Health-Related
One hundred years ago, the greatest threat to health was infection from the lack of antibiotics. Today, it is imperative that each and every one of us get educated and STAY educated about the myriad threats facing us in a toxic world.
It's clear to well-informed people that GMO-(genetically modified organism) industry giant Monsanto has quite a hold on Congress with a revolving door of government/industry lobbyists that boggles the mind in its inherent conflict of interest (go to GMO page for a Venn diagram of the shocking extent of the cronyism) -- all the while the public interest is not only completely ignored but intentionally manipulated to accept a "technology" that is verifiably UN-healthy and banned in other parts of the world.
Note: I never ever knowingly use genetically-modified ingredients in my baked goods - or in anything else for that matter. The labeling issue is a huge one, and since Monsanto's billion dollar campaign effort to defeat a labeling law in California in 2012, awareness has risen ten-fold. But after coming so close to finally passing labeling laws at the State level, the right-to-know movement has been thwarted by Monsanto's heavy lobbying efforts in Congress. See this.
Likewise, many vaccines are inadequately tested and deceptively released to the public without proper trials. I'm particularly insulted by the Gardasil vaccine which negatively affected a member of my own family who defied my pleas to avoid it at all cost. She learned the hard way.
Staying on top of these issues is a LOT harder than it should be. Health Science Institute explains in a recent article (June, 2013) that Big Pharma is monitoring your attitudes about vaccines through social media keywords. As we now know, they have the bucks to hire firms (like Booz-Allen) to look into your private life and determine not only your financials but how best to market to YOU and convince you that you need a vaccine or a prescription or something else -- whatever-it-is -- that they have for sale. Paid trolls monitor facebook to plant positive testimonials where otherwise none exist.
But that's not all. We have toxic pesticides and herbicides piled on top of GMOs. We have CAFOs ('confined animal feeding operations' aka holding facilities for livestock) that are so filthy they are repeatedly cited for violating safety regulations and yet they continue to operate.
We have environmental threats from events such as the nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima, BP's gulf oil spill, FRACKING which could ultimately contaminate all the drinking water on earth, depleted uranium (DU) in our atmosphere so thick in places that couples cannot conceive and those that do give birth to horribly disfigured babies.
In an effort to stay educated I subscribe to many different newsletters and feeds that are helping to make us aware of various challenges to our health. Due to space limitations, I will provide links only to recommended reading on the topics below (click on a topic); please check back regularly for updated information.
It's clear to well-informed people that GMO-(genetically modified organism) industry giant Monsanto has quite a hold on Congress with a revolving door of government/industry lobbyists that boggles the mind in its inherent conflict of interest (go to GMO page for a Venn diagram of the shocking extent of the cronyism) -- all the while the public interest is not only completely ignored but intentionally manipulated to accept a "technology" that is verifiably UN-healthy and banned in other parts of the world.
Note: I never ever knowingly use genetically-modified ingredients in my baked goods - or in anything else for that matter. The labeling issue is a huge one, and since Monsanto's billion dollar campaign effort to defeat a labeling law in California in 2012, awareness has risen ten-fold. But after coming so close to finally passing labeling laws at the State level, the right-to-know movement has been thwarted by Monsanto's heavy lobbying efforts in Congress. See this.
Likewise, many vaccines are inadequately tested and deceptively released to the public without proper trials. I'm particularly insulted by the Gardasil vaccine which negatively affected a member of my own family who defied my pleas to avoid it at all cost. She learned the hard way.
Staying on top of these issues is a LOT harder than it should be. Health Science Institute explains in a recent article (June, 2013) that Big Pharma is monitoring your attitudes about vaccines through social media keywords. As we now know, they have the bucks to hire firms (like Booz-Allen) to look into your private life and determine not only your financials but how best to market to YOU and convince you that you need a vaccine or a prescription or something else -- whatever-it-is -- that they have for sale. Paid trolls monitor facebook to plant positive testimonials where otherwise none exist.
But that's not all. We have toxic pesticides and herbicides piled on top of GMOs. We have CAFOs ('confined animal feeding operations' aka holding facilities for livestock) that are so filthy they are repeatedly cited for violating safety regulations and yet they continue to operate.
We have environmental threats from events such as the nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima, BP's gulf oil spill, FRACKING which could ultimately contaminate all the drinking water on earth, depleted uranium (DU) in our atmosphere so thick in places that couples cannot conceive and those that do give birth to horribly disfigured babies.
In an effort to stay educated I subscribe to many different newsletters and feeds that are helping to make us aware of various challenges to our health. Due to space limitations, I will provide links only to recommended reading on the topics below (click on a topic); please check back regularly for updated information.