Potential neurotoxin in our food

Wired Science published an article a couple of days ago on PBDE, a neurotoxin that also found its way into found in our food.
PBDE (PolyBrominated Diphenyl Ethers) are compounds that are used as flame retardants and therefore can be found in a wide array of products, including building materials, electronics, furnishings, motor vehicles, airplanes, plastics, [...]

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It happened all before: the 1976 swine flu pandemic and the US government vaccination propaganda that caused deaths and long-term illnesses

The WHO and the US administration in alliance with Big Pharma are involved in a major propaganda campaign to implement compulsory vaccination. There is no more “honest reporting” by mainstream TV as in this 1979 CBS TV program. Today, with some exceptions, network TV in America and in other Western countries such as Australia is [...]

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USW president supports single-payer health care

Leo Gerard: I think we should fight for single-payer health care, fight for a principled position
Paul Jay speaks to Leo Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers’ union about his fight for single-payer health care reform and the unionization legislation. Gerard says that, “the unions are first and foremost going to be [...]

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Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett the latest celebrity victims of Big Pharma

By: Mike Adam
Natural News
That Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett both died in the last 48 hours is shocking news to many, but it’s not nearly as surprising as the fact that they were both killed by Big Pharma’s toxic drugs.
Michael Jackson, we now know, died from an injection of Demerol given by his doctor — [...]

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Peddler of poison: FDA to approve marketing, sale and consumption of cigarettes

Just another example for how the US Senate and the FDA are in the pockets of Big Business. It is no secret that US corporations bankroll the election campaigns of American politicians. Being therefore in bed with any other industry, it is no surprise that the Senate’s latest anti-tobacco bill is in fact a pro-tobacco [...]

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Is swine flu just a bonanza treat for the pharmaceutical industry?

The WHO plays with Pandemic fire – the continuing saga of the flying pigs pandemic flu
By F. William Engdahl
URL of this re-posted article
Global Research, June 5, 2009
According to information from within the World Health Organization in Geneva, the UN organization supposedly monitoring global health dangers, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan plans to declare a Phase [...]

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Food synergies: Powerful food combinations

Our ancestors weren’t always right, like when it comes to the observance of human rights or the role religion played in daily life (not that we have that much advanced though in both areas), but when look look at ways of growing and eating food for example, they certainly were light years ahead of us. [...]

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Natural remedies to beat influenza

If you’re inclined to use natural remedies to heal yourself or if you’re generally skeptical of conventional medicine or if you’re simply curious about another perspective on how to deal with influenza – here’s one. Mike Adams, self-declared Health Ranger, published ”a special report the FDA doesn’t want you to read”.
It’s a story in part about [...]

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US Association of Physicians calls for Moratorium on GMO Foods

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has just issued a call for an immediate moratorium on Genetically Manipulated (GMO) Foods.
By F. William Engdahl
URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13701
Reposted from Global Research, May 22, 2009

In a just-released position paper on GMO foods, the AAEM states that ‘GM foods pose [...]

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Perfectionism shortens life

It’s not really surprising given the increase in stress levels: perfectionism and neuroticism are deemed to shorten people’s life span according to this report on a Canadian study (reposted from Miller-McCune):
Perfectionism, as a way of life, tends to be self-defeating. New research suggests it may also be deadly.
That’s the conclusion of a Canadian study of [...]

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Hexane, a neurotoxic chemical used in producing baby food

A few days ago I posted the executive summary of a report by the Cornucopia Institute titled Behind the Bean. In it researchers warned that foods containing soy beans and labelled organic night not necessarily be healthy. One of the examples to back up their claim was the use of Hexane in the production process [...]

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An organic label on soy products does not necessarily make them healthy

The following article is the executive summary of a research paper by the Cornucopia Institute. Part of the project was the development of an organic soy scorecard that rated such criteria as soybean sourcing and processing. Not surprisingly, a lot of products were found wanting, right down to actually presenting a health risk. This outcome [...]

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US health authority official speculates that 100,000 Americans are likely already infected by swine flu

By Mike Adams
NaturalNews
H1N1 influenza (swine flu) has spread beyond the ability of the CDC to track it, leading one of its health authorities (Daniel Jernigan) to admit that 100,000 Americans are likely already infected by the swine flu.
The CDC has only “confirmed” 4,714 cases of the flu so far, but by its own admission, the [...]

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Post reflection how our press reported Mexico’s handling of the ’swine flu’ virus

Press in general likes to sensationalise, and in addition our Western press has bias tilted towards dormant racism. It often pops up its sleepy head when it comes to reporting on the behaviour of so-called developing countries (so-called because there’s not much to be proud of when using ‘our’ development model as a guiding principle). [...]

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Swine flu: who is infecting whom?

Is it the “Mexican Flu”, the “Swine Flu” or the “Human Flu”?
What are the origins of the pandemic?
by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research

The WHO announced on May 1st that it will be dropping the designation of “swine flu”. The flu will henceforth be designated A H1N1, to be known more broadly as “the Mexican [...]

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Beat the swine flu press hysteria and stay level-headed

Photo from Ben Chau’s Self Portrait series (Flickr)
I do agree with many others that the hysteria whipped up by the press over swine flu is crazy. You can’t watch the TV news or look at a newspaper without getting annoyed by headline exaggerations or being swamped by “suspected’ swine flu victims or public places deserted [...]

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Most Americans breathe polluted air

The following article was published by AboutMyPlanet:
Most Americans Breath Unhealthy Air
The American Lung Association’s 2009 State of the Air report was recently released and sheds light on the quality of air Americans are breathing on a daily basis. The report ranks pollution levels in U.S. cities and counties using levels reported between 2005 and 2007. [...]

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Swine Flu tracking map and other information links

Not that I feel really concerned about it but I thought it might be of interest, especially for people whose countries are affected by the swine flu. If you’re interested in tracking swine flu cases there is now a Google maps app to help; zoom in for a country view. The sidebar provides details for [...]

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The great marketing lie: expensive runners will prevent injury

Every year, anywhere from 65 to 80 per cent of all runners suffer an injury. No matter who you are, no matter how much you run, your odds of getting hurt are the same
It’s not really new; it’s just that Nike (and later others like Adidas and Asics) made us believe that the more money [...]

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US government grants DuPont extension to conduct safety assessment of Teflon despite studies showing considerable health risks

Another example for the power of multinational corporations: David Gutierrez, staff writer at Natural News reported a couple of days ago that the US government has magically granted DuPont a three-year extension on safety testing of PFOA (Teflon) despite studies showing considerable health risks:
(NaturalNews) The Environmental Appeals Board of the U.S. federal government has granted [...]

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