"Nuke Protect"?

Hi everyone. Has anyone tried this supplement? First one I've
seen that is marketed specifically for radiation protection. Any
comments on the ingredient list? Am wondering especially
about the selenium yeast.

Nuke Protect (North American Herb and Spice)
http://www.healthcare21.com/NAH065/Nuke-Protect.html

from the packaging:
"Nuke Protect iodine/selenium formula is specifically designed
to protect the body against the harmful effects of radiation.
Research shows that selenium and iodine are crucial for fighting
radiation toxicity. Supportive-antioxidant herbs are added; wild
kelp plus wild Mediterranean rosemary, Rhus coriaria (mountain
berry), and cumin powder as well as the invaluable oregano
herb. Selenium yeast is used, because it is the most biologically
available type."

Ingredients:
Pharmaceutical grade potassium iodide
Selenium yeast
Oregano herb
Wild rosemary
Rhus coriaria
Wild kelp
Cumin powder

The title "Nuke Protect" suggests that this supplement is supposed to protect against nuclear radiation, not normal electromagnetic waves or electric/magnetic fields. However, I haven`t seen any evidence that suggests this type of radiation has any link to ES symptoms (anyone know different?). Although gamma-rays, the most harmful component, are an electromagnetic wave, they`re at the far end of the spectrum, up with X rays and with wavelengths more than a billion times lower than the microwave region (mobile phones) or power lines.Visible light, infra-red and ultra-violet come in the middle of the range.
.
Unlike microwave-range electromagnetic radiation, nuclear radiation levels in the atmosphere are low and are actually falling (having peaked in the 1960s due to fallout after atomic weapons tests).

Potassium iodide is what you give someone after a major radiation
exposure, when they have received a dose maybe millions of times higher than we get from background radiation. But for people working at regular low exposure levels (e.g. in atomic power stations) there was on average no indication either of adverse health effects or of benefit from any substances like potassium iodide.
.
To be honest, I would feel that this particular supplement is making use of people`s fears about emotive words like "nuke" and "radiation" to make money for the vendors. That`s not to say that selenium, spices and herbs aren`t good for you, just that there are easier and cheaper ways of getting them (mainly through normal diet). Chillies and curries (if you like them) are a nice tasty way of getting oregano, rosemary and cumin!

Apologies if I`m being too cynical here, but there are so many supplements around that claim to be the best thing since sliced bread that I think we can`t take for granted that all of them do the wonderful things they claim!

.
Ian
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Hi everyone. Has anyone tried this supplement? First one I've
seen that is marketed specifically for radiation protection. Any
comments on the ingredient list? Am wondering especially
about the selenium yeast.

Nuke Protect (North American Herb and Spice)
http://www.healthcare21.com/NAH065/Nuke-Protect.html

from the packaging:
"Nuke Protect iodine/selenium formula is specifically designed
to protect the body against the harmful effects of radiation.
Research shows that selenium and iodine are crucial for fighting
radiation toxicity. Supportive-antioxidant herbs are added; wild
kelp plus wild Mediterranean rosemary, Rhus coriaria (mountain
berry), and cumin powder as well as the invaluable oregano
herb. Selenium yeast is used, because it is the most biologically
available type."

Ingredients:
Pharmaceutical grade potassium iodide
Selenium yeast
Oregano herb
Wild rosemary
Rhus coriaria
Wild kelp
Cumin powder




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