[ RadSafe ] Why hormesis happens--

[Howard]

Jerry,
See work already done on hormesis and in progress, experimental as well as epidemiologic, by
Pollycove and Feinendigan, Bobby Scott, etc, Much of it was presented at Doctors for Disaster Preparedness and is available at www.ddponline.org.

There is even a Society, BELLE ( x x x Low Level Exposure) with annual meetings and a journal, I believe.

Benefit from ionizing radiation is as clear as from lower energy sunlight, 
as is the harm from high doses that burn.

We will never fully understand why hormesis works in allergy shots, but it does.
Small doses of any toxin stimulate complex body defenses.

Howard Long MD

On Aug 7, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Jerry Cohen <jjc105 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Gazillions of $$$$ have been spent on research to determine the harmful effects 
> of low-dose radiation and the  mechanisms causing these effects. As I see it, 
> the main result of this effort is the determination that further study is 
> needed.
> Many, including myself, believe that the effects of low-dose radiation exposure 
> are more likely to be benefical in nature (i.e.,  Hormesis). Although there is 
> much statistical evidence to support radiation hormesis, little, if any, study 
> has been directed toward learning what mechanism(s) would cause  hormesis.  As 
> is the case in the effort to gain an understanding of mechanisms leading to 
> harmful effects, it might be reasonable to inquire what would cause beneficial 
> effects to result from low-dose radiation exposure. One theory holds that the 
> free-radicals generated cause increased oxidation levels in tissues which 
> somehow confer protection against many disease processes. Research to 
> investigate this theory is currently being conducted at Ben Gurion University in 
> Israel. As I understand, results, to date, are promising but inconclusive. I am 
> not aware of any other programs to investigate possible mechanisms behind 
> radiation hormesis. If anyone has such information , I would appreciate learning 
> about it.
> Jerry Cohen
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Chris Hofmeyr <chris.hofmeyr at webmail.co.za>
> To: Joe Preisig <JPreisig at aol.com>; Maury <maurysis at peoplepc.com>
> Cc: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List 
> <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Sent: Sun, August 7, 2011 5:32:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Diseases , Oxygen , Nerves , Muscles , etc.
> 
> Maury, I hope you do not see the following (tongue-in-cheek) question as
> insensitive to your plight - I truly sympathise.
> The healthy living fraternity often has it on about the importance of eating
> foods containing anti-oxidants, the more the better. "High in anti-oxidants"
> seems to be one of the best qualifications; it might even help to counteract
> free radicals due to radiation, etc.
> I often wonder how much of these healthy foods one can eat before you
> suffocate, seeing oxygen is the most pervasive oxidant in one's body?
> Regards
> chris.hofmeyr at webmail.co.za
> 
> 
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:16:34 -0500 Maury <maurysis at peoplepc.com> wrote
> 
>> Hi Joe,
>> 
>> This post interests me indirectly because I have acute emphysema and use
>> O2 24/7. I've followed the hormesis arguments on Radsafe over the years
>> and essentially think it likely a real process. It occurs to me that all
>> etc.
>> Maury&Dog
>> 
>> ===========================================
>> 
> 
> 
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