Dr Tom Cowan radiation info

[Guest guest]

from Dr Cowan:

" Between 1932 and 1942, Dr. Francis Pottenger conducted research on how cooked

food vs. raw affected cats. In these studies, Pottenger took perfectly healthy

cats and kept them healthy on a diet of raw milk, raw meat and cod liver oil.

Then he would alter the diet, for example, substituting pasteurized milk for raw

milk, and the health of the cats would progressively deteriorate.

And how many generations did it take to restore the cats to perfect health

when they ate the optimal diet?Seven generations - the same timespan that held

special significance for Native Americans, who believed that for every important

decision, the leaders should imagine the consequences of that decision for those

coming seven generations.

Sadly and, right now, tragically, it is clear that our leaders and

corporations have not been following this wise dictum. If they had, we

wouldn't have built nuclear power plants, we wouldn't have used up much of the

stored energy and minerals on our planet, and we wouldn't have treated our

rivers and oceans like sewage dumps. But we have done those things, and now

we are possibly facing yet another grave threat to the health and well being of

our planet: the spread of radiation from the destruction of the nuclear-power

plant in Japan.

It may turn out well: The radiation leaks might be contained, the fires may

be put out, the immediate threat might and hopefully will recede. It seems at

this point there is no way to predict the outcome of this unfolding crisis.

Though radiation leakage has been detected within at least 20 miles of the

plant, so far, according to news reports, no increase in radiation or other

toxic exposure has occurred in California or anywhere else. Hopefully, it will

stay like this.

Many people have asked me what, if anything, they should do to prepare for

the possibility of increased radiation exposure. Here are my suggestions,

based on my understanding of the research on preventing and treating radiation

sickness. I also want to thank the many people who have written to me to help

me sort out the voluminous research on this subject.

First, because there is no clear evidence of current danger that I know of,

we should do now only what is safe, inexpensive and otherwise healthy. This

includes our Nourishing Traditions/GAPS diet, with liberal amounts of good fats,

broth, lacto-fermented vegetables and greens. Special foods that have been

shown to counteract radiation sickness include naturally fermented miso, beets,

kombucha and sea vegetables, such as kombu. Fermented cod liver oil at the

usual dose of ½ teaspoon or 2 capsules is best. Next, detoxifying baths with a

cup of Epsom salts every couple days is an inexpensive aid to boosting magnesium

levels, relaxing muscles, and aiding the elimination channels.

As for medicines, at this point I recommend the safest and most proven aids

in radiation exposure, which are vitamin C in the form of the highly absorbable

liposomal C; the herb eleutherococcus, otherwise known as Siberian ginseng; and

a seaweed called modifilan, a brown seaweed that is rich in a chemical called

fucoidan, which studies have shown has great promise in combating radiation

exposure. This seaweed has liberal amounts of iodine, so the more toxic

potassium iodine need not be taken at this point. The doses of these medicines

are:

Liposomal C: 1 tsp a day in any liquid, half that dose for children younger

than 5.

Eleutherococcus from Mediherb, Pure, Herb Pharm or other vendors: one tablet

twice a day for adults, half that dose for children younger than 5. For

children unable to swallow pills, the tablets can be dissolved in hot water and

mixed with any liquid. For tinctures use as directed on labels and half dose

for children.

Modifilan: 3 capsules twice a day for adults, one capsule twice a day for

children younger than 5. It can be mixed with any soft food, like applesauce.

All these medicines can be obtained online, or, you can call our office

(415-334-1010), and we will send them out. We don't have an unlimited supply

but will do the best we can to keep up.

As for potassium iodine, this is a much more aggressive measure, and many

people will have some trouble with the high doses that are suggested. But, if

public health authorities say it's time, then it should be used - but only then,

in my opinion. In that case, the dose is 130 mg of KI for adults and women who

are breastfeeding, 65 mg for young people ages 3 and 18, children who are adult

size take the adult dose, and infants and children between 1 month and 2 years

should take 32 mg, newborns to infants 1 month old should take 16 mg. The best

source is either from your local pharmacy or by ordering Iodoral online. If you

need a prescription, you can call the front desk and we can call it in.

Hopefully, this tragedy will be resolved soon. In the meantime, our hearts

go out to the workers risking their health and lives to contain the damage, and

to the people of Japan, who have endured so much. It is my hope that this event

will lead to a needed change of awareness in our culture. I invite you to stay

abreast of other possible interventions and to keep in touch. "