Tom's Blog on Life

Best raw food pyramid I have ever seen! But still incomplete, even for raw food – no mushrooms. And an incomplete look at an optimum diet as there is no animal protein in it.

A University of California Davis study or organic versus conventionally grown tomatoes showed that the organically grown tomatoes had 97% more antioxidants than the conventionally grown ones.
From the video: Market – What is Organic? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQskVbWGT2c

Vitamin B3 may be the cure for drug-resistant superbug infections
While the pharmaceutical industry is busy trying to conjure up new drugs to tackle the antibiotic-resistant “superbug” epidemic, a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation explains how simple vitamin B3, also known as nicotinamide (NAM), taken in high doses may effectively thwart staph and other potentially life-threatening infections without the need for drugs.
http://www.naturalnews.com/037063_vitamin_B3_superbugs_infection.html

The story is far worse than we have been led to believe.
The story at a glance
Exactly how much radiation has poured out of Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating not only cleanup crews but also residents in surrounding areas, remains unclear, as does the risk posed to the rest of the world from nuclear fallout.
It’s just now being reported that samples from the basement of reactor number 1 are coming back with record high levels of radiation.
This disaster is far from over and emerging evidence suggests the impacts may be far worse than we are being led to believe, even rivaling or surpassing those of Chernobyl.
If the levels of radiation that reach the U.S. are, in fact, low, this may still pose a threat to human health and the environment through low-dose radiation exposure.
There are a variety of nutritional interventions and natural strategies you can use to help minimize your risks of radiation exposure.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/04/fukushima-radiation.aspx
At the foot of the article Dr Mercola lists 16 foods and vitamins that have a beneficial effect on preventing the absorption of radiation or helping the body chelate and excrete it.
Those foods are listed below. The ones with an asterisk are those I already have included in my top bars.

• Ashwagandra *
• Astaxanthin
• Chlorella *
• Coconut Oil *
• Fulvic Acid *
• Ginseng *
• Kelp *
• Magnesium
• Reishi Mushroom *
• Selenium *
• Spirulina *
• Turmeric *
• Vitamin C *
• Vitamin D3 *
• Whey Protein Concentrate *
• Zeolites or Bentonite Clay

(Magnesium is not included as an individual ingredient but one bar provides 16-21 percent of RDI.)