Superfood Specialist

The meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi have already and will continue to emit radiation into the environment for months if not years. As this story has developed, people started paying attention to methods used to cleanse the body after radiation exposure. This has created a lot of attention for a particular inorganic compound called potassium iodide (Kl), a substance which plays a crucial role in the bodies ability to cleanse radioactive toxins after exposure. Its also used to iodize table salt, but incidentally a useful dosing of this would require a lethal amount of salt and it not recommended as a health solution. Why do they iodize table salt? Turns out that we really this substance. Sea salts naturally contain this compound in trace amounts.

Potassium iodide supplements have been selling fast as people are now realizing the usefulness of having this in the emergency kit. Even if the radiation from the current meltdown doesn’t require taking it now, many people have realized they live within a close enough distance to a nuclear power plant that they feel its part of a modern day survival planning. Outside of this supplement which is more of a commercially processed emergency medicine, my attention began to focus on finding other naturally occurring sources of potassium iodide. Turns out many of the best sources come from the sea such as Kombu- a form of edible kelp & sea salts. Spirulina is a good source as well, as it thrives in very mineral rich environments such as volcanic lakes.

When patients undergo medical radiation exposure ( chemotherapy ) people are choosing to eat foods high in antioxidants for preventing damage during the exposure and shortening the process of cleansing the radiation from the body.

Edit: Just came across some information that indicates the common herb Rosemary can be very beneficial to combat prolonged radiation exposure. This plant is also very strong and grows in many climates.

Will keep posting as this situation develops.