Do you read labels to determine what's "healthy"? Do you seek out "low fat" or "low carb" foods? Are you ready to start eating better, but need a little motivation, or maybe you need some facts/reasons to do so. Pick up a copy of this great new film. It's fun, entertaining, informative and it will make you think twice about you eat. Buy it for yourself or someone you love.
Four year old Adam Corrigan talks to Health Beat about the dangers of genetically modified foods. Click Here To Watch GMO Video
To help inform other parents, Adam made copies of a free audio CD that he downloaded from Jeffrey Smith's website:
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/GMFree/EducationalMaterials/
Parents, rid your school of GMO's by taking action. Step 1, visit this site:
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/GMFree/Campaigns/GM-FreeSchools/
Here are some genetically engineered food facts from Organic Consumers Association:
SURVEY OF THE WEEK:
CBS NEWS & NEW YORK TIMES POLL CONSUMERS ABOUT GE FOODS
53%: Percentage of polled Americans who say they won't buy food that has ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
65%: Actual percentage of products on grocery store shelves that contain unlabeled GE ingredients (usually soy or corn derived).
90%: Portion of U.S. grown soybeans that are genetically engineered.
99%: Estimated likelihood that the U.S. sugar supply will start to be sourced from genetically engineered plants this year.
SUSTAINABILITY FACTS OF THE WEEK:
SMALL FARMS ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND PROFITABLE
A 1,000 acre U.S. corporate farm growing genetically engineered crops nets an average of $39 an acre. In contrast, a four-acre family farm nets, on average, $1,400 per acre. Small organic farms are proving to be even more profitable. With oil prices on the rise, growing food without petroleum-based pesticides/fertilizers, and delivering that food to local markets will quickly prove to be the most affordable food available.
After the three months, the men had changes in activity in about 500 genes -- including 48 that were turned on and 453 genes that were turned off.
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My Comment:
We've all heard it...
"There's nothing we can do, it genetic."
Obesity, cancer, autism, diabetes, auto-immune disease, and the list goes on.
Now, there is scientific proof that there is something you can do. Eat real whole unprocessed organic food. It's that simple. Clean up your diet and clean up your genetic makeup.
I was talking to my brother about and he immediately thought about the inverse.
It's not that eating good food can "cure" disease, it's the fact that we are eating garbage that "causes" diseases. His analogy: A drunk guy who drinks a fifth of whiskey every day switches over to drinking spring water. "Spring water cures alcoholism!!!" That sounds silly to everyone. I've known people who cured cancer by changing their diet. Or more correctly, I know people who caused their own cancer by a bad diet.
Eat well and be well.
The FDA has now been forced to acknowledge a fact so fundamental that, by any measure of honest science, it should have adopted the position decades ago. What position is that? Simply that mercury is toxic to humans.
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My Comment:
Mercury fillings, aka silver amalgam fillings, have never been tested for safety. When 1976 legislation required the FDA to classify all medical and dental devices, the agency "grandfathered" its approval of amalgam fillings under the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) category.
In the 1980's, the Environmental Protection Agency fined a group of dentists for the improper disposal of amalgam fillings. The EPA views silver dental fillings as a hazardous substance because they contain mercury. In fact, over 70 million tons of mercury is used annually in dentistry. And you though the mercury in your CFL bulbs were dangerous.
Now the FDA statement on mercury filling is:
"Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetus."
Somebody from the FDA should call the ADA (American Dental Association).
The ADA has this statement on their website:
"Dental amalgam has been studied and reviewed extensively, and has established a record of safety and effectiveness."
What should you do?
Don't replace mercury fillings (or get new ones) when you are pregnant. The process of drilling out old fillings releases mercury vapors and can do serious damage to you and your unborn child.
A little weekend humor... hopefully we won't see feedbags anytime soon.
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less
The chemicals in sunscreen actually promote skin cancer. The skin is not the only organ that is harmed by sunscreen chemicals. Those chemicals are absorbed by the skin, circulate throughout the body and end up harming the liver, the organ responsible for neutralizing chemicals in the body.
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My Comment:
Hopefully this is becoming old news. But, for some reason, I still see people slathering toxic chemicals all over them. It's a double irony. We are afraid of the sun, which gives us Vitamin D. Vitamin D is the single most important safeguard against cancer. Then we cover our entire body with sunscreen. So our largest organ is soaking up cancer causing toxic chemicals that can cause cancer.
It's a one-two punch.
And for the knockout...
Sugar.
When we have high blood sugar or high blood glucose levels, we increase our risk of cancer.
Sunscreen - Vitamin D + Sugar = Cancer
I like the following equation better:
Suntan - Sugar = Optimal Health
Of course, you should avoid getting sunburned. That doesn't mean avoiding the sun between 11 am and 2 pm. In fact, during that time you can get the most Vitamin D. Get sun in moderation and build up your tan slowly. In northern climates, it's best to get out in the Spring and start getting sun before Summer hits. You don't want your first exposure to the sun to be a daylong affair in 90 degree weather, and come home looking like a lobster.
