Radioactivity from Japan – Do You Need Iodide?
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Since the catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear plant there is a good number of people who try to make a buck with selling potassium iodide supplements, to “protect yourself and your family” from radioactive iodine. In reality, these tablets are a much greater risk for your health.
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Also, the WHO does not recommend potassium iodide prophylaxis for adults over the age of 40 unless exposed to a very high dose of iodine-131. This is because of their much reduced risk of thyroid cancer weighed against their increased risk of thyroid disease triggered by supplementation. In here (page 12):
http://www.who.int/ionizing_radiation/pub_meet/Iodine_Prophylaxis_guide.pdf
Quite right, Russel! And thank you for this link!
Homeopaths are just one of those fried air sellers that you must love to hate.
And since they are always aware of the current public health problems they promptly deliver useful tips for those tinfoil hat wearers that who will contract radiation sickness.
As you are probably aware, the whole of homeopathic prescribing is based on the principle that a substance treats or prevents symptoms that are similiar to those it produces they suggest…
… get an X-ray.
Seriously:
http://homeopathyplus.com.au/?s=nuclear
You just reminded me about doing an article on these people, that claim something can cure you, even if it can’t even be traced anymore on the atomic level 😉
An interesting resource in regard to “complete confidence trickster”pathy – http://www.badscience.net/category/complementary-medicine/homeopathy/