And We All Melt Down... by Betsy Ross

[ktlight]

We are now on the brink of the mother of all meltdowns in more ways than one.

Last weekend, The Times quoted Alan Hansen, a nuclear engineer and executive vice president of Areva NC, a unit of Areva, a French group that supplied reactor fuel to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plan, who spoke before a private gathering at Stanford University. "Clearly," he summarized, "we're witnessing one of the greatest disasters in modern time."

What the on-going release of cancer-causing radioactive fragments means in terms of human health and the environment is only beginning to come to light.

http://rense.com/general93/meltd.htm

[Calz]

Mid-range radiation hitting states ... looks like south korea getting brunt (and why they have been closing schools):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z87CJv4T4_o

[sjkted]

Does anyone have any credible sources on when it's best to take potassium iodide? By credible, I don't mean our public health officials who are currently raising the allowable amounts of radiation.

--sjkted

[ktlight]

Does anyone have any credible sources on when it's best to take potassium iodide? By credible, I don't mean our public health officials who are currently raising the allowable amounts of radiation.

--sjkted

This was posted on PrisonPlanet: "
Because of the fear that the radiation from the Japanese nuclear meltdowns will hit the Western United states (see this and this), potassium iodide has sold out in most health food and supplement stores in many California, Oregon and Washington locations.
People know that it’s good to take potassium iodide to protect against radiation, to help protect against thyroid cancer (potassium iodide does not protect any other organs).
But taking potassium iodide when there is no radiation can actually damage the thyroid gland … at least in some individuals. A doctor told me that potassium iodide is given to people with hyperthyroid disease in order to partially kill the thyroid – i.e. to lower thyroid function.
Indeed, the New York Times notes:
Experts in Japan and the United States say the country is now facing a cascade of accumulating problems that suggest that radioactive releases of steam from the crippled plants could go on for weeks or even months.
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You can’t take potassium iodide for months on end.
Ideally, buy potassium iodide now, and monitor radiation levels by looking at real-time monitoring networks such as this and this. Don’t take iodide unless and until elevated radiation levels hit your area.
Whatever you do, don’t take more than the recommended dosage. The Centers for Disease Control and the FDA recommend:
130 milligrams for adults
65 milligrams for children
Each 24 hours that one is exposed to radiation.

I hope this helps.