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Post by beebs on Aug 21, 2012 16:14:11 GMT -5
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Post by beebs on Sept 29, 2012 17:25:12 GMT -5
Stumbled on apple pectin as being helpful to reduce radiation. Need to check if effective to RFs, which is different from radiation from a nuclear fall out!! Watch out for high oxalates content in apple pectin, specially if you suffer from gallstones etc.. See post about Vitamin C used to treat radiation exposure: health-quest.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=suppsandvits&thread=145&page=1Swiss Med Wkly. 2004 Jan 10;134(1-2):24-7. Reducing the 137Cs-load in the organism of "Chernobyl" children with apple-pectin.Nesterenko VB, Nesterenko AV, Babenko VI, Yerkovich TV, Babenko IV. Source Belrad Institute of Radiation Safety, Charity House, 11 Staroborisovsky Trakt, 220114 Minsk, Republic of Belarus. nester@hmti.ac.by Abstract As a complement of standard radioprotective measures, apple-pectin preparations are given, especially in the Ukraine, to reduce the 137Cs uptake in the organism of children. The question has been raised: is oral pectin also useful when children receive radiologically clean food, or does this polysaccharide only act in binding 137Cs in the gut, blocking its intestinal absorption? In this case, pectin would be useless if radiologically clean food could be given. The study was a randomised, double blind placebo-controlled trial comparing the efficacy of a dry and milled apple-extract containing 15-16% pectin with a similar placebo-powder, in 64 children originating from the same group of contaminated villages of the Gomel oblast. The average 137Cs load was of about 30 Bq/kg bodyweight (BW). The trial was conducted during the simultaneous one-month stay in the sanatorium Silver Spring. In this clean radiological environment only radiologically "clean" food is given to the children. The average reduction of the 137Cs levels in children receiving oral pectin powder was 62.6%, the reduction with "clean" food and placebo was 13.9%, the difference being statistically significant (p <0.01). The reduction of the 137Cs load is medically relevant, as no child in the placebo group reached values below 20 Bq/kg BW (which is considered by Bandazhevsky as potentially associated with specific pathological tissue damages), with an average value of 25.8 +/- 0.8 Bq/kg. The highest value in the apple-pectin group was 15.4 Bq/kg, the average value being 11.3 +/- 0.6 Bq/kg BW. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14745664
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Post by beebs on Oct 4, 2012 17:48:15 GMT -5
Comment: Radioprotective sulphur and isothiocyanates compounds, such as cruciferous kale, turnips, brussels sprouds, watercress etc..eaten raw, they contain precursors to isothiocyanates called glucosinolinates,. eaten raw, hydrolizes into isothiocyanates. I don't know if cooking high sulphur veggies would yield similar results. The abstract does not stipulate what type of radio active material was used. Tumori. 2006 Mar-Apr;92(2):163-9. Radioprotective activity of naturally occurring organosulfur compounds.Chittezhath M, Kuttan G. Source Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Abstract The radioprotective effects of naturally occurring sulfur compounds and isothiocyanates such as diallyl sulfide (DAS), diallyl disulfide (DADS), allyl methyl sulfide (AMS), allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) and phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC) have been investigated in whole body irradiated Swiss albino mice. Administration of these sulfur compounds could reduce the serum content of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), which was elevated after irradiation (23.9 +/- 1.82 KA units). The elevated liver content of glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) in control animals (76.2 +/- 2.2 U/mL) after irradiation was significantly reduced in DAS (58.93 +/- 4 U/mL) and AMS (55.7 +/- 2.2 U/mL) treated animals. Elevated levels of lipid peroxides in serum and liver of irradiated control animals were also significantly reduced by treatment with these sulfur compounds. The glutathione (GSH) content in liver and intestinal mucosa was drastically reduced after irradiation. All the sulfur compounds and isothiocyanates could effectively enhance the GSH content of intestinal mucosa and liver. Findings at histopathological analysis of the intestine proved to be correlated with the above results. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16724697
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2012 17:51:13 GMT -5
Several articles, but this one is interesting too. It discusses the Inositol and IP6 protecting against apoptosis (cell death). Regardless of the source of radiation. We need to protect against free radiacals, oxidization and inflammation preventing cancers and other damage. Some papers last year show the damage EMF does at cellular damage and its association with cancer. Brief excerpt from the article: ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs According to the researchers, inositol and IP6 could decrease the severity of side effects from radiation therapy, saving healthy cells while simultaneously increasing the potency of the treatment against cancer cells. Both molecules are potent antioxidants, the Maryland researchers say, capable of preventing reactive molecules from injuring DNA and turning cells cancerous. "Both of these potent antioxidants have been shown to have broad-spectrum anti-tumor capabilities, and now our studies confirm the degree to which these molecules protect against the DNA-damaging effects of ionizing radiation," said Abulkalam M. Shamsuddin, M.D., professor of pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Radiation damage is radiation damage, regardless of the source, so there could also be a protective role for IP6 in any form of radiation exposure, whether it is from a therapeutic dose or from solar, cosmic or nuclear sources." Cont/... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071105083735.htm
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