Dr. Loretta Potassium does not Chelate Cesium

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Dr. Loretta, When you say, "is important to understand that potassium does not chelate Cesium", what exactly do you mean? I looked up the word "chelate" but was unable to understand precisely what it means as it is used in this context. Sorry for such an elementary question. Respectfully, From: Dr. Loretta Lanphier <drlanphier@...>Subject: RE: Re: **NEW*** Dr Brownstein Blog - Japanese Radiation Update 3iodine Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 1:54 PM

As I stated earlier cesium will be treated by the body as if it were potassium. Cesium 137 attaches itself to potassium receptors on our cells and has a half life of 30 years. It attaches to potassium receptors in everything that is living --plants, animals, fish, etc. It is important to understand that potassium does not chelate Cesium. It is cesium that chelates potassium. If one has a potassium deficiency, one will be more receptive to the radioactive hazards of cesium. Correcting a deficiency by eating adequate amounts of potassium-rich foods is a good first-step. Symptoms of severe potassium deficiency include fatigue, vomiting, abdominal distention, acute muscular weakness, paralysis, pins and needles, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, intense thirst, drowsiness, confusion and eventually coma. Muscle spasms, tetany (involuntary contraction of muscles), heart arrhythmias and muscle weakness can also be caused by increased nerve excitability associated with inadequate intake of potassium. Causes of potassium deficiency include high sodium diets, surgical operations involving the bowel, extensive burns and injuries, diabetes, Cushing's syndrome, excessive excretion of aldosterone, chronic diarrhea which limits gut re-absorption of potassium, persistent vomiting, influenza, inflammatory bowel disease, anemia, ulcerative colitis, kidney disease, heart disease, chronic respiratory failure, prolonged fasting, therapeutic starvation, bizarre diets, anorexia nervosa, alcoholism and cystic fibrosis. Several medications can also cause potassium deficiency. These include thiazide diuretics, long-term therapy with corticosteroids and adrenal hormones, laxatives, excessive intake of licorice and carbenoxolone, high dose sodium penicillin, intravenous infusions of glucose and salt solutions not containing potassium, ion

exchange resins used to reduce blood cholesterol, and insulin. Cesium is different from iodine. It explodes on contact with water. Cesium is a type of radioactivity that is more subtle. Radioactive iodine has a half-life, or reduces in mass and thus radioactivity, every eight days -- within two months, it leaves no trace behind. Cesium has a longer half-life of about 300 years. The real concern is maverick electrons. This is what sets off the chain reactions that lead to tissue damage and degeneration. Radio-protective supplements/foods are needed -- good antioxidants as well as free radical scavengers. Gingko biloba is an effective radio-protective herb and offers protection to the reproductive system and bone marrow -- parts of the body most likely to be impacted by Cesium. It is mucilaginous to help with bonding with radioactive particulates so that they can be removed. The mucilage also protects tissues from dryness and damage due to lack of viscosity.Be WellDr.L -----Original Message-----From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of nlog10Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 1:16 AMiodine Subject: Re: **NEW*** Dr Brownstein Blog - Japanese Radiation Update 3 I don't know about the chemistry of cesium other than what I read on the internet. There is some discussion about cesium having a very low electronegativity and it readily reacting with the halogen group of atoms. It a a metal, and like mercury and arsenic, I would guess that it is readily chelated by fluorine, chlorine, bromine and

iodine. That would lead me to the conclusion that iodine, and the other halogens, while they would not block the uptake of cesium would help to remove it once it entered our bodies. Do you have any information on this? > My mentor, Dr. Guy Abraham's research answered this question. His research> indicated that milligram doses (note: this is 1,000 times a microgram dose)> are necessary to prevent radioactive iodine from damaging the thyroid gland.> How much? Around 13mg/day prevents approximately 96% of

radioactive iodine> from binding to the thyroid gland. That is the approximate dosage of iodine> ingested daily by the Japanese.> > Just to be sure I understand: Abraham is saying that 13 mg of *iodine*> (Lugol's) -- as opposed to 130 mg of KI -- are all that's needed

to protect> the thyroid?> >