Despite improving Situation in Japan, There's Still Risk of Radiation Exposure

The nuclear crisis in Japan may be gently improving, but we are not completely out of the clear when it comes to radiation exposure. Despite assurances by the U.S. Government that there is no real risk of radiation exposure here in North America, fears are continuing to rise over the inherent clouds of radioactive fallout (radioactive isotopes) that may voyage via jet stream winds and contaminate local areas, especially on the West Coast.

Could this nothing else but happen? While this is a tough question which experts and authorities are nothing else but grappling with by the minute, the normal sass is yes. If explosions from the damaged nuclear plants in Japan move radioactive materials into the upper atmosphere, jet stream winds can carry them far and wide, causing cumulative repercussions over the globe. Adding to the anxiety is the normal sense that accurate facts with regard to the severity of this devastating crisis is being kept from the normal public, both here and in Japan, to forestall thorough panic.

Nuclear Reactor

As a result, we've seen an gargantuan question for the supplement potassium iodine to help safe against radiation exposure, and many West Coast suppliers are now completely out of stock. However, this supplement is not a cure all for radiation-related illnesses, and only protects from thyroid cancer by preventing the thyroid - the organ most vulnerable to radiation - from absorbing radioactive iodine, called iodine-131. The radioactive isotope Cesium-134 has also been leaking from the Japanese reactors in addition to iodine -131, and there is fancy to believe that other radioactive isotopes such as Strontium-90 are leaking into the atmosphere as well.

It is very foremost to note that flourishing thyroid protection with potassium iodine is extremely dependent on timing with regards to such radiation exposure, and even still, will not safe against these other radioactive isotopes. It can also pose problems for population with thyroid issues. Nevertheless, potassium iodine can be an foremost deterrent in this case, but other supplements and foods which are known to remove radioactive isotopes from the body and safe against Dna mutation must be taken as well if the risk of exposure is nothing else but real.

Dangers of Radiation Exposure

Radioactive isotope particles, including Iodine-131, Cesium-134, Strontium-90 and others which are present in radioactive fallout, can be inhaled, ingested through radiation-contaminated food and water, and/or deposited onto the skin. Radioactive particles are particularly damaging to Dna, and can nothing else but cause mutations which finally lead to cancer, birth defects, cardiovascular disease and other life threatening condition problems.

There are many short term condition effects caused by primary exposure as well. Acutely, radioactive isotopes are most damaging to rapidly dividing cells such as those in the intestinal lining, bone marrow, hair and skin, and can cause severe gastrointestinal problems, skin problems, loss of immune and blood cells, hair loss, fatigue, and central nervous damage soon after exposure, depending on the severity. Children are at the top risk because their cells divide more rapidly than adults.

Hope For The Best But prepare To safe Our Health

It is our hope and prayer that an acute level of exposure, such as what happened with the Chernobyl meltdown, does not occur again in the world. But as Japan's crisis has pointed out so gravely, we unfortunately live in a nuclear age and therefore need to be prepared to safe ourselves from the linked risks if we are going to continue to use this vaporing and hazardous source of energy.

As a doctor and researcher, I have always been deeply implicated about the condition effects of living with nuclear energy. In fact, it was the tragedy of Chernobyl and the subsequent use of pectins to cut radioactive levels in child victims of this disaster which prompted my traditional investigate into the use of modified citrus pectin to chelate radioactive particles and heavy metals. For more primary condition information, visit http://www.dreliaz.org.

Despite improving Situation in Japan, There's Still Risk of Radiation Exposure