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Radioactive Fallout: Can Nutritional Supplements Help?

A Personal Viewpoint by Damien Downing, M.D.

(OMNS, May 10, 2011) The Fukushima nuclear accident has already been described as "the largest accidental release of radiation we have ever seen" and it's not over yet.

Already, radioactive plutonium, strontium and iodine have reached the continental USA.

So should we worry? And, what can we do about it?

When the earthquake and tsunami hit north-east Japan on 11th March, itdisabled all the multiple safety mechanisms at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Fires started in three of the six reactors, and 24 hours later a large hydrogen explosion caused the collapse of part of the structure. From then on, radioactive material would have been released to the atmosphere. This is reasonable to assume, despite the usual assurances from the operators, TEPCO, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. Six days later, after all, traces of...

Someone sent me over these questions and I thought it would be useful to post them here. Granted they are first draft responses but overall I believe many will find them useful.

Do feel free to post comments or questions in the comment area and Ill get back to you.

Why is detox necessary?
A detox is necessary as the body is bombarded daily by toxic exposures - from air, water, food, industry, manufacturing, drugs, stress and others. Processing toxic substances requires necessary nutrients, sleep, breathing and sweating. Without any one of these, detoxification is limited. When detoxification is limited, the body burden of chemicals accumulates further and disrupts biological processes. At first these biological processes may simply be a skin rash, head cold or headache. Then as months go by and sleep gets worse due to skin rashes and headaches, toxins further accumulate and cause deeper disruptions which affect memory, digestion, energy and circulation. At this level, the individual...