The article discusses how the makers of the vaccines are doing studies to prove safety but are using vaccines in the studies that do not contain mercury and the other adjuvants, which means they are fudging data to fool people into thinking their product is safe, so they can sell their snake oil with no consequences (people damaged by these vaccines cannot seek legal recourse.)
The article also exposes the fact that the need for swine flu vaccines has been magnified by distortion and outright lies, which means that what we have here is the pharmaceutical companies (in collusion with our government) lying to us and damaging us in order to make billions of dollars in profits.
When will such immoral and criminal behaviors stop? Maybe never. But we've got no chance of these behaviors stopping if we continue to allow fear and deception to hold sway over education and logic.
It is imperative, now more than ever, that we use our critical thinking to recognize the lies and distortions, and then use the social media networks we've established on the internet to inform and alert the rest of the populace, and to encourage all people, regardless of the issue at hand, to join the bandwagon of truth and accountability.
When we catch institutions or individuals lying to us, we need to stop supporting them, even if they champion our pet causes and belief systems.
The same can be said for our personal relationships. If we meet someone who sends the sparks flying, the chemistry is cooking, the infatuation is intoxicating, but, at the same time, our radar picks up certain truths (red flags) about their character and behaviors which we do not approve of, it behooves us to exit stage left and seek our romantic bonding elsewhere.
It won't be relevant how exciting and sexy the person is when we develop a relationship with that person which ultimately leads to our being manipulated, degraded and abused.
When institutions lie to us and we do nothing, and when people we're in relationships with lie to us and we do nothing, we are setting ourselves up for a world of pain.
When institutions and people we're in relationships with put their own needs above ours, despite claiming otherwise, it behooves us to consider Michael Jackson's perspective: "They don't really care about us.," and find ways to extricate ourselves from a losing proposition.
If the world ends on December 21, 2012, it will not be due to cataclysmic natural disasters. It will be due to mediocrity, not cream, rising to the top and making decisions for the planet based on self-serving greed, which lead to irrevocable damage that cannot be repaired.
We can't afford to be silent anymore. We can't afford to be in denial. We can't afford to allow a status quo that places a priority on selfishness over truth, compassion, and cooperation.
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Here it is
Tomatoes of course! Those darn tomatoes are responsible for all the sickness!
Is this sending a visual message that fruits or veggies are the thing to fear -- when the reality is the sickness and devastation is caused by cattle and animal agriculture?
Don't get me wrong, it's great that they're doing an article about this. But I guess they can only go so far.
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In the 60s, the BBC in the UK didn't allow commercial radio broadcasting, and had banned rock 'n roll from the airwaves. So this group of entrepreneurial lads took to the sea, and defied the powers that were by broadcasting The Beatles, The Rollings Stones, and all of the great "British Invasion" bands from international waters.
-The story is out this week, in honor of the release of Pirate Radio, a film about the rebel broadcasters. Check out this podcast, you'll enjoy it.
READ:
The Real Story Behind
Britain's Rock 'N' Roll Pirates
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I took other precautionary measures such as wearing long sleeves and pants, and I used a natural insect repellant on exposed skin. These measures seemed to help because ordinarily, my body is a smorgasbord for every mosquito within 100 miles of me. But on this trip, I could count on one hand the number of times I was bitten during the entire two and one half weeks.
It was after the first bite that I became more concerned about the possibility of becoming infected. That's when I learned from our tour guide, Singhji, that chewing a couple of neem leaves every day reduces the risk of contracting malaria and acts as a very powerful, yet totally natural way to fight off mosquitos. After Singhji showed me what a neem tree looked like, I'd excitedly point out every one we encountered. Our driver, Inder, and I would pick a few leaves off a tree each morning. After brushing our teeth, we'd chew together. This was already a daily ritual of his, as neem is commonly used in India to clean teeth and prevent gum disease. The leaves tasted bitterly green. But I felt wonderful knowing that I'd found a natural, non-toxic way to protect myself against contracting malaria. I began to look forward to my morning "chew," and thus began my education about the many wonders of neem. 
Because it contains more than 100 bio-active ingredients and a wealth of proteins, neem has long been used in Ayurdevic medicine. And because of its many healing and protective properties, the neem tree is fondly referred to as "friend and protector" and "wonder tree" throughout India.
Neem is an evergreen that is remarkably tolerant of both heat and drought, can grow up to twenty feet in three years, has pesticide, germicide, and medicinal properties, is resistant to termites, and is often used in reforestation efforts. The leaves' bitter taste comes from an array of complex compounds called "limonoids." The most important bio-active compound found in neem is azadirachtin (repellent). Oher compounds are gedunin (anti-malarial), nimbin (anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic), nimbidin (antibacterial), nimbidol (anti-malarial, anti-pyretic), quercentin (anti-malarial), salannun (repellent), and sodium nimbinate (spermicide).
Dr. Ramesh C. Saxena, an entomologist, is head of the Neem Foundation, whose motto is Greening India with Neem. In the report, "Neem: A Tree for Solving Global Problems," written by an ad hoc panel of The Board on Science and Technology for International Development, National Research Council of India, of which Dr. Saxena is a member, it states:
"The neem tree, one of the most promising of all plants, may eventually benefit every person on the planet. Probably no other plant yields as many varied products or has as many exploitable by-products. Indeed, as foreseen by some scientists, this tree may usher in a new era in pest control; provide millions with inexpensive medicines; cut the rate of population growth; and perhaps even reduce erosion, deforestation, and the excessive temperature of an overheated globe."
A year after returning home from India, I was delighted to I discover TheraNeem products right here at a local natural foods store. The toothpaste and herbal mouthwash intrigued me, so I contacted the company, Organix South to let them know I was interested in reviewing some of their products. They were kind enough to send me quite an impressive "care package," which included the toothpaste and herbal mouthwash, as well as nail and cuticle scrub that contains lovely oils such as walnut, jojoba, and sweet orange, and samples of shampoo, conditioner, and soap. They also thoughtfully included a bottle of TheraVeda respiratory support supplement, after I had mentioned that I suffer from a chronic cough that lasts for months at a time. All of these products are vegan* and not tested on animals.
In an ongoing effort to seek out and discover bodycare products that are not only cruelty-free, but are also free of sulfates, parabens, and artificial sweeteners, colors, and flavors, I was delighted to read the ingredients list on both the Herbal Mouthwash and Toothpaste: Neem? Yes! Clove? Yes! Peppermint and Spearmint? Yes! All that other aforementioned yucky stuff? No! But how does it taste?
Well, I have a confession to make here. When I was little, I absolutely hated brushing my teeth. I think that part of it stemmed from the fact that no one had ever tried to make it seem like a fun activity. (We didn't have bubble-gum flavored toothpaste or cute little cartoon character toothbrushes back then.) Brushing my teeth felt like a chore I was being forced to do. I hated it so much, that I started pretending I had brushed my teeth by wetting my toothbrush under the faucet. I got away with that routine for years.
I was accused of being lazy, but that certainly wasn't the case. The truth was that I just detested the taste of the toothpaste we used at our house. It wasn't until I was living on my own, that I discovered there was life after Crest and Colgate. (And no, I didn't wait until I was an adult to start brushing my teeth regularly. When I hit puberty, I began to care more about my appearance than a bad taste in my mouth.) And while I did start caring more about oral hygiene, these popular toothpaste brands still made me want to gag each and every time I brushed my teeth.
I remember when I first discovered expensive brands like Marvis and Elgydium, Tasty, but not so natural, and you can shell out more than ten bucks a tube for these. Then I moved on to Tom's and Nature's Gate brands in my evolution towards products with more natural ingredients. They're satisfactory, but I never truly felt like my mouth was refreshingly clean after using any of these. In India I discovered Himalaya Herbals brand. It has all natural ingredients (like neem!) and tastes terrific, but it's almost impossible to find here. So imagine my elation when I unexpectedly came across TheraNeem here at home.
But I digress ... The question was, as I recall, how do TheraNeem Herbal Toothpaste and Mouthwash taste? In a word: Natural. Because they're not filled with artificial flavorings or sweeteners, they have a refreshingly natural taste. After brushing and rinsing, my mouth feels clean and fresh. While I never learned to enjoy the simple pleasure of oral hygiene as a child, the adult me is finally at peace with her twice daily dental care ritual. I have the folks at Organix South to thank for that, and I look forward to trying all of the other wonderful TheraNeem and TheraVeda products.
For more information about TheraNeem and TheraVeda herbal products, explore the Organix South website, and discover for yourself, the power of neem!
*The complete line of TheraNeem and TheraVeda products are vegan, except for their Neem Stick Lip Therape, which contains beeswax.
So the government is weighing proposals that would make it easier for employers to use financial rewards or penalties to promote healthy behavior, like weight loss.
But are the obese becoming popular punching bags in the debate? When we live in a society where from the youngest age you're being fed a steady media diet of French fries, Coke, cheeseburgers and ice cream, how responsible are you for your food choices?
The New York Times has an interesting article on the subject. Click Here to Read.
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So I open my LA Times today (in a browser), and what do I find? Not one but THREE articles raising outdated notions and fantasy fears about vegetarian diets.
First, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) trots out the old canard that vegetarian diets must be "well planned!" In an article called Nutritional Guidelines for Vegetarian Children, they go through a ridiculous list of basic scaremongering about how much "thought and planning" must go into eating as a vegetarian.
Well, as a vegan family, we DO "plan" our diet; each day we plan to eat Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Beyond that, we have a diet focused on fruits, veggies, nuts, beans and grains. We don't think a lot past that, because you don't have to.
The idea that you have to look for "replacements" for meat -- as the article suggests -- is silly. Animals are not food anymore than humans are food. Both can be eaten; that doesn't mean we should. We're not looking to replace something that we don't consider food.
The article repeats disproven notions like you have to "food combine" to be a healthy vegetarian, and other outright false information, such as that meat and eggs are ideal proteins. (Well, they ARE ideal proteins -- for feeding tumors.)
The underlying message in this article is: if you're looking to raise your kids veg, watch out!
The second article in today's LA Times is called Don't make food a conflict for a vegetarian child. The article features another ADA member, this time warning about the social and psychological dangers of raising your kids veg. Watch out, you may be scarring them for life, creating decades of your kid having to go on the shrink's couch, if you "deny" them meat! The article gives helpfup suggestions like: compromise with your vegetarian kids, let them eat meat when they're at a friend's house! "Resentment can build up in your child if certain foods are forbidden completely!"
Are you sh*tting me??
Does the writer here even have kids?
She certainly doesn't have any vegetarian ones, and I doubt they even spoke to any vegetarian parents. We've lived 16 years with vegan kids, and this has never been an issue. In fact several of out kids' friends have turned vegan. And parents of their friends have often gone out of their way to accommodate our kids' dietary choices.
This second LA Times article is a subtle attempt to undermine your decision to raise your kids vegatarian, but it's couched in a way as to make it seem like they're being helpful.
As a parent of vegetarian kids, I can tell you you're not consigning your son or daugther to a childhood of miserable "difference," as the article asserts. Quite the contrary. Our kids are very happy, they're confident and secure about who they are. Their dietary choice is something they're glad about, and always have been. And if anyone did say something to them disrespectful, our kids would just think, "Hey, that's your problem, not mine."
The third article is called When teens announce they're vegetarian, and it basically says: "If you're kid goes veg -- watch out! They probably have an eating disorder!"
Of course, if a kid goes vegetarian because they have an eating disorder, it is most likely because they have been eating the ADA-recommended crap American diet, that makes people fat, sick and depressed, and so they are compensating for that awful diet. In other words, for those kids who go veg because they have an eating disorder, the vegetarian diet isn't their problem, it's the standard American Diet that's helped get them to a bad space in the first place.
If your kid went veg because they had an eating disorder (which from my experience represents a small number of kids going veg), you as a parent could help your child by 1) getting the kid professional help, and 2) maybe joining your kid in going veg so as to try to set a good example of eating a healthy diet, and being supportive.
Three articles on the same day in a major media outlet, raising largely ridiculous fears about going veg. This makes me wonder: where is this coming from?
It's well-known that the ADA receives much of its funding from the meat, dairy, and processed junk food industries. They have a long and ignoble history of promoting some of the worst foods on the planet. The ADA's corporate-lackey mantra has always been: "There are no bad foods."
Unfortunately the ADA's funding relies on heavily taking these pro-Big Food, unhealthy positions.
So what do you think is the reason articles like these are starting to show up these days?
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