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I was browsing some of the http://www.badscience.net forums, and found a link to a 'health supplement' website, that looks like it sells products made in the guy's garage http://www.cliffscott.com/all_products.htm. The best thing about it is that some of the 'science' is hilarious, and had me laughing many times.
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The Body Alkalizer is essentially a form of liquid that when added to water will change the value thereof to an alkaline. The basis behind this is to reverse the aging that occurs in one’s body because of the accumulation of non-disposed cellular waste in the system. Since waste products are carried out by the blood and disposed of in a liquid form, drinking the proper kind of water is a definite must. Alkaline water works on a cellular level-meaning it causes the waste products accumulated in the cell to be removed from the system via perspiration or urine. It also raises your own pH levels, bringing your body to a more alkalized and thus healthier state.

Water is a very strong solvent. It sustains and even protects life. It carries essential minerals through the body, supplying our cells with the necessary nutrients we so desperately need. It is essential in every aspect of our lives, and because of this, getting the right type of water is vital. Many assume the more pure the water, the better. The truth is, “pure” water (distilled) is dead. Nothing can live in it, and if taken long enough it will leach out valuable minerals from the body such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. What is more important is the right type of water. What is exactly the right type of water? The answer is alkaline. Where can one obtain such water you might ask? Cliff Scott Enterprises now offers it in the form of the Body Alkalizer.

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If there were a nuclear event in our country, radioactive iodine would be released, which can damage your thyroid gland or even cause thyroid cancer. Taking potassium iodate- KIO3- a thyroid blocker, which is the only known protection for this problem, immediately after fallout, may prevent this

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In the natural world plants take the metallic particles (colloids) from the soil which our bodies cannot use and change them into an ionic/water soluble form which the cells can use. No physical machine, leaching (soaking), or any other means could produce particles so small, until now. These mineral waters are made by a very technical, revolutionary new process and the result is simply 999.99 pure water soluble minerals in pure water.

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Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:03 am
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Oh very dear.

1 & 3 are complete rubbish but number 2 is actually correct.

In the event of a release of radioactive Iodine the best way to protect your thyroid is to 'load' it with non-radioactive iodine. I used to work at a nuclear power station and, in the event of a nuclear incident everyone would be issued with potassium iodide (KI) tablets to load the thyroid and minimise the risk of absorbing radioactive iodine-131.
Here is the Health Protection Agencies/National Radiation Protection Board documentation on Iodine usage to protect against ingestion of radioactive iodine: clickey. Scroll down to the bit on Iodine tablets near the bottom of the page for dosage recommendations.

The body alkalizer thing is hilarious (the bit about the effects of drinking distilled/de-ionised water for long periods is actually not far off the mark though). I was more concerned about the Stabilized Oxygen product on the same page though. He appears to be selling a type of bleach (Sodium Chlorite) for people to drink.

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