FW: Protecting yourself from Radiaiton, Documentary, & Position Opening

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This wonderful dr is looking for people who follow the GAPS diet for a documentary. Dont know if anyone here following it but if interested than read the info and get in touch. Dr.Cowan is a San Francisco LDN "friendly" doctor.Bev

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:21:28 -0400From: drcowansoffice@...To: bevkean777@...Subject: Protecting yourself from Radiaiton, Documentary, & Position Opening

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Addressing Concerns and Other Notifications

Dear Patients and Friends,I want to address the current situation of fear around nuclear radiation and what you can do at this time to protect yourself. Also addressed in this newsletter is the opportunity to be in a documentary if you are willing to share your success story with the GAPS diet. Last, we are hiring once again for an entry-level position. Please read on for more details on these issues.Best, Cowan, MD

Radiation Concern

Between 1932 and 1942, Dr. Francis Pottenger conducted research on how cooked food vs. raw affected cats. In these studies, Pottenger took perfectly healthy cats and kept them healthy on a diet of raw milk, raw meat and cod liver oil. Then he would alter the diet, for example, substituting pasteurized milk for raw milk, and the health of the cats would progressively deteriorate.

And how many generations did it take to restore the cats to perfect health when they ate the optimal diet?Seven generations - the same timespan that held special significance for Native Americans, who believed that for every important decision, the leaders should imagine the consequences of that decision for those coming seven generations.

Sadly and, right now, tragically, it is clear that our leaders and corporations have not been following this wise dictum. If they had, we wouldn't have built nuclear power plants, we wouldn't have used up much of the stored energy and minerals on our planet, and we wouldn't have treated our rivers and oceans like sewage dumps. But we have done those things, and now we are possibly facing yet another grave threat to the health and well being of our planet: the spread of radiation from the destruction of the nuclear-power plant in Japan.

It may turn out well: The radiation leaks might be contained, the fires may be put out, the immediate threat might and hopefully will recede. It seems at this point there is no way to predict the outcome of this unfolding crisis. Though radiation leakage has been detected within at least 20 miles of the plant, so far, according to news reports, no increase in radiation or other toxic exposure has occurred in California or anywhere else. Hopefully, it will stay like this.

Many people have asked me what, if anything, they should do to prepare for the possibility of increased radiation exposure. Here are my suggestions, based on my understanding of the research on preventing and treating radiation sickness. I also want to thank the many people who have written to me to help me sort out the voluminous research on this subject.

First, because there is no clear evidence of current danger that I know of, we should do now only what is safe, inexpensive and otherwise healthy. This includes our Nourishing Traditions/GAPS diet, with liberal amounts of good fats, broth, lacto-fermented vegetables and greens. Special foods that have been shown to counteract radiation sickness include naturally fermented miso, beets, kombucha and sea vegetables, such as kombu. Fermented cod liver oil at the usual dose of ½ teaspoon or 2 capsules is best. Next, detoxifying baths with a cup of Epsom salts every couple days is an inexpensive aid to boosting magnesium levels, relaxing muscles, and aiding the elimination channels.

As for medicines, at this point I recommend the safest and most proven aids in radiation exposure, which are vitamin C in the form of the highly absorbable liposomal C; the herb eleutherococcus, otherwise known as Siberian ginseng; and a seaweed called modifilan, a brown seaweed that is rich in a chemical called fucoidan, which studies have shown has great promise in combating radiation exposure. This seaweed has liberal amounts of iodine, so the more toxic potassium iodine need not be taken at this point. The doses of these medicines are:

Liposomal C: 1 tsp a day in any liquid, half that dose for children younger than 5.

Eleutherococcus from Mediherb, Pure, Herb Pharm or other vendors: one tablet twice a day for adults, half that dose for children younger than 5. For children unable to swallow pills, the tablets can be dissolved in hot water and mixed with any liquid. For tinctures use as directed on labels and half dose for children.

Modifilan: 3 capsules twice a day for adults, one capsule twice a day for children younger than 5. It can be mixed with any soft food, like applesauce.

All these medicines can be obtained online, or, you can call our office (415-334-1010), and we will send them out. We don't have an unlimited supply but will do the best we can to keep up.

As for potassium iodine, this is a much more aggressive measure, and many people will have some trouble with the high doses that are suggested. But, if public health authorities say it's time, then it should be used - but only then, in my opinion. In that case, the dose is 130 mg of KI for adults and women who are breastfeeding, 65 mg for young people ages 3 and 18, children who are adult size take the adult dose, and infants and children between 1 month and 2 years should take 32 mg, newborns to infants 1 month old should take 16 mg. The best source is either from your local pharmacy or by ordering Iodoral online. If you need a prescription, you can call the front desk and we can call it in.

Hopefully, this tragedy will be resolved soon. In the meantime, our hearts go out to the workers risking their health and lives to contain the damage, and to the people of Japan, who have endured so much. It is my hope that this event will lead to a needed change of awareness in our culture. I invite you to stay abreast of other possible interventions and to keep in touch.

Documentary Opportunity

I have recently been contacted by a documentary film producer for Current TV, Al Gore's television network. He related to me that he has become interested in the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet as a possible solution to many of our country's health crises. He would like to produce a film based along the lines of the 2004 documentary "Super Size Me," in which I follow his progress through a six-to-eight-week trial of his following the GAPS diet. Along the way, I and others would be interviewed to explain the concepts and implications of the diet for out nation's health care and environmental policies.

He would like to include in the film people who have followed the diet and have experienced a clear record of success. In particular, it would be good to have people with significant disease conditions such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, asthma, weight issues, etc., who have been helped by GAPS. If you are interested in participating in this project, please send a message with a brief description of your experience on the diet to drcowan@.... We'll review the submissions and possibly follow up with a phone call for more details.

My hope is that, if the documentary airs, it will create wider exposure for a therapy that has already helped so many people.

Job Opening

Once again we are looking for more help! We just hired Leah to pick up the extra tasks around our office and tend to the Bio-Mat operation, and we need a second person to fill in 1-3 days per week when she is not available. Schedule for certain will include Tuesdays, every other Thursday, and covering Mondays and Fridays when needed during sick and vacation days. Wednesdays have yet to be decided so we may need that covered as well. Duties include: helping patients on and off the Bio-Mat (like a sauna bed), recording temperatures, taking care of the castor oil packs, changing the tables, laundry, light cleaning around the office, managing the recycling, and assisting with easy front desk tasks. Pay is $12 an hour. Benefits include free appointments with Dr. Cowan.

Please send resumes to sabine@... and include what interests you about working with us.

Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Thanks for this Bev, reading the bit about Japan and radiation, do you know what his thoughts are re ALA?  I would have thought this would be a good supplement to take:- Inflammation, ALA and Magnesium According to Dr. Berkson " ALA may be effectively used to prevent and treat many of the medical conditions associated with the oxidative stress that occurs when the body is overwhelmed by toxic chemicals. This list includes diabetes, toxic states, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, stroke, cataracts, organ damage, cancer, neurological disease, and radiation damage. " All antioxidants are anti-inflammatory agents, but lipoic acid is regarded as an especially effective anti-inflammatory. I’ll pass the info on to those following the GAPs diet. Cheers,Jayne Crocker www.LDNNow.comImportant! Please sign our LDN petition to the European Parliament by clicking heretel: +44 (0) 7877 492 669Dr Steele MBE, talking about LDNLDNNow are a political/pressure group of individuals dedicated to getting Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) accepted into modern medicine and trialled for the myriad of uses it shows benefit for. . From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Bev KeanSent: 18 March 2011 15:24low dose naltrexone Subject: [low dose naltrexone] FW: Protecting yourself from Radiaiton, Documentary, & Position Opening This wonderful dr is looking for people who follow the GAPS diet for a documentary. Dont know if anyone here following it but if interested than read the info and get in touch. Dr.Cowan is a San Francisco LDN " friendly " doctor.Bev Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:21:28 -0400From: drcowansoffice@...To: bevkean777@...Subject: Protecting yourself from Radiaiton, Documentary, & Position OpeningHaving trouble viewing this email? Click here Addressing Concerns and Other Notifications Dear Patients and Friends,I want to address the current situation of fear around nuclear radiation and what you can do at this time to protect yourself. Also addressed in this newsletter is the opportunity to be in a documentary if you are willing to share your success story with the GAPS diet. Last, we are hiring once again for an entry-level position. Please read on for more details on these issues.Best, Cowan, MDRadiation Concern Between 1932 and 1942, Dr. Francis Pottenger conducted research on how cooked food vs. raw affected cats. In these studies, Pottenger took perfectly healthy cats and kept them healthy on a diet of raw milk, raw meat and cod liver oil. Then he would alter the diet, for example, substituting pasteurized milk for raw milk, and the health of the cats would progressively deteriorate. And how many generations did it take to restore the cats to perfect health when they ate the optimal diet?Seven generations - the same timespan that held special significance for Native Americans, who believed that for every important decision, the leaders should imagine the consequences of that decision for those coming seven generations. Sadly and, right now, tragically, it is clear that our leaders and corporations have not been following this wise dictum. If they had, we wouldn't have built nuclear power plants, we wouldn't have used up much of the stored energy and minerals on our planet, and we wouldn't have treated our rivers and oceans like sewage dumps. But we have done those things, and now we are possibly facing yet another grave threat to the health and well being of our planet: the spread of radiation from the destruction of the nuclear-power plant in Japan. It may turn out well: The radiation leaks might be contained, the fires may be put out, the immediate threat might and hopefully will recede. It seems at this point there is no way to predict the outcome of this unfolding crisis. Though radiation leakage has been detected within at least 20 miles of the plant, so far, according to news reports, no increase in radiation or other toxic exposure has occurred in California or anywhere else. Hopefully, it will stay like this. Many people have asked me what, if anything, they should do to prepare for the possibility of increased radiation exposure. Here are my suggestions, based on my understanding of the research on preventing and treating radiation sickness. I also want to thank the many people who have written to me to help me sort out the voluminous research on this subject. First, because there is no clear evidence of current danger that I know of, we should do now only what is safe, inexpensive and otherwise healthy. This includes our Nourishing Traditions/GAPS diet, with liberal amounts of good fats, broth, lacto-fermented vegetables and greens. Special foods that have been shown to counteract radiation sickness include naturally fermented miso, beets, kombucha and sea vegetables, such as kombu. Fermented cod liver oil at the usual dose of ½ teaspoon or 2 capsules is best. Next, detoxifying baths with a cup of Epsom salts every couple days is an inexpensive aid to boosting magnesium levels, relaxing muscles, and aiding the elimination channels. As for medicines, at this point I recommend the safest and most proven aids in radiation exposure, which are vitamin C in the form of the highly absorbable liposomal C; the herb eleutherococcus, otherwise known as Siberian ginseng; and a seaweed called modifilan, a brown seaweed that is rich in a chemical called fucoidan, which studies have shown has great promise in combating radiation exposure. This seaweed has liberal amounts of iodine, so the more toxic potassium iodine need not be taken at this point. The doses of these medicines are: Liposomal C: 1 tsp a day in any liquid, half that dose for children younger than 5. Eleutherococcus from Mediherb, Pure, Herb Pharm or other vendors: one tablet twice a day for adults, half that dose for children younger than 5. For children unable to swallow pills, the tablets can be dissolved in hot water and mixed with any liquid. For tinctures use as directed on labels and half dose for children. Modifilan: 3 capsules twice a day for adults, one capsule twice a day for children younger than 5. It can be mixed with any soft food, like applesauce. All these medicines can be obtained online, or, you can call our office (415-334-1010), and we will send them out. We don't have an unlimited supply but will do the best we can to keep up. As for potassium iodine, this is a much more aggressive measure, and many people will have some trouble with the high doses that are suggested. But, if public health authorities say it's time, then it should be used - but only then, in my opinion. In that case, the dose is 130 mg of KI for adults and women who are breastfeeding, 65 mg for young people ages 3 and 18, children who are adult size take the adult dose, and infants and children between 1 month and 2 years should take 32 mg, newborns to infants 1 month old should take 16 mg. The best source is either from your local pharmacy or by ordering Iodoral online. If you need a prescription, you can call the front desk and we can call it in. Hopefully, this tragedy will be resolved soon. In the meantime, our hearts go out to the workers risking their health and lives to contain the damage, and to the people of Japan, who have endured so much. It is my hope that this event will lead to a needed change of awareness in our culture. I invite you to stay abreast of other possible interventions and to keep in touch. Documentary Opportunity I have recently been contacted by a documentary film producer for Current TV, Al Gore's television network. He related to me that he has become interested in the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet as a possible solution to many of our country's health crises. He would like to produce a film based along the lines of the 2004 documentary " Super Size Me, " in which I follow his progress through a six-to-eight-week trial of his following the GAPS diet. Along the way, I and others would be interviewed to explain the concepts and implications of the diet for out nation's health care and environmental policies.He would like to include in the film people who have followed the diet and have experienced a clear record of success. In particular, it would be good to have people with significant disease conditions such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, asthma, weight issues, etc., who have been helped by GAPS. If you are interested in participating in this project, please send a message with a brief description of your experience on the diet to drcowan@.... We'll review the submissions and possibly follow up with a phone call for more details.My hope is that, if the documentary airs, it will create wider exposure for a therapy that has already helped so many people. Job Opening Once again we are looking for more help! We just hired Leah to pick up the extra tasks around our office and tend to the Bio-Mat operation, and we need a second person to fill in 1-3 days per week when she is not available. Schedule for certain will include Tuesdays, every other Thursday, and covering Mondays and Fridays when needed during sick and vacation days. Wednesdays have yet to be decided so we may need that covered as well. Duties include: helping patients on and off the Bio-Mat (like a sauna bed), recording temperatures, taking care of the castor oil packs, changing the tables, laundry, light cleaning around the office, managing the recycling, and assisting with easy front desk tasks. Pay is $12 an hour. Benefits include free appointments with Dr. Cowan. Please send resumes to sabine@... and include what interests you about working with us. Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you! Forward emailThis email was sent to bevkean777@... by drcowansoffice@... | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.Fourfold Healing | 661 Chenery Street | San Francisco | CA | 94131