POTASSIUM counteracts Cesium 137, which, if absorbed, would be distributed throughout the body, exerting a strong carcinogenic action. Potassium taken with a mineral supplement is used to ensure that the body is busy absorbing this instead of Cesium 137. LAMINARIA is a seaweed rich, like other seaweeds, in precious elements for our body. Algae were the first manifestation of life on earth and contain all the substances contained in sea water, the chemical composition of which is very similar to the chemical composition of our body. Marine algae contain Iodine, Iron, Phosphorus, Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Strontium, Rubidium, etc. and vitamins (vitamin A, B, C, D, E, F, K, PP). All these substances, working in synergy, give the algae the ability to strengthen the defenses of our body and to facilitate the exchange, thus having a detoxifying and toning action on the endocrine glands. Laminaria is particularly rich in iodine, a mineral known for its ability to normalize thyroid function. Seaweed is also rich in alginato di sodio, sostanza avente la capacità di chelare (agganciare) elementi tossici come l’isotopo radioattivo stronzio radioattivo (Stronzio-90) senza interferire con l’assorbimento del calcio, come hanno dimostrato vari esperimenti in cui si somministrava a delle cavie Stronzio-90 e calcio, dopo aver fatto loro assumere alginato di sodio. Lo stronzio-90 che si genera durante le esplosioni nucleari o nei reattori nucleari nel processo di fissione dei nuclei pesanti può rimanere nell’organismo per anni, danneggiando il DNA all’interno delle cellule e producendo radicali liberi dannosi, inoltre esso si distribuisce nelle ossa e nel midollo. In 1964, researchers at the Gastro-Intestinal Laboratory of McGill University in Montreal studied a polysaccharide called sodium arginate, present in large quantities in Laminaria and were able to ascertain that sodium alginate electively bound to radioactive strontium, then eliminating it from the body. “In laboratory experiments, sodium alginate extracted from Laminaria and other brown algae, originating off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, was introduced, together with strontium and calcium, into guinea pigs. The reduction of radioactive particles at bone absorption, measured in the femur, reached 80%, with little interference in calcium absorption”. They observed that the sodium alginate contained in the algae “binded” the radioactive compound which was subsequently excreted from the body. In addition, Yukio Tanaka et. al. reported the following in “Studies on Inhibition of Intestinal Absorption of RadioActive Strontium”, (Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal 99:169-75): “The evaluation of biological activity of different marine algae is important for their practical relevance in preventing the uptake of radioactive products of atomic fission, as well as in their use as possible decontaminators “. Laminaria also chelates heavy metals (equally toxic) such as lead, mercury, cadmium and barium, and causes the new molecule thus obtained, which is inabsorbable by the body, to be expelled with the faeces. Thanks to these properties, Laminaria helps the body defend itself against exposure to harmful radiations (radiations include X-rays, microwaves, power lines, cell phones and computer monitors, as well as those of natural origin coming from rocks, but the most feared are obviously the nuclear ones). In his book “Fighting Radiation with Foods, Herbs and Vitamins,” (East-West Health Books, 1988) Steven Schecter, ND elaborates further on the Canadian studies and states: “There is no food family more protective against radiation and environmental pollutants than algae … algae can prevent the assimilation of various radionuclides, heavy metals such as cadmium, and other environmental toxins“. In the case of nuclear fission various radioactive substances, such as Iodine 131, Cesium 137 and Strontium 90, are dispersed into the atmosphere; all substances harmful to our body. The Iodine contained in the seaweed helps to stop the accumulation of radioactive iodine in the thyroid, since, being it already saturated with the healthy iodine introduced, it will tend not to let Iodine 131 enter the circulation and will eliminate it immediately. It is also useful to protect the intestine, it is rich in lactic ferments, this particular one, which proves to be providential in an atomic emergency, as it has been seen that in the event of exposure to radiation, the first cells to be affected and to die are those of the intestinal mucosa, hence the usefulness of taking lactic ferments which also have the particularity of increasing the organic defenses and which have a strong antioxidant action (Elective remedy for these functions is DIFLOR). In a group of mice which had been experimentally administered, for a certain period, a food able to protect the bacterial flora, they were made to absorb a dose of radiation normally lethal for humans, the survival of the 60% of them, against 9% of a control group which had not taken the food able to protect the bacterial flora. VITAMIN C and SELENIUM are included here for their antioxidant action, therefore to fight free radicals produced by the absorption of radiation. The discoveries of scientists such as U. Weser, D. Seeber and R. Warnecke confirm the hypothesis, formulated in previous studies, that “ZINC is necessary in some phases of DNA synthesis, even if it remains to establish what precisely its function”. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the characteristic substance of every form of life and directs the activity of every cell in the body. This trace mineral is implicated in every aspect of the health of every living thing. The DNA molecules, grouped in the chromosomes, contain all the information necessary to regulate the chemical reactions of the organism, for the creation of new cells, for the differentiation and specialization of the cells and for the preservation of the state of health. Dr. Douglas Frost says that zinc is a natural metabolic antagonist of cadmium, which accumulates in the liver, kidneys and to a lesser extent in body tissues. It has the ability to bind toxic metals and therefore reduce their absorption, this ability is useful in cases where accumulations of these metals in the body have been highlighted. COPPER, even if present in very low doses in the body, has important functions. The main one is linked to the correct development of iron and hemoglobin metabolism (antianemic effect), no less important is the one linked to important enzymes with antioxidant functions, SOD (superoxide dismutase) and cytochrome oxidase, therefore a protective action against degenerative diseases it also has an anti -neoplastic.