Best Blog: 3/13/11

Iodine protects the thyroid gland from radiation damage
But not all the iodine available is the same.

by Robert Redfern, your personal health coach.

You may have heard about Iodine from the media reporting on Japan's nuclear catastrophe and the fear that winds or rain could spread radiation around the world as happened in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. I remember this well as we were living on North Wales in the UK at the time, where so much radioactive rain fell that the sheep became radioactive.

There has been a panic rush to purchase potassium iodide (a compound of potassium and Iodine, the sort found in junk salt), which has traditionally been recommended by scientists to protect your glandular system from radiation poisoning.

The Japanese and other South East Asian governments are handing out this supplement in huge quantities to the survivors and to other citizens at risk. In an ideal world we would be getting Organic Iodine in our foods rather than taking potassium iodide (a synthetic form).

Here at Naturally Healthy Publications, we've received many requests from people wanting to know where they can find available supplies of Iodine.

At present Nascent Iodine (the nearest form of iodine closest to Organic Iodine) is the iodine supplement my whole family use everyday to stay healthy and radiation sickness is the last thing on our minds. You need this everyday just for good health.

What is iodine?

Iodine is a basic element or mineral that doctors realized over 100 years ago was critical to human health.

We now know we cannot live without it and deficiency is a contributory factor in many disease. They also realized that it is a rare mineral (47th in abundance) and it was missing in the average diet due to shortages in the soil and industrialized farming methods and it has only got worse in the junk industrialized food culture.

The form of iodine we should be ingesting should be Organic Iodine which is only available in the diet through seaweed like kelp and some seafoods.

Unfortunately table salt was chosen as the method to supplement iodine in the population but they chose potassium iodide to add to sodium to make table salt as they did not fully understand organic iodine and its colloidal properties.

I do not fully understand why they take out all of the other 65 minerals from the sea salt which would have saved countless lives.

How is organic iodine different than iodine?

The mineral, iodine is highly poisonous as basic element and it takes only three grains to kill you.

When a plant absorbs iodine (or any minerals) from the soil or mineral it converts it to an non-toxic organic form (or better described as colloidal form).

Organic (colloidal) Mineral research became popular in the 1930's and a leading researcher, Dr Watson demonstrated drinking a glass full of colloidal iodine to show its safety.

As no land based food containing iodine can easily be identified (even organic foods), there is only seaweed and seafoods in high quantities containing organic iodine.

The closest you can get (and what my family take) to Organic Iodine is the product Nascent Iodine

Why boost my organic iodine levels to protect against radiation? If your body does not get enough of any mineral and in this case iodine then your body may take in the next (available) mineral on the periodic table.

Radioactivity contains radioactive iodine and therefore anyone deficient in iodine is at risk of absorbing this radioactive iodine which will end up all over the body in all of the places where iodine is used and especially the thyroid.

Radioactive Iodine has a life of 15 million years and so supplementation is essential throughout the lives of anyone exposed to radioactivity.

Therefore the important thing is to get iodine into your body in a safe supplement form. This does not have to be "potassium iodide" if there is a safer supplement is available. It can also be in the form of Nascent Iodine, which is a high-quality iodine supplement that has been available in the natural product marketplace for several years.

(Do NOT drink topical antiseptic iodine products as they may be toxic).

To protect against radioactive contamination take 10-drops of Nascent Iodine 4 times per day.

What is iodine used for in the body normally?

Symptoms of iodine deficiency include:

Muscle cramps,
Cold hands and feet,
Proneness to weight gain,
Poor memory,
Constipation,
Depression and headaches,
Edema,
Myalgia,
Weakness,
Dry skin and brittle nails,
Selenium deficiency - Iodine is essential for utilization of selenium,
Fluoride poisoning - If iodine not in the diet then fluoride will be absorbed.

Iodine deficiency has been linked to:

Hypothyroid
Breast and other Cancers
Fatigue
Fibrocystic Breasts
Graves Disease
Hashimotos's Disease
Immune dysfunction
ADHD
Mental Retardation - The prime cause is iodine deficiency.

It is also essential as a co-factor for the proper use of another critical trace mineral called selenium which is also no longer in the food chain and needs supplementation.

Do I need take iodine supplements daily?

The simple answer is yes. It is highly likely that everyone, including and especially children, need to take an iodine supplement. Doctors insisted on governments ensuring iodine supplementation over 100 years ago for every member of the public which is why potassium iodide was added to sodium to make table salt.

Now doctors are aware of just how bad table salt (inc. the junk salt added to processed foods) is and are quite rightly telling their patients to STOP consuming this junk table salt.

Even the best, sea-salt, rock salt and the latest craze, Himalayan Rock salt, do not have sufficient organic iodine to ensure good health.

Seaweeds and sea food may have enough but you would need to check and make sure you were eating the correct levels.

Will taking iodine interfere with the drugs I am taking for my thyroid?

It is highly likely that those taking an iodine supplement or eating high levels of certain seafoods may need to lower the use of thyroid drugs.

They therefore need to seek advice on how to measure the suitability of these drugs.

Sources for Iodine

Nascent Iodine - in a dropper bottle that enable precise measuring of the dose and especially for children.

Seaweed (kelp and Kombu) up to one oz daily for normal supplementation and normally and up to 3 ounces in emergencies, dried Variable; may be greater than 18,000 mcg (18 mg) per ounce.

Potassium Iodide supplements from your health store or multi-Vit formulas containing it.

Remember: Iodine is a mineral that is critical to your families good health and is not normally in todays diet.

2011-03-16

Underground information on what's happening at Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan - a dirty bomb waiting to go off

Underground information on what's happening at Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan - a dirty bomb waiting to go off

March 16, 2011

http://www.naturalnews.com/031718_nuclear_power_dirty_bomb.html

紀曉風 - 毗鄰地震帶兼用國貨廣東「核電陣」圍堵香港

信報 15.3.2011

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/vrindavan134/article?mid=1092

Podcast 63: Dave Wolfe on Radiation Protection

http://www.thebestdayever.com/news/podcast/podcast-63-dave-wolfe-on-radiation-protection/

Raw Vegan Food Against Low Level Radiation

http://www.rawveganhongkong.com/raw-vegan-food-against-low-level-radiation/

Iodine supplement supplies wiped out by nuclear fallout fear - here are the foods that contain high levels of natural iodine

http://www.naturalnews.com/031717_iodine_sea_vegetables.html

Iodine protects thyroid and glandular system from radiation damage: Here's where to get some

http://www.naturalnews.com/031708_iodine_radiation.html

中國最大肉類食品公司之一的雙匯集團賣
用添加瘦肉精的飼料餵養的健美豬豬肉可致癌

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/vrindavan134/article?mid=1095

The Decade of Vaccines - Bill Gates continues his attempt to gain support

Bill Gates chooses to ignore valid independent studies that indicate there are causal links between the damage done by vaccines and the vaccines received. The picture of chronic disease of children as recent as the 1950's was almost non-existent. At the present time, nearly half of our children suffer with some form of a chronic disease during childhood and one in four is condemned to a lifetime of disease. This dramatic rise in the rate of childhood disease directly mirrors the introduction of more and more vaccines to the CDC's aggressive schedule.

http://www.naturalnews.com/031703_Bill_Gates_vaccines.html

10 Telltale Signs of a Work-From-Home Scam

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JobClub/story?id=8450172&page=1

iHerb $5 Discount Off First Order

http://easss.com/health/iherb

日本地震製造鋰電池與半導體的工廠工廠停產 iPad供應受威脅

工廠停產 iPad供應受威脅
(明報)2011年3月15日星期二

【明報專訊】日本地震令全球產業鏈元氣大傷。災區多家製造鋰電池與半導體的工廠停工，直接衝擊手提電腦與iPad等電子產品的供應，DRAM與NAND記憶體現貨價昨同步大漲。鋼鐵、塑膠與化工製品的供應亦因日本部分企業停產而受壓，令相關原料價格波動。

佔全球逾五成半導體矽晶圓供應的信越與SUMCO兩家公司因地震生產受限制，野村證券分析指出，一旦出現長時間停產，將對半導體工業構成明顯衝擊。供應全球三分之一NAND快閃記憶體的東芝亦宣布位於震區的半導體工廠無限期停產。NAND是iPad等電子產品的重要部件。

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DRAM電腦記憶體的供應同樣受衝擊。市場擔心矽晶圓短期供應短缺，台灣集豐科技調查顯示，DRAM現貨價昨日上升了逾5％，NAND主流的32Gb MLC現貨價上升了8.35％。

韓國與台灣半導體生產商均依賴日本提供矽晶圓等原料。地震令市場預期晶片價格上升及日本以外生產商的生意額增加，全球第二大記憶體生產商Hynix的股價急升9％，但Hynix首席財務官Kim Min-chul警告，地震可能令晶片元件供應中斷，導致Hynix的生產程序與日本同行一樣受干擾。多個台灣半導體廠則稱，由於廠商普遍設有安全庫存，短期營運受影響有限，但若日本供應在較長時間內無法恢復，將會對台企的營運造成衝擊。

鋼鐵產能跌亞洲鋼價看漲

地震據報影響了日本約20％的鋼鐵產能，中國鋼鐵行業信息門戶網站「我的鋼鐵網」昨發表報告指出，日本鋼廠停產導致出口量下降、鐵礦石需求減少，亞洲市場鋼材價格將因此走高，亞洲地區的汽車廠、造船廠和家電廠都可能受衝擊，但中國大型鋼廠或因原料減少和鋼價上漲受益。報告研判，受本次地震影響的鋼廠將需要最少停產6個月，每月減產量約為正常水平的30％。

2011-03-15

How To Help Support The Body’s Healing After Intense Radioactive Or Radiation Exposure

How To Help Support The Body’s Healing After Intense Radioactive Or Radiation Exposure

http://www.radiationdetox.com/ebook/0707RadiationDetox1.pdf

Reduce or alleviate the suffering of those at risk for nuclear reactor associated radiation exposure.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/pharmacological-action/radioprotective

Watch out for toxic ingredients in sunscreen

http://www.naturalnews.com/031692_sunscreen_chemicals.html

Search skin care harmful ingredients

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.org/

緊急露宿之簡易垃圾袋保暖自保

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/vrindavan134/article?mid=1090

天然方式驅蚊

http://cht.naturalnews.com/?p=4168

基督徒面臨信仰危機比我想像中批判的更徹底

周兆祥剛出版〈點解聖經信唔過耶穌信得過〉

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/simonchauhk/article?mid=10479

瀋陽工業鹽製酸菜熱賣

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/vrindavan134/article?mid=1091

Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal antibiotics may threaten the health of your child

http://www.naturalnews.com/031689_prenatal_antibiotics.html

Bone Strengthening Drugs Actually Cause Fractures

Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva and Reclast.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/03/15/bone-strengthening-drugs-actually-cause-fractures.aspx

HHS warns that all infant formulas are contaminated with toxic fluoride

http://www.naturalnews.com/031705_infant_formula_fluoride.html

Untested nanoparticles showing up in thousands of consumer products

http://www.naturalnews.com/031693_nanoparticles_consumer_products.html

Fukushima nuclear catastrophe forces world to rethink future of nuclear power

http://www.naturalnews.com/031706_Fukushima_nuclear_power_plant.html

iHerb $5 Discount Off First Order

http://easss.com/health/iherb

2011-03-14

前核電廠技師平井憲夫的瀝血控訴

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/vrindavan134/article?new=1&mid=788

內地新核電廠易洩輻射

http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110314&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15072940

核電廠無名英雄：死也不會讓爐心熔掉

http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110314&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15072930

華裔蓮舫擔大旗救核災

低估輻射危機　福島居民斥政府一塌糊塗

http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20110314&sec_id=4104&subsec_id=11866&art_id=15072937

認識木糖醇 xylitol

http://cht.naturalnews.com/?p=4151

Vegan Natalie Portman Wins Oscar

奧斯卡影后 娜塔莉波曼是素食者

Portman, who is an advocate for animal rights, has been a vegetarian since childhood. She became a vegan in 2009 after reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals. She does not eat animal products or wear fur, feathers, or leather. "All of my shoes are from Target and Stella McCartney," she has said. In 2007, she launched her own brand of vegan footwear.

In 2011, Natalie Portman won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the BAFTA Award for her lead performance as Nina in Black Swan.

http://www.globalanimal.org/2011/02/27/vegan-natalie-portman-wins-best-actress-oscar/31339/

Am I a Bad Person if I Eat Animals?

“If you want to progress on a spiritual path, you must challenge your actions—including what you eat—as to whether they are authentic expressions of the love and spirit within you.” John Robbins

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/am-i-a-bad-person-if-i-eat-animals.html

食生這樣行動

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&note_id=10150161800327146

手機使用影響腦細胞活動與代謝

http://cht.naturalnews.com/?p=4153

FDA 警告：降膽固醇藥物 Zocor 可導致腎臟嚴重受損

http://cht.naturalnews.com/?p=3303

iHerb $5 Discount Off First Order

http://easss.com/health/iherb

攜百萬人民幣抵日中國首善購五車麵包賑災

攜百萬人民幣抵日中國首善購五車麵包賑災
(星島)2011年3月14日星期一
(綜合報道)

(星島日報報道)日本的強震和海嘯，世界為之震驚，國際社會紛紛伸出援手。在中國內地有「首善」之稱的江蘇民企老闆陳光標，率領香港的五名員工等人，抵達日本災區展開救災行動。由十五人組成的中國國際救援隊亦已於昨乘機抵達日本重災區之一的岩手縣花卷市。

中新社/美聯社/新華社

Zuji Travel

「我們正在去仙台的路上，路面有開裂的、滑坡的、歪斜的，已經堵車四五個小時，距離仙台還有二百多公里」。昨日上午，正在日本救災的江蘇黃埔再生資源利用有限公司董事長陳光標對中新社記者說。

中國救援隊今協助搜救

陳光標在中國大陸有「首善」稱號，多年來在內地的捐助善款達十多億人民幣。二○○八年五月十二日四川地震時，他也是當天出發趕往災區，成為第一個趕到災區的民間救災隊成員。上月，他前往台灣進行慈善捐助，引起兩岸媒體熱議。

日本上周五發生地震和海嘯後，陳光標當天取出了一百萬元人民幣現金，交給日本華人兌換，乘坐航班於當天夜裏抵達日本。次日，日本友人將兌換好的一千二百萬日圓交給他，他在當地租用貨車，購買了五車礦泉水、麵包、口罩、手電筒等應急物資。與他同行的，還有黃埔再生資源在香港的五名員工、幾名日本友人和翻譯，一行共十三人。

「我的運氣好，買完物資當天下午就實行限購了。」他說。陳光標的目的地是東岸城市。「在車上聽音機，翻譯說，有一些中國人還困在宮城，我們就準備去宮城的仙台」。

另一方面，由十五人組成的中國國際救援隊已於昨晚六時四十分乘機抵達日本地震重災區之一的岩手縣花卷市，隨即密鑼緊鼓地進行準備於今日一早投入搜救工作。這是日本首次接受中國搜救隊援助。

日清派發百萬包即食麵

日本企業也不遺餘力賑災，最大即食麵製造商日清食品周日宣布，會為東北部災民提供一百萬包即食麵。日清表示將派出「廚房車」，車內設有煤氣煮食爐和自來水，讓災民煮麵。三得利株式會社也宣布，將向災區提供三十六萬支樽裝水。

日本震歪了地球轉快了

日本震歪了地球轉快了
(明報)2011年3月13日星期日

【明報專訊】今次地震威力之強，竟然令日本也「歪」了！日本文部科學省稱，今次地震令日本本州移位2.4米（8呎）。美國太空總署地球物理學家格羅斯（Richard Gross）的計算亦指出，日本8.9級地震導致地球自轉快了1.6微秒（1微秒是百萬分之一秒），比去年智利8.8級地震所造成的影響還大一點。意大利國家地球物理和火山學研究所稱，今次日本強震導致地軸移動了25厘米，因而對當天的時間造成微小影響。該機構指出，2004年印尼大地震引發的地軸偏移，使得地球自轉快了6.8微秒。

湧陸地水量與南亞海嘯相若

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專家表示，今次地震引發大規模海嘯，是由於地震震度大且震源淺，加上地殼移動，令水位破紀錄推高達3.5米。東京大學地震研究所副教授酒井慎一說﹕「在地震發生後五六分鐘，海面至少上升了3.5米。這是首次觀測到海面高度出現這麼大的變化。」

京都大學防災研究所間瀨肇認為，今次大規模海嘯與當地地形有關，「三陸海域的里亞斯型海岸（沉降海岸）有很多外寬內窄的『三角形海灣』，愈近海灣內側，海浪就愈容易升高」。他估計湧上陸地的海水量，可能與2004年南亞大海嘯相若。

新華社 /中央社

iPad 2水貨抵港炒至1.4萬元

iPad 2水貨抵港炒至1.4萬元
(經濟日報)2011年3月14日星期一

【經濟日報專訊】全城再陷入iPad「瘋」潮，首批iPad 2水貨昨抵港，售價較美國正價炒升7成至1.3倍，首次推出的白色版成追捧對象，其中64GB WiFi +3G版，水貨炒至13,880元，升價逾倍。

但貴價未阻港人追新熱情，有人付13萬元一掃10部用作送禮，內地水貨客亦掃20部，轉手內地隨時炒至2萬元一部。

較正價高7成至1.3倍

旺角先達廣場昨日不少商舖貼出「iPad 2現貨有售」的標貼，皆指不論黑白色、各容量機款，均有現貨出售，價錢由7,980元起至13,800元不等（見表），亦設iPad 2新機回收服務，價錢由6,000元起。

今次iPad 2毋須解鎖，買現貨即可直接上台使用，先達昨不乏買家現身取貨，他們主要是發展Apps及iPad產品的業內人士，因工作需要而第一時間買機，但亦有一名科網公司老闆，掃了10部白色32GB WiFi的iPad2，連配件共13萬元，作送禮之用。

Apple iPads

G-World負責人劉志剛稱，昨僅有約60部iPad 2由美國空運抵港，因當地每人每籌限買2部，貨量少，料首批將極速沽清。他指一般WiFi版售價由7,980元起，3G則由9,680元起，其中白色機罕見，售價較黑色貴1,200至2,000元，未來一周售價或再調升。

轉售內地可賣2萬元

蘋果「i瘋」熱潮去年席捲內地，劉志剛透露，有客戶已訂購20部iPad 2，轉售至內地，料最貴可賣2萬元，相信要待蘋果公布中港發售時間，價錢才能回落。

數碼動力銷售經理勞景悠指，已派員在美國4個城市搶購新機，料每日約有100部回港，但指8成客人皆訂購白色，回貨卻以黑色為主，相信要一段時間才能完全滿足需求。勞預料新機在內地最平價款也炒至1.1萬人民幣，由於獲利甚豐，部分貨品已轉寄回內地，以同時滿足兩地需求。

市民想追捧iPad 2但又不想捱貴價，除買水貨，亦可考慮光顧網上拍賣網的「代購」服務，例如eBay 已設「iPad 2」專櫃，售價雖較水貨便宜約千元，惟未能有現貨或查貨服務，購買存在較大風險。

另一方法則可託身在外國的親友代購寄港，又或是外國旅行時順道購機。由下周五（25日）起，全球26個地區及國家將開售iPad 2，包括較多港人留學的澳洲、英國、日本等。

剛從美國三藩市回港的陳先生，昨一行人便購買了6部iPad 2連皮套，於先達廣場以5萬元轉售，即時賺回逾萬元當旅費補貼。

2011-03-13

Japanese officials admit partial nuclear meltdown now underway at nuke power plants

Japanese officials admit partial nuclear meltdown now underway at nuke power plants

Sunday, March 13, 2011

http://www.naturalnews.com/031686_nuclear_meltdown_Japan.html

For those in Taiwan, China or other regions who are concerned about the possibility of radioactive fallout from Japan, be sure to read up on potassium iodide, which can prevent radioactive fallout from destroying your thyroid gland. Potassium iodide, however, does not "shield" your entire body from radiation. It merely prevents it from being concentrated in one place in your body.

Japan crisis 'worst since WWII'

12 March 2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12723092

綠色和平回應福島核電廠危機

截至本地時間下午1:00

新聞稿 - 2011-03-13

http://www.greenpeace.org/hk/press/releases/climate-energy/2011/03/response-to-fukushima-nuclear-plant-crisis/

Help support those devastated by the massive quake, tsunami in Japan

March 13, 2011

http://www.naturalnews.com/031685_tsunami_emergency_aid.html

Nuclear reactor meltdown narrowly averted at the Fukushima power plant near Tokyo

March 12, 2011