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Dangers of sunscreen and bugsprays

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Some Baby Foods are Worse Than Junk Food

Some baby foods contain as much sugar and saturated fats as chocolate cookies or cheeseburgers.

I found this on Dr Mercola.com website and found this to be very important to anyone with an infant.
Read on http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/21/Some-Baby-Foods-are-Worse-Than-Junk-Food.aspx

You really need to share this with friends and family

The Whole Movie

Where will the oil come from tomorrow and at what cost?

Get the Flu Vaccine in an Ear of Corn

I just saw this today and had to share it with you all. This is so scarry and what els is going on in are world we are not aware of? Please read and share with otheres. We have the right to choose what we put in our bodies.


Future Foods: Genetically Modified, and Vaccine Loaded?

by Josh Day

A research team from Iowa State University is manipulating the genes of corn to introduce the flu vaccine.

Yes, that's right. Scientists are not only modifying the genes of corn -- which is used in everything from animal feed to sweetener -- but are running experiments with a possible goal of stealthily vaccinating animal and human populations by holding their consumption of a major food staple hostage.

Like fluoride in your municipal water supply, what if the government allows the genetically modified food industry to load your food with hosts of vaccines and who knows what else?

Right now this research team is honing in on swine flu.

Meatpoultry.com reports:

"We're trying to figure out which genes from the swine influenza virus to incorporate into corn so those genes, when expressed, would produce protein," said Hank Harris, professor in animal science and one of the researchers on the project. "When the pig consumes that corn, it would serve as a vaccine."

... According to the researchers, the corn vaccine would also work in humans when they eat corn or even corn flakes, corn chips, tortillas or anything that contains corn, Mr. Harris said. (Bryan Salvage, meatpoultry.com)

No mention in the brief article from the scientists about the ethics of this endeavor. Nor no mention of how such a program would totally violate patient consent, nor how this new corn would be labeled and presented to the public, or if it would even be differentiated from non-vaccinated, non-genetically modified corn at all.

If the research goes well, the corn vaccine may be possible in five to seven years. In the meantime, the team is trying to expedite the process. (Bryan Salvage, meatpoultry.com)

Another study was conducted on potatoes with the hepatitis B vaccine.

The year: 2005.

The target: third world countries.

An article from New Scientist reports:

Genetically engineered potatoes containing a hepatitis B vaccine have successfully boosted immunity in their first human trials.

But the newly-published study missed a moving target - drug developers are now abandoning their quest for vaccines contained in staple foods like bananas, tomatoes or potatoes.

The hope was that the altered foods would provide a cheap source of vaccines that could be grown and administered in poorer countries without the need for costly refrigeration or needle injections. However, developers have changed tack to avoid any possibility of vaccine-laden food straying into shops or markets. If this occurred, it could be unwittingly eaten by consumers, with unpredictable results.

Instead, developers are now focusing on making vaccines in the safely edible leaves of plants not on sale as food.

"We've not worked with potatoes for two years now," says Charles Arntzen at Arizona State University in Tempe, US, who led the potato study and is a veteran of the decade-long bid to produce GM vaccines in foods. "We don't say 'edible' vaccine any more - we say 'heat-stable oral vaccines'." (Andy Coghlan, New Scientist)

Interesting that this Iowa research group changed directions from the past potato study and is focusing on corn opposed to other vegetable matter not usually commercially available for consumption.

As of May 2009 in the United States, there is a controversial "food safety" bill being prepped for congress. H.R. 875, dubbed the Food Safety Modernization Act, is written in vague language that, according to opponents, could potentially crush small, local, and family-owned farms, as well as organic farming, which would not grow the genetically modified as well as vaccine-loaded corn.

Works cited:

Salvage, Bryan. Humans, Hogs May Eat Their Way to Flu Resistance.
http://www.meatpoultry.com/news/weekly_enews.asp?
ArticleID=102157&e=arogers@motherearthnews.com

Coghlan, Andy. Potato Based Vaccine Comes to Late. http://www.newscientist.com/article/
dn7006-potatobased-vaccine-success-comes-too-late.html

Sunshine Can Actually Decrease Your Vitamin D Levels

I found this On Dr Mercola's site today on Vitamin D and Sunshine. Very helpful information.

When it comes time will the troups be on side of the people of this country?

Salmonella in your raw food dishes?

On April 26th the FDA and the CDC both sent out a warning about possible Salmonella contamination of Alfalfa seeds of which most sprout growers in the US are using.
This firs cam to my attention yesterday when my restaurant manager had informed me that Hijiki and Alfalfa sprouts are Off the market till further notice.
Be wary of anything containing ether of these items and do not buy Hijiki till we get a green light.
My distributor for Hijiki said there is a contamination warning and all Hijiki is off the market however when i google for this I anly find stories on the Alfalfa NOT Hijiki. If anyone knows anything abpout this please let me know. AND POST YOU COMMENTS BELOW

I will keep you posted as best I can.
More on the Alfalfa contamination at:
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02001.html

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The Facts About Breast Augmentation

1. Constant problems from scar tissue that normally forms around the implant tightens and squeezes. Symptoms range from firmness and mild discomfort, to pain, distortion, palpability of the implant, and/or displacement of the implant. Additional surgery is needed in cases where pain and /or firmness is severe. This surgery ranges from removal of the implant capsule tissue to removal and possible replacement of the implant itself.
2. Inability to breast Feed. As far as the ability to successfully breast feed after receiving breast implants, one study reported that 94% of women with implants with were unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants.
3. Additional Surgeries. There is a high likelihood that women who have received breast implant surgery will need to have additional surgery at some point to replace or remove their implants. Problems such as deflation, infection, shifting, and calcium deposits can require removal of the implants. Most women choose to have their implants replaced at further cost. For those who do not, cosmetically unacceptable dimpling and/or puckering of the breast may result.
4. Dissatisfaction with Cosmetic Results. Dissatisfying results such as wrinkling, asymmetrical implant displacement (shifting), incorrect size, unanticipated shape, implant palpability, scar deformity, raised scarring, and/or sloshing may occur. Even with careful surgical planning and technique minimize, it does not prevent results such as these.
   
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