Lugol’s Iodine: Radioactive Safety
Radiation from a nuclear meltdown is coming our way via the jet stream from Japan. You can prepare yourself and your loved ones by taking 10 drops of Lugol’s Iodine daily. Nascent Iodine or Iodoral tablets work well too; just start getting potassium iodide and iodine into your body as soon as possible. Taking around 50 mg per day (10 drops) of the Lugol’s Iodine for a few weeks will be protective.
Today, the 13th of March, 2011, we are hearing that nuclear debris is being pushed into the atmosphere from reactor explosions in Japan. Our thoughts and prayers fly to the suffering and kind people of Japan. Japan seems far away for most Americans, but we share the same atmosphere and effects of whatever is in it.
Maps indicate a path of fallout hitting the Western U.S. around March 20th. The specifics of how much, how dangerous, what will happen when, and such are unknown. No units of time measurement for this exposure are provided, and specific amounts of released radiation are not verified.
Still, I suggest we adhere to the Scout motto, “Be Prepared.” Hope for the best, and plan for the worst.
The cheapest and easiest thing to do for most of us now is to protect our thyroid and adrenal glands by aggressively supplementing iodine, and protecting our food and water from airborne particles. Probably the cheapest and most reliable iodine is Lugol’s Iodine solution. A tablet version that has the same ratio of elemental iodine and potassium iodide is called Iodoral.
This material is safe and has benefits to offer beyond the range of nutritional replacement. We call these medicines “nutraceuticals.” About 2 drops of Lugol’s represents nearly 13 mg of iodine. This is approximately what the Okinawans who maintain traditional diets take in daily. Okinawans were a population studied after World War II that was found to have minimal symptoms of radiation poisoning while having the highest levels of tissue iodine. Surviving excess radiation exposure is what many of us will soon become interested in as the jet stream from Japan approaches.
To safely benefit from iodine’s protective effects, I recommend that adults consider taking 3-4 times the normal maintenance dose, like 40-48 mg daily for a couple months, based upon a 180-pound adult body. Then take a break for a couple weeks and compare how you feel. Repeat as advised by your natural healthcare professional.
NaturoDoc offers one-ounce bottles of Lugol’s Iodine, which is taken internally in water. Lugol’s Iodine is also used for water purification and to boost the immunity against viral, fungal, and bacterial infections. It also helps to balance hormone levels, and has long been used as a topical antiseptic for wounds, so its usefulness for home health cannot be overstated. Read the free information about what it is and why I recommend you take it internally over the next several months.
Another way to protect the body from toxic heavy metals and the uptake of radioactive elements into the thyroid is the regular ingestion of a seaweed from the North Pacific called Kombu, or Laminaria japonica. If you have access to this and like the taste, then it would be the best whole form as a food. Our product of a dried concentrated extract of Laminaria capsules is Modifilan. Taking 2 of these capsules a day will also provide many protective benefits.
Seaweed is noted for its ability to bind heavy metals and radioactive pollutants. Kelp inhibits the absorption of lead, cadmium, and radioactive strontium (one of the most hazardous pollutants). 80 to 90 percent of radioisotopes of Strontium 90 can be removed from the intestinal tract in the presence of seaweed. Sodium alginates actually chelate the remaining amount out of the bone structure. So much Strontium 90 has been released by nuclear explosions, power plants, and nuclear weapons facilities that it is believed that every person has detectable levels in their bone tissue. Many cancers are attributable to this contamination.
This seaweed is available in different forms and price ranges. Our product is from a pristine source put into the most convenient form. Choose what works best for you and your family. Beyond those two products, work with those knowledgeable about organic food, and with the environmentally green technologies of water and air filtration that are increasingly available today.
These ideas will help you prepare for and avoid the negative consequences of this latest nuclear tragedy. Please keep your searching efforts up and share what you find to be the most effective steps for everyone you know. Your own preparedness will be a gift to our Japanese friends who surely want to minimize the damage to our earth, and our society.
Best wishes to the wonderful people of Japan.