2013年11月7日星期四
转贴：愚昧而无知的药罐子
愚昧而无知的药罐子——中国人
作者：倪海厦
有许多中国人目前已经被西医弄成药罐子而不自知 , 更有人为此沾沾自喜 , 还暗自庆幸因为找西医看病做健康检查 , 提早发现病情因而有效地做了控制 , 以为就没事了。哪里知道这正是恶梦的开始 , 你的人生自此已经灰暗无趣 , 大限也提前到 , 寿命减短就是因为你自己的无知与迷信造成的。我写此篇文章就是要发起一如民国前的鸦片战争一样 , 我所谓的现代药害革命 .
我想骂醒你，为了救你 , 只有用较激烈的言词了。在临床上每天都有一大堆药罐子病人来看我 , 美国人的态度是恨死西药，因为他们太了解西药了 , 他们是因为在了解中医之前无从选择之下才吃的。现在由于有中医的帮助 , 人人都很高兴可以摆脱西药的控制与副作用。读者只要用心地去看每一种西药的说明 , 就会了解有多可怕了。反而是中国人一直在迷信西药 , 自民国初年五四运动之后，中国提倡全盘西化的结果 , 把传统中医否定了。一些自认为是知识分子的人 , 在完全不了解中医学的优点之下 , 就把中医否定掉了 , 这是"劣等人"。有两种人是完全无知的 , 一种人是看不懂英文说明听不懂新闻报导 , 另一种是根本不想去知道 , 抱着驼鸟精神 , 不听也不看 , 从不自别人身上发生的真实案例吸取到教训 , 这是"愚"。按照中国的算法 , 愚比劣稍好一点 . 以下我提出一些常见的问题让读者了解问题有多严重。
高血压的药物控制
许多人在被西医宣布有高血压时，当场血压就更高了。也不管三七二十一，立刻开始服用降血压药，因为西医告诉他不吃就会中风，从此病人恶梦就开始了。这类笨蛋只迷信地认为西医是对的，完全不懂西医学是什么，就去盲从医师的指示。诸位只要稍微深入地想一下，告诉你有高血压的医师，有没有同时告诉你为什么你有高血压?是什么原因造成你有高血压?如果没有告诉你为什么，或者也不知道为什么你有高血压，那就是说你相信一位根本不知道你到底怎么回事的医师的话，就开始一直吃他的药，你不是笨蛋是什么?你不是迷信是什么?几乎所有降血压的药都是利尿剂，会让你的肾功能下降。而中医认为肾主骨，其华在发，开窍在耳，司记忆，主先天(寿命多长)，这就是现在人们会得骨质疏松症、老人痴呆症、掉头发、听力减退、寿命变短的原因，性功能同时下降。更且因为西药都是属酸性，而酸性会破坏血管壁组织，容易造成血管破裂，也就是说服用高血压药物的病患将更容易得到中风与心脏病，不吃的病患反而不会得这类疾病。血压根本是没有标准的，每天都不一样。随着心情而起伏不定，也随着运动多少而不一定。西医的标准根本是药厂自己定出来的，为了想卖药赚钱，因此订出标准。有病名才有名目去卖药，还装着很慈悲地说是为了预防你中风与心脏病而卖给你的。试问世上有多少人一直吃降血压药，结果还是中风了?如果真正有效的话，根本没人中风了，那台湾前行政院长孙运璇是假的中风了，对不?
血糖过高的病人
健康检查时医师告诉你血糖过高，要你立刻开始服用降血糖的药物，然后告诉你不控制血糖的话易导致心脏病，严重时会得青光眼，“吓死人”是西医师在医学院受教育时一直被灌输在脑中的直觉反应，这些被西药厂洗脑的医师不知不觉中就成为西药的强力推销员而不自知。而我在临床上所得到的心得却完全与它相反，中医认为治糖尿病就必须先加强肾脏功能，高血糖必须先击溃肾脏之后，然后才会对心脏造成威胁。而所有的西药都伤害肾脏，因此服用降血糖的药越多就越容易得心脏病。肝开窍在眼睛，也就是说中医认为只要肝脏好就不会有眼疾，根本与高血糖无关。由于服用西药或注射胰岛素会造成肝脏的损坏，因此才会得青光眼。我有许多病人是患糖尿病来求诊，每位病患都有按照西医指示服药，其结果都有心脏问题也都有眼睛问题。美国人由于太了解西药的后遗症，对西药是恨之入骨。现在中医逐渐成为美国医学主流，他们一有选择后，几乎一面倒地倾向中医，想尽办法断绝西药，再难喝的中药都接受。
再者降血糖的药根本就是骗局一场。我解释给诸位听，你拿两个同样大小的杯子，一个放满水一个放半杯水，然后同时加等量的糖入内，结果是半杯水的会较甜对不?那现在想要两杯水甜度一样的话，请问你是选择把半杯水的杯子加满水呢? 还是选择发明降糖的药来降低血糖呢? 按照物质不灭定律，你使用降血糖药之后你以为血糖下降了。那你就错了，血糖根本没有消失，多余的血糖就开始屯积在你的脚部，就好像糖积在杯底一样，其结果就是双足溃烂，你等着截肢吧，前台湾总统蒋经国先生就是受害者。如果你知道此案例，但是你却没有学到教训，还是依样的重蹈覆辙，你真是笨死了。
还有服用中药的病人，要知道当药力在清除双足累积多年的旧血糖时，会有短时期的高血糖现象出现，这是很正常的。你应该每天多运动直到出汗为止，不要吃白米或面食类及根茎类的蔬菜，多喝茶多吃叶菜类及糙米加上多运动来自然的燃烧多余糖份。如果因为血糖高而回去打胰岛素就前功尽弃了。至于高血糖会持续多久，就要看你使用多少年的药物控制。使用越久，自然就有越多的糖累积在双脚内。而这些旧糖多年以来从未排出体外过，自然在吃中药之后会回流到身上，就会需要比较长的时间来消化它，每个人都不一样的。如果有人认为是中药造成血糖高的原因，很简单，你只要把同样的药让你周围的人服用，看看血糖是否会高，就知道了。中药都是纯碱性，在纯碱性的环境里是没有细菌与病毒的，我们根本没有任何中药会让血糖上升的。
胆固醇过高的人
西医会告诉你要服用Lipitor或Zocor来降低它，接着以引发心脏病来吓唬你。愚昧的人就被吓倒了，立刻就开始遵照医师指示服用，从此另一个恶梦又开始。Lipitor与 Zocor会造成短期记忆丧失，又损伤肝脏及肾脏，非常多的副作用。由于任何西药都具有酸性的本质，因此会造成胰脏癌的机会大增，这是又一大骗局。我在临床上只是让病人停止吃零食三星期，病人的胆固醇就降下200以上，根本连中药都尚未使用。这类只是由于病人好吃零食造成的问题，却被西医强化成高胆固醇会造成心脏病的吓人辞句，被吓倒的病人根本忘掉要问医师到底胆固醇由何而来的?关于胆固醇这是最烂的西医研究之一。我再说一遍，西医学是强立名目，界定病理名词，才有名目运用假慈悲来卖药赚钱的一种商业行为。
三酸甘油脂过高的人
此类问题是因为吃油炸食物过多及过胖造成的，只要停止吃油炸食物及减肥就可以了。然而西医却小题大做，又找到理由来奴役病人，威胁病人如果不吃控制药物就会发心脏病，于是病人又增加了药物。许多人还因此给吓出心脏病来，我治过许多此类病患。我开一些清肝的药给病人，三酸甘油脂就下降了。因为肝是心之母，一但肝脏代谢毒素功能下降，自然有不干净的血进入心脏，对心脏造成威胁，从而引发心脏病，请详阅(汉唐-31)。
吃西方多种滋补营养药物的人
这类人是最无知而且愚昧的蠢蛋。所有西方的营养学之研发，主要目的是要让大家购买，才有钱赚。因为美国没有文化，它们以工作效率为第一，一切讲究快速。因此很少人自己每天煮饭，也不去研究如何煮好吃的食物，所有的快餐应运而生。当然此类食物缺乏很多应该有的营养，于是营养补充剂就开始发展起来。实际上这些营养成分很高的药，不但对身体完全无助，反而会去喂食癌细胞、细菌、滤过性病毒，使病情更加严重，使美国人过胖、掉发、皮肤干燥。例如以钙片为例，从未有任何证据显示钙片可以帮助增强人体骨骼，反而是吃多钙片会使骨骼更脆，更容易造成骨质疏松症，而且副作用是造成肾结石。而维他命C片更烂，妇女们服用它的目的是想皮肤美白，但是结果是多服维他命C片会支援乳癌细胞的成长，其他不胜枚举。我们应该多食用天然食物，有机蔬果绝对是正确的，要美白多喝自然的橘子汁最好。均衡的营养是要依靠选取的食物而定，不挑食是必要的。中国人花了五千年以上的时间来研究吃食，到目前为止根本已经是习惯成自然。自然的营养均衡来自祖父母的传承，完全不需要再仰赖外来的错误知识。现今的中国人误把科技当科学，一味地崇西洋，只要是老美说的都是对的。殊不知美国人才是真正需要来向中国人请教，学习如何煮中国食物。这类蠢蛋以为每天吃它就会健康，其结果根本就是得到更多的不治之症，反而死得更快，请看下篇报导就是証明。
服用阿斯匹林的人
许多人被西医告知每天一片阿斯匹林可以预防心脏病，这是完全错误的。最新2004年的医学研究报告，来自America Medical Association说明没有任何证据显示每天一片阿斯匹林可以预防心脏病，反而有许多证据显示每天一片阿斯匹林你会有超过85%的机会得胰脏癌。因为它是一种强酸剂，酸性对人体破坏最大。碱性体质最好，不但长寿而且完全没有病痛。要成为碱性体质非常简单，立刻停止喝咖啡不吃甜食，拒绝冰淇淋可乐，完全断绝糖果饼干类的零食，多喝茶，多吃自然有机蔬果，一段时间之后体质就改变了。你不听我的建议，哪天你得了胃癌、淋巴腺癌、胰脏癌，再来找我也可以的。但请记住在碱性的环境里，是没有病毒与细菌及癌细胞的。
胃酸过高反逆食道的人
这个极普遍的问题连身为肠胃科的西医都答不出来 , 到底胃酸反逆因何而来的? 我告诉诸位，这根本是病患自己制造出来的!你只要多吃甜食，多喝咖啡多吃冰淇淋，多喝可乐，一下子胃酸就来了。由于现在市面上都是使用人工糖来制作甜食，而人工糖的颗粒极小，会如同维他命片一样地喂食细菌及滤过性病毒，它们吃了之后就排出酸性的粪便，这就是胃酸的来源。许多病患为这问题来找我，我只告诉他们这原因，根本药都还没有开，病人就好了。反观西医小题大做，开Previcid给病人去中和胃酸。这类伤肝的药物，居然要吃一辈子。其结果病人胃酸照旧，甚至反而更坏。而且由于长期未治好，终于把食道烧伤，结果就是食道癌、胃癌、淋巴癌或胰脏癌。还会引起铝中毒，产生脑神经损坏，甚至与帕金森氏症有关，副作用不胜枚举，请详看胃酸过多章。
服用女性荷尔蒙的太太们要注意
面临更年期的妇女，常被西医告知要服用荷尔蒙替代品，否则会得骨质疏松症，这些胡说八道的话不知吓傻了多少无知的妇女。中国五千年历史中很少有人得骨质疏松症，我们过去也没有使用任何的荷尔蒙替代品。也有许多美国老太太来找我看此病，她们一致的说同样的话，要我告诉病人千万不要相信服用荷尔蒙替代品可以预防骨质疏松症。因为她们最少的都服十年以上，最多的有服超过三十年的，而结果是每个人都得了全身性的骨质疏松症。因此我的结论是，你继续服用女性荷尔蒙替代品，你一定会得骨质疏松症，不吃反而没事，多吃则会得骨质疏松症、心脏病、乳癌等疾病。我从未听说有女人因为更年期不适而死的，但是我却见到许多女人因为吃女性荷尔蒙而死于心脏病或乳癌的，详见(汉唐-63)。更年期的不适症状原因，都是因为心脏不好造成的，只要把心脏保护好就没有任何症状会出现的。因为无法忍耐更年期不适的女人们，小题大做地去服女性荷尔蒙，反而死得很快。因此看到此篇文章的女子，一定要醒过来，立刻停止服女性荷尔蒙。还有钙片最烂，这类差到极点的营养研究，不断地鼓励人们吃钙片，不但不能补骨，反而会造成骨质的破坏，还会产生肾结石的后遗症。最好补充钙质的食物是多喝豆浆、多吃小鱼干等自然食物，就永远不会得骨质疏松症了。
乳房稍有硬块就急着做切片的无知妇女
这类蠢蛋都是迷信西医的药罐子。因为西医说如果及早发现就可以治好而且可以预防，于是这些药罐子们就开始一连串的恶梦了。诸君试想，我把一个鸡蛋拿来做蛋黄切片，结果如何? 又再连续几次做同样的切片后，这个鸡蛋会变成什么样子? 结果一定腐烂掉了。乳癌就是一种压制不住的靡烂，其末期非常的恶臭。曾有此类病患到我诊所，结果此恶臭在室内连续一星期才散去。女人会得乳癌的原因，90%是每年去西医那做乳房健康检查造成的，另外10%是被自己一直吃西药伤到心脏引发出来的。已经不晓得有多少中国蠢蛋，因为一直服用西药抗生素或止痛药或维他命，结果造成肾衰竭或心脏病的人，直到死前还在赞扬西药好，说没有西药早就死了。请后来的这类蠢蛋醒醒吧，让你遭受病痛的是西药，会杀死你的是西药;让你生活在疾病的阴霾下的是西医 , 整天让你担惊受怕的是西医。犹记得一年前英国很有名的热门合唱团Bee Gees的Morries Gib，年仅54岁，结果因为小肠套叠在一起，造成腹痛半夜送急诊，结果开刀就死在手术台上;上星期麦当劳总裁突发心脏病就死在会议上，年仅60岁。这些有钱人就是因为买了最好的医疗保险，才会死掉的。如果没有钱，也没有保险，那Morries Gib就会躺在家中床上，修养三天，直到肠子排出气后，自然就好了;麦当劳总裁如果没有钱买零食吃，需要不断地劳动来换取生活费，因为大量的劳动与少量的食物，没有多余的钱买零食，也没有医疗保险，心脏就没有危险。因为西医的心脏检查如EKG与Stress Test根本就是谎言一个，不知道有多少人跟麦当劳总裁一样死的。甚至于前一分钟西医检查认为心脏很好(参考汉唐-77)，于是相信西医的笨蛋就失去戒心，而下一分钟就发心脏病死的，也大有其人在。
喜欢吃止痛药的人要注意
目前市面上所有的止痛药都会伤到肝脏、肾脏与心脏的，只要肝心肾一受伤，立刻就会便秘睡不好，日子久了就开始掉发，眼睛视力变差，体力衰退，容易抽筋。连西药营养剂维他命吃多了都会掉发、伤肝的(维他命A更是头号肝脏杀手)，更何况止痛药?任何痛症必有原因，只要找到原因就可以治好，绝对不可以乱吃止痛药来压制它。许多人还因此而肾脏衰竭，终身洗肾，这是得不偿失的。现在最新的医学研究已经証明了，吃止痛药会有中风的危险。许多刚生完小孩的妇女因为吃止痛药而中风，有些年龄才20来岁就中风了。这是既可怜又愚蠢的笨蛋，为了止住生产完后的疼痛而乱吃所造成的憾事。
常服抗生素的人
妇女必然小便失禁，敬请享用使用尿布的快感吧;男人必然性无能及心脏受损，请享受无性生活吧，老婆就开始怀疑你有外遇了。已经不知有多少妇女向我抱怨，服用抗生素之后就小便失禁。还有妇女为此花费一万美金去找西医开刀，结果是越开越坏，不但没效反而造成膀胱上有一个洞。这类无知的妇女很多，她们完全迷信西药是有效的，从不怀疑，所以对于一些医疗新知从不去看，有时甚至不想去听。女人蠢到如此，老公一定不爱，谁能够忍受使用尿布的女人呢? 这类可怜无知的妇女很多。我建议你去问一下你所认识的美国人：抗生素有效吗? 他们一定摇头，而且会抱怨西医学到目前是连感冒都治不好的可怜医学，还死不认帐地狡辩不承认。我要告诉这些愚蠢的妇女，我们中医在两千年前就已经可以治好感冒了。使用汗、吐、下三法，就可以将感冒很快治好，方法是将病毒排出体外，而不是将病毒杀死为目的。如此一来，不但感冒好得很快，而且相对地使病人免疫系统增强。但是不会使用麻黄、桂枝、葛根、柴胡的中医是治不好感冒的。现在外面的开业中医，一般都使用玉屏风散、连翘散、板蓝根、防风通圣散之类的，无效但是无害的中药来治，当然不会好，让病人失去信心。你说传统中医可不可怜?温病派的药耽误病人病情，还把麻黄、桂枝、葛根、柴胡之类的好药，当成蛇蝎一般连碰都不敢碰一下。我目前除教了一些台湾的优秀人才去使用它们，以免失传于中国以外，我只愿训练美国医师来使用中医，我要让中国人来向美国人学习真正的中医学。因为我们这些中国迷信西医的蠢蛋，一定要让外国人告诉他们西药无效，他们才会去相信，我只好如此做了。
我在美国实际临床时都告诉病人，以上这些西药，出发点就是想要控制人类，希望人人拿药当饭吃一辈子，资本家才有钱赚。世界上最有钱的人不是比尔盖兹，而是西药厂的老板。这些人一生不须要工作，都住在瑞士享福，自己绝对不吃西药。如果有一位为西药场工作的生化学家研发出可以把病治好的西药，我很肯定的告诉你，他在报告完老板之后，他以为是替老板赚钱，会得到赏识。而实际上他当天就会被开除的，然后他就会被人追杀。因为一种可以把癌症治好的药，是不会让西药厂赚钱的，是绝对不允许发生的。因此只有排除他，才可以赚大钱。 所以如果你有既讨厌又很恨的人，你只需要把他介绍给西医，他们就会把我们的敌人用合法的手段杀死了。又可以在杀死敌人之前，把他们口袋中的钱全部掏空，真是一举两得，是不?我用这个态度去强调西药的坏处，真是有效，每位美国病人都大笑到眼泪都流出来了，也不再吃西药了。有时我苦口婆心地劝说，病人反而不听我的，你们说奇怪不奇怪 (尚未完结中，待续且更新中)?
真实案例附注： 中国长寿村总年龄相加逾两万岁!
随着生活水平提升、养生科技的进步，现代人越来越长寿，在中国长江附近就有一个长寿村，里面的人瑞岁数加起来，有两万岁之多。而他们共通的长寿祕诀就是，吃得健康。老阿嬷一早起来就忙里忙外地打扫，没事还有眼力缝缝补补，看她身子骨如此硬朗，很难想象，阿嬷已经高龄一百零四岁。像老阿嬷这样走过清朝的人，在卢沟有一卡车。瞧这位忙着搓麻将的阿婆，虽然比较幼齿，但也有九十七岁，这个振笔挥毫的阿公，手劲力透纸背，而他今年刚加入百岁人瑞俱乐部。根据联合国的标准，每一百万的居民中，有七十五人超过百岁，当地就可能称为长寿村，卢沟的比例是这个标准的两倍。而造就卢沟人如此长命的原因，除了当地少战乱、自然环境优外，人瑞似乎有共同的养生菜单，那就是小萝卜、米酒和豆腐制品。因为实在太高寿了，这位一百零四岁的老阿嬷，两年前加入中国共产党，立刻就打败各方耆老，成为最老党员，而这些人瑞通通加起来有两万岁，真的符合了历来皇帝最爱听的话，万岁万岁万万岁(民视新闻04/24/04)。
这里有几个长寿原因的共同点我可以为读者归纳如下：
1. 这些长寿村的人 , 一生都没有听说过美国麦当劳等速食品，也不吃零食。
2. 这些人从未吃过什么钙片，多种维他命等丸剂，也没有人得骨质疏松症，老年痴呆症等，也没有女人每年去做乳房检查或切片等，所以没有乳癌。
3. 什么是汽水? 什么是女性荷尔蒙?他们对这些事一无所知，也由于此所以才长寿的。
4. 她们没有多少钱，但是每天很开心，无欲、无野心、无争是生活的主轴，不制造口舌纠纷言人是非，过着合乐融洽的生活。
从他们身上我们要学习的是，可以买漂亮的衣服穿，可以买好的车，但是一定要吃得简单，以粗食为主，不要吃大餐，不要吃零食，永远不要买维他命以及钙片等骗人的营养补充剂来吃。同时保持心情开朗，不背后去说他人是非，不与人斤斤计较，不仇恨他人。没事打打小牌消遣消遣，含饴弄孙，永远不失赤子之心，每天都开怀大笑，保持每日的固定生活步调。不要去听西医的病名说，不要被任何事或物吓倒。如此一来，我可以保证你一定非常健康长寿。我的铭言是： 这世上根本没有致命性的疾病，人们会死于疾病是医师有问题，还有病人因为自己的无知而被病给吓死的。
西医学是由西药厂先去研发出新的病名，有了病名之后才有借口来卖新药，然后训练西医来卖药。为了掩盖西药的副作用，达到促销的结果，一定要吓倒病人才会有人来买药。所以每每去强调各种病有多可怕，实际上又没有提出有效的治疗方法。只要有病名出现，西药厂才会有理由卖药，每一种西药所产生的副作用，会比原来的疾病要更严重。例如病人吃止痛药目的是止痛，而结果病人没有因为头痛而死，却因为吃多了止痛药，其副作用造成肝癌或是肾脏衰竭洗肾后而死掉了。
我建议看到此文章的人，千万不要建议你的敌人看。因为会让他们活得太长了，你更生气，结果造成你是被气死的 (一笑)。
我摘录一段美国有良心的西医撰写的报告，请大家共赏：
这位我非常称颂的大师级西医，是早期的美国西医。我读完此论文后 , 十分赞佩此人敢说这话，同时又惊讶于他没读过中医学，居然会了解到同样的病根，可能会造成许多不同的疾病。真正的能治好病的医师，可以用同样的方法治好许多表面上看起来不同的疾病，但是实际上其起因是一样的。这与我说的红斑性狼疮与乳癌、脑瘤、淋巴癌、肺癌、肝癌、血癌等这类癌症，因为它们的来源相同，所以我使用同样的中药来治是一样的道理。我阅览过美国许多早期的西医所写的论文，他们可称是大师级的，一点都不为过，做一位科学家必须向群众说真话，是不?
我有两本书介绍给读者 , 是英文版的 1. Confessions of a Medical Heretic --- Robert S . Mendelsohn, M.D. 此书是西医学的权威所着，内容把西医骂透了，比我有过之而无不及，全书在美国已经销售超过30万册。2. Inventing The AIDS Virus ---Peter H. Duesberg M.D PH.D 此人是德裔美籍西医学博士， 1979年本来应该获得诺贝尔医学奖。但是他发表出这书，他认为做一名科学家应该说实话，所以写了此书。书中提出至少超过1500个以上的生化科技验证，証明AIDS是无害的，结果被西药厂与政客封杀。于是由另一名研究AIDS的医学博士拿去，因为他愿意昧着良心说假话，他说AIDS是致命的，所以须要药物如AZT,DDI等，于是他就获得诺贝尔医学奖 ?名为利而取得任何殊荣，不是我的个性，也不是当医师的梦，我的梦是希望全人类都不受到疾病的威胁，所以才当医师的，否则我真不想做医师了。与我有同样的理想的，一定非常多 , 诸如我的好友美国生化专家张蕴芝博士，她是台湾留美取得化工博士的极优秀的科学家，她就是属于在西医背后默默耕芸的杰出生化学家，她与我就有同样的梦。我与她虽然在不同领域中工作，但理想是一样的 , 但是她也无法确保在她前面工作的医师都有道德良心。所以我个人一直都很钦佩西医学幕后工作者的付出与辛劳，幕前执业的西医却只是坐想其成果的受益者，西医师发布的医学论文很多其实是出自她们，自己却在海边享受阳光，真正对西医学有贡献的是她们，实在是不公平不合理的制度。
2013年6月13日星期四
Home Remedies For Skin Tags
findhomeremedy.com, by Jamie June 9, 2012
Skin tags or polyps or papillomas as they are generally referred to as are benign growths on the skin surface that occur mostly on the neck, chest, face, nose, armpits, inner thighs etc. Though they are generally harmless, they can also be the underlying medical conditions that require rigorous treatment.
They can also be extremely unsightly and cause a lot of cosmetic issues in women. Thankfully, apart from surgery, which is mostly recommended, there are many safe and effective methods that can be employed at home for treating this condition.
For more of this story visit http://www.findhomeremedy.com/home-remedies-for-skin-tags/
2013年6月12日星期三
5 Amazing Properties of Sunlight You've Never Heard About
Sunlight is well-known to provide us vitamin D, but did you know that it kills pain, keeps us alert at night, burns fat and more...
Our biological connection and dependence to the sun is so profound, that the very variation in human skin color from African, melanin-saturated dark skin, to the relatively melanin de-pigmented, Caucasian lighter-skin, is a byproduct of the offspring of our last common ancestor from Africa (as determined by mitochondrial DNA) migrating towards sunlight-impoverished higher latitudes, which began approximately 60,000 years ago. In order to compensate for the lower availability of sunlight, the body rapidly adjusted, essentially requiring the removal of the natural "sunscreen" melanin from the skin, which interferes with vitamin D production; vitamin D, of course, is involved in the regulation of over 2,000 genes, and therefore is more like a hormone, without which our entire genetic infrastructure becomes destabilized.
While the health benefits of vitamin D are well-documented (GreenMedInfo.com has identified over 200 health conditions that may benefit from optimizing vitamin D levels: Vitamin D Health Benefits page, and Henry Lahore's Vitamin D Wiki has far more), the therapeutic properties of sunlight are only now being explored in greater depth by the research community.
Below are detailed five noteworthy properties of sunlight exposure:
2013年6月11日星期二
Intermittent Fasting Finally Becoming Mainstream Health Recommendation
By Dr. Mercola
It is nice to see the intermittent fasting approach that I have recommended for some time now is starting to catch on. This is no surprise to me as it is one of the most powerful interventions I know of to move your body into fat burning mode and have your hunger nearly magically disappear. It is a powerful tool to help you keep a healthy weight.In a new diet book, The Fast Diet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting, Dr. Michael Mosley1 suggests the best way to lose weight is to eat normally for five days a week, and fast for two. On fasting days, he recommends cutting your food down to ¼ of your normal daily calories, or about 600 calories for men and about 500 for women, along with plenty of water and tea.Dr. Mosley himself claims to have lost 19 pounds in two months by following this recommendation. I lost about seven pounds when I implemented the approach last year, but the most amazing aspect is not the weight loss, it’s the absence of hunger and sugar cravings once you are fat adapted. Your desire to eat unhealthy foods seems to disappear; at least that was my experience.I prefer to think of intermittent fasting as a lifestyle rather than a diet. It’s a way of living and eating that can help you live a longer, healthier life. I promoted the health benefits of intermittent fasting well before it hit the mainstream, and have been experimenting with different types of scheduled eating in my own life for the past two years. I currently restrict my eating to a 6-7 hour window each day.In the featured BBC interview,2 Dr. Mosley also points out the importance of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) — especially in conjunction with fasting — and how sheer inactivity is actually more detrimental to your health than lack of formal exercise. He recommends getting up every 15-20 minutes if you have a desk job, to avoid the health hazards associated with prolonged sitting. For more helpful tips and recommendations, please see my recent article Sitting Less May be Key for Maximum Longevity, in which I discuss this issue.HIIT, which is a foundational part of my Peak Fitness Program, is another aspect of optimal health that I’ve been trying to drill into my readers since the mid-2000’s, when the science behind it was showing signs of being really solid. Now the mainstream is finally starting to catch up on this as well, and proof that it reallydoes work as advertised is becoming increasingly evident as people are trying it out.
2013年6月10日星期一
It is time to end the war on salt
By Dr. Mercola
For many decades now, U.S. policy makers have been attempting to get Americans to eat less salt. But the drive to do this has little basis in science.In fact, a recent meta-analysis by the Cochrane Review involving a total of 6,250 subjects found no strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces the risk for heart attacks, strokes or death.1Another study published last year found that lower salt consumption actuallyincreased your risk of death from heart disease.2 A review of the available research reveals that much of the science behind the supposed link between salt and high blood pressure is dubious at best. According to Scientific American:3"Intersalt, a large study published in 19884, compared sodium intake with blood pressure in subjects from 52 international research centers and found no relationship between sodium intake and the prevalence of hypertension.In fact, the population that ate the most salt, about 14 grams a day, had a lower median blood pressure than the population that ate the least, about 7.2 grams a day...Studies that have explored the direct relationship between salt and heart disease have not fared much better... For every study that suggests that salt is unhealthy, another does not."
The Tenuous Link Between Salt and Heart Disease
Melinda Moyer, writing for Scientific American, points out that the evidence linking salt to high blood pressure and heart disease has always been on the flimsy side, stating:5"Fears over salt first surfaced more than a century ago. In 1904 French doctors reported that six of their subjects who had high blood pressure—a known risk factor for heart disease—were salt fiends.
Worries escalated in the 1970s when Brookhaven National Laboratory's Lewis Dahl claimed that he had "unequivocal" evidence that salt causes hypertension: he induced high blood pressure in rats by feeding them the human equivalent of 500 grams of sodium a day. (Today the average American consumes 3.4 grams of sodium, or 8.5 grams of salt, a day.)Dahl also discovered population trends that continue to be cited as strong evidence of a link between salt intake and high blood pressure. People living in countries with a high salt consumption—such as Japan—also tend to have high blood pressure and more strokes.But as a paper pointed out several years later in the American Journal of Hypertension, scientists had little luck finding such associations when they compared sodium intakes within populations, which suggested that genetics or other cultural factors might be the culprit.
Nevertheless, in 1977 the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs released a report recommending that Americans cut their salt intake by 50 to 85 percent, based largely on Dahl's work."This is certainly not the first time a stubborn dogmatic belief has grown out of a hypothesis that later turned out to be incorrect. The same applies to the saturated-fat-is-bad-for-your-heart myth, which is based on cherry-picked data… Since the days of Lewis Dahl, a long list of studies has failed to prove ANY benefits of a low-salt diet, and in fact many tend to show the opposite. In addition to the ones already mentioned above, the following studies also came up with negative results:
- A 2004 meta analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration reviewed 11 salt-reduction trials and found that, in otherwise healthy people, over the long-term, low-salt diets decreased systolic blood pressure by 1.1 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure by 0.6 mmHg. That equates to reducing your blood pressure from 120/80 to 119/79.6 In conclusion, the authors stated that:
"Intensive interventions, unsuited to primary care or population prevention programs, provide only minimal reductions in blood pressure during long-term trials."- A 2003 Cochrane review of 57 short-term studies concluded that "there is little evidence for long-term benefit from reducing salt intake."7
- A 2006 study in the American Journal of Medicine study compared the reported daily sodium intakes of 78 million Americans to their risk of dying from heart disease over the course of 14 years. The study concluded that lower sodium diets led to HIGHER mortality rates among those with cardiovascular disease, which "raised questions regarding the likelihood of a survival advantage accompanying a lower sodium diet."8
For an even more comprehensive list of research, please see this previous article.
Deadly and Dangerous Shampoos, Toothpastes, and Detergents: Could 16,000 Studies Be Wrong?
By Dr. MercolaPersonal care products have become a $50-billion industry in the United States. You are seduced on a daily basis by the intoxicating aromas, flashy packaging and enticing promises of everlasting youth these products offer.
But what is the real cost of applying these products to your body?If I were to tell you that your personal care products could be putting you at risk for hair and skin damage, immunological problems, damage to your eyes, and possibly even cancer, would you pay a little more attention to their ingredients?The growing awareness of chemicals in the foods you eat has led many of you to begin reading labels. If you are doing this as part of your regular shopping routine, I commend you, and you will likely live longer for it.But what about the products you are smearing all over yourself?
- Eye makeup can be absorbed by your highly sensitive mucous membranes.
- Hair sprays, perfumes and powders can be inhaled, irritating your lungs.
- Lipstick is licked off and swallowed.
- Sunscreen and lotions are absorbed through your skin.
- Shampoo can run into your eyes or your baby's eyes.
- Laundry detergent, in small amounts, comes in contact with your skin via your clothes
In 2004, a six-month study was done about personal care product use[1] . More than 10,000 body care product ingredients were evaluated, involving 2,300 participants.One of the findings was that the average adult uses nine personal care products each day, containing 126 different chemicals. The study also found that more than 250,000 women, and one out of every 100 men, use an average of 15 products daily.Are these products as safe as the labels would have you to believe?With the sheer multitude of chemicals out there, it would be impossible to cover them all in one report. But I have covered most of the significant players, and you can find those articles using the search engine at the top of this page.This report will focus on a compound called sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate (SLS/SLES), a very common chemical used throughout the cosmetic industry.A great deal of misinformation, myth and rumor surrounds SLS/SLES, and I would like to discuss what is really known about this chemical and it's potential risk to you.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES). What it is, where to find it and how to avoid it.
I just found out recently that this is another bad chemical element that is found in most of the toothpastes in addition to Sodium Fluoride. SLS is used to clean cars, floors etc because of its strong cleaning effect. How did it end up in our toothpaste, dish detergent, soap and shampoo? No wonder there are so many people suffering from cancers nowadays. Look what we absorb into our body every day!
I just throw away my Colgate toothpaste, now I need to throw away most of the soaps, shampoos I have used in my home!
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Both Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) and its close relative Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) 十二烷基聚氧乙醚硫酸鈉 are commonly used in many soaps, shampoos, detergents, toothpastes and other products that we expect to "foam up". Both chemicals are very effective foaming agents, chemically known as surfactants.
I just throw away my Colgate toothpaste, now I need to throw away most of the soaps, shampoos I have used in my home!
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Both Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) and its close relative Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) 十二烷基聚氧乙醚硫酸鈉 are commonly used in many soaps, shampoos, detergents, toothpastes and other products that we expect to "foam up". Both chemicals are very effective foaming agents, chemically known as surfactants.
Unfortunately, both sodium laureth sulfate and its cousin are also very dangerous, highly irritating chemicals. Far from giving "healthy shining hair" and "beautiful skin", soaps and shampoos containing sodium laureth sulfate can lead to direct damage to the hair follicle, skin damage, permanent eye damage in children and even liver toxicity.
Although sodium laureth sulfate is somewhat less irritating than SLS, it cannot be metabolised by the liver and its effects are therefore much longer-lasting. This not only means it stays in the body tissues for longer, but much more precious energy is used getting rid of it.
A report published in the Journal of The American College of Toxicology in 1983 showed that concentrations of SLS as low as 0.5% could cause irritation and concentrations of 10-30% caused skin corrosion and severe irritation. National Institutes of Health "Household Products Directory" of chemical ingredients lists over 80 products that contain SLS and SLES. Some soaps have concentrations of up to 30%, which the ACT report called "highly irritating and dangerous".
Shampoos are among the most frequently reported products to the FDA. Reports include eye irritation, scalp irritation, tangled hair, swelling of the hands, face and arms and split and fuzzy hair. This is highly characteristic of sodium laureth sulfate and almost definitely directly related to its use.
So why is a dangerous chemical like sodium laureth sulfate used in our soaps and shampoos?
The answer is simple - it is cheap. The sodium laureth sulfate found in our soaps is exactly the same as you would find in a car wash or even a garage, where it is used to degrease car engines.
In the same way as it dissolves the grease on car engines, SLES also dissolves the oils on your skin, which can cause a drying effect. It is also well documented that itdenatures skin proteins, which causes not only irritation, but also allows environmental contaminants easier access to the lower, sensitive layers of the skin.
This denaturing of skin proteins may even be implicated in skin and other cancers.
Perhaps most worryingly, sodium laureth sulfate is also absorbed into the body from skin application. Once it has been absorbed, one of the main effects of SLS is to mimic the activity of the hormone Oestrogen. This has many health implications and may be responsible for a variety of health problems from PMS and Menopausal symptoms todropping male fertility and increasing female cancers such as breast cancer, where oestrogen levels are known to be involved.
Products commonly found to contains SLS or Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Soaps
Shampoos
Bubble-baths
Tooth paste
Washing-up liquid / dish soap
Laundry detergent
Childrens soaps / shampoos
Stain Remover
Carpet Cleaner
Fabric glue
Body wash
Shave cream
Mascara
Mouthwash
Skin cleanser
Moisture lotion / Moisturiser
Sun Cream
Shampoos
Bubble-baths
Tooth paste
Washing-up liquid / dish soap
Laundry detergent
Childrens soaps / shampoos
Stain Remover
Carpet Cleaner
Fabric glue
Body wash
Shave cream
Mascara
Mouthwash
Skin cleanser
Moisture lotion / Moisturiser
Sun Cream
To find hair, personal and household products without ANY SLS or other harmful chemicals, please click this link - SLS-free products.
The use of sodium laureth sulfate in childrens products is particularly worrying. It is known that, whether it gets in the eyes or not, skin application DOES lead to measurable concentrations in the eyes of children. This is known to affect eye development, and the damage caused in this manner is irreversible. If you have children DO NOT USE products containing sodium laureth sulfate or SLS - they will thank you for it one day.
Do not believe that just because a product is labeled as "natural" it is free from SLS or sodium laureth sulfate. Most common brands of "Natural" or "Herbal" shampoos and cleansers still use these harmful chemicals as their main active ingredient - check your labels!
That is not to say that you can't get sodium laureth sulfate-free shampoos, soaps, detergents and toothpastes. Some highly reputable companies have been producing such products for years. These products not only contains no sodium laureth sulfate, they are also free of other harmful chemical colorings, preservatives and even flavourings.
2013年6月3日星期一
Monsanto Panics as Oregon GM Wheat Scandal Spreads Worldwide
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Wednesday that test results of plant samples from an Oregon farm indicate the presence of genetically engineered (GE) glyphosate-resistant wheat plants. Further testing by USDA laboratories indicates the presence of the same GE glyphosate-resistant wheat variety that Monsanto was authorized to field test in 16 states from 1998 to 2005. APHIS launched a formal investigation after being notified by an Oregon State University scientist that initial tests of wheat samples from an Oregon farm indicated the possible presence of GE glyphosate-resistant wheat plants. There are no GE wheat varieties approved for sale or in commercial production in the United States or elsewhere at this time.
As a result of the USDA announcement Japanese authorities have canceled a tender offer to buy wheat from the US and other governments worldwide have threatened to stop all US wheat imports.
The EU Commission has asked the United States how to test for unapproved GM Wheat, a spokesman said, adding that incoming shipments would be tested and blocked if they contained the strain.
Friday Update: South Korean millers have suspended imports of U.S. wheat and some other Asian countries have stepped up inspections.Meanwhile, Monsanto were amazingly quick to try and throw water on the fire - especially for them as they usually take a while to send out press releases on important stories – Maybe they really are panicking?
The detection of this wheat variety does not pose a food safety concern. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed a voluntary consultation on the safety of food and feed derived from this GE glyphosate-resistant wheat variety in 2004. For the consultation, the developer provided information to FDA to support the safety of this wheat variety. FDA completed the voluntary consultation with no further questions concerning the safety of grain and forage derived from this wheat, meaning that this variety is as safe as non-GE wheat currently on the market.“We are taking this situation very seriously and have launched a formal investigation,” said Michael Firko, Acting Deputy Administrator for APHIS’ Biotechnology Regulatory Services, “Our first priority is to as quickly as possible determine the circumstances and extent of the situation and how it happened. We are collaborating with state, industry, and trading partners on this situation and are committed to providing timely information about our findings. This situation is unacceptable and USDA will put all necessary resources towards this investigation.”
The Plant Protection Act (PPA) provides for substantial penalties for serious infractions. Should APHIS determine that this situation was the result of a violation of the PPA, APHIS has the authority to seek penalties for such a violation including civil penalties up to $1,000,000 and has the authority to refer the matter for criminal prosecution, if appropriate.
APHIS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ FDA work together to regulate the safe use of organisms derived from modern biotechnology. APHIS regulates the introduction (meaning the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release/field testing) of certain GE organisms that may pose a risk to plant health. EPA regulates pesticides, including plants with plant-incorporated protectants (pesticides intended to be produced and used in a living plant), to ensure public safety. EPA also sets limits on pesticide residues on food and animal feed. FDA has primary responsibility for ensuring the safety of human food and animal feed, as well as safety of all plant-derived foods and feeds.
2013年5月29日星期三
The Vaccine Hoax is Over. Documents from UK reveal 30 Years of Coverup
By Andrew Baker
Food Freedom News
Food Freedom News
Freedom of Information Act in the UK filed by a doctor there has revealed 30 years of secret official documents showing that government experts have
1. Known the vaccines don’t work
2. Known they cause the diseases they are supposed to prevent
3. Known they are a hazard to children
4. Colluded to lie to the public
5. Worked to prevent safety studies
2. Known they cause the diseases they are supposed to prevent
3. Known they are a hazard to children
4. Colluded to lie to the public
5. Worked to prevent safety studies
Those are the same vaccines that are mandated to children in the US.
Educated parents can either get their children out of harm’s way or continue living inside one of the largest most evil lies in history, that vaccines – full of heavy metals, viral diseases, mycoplasma, fecal material, DNA fragments from other species, formaldehyde, polysorbate 80 (a sterilizing agent) – are a miracle of modern medicine.
Freedom of Information Act filed in the US with the CDC by a doctor with an autistic son, seeking information on what the CDC knows about the dangers of vaccines, had by law to be responded to in 20 days. Nearly 7 years later, the doctor went to court and the CDC argued it does not have to turn over documents. A judge ordered the CDC to turn over the documents on September 30th, 2011.
On October 26, 2011, a Denver Post editorial expressed shock that the Obama administration, after promising to be especially transparent, was proposing changes to the Freedom of Information Act that would allow it to go beyond declaring some documents secret and to actually allow government agencies (such as the CDC) to declare some document “non-existent.”
Simultaneous to this on-going massive CDC cover up involving its primary “health” not recommendation but MANDATE for American children, the CDC is in deep trouble over its decades of covering up the damaging effects of fluoride and affecting the lives of all Americans, especially children and the immune compromised. Lawsuits are being prepared. Children are ingesting 3-4 times more fluoride by body weight as adults and “[t]he sheer number of potentially harmed citizens — persons with dental fluorosis, kidney patients tipped into needing dialysis, diabetics, thyroid patients, etc — numbers in the millions.”
2013年5月27日星期一
Cannabinoids, Like Those Found in Marijuana, Occur Naturally in Human Breast Milk
WorldTruthTV November 8, 2012
Woven into the fabric of the human body is an intricate system of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors that are specifically designed to process cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the primary active components of marijuana. And it turns out, based on the findings of several major scientific studies, that human breast milk naturally contains many of the same cannabinoids found in marijuana, which are actually extremely vital for proper human development.
Cell membranes in the body are naturally equipped with these cannabinoid receptors which, when activated by cannabinoids and various other nutritive substances, protect cells against viruses, harmful bacteria, cancer, and other malignancies. And human breast milk is an abundant source of endocannabinoids, a specific type of neuromodulatory lipid that basically teaches a newborn child how to eat by stimulating the suckling process.
If it were not for these cannabinoids in breast milk, newborn children would not know how to eat, nor would they necessarily have the desire to eat, which could result in severe malnourishment and even death. Believe it or not, the process is similar to how adult individuals who smoke pot get the "munchies," as newborn children who are breastfed naturally receive doses of cannabinoids that trigger hunger and promote growth and development.
"[E]ndocannabinoids have been detected in maternal milk and activation of CB1 (cannabinoid receptor type 1) receptors appears to be critical for milk sucking ... apparently activating oral-motor musculature," says the abstract of a 2004 study on the endocannabinoid receptor system that was published in the European Journal of Pharmacology.
"The medical implications of these novel developments are far reaching and suggest a promising future for cannabinoids in pediatric medicine for conditions including 'non-organic failure-to-thrive' and cystic fibrosis."
Studies on cannabinoids in breast milk help further demystify the truth about marijuana
There are two types of cannabinoid receptors in the body -- the CB1 variety which exists in the brain, and the CB2 variety which exists in the immune system and throughout the rest of the body. Each one of these receptors responds to cannabinoids, whether it be from human breast milk in children, or from juiced marijuana, for instance, in adults.
This essentially means that the human body was built for cannabinoids, as these nutritive substances play a critical role in protecting cells against disease, boosting immune function, protecting the brain and nervous system, and relieving pain and disease-causing inflammation, among other things. And because science is finally catching up in discovering how this amazing cannabinoid system works, the stigma associated with marijuana use is, thankfully, in the process of being eliminated.
In another study on the endocannabinoids published in the journal Pharmacological Reviews back in 2006, researchers from the Laboratory of Physiologic Studies at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism uncovered even more about the benefits of cannabinoids. These include their ability to promote proper energy metabolism and appetite regulation, treat metabolic disorders, treat multiple sclerosis, and prevent neurodegeneration, among many other conditions.
With literally thousands of published studies now showing their safety and usefulness, cannabinoids, and particularly marijuana from which it is largely derived, truly are a health-promoting "super" nutrient with virtually unlimited potential in health promotion and disease prevention.
Be sure to check out how juicing raw marijuana leaves, which contain a diverse array of health-promoting cannabinoids, is an excellent non-psychoactive way to prevent and treat a host of diseases, including cancer: http://www.naturalnews.com/035759_cannabis_juicing_health.html
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2013年5月26日星期日
Science Project Finds Plants Won’t Grow Near Wi-Fi Router
Five ninth-grade young women from Denmark recently created a science experiment that is causing a stir in the scientific community.
It started with an observation and a question. The girls noticed that if they slept with their mobile phones near their heads at night, they often had difficulty concentrating at school the next day. They wanted to test the effect of acellphone’s radiation on humans, but their school, Hjallerup School in Denmark, did not have the equipment to handle such an experiment. So the girls designed an experiment that would test the effect of cellphone radiation on a plant instead.
The students placed six trays filled with Lepidium sativum, a type of garden cress into a room without radiation, and six trays of the seeds into another room next to two routers that according to the girls calculations, emitted about the same type of radiation as an ordinary cellphone.
The students placed six trays filled with Lepidium sativum, a type of garden cress into a room without radiation, and six trays of the seeds into another room next to two routers that according to the girls calculations, emitted about the same type of radiation as an ordinary cellphone.
Over the next 12 days, the girls observed, measured, weighed and photographed their results. Although by the end of the experiment the results were blatantly obvious — the cress seeds placed near the router had not grown. Many of them were completely dead. While the cress seeds planted in the other room, away from the routers, thrived.
The experiment earned the girls (pictured below) top honors in a regional science competition and the interest of scientists around the world.
According to Kim Horsevad, a teacher at Hjallerup Skole in Denmark were
the cress experiment took place, a neuroscience professor at the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden, is interested in repeating the
experiment in controlled professional scientific environments.
the cress experiment took place, a neuroscience professor at the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden, is interested in repeating the
experiment in controlled professional scientific environments.
2013年5月25日星期六
800 Scientists Demand Global GMO “Experiment” End
Did you hear about the 800 esteemed scientists who came together and demanded the production of genetically modified crops and products be stopped? Scientists who called on world powers to re-evaluate the future of agriculture and seek sustainability rather than corporate profits? Don’t be surprised if you haven’t, as the mainstream media won’t touch this one.
Eight-hundred scientists did make such a demand. They made it first over a decade ago and they have updated it over the years, adding signatures and release dates. Still global powers have all but ignored their calls.
The Institute of Science in Society is a non-profit group of scientists from around the world, dedicated to bringing an end to what they refer to as the “dangerous GMO “experiment. In their open letter to the world, they have highlighted why governments need to stop genetically modified crops now – before there are irreversible effects on the health of the people and the health of the earth at large.
The Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments calls for “the immediate suspension of all environmental releases of GM crops and products, both commercially and in open field trials, for at least 5 years.”
They also want patents on organisms, cell lines, and living things revoked and banned. Such patents (a sort of corporate version of “playing God,”) “threaten food security, sanction biopiracy of indigenous knowledge and genetic resources, violate basic human rights and dignity, compromise healthcare, impede medical and scientific research and are against the welfare of animals.”
And as Anthony Gucciardi recently detailed on NaturalSociety, this would be bad news for Monsanto following the recent Supreme Court decision that they have the ‘right’ to patent life.
Scientists Speaking Out
In the beginning, after its first draft in 1999, the letter had just over 300 signatures. Since then, it’s grown significantly. At the writing of this article, the document has 828 signatures representing 84 different countries.
While we are told by Monsanto and the FDA that GMOs are nothing to worry about and instead safe tools for the future of agriculture, a growing number of esteemed scientists seem to disagree. So, who’s listening?
The letter has been presented to numerous governments and organizations, including the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, the World Trade Organization, and yes, even the U.S. Congress. The letter has been shared at these venues, but it doesn’t seem like anyone was listening.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/800-scientists-global-gmo-experiment-stop/#ixzz2UIZQqAjn
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2013年5月23日星期四
FoxNews – EPA Reverses Itself on Fluoride
For decades, fluoride has been marketed and heralded as essential for good dental hygiene and used in most toothpastes and mouthwashes. In addition, parents have been routinely encouraged to give their kids cavity-fighting fluoride treatments when they visit the dentist.
Beginning in the late 1940s, aided by mass industry lead lobbying campaigns, the government encouraged municipal water authorities to add fluoride to their community’s drinking water. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 70 percent of the U.S. population ingests fluoride through their community drinking water today and they want this percentage to continue to climb. This is in stark contrast to other developed European nations were fluoride is rarely added to drinking water – Britain provides only about 10 percent of their population with fluoridated water.
The “experts” and the government told us fluoride would strengthen tooth enamel, help prevent tooth decay and is, of course, perfectly safe.
“Community water fluoridation is an equitable, cost-effective, and cost-saving method of delivering fluoride to most people,” noted Dr. William Maas, director of CDC’s Division of Oral Health.
But that was then and this is now.
In a surprising reversal, last month EPA’s announced that it intends to lower the maximum amount of fluoride in drinking water because of growing evidence supporting the chemical’s possible deleterious effects to children’s health.
2013年5月22日星期三
China destroys three shipments of GM corn from US
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:26
1. Wanzai Port in Zhuhai City destroyed two shipments of imported GM foods
2. Harbin intercepted a total of 115 kgs of GM corn seeds, which will be destroyed
NOTE: The news items below report that in May, the Chinese government destroyed three shipments of GM corn from the US. The shipments were illegal under China’s GMO biosafety law.
The law says that the Ministry of Agriculture must require environmental and food safety tests to be carried out by Chinese institutions, in order to verify data provided by the seed developer. All these documents must be reviewed by the National Biosafety Committee before the MOA can issue a safety certificate.
http://bit.ly/10jvwaa
Yet these shipments of US corn did not have the relevant safety certificates and approval documents, according to the news reports below.
A Chinese citizen, whom we call Mr Li, calls the new government’s decisive move to destroy the illegal GMOs “progressive, encouraging, and satisfying”. He regards it as a sign that it is keeping its promise to work for the people and the nation.
Mr Li said: “The deeply pro-GMO old government would not have made such a thing public. It would have secretly returned the shipments, or in most cases it would not even have inspected shipments that could contain GM ingredients.”
The Ministry of Agriculture of the previous government raised the anger of citizens when it failed to require any independent experiments to test the safety of Monsanto's GM soybeans, in violation of Chinese law:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/micro-reading/dzh/2012-06-12/content_6157498.html (bilingual article over 3 pages)
However, Mr Li says the new government still has a long way to go to eliminate the GMOs that he and others believe are being grown across the country and to impose a ban on domestically grown and imported GMOs.
The news of the new Chinese government’s actions comes shortly after China told a delegation of Brazilian soy producers that the better-off part of its population wants non-GM soy, even if they have to pay more:
http://gmwatch.org/latest-listing/52-2013/14778
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1. Wanzai Port in Zhuhai City destroyed two shipments of imported GM foods
Zhuhai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, 7 May 2013
http://www.zhciq.gov.cn/showInfo.do?infoId=26648
(translated from the Chinese by Mr Li)
Recently, during inspection and quarantine of imported food from USA by a certain company, the Wanzai Office of Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (in Guangdong Province in the south of China) detected two shipments containing GM corn products, which are not in compliance with China's "Entry and Exit of Genetically Modified Products Inspection and Quarantine Management Approach". The Office destroyed the two shipments of corn according to the provisions.
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2. Harbin intercepted a total of 115 kgs of GM corn seeds, which will be destroyed
news.china.com.cn, 19 May 2013
http://news.china.com.cn/politics/2013-05/19/content_28867193.htm
(translated from the Chinese by Mr Li)
Recently, the Harbin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau intercepted inbound mail of 21 cartons of corn seeds from USA, totaling 115 kgs, which were detected as GM seeds. This is the first time that the Heilongjiang Provincial Inspection and Quarantine System has intercepted inbound corn seeds containing GM ingredients. These corn seeds will be destroyed.
Because the USA is a corn bacterial wilt infected area, China has banned import of US corn seeds. The above-mentioned corn seeds were shipped from the same US company to two seed companies in Heilongjiang Province. According to China's relevant provisions, all agricultural GMOs imported from abroad should be cleared with the relevant departments in advance. However, this shipment of corn seed did not have the relevant safety certificates and approval documents.
According to the relevant person in charge of the inspection and quarantine, if an import contains GM ingredients without risk assessment and approval, there is a great possibility that pests will sneak in at the same time. If not strictly controlled, this could pose a significant threat to agricultural production and public health.
2. Harbin intercepted a total of 115 kgs of GM corn seeds, which will be destroyed
NOTE: The news items below report that in May, the Chinese government destroyed three shipments of GM corn from the US. The shipments were illegal under China’s GMO biosafety law.
The law says that the Ministry of Agriculture must require environmental and food safety tests to be carried out by Chinese institutions, in order to verify data provided by the seed developer. All these documents must be reviewed by the National Biosafety Committee before the MOA can issue a safety certificate.
http://bit.ly/10jvwaa
Yet these shipments of US corn did not have the relevant safety certificates and approval documents, according to the news reports below.
A Chinese citizen, whom we call Mr Li, calls the new government’s decisive move to destroy the illegal GMOs “progressive, encouraging, and satisfying”. He regards it as a sign that it is keeping its promise to work for the people and the nation.
Mr Li said: “The deeply pro-GMO old government would not have made such a thing public. It would have secretly returned the shipments, or in most cases it would not even have inspected shipments that could contain GM ingredients.”
The Ministry of Agriculture of the previous government raised the anger of citizens when it failed to require any independent experiments to test the safety of Monsanto's GM soybeans, in violation of Chinese law:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/micro-reading/dzh/2012-06-12/content_6157498.html (bilingual article over 3 pages)
However, Mr Li says the new government still has a long way to go to eliminate the GMOs that he and others believe are being grown across the country and to impose a ban on domestically grown and imported GMOs.
The news of the new Chinese government’s actions comes shortly after China told a delegation of Brazilian soy producers that the better-off part of its population wants non-GM soy, even if they have to pay more:
http://gmwatch.org/latest-listing/52-2013/14778
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1. Wanzai Port in Zhuhai City destroyed two shipments of imported GM foods
Zhuhai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, 7 May 2013
http://www.zhciq.gov.cn/showInfo.do?infoId=26648
(translated from the Chinese by Mr Li)
Recently, during inspection and quarantine of imported food from USA by a certain company, the Wanzai Office of Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (in Guangdong Province in the south of China) detected two shipments containing GM corn products, which are not in compliance with China's "Entry and Exit of Genetically Modified Products Inspection and Quarantine Management Approach". The Office destroyed the two shipments of corn according to the provisions.
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2. Harbin intercepted a total of 115 kgs of GM corn seeds, which will be destroyed
news.china.com.cn, 19 May 2013
http://news.china.com.cn/politics/2013-05/19/content_28867193.htm
(translated from the Chinese by Mr Li)
Recently, the Harbin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau intercepted inbound mail of 21 cartons of corn seeds from USA, totaling 115 kgs, which were detected as GM seeds. This is the first time that the Heilongjiang Provincial Inspection and Quarantine System has intercepted inbound corn seeds containing GM ingredients. These corn seeds will be destroyed.
Because the USA is a corn bacterial wilt infected area, China has banned import of US corn seeds. The above-mentioned corn seeds were shipped from the same US company to two seed companies in Heilongjiang Province. According to China's relevant provisions, all agricultural GMOs imported from abroad should be cleared with the relevant departments in advance. However, this shipment of corn seed did not have the relevant safety certificates and approval documents.
According to the relevant person in charge of the inspection and quarantine, if an import contains GM ingredients without risk assessment and approval, there is a great possibility that pests will sneak in at the same time. If not strictly controlled, this could pose a significant threat to agricultural production and public health.
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