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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
FDA Admits Mercury Fillings are Unsafe
For the first time, the FDA has issued a warning that the mercury contained in silver dental fillings may pose neurological risks to children and pregnant women. This warning is long overdue, as hundreds of studies have shown that mercury fillings continue to off-gas into your mouth, especially when they come in contact with hot liquids or food (ie, pretty much every time we eat!). While the FDA is admitting danger, they are limiting the warnings to children and pregnant women, a population already warned against the dangers of mercury in fish. Despite being one of the most toxic heavy metals known to man, the FDA has claimed their use to be totally and completely safe. The American Dental Association has yet to change it’s stance on fillings either.
Who Owns Who in Organic?
While many of us try to increase the amount of whole, organic foods into our diet, and changing our shopping routines to include “health food” brands in place of Kellogs, and Kraft, it may come as a surprise to learn who really owns these “healthy” brands. When shopping, I encourage you to support independently owned businesses, instead of Big Agra. Check out these graphs illustrating just who is behind most Organic brands.
Generation RX
While I’ve not yet seen this film, it’s on my list! View the trailer on their site. The overmedication of our population is frightening, and the overmedication of our children is downright horrifying. Big Pharma serves as our nations largest and highest paid drug dealer, and we allow it to happen. Guns and illegal drugs are not allowed into school, but prescription drugs like Ritalin and Prozac are no problem?
Is Diabetes Tied to Pollution?
As if pollution wasn’t bad enough on it’s own, it’s now being indicted as a contributor to the increase in global diabetes. Once looked at as merely a disease of laziness and gluttony, scientists are now looking at how toxic chemicals in our environment impact our bodies on a cellular, and biological level. Exposure to certain chemicals, even in small quantities are enough to cause problems, including diseases like diabetes. Yikes!
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
The Price of Sugar - The late, great Paul Newman narrates this documentary that looks at human cost of producing sugar. The film examines the working and living conditions of Haitians as literal slaves in the Dominican Republic sugar cane fields. I’ve not seen this yet, but the trailer alone is a real eye opener.
Kidney Stones in Kids!? - A disturbing article in the NY Times about the increase in children developing kidney stones. Once reserved only for older people, usually as a result of elevated sodium intake and decreased hydration, this painful condition is now showing up in kids as young as five! Yet another reason to stay away from processed foods and drink your water!
Cell Phones Can Pop Corn - Ok, this is just plain scary. And funny, but mostly scary. Just watch the video…
FDA Conspires with Plastics Industry over BPA - Yet another move by the FDA that shows just how bogus and corrupt an agency they are. A new report by a scientific panel shows how the FDA turned a blind eye to evidence that BPA (bisphenol-A) is in fact toxic and dangerous, and has done so likely because of it’s ties to the chemical industry responsible for manufacturing it. This gross and recklessly negligent move by our oft lauded Food and Drug Administration, has confused and misled the public about the dangers of this chemical. a second article says more. So mad! grrrr.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Is Nothing Sacred?!? - Hershey’s has quietly changed the formulation of it’s recipes and can no longer call many of it’s products ‘chocolate’. Rising commodities costs apparently made real cocoa butter, the qualifier for calling something ‘chocolate’, too expensive for the snackfood giant. But really, Hershey’s is like the WonderBread of chocolate anyway. If you’re going to indulge your chocolate craving, at least do it with a good quality, rich, dark chocolate.
NYC Puts Fast Food Calories on Blast - New York City Health Department launches a new subway ad campaign to show how many calories are really lurking in your fried chicken. The ads, in response to the new rules stating that all fast food restaurants need to post calorie counts on their menus, are clear and to the point. Will this have an impact on people’s food choices? I hope so!
Junk Food Generation - A Consumers International website, pointing the finger, and rightfully so, at multinational food corporations for spending BILLIONS of dollars annually marketing unhealthy junk to children and helping to fuel the obesity epidemic. Junk Food Generation is asking the World Health Organization to ban all junk food advertising to children on a global level.
Turn Off the Tap! - A UK paper exposes an unusual “health and safety” rule imposed by Starbucks… keep the water running in the “dipper” sinks 13 hours a day - to cut down on bacteria! That’s over 6 MILLION gallons of water a day! And those are just the British outlets! There are loads of reasons to hate on Starbucks… now we have one more. tsk tsk tsk.
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