When Sarah's husband first noticed the deep crater on the side their son's lateral incisor tooth, the couple immediately decided to call the dentist and schedule an appointment to have it filled. Though familiar with nutritional protocols for healing tooth cavities naturally, Sarah and her husband decided that the cavity was too severe, and that the best course of action was to have it filled as soon as possible in order to prevent it from rotting completely.
But since the first available appointment was scheduled for several weeks out, Sarah decided to instruct her son to go through with the natural tooth healing protocol anyway. This included him daily consuming raw butter and honey on two pieces of toast, and supplementing with a teaspoon of fermented cod liver oil and three capsules of butter oil.
According to Sarah's account, her son had already been eating tahini and honey on toast every day, as well as consuming cod liver oil. But she decided to simply switch out his tahini for raw butter, and add butter oil to his daily dose of fermented cod liver oil, a synergistic combination long-hailed by Dr. Weston A. Price as a highly-therapeutic nutritional healing treatment.
However, just one day before her son's appointment, Sarah received a call from the dentist's office notifying her that the dentist had to make a sudden out-of-town trip, and that the appointment would have to be rescheduled another few weeks out. So Sarah's son continued the raw butter and butter oil routine during that time and, to make a long story short, saw his cavity vanish completely.
This amazing healing story is an inspiration because of its simplicity -- what could be easier than eating fresh raw butter and taking a little bit of oil every day? It is also a testament to the amazing healing power of natural foods.
To read Sarah's entire story, and to learn more about healing oils and foods, visit:
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/2011/05/how-i-healed-my-childs-cavity/
Cod liver oil >
Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis and for other health benefits. It was once commonly given to children, because the high levels of vitamin D in cod liver oil have been shown to prevent rickets and other symptoms of vitamin D deficiency.[1]
superfoods - like cod liver oil - are so powerful they were recognized for their incredible healing abilities throughout many traditional societies around the world. This ancient wisdom was passed down to preserve the health and longevity of each new generation. Yet in recent decades we have managed to squander this wisdom, replacing traditional health foods like cod liver oil with synthetic supplements that can't come close to providing the healing power of a true superfood.
http://www.naturalnews.com/027433_liver_oil_cod.html
Butter oil > (Ghee) is simply a must in the pantry of any Traditional Cook. Butter oil or clarified butter as it is also known, has been used for thousands of years by Indian cultures for cooking. In fact, traces of ghee have been found on fragments of Indian pottery dating as far back as 6500 BC!
Dr. Weston A. Price discovered that butter oil, when taken along with cod liver oil, works synergistically to super charge the powerful immune boosting effects. Dr. Price always carried a flask of cod liver oil and another of butter oil to the bedside of very ill patients and more often than not, was able to revive them with a few drops of each under the tongue. Using cod liver oil or butter oil separately did not have the same deadbed reviving effects.
http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/video-how-to-make-ghee-butter-oil/
How to Make Ghee (Butter Oil)
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dinsdag 20 december 2011
Food: The basic of a Healthy Life..The Right and the Wrong!
RIGHT!
"Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food."
Food Matters It's the Food that Matters! In this documentary film we see how the food we eat makes us either healthy or sick.
"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" - Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch.
With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally.
"With access to better information people invariably
make better choices for their health..."
In what promises to be the most contentious idea put forward, the filmmakers have interviewed several leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer.
The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments.
Free Food and Medicine with Markus Rothkranz
At age 9 Markus gave a speech on exponential evolution. At 13 he built a 180 sq ft scale model of the entire Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom. By 15 he was making movies with car stunts & explosions. At 16 he won an automotive design contest. By 17 he was in advanced electronics and hypothetical physics. By 18 he copied a famous masters oil painting stroke for stroke in only a few days. By 19 he was working with architectural firms. By 23 he was doing Hollywood FX design work on films like Total Recall, Die Hard, Red Planet. In 1994 he wrote and directed his own 2 million dollar worldwide motion picture, doing much of his own cinematography and personally built over 200 miniature models. By 46 he proved anti-aging and disease eradication and is now set for his greatest undertaking ever- the World Health Project -healing the world and awakening the planet to a new way of living in body,mind and spirit. Fueled by undying love, spiritual magic and the passion of a true Leo, Markus is about to give the world a show it will never forget
http://freefoodandmedicine.com/
http://www.markusrothkranz.com/
http://www.markusrothkranz.com/march2010/march2010.html
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Markus Rothkranz: The Power of Raw Foods
Interview with filmmaker, Markus Rothkranz, who released a DVD documentary entitled "Free Food and Medicine" about how wild plants provide excellent nutrition and can heal us. Markus seeks to represent the health and exceptional fitness of raw vegans.
• Please share those videos through facebook and other means. Subscribe, comment and like it are fully appreciated. The videos are in the public domain and free to use in any beneficial way
Edible & Medicinal Herbs
Take a walk with Dr. Sharol Tilgner, in the Pacific NW of the United States & learn to identify edible & medicinal herbs. Learn how they are used by herbalists & naturopaths as well as some processing techniques. This video is for educational purposes only. It is not to be used for diagnosis or treatment. This video was made in 1994. Much new information has been learned about medicinal plants since then. You can find updated information for free at http://www.herbaltransitions.com in the "Herbal Reference" section or you can get Dr. Tilgner's book, "Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth." For information on how you can take a class with Dr. Tilgner at her farm go to http://www.herbaltransitions.com
The Miracle of Greens - Sergei Boutenko
Greens can save your life! Come
see how greens and wild edibles can transform the way you feel while simultaneously pleasing your taste buds. This green lecture and smoothie demo will include smoothie samples, recipes and informational handouts.
BIO: Sergei Boutenko is known for overcoming juvenile diabetes through a raw food diet and vigorous exercise. His passion are the great outdoors, wild edibles and living an active and fit lifestyle. Sergei teaches classes and leads wild edibles hikes all over the world. He is an author, raw chef, salsa teacher and in recent years has developed an interest in using the medium of film to deliver health messages in a light, entertaining way. Sergei shares that living a healthy life involves a balanced diet and active
lifestyle. www.sergeiboutenko.com.
Why Plants Have Been Used as Medicines for the Past 3000 Years
'Why plants have been used as medicines for the past 3,000 years' given by Dr Henry Oakeley, Garden Fellow at the Royal College of Physicians of London to celebrate the opening of the Physic Garden in Trinity College Dublin. This garden has been planted to celebrate the Tercentenaries of Botany, Chemistry and Medicine in Trinity College Dublin. More details at http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/tercentenary/
Edible Wild Plants : Video Field Guide to 100 Useful Wild Herbs
Dr. Jim Duke and Jim Meuninck
Red Ice Radio - 6.12.2011 - The War on Vitamins & Nutrition
Dr. Andrew W. Saul has 35 years' experience in natural health education. Saul, formerly Assistant Editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, is Editor-in-Chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service. He was on the faculty of the State University of New York for nine years, and taught nutrition, health science and cell biology at the college level. His peer-reviewed, non-commercial popular natural healing website is DoctorYourself.com. Saul is the author of "Doctor Yourself" and "Fire Your Doctor!". He has co-authored 7 books. Andrew can also be seen in the documentary Foodmatters. In this highly informative interview, Dr. Saul begins talking about the media's ridiculous scare tactics about using vitamins. Andrew says we can use nutrition to cure illness and brings up evidence in published medical reports dating back from the 30's. These results are being ignored by the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Saul believes death rates would be cut down by ½ if people were eating properly and getting the required nutrients. We discuss the specifics of a proper diet, vitamin therapy and doctoring yourself. Also, we talk about medicine as a belief system. Andrew brings up the importance of activism against Codex Alimentarius.
The Gerson Therapy
The Beautiful Truth
Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year-old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of the farm animals. After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett's father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposed a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.
Fascinated, Garrett embarks in this documentary on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures
Dying To Have Known
In Dying To Have Known, filmmaker Steve Kroschel went on a 52-day journey to find evidence to the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy -- a long-suppressed natural cancer cure. His travels take him across both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, from upstate New York to San Diego to Alaska, from Japan and Holland to Spain and Mexico. In the end, he presents the testimonies of patients, scientists, surgeons and nutritionists who testify to the therapy's efficacy in curing cancer and other degenerative diseases, and presents the hard scientific proof to back up their claims. You will hear from a Japanese medical school professor who cured himself of liver cancer over 15 years ago, a lymphoma patient who was diagnosed as terminal over 50 years ago as well as noted critics of this world-renowned healing method who dismiss it out of hand as "pure quackery." So the question that remains is, "Why is this powerful curative therapy still suppressed, more than 75 years after it was clearly proven to cure degenerative disease?" The viewers are left to decide for themselves
WRONG!
Monsanto, synthetic food, additives, fluoride & GMO'sThe World
According To Monsanto
A great documentary exposing the evil agricultural nightmare called Monsanto and the story of Roundup and Roundup Ready Soybeans. Featuring, George Bush Sr. ....... And alot of smart people! ENJOY! a 2004 documentary film which makes an in-depth investigation into unlabelled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly made their way onto grocery stores in the United States for the past decade. It voices the opinions of farmers in disagreement with the food industry and details the impacts on their lives and livelihoods from this new technology, and shines a light on the market and political forces that are changing what we eat. The film decries the cost of a globalised food industry on human lives around the world, and highlights how international companies are gradually driving farmers off the land in many countries. Potential global dependence of the human race on a limited number of global food corporations is discussed, as is the increased risk of ecological disasters -- such as the Irish Potato Famine (1845--1849) -- resulting from the reduction of biological diversity due to the promotion of corporate sponsored monoculture farming. The issue of incorporating a terminator gene into plant seeds is questioned, with concern being expressed about the potential for a widespread catastrophe affecting the food supply, should such a gene contaminate other plants in the wild. Legal stories reported by the film related how a number of farmers in North America have been sued by Monsanto; and the defendant of the Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser case is interviewed. The film was written and directed by Deborah Koons, produced by Catherine Butler and Deborah Koons, and premiered on 14 September 2005 at Film Forum in New York City to a full house. It has since been released on DVD in both NTSC and PAL formats.«
Four ways Monsanto threatens the environment and public healthLearn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034432_Monsanto_public_health_threat.html#ixzz1guXms669
(NaturalNews) Biotechnology giant Monsanto has been the leader in genetically modifying the planet, altering the genetic structure of crops and seeds that are consumed by individuals around the globe. Scientific research has found that GM crops and herbicides are not only leading to a number of health disorders, but they are also spawning mutated species of insects and powerful superweeds. This is only a couple of the ways that Monsanto continues to recklessly endanger human health and the environment -- here are the complete 4.
1. GM crops consistently linked to organ problems, other biological damage
Despite hard evidence linking the consumption of GM crops to organ disruption and a host of other health ailments, Monsanto continues to push its GM crops on developing nations under the guise of solving world hunger and empowering local farmers. In a telling review of 19 studies analyzing the dangers of GM crops including corn and soybeans, scientists reached a shocking conclusion regarding the true safety of these ubiquitous food staples. Researchers concluded that consumption of genetically altered corn and soybean products can actually lead to significant organ disruption in rats and mice.
The organ damage was specific to the liver and kidneys, two organs that are vital in the cleansing of toxins. It is important to remember that over 93 percent of United States soybeans are genetically modified, and this number is increasing. What this means is that public health is continually being threatened by the global food supply, as evidenced by the major study review.
2. Bt-containing gmo crops are spawning mutated superbugsGoing beyond the initial genetic modification process, Monsanto also offers GM crops filled with a toxic biopesticide known as Bt. Incorporated into the crops to kill insects, Bt usage has led to the development of mutated insects that are resistant to the biopesticide. Insects that are continually exposed to Bt actually begin to develop a resistance to the toxin through the act of mutation. In present day, around 8 insect populations have mutated to resist Bt. Of the 8, 2 species are specifically resistant to Bt sprays and a staggering 6 are resistant to Bt crops as a whole.
As a result of the resistance, farmers are forced to increase their pesticide use. Meanwhile, Monsanto continues to genetically manipulate the Bt-filled crops further in an attempt to overcome the powerful mutations exhibited in the insect populations. Despite heavy modification, research has found that even further modified Bt crops provided 'little or no advantage' in fighting off the insects. If Monsanto chooses to continue with this process, it will undoubtedly lead to even more pesticide spraying.
3. Roundup creating superweeds spanning millions of acresSuperweeds now infest over 120 million hectares of farmland, all thanks to Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup. Farms across the world are being infested with herbicide-resistant superweeds that show no sign of stopping. These are the very same farms that Monsanto claims to be assisting and empowering. The super resistant weeds developed an immunity to glyphosate, a primary herbicide that Roundup contains. In 2010, experts estimated the weeds to cover over 120 million hectares across the globe, 4.5 million of which are within the United States. Nations like Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa are experiencing an increase in these superweeds.
When farmers have come to Monsanto seeking aid, Monsanto denies them any warranty. On their website, the company states "Roundup agricultural warranties will not cover the failure to control glyphosate resistant weed populations."
4. Monsanto is involved in creating aspartameA 1999 investigation by The Independent revealed that aspartame is actually created using GM bacteria. The article, entitled "World's top sweetener is made with GM bacteria" included a Monsanto spokesperson admitting that aspartame was indeed created using genetically altered bacteria. According to the report, the Monsanto rep stated:
"We have two strains of bacteria - one is traditionally modified and one is genetically modified," said the source. "It's got a modified enzyme. It has one amino acid different."
Aspartame, of course, has been linked to brain tumors and other health conditions. Amazingly, one showed that of 48 rats experimented on, up to 67 percent of all female rats developed tumors roughly the size of golf balls or larger.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Monsanto_defeated_by_herbicide_resistant_superweeds.php
http://www.monsanto.com/weedmanagement/Pages/Glyphosate-ResistantWeedBiotypes.aspx
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Bt_resistant_rootworm_spreads.php
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/worlds-top-sweetener-is-made-with-gm-bacteria-1101176.html
http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10
About the author:
Anthony Gucciardi is a health activist and wellness researcher, whose goal is centered around educating the general public as to how they may obtain optimum health. He has authored countless articles highlighting the benefits of natural health, as well as exposing the pharmaceutical industry. Anthony is the creator of Natural Society (http://www.NaturalSociety.com), a natural health website. Anthony has been accurately interpreting national and international events for years within his numerous political articles. Anthony's articles have been seen by millions around the world, and hosted on multiple top news websites
The Future of Food
Excellent film on the dangers of Genetically Modified Food.
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
The Danger of Food Additives
Thousands of synthetic chemicals are added to foods for a variety of reasons, including taste and appearance. Although well-intentioned, additives can have serious health consequences. The human body is not meant to process synthetic food additives, thus it can lead to chronic health problems. What can we do?
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Presenter:
Jennifer Kaumeyer, N.D.
Food additives, what they dont want you to know!
The Dangers of Aspartame (Artificial Sweeteners Sugarfree Diet Coke Zero No Sugar Added E951)
Fluoride, Aspartame and Population Control
The Fluoride Deception
In this video, Christopher Bryson, an award-winning journalist and former producer at the BBC, discusses the findings of his new book The Flouride Deception. EARLY REVIEWS of The Fluoride Deception: "Bryson marshals an impressive amount of research to demonstrate fluoride?s harmfulness, the ties between leading fluoride researchers and the corporations who funded and benefited from their research, and what he says is the duplicity with which fluoridation was sold to the people. The result is a compelling challenge to the reigning dental orthodoxy, which should provoke renewed scientific scrutiny and public debate."
"Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food."
Food Matters It's the Food that Matters! In this documentary film we see how the food we eat makes us either healthy or sick.
"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" - Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch.
With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what's wrong with our malnourished bodies, it's no wonder that modern society is getting sicker. Food Matters sets about uncovering the trillion dollar worldwide 'sickness industry' and gives people some scientifically verifiable solutions for overcoming illness naturally.
"With access to better information people invariably
make better choices for their health..."
In what promises to be the most contentious idea put forward, the filmmakers have interviewed several leading experts in nutrition and natural healing who claim that not only are we harming our bodies with improper nutrition, but that the right kind of foods, supplements and detoxification can be used to treat chronic illnesses as fatal as terminally diagnosed cancer.
The focus of the film is in helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments.
Free Food and Medicine with Markus Rothkranz
At age 9 Markus gave a speech on exponential evolution. At 13 he built a 180 sq ft scale model of the entire Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom. By 15 he was making movies with car stunts & explosions. At 16 he won an automotive design contest. By 17 he was in advanced electronics and hypothetical physics. By 18 he copied a famous masters oil painting stroke for stroke in only a few days. By 19 he was working with architectural firms. By 23 he was doing Hollywood FX design work on films like Total Recall, Die Hard, Red Planet. In 1994 he wrote and directed his own 2 million dollar worldwide motion picture, doing much of his own cinematography and personally built over 200 miniature models. By 46 he proved anti-aging and disease eradication and is now set for his greatest undertaking ever- the World Health Project -healing the world and awakening the planet to a new way of living in body,mind and spirit. Fueled by undying love, spiritual magic and the passion of a true Leo, Markus is about to give the world a show it will never forget
http://freefoodandmedicine.com/
http://www.markusrothkranz.com/
http://www.markusrothkranz.com/march2010/march2010.html
•
Markus Rothkranz: The Power of Raw Foods
Interview with filmmaker, Markus Rothkranz, who released a DVD documentary entitled "Free Food and Medicine" about how wild plants provide excellent nutrition and can heal us. Markus seeks to represent the health and exceptional fitness of raw vegans.
• Please share those videos through facebook and other means. Subscribe, comment and like it are fully appreciated. The videos are in the public domain and free to use in any beneficial way
Edible & Medicinal Herbs
Take a walk with Dr. Sharol Tilgner, in the Pacific NW of the United States & learn to identify edible & medicinal herbs. Learn how they are used by herbalists & naturopaths as well as some processing techniques. This video is for educational purposes only. It is not to be used for diagnosis or treatment. This video was made in 1994. Much new information has been learned about medicinal plants since then. You can find updated information for free at http://www.herbaltransitions.com in the "Herbal Reference" section or you can get Dr. Tilgner's book, "Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth." For information on how you can take a class with Dr. Tilgner at her farm go to http://www.herbaltransitions.com
The Miracle of Greens - Sergei Boutenko
Greens can save your life! Come
see how greens and wild edibles can transform the way you feel while simultaneously pleasing your taste buds. This green lecture and smoothie demo will include smoothie samples, recipes and informational handouts.
BIO: Sergei Boutenko is known for overcoming juvenile diabetes through a raw food diet and vigorous exercise. His passion are the great outdoors, wild edibles and living an active and fit lifestyle. Sergei teaches classes and leads wild edibles hikes all over the world. He is an author, raw chef, salsa teacher and in recent years has developed an interest in using the medium of film to deliver health messages in a light, entertaining way. Sergei shares that living a healthy life involves a balanced diet and active
lifestyle. www.sergeiboutenko.com.
Why Plants Have Been Used as Medicines for the Past 3000 Years
'Why plants have been used as medicines for the past 3,000 years' given by Dr Henry Oakeley, Garden Fellow at the Royal College of Physicians of London to celebrate the opening of the Physic Garden in Trinity College Dublin. This garden has been planted to celebrate the Tercentenaries of Botany, Chemistry and Medicine in Trinity College Dublin. More details at http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/tercentenary/
Edible Wild Plants : Video Field Guide to 100 Useful Wild Herbs
Dr. Jim Duke and Jim Meuninck
Red Ice Radio - 6.12.2011 - The War on Vitamins & Nutrition
Dr. Andrew W. Saul has 35 years' experience in natural health education. Saul, formerly Assistant Editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, is Editor-in-Chief of the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service. He was on the faculty of the State University of New York for nine years, and taught nutrition, health science and cell biology at the college level. His peer-reviewed, non-commercial popular natural healing website is DoctorYourself.com. Saul is the author of "Doctor Yourself" and "Fire Your Doctor!". He has co-authored 7 books. Andrew can also be seen in the documentary Foodmatters. In this highly informative interview, Dr. Saul begins talking about the media's ridiculous scare tactics about using vitamins. Andrew says we can use nutrition to cure illness and brings up evidence in published medical reports dating back from the 30's. These results are being ignored by the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Saul believes death rates would be cut down by ½ if people were eating properly and getting the required nutrients. We discuss the specifics of a proper diet, vitamin therapy and doctoring yourself. Also, we talk about medicine as a belief system. Andrew brings up the importance of activism against Codex Alimentarius.
The Gerson Therapy
The Beautiful Truth
Raised on a wildlife reserve in Alaska, 15-year-old Garrett was interested in the dietary habits of the farm animals. After the tragic death of his mother, Garrett's father decided to home-school his son and assigned a book written by Dr. Max Gerson that proposed a direct link between diet and a cure for cancer.
Fascinated, Garrett embarks in this documentary on a cross-country road trip to investigate The Gerson Therapy. He meets with scientists, doctors and cancer survivors who reveal how it is in the best interest of the multi-billion dollar medical industry to dismiss the notion of alternative and natural cures
Dying To Have Known
In Dying To Have Known, filmmaker Steve Kroschel went on a 52-day journey to find evidence to the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy -- a long-suppressed natural cancer cure. His travels take him across both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, from upstate New York to San Diego to Alaska, from Japan and Holland to Spain and Mexico. In the end, he presents the testimonies of patients, scientists, surgeons and nutritionists who testify to the therapy's efficacy in curing cancer and other degenerative diseases, and presents the hard scientific proof to back up their claims. You will hear from a Japanese medical school professor who cured himself of liver cancer over 15 years ago, a lymphoma patient who was diagnosed as terminal over 50 years ago as well as noted critics of this world-renowned healing method who dismiss it out of hand as "pure quackery." So the question that remains is, "Why is this powerful curative therapy still suppressed, more than 75 years after it was clearly proven to cure degenerative disease?" The viewers are left to decide for themselves
WRONG!
Monsanto, synthetic food, additives, fluoride & GMO'sThe World
According To Monsanto
A great documentary exposing the evil agricultural nightmare called Monsanto and the story of Roundup and Roundup Ready Soybeans. Featuring, George Bush Sr. ....... And alot of smart people! ENJOY! a 2004 documentary film which makes an in-depth investigation into unlabelled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly made their way onto grocery stores in the United States for the past decade. It voices the opinions of farmers in disagreement with the food industry and details the impacts on their lives and livelihoods from this new technology, and shines a light on the market and political forces that are changing what we eat. The film decries the cost of a globalised food industry on human lives around the world, and highlights how international companies are gradually driving farmers off the land in many countries. Potential global dependence of the human race on a limited number of global food corporations is discussed, as is the increased risk of ecological disasters -- such as the Irish Potato Famine (1845--1849) -- resulting from the reduction of biological diversity due to the promotion of corporate sponsored monoculture farming. The issue of incorporating a terminator gene into plant seeds is questioned, with concern being expressed about the potential for a widespread catastrophe affecting the food supply, should such a gene contaminate other plants in the wild. Legal stories reported by the film related how a number of farmers in North America have been sued by Monsanto; and the defendant of the Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser case is interviewed. The film was written and directed by Deborah Koons, produced by Catherine Butler and Deborah Koons, and premiered on 14 September 2005 at Film Forum in New York City to a full house. It has since been released on DVD in both NTSC and PAL formats.«
Four ways Monsanto threatens the environment and public healthLearn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034432_Monsanto_public_health_threat.html#ixzz1guXms669
(NaturalNews) Biotechnology giant Monsanto has been the leader in genetically modifying the planet, altering the genetic structure of crops and seeds that are consumed by individuals around the globe. Scientific research has found that GM crops and herbicides are not only leading to a number of health disorders, but they are also spawning mutated species of insects and powerful superweeds. This is only a couple of the ways that Monsanto continues to recklessly endanger human health and the environment -- here are the complete 4.
1. GM crops consistently linked to organ problems, other biological damage
Despite hard evidence linking the consumption of GM crops to organ disruption and a host of other health ailments, Monsanto continues to push its GM crops on developing nations under the guise of solving world hunger and empowering local farmers. In a telling review of 19 studies analyzing the dangers of GM crops including corn and soybeans, scientists reached a shocking conclusion regarding the true safety of these ubiquitous food staples. Researchers concluded that consumption of genetically altered corn and soybean products can actually lead to significant organ disruption in rats and mice.
The organ damage was specific to the liver and kidneys, two organs that are vital in the cleansing of toxins. It is important to remember that over 93 percent of United States soybeans are genetically modified, and this number is increasing. What this means is that public health is continually being threatened by the global food supply, as evidenced by the major study review.
2. Bt-containing gmo crops are spawning mutated superbugsGoing beyond the initial genetic modification process, Monsanto also offers GM crops filled with a toxic biopesticide known as Bt. Incorporated into the crops to kill insects, Bt usage has led to the development of mutated insects that are resistant to the biopesticide. Insects that are continually exposed to Bt actually begin to develop a resistance to the toxin through the act of mutation. In present day, around 8 insect populations have mutated to resist Bt. Of the 8, 2 species are specifically resistant to Bt sprays and a staggering 6 are resistant to Bt crops as a whole.
As a result of the resistance, farmers are forced to increase their pesticide use. Meanwhile, Monsanto continues to genetically manipulate the Bt-filled crops further in an attempt to overcome the powerful mutations exhibited in the insect populations. Despite heavy modification, research has found that even further modified Bt crops provided 'little or no advantage' in fighting off the insects. If Monsanto chooses to continue with this process, it will undoubtedly lead to even more pesticide spraying.
3. Roundup creating superweeds spanning millions of acresSuperweeds now infest over 120 million hectares of farmland, all thanks to Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup. Farms across the world are being infested with herbicide-resistant superweeds that show no sign of stopping. These are the very same farms that Monsanto claims to be assisting and empowering. The super resistant weeds developed an immunity to glyphosate, a primary herbicide that Roundup contains. In 2010, experts estimated the weeds to cover over 120 million hectares across the globe, 4.5 million of which are within the United States. Nations like Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa are experiencing an increase in these superweeds.
When farmers have come to Monsanto seeking aid, Monsanto denies them any warranty. On their website, the company states "Roundup agricultural warranties will not cover the failure to control glyphosate resistant weed populations."
4. Monsanto is involved in creating aspartameA 1999 investigation by The Independent revealed that aspartame is actually created using GM bacteria. The article, entitled "World's top sweetener is made with GM bacteria" included a Monsanto spokesperson admitting that aspartame was indeed created using genetically altered bacteria. According to the report, the Monsanto rep stated:
"We have two strains of bacteria - one is traditionally modified and one is genetically modified," said the source. "It's got a modified enzyme. It has one amino acid different."
Aspartame, of course, has been linked to brain tumors and other health conditions. Amazingly, one showed that of 48 rats experimented on, up to 67 percent of all female rats developed tumors roughly the size of golf balls or larger.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Monsanto_defeated_by_herbicide_resistant_superweeds.php
http://www.monsanto.com/weedmanagement/Pages/Glyphosate-ResistantWeedBiotypes.aspx
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Bt_resistant_rootworm_spreads.php
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/worlds-top-sweetener-is-made-with-gm-bacteria-1101176.html
http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10
About the author:
Anthony Gucciardi is a health activist and wellness researcher, whose goal is centered around educating the general public as to how they may obtain optimum health. He has authored countless articles highlighting the benefits of natural health, as well as exposing the pharmaceutical industry. Anthony is the creator of Natural Society (http://www.NaturalSociety.com), a natural health website. Anthony has been accurately interpreting national and international events for years within his numerous political articles. Anthony's articles have been seen by millions around the world, and hosted on multiple top news websites
The Future of Food
Excellent film on the dangers of Genetically Modified Food.
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
The Danger of Food Additives
Thousands of synthetic chemicals are added to foods for a variety of reasons, including taste and appearance. Although well-intentioned, additives can have serious health consequences. The human body is not meant to process synthetic food additives, thus it can lead to chronic health problems. What can we do?
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Presenter:
Jennifer Kaumeyer, N.D.
Food additives, what they dont want you to know!
The Dangers of Aspartame (Artificial Sweeteners Sugarfree Diet Coke Zero No Sugar Added E951)
Fluoride, Aspartame and Population Control
The Fluoride Deception
In this video, Christopher Bryson, an award-winning journalist and former producer at the BBC, discusses the findings of his new book The Flouride Deception. EARLY REVIEWS of The Fluoride Deception: "Bryson marshals an impressive amount of research to demonstrate fluoride?s harmfulness, the ties between leading fluoride researchers and the corporations who funded and benefited from their research, and what he says is the duplicity with which fluoridation was sold to the people. The result is a compelling challenge to the reigning dental orthodoxy, which should provoke renewed scientific scrutiny and public debate."
zondag 18 december 2011
CO2 the airborn fertilizer ....It does not polute it is plant food
More CO2 in the air means more plant growth.
Earth's current atmospheric CO2 concentration is almost 390 parts per million (ppm). Adding another 300 ppm of CO2 to the air has been shown by literally thousands of experiments to greatly increase the growth or biomass production of nearly all plants. This growth stimulation occurs because CO2 is one of the two raw materials (the other being water) that are required for photosynthesis. Hence, CO2 is actually the "food" that sustains essentially all plants on the face of the earth, as well as those in the sea. And the more CO2 they "eat" (absorb from the air or water), the bigger and better they grow
Adding more CO2 to the air also benefits plants in other ways:They generally do not open their leaf stomatal pores as wide as they do at lower CO2 concentrations, and they tend to produce fewer such pores per unit area of leaf surface. Both of these changes tend to reduce plant transpiration or water loss; and the amount of growth they experience per unit of water lost (water-use efficiency) therefore rises, greatly increasing their ability to withstand drought. And with fewer and smaller stomatal openings, plants exposed to elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 are also less susceptible to damage by noxious air pollutants, including ozone and oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, that gain entry into plants via these portals. Higher CO2 concentrations also help plants by reducing the negative effects of a number of other environmental stresses, such as high soil salinity, high air temperature, low air temperature, low light intensity, low levels of soil fertility, oxidative stress, and the stress of herbivory.
Benefits to Humans
Far from being a pollutant, rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations will never directly harm human health, but will indirectly benefit humans in a number of ways. Chief among these benefits is global food security. People must have sufficient food, simply to sustain themselves; and the rise in the atmosphere's CO2 concentration that has occurred since the inception of the Industrial Revolution (an increase of approximately 100 ppm) has done wonders for humanity in this regard. And, it will continue to work wonders in helping us meet the rising food consumption needs of a larger, future population.
Far from being a pollutant, rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations will never directly harm human health, but will indirectly benefit humans in a number of ways. Chief among these benefits is global food security. People must have sufficient food, simply to sustain themselves; and the rise in the atmosphere's CO2 concentration that has occurred since the inception of the Industrial Revolution (an increase of approximately 100 ppm) has done wonders for humanity in this regard. And, it will continue to work wonders in helping us meet the rising food consumption needs of a larger, future population.
In addition to increasing the quantity of food available for human consumption, the rising atmospheric CO2 concentration is also increasing the quality of the foods we eat. It significantly increases the quantity and potency of the many beneficial substances found in their tissues (such as the vitamin C concentration of citrus fruit), which ultimately make their way onto our dinner tables and into many of the medicines we take, improving our health and helping us better contend with the multitude of diseases and other maladies that regularly afflict us. In just one species of spider lily, for example, enriching the air with CO2 has led to the production of higher concentrations of several substances that have been demonstrated to be effective in fighting a number of human maladies, including leukemia, ovary sarcoma, melanoma, and brain, colon, lung and renal cancers, as well as Japanese encephalitis and yellow, dengue, Punta Tora and Rift Valley fevers.
Critical Facts about climate change
1. There are at least 18 climate change causes (drivers).
2. The drivers exert their influence at different time scales and intensities so the climate is never in equilibrium. Climate change is the norm
3. The sun supplies over 99% of the heat to Earth's surface.
4. Earth's temperature changes, then CO2 follows.
5. CO2's ability to trap more heat declines very rapidly.
6. Empirical observations indicate CO2 is not a major driver of climate change.
7. Climate models that have focused on CO2 have been very poor at hind-casting Earth's known climate history as well as their recent forecast of the future.
8. The science of what is causing global warming, including humanity's impact, is clearly not settled; debates are badly needed.
9. More research is needed on all climate drivers; not just a focus on one driver.
10. A fossil fuel by-product, the greenhouse gas CO2, has been shown to be very beneficial to Earth's plant and animal kingdoms, as well as humanity's health and well being.
Critical Facts about climate change
1. There are at least 18 climate change causes (drivers).
2. The drivers exert their influence at different time scales and intensities so the climate is never in equilibrium. Climate change is the norm
3. The sun supplies over 99% of the heat to Earth's surface.
4. Earth's temperature changes, then CO2 follows.
5. CO2's ability to trap more heat declines very rapidly.
6. Empirical observations indicate CO2 is not a major driver of climate change.
7. Climate models that have focused on CO2 have been very poor at hind-casting Earth's known climate history as well as their recent forecast of the future.
8. The science of what is causing global warming, including humanity's impact, is clearly not settled; debates are badly needed.
9. More research is needed on all climate drivers; not just a focus on one driver.
10. A fossil fuel by-product, the greenhouse gas CO2, has been shown to be very beneficial to Earth's plant and animal kingdoms, as well as humanity's health and well being.
Source: http://plantsneedco2.org/
and this non govermental science team on climate change is also worth mentioning :
The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) is what its name suggests: an international panel of nongovernment scientists and scholars who have come together to understand the causes and consequences of climate change. Because we are not predisposed to believe climate change is caused by human greenhouse gas emissions, we are able to look at evidence the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ignores. Because we do not work for any governments, we are not biased toward the assumption that greater government activity is necessary.
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Isolated for 42 days in chambers of ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations, we periodically document the growth of cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata) via time-lapse photography.
The CO2 is Plant Food Crock
another site worth looking at: http://climatecrocks.com
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Isolated for 42 days in chambers of ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations, we periodically document the growth of cowpea plants (Vigna unguiculata) via time-lapse photography.
The CO2 is Plant Food Crock
another site worth looking at: http://climatecrocks.com
Earthship: Sustainable living for a Sustainable future !
Here is something I found that is what I believe the future of living these selfsustainable houses are just amazing and this should be more out in the openhere is some information regarding The EarthShip house.
The Most Versatile and Economical building design in the world.
An Earthships are radically sustainable buildings made with recycled materials.
Earthships can be built in any part of the world, in any climate and still provide you with what you need to survive, with 'modern' amenities, if desired.
An Earthship is defined by the following 6 principles:
- Thermal/Solar Heating & Cooling
The outer few feet of the earth heats up and cools off in response to surface weather. However, deeper in the earth, about four feet and beyond, the temperature is more constant (around 58 degrees). Here, the earth can be used to both cool and stabilize temperature if the home is appropriately designed.
Earthships are thermal mass homes first, passive solar homes second. Therefore, the layout and design of the Earthship can be completely customized to look like any conventional home, and still be sustainable.
The "generic" earthship designs are what works the best, both in terms of economics and energy efficiency.
Because of the way Earthships interact with the sun and the earth, little to no fossil fuels are required to maintain a comfortable, stable temperature in any climate.
http://www.earthship.com/comfort-in-any-climate
- Solar & Wind Electricity
Electrical energy is "harvested" from the sun and the wind. Photovoltaic panels convert the sun's energy into DC current electricity and is stored in "golf-cart" type batteries. An Earthship Power Organizing Module draws the electricity from the batteries, inverts some of it for AC electricity and supplies it to the home. The POM can accept electricity from a gasoline generator, intertie with the city energy grid, etc.
http://www.earthship.com/electricity
Electrical energy is "harvested" from the sun and the wind. Photovoltaic panels convert the sun's energy into DC current electricity and is stored in "golf-cart" type batteries. An Earthship Power Organizing Module draws the electricity from the batteries, inverts some of it for AC electricity and supplies it to the home. The POM can accept electricity from a gasoline generator, intertie with the city energy grid, etc.
http://www.earthship.com/electricity
- Contained Sewage Treatment
Earthships contain, use and reuse all household sewage in indoor and outdoor treatment cells. This results in food production and landscaping with no pollution of aquifers.
Toilets flush with treated gray water that does not smell.
The Earthship sewage system differs from the wetlands approach in that it primarily treats the gray water inside the building and the sewage from the toilet outside of the building, both in smaller areas. Greywater is the used water after all receptacles except the toilet.
All household sewage is used & reused in the interior and exterior planters, called botanical cells.
Water is used to carry away our household sewage in a conventional way such as bathing, washing dishes, and for the toilet. The sewage-water, also called gray water, is used and cleaned for a second time in interior botanical cells. The flush toilet is the third use of the water. After the toilet, the water is contained and treated, and used a fourth time in exterior botanical cells.
http://www.earthship.com/sewage-treatment
Water is used to carry away our household sewage in a conventional way such as bathing, washing dishes, and for the toilet. The sewage-water, also called gray water, is used and cleaned for a second time in interior botanical cells. The flush toilet is the third use of the water. After the toilet, the water is contained and treated, and used a fourth time in exterior botanical cells.
http://www.earthship.com/sewage-treatment
- Built with Natural & Recycled Materials
An Earthship must make use of these materials via techniques available to the common person.
These materials and the techniques for using them must be accessible to the common person in terms of price and skill required to use them.
The less energy required to turn a found object into a usable building material the better. This concept is also called embodied-energy.
An Earthship must make use of these materials via techniques available to the common person.
These materials and the techniques for using them must be accessible to the common person in terms of price and skill required to use them.
The less energy required to turn a found object into a usable building material the better. This concept is also called embodied-energy.
The Primary Building Block:
Rammed-Earth encased in Steel Belted Rubber:
The major structural building component of the Earthship is recycled automobile tires filled with compacted earth to form a rammed earth brick encased in steel belted rubber. This brick and the resulting bearing walls it forms is virtually indestructible.
Rammed-Earth encased in Steel Belted Rubber:
The major structural building component of the Earthship is recycled automobile tires filled with compacted earth to form a rammed earth brick encased in steel belted rubber. This brick and the resulting bearing walls it forms is virtually indestructible.
Aluminum Cans and Glass/Plastic Bottles:
These 'little bricks' are a great, simple way to build interior, non-structural walls.
Aluminum can walls actually make very strong walls.
The 'little bricks' create a cement-matrix that is very strong and very easy to build. Bottle can create beautiful colored walls that light shines through.
http://www.earthship.com/construction-materials
These 'little bricks' are a great, simple way to build interior, non-structural walls.
Aluminum can walls actually make very strong walls.
The 'little bricks' create a cement-matrix that is very strong and very easy to build. Bottle can create beautiful colored walls that light shines through.
http://www.earthship.com/construction-materials
- Water Harvesting
Earthships catch water on the roof, from the sky (rain & snow melt) and use it four times.
Water is heated from the sun, biodiesel and/or natural gas. Earthships can have city water as backup. Earthships do not pollute underground water aquifers.
Earthships catch water on the roof, from the sky (rain & snow melt) and use it four times.
Water is heated from the sun, biodiesel and/or natural gas. Earthships can have city water as backup. Earthships do not pollute underground water aquifers.
Water is caught from a roof with a potable surface. From the roof, the water is channeled through silt catches into cisterns. Cisterns are sized to the local climate and are best buried and completely protected from the sun. The water from the cistern is gravity-fed into a Water Organizing Module with a pump and filter. The pump pushes the water into a pressure tank to supply code required water pressure. The filters clean the water for consumption and cleaning.
http://www.earthship.com/water
-Food Production
A fundamental concept of Earthships is that gray water from the sink or tub is recyled and purified by feeding into an indoor planter before being used to flush the toilet.
This creates an environment in which plants are not only asthetic and contributing to the heath of our environment, but are also highly functional and play a direct role in the maintenance of the home.
Having plants that produce food within this environment makes sense and takes sustainable and independent living to another level.
http://www.earthship.com/food/
An Earthship is a building that will take care of you, while still being sustainable, affordable, and strong.
Earthships provide security in economically unsecure times.
Earthships cost about the same as a conventional home, but a conventional home does not come with all the electricity and water you will use. A conventional home is bad for the planet, is not strong and uses materials that require a lot of fossil fuels to manufacture and get to your building site.
http://www.earthship.com/water
-Food Production
A fundamental concept of Earthships is that gray water from the sink or tub is recyled and purified by feeding into an indoor planter before being used to flush the toilet.
This creates an environment in which plants are not only asthetic and contributing to the heath of our environment, but are also highly functional and play a direct role in the maintenance of the home.
Having plants that produce food within this environment makes sense and takes sustainable and independent living to another level.
http://www.earthship.com/food/
An Earthship is a building that will take care of you, while still being sustainable, affordable, and strong.Earthships provide security in economically unsecure times.
Earthships cost about the same as a conventional home, but a conventional home does not come with all the electricity and water you will use. A conventional home is bad for the planet, is not strong and uses materials that require a lot of fossil fuels to manufacture and get to your building site.
These idea's should through the use of biotecture (Biotecture - is the design of multi-purpose plant shelters for human occupation with integral conservation and energy generation capacity.) and also through the use of urbiotecture (Urbiotecture - is the process of creating a living layer of vegetation on the outer walls of houses, buildings and sheds, or the use of a layer of vegetation in place of walls of conventional, inert building materials. It has been practised in modern times in alternative communities in Europe, where it has a long history.)be more explored and used all over the world to house everybody in a selfsustainable way and these kind of projects are not even new, they have been around for so long but the soceity as it is left it largely undiscoverd.
but things are changing and with this freedom of information maybe we will be able to spread ideas like these to better all of life because it is possible we just need to be aware and push forth the development of sustainable living !
Four ways Monsanto threatens the environment and public health
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034432_Monsanto_public_health_threat.html#ixzz1guXms669
(NaturalNews) Biotechnology giant Monsanto has been the leader in genetically modifying the planet, altering the genetic structure of crops and seeds that are consumed by individuals around the globe. Scientific research has found that GM crops and herbicides are not only leading to a number of health disorders, but they are also spawning mutated species of insects and powerful superweeds. This is only a couple of the ways that Monsanto continues to recklessly endanger human health and the environment -- here are the complete 4.
1. GM crops consistently linked to organ problems, other biological damage
Despite hard evidence linking the consumption of GM crops to organ disruption and a host of other health ailments, Monsanto continues to push its GM crops on developing nations under the guise of solving world hunger and empowering local farmers. In a telling review of 19 studies analyzing the dangers of GM crops including corn and soybeans, scientists reached a shocking conclusion regarding the true safety of these ubiquitous food staples. Researchers concluded that consumption of genetically altered corn and soybean products can actually lead to significant organ disruption in rats and mice.
The organ damage was specific to the liver and kidneys, two organs that are vital in the cleansing of toxins. It is important to remember that over 93 percent of United States soybeans are genetically modified, and this number is increasing. What this means is that public health is continually being threatened by the global food supply, as evidenced by the major study review.
2. Bt-containing gmo crops are spawning mutated superbugs
Going beyond the initial genetic modification process, Monsanto also offers GM crops filled with a toxic biopesticide known as Bt. Incorporated into the crops to kill insects, Bt usage has led to the development of mutated insects that are resistant to the biopesticide. Insects that are continually exposed to Bt actually begin to develop a resistance to the toxin through the act of mutation. In present day, around 8 insect populations have mutated to resist Bt. Of the 8, 2 species are specifically resistant to Bt sprays and a staggering 6 are resistant to Bt crops as a whole.
As a result of the resistance, farmers are forced to increase their pesticide use. Meanwhile, Monsanto continues to genetically manipulate the Bt-filled crops further in an attempt to overcome the powerful mutations exhibited in the insect populations. Despite heavy modification, research has found that even further modified Bt crops provided 'little or no advantage' in fighting off the insects. If Monsanto chooses to continue with this process, it will undoubtedly lead to even more pesticide spraying.
3. Roundup creating superweeds spanning millions of acres
Superweeds now infest over 120 million hectares of farmland, all thanks to Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup. Farms across the world are being infested with herbicide-resistant superweeds that show no sign of stopping. These are the very same farms that Monsanto claims to be assisting and empowering. The super resistant weeds developed an immunity to glyphosate, a primary herbicide that Roundup contains. In 2010, experts estimated the weeds to cover over 120 million hectares across the globe, 4.5 million of which are within the United States. Nations like Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa are experiencing an increase in these superweeds.
When farmers have come to Monsanto seeking aid, Monsanto denies them any warranty. On their website, the company states "Roundup agricultural warranties will not cover the failure to control glyphosate resistant weed populations."
4. Monsanto is involved in creating aspartame
A 1999 investigation by The Independent revealed that aspartame is actually created using GM bacteria. The article, entitled "World's top sweetener is made with GM bacteria" included a Monsanto spokesperson admitting that aspartame was indeed created using genetically altered bacteria. According to the report, the Monsanto rep stated:
"We have two strains of bacteria - one is traditionally modified and one is genetically modified," said the source. "It's got a modified enzyme. It has one amino acid different."
Aspartame, of course, has been linked to brain tumors and other health conditions. Amazingly, one showed that of 48 rats experimented on, up to 67 percent of all female rats developed tumors roughly the size of golf balls or larger.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Monsanto_defeated_by_herbicide_resistant_superweeds.php
http://www.monsanto.com/weedmanagement/Pages/Glyphosate-ResistantWeedBiotypes.aspx
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Bt_resistant_rootworm_spreads.php
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/worlds-top-sweetener-is-made-with-gm-bacteria-1101176.html
http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10
About the author:
Anthony Gucciardi is a health activist and wellness researcher, whose goal is centered around educating the general public as to how they may obtain optimum health. He has authored countless articles highlighting the benefits of natural health, as well as exposing the pharmaceutical industry. Anthony is the creator of Natural Society (http://www.NaturalSociety.com), a natural health website. Anthony has been accurately interpreting national and international events for years within his numerous political articles. Anthony's articles have been seen by millions around the world, and hosted on multiple top news websites.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034432_Monsanto_public_health_threat.html#ixzz1guXe7sVW
(NaturalNews) Biotechnology giant Monsanto has been the leader in genetically modifying the planet, altering the genetic structure of crops and seeds that are consumed by individuals around the globe. Scientific research has found that GM crops and herbicides are not only leading to a number of health disorders, but they are also spawning mutated species of insects and powerful superweeds. This is only a couple of the ways that Monsanto continues to recklessly endanger human health and the environment -- here are the complete 4.
1. GM crops consistently linked to organ problems, other biological damage
Despite hard evidence linking the consumption of GM crops to organ disruption and a host of other health ailments, Monsanto continues to push its GM crops on developing nations under the guise of solving world hunger and empowering local farmers. In a telling review of 19 studies analyzing the dangers of GM crops including corn and soybeans, scientists reached a shocking conclusion regarding the true safety of these ubiquitous food staples. Researchers concluded that consumption of genetically altered corn and soybean products can actually lead to significant organ disruption in rats and mice.
The organ damage was specific to the liver and kidneys, two organs that are vital in the cleansing of toxins. It is important to remember that over 93 percent of United States soybeans are genetically modified, and this number is increasing. What this means is that public health is continually being threatened by the global food supply, as evidenced by the major study review.
2. Bt-containing gmo crops are spawning mutated superbugs
Going beyond the initial genetic modification process, Monsanto also offers GM crops filled with a toxic biopesticide known as Bt. Incorporated into the crops to kill insects, Bt usage has led to the development of mutated insects that are resistant to the biopesticide. Insects that are continually exposed to Bt actually begin to develop a resistance to the toxin through the act of mutation. In present day, around 8 insect populations have mutated to resist Bt. Of the 8, 2 species are specifically resistant to Bt sprays and a staggering 6 are resistant to Bt crops as a whole.
As a result of the resistance, farmers are forced to increase their pesticide use. Meanwhile, Monsanto continues to genetically manipulate the Bt-filled crops further in an attempt to overcome the powerful mutations exhibited in the insect populations. Despite heavy modification, research has found that even further modified Bt crops provided 'little or no advantage' in fighting off the insects. If Monsanto chooses to continue with this process, it will undoubtedly lead to even more pesticide spraying.
3. Roundup creating superweeds spanning millions of acres
Superweeds now infest over 120 million hectares of farmland, all thanks to Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup. Farms across the world are being infested with herbicide-resistant superweeds that show no sign of stopping. These are the very same farms that Monsanto claims to be assisting and empowering. The super resistant weeds developed an immunity to glyphosate, a primary herbicide that Roundup contains. In 2010, experts estimated the weeds to cover over 120 million hectares across the globe, 4.5 million of which are within the United States. Nations like Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Europe and South Africa are experiencing an increase in these superweeds.
When farmers have come to Monsanto seeking aid, Monsanto denies them any warranty. On their website, the company states "Roundup agricultural warranties will not cover the failure to control glyphosate resistant weed populations."
4. Monsanto is involved in creating aspartame
A 1999 investigation by The Independent revealed that aspartame is actually created using GM bacteria. The article, entitled "World's top sweetener is made with GM bacteria" included a Monsanto spokesperson admitting that aspartame was indeed created using genetically altered bacteria. According to the report, the Monsanto rep stated:
"We have two strains of bacteria - one is traditionally modified and one is genetically modified," said the source. "It's got a modified enzyme. It has one amino acid different."
Aspartame, of course, has been linked to brain tumors and other health conditions. Amazingly, one showed that of 48 rats experimented on, up to 67 percent of all female rats developed tumors roughly the size of golf balls or larger.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Monsanto_defeated_by_herbicide_resistant_superweeds.php
http://www.monsanto.com/weedmanagement/Pages/Glyphosate-ResistantWeedBiotypes.aspx
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/Bt_resistant_rootworm_spreads.php
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/worlds-top-sweetener-is-made-with-gm-bacteria-1101176.html
http://www.enveurope.com/content/23/1/10
About the author:
Anthony Gucciardi is a health activist and wellness researcher, whose goal is centered around educating the general public as to how they may obtain optimum health. He has authored countless articles highlighting the benefits of natural health, as well as exposing the pharmaceutical industry. Anthony is the creator of Natural Society (http://www.NaturalSociety.com), a natural health website. Anthony has been accurately interpreting national and international events for years within his numerous political articles. Anthony's articles have been seen by millions around the world, and hosted on multiple top news websites.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/034432_Monsanto_public_health_threat.html#ixzz1guXe7sVW
vrijdag 16 december 2011
Instruments of Repression. Nation of Laws, The Immorality of Today's Government
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28193
"... laws were most numerous when the commonwealth was most corrupt." Tacitus
For a society to be well governed, it's laws must be just and moral. The Ancients knew that "Those who are rightly governed . . . do not fill their porticoes with written statutes but only cherish justice in their souls; for it is not by legislation, but by morals that states are well directed." Nations that use repressive laws to exact conformity do so because they have no interest in perfecting society. Without an interest in perfecting society, morality has no content and nations disintegrate. What the world needs are fewer laws and more morals.
While reading a piece about Libya a few days ago, I found that Abdul Jalil has said that the new Libya would be a nation of laws. I immediately said to myself, "Oh dear, pity the poor Libyans. Ours is a nation of laws and look at the mess we're in."
I'm always amazed at how much more was known by our forefathers than seems to be known today. Read the federalist and anti-federalist papers and learn how much the founders of this nation knew about the democracies that had existed prior to 1775. These people not only knew what nations had tried democracy but why their democracies had failed. The hope was that Americans would avoid the things that had destroyed those democracies. But look at America's political establishment today and compare what you see to what the founders said. You will notice that all the things we were told to avoid have been adopted instead. Instead of learning from the past, we have reproduced it.
I am also always amazed at how much progress mankind has made in knowledge and how little progress it has made in social cohesion. In terms of societies, the world today is little different from what it was when the Greeks and Persians were hell bent on slaughtering each other 2,500 years ago. Today we have midget Alexanders attempting to conquer The Near East and Southern Asia just as Alexander attempted to. Alexander was far more successful than we. When he died, his generals divided his conquests into their personal realms but failed to make them into Greek colonies. Instead, the conquerors were quickly assimilated by the conquered. Instead of Palestinians and Egyptians becoming Greeks, the Greek conquerors became Palestinians and Egyptians. Today, in its attempt to export Western democracy, nothing has been accomplished except the installation of governments in Baghdad and Kabul that are as corrupt as those in London and Washington. The British put a corrupt government in India, and the Indian people are still paying the price. So how do these governments control their peoples. Well, they become nations of laws. Yet the language of law that passes for conventional wisdom is mostly meaningless. Nation of laws indeed!
Sometimes this expression is written as a nation of laws, rather than men, but the addition is hardly helpful. Aren't laws promulgated by men? The meaning of the phrase is at best obscure.
When an expression doesn't display its meaning on its face, it can mean whatever anyone wants it to. So ask yourself, what this expression's contrary is. Is it a nation without laws? Perhaps, but somehow that sounds wrong. Has any nation anywhere been without laws? Furthermore, can anyone point to a nation of laws that is better governed than some other kind of nation? Are westerners better governed than Saudis or Mongolians or Tibetans? How would anyone collect evidence to answer the question?
The notion of law itself is not univocally clear. When anyone tries to think clearly about it, it becomes evident that even why it exists is enigmatic. Why do nations promulgate laws? To regulate behavior? No, laws don't do that; if they did, we would have no prisons. To distinguish between right and wrong? No, laws don't do that either; if they did the phrase "bad law" would be meaningless. People don't obey laws because they are promulgated. Laws are obeyed by people because they have no reason not to. When a law is violated and the violator is caught, the police always seek a motive, a reason? People are not inclined to do what they're told merely because they're told to. All that laws do is indicate how the establishment wants people to behave. What happens when people don't want to behave that way? Well, a lot of laws are broken.
And what about law enforcement? What do police do when they engage in law enforcement? They certainly don't compel obedience. They're not even involved until a law has been violated.
Since neither the promulgation of law nor its enforcement compels behavior of any kind, why do we have laws? Because they provide justifications for punishing nonconformity, meting out retribution to those who refuse to conform. Law is just a way of telling people how those in control of a society want the society's members to behave and of justifying penalties as a means of trying to compel compliance. Law is mostly just an instrument of repression. The more laws promulgated, the more repressive the state, and when the police "enforce" laws, only the establishment's position is being protected. Just look at what the police protect when dealing with the Occupy movement. Certainly not the demonstrators. They are confronted by police clad in more armor and holding more powerful weapons than the American infantryman possessed when he landed on Omaha beach. If laws are instruments of repression, those who enforce them also are instruments of repression. Your neighborhood policeman is not there to protect you, he's there to get you to conform to the establishment's wishes and protect the establishment's values. The same is true of armies. Ask yourself why so many nations that have no belligerent neighbors have armies and how many have used their armies to suppress popular dissent.
Only societies in which social order is lacking require numerous laws. If order exists in a society, law is unnecessary, and if law is necessary, order is absent. Law and order are incompatible concepts. Societies with huge amounts of law are comprised of a lot of people who are unwilling to voluntarily comply with the ruling class' wishes, so the governments of such societies attempt to compel conformity by enacting laws that micromanage behavior and become more and more repressive. Ultimately such societies collapse.
Non-conformity in the United States is astronomical: Richard Posner in the November 17 issue of the New Republic writes, "the percentage of our [U.S.] population that is incarcerated is the highest of any country in the world; . . . it exceeds by factors of 4 to 7 the percentage incarcerated in any of our peer countries." In fact, crime in America has reached a level of absurdity. Americans are reaching the point of having to release a previously incarcerated person to make room for a newly convicted one (see California). If things continue as they have, the threat of incarceration will be completely empty and sentences become absurd. So compelling conformity to society's wishes can not be and has never been effective. (Compare the Stalinist Gulag.)
As a society, the United States is in disarray. Its foreign policies have made it necessary to protect Americans from foreign "terrorists" while our domestic policies have made it necessary to protect Americans from other Americans. But no society that must protect itself from everyone can possibly be said to be well governed. There are many ways to show that the United States is a failed state. It's use of laws is one of them.
For a society to be well governed, its laws must be ones its people want to obey. Only one kind of such law exists—reasonable, just and moral law. The Ancients knew this too: Isocrates in his speech entitled Areopagiticus said, "Those who are rightly governed . . . do not fill their porticoes with written statutes but only cherish justice in their souls; for it is not by legislation, but by morals that states are well directed." No nation full of filled prisons can even pretend to be well directed. Yet many do.
Nations that use repression to exact conformity do so because they have no interest in perfecting society, and that is their greatest fault. Their leaders prefer societies as they are, full of violence, injustice, unfairness, poverty, helplessness, and hopelessness. The people in such societies are easily herded into disparate groups. The cohesion a society requires is shattered. The state becomes not merely ill-governed but ungovernable. Many now claim that America has reached that stage. Without an interest in perfecting society, morality too is a meaningless concept.
The immorality of today's governments of laws world-wide makes it impossible for the world's peoples to live together peacefully, and consequently, generation after generation of human beings are regularly sacrificed to protect ruling classes and fulfill their wishes. Things won't change until governments function for the benefit of people everywhere, not organizations, institutions, or practices.
Throughout the world, governments are doing the opposite. People are being sacrificed for the benefit of a financial system that is bereft of even a tincture of morals. The peoples of entire nations are being asked by their elected "representatives" to sacrifice so that investors who elected no one and who wagered their money and lost can be repaid. The world is standing on its head, a world that cares not a wit for the welfare of people, a world that seeks to preserve a decadent, criminal financial system that benefits the establishment. Even some economists are beginning to see the light: Mark Thoma has recently written, "the point is that we need to focus policy on people, not banks." Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers said it millennia ago. What the world needs are fewer laws and more morals. People have to be taught the wisdom and advantages of doing good instead of exploiting others; yet the ruling classes have no incentive or inclination to do that.
Eighty-nine percent of Americans say they don’t trust government to do the right thing. What percentage of Afghans do you believe trust their government to do the right thing? Or Brits or French or Russians or Chinese or Italians or Canadians or or or or and or? Nations that don't do the right thing do what's wrong. That's what the world's nations are doing. The Arab Spring must become a world-wide freezing Winter. Although many sing paeans to it and others pray for it, only when hell freezes over will "peace on earth; goodwill to men" become a reality.
My thanks to Barry S M Condell for reminding me of Isocrates.
John Kozy is a retired professor of philosophy and logic who writes on social, political, and economic issues. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he spent 20 years as a university professor and another 20 years working as a writer. He has published a textbook in formal logic commercially, in academic journals and a small number of commercial magazines, and has written a number of guest editorials for newspapers. His on-line pieces can be found onhttp://www.jkozy.com/ and he can be emailed from that site's homepage.
Bankers Rule the World: "The Network of Global Corporate Control"
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/238981-Bankers-Rule-the-World-The-Network-of-Global-Corporate-Control-
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28235
Bankers rule the world. A new Swiss Federal Institute of Technology study says so. Written by Stefania Vitali, James Glattfelder and Stefano Battiston, it's titled "The network of global corporate control," saying:
"We find that transnational corporations from a giant bow-tie structure and that a large portion of control flows to a small tightly-knit core of financial institutions. This core can be seen as an economic 'super-entity' that raises new important issues both for researches and policy makers."
The study says 147 powerful companies control an inordinate amount of economic activity - about 40%. Among the top 50, 45 are financial firms. They include Barclays PLC (called most influential), JPMorgan Chase, UBS, and other familiar and less known names.
Twenty-four companies are US-based, followed by eight in Britain, five in France, four in Japan, and Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands with two each. Canada has one.
Moreover, "top ranked" companies "hold a control ten times bigger than what could be expected based on their wealth."
As a result, they have enormous influence over political, financial, and economic activity.
In his book titled, When Corporations Rule the World, David Korten said they're able to transfer enormous amounts of power, wealth and resources from public to private hands with government complicity. Money power and concentrated wealth in few hands especially harm humanity.
"These forces have transformed" financial institutions and other corporate predators "into instruments of a market tyranny that is extending its reach across the planet like a cancer, colonizing ever more of the planet's living spaces, destroying livelihoods, displacing people, rendering democratic institutions impotent, and feeding on life in an insatiable quest for money" and profits as a be and end all.
Only bottom line priorities and market dominance matter, not human welfare, environmental sanity, peace, equity and justice.
Transnational giants are the dominant institution of our time - especially financial ones with money power control of everything.
They decide who governs and how, who serves on courts, what laws are enacted, and whether or not wars are waged. Corporate dominance, especially financial power, and democratic values are incompatible.
They operate ruthlessly as private tyrannies. They're predators. We're prey, and every day we're eaten alive. They do it because they can, and in America by mandate.
Publicly owned US corporations, including financial ones, must serve shareholders by maximizing equity value through higher profits. They do it by exploiting nations, people and resources ruthlessly.
Social responsibility doesn't matter. Neither does being worker-friendly, a good citizen, or friend of the earth. Bottom line priorities alone matter. Failure to pursue fiduciary responsibilities means possible dismissal or shareholder lawsuits.
Yet nothing in America's Constitution or statute laws endow corporations with their rights. They usurped them by co-opting Washington, the nation's courts, state capitals, and city halls.
As a result, over half the world's largest economies are corporations. Financial ones controlling the power of money are most dominant.
Corporate personhood enhanced their power, yet imagine. Although corporations aren't human, they can live forever, change their identity, reside in many places globally, can't be imprisoned for wrongdoing, and can transform themselves into new entities for any reason.
They have the same rights and protections as people without the responsibilities. As a result, they operate freely unrestrained, especially financial giants controlling the power of money at the public's expense.
Beginning in the late 1960s, financialization grew more dominant. Economic control began shifting from industry to finance. Corporations are now seen as bundles of assets, the more liquid the better. A new monopoly finance capitalism developed to exploit it.
FIRE sector (finance, insurance, and real estate) predators capitalized. Casino capitalism gained prominence. Today it thrives. Major players took advantage, profiting hugely from speculation, chicanery and fraud.
A burgeoning financial superstructure gained a life of its own. Today it's omnipotent, especially in America and Europe. Their business model involves grabbing everything that smells money, no matter what harm is caused.
Money doesn't buy everything, but it buys enough influence to matter. The smartest guys in the room take advantage, buying politicians like toothpaste. Democracy's just a figure of speech.
Only wealth and power matter. Enough of them turned financial giants into monsters. Whatever they want, they get, including the right to operate freely outside the law, manipulate markets, bilk investors, strip-mine nations and people for profit, and get bailed out at public expense if overreach.
Under Obama and European leaders, the worst of bad practices flourish. Foxes guard the henhouse. Inmates run the asylum. Regulators don't regulate. Investigations aren't conducted. High-level criminal fraud gets wink and nod approval. Nothing is done to curb it.
Nor do public considerations matter nor is sustained low inflation long-term growth pursued as long as bankers get paid. Today, it's issue one in America and troubled Eurozone countries.
Wall Street dominance matters most in America. In Europe, "Troika" power is omnipotent - the IMF, EU and European Central Bank (ECB). Nations trapped under euro straightjacket rules can't devalue their currencies to be more competitive, monetize debt freely, or legislate fiscal policies to stimulate growth.
Instead, they're entrapped by banker diktats demanding tribute. In other words, financial coup d'etat authority runs sovereign governments. They occupy them rapaciously, making rules, setting terms, issuing demands, and pressuring, bribing or otherwise forcing political leaders to acquiesce. If not, they're replaced.
Working households bear the burden through layoffs, wage and benefit cuts, higher taxes, and other austerity measures to assure bankers are paid.
According to Michael Hudson, the system:
"shift(s) planning power into the hands of high finance on the claim that this is more efficient than public regulation. Government planning and taxation is accused of being 'the road to serfdom,' as if 'free markets' controlled by bankers given leeway to act recklessly is not planned by special interests in ways that are oligarchic, not democratic."
"Governments are told to pay bailout debts taken on not to defend countries in military warfare as in times past, but to benefit the wealthiest layer of the population by shifting its losses onto taxpayers."
As a result, social inequality proliferates. A new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report discusses the damage over the last three decades among its 34 member states. They include America, Japan, Western Europe, and others.
Titled "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising," it discusses conditions from the early 1980s until the 2008 global economic crisis. Its impact alone left 200 million workers unemployed compounded by more imposed austerity.
Among OECD countries, the top 10% is nine times better off than the bottom 10%. America, Israel and Turkey are the most unequal industrialized nations at 14 to 1. In Britain, Japan, Italy, and South Korea, the gap is 10 to 1.
Rising inequality also affected "traditionally egalitarian countries" like Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. They went from 5 to 1 in the 1980s to 6 to 1 today. Mexico and Chile are worst off with gaps of 25 to one.
In America, the top 1% controls 20% of all income plus a far greater percent of total assets. Concentrated wealth extremes also affect European countries, following America's pattern.
The report says income inequality "first started to increase in the late 1970s and early 1980s in some English-speaking countries, notably the United Kingdom and the United States, but also in Israel."
Since the late 1980s, it's grown more widespread. At the same time, labor rights were sacrificed to benefit corporate bottom line priorities. In addition, finance capital grew omnipotent. As a result, money power rules everything.
Imposed austerity greatly impacted working households in troubled Eurozone countries and others facing economic hard times. Greece has been especially hammered by repeated layoffs, wage and benefit cuts, as well as higher taxes.
In early December, unelected Prime Minister Lucas Papademos (a former Bank of Greece governor and ECB vice president) force-fed through parliament more austerity cuts. Receiving an eight billion euro loan was conditional on doing so.
As a result, imposed measures include another five billion euros in spending cuts, 3.6 billion in new taxes, pensions cut 15%, and wages slashed more than already. In addition, more ahead is planned.
Papademos said "(t)he financial crisis in our country is not a passing storm....It will take many years" of greater worker sacrifices to assure bankers are paid.
In fact, the more wage, benefit, pension, and other cuts ordinary people bear, the weaker Greece's economy becomes from lost purchasing power with a working population heading toward serfdom in a nation no longer fit to live in.
Millions of Greeks are now impoverished. Unemployment approaches 20%. For youths between 15 and 24, it's nearly 50%. Years more imposed pain is planned to assure bankers are paid. As a result, expect Greece sooner or later to explode.
In addition, the more debt Greece assumes, the less it's able to service it, and faster it heads toward debt peonage. According to Michael Hudson, moreover, "(a) basic mathematical as well as political principle" explains that "(d)ebts that can't be paid, won't be."
In early December, unelected Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (former EU official installed by Goldman Sachs, known to some as "three-card Monte") introduced his own austerity package.
To service Italy's $1.6 trillion debt, it includes attacking its social security pension system. In retirement, families depend on it. Nonetheless, retirement age eligibility will be raised to 66 from 58 by 2018, inflation-adjusted increases will end, and to qualify fully, workers must contribute from wages for 42 years.
In addition, value-added taxes will increase by 2%, and firing workers will be easier than ever. As in Greece, more cuts are planned, targeting workers to benefit bankers, other corporate favorites, and Italy's super-rich.
Portugal's new austerity cuts will see take-home pay down 27% since 2010. Its 2012 budget reduces spending by 4.4% of GDP by cutting healthcare and other benefits.
It also raises value added and other taxes, extends working days by 30 minutes with no added pay, and eliminates bonuses equal to two months earnings.
These measures follow earlier ones. They included cutting public sector wages 10%, eliminating four holidays, slashing overtime pay 50%, reducing pay for shift work, imposing "time banks" for greater employer flexibility over when employees must work, making firings simpler and cheaper, imposing shorter fixed-term contracts, ending rest breaks, and lowering unemployment benefits.
A Final Comment
Financial tyranny runs America and Europe. As a result, public anger grows.
Can revolutionary sparks be far behind? Expect pain levels eventually to cross thresholds of no return. Anything after that is possible, good or bad.
Hopefully a better world will emerge, free from banker occupation. It's our only chance!
donderdag 15 december 2011
British town grows all of its own vegetables, witnesses improved civic life and reduced crime as a result
British town grows all of its own vegetables, witnesses improved civic life and reduced crime as a result
Thursday, December 15, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) When the small British mill town of Todmorden, tucked in between Yorkshire and Lancashire, first began installing fruit and vegetable gardens all around the area as part of the Incredible Edible program, it likely had no idea that the novel, yet simple, concept would make the town a foremost inspirational and self-sustaining model of the future.
Fresh herbs, succulent greens, and tasty fruits can be found growing near civic buildings, college campuses, supermarket parking lots, and various other places. Small garden plots, raised planting beds, and even small soil strips in these areas can be found brimming with fresh produce, all of which are free to anyone who want it, and at any time.
It is all part of a program called Incredible Edible, which was founded by Mary Clear, a local grandmother of ten, and Pam Warhurst, former owner of a local restaurant in town known as Bear Cafe. The duo had a shared goal of making Todmorden the first town in the UK to become completely self-sufficient in food -- and their endeavors have been successful, at least as far as keeping up with demand for produce from locals who want it.
The program so far utilizes 70 large planting beds located all around the town to plant raspberries, apricots, apples, blackcurrants, redcurrants, strawberries, beans, peas, cherries, mint, rosemary, thyme, fennel, potatoes, kale, carrots, lettuce, onions, vegetables, and herbs. Not only did locals quickly catch on and begin taking the produce, but they also generally respect the system and do not take advantage of it.
"If you take a grass verge that was used as a litter bin and a dog toilet and turn it into a place full of herbs and fruit trees, people won't vandalize it. I think we are hard-wired not to damage food," said Warhurst, concerning the notion that offering free fruit and vegetables might lead to abuse or other crimes. She noted, in fact, that quite the opposite has occurred -- the Incredible Edible program has improved community relations, and reduced crime by an incrementally higher amount every single year since it first started.
The program has been so successful, in fact, that many other communities both in the UK and abroad are now interested in starting their own public garden programs as well. Besides improving the sense of community and reducing crime, Incredible Edible has renewed a new sense of appreciation for food and how it is grown, as well as renewed interest in actually growing it among the next generation, which is the envy of many progressive communities around the world.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...
http://www.naturalnews.com/034412_home_gardening_vegetables_civic_buildings.html
Thursday, December 15, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) When the small British mill town of Todmorden, tucked in between Yorkshire and Lancashire, first began installing fruit and vegetable gardens all around the area as part of the Incredible Edible program, it likely had no idea that the novel, yet simple, concept would make the town a foremost inspirational and self-sustaining model of the future.
Fresh herbs, succulent greens, and tasty fruits can be found growing near civic buildings, college campuses, supermarket parking lots, and various other places. Small garden plots, raised planting beds, and even small soil strips in these areas can be found brimming with fresh produce, all of which are free to anyone who want it, and at any time.
It is all part of a program called Incredible Edible, which was founded by Mary Clear, a local grandmother of ten, and Pam Warhurst, former owner of a local restaurant in town known as Bear Cafe. The duo had a shared goal of making Todmorden the first town in the UK to become completely self-sufficient in food -- and their endeavors have been successful, at least as far as keeping up with demand for produce from locals who want it.
The program so far utilizes 70 large planting beds located all around the town to plant raspberries, apricots, apples, blackcurrants, redcurrants, strawberries, beans, peas, cherries, mint, rosemary, thyme, fennel, potatoes, kale, carrots, lettuce, onions, vegetables, and herbs. Not only did locals quickly catch on and begin taking the produce, but they also generally respect the system and do not take advantage of it.
"If you take a grass verge that was used as a litter bin and a dog toilet and turn it into a place full of herbs and fruit trees, people won't vandalize it. I think we are hard-wired not to damage food," said Warhurst, concerning the notion that offering free fruit and vegetables might lead to abuse or other crimes. She noted, in fact, that quite the opposite has occurred -- the Incredible Edible program has improved community relations, and reduced crime by an incrementally higher amount every single year since it first started.
The program has been so successful, in fact, that many other communities both in the UK and abroad are now interested in starting their own public garden programs as well. Besides improving the sense of community and reducing crime, Incredible Edible has renewed a new sense of appreciation for food and how it is grown, as well as renewed interest in actually growing it among the next generation, which is the envy of many progressive communities around the world.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...
http://www.naturalnews.com/034412_home_gardening_vegetables_civic_buildings.html
Voeding die experts zelf niet eten
http://www.duurzaamnieuws.nl/bericht.rxml?id=73518
Voeding die experts zelf niet eten
Onderzoekers en experts in voedingsmiddelen hebben zo hun professionele redenen om bepaalde producten niet te eten. Zo is popcorn uit de magnetron geen echte aanrader, maar dat staat bij de meeste mensen niet dagelijks op het menu. Anders is dat met aardappelen, tomaten of melk. Dagelijkse kost waarvan je echt wel de gezonde variant van in huis wil hebben. Duurzaamnieuws.nl geeft je een overzicht.
Tomaten uit blik
Volgens expert Dr Fredrick vom Saal, endocrinoloog aan de Universiteit Missouri bevat de binnenkant van blikjes de stof bisphenol-A (BPA). Dat is een synthetisch hormoon dat in verband wordt gebracht met een varieteit aan ziekten zoals hartkwalen, diabetes en overgewicht. De hoge zuurgraad van tomaten laat het BPA oplossen in de voeding. Vom Saal stelt dat het gehalte BPA in tomaten uit blik zo hoog is dat het merkbare gevolgen kan hebben voor de gezondheid. Koop dus liever biologische tomaten in glas, of in kartonnen verpakkingen.
Rundvlees van met graan gevoerde dieren
Joel Salatin is zelf boer en heeft verschillende boeken over biologische productie op zijn naam staan. Veevoer van granen en soya bevat veel vet, zegt hij, zodat de dieren sneller worden gemest. Dat betekent sneller geld voor de boer, lagere prijzen en minder voedingswaarde voor de consument.Recent onderzoek van de USDA en Clemson University laat echter zien dat vlees van gras-gevoerd vee veel meer voedingsstoffen en mineralen bevat en vooral minder vetten. Koop dus biologisch vlees van met gras gevoerde koeien.
Popcorn uit de magnetron
Dr Olga Naidenko is een wetenschappelijk onderzoeker voor de Environmental Working Group. Zij vond dat in de verpakking van popcorn Perfluoroctaanzuur (PFOA) is verwerkt. Bij verwarming in een magnetron verdampt de PFOA en komt in de popcorn terecht. PFOA wordt in verband gebracht met verschillende vormen van kanker en stapelt zich in het lichaam op. Pop je corn dus liever gewoon in een koekenpan.
Gewone (niet biologische) aardappels
Jeffrey Moyer is voorzitter van de National Organic Standards Board, waarschuwt dat piepers tijdens hun groei en daarna zo vol worden gespoten met allerlei gif, dat ze niet eens meer kiemen als je ze terug in de grond stopt. Want al het gif dat op de plant wordt gespoten verzamelt zich uiteindelijk in de aardappel zelf. Moyer: "Veel aardappelboeren eten hun eigen producten niet. Ze hebben voor zichzelf een stukje land, waar ze ongespoten groenten voor zichzelf verbouwen". Gezonde piepers koop je dus bio.
Gekweekte zalm
David Carpenter is arts en director of the Institute for Health and the Environment aan de Universiteit van Albany. Hij publiceerde verschillende studies over besmetting van kweekvis. Die bevestigen nog maar eens dat gekweekte zalm vol zit met brandvertragers, PCB’s, pesticiden als DDT, dioxine en antibiotica. "Als je je risico op kanker niet wil verhogen, kun je deze vis niet vaker dan eens per half jaar eten" zegt Carpenter. Gezonde, wilde zalm komt uit Alaska. Alle zalm uit de Atlantische oceaan is inmiddels afkomstig van kweek.
Melk die met hormonen is geproduceerd
Rick North is directeur van de Campaign for Safe Food en voormalig directeur van de Oregon afdeling van de American Cancer Society. Hij wijst er op dat koeien soms worden behandeld met hormonen, zoals esttradiol en zeranol, om de dieren sneller vet te mesten. Die hormonen hopen zich op in het vetweefsel en worden via het melk uitgescheiden. Een ander hormoon om de melk productie te stimuleren: is rBHG (recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, ook bekend als BST ). Het werkt op de melkklieren van de koe en kan de melkproductie aanzienlijk vergroten. De effecten op de lange termijn zijn nog niet bekend. Wil je geen risico nemen, controleer dan of je melk vrij is van BST en hormonen, of koop gewoon biologisch.
Gewone (niet biologische) appels
Mark Kastel is co-directeur van het Cornucopia Institute, dat onderzoek doet naar biologische voeding. Volgens hem is de appel de kampioen pesticiden gespoten fruit. Ze worden zo zwaar bespoten omdat ze geen weerstand tegen ziekten kunnen ontwikkelen. Volgens de industrie kan dat geen kwaad. Maar volgens Kastel kun je beter je gezonde verstand gebruiken en er van af blijven. Vind je biologische appels te duur? Was en schil ze dan in elk geval voor dat je ze eet.
Voeding die experts zelf niet eten
Onderzoekers en experts in voedingsmiddelen hebben zo hun professionele redenen om bepaalde producten niet te eten. Zo is popcorn uit de magnetron geen echte aanrader, maar dat staat bij de meeste mensen niet dagelijks op het menu. Anders is dat met aardappelen, tomaten of melk. Dagelijkse kost waarvan je echt wel de gezonde variant van in huis wil hebben. Duurzaamnieuws.nl geeft je een overzicht.
Tomaten uit blik
Volgens expert Dr Fredrick vom Saal, endocrinoloog aan de Universiteit Missouri bevat de binnenkant van blikjes de stof bisphenol-A (BPA). Dat is een synthetisch hormoon dat in verband wordt gebracht met een varieteit aan ziekten zoals hartkwalen, diabetes en overgewicht. De hoge zuurgraad van tomaten laat het BPA oplossen in de voeding. Vom Saal stelt dat het gehalte BPA in tomaten uit blik zo hoog is dat het merkbare gevolgen kan hebben voor de gezondheid. Koop dus liever biologische tomaten in glas, of in kartonnen verpakkingen.
Rundvlees van met graan gevoerde dieren
Joel Salatin is zelf boer en heeft verschillende boeken over biologische productie op zijn naam staan. Veevoer van granen en soya bevat veel vet, zegt hij, zodat de dieren sneller worden gemest. Dat betekent sneller geld voor de boer, lagere prijzen en minder voedingswaarde voor de consument.Recent onderzoek van de USDA en Clemson University laat echter zien dat vlees van gras-gevoerd vee veel meer voedingsstoffen en mineralen bevat en vooral minder vetten. Koop dus biologisch vlees van met gras gevoerde koeien.
Popcorn uit de magnetron
Dr Olga Naidenko is een wetenschappelijk onderzoeker voor de Environmental Working Group. Zij vond dat in de verpakking van popcorn Perfluoroctaanzuur (PFOA) is verwerkt. Bij verwarming in een magnetron verdampt de PFOA en komt in de popcorn terecht. PFOA wordt in verband gebracht met verschillende vormen van kanker en stapelt zich in het lichaam op. Pop je corn dus liever gewoon in een koekenpan.
Gewone (niet biologische) aardappels
Jeffrey Moyer is voorzitter van de National Organic Standards Board, waarschuwt dat piepers tijdens hun groei en daarna zo vol worden gespoten met allerlei gif, dat ze niet eens meer kiemen als je ze terug in de grond stopt. Want al het gif dat op de plant wordt gespoten verzamelt zich uiteindelijk in de aardappel zelf. Moyer: "Veel aardappelboeren eten hun eigen producten niet. Ze hebben voor zichzelf een stukje land, waar ze ongespoten groenten voor zichzelf verbouwen". Gezonde piepers koop je dus bio.
Gekweekte zalm
David Carpenter is arts en director of the Institute for Health and the Environment aan de Universiteit van Albany. Hij publiceerde verschillende studies over besmetting van kweekvis. Die bevestigen nog maar eens dat gekweekte zalm vol zit met brandvertragers, PCB’s, pesticiden als DDT, dioxine en antibiotica. "Als je je risico op kanker niet wil verhogen, kun je deze vis niet vaker dan eens per half jaar eten" zegt Carpenter. Gezonde, wilde zalm komt uit Alaska. Alle zalm uit de Atlantische oceaan is inmiddels afkomstig van kweek.
Melk die met hormonen is geproduceerd
Rick North is directeur van de Campaign for Safe Food en voormalig directeur van de Oregon afdeling van de American Cancer Society. Hij wijst er op dat koeien soms worden behandeld met hormonen, zoals esttradiol en zeranol, om de dieren sneller vet te mesten. Die hormonen hopen zich op in het vetweefsel en worden via het melk uitgescheiden. Een ander hormoon om de melk productie te stimuleren: is rBHG (recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone, ook bekend als BST ). Het werkt op de melkklieren van de koe en kan de melkproductie aanzienlijk vergroten. De effecten op de lange termijn zijn nog niet bekend. Wil je geen risico nemen, controleer dan of je melk vrij is van BST en hormonen, of koop gewoon biologisch.
Gewone (niet biologische) appels
Mark Kastel is co-directeur van het Cornucopia Institute, dat onderzoek doet naar biologische voeding. Volgens hem is de appel de kampioen pesticiden gespoten fruit. Ze worden zo zwaar bespoten omdat ze geen weerstand tegen ziekten kunnen ontwikkelen. Volgens de industrie kan dat geen kwaad. Maar volgens Kastel kun je beter je gezonde verstand gebruiken en er van af blijven. Vind je biologische appels te duur? Was en schil ze dan in elk geval voor dat je ze eet.
Dromen
Ik droom, ik droom
Over de bomen en de zon.
Over boedha, over ohm.
Over de bloemen en de maan.
Over het heelal, over het atoom.
Ik droom over warmte en over de kou
en ik droom met een glimlach,
Als ik droom over jou!
woensdag 14 december 2011
Breek de touwen , goddamned pinokio's
...Ik ben de meester en de leerling van mijn ziel...
Ik doe niks wat mij word opgedragen ,
Ik deed alleen wat mij beviel!
Alles houd ik tegen mijn eigen licht...
Ik zie de wereld helder,wat een vreselijk aanzicht!
Boeken zijn heilig verklaart en daarmee wat daadwerkelijk heilig is word vergeten.
Zoals de boom die leeft en buiten staat.
De zon, het water en de grond waar wij op lopen en van leven.
Wil ik wat veranderen of wat bereiken?
Doe ik mee of blijf ik kijken?
Respect en macht of liefde en kracht?
Geboren in een tijd waar bijna de hele wereld lijd.
mensen worden bespeeld als poppen
Heeft iedereen schijt..???
Of is iedereen blind geworden, vertroebeld door foute idealen?
Gedoemd de rest van hun leven geld binnen te halen...
We zijn volgens velen uitverkoren.
maar tegenwoordig dood vanaf het moment dat we worden geboren!
Deden mensen hun ogen maar eens open.
dan konden ze zien wat er fout gaat en hoe het geheel ervoor staat.
Vertroebelde gedachten door een materialistisch collectief.
We hebben ons zicht verloren!
nu willen we de waarheid niet meer horen!
Wij verdienen beter...
Een toekomst in kleur, weg met dat zwart witte!
open je gedachten en zoek de deur!
zie door de leugens en stop dat gezeur
Leef vrij en help andere
Alleen zo kunnen wij ons perspectief en leven positief veranderen!
Onze vergeten Ziel
Het leven doet wat het wil
soms is het als een zege en soms als een vloek
elke keer weer
maar in de vijver van tijd
is alles wat het is
zelfs al zijn we niet meer, zijn we nog steeds
niets vergaat en niets is vooraltijd
met dit in mijn gedachten
zoek ik naar antwoorden
en blijf ik wachten
in liefde ligt het antwoord
maar met zoveel onwaarheden is onze visie van liefde wel de echt?
of is de liefde hoe wij hem kennen ook maar in onze gedachte gelegt
Dus ik vergeet wat is en probeer te zien
wat echt is ,is wat is en niet wat ik denk dat is
met een troebel collectief
laat ik vallen wat niet helder is
ik focus op het goede en niet op het negatief
met de gave mijn gevoel te delen
en zo mijn ziel te behouden
iets wat moeilijk is n een tijd waar zielen worden geoogst in massa productie
en waar de gene aan top zo onze menselijkheid stelen
blijf ik ik
want wanneer je gaat zijn wie je niet bent
ben je gedoemt niemand te zijn
en dan heb ik liever iets minder
en blijf ik mezelf
want mijn ziel is het gene wat er voor zorgt dat ik,
ongeacht hoe vaak ik naar de grond word geslagen altijd zal blijven bestaan
Dus met liefde en mijn ziel hou ik corruptie buiten
en ben ik een vrij man waar ik ook mag gaan en staan
je leven is maar een moment
maak er wat van
wees je zelf
vecht voor je vrijheid zolang het nog kan !
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