Boron = Radiation Protection

Boron = Radiation Protection

Additional Radiation Protection from Boron, Bentonite Clay and Fulvic Minerals
From Compton RomAscendedHealth.com

I’ve been seeing several posts and getting a few phone calls about the potential effects of radiation fallout from the Japanese Nuclear Reactor meltdowns. These posts suggest that Potassium Iodide, the most widely recommended supplement to protect oneself against radiation poisoning, is becoming extremely hard to come by and there are stories of it being hoarded.
However, there is an alternative remedy of a very abundant natural mineral you can use – Boron, which can be found in Borax laundry detergent. It is inexpensive, safe and effective.
The standard way of protecting yourself from a nuclear blast is to make sure you have potassium iodide pills. If the big one goes off, you eat all this potassium iodine and it just drags the radiation right through your system.
The backup system to force-fed potassium iodide in severe, acute radioactive poisoning is boron.
In the entire table of elements, including subatomic particles, there is only one mineral that is capable of accepting and ionizing radiation that never changes the innards or the nucleus of the cell — boron. The protons and the neutrons do not change under any conditions in the boron molecule. Boron can take radiation and release it without upsetting this very delicate balance ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron ).
That makes Boron an excellent candidate to have into your system, whether the radiation be from excessive sunlight or spent uranium bullets that’s being ionized and released into the atmosphere. When that mineral is present in your system, your DNA creates a much better buffering system to ward off radiation. Even when chromosome breaks do occur, they are much more easily repaired and maintained by the system.DOSAGE
Suggested Boron Capsule form: 4- 10 mg/day. If it is in a multivit, it just 2 mg.
Borax: Yes, this is the laundry detergent. It is quite safe, it has been for years. The Boron content of Borax is approx 11 %. While Borax is classified as a chemical, but it is usually a mined product – meaning that it is a natural mineral complex (http://www.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/borax/borax.htm). It has some H202 quality and emulsifies fat. Hence its use as laundry powder. The best info on Borax use is at earth clinic; http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/borax_questions.html
Borax dosage: standard dose is 1/8 of a level teaspoon in one liter of water for women and 1/4 for men.
Alternatively, you can make capsules and down it with a large glass of water. Studies suggest the same dosage to children but they did not have the remedy every day; more like every other day or less. However, as with Iodine and most / all other supplements, dosage are individual; I recommend starting slow and low in case you are sensitive to it.NATURAL SOURCES OF BORON
Fruits like apples, oranges, almonds, red grapes, pear, plum, kiwi, sultanas, dates, vegetables, soybeans and nuts are rich sources of Boron. Chickpeas, borlotti beans, hazel nuts, currants; peanut butter, red kidney beans, tomato, lentils, olive, onion, potato wine, beer, etc., are also notable sources of Boron (http://www.truehealthyproducts.com/tag/natural-sources-of-boron).
TOXICITY
Boron is very safe. The LD 50 (lethal dose in 50% of animal subjects) is about 3-6g per Kilo of body weight. This means that doses up to 18 mg of boron daily appear to be safe for adults even if taken for prolonged periods of time. This is double the dose of even the most liberal amounts suggested by advocates of boron use. There is also no evidence to suggest that boron is either carcinogenic or mutagenic.
In 1904, human volunteers consuming greater than 500 mg of boric acid daily (this is equivalent to about 180 mg of elemental boron) showed symptoms of poor appetite and digestive problems. Symptoms of acute toxicity typically include nausea, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.USES OF BORON AT NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Ceradyne Inc., the maker of specialized ceramics, offered on Monday to help Japan control the radiation at its failing nuclear power plants with the boron products the Costa Mesa company produces. “Elemental boron is widely recognized as a neutron absorber,” said Joel P. Moskowitz, Ceradyne chief executive. “The Russians used boron carbide during the Chernobyl nuclear power plant meltdown. It is routinely used at nuclear power plants to reduce pipe corrosion and as a safety element because it will absorb extra radiation. “
Chernobyl – April 26, 1986
Helicopters dropped boron and sand onto the reactor to prevent more radiation from leaking into the environment.
Tokaimura, Japan – September 30, 1999
On September 30, 1999, there was an accident at a nuclear power facility ran by JCO Company in Tokaimura, Japan, when an improper mix caused a nuclear fission chain reaction explosion to occur. The company brought mass amounts of boron to the plant to absorb the radiation.BORON IS USED TO PROTECT ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE
Space radiation is qualitatively different from the radiation humans encounter on Earth. Once astronauts leave the Earth’s protective magnetic field and atmosphere, they become exposed to ionizing radiation in the form of charged atomic particles traveling at close to the speed of light. Highly charged, high-energy particles known as HZE particles pose the greatest risk to humans in space. A long-term exposure to this radiation can lead to DNA damage and cancer. One of the shielding materials under study is boron 10. Scientists have known about the ability of boron 10 to capture neutrons since the 1930s and use it as a radiation shield in geiger counters as well as a shielding layer in nuclear reactors. Boron is a non-metallic chemical element that is used in numerous applications, from use in its elemental form as a dopant in the semiconductor industry to boron compounds that play important roles as light structural materials, nontoxic insecticides and preservatives, and reagents for chemical synthesis.BORON INFORMATION
from: http://aor.ca/int/related_research/boron.php
Boron is the fifth element in the periodic table of elements and has a number of important functions that have only recently been discovered and have yet to be fully appreciated. Boron is essential for plant growth, and it has recently been shown to be essential in at least one species of animal (zebra fish), with evidence mounting that it is probably essential for humans as well. The first edition of The Merck Manual (1899) credits boric acid, the most common form of boron, with being a useful treatment for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, epilepsy and elevated uric acid.
Prior to 1981, boron was thought to be all but irrelevant in daily human nutrition. Since then, there have been a number of animal and human studies (including one by the U.S. Department of Agriculture) determining boron as essential for the hormonal influence of estrogen and testosterone as well as bone metabolism. It is also purported to have anti-carcinogenic potential as well as preserving cognitive function. From a scientific perspective, boron appears to have earned its place on our list of vital nutrients in the orchestration of health. It has, however, yet to receive any official recognition as an essential mineral – yet.Sources of Boron
Boron is found in non-citrus fruits such as plums, red grapes, apples, pears, and avocados, as well as in legumes and nuts. It is also present in significant amounts in coffee and red wine. Dried fruits contain a much higher amount of boron than fresh fruit. Although boron currently is not considered an essential element in the diet of humans, many scientists believe it merits the status as an essential “ultratrace” element.BORON’S EFFECT ON CANCER
Much of the recent research on boron’s anti-carcinogenic potential has been particularly centered on prostate cancer. In a study presented at the annual Experimental Biology conference in Florida in 2001, boron was shown to have reduced the incidence of prostate cancer development by 64%. The study, from the Cancer Epidemiology Training Program at the UCLA School of Public Health, compared dietary patterns of 76 men with prostate cancer to that of 7,651 men without it. The greater the quantity of boron-rich foods these men consumed, the greater their reduction in risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Another study published in the 2002 Proceedings of the American Association of Cancer Research attempted to isolate the mechanism of action for boron’s effect on prostate cancer. While the exact explanation of the mechanism remained elusive, it was hypothesized that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) is actually an enzyme (a serine protease) that frees IGF-1 from insulin-like growth factor binding protein. This freed IGF-1 has been shown to promote the growth of prostate cancer. Boron’s effect is to inhibit the activity of the PSA enzyme, thus decreasing the amount of freed IGF-1 which in turn should decrease the growth of prostate cancer tumors.BORON’S EFFECT ON BONE METABOLISM
Calcium-Magnesium <=> Boron Interactions
Large numbers of human experiments show that boron is vitally involved in bone metabolism. It is well accepted that calcium and magnesium are important constituents of healthy bone, and in situations of adequate calcium supply but deficient magnesium resources, boron appears to substitute for magnesium during the process of bone formation. Under such conditions, the concentration of boron within bone tissue increases.
Boron’s effect on bone appears to be mediated by its ability to reduce the urinary excretion of calcium and magnesium, and this ability is due to its actions in the kidney. As stated above, this calcium-preserving effect of boron becomes pronounced in circumstances in which dietary magnesium is low. Therefore, boron is in effect acting as a backup system for magnesium in order to preserve calcium in the blood and reduce urinary calcium loss.
The effect of boron intake was analyzed in a human study involving 12 post-menopausal women not on estrogen replacement therapy. Patients were first given a boron-deficient diet consisting of 0.25 mg of boron daily for 119 days. This was followed by a 48-day period in which the same patients received boron supplementation at a dose of 3 mg per day. Patients were also studied during periods of adequate magnesium intake versus magnesium deficiency. Deprivation of boron and/or magnesium caused changes that are similar to those seen in women with post-menopausal osteoporosis, including increased loss of urinary calcium. However, in women receiving 3 mg of boron per day, urinary losses of both calcium and magnesium were significantly diminished, especially if dietary magnesium was low. Also noted were increased levels of plasma ionized calcium, beta estradiol, and testosterone.
Boron also appears to enhance vitamin D, and although there is likely a relationship between this and it’s calcium-preserving effect, an accurate description for the mechanism of action of boron’s vitamin D enhancement is unclear.ANTI-INFLAMMATORY IMPLICATIONS
Boron’s aforementioned theorized capability to inhibit carcinogenic enzymes led researchers to believe that it may also inhibit other harmful enzymatic activity as well. Boron has been shown to inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX), two enzymes that mediate the inflammatory cascade and are pertinent to therapies directed against inflammatory conditions. Such anti-inflammatory capabilities of boron are clearly pertinent to its anti-cancer effect, because the reduction of COX II and LOX enzymes lead to a decrease in prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and other unfavorable eicosanoids such as leukotrienes. We now know that omega-6 fatty acid metabolism that is allowed to continue down this pathway represents a vital stimulus for angiogenesis and cancer growth. We also now know that there are many parallels between the medical applications of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the biological properties of boron.ARTHRITIS
Prostaglandins and leukotrienes are mediators of inflammatory conditions such as degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis. PGE2 and leukotrienes have been implicated in causing problems with joint swelling, restricted joint motion, and other arthritic complaints. There is evidence that boron may inhibit COX II and PGE2 by suppressing nuclear factor kappa beta (NfkappaB)—a proinflammatory cytokine. There is also evidence along these lines that boron can relieve arthritic conditions, which are essentially conditions of inflammation. These findings are clinically supported by evidence showing that areas of the world with low levels of boron in the soil have a higher percentage of people suffering from arthritis in comparison to regions with higher soil levels of boron. In fact, epidemiologic evidence shows that in areas of the world where boron intake is 1 mg or less per day, the estimated incidence of arthritis ranges from 20%-70%, whereas in areas of the world where boron intake is usually 3-10 mg, the estimated incidence of arthritis ranges from 0-10%. In a study of 20 patients with osteoarthritis, the 50% who received a daily supplement of 6 mg of boron all reported improvement (less pain on movement), compared to only 10% who reported likewise in the control group.
In another study, it was revealed that bones adjacent to joints with osteoarthritis tend to be less mineralized and have significantly lower concentrations of boron.
COGNITIVE FUNCTION
It is now commonly accepted that the routine use of NSAIDs significantly reduces the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. Given their aforementioned similarities, it stands to reason that boron may also have a positive effect on cognitive function.
Studies were conducted involving the analysis of brain wave patterns using an electroencephalogram (EEG) based on tests designed to measure cognition and motor skills in human subjects who were given diets that were either boron-rich (approximately 3.25 mg boron/2000 kcal/day) or boron-deficient (approximately 0.25 mg boron/2000 kcal/day). The EEG and showed an increased proportion of low-frequency activity in those subjects on the boron-deprived diet. The authors of these studies concluded that boron appears to play a significant role in human brain function and cognitive performance, and that it is an essential nutrient.
In Conclusion
Although Boron has yet to receive official entry into the ranks of the much maligned yet all-powerful RDA charts, there is strong evidence to suggest that it soon will. Along with a number of other minerals, boron may soon be recognized as essential since it has undergone publicly-funded studies recognized by government agencies, some of whom are under increasing pressure to expand the list of minerals officially listed in the RDA charts.From globallight.net
CLAY
Steps to Take if You’re in a Fallout Zone
For those in the first category (within the potential fallout area), as might be possible with the March, 2011, catastrophe in Japan, take the following steps:
1. If outdoors, come inside immediately.
2. When in your home or apartment, close all windows and doors quickly.
3. Turn off any outside air source. You may leave on air conditioning or heat if it can be set to utilize re-circulated air from inside the home.
(Note: The purpose of steps 1 – 3 is to effectively close your home to possible contamination from the air outside. It could be only seconds before the blast contamination is at your doorstep.)
4. Go to an area of your home that has been set aside for such an emergency and strip off all of your clothing. Secure your clothes and shoes in a plastic bag and put them outside until you can wash them with clay.
5. Get in the shower and dip your hands into prepared hydrated calcium Bentonite clay. Quickly apply the clay over every inch of your body (with the exception of in your eyes). Cover your hair and all nooks and crannies. Scrub your body thoroughly with the clay. Leave it on for 10 minutes. Next, wash off, while continuing to scrub.
6. After drying off, apply another thin film coating of clay and stand with your arms away from your sides and feet slightly apart. In 5-15 minutes the clay will dry on your body.
7. After the clay has dried, put on a disposable pull-on garment, a surgical-type face mask, and disposable shoe covers on your bare feet.
8. Using a prepared liquid calcium Bentonite clay and a jar of potassium iodine (KI) tablets, go into the kitchen and set them on the counter by the sink. Drink 4 ounces of the liquid calcium Bentonite clay and take 2 potassium iodide (KI) tablets or as directed on the label. Periodically every 2-3 hours drink another 2 ounces of the liquid clay.
9. If service is available, stay tuned to your TV or radio to stay informed.
Note: Get as comfortable as possible because this will be your repetitive treatment and mode of dress for several days to come. You will sleep well knowing you are being protected from radiation.
10. Take a clay bath daily using 1-2 cups of dry clay until danger has passed. You can also give your pets a clay bath.
11. Wash your clothes by adding ¼ cup liquid clay per load.
12. When it is safe to go outside, get a clean new garden sprayer and add ½ cup of liquid clay to a gallon of water and spray your lawns and gardens.
13. Rinse fresh vegetables in clay water.
For those fortunate enough to not have been in a fallout area, please remain out of the areas affected with radioactive fallout. Drink 2 ounces of clay twice daily, take 1 Potassium Iodide tablet every morning and take a weekly clay bath. These are precautionary maintenance doses that are healthy for all of us. Simply stay away from contaminated areas until the cleanup has been certified.
(Along with disposable garments, surgical masks, and shoe covers, it is suggested to keep calcium Bentonite clay and potassium iodide tablets on hand as a preparedness precaution for radiation emergencies.)
These are relatively easy steps that can be taken for less severe exposure and the materials necessary are relatively inexpensive. It is important to take these steps immediately.
The Magic of Calcium Bentonite Clay
As you learned earlier, radioactive material is of a positive-charged ion. Calcium Bentonite clay is a negative-charged ion. Simply put, calcium Bentonite clay adsorbs and absorbs positive-charged ions, and you wash them off or pass them through your body. Unlike other clays, only Smectites (Bentonites) can absorb and adsorb. It is characterized by its expandable properties.
Radiation is a real health problem. Calcium Bentonite clay is the real solution. Living Clay, Nature’s Own Miracle Cure by Perry A~ is the definitive guide for using and understanding the multiple benefits of calcium Bentonite clay. This natural mineral will do more than any other substance (natural or pharmaceutical) to remove radioactive isotopes from our bodies and to assist in returning to a state of good health. However, all clays are not alike. It is important to know your clays and to find a pure clay. Go to www.AboutClay.com to read the article Criteria for Selecting a Quality Healing Clay. Protect your family and yourself from inevitable exposure to radiation by learning about using calcium Bentonite clay.
The information for this article was researched and compiled from a variety of sources by Perry A~, author of Living Clay: Nature’s Own Miracle. Perry is also our supplier of Living Clay. She has been an ongoing student in the study and research of Bentonite Clays since the early 1990s. It was then that she was first introduced to a green healing calcium Bentonite clay that captured her fascination because of the amazing healing potential of dirt. She has been an advocate for Bentonite clays ever since. She is available for radio interviews and for questions about clay. She can be reached at 1-866-262-5611.Fulvic Minerals
We have been recommending Humic Fulvic Minerals as a component of a good wellness regimen and now as protection from radioactive contamination, so we asked our supplier about this aspect of the Humic Fulvic and here is his response:
Yes, Humic and Fulvic substances protect living organisms from the effects of radioactivity. Some products on the market are claiming Fulvic Acids do the job alone, but this is false. Specifically, it is the Humic portion that is the protector, followed by the Fulvic which detoxifies and helps in the regeneration process.
Your product is a balanced blend of both.
Here is a short excerpt of a report by Dr. Boris Levinsky.
How do Humates and Humic Acids work?
Thus, humic preparations are the reliable protection for plants and crops against harmful admixtures from our environment (soil, subsoil waters, rain water and the atmosphere) which is more polluted each day. They also protect crops from unfavorable environmental factors (drought, ionising radiation, etc.)
The protective effect of humates on living organisms develop in the following directions:
1. Protection from radioactive irradiation and its consequences.
2. Protection from harmful admixtures in the atmosphere, soil, and subsoil waters in technogenic districts.
3. Protection from the consequences of the pesticides and other chemicals used in agriculture.
4. Protection from unfavorable environmental factors in zones of risky agriculture.
5. Decrease in content of the nitrates that form when nitrogen fertilizer is used.
These organic complexes (humic/fulvic substances) are very unique and extremely complex. Physicists researching humic, organic substances explain that they are some of the most complex, intricate and chelated (99% absorbable) compounds on earth.
Dr. Doug Leber, inventor of the Computronix Electro Dermal Screening Analysis Equipment and Dr. Murray and Linder, associates of the Physical Chemistry Dept. at University of Capetown, attempted to duplicate these complexes, but could not. The world renowned Dr. Boris Levinsky speaks of these microcomplexes as follows: “The property of these remarkable combinations are so unique that even if we joined the efforts of all chemists of the world, we could not manage to synthesize anything similar.”
-Dr. Boris Levinsky, PhD, Institute for Optical and Physical Measurements, 1992, cum laude, Moscow, Russia
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7 Responses to “Additional Radiation Protection from Boron, Bentonite Clay and Fulvic Minerals”

Dave said:Mar 28, 11 at 4:33 PM
Thought you might appreciate “The Boron Song”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9rH1_sxwQ4

nyc said:May 25, 11 at 8:17 PM
“you eat all this potassium iodine and it just drags the radiation right through your system”
No, it does not!
It saturates your thyroid, and prevents uptake of radioactive iodine; but it has no effect on the several other radionuclides that have been detected from Fukushima such as cesium, xenon, and plutonium.

Shawn said:May 25, 11 at 11:54 PM
Thank you for the great article, very much, and best wishes!

frances said:May 28, 11 at 8:19 PM
?Whoaaa! its really easy to overdose on potassium iodide! Your advice is not good! nyc is right consumption saturates the thyroid so uptake of radioactive iodine is reduced. After that you overdose! Prussian blue deals with caesium. you can take more of this than potassium iodide however any self medication requires total knowledge of what you are getting into!

Perrier said:Jun 02, 11 at 3:45 PM
This article includes a specific protocol for a nuclear bomb attack or other severe, direct radiation exposure that properly does require potassium iodide. And he’s speaking generally- if you take potassium iodide in those circumstances–yes, ideally, any radioactive iodine will “drag right through you,” INSTEAD of settle in and poison various parts of your body, such as your thyroid gland.
It also recommends several supplements and cleaning methods that are very beneficial in dealing with radiation, even if you are not receiving a heavy fallout near a nuclear accident. (for example, if you are in NYC after 3/11 If you are not in the direct fallout zone, daily iodine supplementation -that includes iodide- is still a good idea!

Hawaii said:Jun 05, 11 at 11:21 AM
In HI, some dairy farmers have begun to add Boron to their cows’ feed. Prevention is always better than cure!! ~
Formas de protegerse de las radiaciones « Milenio said:Jul 30, 11 at 5:39 PM
[...] Que hace Boron un candidato excelente para tener en su sistema, si la radiación de los rayos solares se pasó excesivos o balas de uranio que está siendo ionizado y se liberan en la atmósfera. Cuando este mineral está presente en su sistema, su ADN se crea un sistema de amortiguación mucho mejor para protegerse de la radiación. Incluso cuando se rompe el cromosoma se presentan, son mucho más fácilmente reparados y mantenidos por el sistema.” ( Nuevo Paradigma Resumen ) [...]
English translation:
Boron makes an excellent mineral to have in your system if the radiation from the sun passes over uranium ions being ionized and released into the atmosphere. When this mineral is present on your system, your DNA creates a better suspension system to protect against radiation. Even if chromosome breaks occur, they are much more easily repaired and maintained by the system.