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Kelp and the Fallout Zone: Natural Foods Stores in Western USA Sold Out of Radiation-Fighting Supplements

Dear Amazon Associates and Customers,

    We are all saddened by the unfortunate events in Japan and our heart and prayers go out to those affected. During this extraordinary time I feel compelled to share with you this commentary:

Commentary by Steven Hoffman

Boulder, CO (March 16, 2011) – Returning from the Natural Products Expo West on Monday, I discovered something very disturbing, and yet fascinating, as I went shopping at my local natural foods store in my hometown of Boulder.

All of the kelp dietary supplements were sold out. This is a phenomenon that is occurring in natural foods stores throughout the Western USA. While government officials are saying risk of radiation exposure is low from the nuclear reactor catastrophe in Japan, US citizens aren’t buying it. Instead, they are buying foods, nutritional supplements and natural medicines to counter the effects of radiation, to the point where these products are out of stock in many stores throughout the West.

At Natural Grocers in nearby Longmont, CO, they were also sold out of all kelp and much of their green foods supplements. I spoke with nutritionists in the store, and also with a fellow informed citizen who was shopping for supplements to help protect his teenage son from the risks of radiation fallout. They recommended kelp, chlorella, spirulina, green foods, selenium and lots of dark green leafy vegetables to help counter the effects of radioactive fallout. Convinced that green foods are good for us anyway, we purchased a high quality superfood powder just in case. Maybe a good idea as the news worsens by the day.

Just to check, I called a Whole Foods Market in the Bay Area, as California will be among the first to experience fallout from the jet stream. A team member there told me that yep, they’re sold out of all kelp supplements, too. Same phenomenon at Pharmaca locations and independent natural foods stores throughout the West, too, according to sources.

Additionally, I was told that Whole Foods will not carry any potassium iodide supplements in large "milligram" potencies. Since there is a great risk of iodine toxicity, these higher levels must be taken only under the supervision of a physician, Whole Foods says, and many experts agree. The natural grocery chain is exploring such supplements in safer "micro-milligram" potencies, as demand for these products has soared through the roof.

I also spoke with my friend, herbal medicine expert and noted author Brigitte Mars to ask how people can protect themselves from radiation through food, nutrition and natural medicine. Excerpts from her recommended list, posted on her Facebook page and on her website, is as follows. Read the full article on Brigitte’s website.

• Buckwheat and brown rice
• Seaweeds rich in iodine and microminerals, such as Hiziki, found in macrobiotic or Asian food sections
• Wheatgrass and barley grass
• Sulfur rich vegetables including broccoli, cabbage and mustard greens
• High-pectin foods including carrots, sunflower seeds and apples
• Liver-cleansing foods such as artichokes, beets and radishes
• Fermented foods such as miso and unpasteurized sauerkraut

Thanks Steven.

I appreciate Steven Hoffman's excellent and timely commentary above. Given this current environment and its potentialities, many have asked me for a specific recommendation from our Rainforest Phyto-Pharmacy. I can confidently suggest the following:

Illumination (3 Liquizon capsules - 2x day)
Fucus (seaweed) is the third ingredient by volume and is a natural source of iodine and thyroid support.
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Aquazon (6 Liquizon capsules - 2x day)
100% Aqua nutrients Blue Green Algae and Fucus.
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Envirozon (6 Liquizon capsules - 2x day)
Detoxifier, liver and kidney support.
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Gravizon (3 Liquizon capsules - 2x day)
Immune support and lymphatic drainage.
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Uña de Gato (6 Liquizon capsules - 2x day)
Always recommended as nutritional support after radiation or chemotherapy.
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For maximum benefit you may choose all five products, if choosing less than five I have listed them in the order I feel most valuable beginning with Illumination. For a complete description of the full benefits of these formulas you can click on the formula name to order.

I'm hopeful the current situation can be contained with the most limited nuclear exposure to living beings and the environment. If that is the case, your body may still appreciate a new sense of life energy compliments of Mother Nature and the Amazon Rainforest.

Healthy and Hopeful,

'Amazon John' Easterling