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DESCRIPTION: A component of cooked ginger root protects human white blood cells in vitro against radiation-induced genetic damage, and lemonbalm tea appears to protect radiology staff against radiation-induced oxidative stress.

This is the final installment of a five video series on preventing and treating radiation damage. I started with Fukushima and Radioactivity in Seafood (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fukushima-and-radioactivity-in-seafood/), on avoiding radiation exposure in one's diet and then moved to diagnostic medical and dental radiation in Cancer Risk from CT Scan Radiation (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cancer-risk-from-ct-scan-radiation/) and Do Dental X-Rays Cause Brain Tumors? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-dental-x-rays-cause-brain-tumors). In the last video, Mediating Radiation Exposure from Air Travel (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mediating-radiation-exposure-from-airline-travel/), I reviewed population studies of airline pilots and Chernobyl victims that studied which dietary components may decrease radiation-induced DNA damage and cancer risk.

For those interested in the Nuremburg narrative, I touch on other cases of medical mistreatment in:

• Plant-Based Diets For Breast Pain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-for-breast-pain/)
• Gut Feelings: Probiotics and Mental Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/gut-feelings-probiotics-and-mental-health/)
• Lavender for Migraine Headaches (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lavender-for-migraine-headaches/)
• Plant-Based Bioidentical Hormones (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-bioidentical-hormones/)
• Get the Lead Out (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/get-the-lead-out/)

The prior lemonbalm video I reference is one of my favorites, Antioxidants in a Pinch (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidants-in-a-pinch/).

What else can ginger do? See:

• Plants vs. Pesticides (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plants-vs-pesticides/)
• Treating Gorlin Syndrome With Green Tea (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-gorlin-syndrome-with-green-tea/)
• Dangerous Advice From Health Food Store Employees (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dangerous-advice-from-health-food-store-employees/)
• Amyloid and Apple Juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/amyloid-and-apple-juice/)

I've since added ginger to my pink juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pink-juice-with-green-foam/) and hibiscus punch (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/herbal-tea-update-hibiscus/) recipes.

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-radiation-damage-with-ginger-and-lemon-balm/ and he'll try to answer it!

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