WORDS OF WISDOM--19 Foods that Naturally Detox Radiation

19 Foods to Naturally Detox Radiation

      When disaster strikes, many rush out and buy the saving grace without exactly knowing its proper use or why they are buying it. We often don’t think of something like radiation exposure until there is a looming threat.  But, there are steps we can take all along to minimize and reverse damage from the many forms of radiation we encounter everyday.

      The following are some simple food choices that can help your body combat radiation exposure on a regular basis. Some of them aid your body in sweeping out toxins, while others are nutrient-dense in vital minerals. If you’d rather not memorize or print the list, then strive to add more raw, living  foods and dark leafy vegetables to your routine, but there are even more useful choices below. You can also go to a website like All Recipes and type some of the ingredients. The site will create a recipe that contains those ingredients.

Here’s 19 of the best:

   1. Brown rice                                       

   2. Seaweed

   3. Kelp

   4. Miso

   5. Pumpkin

   6. Spirulina

   7. Bee pollen

   8. Wheat grass

   9. Rosemary

  10. Blue-green algae

  11. Beets

  12. Garlic

  13. Ginger

  14. Alfalfa sprouts

  15. Broccoli

  16. Onions

  17. Olive oil

  18. Leafy greens

  19. Apples and other sources of pectin

These foods protect the body from radiation in different ways.  For instance, brown rice is high in fiber and phosphorous, which help remove harmful toxins from the body.  Sea vegetables contain a polysaccharide that binds to radioactive strontium to help eliminate it from the body, as well as being high in natural iodine.  Pectin has also been shown to bind to radioactive residues, and Cysteine (in onions) binds with and deactivates radioactive isotopes.  Alfalfa sprouts and greens are high in chlorophyll, which has been shown to help protect against radiation damage, as well.  Keep in mind that you should aim for organic and be aware of the sources. For example, fresh sprouted alfalfa sprouts from your windowsill are preferable to those shipped from thousands of miles away (and possibly doused with those isotopes).
   

Sources of iodine
Iodine is found in seawater, so any type of seafood is a rich source of this element, particularly seaweed (e.g kelp). Despite coming from the ocean, sea salt is not a good source of iodine. Iodized salt is perhaps the most common source of iodine in the Western diet and can provide enough iodine to avoid low thyroid activity. Since an adult only requires around one teaspoonful of iodine over a lifetime, eating fish once a week is enough to fulfill the average iodine requirement.

Some vegetables also contain iodine, but only if they are grown in iodine-rich soils. I will find out more about our soil here.

Iodine can be neutralized by certain foods
The value of dietary iodine can be reduced by vegetables from the brassica family, which includes cabbage, Brussels sprouts, raw turnip, broccoli, and cauliflower. In circumstances where both large quantities of these foods are eaten and the levels of dietary iodine are marginal, goitre could develop.

For further reading and more suggestions, I recommend this article from Live Well Naturally: Protect Yourself from the Damaging Effects of Radiation and this Facebook list from Heal Thyself with dozens of natural supplements.


What would I store than?
1. Baking Soda
2. Brown Rice
3. Seaweed
4. Kelp
5. Miso
6. Spirulina
7. Bee pollen
8. Wheat kernels to sprout
9. Rosemary herb
10. Blue-green algae
11. Ginger
12. Alfalfa seeds to sprout
13. Olive oil