green vegetables, Avocado, Nuts, Legumes, Raw vegetable oils, Sweet potato, Whole-grain products, Asparagus

Foods high in minerals : Dark Leafy Greens, Beets, etc.

Chlorella

Cilantro

Miso (good quality stuff from South River Miso or Miso Master)

Garlic

Eleuthero ginseng

Bentonite Clays if radiation exposure cannot be avoided (do not take by itself, always mix in water and add at least psyllium to it)

Raw greens & Sprouts

Reishi and Shiitake mushrooms

Burdock root

Raw beets

Celery root

Milk thistle, Dandelion or Artichoke Leaf

And Herbs specific for you like: schisandra berry, turmeric, aloe vera and triphala