Since sending out my comprehensive radiation blog on March 28th, events have continued to unfold. While it is very difficult to get accurate radiationexposure information from the media, no news does not mean radiation exposure is not happening. Authorities have now decided that this event is no longer equivalent to the Three Mile Island incident (a category 5), but that the event has been upgraded to the highest level, a level 7 disaster, which is the worst level, and at least on the par with Chernobyl. The Fukushima complex actually has at least six nuclear reactors and six fuel ponds, making its potential radiation exposure equivalent to eight nuclear reactors. It has had three documented meltdowns so far. It is now believed that the current crisis is 1,000 times worse than ever anticipated by the nuclear reactor builders, and has already exceeded Chernobyl by 10 percent. Instead of a one-time Chernobyl blast, it is a steady leak that they estimate will take a minimum of three months to gain control of.

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Since sending out my comprehensive radiation blog on March 28th, events have continued to unfold. While it is very difficult to get accurate radiationexposure information from the media, no news does not mean radiation exposure is not happening. Authorities have now decided that this event is no longer equivalent to the Three Mile Island incident (a category 5), but that the event has been upgraded to the highest level, a level 7 disaster, which is the worst level, and at least on the par with Chernobyl. The Fukushima complex actually has at least six nuclear reactors and six fuel ponds, making its potential radiation exposure equivalent to eight nuclear reactors. It has had three documented meltdowns so far. It is now believed that the current crisis is 1,000 times worse than ever anticipated by the nuclear reactor builders, and has already exceeded Chernobyl by 10 percent. Instead of a one-time Chernobyl blast, it is a steady leak that they estimate will take a minimum of three months to gain control of.

This may prove to be the largest nuclear disaster in the history of the world. Over 1,300 fission products (as one would get from a nuclear bomb explosion) have come out of the Fukushima nuclear complex. Radioactive nano-products are highly charged and accumulate in raindrops. It is of great concern that there were unusual and intense rains for up to 10 days in California’s Los Angeles and San Francisco areas during the region’s dry season, which seemed perfectly timed to amplify the concentration of radioactivity into the water system. The radiation of I-131 in the rainwater outside San Francisco was measured at 18,100 times above allowable levels. In Pennsylvania, they are currently measuring I-131 in the water at 3,300 times above federal standards.

The radiation that is being measured in general from the Fukushima release includes I-131, cesium 134, cesium 137, uranium 238, and xenon 133. Vietnam, which is 4,000 km away from the Fukushima reactor, is now reporting an increase in U-238 in pine needles. Radiation, in general, has been found 300 times higher in the U.S. milk supply. Nuclear radiation in Hawaiian milk has been found to be 2,033 percent higher than permissible levels.Radiation in milk has already been reported in Phoenix, Arizona; Spokane, Washington; Montpellier, Vermont; as well as in, Los Angeles, California. Abnormally higher levels of radiation, in general, have been reported in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, Denver, Detroit, Trenton, Oakridge, TN, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Boise.

Side effects of radiation exposure include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, fever, loss of appetite and skin damage (swelling, itching, redness and hair loss). Long-term effects show a decrease in IQ, an increase in mental illness (as fat tissues in the brain are oxidized by radiation), and cancer. The rate of mental illness, particularly depression, has also been connected to proximity to nuclear testing and depleted uranium exposure. The U.S. has the highest percentage of mental illness at 26.4 percent of the population. France is at an 18 percent depression rate and may have the most nuclear plants of any country in the world. Brain tissue is affected by radiation, which causes free radical damage of DNA and destruction of brain cell membranes.

Radioactive uranium is particularly attracted to DNA, and so it is particularly damaging.  Research is also clear that uranium particles are capable of long distance travel. Not only does I-131 affect the thyroid gland, but also breasts, ovaries, uterus and prostate, because all these organs need iodine to operate optimally. Almost all major radiation medical experts agree that there are no safe levels of radiation exposure.

As a holistic physician looking at patterns appearing all over the globe, it would appear that increased radiation exposure from several sources, “forced” vaccinations, chem-trails, GMOs and excessive use of psychotropic drugs, especially in children, all weaken the immune system, and decrease and impair brain function. These effects impair our ability to transcend the bio-computer mind, and thus prevent our collective evolution of consciousness on the planet. This entire world pattern evokes an eerie feeling that there is more at play here than meets the superficial eye.

One radiation protective strategy is competitive inhibition, which means that when you have plenty of healthy minerals in the body, they keep the radioactive particles from affecting particular organs.  I-131 is one of our big immediate concerns, and I am recommending a new form of colloidal singlet, scalar wave prepared iodine called Illumodine , which is a 2 percent solution and it is 100 percent absorbed. It is the best iodine in the world. When you order this, you will get the recommended dose. Other sources of iodine include four to 10 kelp tablets per day to build up iodine levels. It is estimated by some medical experts that approximately 13 mg daily will give 96 percent protection from I-131. This will protect your thyroid. In addition, iodine supplementation also removes toxins like heavy metals (i.e., mercury) from the body. It also neutralizes free radicals. Full iodine sufficiency has been shown to increase IQ by up to 13.5 points in a medical analysis from 17 clinical studies. It takes about four months at 15 drops, three times daily, to reach full iodine sufficiency. Iodine is the most potent killer of viruses, bacteria and fungi in the world. It also regulates estrogen production and is involved with the protection of hormones to stabilize mental health, control weight and increase our ability to fight infections. It also helps with food allergies. It is estimated that somewhere between 72 to 99 percent of people in the world are iodine deficient, so not only is iodine protective against iodine 131, but it is extremely good for building ones health. It is also known to be spiritually elevating. Scientific evidence dating back to 1953, shows that the thyroid even controls the pituitary gland and, thus, is the master gland of the body. Connected with the fifth chakra, it mediates between the mind and the heart. Its butterfly-shield shape is a symbol of transformation and protection.

There is one caveat to using iodine. It is such a potent detoxifier that people may have a healing crisis, so go slowly with it. An iodine healing crisis looks the same as iodine toxicity, making it hard to distinguish between them. We do have a reasonable approach to this. Because 72 to 99 percent of the world population is iodine deficient, it is best to consider a healing crisis before iodine toxicity, but we cannot discount biochemical individuality and toxicity response. These detox or toxicity symptoms include rapid heartbeat, itching skin, fatigue, skin outbreaks, skin swelling, swelling of the salivary glands, metallic taste, burning mouth and throat, sore teeth and gums, head cold symptoms, and upset stomach. Other symptoms include headache, sweaty palms and diarrhea (particularly if you have parasites). If you get these symptoms, stop iodine immediately and wait until all symptoms subside (usually three to four days) before resuming with a lower dosage. There has been no documentation of death from natural iodine. It is documented that one person, who ingested 100,000 times the recommended amount, had an uneventful recovery after a few days. A few people are also allergic, and these allergies may present as fever and joint pain, swelling of face and body, and even severe shortness of breath.  Some of these are also symptoms of overactive thyroid.  Paradoxically, I know of two cases of people with hyperthyroid, which is a deregulation phenomenon, who were cured using Illumodine. However, I would not recommend taking iodine supplements unless under supervision if one has a hyperthyroid condition. The point is that in this time of crisis, with I-131 radiation exposure in the world, it is important to take iodine as protection, but use caution and increase the dosage slowly to maximum.

Radiation protection strategy number 2 is chelation. I recommend eating as much sea vegetables as possible. Natural Cellular Defense (NCD) is the best chelator protection (except for protection against I-131, during the first eight days).  It is best to take NCD at 10 drops four times daily.

Radiation protection strategy number 3 is to increase antioxidant intake. Radiation creates free radicals, which is the major mechanism by which it causes sickness, and decreases lifespan and death. I recommend Nano-Green Tea at one-half teaspoon twice daily. I also recommend taking Mega Hydrate at two capsules two times daily.

Radiation protection strategy number 4 is to take anti-radiation food and herbs. Spirulina, chlorella, E3Live and bee pollen are effective against radiation. Siberian ginseng, chaparral and aloe vera taken at 1 ounce twice daily are also effective. Gotu kola and gingko biloba are also recommended. I also recommend our new marine phytoplankton powder called Alpha 3CMP at one-half teaspoon once daily.

Radiation protection strategy number 5 is to eat organic and plant-source-only cuisine. Eating low on the food chain significantly reduces your exposure to toxins in general, as well as to radiation particles. Avoid all animal products including dairy, meat, fish and chicken, as these animals concentrate radioactive particles in their bodies 30 times more than are concentrated in plants. This situation makes the point that plant-source-only cuisine is not only the diet for the future expansion of consciousness, but for immediate healthy survival in the present.

Radiation protection strategy number 6 is political action to both close old nuclear facilities (which become more dangerous after 40 years of operation) and prevent the building of proposed nuclear plants. Avoid backscatter X-ray devices. Doctors Otis Brawley, Carl Bilimoria, Len Lichtenfeld and Dong Kim (neurosurgeon for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords), all make a point of avoiding the backscatter devices in airports as they all feel there is no safe dose of radiation. Actually, the FBI, the Soviet Union, Iraq and Afghanistan all use bomb and explosive powder-smelling dogs, which are far more sensitive and accurate than the backscatter devices. The backscatter devices are both poorly monitored and concentrate the radiation in the skin rather than spread it throughout the body, as well as not working as effectively as dogs.

In conclusion, we have ways to protect ourselves. It is important that we as human inhabitants of the Earth look at our lifestyles and stop living as if we have a right to disregard the laws of nature. It is important to actively challenge public agencies that support anti-human and anti-Planet Earth dissonant activities. It is dysfunctional to mess things up and then pray for divine help. The Divine is not about to exonerate our imbalanced lifestyles on the earth. I call for us to examine our lives and contemplate how we can bring ourselves back into harmony with the living planet.

May your days be filled with health, peace and harmony with the living planet and yourself.

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A new threat, using another level of security scare, is being used to expose the flying population to either excessive ionizing radiation or ultra high frequency radiation. Thanks to the attempted airliner bombing on Christmas 2009, TSA Security Laboratory Director Susan Hallowell recently announced the agency’s intent to use back-scatter X-ray machines for passenger surveillance.

Obviously we need to refine our screening techniques to provide maximum safety for our air travel. However, these X-ray machines penetrate a few centimeters into the skin and reflect back a naked body image. While some will view this as a privacy violation, this is not the immediate problem. Thomas Wiggins, a radiation company engineer, admits that before 9/11, proposing such a system would be like ordering his own death sentence. He has changed his mind and now states that they could “scan a pregnant woman 200 times without a health risk.” This is a scientifically fallacious statement.

Those implementing this near-sighted agenda have deliberately ignored the outstanding research of Dr. John Gofman (Professor Emeritus of [...]]]>

A new threat, using another level of security scare, is being used to expose the flying population to either excessive ionizing radiation or ultra high frequency radiation. Thanks to the attempted airliner bombing on Christmas 2009, TSA Security Laboratory Director Susan Hallowell recently announced the agency’s intent to use back-scatter X-ray machines for passenger surveillance.

Obviously we need to refine our screening techniques to provide maximum safety for our air travel. However, these X-ray machines penetrate a few centimeters into the skin and reflect back a naked body image. While some will view this as a privacy violation, this is not the immediate problem. Thomas Wiggins, a radiation company engineer, admits that before 9/11, proposing such a system would be like ordering his own death sentence. He has changed his mind and now states that they could “scan a pregnant woman 200 times without a health risk.” This is a scientifically fallacious statement.

Those implementing this near-sighted agenda have deliberately ignored the outstanding research of Dr. John Gofman (Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley) showing that THERE IS NO SAFE DOSE OF IONIZED RADIATION. This statement is based on years of serious unbiased research. Ionizing radiation in the X-ray spectrum damages and mutates both chromosomal DNA and structural proteins in human cells. If this damage is not repaired, it can lead to cancer. X-rays also damage the interior walls of the arteries. These cells are then unable to process lipoproteins correctly, resulting in atherosclerotic plaques and mini tumors in the arteries, stimulating atherosclerosis and heart disease. Dr. Gofman’s studies indicate that radiation from medical diagnostics and treatment is a causal co-factor in 50% of America’s cancers and 60% of our ischemic (blood flow blockage) heart disease. He stresses that the frequency with which Americans are medically X-rayed “makes for a significant radiological impact.” The more people are exposed to these higher doses of radiation, the greater their risk of real, life-threatening cancer and heart disease.

A report in the British medical journal Lancet noted that after breast mammograms were introduced in 1983, the incidence of ductal carcinoma (12% of breast cancer) increased by 328%, of which 200% was due to the use of mammography itself. A Lawrence Berkeley National Lab study has demonstrated that breast tissue is extremely susceptible to radiation-induced cancer, confirming warnings by numerous experts that mammograms can initiate the very cancers they may later identify. Dr. Gofman believes that medical radiation is a co-factor in 75% of breast cancer cases. With this information, it would not be very intelligent to expose your breasts to radiation from X-ray machines at airports. This is an explicit danger to American women. (Infrared mammography is a far safer diagnostic tool.)

Yes, we should improve security, but these procedures must not introduce a scientifically proven, life-threatening hazard to our health. America’s cancer rates are already rising in every category. Airline pilots and cabin crews suffer more skin and breast cancer due to higher levels of radiation while flying. Dr. Abram Petkau has uncovered significant statistical research showing that a pregnant woman flying in an airplane in her first trimester exposes her baby to enough radiation to increase its risk of leukemia sixteen times.

The other source of surveillance being considered is ultra high frequency radio waves. There are scanners available that produce a frequency 1000 times higher than is healthfully advisable. Some examples include radar, producing a wide variety of radiations and causing cancer and neurological problems; microwaves, which are also noted to cause cancer; and even ultrasound: Swedish research on the use of ultrasound technologies on fetuses indicate that it may cause subtle brain damage and be associated with delayed development and learning disorders.

The attempted terrorist attacks are cause for concern, but we need to think about appropriate security without creating a screening system lethal to our population. In addition to effectively enforcing those systems already in place, there are many other forms of security screening that could work.

I am urging you to start expressing your concern now. We must strongly protest to convince authorities that this is a dangerous and thoughtless approach, which will increase the risk of cancer, atherosclerosis, heart disease, and brain damage to our population. The risk/benefit analysis does not justify these measures, which are at best foolish and at worst genocidal.

Blessings to your health and spiritual wellbeing.

Gabriel Cousens, M.D.

The other day, my eight-year old daughter asked me when she could have a cell phone. Irritated at the mere thought of my precious one joining the masses of teenage texting/twittering junkies, I gave her my stock answer: “When you’re sixteen”. She was horrified, “but all my friends have them, at which my husband butted in with his usual, “and if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do the same?” She stomped out of the room. Battle to be continued. This pleasant breakfast conversation, however, got me thinking: Is a cell phone really the new cigarette? Kids are dying to have one and the moment they get it in their sticky mitts, they become completely addicted.

I car pool with one of my daughter’s friends and before this delightful nine-year old got her cell phone, we’d have fascinating conversations on the way to school, or they girls would sing along to Taylor Swift. Now a silence ensues as her neck is crooked down- 3 inches from the screen [...]]]>

The other day, my eight-year old daughter asked me when she could have a cell phone. Irritated at the mere thought of my precious one joining the masses of teenage texting/twittering junkies, I gave her my stock answer: “When you’re sixteen”. She was horrified, “but all my friends have them, at which my husband butted in with his usual, “and if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do the same?” She stomped out of the room. Battle to be continued. This pleasant breakfast conversation, however, got me thinking: Is a cell phone really the new cigarette? Kids are dying to have one and the moment they get it in their sticky mitts, they become completely addicted.

I car pool with one of my daughter’s friends and before this delightful nine-year old got her cell phone, we’d have fascinating conversations on the way to school, or they girls would sing along to Taylor Swift. Now a silence ensues as her neck is crooked down- 3 inches from the screen and her thumbs are like two little Sumo wrestlers going crazy. “You know that that cell phones are dangerous girls,” I stated, as I watched my daughter in the rearview mirror, drooling with envy, “they can give people cancer.” It seemed although they both ignored me and the Sumo wrestlers carried on doing their thing – later, however, I overheard my daughter telling one of her friends that “cell phones can make you sick,” and sadly, I think she’s speaking the truth.

As a Green Expert and a mom who tries to navigate her way through a world, where toxic pollution is inescapable, I feel a responsibility to delve a little deeper into a topic that the media has given little credence too. We’ve heard the odd reports here and there that cell phones could emit dangerous radiation and that some models are worse than others, but we tend to want to believe the Industry backed reporters, who tell us that they’re perfectly safe. Why? Because we’re addicted too, and don’t want to have to turn off our lifeline to feeling connected. Ironically, we’ve become totally disconnected from the pulse of life, and our awareness of what is really going on around us, is completely impaired when we’re on the phone. Numerous tests have shown that after a hands-free phone conversation in a car, the driver’s brain waves are similar to that of a seriously drunk driver! So should we take the warnings of the few scientists who manage to dodge the industry lobbyists and offer us their foreboding warnings about the biggest elephant in the room?

A pollutant is something that is harmful to nature and to oneself. As a Green Expert, I have spent many years investigating the many products that we handle and use throughout our day that could add to our “Body Burden” of toxic chemicals. Many of these chemicals are possible carcinogens and so is a cell phone. These little rectangles of technology that we talk into emit Electromagnetic Radiation, which could cause a plethora of adverse health effects, including brain tumors. Children are particularly susceptible because of the thinness of their skulls and because they have more brain fluid. There has been a 40% increase in brain tumors in children over the past 20 years, which correlates with the time that cell phones have been heavily in use. Interestingly there has also been a 46% increase in cell phone use in children between the ages of 8 – 12 in the past five years. Cell phones still emit EMR when not being talked into and can affect any area of the body where the phone kept, which is why it’s important not to allow a baby or a toddler to play games on your phone, and to always turn the it off when not in use.

Dr George Carlo, former lead epidemiologist of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, led a $25 billion study on cell phones and public health in the 1990’s. Dr Carlo says, “There are over 300 statistically significant findings showing an increased risk of tumors [from cell phone use]. There are about three or four statistically significant findings showing no increased risk. So it’s like 300 to four. Now how do you reconcile that with what you see in the news media? We have never had an exposure like this before. We’ve never had an exposure that’s dangerous that’s being sustained by four billion people (cell phone users worldwide). We’ve never had it in history.”

So as a girl who relies rather too heavily on her Blackberry (one of the worst EMR emitters,) and mother to a wannabe tweeter, what should I do? I usually try to live by The Precautionary Principle, whereby I won’t use something until it’s proven to be safe (the opposite is generally true in the U.S. in that something isn’t taken off the shelf until is proven to be harmful,) however cell phones have proven to be a huge exception in this case. The truth is, I can’t get by without one.

So unless I become a radical, or risk alienating my daughter forever, I need to exercise caution and this is what I do:

1: Turn off my phone when I’m not using it (a total pain, but actually quite a relief not to be bothered all the time.)
2. Always use the speaker- phone (unless in the car, where I have Bluetooth)
3. When at home, use a landline that’s connected to the wall or put my cordless phone on speaker (cordless phones are just as bad.)

This is what I would advise for a child:

1. Use only in emergencies!
2. Only use the speaker- phone and never put the phone to your ear.
3. Turn off the phone when not in use.
4. Install a landline connected to the wall in their room.

Watching Don Draper and his wife Betty on Madmen, puffing away morning, noon and night, reminds me that it was only fifty or so years ago when my parent’s generation thought that it was perfectly normal and not in the least bit unhealthy to smoke cigarettes all the time. When the warnings started to trickle in, I was a teenager and literally couldn’t live without my Marlboro Lights. All parental warnings seemed prudish and silly – it was something that anyone who was remotely cool did – and therein lies the problem: will it ever – can it ever become cool to not use a cell phone? I highly doubt it. I just pray that my daughter has the sense and awareness to understand the world she’s now living in, a world where cancer rates across the board have tripled over the past 30 years, and many of these diseases have been attributed to environmental causes. Living a Green life is less about eco-chic cell phone covers and more about wising up to the fact that almost everything we use can have a negative impact on the environment and especially our closest environment, which is our body. It’s a tough call to have to dodge the many bullets that we now face, and no one wants to become a Green zealot or a bore, it’s all about awareness and questioning. The greatest gift that my father gave me was to question everything that I was told – in particular what I saw on TV and read. With the cell phone industry being as powerful as it is, I’ll just have to encourage my daughter to do the same.

If you are as concerned as I am about the probable dangers of cell phones, try for one week to limit your use to the bare minimum. You may be pleasantly surprised how easy it is. A friend of mine dropped cell iPhone down the toilet last week and didn’t have time to get another. “It’s the most peaceful week I’ve had in years!” she told me. If the habit proves too hard to break, at least consider getting yourself an Air Tube Hands Free Set, which is apparently the only headset that can protect you from the dangerous rays.

Environmental Pollutants are just about everywhere, so unless you go live off- the- grid in an eco-community (and even then you’ll still get a few,) the most savvy thing you can do is to make a mental list of the worst offenders and then do something about it. If you lived in a community where the local water supply had been polluted with possible carcinogens, you would likely do something about it yesterday! Don’t ignore the elephant in the room and protect yourself and your family today from one of the most ubiquitous environmental pollutants around.