Greetings,
I came across this article when I was doing some new research for a new blog entry so I decided to do a short entry on this topic.
3 Million people have died because of pharmaceuticals over the past 27 years. But no one has died because of supplements. Hmmm......mainstream news would have you think otherwise.
You hear it at least once a week that vitamins don't help prevent certain cancers or certain illnesses. But yet, you hear the media portraying big pharma as our life savers. Big pharma wants us to be dependent on them from cradle to grave.
Vaccines starting at birth
Ritalin (a cousin of PCP) when a child enters school so they will sit still for the teacher
Birth control & Gardisil for our tween & teen girls
Various pharmaceuticals for women once they reach child bearing age & don't forget the obligatory gall bladder removal that doctors think that women should have removed at some point in their life. (I still have mine!) We have these organs & glands for a reason!
High blood pressure meds, cholesterol meds, meds for GERD, diabetes meds, etc, do you see my point?
1,700 prescription medications were recalled from the market during 2009. This is almost 5 per day. Did you hear about this on the evening news? Of course not, big pharma wants us to believe that their drugs are safe. Approved by the FDA, dispensed widely to patients & 3million dead from pharmaceuticals over a 27 year period. Vioxx is a medication that comes to mind that was recalled & recently a diabetes medication was recalled because of the problems associated with it.
I've been watching the reactions from the Gardisil shot. Over 100 girls died from the it during the month of August & another 100 during the month of October. This is what was reported to VAERS. Remember, only about 1-10% of reactions get reported so that number is probably much greater! If this shot was anything but a vaccine it would have been pulled from the market already. If you know of any moms who are considering given this to their daughters, please show them this article!
Here is the link to original article that gave me the idea for this blog entry.
http://www.naturalnews.com/034372_vitamins_pharmaceuticals_deaths.html
Until next time, have a great weekend!
Lori
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Confirming what we already knew about the Flu Shot
Greetings everyone,
I came across this article on Facebook tonight & I just had to pass it along. Six studies in recent months have confirmed that the mercury in the flu shot is toxic, especially to pregnant moms & kids.
Isn't that what we've been saying all along??!!??
Enjoy the read!
http://majortrend.tv/5607/new-study-verifies-mercury-in-flu-shots-is-toxic/
My finals for school are the 15th. I hope to write 1 or 2 big articles during winter break & a couple of smaller ones.
Have a good week!
Lori
I came across this article on Facebook tonight & I just had to pass it along. Six studies in recent months have confirmed that the mercury in the flu shot is toxic, especially to pregnant moms & kids.
Isn't that what we've been saying all along??!!??
Enjoy the read!
http://majortrend.tv/5607/new-study-verifies-mercury-in-flu-shots-is-toxic/
My finals for school are the 15th. I hope to write 1 or 2 big articles during winter break & a couple of smaller ones.
Have a good week!
Lori
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Consumerism & the Affect of Big Pharma on it
Hello Everyone,
I recently had to write a paper for a college class on consumerism, community & my opinions on 7 different sources from which I pulled info. I've been struggling with some of my papers this semester but this one I felt like I was in my "groove" on this paper & it came very easily.
I was so happy with it that I decided to share it with my readers.
Enjoy!!
Lori
P.S. If you are coming across this article while doing research for a college paper, you may use any part of this article. Just be sure you cite where it came from. Thank you. :)
Consumerism – we see this in greater quantity this time of year. People buying gifts that will only be used for a week or two and then will not see the light of day for a long time. Has consumerism affected our health? How has big pharma affected our consumerism towards the health of our children? Colin Beavan, Annie Leonard, Pico Iyer the cluster New Ethics of Consumption and Brenda Watson all talk about how our lives today affect our health.
The World English Dictionary defines consumerism(1) as “Advocacy of a high rate of consumption and spending as a basis for a sound economy. The U.S. pays the highest amount when it comes to medical costs but yet we are the sickest nation in the world. The income from vaccines alone for big pharma is $34 billion a year. Parents of children are the consumers of big pharma. They blindly line for these drugs without doing their homework first. The ingredients that are in these vaccines haven't been tested for short or long term health affects. Annie Leonard (2) states in her story of stuff “There are over 100,000 chemicals that are used in the production of materials today. And tests have only been done on a fraction of those chemicals.”
Big pharma is going to do anything and everything they can to protect their income. This is why you see so much advertising on TV today for drugs and for viewers to “talk to their doctors” about this drug. With over 140 vaccines coming down the pipeline over the next 20 years, big pharma won't make money if we are healthy only if we are kept sick. Many ingredients in vaccines haven't been tested for short term or long term safety. The affects of SV-40 from the Polio vaccine in the sixties is only now becoming apparent with brain cancer being the common denominator in these patients.
Colin Beavan (3) talks about kids that live in the big city have more cases of asthma because of all the diesel pollutants in the air from trucks that deliver goods for stores and other places. (203)
This is another area that big pharma doesn't want you to know about. Vitamin D3 taken daily can reduce or eliminate asthma attacks all together. I've had asthma since I was seven and haven't had a major attack in years. I contribute this to my high daily intake of Vitamin D3. Big pharma is trying outlaw supplements because they bite into their income, they can't regulate them. If Codex Alimentarius is pushed thru, then supplements will only be allowed thru prescriptions.
During Mr. Beaven's (4) visit, he talked about his daughter getting really sick during their trip to Italy. It was contributed to febrile seizures that the doctors said she would outgrow in time. What
aren't we being told about this episode? What medications or vaccines did Isabella receive prior to this visit?
I looked at the CDC website to see what vaccines are required for travel to Italy. No special vaccines are required but they do recommend the flu shot, chicken pox vaccine, Polio, MMR and the DPT shots. The flu shot alone has been known to cause reactions that are neurological in nature, including seizures. The MMR shot has been linked to autism. A good question for Mr. Beavan would be what vaccines did she prior to this trip?
Pico Iyer (5) talks about taking trips that are thousands of miles without a second thought. You are traveling with dozens if not a hundred other passengers. You are breathing the same recirculated air they are. Most of the time passengers get sick after traveling on air craft. Sometimes this can happen within a few days or sometimes it happens within a few weeks.
Our reliance on big pharma as part of our consumerism is one of the reasons we are chronically sick as a nation. We are the vaccinated country in the world. But yet our kids are the sickest in the world and we pay higher medical costs than other countries. Why are more people traveling when they are sick than they were thirty years ago? Many travel out of necessity for work but how many are traveling for leisure? When I flew on an airplane for travel during the late 70s and early 80s, you had
to be well in order to get on a plane. Currently they only worry if there is a big outbreak of a communicable disease.
In Ethics of Consumption (6) cluster, there is a section on “Our Thirst for Bottled Water”. The chart on page 567 shows some liquids that are consumed by the gallons per year by the average U.S. Citizen. Soft drinks are at the top of the chart followed by tap water, coffee, beer & milk. Bottled water is on the way up. Part of this trend is being fed by the fashion that its fashionable to carry bottled water around.
Depending on the plastic that is used, bottled water can leach chemicals into the water that is toxic to the human body. Styrofoam coffee cups leach styrene into the human body, this has been known to disrupt the endocrine system which is also linked to our hormones. All of this leads to stress on the body which lead to a breakdown overtime. This is one of the reasons why chronic illness is so prevalent today.
In Brenda Watson's youtube video (7) “Brenda Watson's Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps – Personal and Household Products, Watson talks about how many chemicals are in the average home for personal use and for use around the home. She also talks about how 89% of them haven't been tested for safety. “Even toothpaste comes with a poison control warning label.”
Everyday when we are watching TV, looking at a magazine ornewspaper we are bombarded by ads for cleaning products for our homes. The inactive ingredients are 99% of the product but these inactive ingredients haven't been tested for safety. We as consumers need to be more proactive by telling the producers of these products that we want to know what is in these cleaning products.
Its time that us as consumers stand up for what it right. We have a right to know what our food is being treated with. We have a right to know all of the dangers of the medicine we are being prescribed, not just the parts they want us to know about. We have a right to know about the dangers of the products being used in the making of furniture, carpets and other household goods. Its time the government stop taking the sides of big corporations and stand up for the people.
Works Cited Page
1. "Consumerism | Define Consumerism at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 21 Nov. 2011..
2"Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 21 Nov. 2011..
3. Beavan, Colin. No Impact Man: the Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes about Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Print.
4. "Colin Beavan." DMACC, Boone. 04 Nov. 2011. Lecture.
5. Iyer, Pico. "Nowhere Man." Convergences: Themes, Texts, and Images for Composition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. 327+. Print.
6. Sandage, Tom. "Our Thirst For Bottled Water." Convergences: Themes, Texts, and Images for Composition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. 564+. Print.
7. Watson, Brenda. "Brenda Watson's Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps - Personal and Household Products - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 21 Nov. 2011..
I recently had to write a paper for a college class on consumerism, community & my opinions on 7 different sources from which I pulled info. I've been struggling with some of my papers this semester but this one I felt like I was in my "groove" on this paper & it came very easily.
I was so happy with it that I decided to share it with my readers.
Enjoy!!
Lori
P.S. If you are coming across this article while doing research for a college paper, you may use any part of this article. Just be sure you cite where it came from. Thank you. :)
Consumerism – we see this in greater quantity this time of year. People buying gifts that will only be used for a week or two and then will not see the light of day for a long time. Has consumerism affected our health? How has big pharma affected our consumerism towards the health of our children? Colin Beavan, Annie Leonard, Pico Iyer the cluster New Ethics of Consumption and Brenda Watson all talk about how our lives today affect our health.
The World English Dictionary defines consumerism(1) as “Advocacy of a high rate of consumption and spending as a basis for a sound economy. The U.S. pays the highest amount when it comes to medical costs but yet we are the sickest nation in the world. The income from vaccines alone for big pharma is $34 billion a year. Parents of children are the consumers of big pharma. They blindly line for these drugs without doing their homework first. The ingredients that are in these vaccines haven't been tested for short or long term health affects. Annie Leonard (2) states in her story of stuff “There are over 100,000 chemicals that are used in the production of materials today. And tests have only been done on a fraction of those chemicals.”
Big pharma is going to do anything and everything they can to protect their income. This is why you see so much advertising on TV today for drugs and for viewers to “talk to their doctors” about this drug. With over 140 vaccines coming down the pipeline over the next 20 years, big pharma won't make money if we are healthy only if we are kept sick. Many ingredients in vaccines haven't been tested for short term or long term safety. The affects of SV-40 from the Polio vaccine in the sixties is only now becoming apparent with brain cancer being the common denominator in these patients.
Colin Beavan (3) talks about kids that live in the big city have more cases of asthma because of all the diesel pollutants in the air from trucks that deliver goods for stores and other places. (203)
This is another area that big pharma doesn't want you to know about. Vitamin D3 taken daily can reduce or eliminate asthma attacks all together. I've had asthma since I was seven and haven't had a major attack in years. I contribute this to my high daily intake of Vitamin D3. Big pharma is trying outlaw supplements because they bite into their income, they can't regulate them. If Codex Alimentarius is pushed thru, then supplements will only be allowed thru prescriptions.
During Mr. Beaven's (4) visit, he talked about his daughter getting really sick during their trip to Italy. It was contributed to febrile seizures that the doctors said she would outgrow in time. What
aren't we being told about this episode? What medications or vaccines did Isabella receive prior to this visit?
I looked at the CDC website to see what vaccines are required for travel to Italy. No special vaccines are required but they do recommend the flu shot, chicken pox vaccine, Polio, MMR and the DPT shots. The flu shot alone has been known to cause reactions that are neurological in nature, including seizures. The MMR shot has been linked to autism. A good question for Mr. Beavan would be what vaccines did she prior to this trip?
Pico Iyer (5) talks about taking trips that are thousands of miles without a second thought. You are traveling with dozens if not a hundred other passengers. You are breathing the same recirculated air they are. Most of the time passengers get sick after traveling on air craft. Sometimes this can happen within a few days or sometimes it happens within a few weeks.
Our reliance on big pharma as part of our consumerism is one of the reasons we are chronically sick as a nation. We are the vaccinated country in the world. But yet our kids are the sickest in the world and we pay higher medical costs than other countries. Why are more people traveling when they are sick than they were thirty years ago? Many travel out of necessity for work but how many are traveling for leisure? When I flew on an airplane for travel during the late 70s and early 80s, you had
to be well in order to get on a plane. Currently they only worry if there is a big outbreak of a communicable disease.
In Ethics of Consumption (6) cluster, there is a section on “Our Thirst for Bottled Water”. The chart on page 567 shows some liquids that are consumed by the gallons per year by the average U.S. Citizen. Soft drinks are at the top of the chart followed by tap water, coffee, beer & milk. Bottled water is on the way up. Part of this trend is being fed by the fashion that its fashionable to carry bottled water around.
Depending on the plastic that is used, bottled water can leach chemicals into the water that is toxic to the human body. Styrofoam coffee cups leach styrene into the human body, this has been known to disrupt the endocrine system which is also linked to our hormones. All of this leads to stress on the body which lead to a breakdown overtime. This is one of the reasons why chronic illness is so prevalent today.
In Brenda Watson's youtube video (7) “Brenda Watson's Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps – Personal and Household Products, Watson talks about how many chemicals are in the average home for personal use and for use around the home. She also talks about how 89% of them haven't been tested for safety. “Even toothpaste comes with a poison control warning label.”
Everyday when we are watching TV, looking at a magazine ornewspaper we are bombarded by ads for cleaning products for our homes. The inactive ingredients are 99% of the product but these inactive ingredients haven't been tested for safety. We as consumers need to be more proactive by telling the producers of these products that we want to know what is in these cleaning products.
Its time that us as consumers stand up for what it right. We have a right to know what our food is being treated with. We have a right to know all of the dangers of the medicine we are being prescribed, not just the parts they want us to know about. We have a right to know about the dangers of the products being used in the making of furniture, carpets and other household goods. Its time the government stop taking the sides of big corporations and stand up for the people.
Works Cited Page
1. "Consumerism | Define Consumerism at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 21 Nov. 2011.
2"Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 21 Nov. 2011.
3. Beavan, Colin. No Impact Man: the Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes about Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Print.
4. "Colin Beavan." DMACC, Boone. 04 Nov. 2011. Lecture.
5. Iyer, Pico. "Nowhere Man." Convergences: Themes, Texts, and Images for Composition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. 327+. Print.
6. Sandage, Tom. "Our Thirst For Bottled Water." Convergences: Themes, Texts, and Images for Composition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009. 564+. Print.
7. Watson, Brenda. "Brenda Watson's Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps - Personal and Household Products - YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 21 Nov. 2011.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Redirecting for awhile
Greetings everyone,
I'm going to be redirecting my focus for a few weeks to maybe a month or so.
I only have 6 weeks left of the semester & I want to finish strong. I also have some personal issues that I need to take care of.
I will be updating you with the refocusing as soon as I know more.
Have a great week & a GREAT Thanksgiving!
Lori
I'm going to be redirecting my focus for a few weeks to maybe a month or so.
I only have 6 weeks left of the semester & I want to finish strong. I also have some personal issues that I need to take care of.
I will be updating you with the refocusing as soon as I know more.
Have a great week & a GREAT Thanksgiving!
Lori
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Vaccine Awareness Week
Hello everyone,
Vaccine Awareness weeks starts on Sunday, Oct. 30th. This weeks kicks off after a month of Vaccine Injury Awareness.
Tell everyone you know about the dangers of vaccines. Tell them about the safer alternatives & teach them about the ingredients.
Here is a link to the website about this event.
http://www.vaccineawarenessweek.com/
Until next time, have a good week.
Lori
Vaccine Awareness weeks starts on Sunday, Oct. 30th. This weeks kicks off after a month of Vaccine Injury Awareness.
Tell everyone you know about the dangers of vaccines. Tell them about the safer alternatives & teach them about the ingredients.
Here is a link to the website about this event.
http://www.vaccineawarenessweek.com/
Until next time, have a good week.
Lori
Monday, October 10, 2011
National Vaccine Information Center Calls New CA Vaccine Law A "Violation of Parental Informed Consent Rights and Federal Law"
Greetings everyone,
This is a sad day in America. A bill has passed in California that allows children as young as the age of 12 to get vaccinated without a parents consent.
A child needs a parents consent to get their ears pierced, to get a tattoo or to get a tan but yet they can get a vaccine that could be potentially deadly without a parent knowing.
Imagine your child coming home from school & then collapsing or dying during the night for no apparent reason that you know of. WHO is going to be responsible for this? Who is going to take on the liability?
Read the full story here -
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/national-vaccine-information-center-calls-new-ca-vaccine-law-a-violation-of-parental-informed-consent-rights-and-federal-law-2011-10-10
Until next time.......
Lori
This is a sad day in America. A bill has passed in California that allows children as young as the age of 12 to get vaccinated without a parents consent.
A child needs a parents consent to get their ears pierced, to get a tattoo or to get a tan but yet they can get a vaccine that could be potentially deadly without a parent knowing.
Imagine your child coming home from school & then collapsing or dying during the night for no apparent reason that you know of. WHO is going to be responsible for this? Who is going to take on the liability?
Read the full story here -
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/national-vaccine-information-center-calls-new-ca-vaccine-law-a-violation-of-parental-informed-consent-rights-and-federal-law-2011-10-10
Until next time.......
Lori
Friday, October 7, 2011
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
We see pink apparel start appearing around the end of September. Pink t-shirts, pink hats, pink bracelets and just about anything else that can appear pink. So what is all this pink really about?
Pink is associated with girls. When a newborn girl is brought home from the hospital, she is showered with pink things. We see breast cancer awareness shirts saying “Fight Like a Girl” usually in pink on a black shirt.
One in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives.
I traveled to Urbandale last week to a Thermography Center to interview a specialist in detecting breast cancer using this method that you rarely hear about. I only expected to be there for twenty to thirty minutes. The co-owners of the center and compounding pharmacy spent about an hour and half with me. They gave me a tour of the facility, showed me the room where the thermography scans take place and the camera. What follows is an overview of this interview.
You hear about mammograms detecting breast cancer. But there is another method to detect cancer eight to ten years before a mammogram can detect them. This method is called a Thermogram or Therm. It uses body heat to detect where a tumor might be growing. Tumors need a vascular blood supply in order to grow. As blood vessels build and blood starts flowing, heat is generated around this mass that is growing. The coolest color on the spectrum for this scan is black with white being the hottest. There are 3,000 colors in between.
The room that has the camera in it is temperature controlled. There are no windows and no ventilation system circulating air through the room. There is a small portable air conditioner in the room if it gets to hot but is shut off thirty minutes prior to a scan in order to equalize out the temperature. The temperature of the room is between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius, which is 64.4 and 70.34 deg. Fahrenheit. They measure the room in Celsius because some people would see the higher temps in Fahrenheit and could get hot just seeing that temperature.
Once you are in the room, you are asked to disrobe from the waist up. You are then given fifteen minutes to acclimate to the room temperature. For ten minutes you stand with your arms at your sides and the remaining 5 minutes your arms are up by your head.
A twenty point analysis is then given to each quadrant and there are four quadrants on each breast. There is a scan that is done from the front and then a scan on the left and right sides. Then if necessary, a scan is done with a breast lift. The scan only lasts for a few minutes. The technician isn’t allowed to read the scan for liability reasons.
The scan is then sent to a doctor in California, Dr. William Amalu, for analysis and assigned a TH value. A one TH value is normal, no mass is seen and a TH value of five, we need to pay attention to this and evaluate further. The colors that the doctor is looking for are light blue to white. There are cold mass tumors meaning no blood supply but they are rare. Thermograms can also pick up hormone inbalances.
With mammograms, they miss twenty percent of all cancers. Thermograms only miss ten percent. When you get a mammogram, there is compression of the breast and radiation that is put into a very sensitive area. The radiation that is used by mammograms can be 1,000 times greater than that of a chest x-ray as told by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Each year that you get a mammogram, your chances of getting breast cancer increase by two percent according to Dr. Russell Blaylock. The compression is equal to 20- 2.2 pound bags of sugar being placed on the breast. With foot operated machines, this equivalent goes up to 58 bags of sugar as told by Lynn Mc Taggart's: What Doctors Don't Tell You: The Truth About the Dangers of Modern Medicine.
Mammograms have a hard time seeing through dense or fibrocystic breasts. Thermograms have no problem with these types of breasts as it is looking for hot areas in comparison to the rest of the breast. Whereas mammograms are looking for mass.
Thermograms can also do full body scans which helps with strokes, diabetes and cardiovascular problems detection.
Mammograms and thermograms came out at the same time. Thermograms were approved by the FDA in 1982. A thermogram doesn’t replace a mammogram, they can be used in conjunction with each other. Why expose yourself to radiation if you don’t need to?
Now that we’ve talked about thermography and breast cancer detection. Is there a way to prevent breast cancer? There are thoughts are on this and two different facilities have told me basically the same thing.
One, avoid birth control. Artificial hormones are not good for the body. The breast tissue is under developed until a woman becomes pregnant for the first time. The breast tissue develops during pregnancy in preparation for nursing. The list of side affects for birth control is longer than any other drug on the market says Dr. Mayer Eisenstein of Home First clinics near Chicago.
Two, Take Vitamin D3. The higher the level of D3 you have in your body, the less likely you are to get some types of cancers. (as seen in the chart associated with this article) Ask your doctor to test your Vitamin D3 level. Some insurance companies will cover the cost of this test, others won’t unless it is warranted with some medial conditions.
Three, cut back on your aluminum exposure. The aluminum accumulates in your brain and in your lymph nodes. The most common use for girls with aluminum is antiperspirants. Many vaccines have toxic levels of aluminum also. Many breast cancer patients who have a mastectomy also have their lymph nodes removed near the area where you put your deodorant on.
Four, Soy Milk changes breast tissue. Cut back or avoid on Soy Milk intake. Cutting it out would be a good thing since soy could have GMO products in it which opens up a whole another can of worms.
Five, avoid Mountain Dew & diet pops. These have bromide in them which is an enemy to Iodine. Bromide attaches itself to various parts of your body that are fighting for space with iodine. If you are deficient in Iodine, you have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Think about this when you hear on the news to cut back on your salt intake but on the same token don’t overdo it.
Six, lose the extra weight. When a woman is carrying extra weight, her body is producing extra estrogen. This can cause estrogen dominance which can lead to health problems like PMS, uterine fibroids & menorrhagia (abnormally heavy menstral bleeding). As we read in the profile of Michelle Tedrow, weight loss helped her find a lump during a self exam.
It’s important to get a baseline so that doctors know when changes occur. With mammograms, this baseline is usually at the age of 35 or 40 depending on the history of your family. With thermograms, this age moves up to the age of 20. The incidence of breast cancer under the age of 40 is on the rise and it’s important to have that first finger print in place before any changes that might take place.
Let this month be the month that we take our first step in becoming healthier.
Pink is associated with girls. When a newborn girl is brought home from the hospital, she is showered with pink things. We see breast cancer awareness shirts saying “Fight Like a Girl” usually in pink on a black shirt.
One in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives.
I traveled to Urbandale last week to a Thermography Center to interview a specialist in detecting breast cancer using this method that you rarely hear about. I only expected to be there for twenty to thirty minutes. The co-owners of the center and compounding pharmacy spent about an hour and half with me. They gave me a tour of the facility, showed me the room where the thermography scans take place and the camera. What follows is an overview of this interview.
You hear about mammograms detecting breast cancer. But there is another method to detect cancer eight to ten years before a mammogram can detect them. This method is called a Thermogram or Therm. It uses body heat to detect where a tumor might be growing. Tumors need a vascular blood supply in order to grow. As blood vessels build and blood starts flowing, heat is generated around this mass that is growing. The coolest color on the spectrum for this scan is black with white being the hottest. There are 3,000 colors in between.
The room that has the camera in it is temperature controlled. There are no windows and no ventilation system circulating air through the room. There is a small portable air conditioner in the room if it gets to hot but is shut off thirty minutes prior to a scan in order to equalize out the temperature. The temperature of the room is between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius, which is 64.4 and 70.34 deg. Fahrenheit. They measure the room in Celsius because some people would see the higher temps in Fahrenheit and could get hot just seeing that temperature.
Once you are in the room, you are asked to disrobe from the waist up. You are then given fifteen minutes to acclimate to the room temperature. For ten minutes you stand with your arms at your sides and the remaining 5 minutes your arms are up by your head.
A twenty point analysis is then given to each quadrant and there are four quadrants on each breast. There is a scan that is done from the front and then a scan on the left and right sides. Then if necessary, a scan is done with a breast lift. The scan only lasts for a few minutes. The technician isn’t allowed to read the scan for liability reasons.
The scan is then sent to a doctor in California, Dr. William Amalu, for analysis and assigned a TH value. A one TH value is normal, no mass is seen and a TH value of five, we need to pay attention to this and evaluate further. The colors that the doctor is looking for are light blue to white. There are cold mass tumors meaning no blood supply but they are rare. Thermograms can also pick up hormone inbalances.
With mammograms, they miss twenty percent of all cancers. Thermograms only miss ten percent. When you get a mammogram, there is compression of the breast and radiation that is put into a very sensitive area. The radiation that is used by mammograms can be 1,000 times greater than that of a chest x-ray as told by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Each year that you get a mammogram, your chances of getting breast cancer increase by two percent according to Dr. Russell Blaylock. The compression is equal to 20- 2.2 pound bags of sugar being placed on the breast. With foot operated machines, this equivalent goes up to 58 bags of sugar as told by Lynn Mc Taggart's: What Doctors Don't Tell You: The Truth About the Dangers of Modern Medicine.
Mammograms have a hard time seeing through dense or fibrocystic breasts. Thermograms have no problem with these types of breasts as it is looking for hot areas in comparison to the rest of the breast. Whereas mammograms are looking for mass.
Thermograms can also do full body scans which helps with strokes, diabetes and cardiovascular problems detection.
Mammograms and thermograms came out at the same time. Thermograms were approved by the FDA in 1982. A thermogram doesn’t replace a mammogram, they can be used in conjunction with each other. Why expose yourself to radiation if you don’t need to?
Now that we’ve talked about thermography and breast cancer detection. Is there a way to prevent breast cancer? There are thoughts are on this and two different facilities have told me basically the same thing.
One, avoid birth control. Artificial hormones are not good for the body. The breast tissue is under developed until a woman becomes pregnant for the first time. The breast tissue develops during pregnancy in preparation for nursing. The list of side affects for birth control is longer than any other drug on the market says Dr. Mayer Eisenstein of Home First clinics near Chicago.
Two, Take Vitamin D3. The higher the level of D3 you have in your body, the less likely you are to get some types of cancers. (as seen in the chart associated with this article) Ask your doctor to test your Vitamin D3 level. Some insurance companies will cover the cost of this test, others won’t unless it is warranted with some medial conditions.
Three, cut back on your aluminum exposure. The aluminum accumulates in your brain and in your lymph nodes. The most common use for girls with aluminum is antiperspirants. Many vaccines have toxic levels of aluminum also. Many breast cancer patients who have a mastectomy also have their lymph nodes removed near the area where you put your deodorant on.
Four, Soy Milk changes breast tissue. Cut back or avoid on Soy Milk intake. Cutting it out would be a good thing since soy could have GMO products in it which opens up a whole another can of worms.
Five, avoid Mountain Dew & diet pops. These have bromide in them which is an enemy to Iodine. Bromide attaches itself to various parts of your body that are fighting for space with iodine. If you are deficient in Iodine, you have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Think about this when you hear on the news to cut back on your salt intake but on the same token don’t overdo it.
Six, lose the extra weight. When a woman is carrying extra weight, her body is producing extra estrogen. This can cause estrogen dominance which can lead to health problems like PMS, uterine fibroids & menorrhagia (abnormally heavy menstral bleeding). As we read in the profile of Michelle Tedrow, weight loss helped her find a lump during a self exam.
It’s important to get a baseline so that doctors know when changes occur. With mammograms, this baseline is usually at the age of 35 or 40 depending on the history of your family. With thermograms, this age moves up to the age of 20. The incidence of breast cancer under the age of 40 is on the rise and it’s important to have that first finger print in place before any changes that might take place.
Let this month be the month that we take our first step in becoming healthier.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Aware & Safe
Rape - this word strikes fear in the heart of many women. 1 in 6 women will be raped in their lifetime. 1 in 3 will be sexually assaulted. Rape is the most violent form of crime that occurs on college campuses today. 25% of college students will be raped before college graduation.
When many female students go to college, it is their first time away from home. They set their own curfews, go to parties that go late or all night. Many students have classes that go well after sunset.
There are some ways to protect yourself at night & at parties to help you to avoid becoming a victim of a rape or sexual assault.
1. Use a buddy system. Don't go out alone at night. Whether you are leaving your dorm or apartment for a walk or a run to the convenience store, ask a room mate or friend to go with you. If you are leaving a class after dark, walk out with a classmate or have your professor walk out with you if you are the last one to leave the classroom.
2. Use your car key as a weapon. Put your car key between your index finger & middle finger. If you are attacked, you can use this key to poke, scratch or gouge at your attacker to inflict enough injury to get away to a safe location.
3. If you go a party, keep your drink in your sight at all time. 90% of all rapes occur while a person is under the influence of alcohol. Rohypnol can be slipped into a drink & you won't even know it's there. It is tasteless, odorless & doesn't cloud a clear drink. There are signs that you have been drugged with Rohypnol, they are - It creates a sleepy, relaxed, and drunk feeling that lasts 2 to 8 hours. Other effects may include blackouts, with a compete loss of memory, dizziness and disorientation, nausea, difficulty with motor movements and speaking.
If you've been the victim of a sexual assault then you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Rohypnol can detected in a urine test up to 60 hours after being ingested by a victim. If you take a shower, all of the evidence will be washed away. Its best to get a rape kit done sooner rather than later. A rape kit will be done to check for fluids on the skin & in or around the vaginal area, to look for skin under the fingernails, pubic hair from your attacker & any other injuries that might have been inflicted during the attack. Rape kits for minors are mandatory for some states but optional in other states.
You will then give a statement to the police. As embarassing as it might be, it's necessary to be done as soon as possible after the attack since the memory of the attack will be fresh in your mind. Some departments have female officers that work with rape victims, ask if there is one available.
After giving your statement, the county attorney will decide if there is enough evidence to procede to a trial or if there is insufficient evidence. Sometimes, if your assailant says they did nothing wrong & there is very little evidence to go on, the case be will closed.
The anniversary date of your assault may bring up memories. If your attacker dies, this can bring up powerful memories, sometimes of relief that you don't have to worry about that person anymore if they weren't convicted. It can also bring about feelings of anger if the evidence collected wasn't enough to go to trial.
There are resources out there to help a victim get thru their attack & move on. THERE IS life after a rape or sexual assault.
Lets stay Aware & Safe this semester.
Sources -
http://www.bu.edu/police/prevention/rohypnol_fact_sheet.htm
http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/rohypnol
http://www.turningpointservices.org/sexualassault.htm
http://www.crisisconnectioninc.org/sexualassault/college_campuses_and_rape.htm
When many female students go to college, it is their first time away from home. They set their own curfews, go to parties that go late or all night. Many students have classes that go well after sunset.
There are some ways to protect yourself at night & at parties to help you to avoid becoming a victim of a rape or sexual assault.
1. Use a buddy system. Don't go out alone at night. Whether you are leaving your dorm or apartment for a walk or a run to the convenience store, ask a room mate or friend to go with you. If you are leaving a class after dark, walk out with a classmate or have your professor walk out with you if you are the last one to leave the classroom.
2. Use your car key as a weapon. Put your car key between your index finger & middle finger. If you are attacked, you can use this key to poke, scratch or gouge at your attacker to inflict enough injury to get away to a safe location.
3. If you go a party, keep your drink in your sight at all time. 90% of all rapes occur while a person is under the influence of alcohol. Rohypnol can be slipped into a drink & you won't even know it's there. It is tasteless, odorless & doesn't cloud a clear drink. There are signs that you have been drugged with Rohypnol, they are - It creates a sleepy, relaxed, and drunk feeling that lasts 2 to 8 hours. Other effects may include blackouts, with a compete loss of memory, dizziness and disorientation, nausea, difficulty with motor movements and speaking.
If you've been the victim of a sexual assault then you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Rohypnol can detected in a urine test up to 60 hours after being ingested by a victim. If you take a shower, all of the evidence will be washed away. Its best to get a rape kit done sooner rather than later. A rape kit will be done to check for fluids on the skin & in or around the vaginal area, to look for skin under the fingernails, pubic hair from your attacker & any other injuries that might have been inflicted during the attack. Rape kits for minors are mandatory for some states but optional in other states.
You will then give a statement to the police. As embarassing as it might be, it's necessary to be done as soon as possible after the attack since the memory of the attack will be fresh in your mind. Some departments have female officers that work with rape victims, ask if there is one available.
After giving your statement, the county attorney will decide if there is enough evidence to procede to a trial or if there is insufficient evidence. Sometimes, if your assailant says they did nothing wrong & there is very little evidence to go on, the case be will closed.
The anniversary date of your assault may bring up memories. If your attacker dies, this can bring up powerful memories, sometimes of relief that you don't have to worry about that person anymore if they weren't convicted. It can also bring about feelings of anger if the evidence collected wasn't enough to go to trial.
There are resources out there to help a victim get thru their attack & move on. THERE IS life after a rape or sexual assault.
Lets stay Aware & Safe this semester.
Sources -
http://www.bu.edu/police/prevention/rohypnol_fact_sheet.htm
http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/rohypnol
http://www.turningpointservices.org/sexualassault.htm
http://www.crisisconnectioninc.org/sexualassault/college_campuses_and_rape.htm
Sunday, September 4, 2011
SANE Vax to FDA: Recombinant HPV DNA found in multiple samples of Gardasil
Greetings friends,
As things finally calm down a bit around the home front, a new development has appeared in the fight against Gardisil. This will be sent to all media outlets worldwide over the next 2 days, hopefully they will do something with it.
The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner
U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
10903 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring MD 20993-0002August 29, 2011
Dear Dr. Hamburg:
At the request of medical consumers concerned about HPV vaccine safety and efficacy, SANE Vax Inc. has retained a private laboratory to test a number of samples of HPV 4 Gardasil™ (Merck) for possible contamination by human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in the vaccine lots distributed to physicians.
The laboratory has informed SANE Vax Inc. that one hundred percent of thirteen (13) samples of Gardasil™ taken from lots #1437Z, #1511Z, # 0553AA, #NL35360, #NP23400, #NN33070, #NL01490, #NM25110, #NL39620, #NK16180, #NK00140, #NM08120 and #NL13560, currently being marketed in the U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, Spain, France, and Poland have been found to be positive for HPV DNA.
One of the HPV DNA fragments detected in the vaccine is part of a synthetic construct (GenBank Locus SCU55993) for HPV11 major capsid protein L1 gene, a recombinant DNA genetically engineered specifically for manufacturing of the Gardasil vaccine. Its unique sequence is copied below for your reference.
more at link
http://sanevax.org/sane-vax-to-fda-recombinant-hpv-dna-found-in-multiple-samples-of-gardasil/
Have a good week!
Lori
Saturday, August 20, 2011
More Info on Lincoln, NE event
Greetings Friends,
Here is more info on the seminar being held in Lincoln, NE.
PROTANDIM COMES TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Come hear Dr Norman Marvin, former teaching medical doctor from Kansas State and Oral Roberts University.
Learn about how Tbars can be reversed. If you're 80-90-even 100 years old...Tbars have been clinically proven to be reduced within 30 days to the levels of a 20 year old. THIS IS AMAZING science being validated by over 29 universities at the moment. If you do a PubMed search on antioxidant-protandim you will get over 85,000 papers.
Where? 5010 "O" Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
TIME: 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
The location is the HyVee conference room.
Plan on arriving early...the first 50 people will get free food.
If you call in ahead of time you will have a "reserved seat".
BRING FRIENDS as well. Plan on being EDUCATED.
I'm unable to attend this seminar due to family commitments but I hope that some of my readers are able to.
Have a good week,
Lori
Monday, August 8, 2011
BIG Event coming to the Lincoln, NE area
Greetings everyone,
A friend in Lincoln, NE has told me of a BIG event coming to his area. If you are within driving distance of Lincoln, I encourage you to attend this seminar.
Protandim...Nature and God at work like a symphonyby
Protandim: The ONLY known activator of SOD (superoxide dismutase), catalase, and glutathione enzyme actions.
Nrf2 gene expressions are the most powerful cytoprotective genes to modern nutritional science.
Validated by over 29 medical universities, here and around the world, endorsed with FDA approvals, this one product will unveil the most remarkable recoveries ever witnessed in modern times.
NEVER before, in history, has a university or college of medicine ever studied a nutritional product. Those that are doing so now, are doing it at their cost, independently of each other, blind to their studies, all confirming each other's hypothesis.
THIS WILL BE THE MOST REMARKABLE support for parents of ASD children, cancers, autoimmune derailments, over 200 diseases.
You would need to consume over 87 glasses of red wine, 350 oranges, over 30 pounds of raspberries, 11 pounds of blueberries, 15 pounds of dark chocolate, or 120 vitamin 500 mg C tablets every day to equal the antioxidant power you receive from just one Protandim caplet daily.
We will be reviewing how our bodies can do what they are designed to do when provided with what they require to enable their design. We are seeing over 4000 gene actions that are upregulated in healthy fashion that support proper physiological processes. You will not want to miss this opportunity. Dates and location will be posted as we move forward. Plan on opening your schedules for this wonderful medical professional to educate us about the wonders of herbal applications.Dr Marvin has a CV that is a mile long. He was a former teaching doctor at Kansas State, as well as, Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma.
I'm going to take time from writing full blog entries. I have a lot to deal with in my personal life right now, so something needs to give a bit. I'll be posting short little entries like this one everyone once in awhile.
Have a good week,
Lori
A friend in Lincoln, NE has told me of a BIG event coming to his area. If you are within driving distance of Lincoln, I encourage you to attend this seminar.
Protandim...Nature and God at work like a symphonyby
Protandim: The ONLY known activator of SOD (superoxide dismutase), catalase, and glutathione enzyme actions.
Nrf2 gene expressions are the most powerful cytoprotective genes to modern nutritional science.
Validated by over 29 medical universities, here and around the world, endorsed with FDA approvals, this one product will unveil the most remarkable recoveries ever witnessed in modern times.
NEVER before, in history, has a university or college of medicine ever studied a nutritional product. Those that are doing so now, are doing it at their cost, independently of each other, blind to their studies, all confirming each other's hypothesis.
THIS WILL BE THE MOST REMARKABLE support for parents of ASD children, cancers, autoimmune derailments, over 200 diseases.
You would need to consume over 87 glasses of red wine, 350 oranges, over 30 pounds of raspberries, 11 pounds of blueberries, 15 pounds of dark chocolate, or 120 vitamin 500 mg C tablets every day to equal the antioxidant power you receive from just one Protandim caplet daily.
We will be reviewing how our bodies can do what they are designed to do when provided with what they require to enable their design. We are seeing over 4000 gene actions that are upregulated in healthy fashion that support proper physiological processes. You will not want to miss this opportunity. Dates and location will be posted as we move forward. Plan on opening your schedules for this wonderful medical professional to educate us about the wonders of herbal applications.Dr Marvin has a CV that is a mile long. He was a former teaching doctor at Kansas State, as well as, Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma.
I'm going to take time from writing full blog entries. I have a lot to deal with in my personal life right now, so something needs to give a bit. I'll be posting short little entries like this one everyone once in awhile.
Have a good week,
Lori
Thursday, June 30, 2011
To age or not to age, that is the question
Greetings,
A couple of weeks ago, my husband & I went to his 35 year class reunion. A total stranger could look at him & say "no way are you almost 53 years old" but he is. He has just a few gray hairs here & there, you have to really look to find them. We were looking at his classmates, many were fully gray or about 50% there. When we go to my class reunions (I graduated 12 years after he did), he looks like he belongs in my class.
Here is a link to his pic, does he look like he'll be 53 in September?
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/mopar28m/100_1744.jpg
Now, what does my funny husband contribute his youthful appearance to? Well, we follow the dietary laws listed in Lev. 11, he gets at least 20 min. a day in the sun with 40% body exposure to get his Vit. D to keep his immune system healthy & I'm sure his corny sense of humor has a bit to do with it also.
I'm sure many of you are saying "Lori, where is your pic?". I'll be posting mine soon, just don't happen to have any I'm really happy with at the moment. Ladies, I'm sure you can agree with me on this.
Still looking into Chelation therapy methods. So much info to sift thru, you really need to discern what is truth & what is fiction.
My daughter got her wisdom teeth out yesterday morning. Everything went well & she slept most of the 2 1/2 hour trip home. She is taking Vicodin for the pain, Penicillen to keep any infection at bay & starts swishing with a mouthwash twice a day today. After she gets done with her antibiotics, we'll have to start her on probiotics to rebuild the flora in the gut area. Antibiotics destroy the flora & can cause digestion problems. She wasn't swelled up to much yesterday but is starting to swell up now. We are using hot, moist compresses to keep the swelling at bay. She has many days of R&R ahead of her. With heat indexes well above 100 for the next few days, she'll get to bask in our a/c.
Have a good weekend & a Happy 4th of July to my readers that celebrate it.
Lori
A couple of weeks ago, my husband & I went to his 35 year class reunion. A total stranger could look at him & say "no way are you almost 53 years old" but he is. He has just a few gray hairs here & there, you have to really look to find them. We were looking at his classmates, many were fully gray or about 50% there. When we go to my class reunions (I graduated 12 years after he did), he looks like he belongs in my class.
Here is a link to his pic, does he look like he'll be 53 in September?
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/mopar28m/100_1744.jpg
Now, what does my funny husband contribute his youthful appearance to? Well, we follow the dietary laws listed in Lev. 11, he gets at least 20 min. a day in the sun with 40% body exposure to get his Vit. D to keep his immune system healthy & I'm sure his corny sense of humor has a bit to do with it also.
I'm sure many of you are saying "Lori, where is your pic?". I'll be posting mine soon, just don't happen to have any I'm really happy with at the moment. Ladies, I'm sure you can agree with me on this.
Still looking into Chelation therapy methods. So much info to sift thru, you really need to discern what is truth & what is fiction.
My daughter got her wisdom teeth out yesterday morning. Everything went well & she slept most of the 2 1/2 hour trip home. She is taking Vicodin for the pain, Penicillen to keep any infection at bay & starts swishing with a mouthwash twice a day today. After she gets done with her antibiotics, we'll have to start her on probiotics to rebuild the flora in the gut area. Antibiotics destroy the flora & can cause digestion problems. She wasn't swelled up to much yesterday but is starting to swell up now. We are using hot, moist compresses to keep the swelling at bay. She has many days of R&R ahead of her. With heat indexes well above 100 for the next few days, she'll get to bask in our a/c.
Have a good weekend & a Happy 4th of July to my readers that celebrate it.
Lori
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Celebrating 2 years of making a difference
U.S., Canada, Russia, Netherlands, Iran, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Indonesia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Israel, Germany, Slovenia, Lithuania, Latvia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Philippines, Austria, India, Romania, Belize, Germany, Denmark, Bangladesh, Kenya, Poland, Brazil, Egypt, Czech Republic, Mexico, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, France, Belarus, Qatar, Pakistan, Argentina, Georgia, Italy, Nigeria, Thailand, Colombia, Jamaica, Vietnam, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Bahrain, Chile, Norway, Greece, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan ....... & counting.
These are all countries that have been reading my blog since I started this 2 years ago. Its really exciting to see a new country pop up on my map of stats.
Page views to date - 3,763
Top Stories read -
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Each week is a challenge to come up with a new topic for a blog entry. While I'm listening to Mary Tocco on Republic Broadcasting Network (rbn.com), I pull up my blog web page & just start typing. Some days there is a purpose with my topic & other days its just thoughts to put towards a future topic.
Thank you to all of my faithful readers, its been a pleasure serving you.
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
These are all countries that have been reading my blog since I started this 2 years ago. Its really exciting to see a new country pop up on my map of stats.
Page views to date - 3,763
Top Stories read -
A blog entry from a guest - Michael Rood
Nov 22, 2009, 1 comment 209 Pageviews
Small Pox – The dirty little secret behind its app...
Dec 13, 2010, 1 comment 88 Pageviews
Into the lions den
Aug 28, 2010, 2 comments 61 Pageviews
Vitamin K Shot - Why is it given?
Apr 9, 2011 49 Pageviews
Presenting in Illinois
Aug 12, 2010 48 Pageviews
Vitamin D3 & You, the perfect combination
Nov 27, 2009 47 Pageviews
An email I sent to Bill Gates today
Mar 5, 2011, 1 comment 46 Pageviews
Swine Flu
Aug 1, 2009 40 Pageviews
2010 Feast of Tabernacles seminar
Dec 24, 2010, 3 comments 39 Pageviews
Help for California Exemptions
May 28, 2011
Each week is a challenge to come up with a new topic for a blog entry. While I'm listening to Mary Tocco on Republic Broadcasting Network (rbn.com), I pull up my blog web page & just start typing. Some days there is a purpose with my topic & other days its just thoughts to put towards a future topic.
Thank you to all of my faithful readers, its been a pleasure serving you.
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
Monday, June 13, 2011
My path to a healthier life - Part 1
Greetings,
As the idea of Meniere's Disease sets in, the prospect of losing control of my life is hard to handle. One of the last stages of the disease is loss of hearing. I can't imagine life like that. I love to listen to music to much & watch movies on TV. I don't know for sure I have it, as a series of tests need to be done to know for sure. I've decided to take a pro-active approach to my health.
As I was looking thru my stats tonight, I came across some search words that gave me an idea of what I may be dealing with & a possible solution. The key words were "do vaccines cause meniere's". This possibility never came to mind. As a child, I received the vaccinations that were "required" for kids to enter school back in 1975. Lets take a look at the vaccine schedule for kids back then.
2 months: DTP, TOPV (trivalent oral polio virus)
4 months: DTP, TOPV
6 months: DTP, TOPV
1 year: Measles, TB test
1-12 years: Rubella, Mumps
1 1/2 years: DTP, TOPV
4-6 years: DTP, TOPV
I remember getting a shot in the backside prior to entering school. It made me sick & I slept for over 12 hours after getting it. In 2nd grade, I remember distinctly my classmates getting a vaccine during school hours. Shortly after they got it, many started complaining of dizziness, seeing double & nausea. Many of them went home within a couple of hours of getting the vaccine. I don't remember exactly which one it was but somehow I got out of it.
Even though I never received any vaccines beyond the age of 5, I did receive many allergy shots between the ages of 7 & 10. I've wondered for the last few years, did those shots contain Thimerosal, mercury or other toxins? I'm going to be heading up to the city in about 10 days where my allergist had his office which I'm sure has changed hands a few times since the last time I was there back in the late 80s to see if they still have my records. I'm going to ask to see if the insert that came with the shots. That will put the first piece of the puzzle into place.
Now that I have one possible piece of mercury tracked down, what about other areas? One web page I was reading, it was talking about amalgam fillings. I've never had any of those, so cross that off the list. Many in the dental field will say that amalgam fillings are safe. However, long term safety studies have never been done on amalgam fillings. I know some people who have had their fillings removed & they have started to feel better. Hmm, coincidence? I don't think so. Nickel is used in braces, this is the 3rd toxic metal when it comes to neurotoxins. (mercury & aluminum are the first two respectively) How many thousands of kids have had braces during their teens years? I can count myself among the unfortunate one of those teens. For 3 1/2 years (I was only told I would have them for 2 years), I had those in my mouth. My daughter is supposed to be getting them this summer. I'm going to see if we can pay the difference between the regular braces (which the insurance will cover) & the invisalign ones to avoid her from having the toxic metal in her mouth.
This video below shows a smoking tooth, 50 years after it was removed from a mouth. It is still letting loose mercury vapors. Imagine what it is doing in a persons mouth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylnQ-T7oiA
My husband got a porcelain crown when he was about 11 years old. If you look at the back of his crown there is a heavy metal holding it in place. I've talked to dentists who are familiar with dentistry of the 50s, 60s & 70s & they have told me it is mercury based. We are going to have it removed & replaced with a mercury-free replacement. This removal involves a vacuum system to pull the mercury fumes away from the patient. The mercury that is removed is considered hazmat & will to be disposed of as such. Funny, how its ok to put mercury in a persons mouth but has to be treated as hazmat once its removed.
Next step in finding thimerosal & mercury in my life is to look at my food & environment. I don't live near a coal mine, so that rules that out. I'll be looking at other possible sources of heavy metals & other sources of toxins. High fructose corn syrup has been known to have mercury in it. I've just about eliminated all of that from our diet. Since heavy metals are known to accumulate in the brain, even though I've eliminated them from my diet, they are still in my system.
So, the next step is Chelation therapy. That helped Desiree Jennings when she was injured by the flu shot. After several sessions of chelation therapy, she was able to walk & talk normally. So, maybe if I get the mercury & other heavy metals out of my system, my body can start to heal itself.
That will be the next topic of my blog. I'll be looking at the different types of chelation therapy, the advantages & disadvantages of each kind & which route I'm going to go. I'm also going to look into whole body detoxifying. I've read that if you detoxify the body one area at a time, the toxins just go to other parts of the body so you have to do it all at once. There are a few different detoxifiers out there, so I will have to see which one is the best one to go with.
Til next time, have a good week,
Lori
Sources -
http://www.menieres-disease.ca/index.htm
http://www.dentalwellness4u.com/mercurydetox/menieres.html
http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/fresh-greens/2009/01/28/mercury-found-in-high-fructose-corn-syrup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
http://www.gaia-health.com/articles101/000116-Chelation-Cure.shtml
http://www.sensationizer.com/2010/07/dystonia-symptoms-disabled-desiree.html
http://www.dailypaul.com/113532/flu-shot-victim-desiree-jennings-cured-of-untreatable-neurological-disorder
http://www.stopagingnow.com/liveinthenow/article/the-scary-truth-about-dentistry
http://modernherbaleducation.com/articles/dental-health-hazards.html
http://www.drcelltox.com/
http://www.detoxreviews.com/
http://www.21daybodymakeover.com/
As the idea of Meniere's Disease sets in, the prospect of losing control of my life is hard to handle. One of the last stages of the disease is loss of hearing. I can't imagine life like that. I love to listen to music to much & watch movies on TV. I don't know for sure I have it, as a series of tests need to be done to know for sure. I've decided to take a pro-active approach to my health.
As I was looking thru my stats tonight, I came across some search words that gave me an idea of what I may be dealing with & a possible solution. The key words were "do vaccines cause meniere's". This possibility never came to mind. As a child, I received the vaccinations that were "required" for kids to enter school back in 1975. Lets take a look at the vaccine schedule for kids back then.
2 months: DTP, TOPV (trivalent oral polio virus)
4 months: DTP, TOPV
6 months: DTP, TOPV
1 year: Measles, TB test
1-12 years: Rubella, Mumps
1 1/2 years: DTP, TOPV
4-6 years: DTP, TOPV
I remember getting a shot in the backside prior to entering school. It made me sick & I slept for over 12 hours after getting it. In 2nd grade, I remember distinctly my classmates getting a vaccine during school hours. Shortly after they got it, many started complaining of dizziness, seeing double & nausea. Many of them went home within a couple of hours of getting the vaccine. I don't remember exactly which one it was but somehow I got out of it.
Even though I never received any vaccines beyond the age of 5, I did receive many allergy shots between the ages of 7 & 10. I've wondered for the last few years, did those shots contain Thimerosal, mercury or other toxins? I'm going to be heading up to the city in about 10 days where my allergist had his office which I'm sure has changed hands a few times since the last time I was there back in the late 80s to see if they still have my records. I'm going to ask to see if the insert that came with the shots. That will put the first piece of the puzzle into place.
Now that I have one possible piece of mercury tracked down, what about other areas? One web page I was reading, it was talking about amalgam fillings. I've never had any of those, so cross that off the list. Many in the dental field will say that amalgam fillings are safe. However, long term safety studies have never been done on amalgam fillings. I know some people who have had their fillings removed & they have started to feel better. Hmm, coincidence? I don't think so. Nickel is used in braces, this is the 3rd toxic metal when it comes to neurotoxins. (mercury & aluminum are the first two respectively) How many thousands of kids have had braces during their teens years? I can count myself among the unfortunate one of those teens. For 3 1/2 years (I was only told I would have them for 2 years), I had those in my mouth. My daughter is supposed to be getting them this summer. I'm going to see if we can pay the difference between the regular braces (which the insurance will cover) & the invisalign ones to avoid her from having the toxic metal in her mouth.
This video below shows a smoking tooth, 50 years after it was removed from a mouth. It is still letting loose mercury vapors. Imagine what it is doing in a persons mouth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylnQ-T7oiA
My husband got a porcelain crown when he was about 11 years old. If you look at the back of his crown there is a heavy metal holding it in place. I've talked to dentists who are familiar with dentistry of the 50s, 60s & 70s & they have told me it is mercury based. We are going to have it removed & replaced with a mercury-free replacement. This removal involves a vacuum system to pull the mercury fumes away from the patient. The mercury that is removed is considered hazmat & will to be disposed of as such. Funny, how its ok to put mercury in a persons mouth but has to be treated as hazmat once its removed.
Next step in finding thimerosal & mercury in my life is to look at my food & environment. I don't live near a coal mine, so that rules that out. I'll be looking at other possible sources of heavy metals & other sources of toxins. High fructose corn syrup has been known to have mercury in it. I've just about eliminated all of that from our diet. Since heavy metals are known to accumulate in the brain, even though I've eliminated them from my diet, they are still in my system.
So, the next step is Chelation therapy. That helped Desiree Jennings when she was injured by the flu shot. After several sessions of chelation therapy, she was able to walk & talk normally. So, maybe if I get the mercury & other heavy metals out of my system, my body can start to heal itself.
That will be the next topic of my blog. I'll be looking at the different types of chelation therapy, the advantages & disadvantages of each kind & which route I'm going to go. I'm also going to look into whole body detoxifying. I've read that if you detoxify the body one area at a time, the toxins just go to other parts of the body so you have to do it all at once. There are a few different detoxifiers out there, so I will have to see which one is the best one to go with.
Til next time, have a good week,
Lori
Sources -
http://www.menieres-disease.ca/index.htm
http://www.dentalwellness4u.com/mercurydetox/menieres.html
http://www.holisticmed.com/dental/amalgam/
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/fresh-greens/2009/01/28/mercury-found-in-high-fructose-corn-syrup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
http://www.gaia-health.com/articles101/000116-Chelation-Cure.shtml
http://www.sensationizer.com/2010/07/dystonia-symptoms-disabled-desiree.html
http://www.dailypaul.com/113532/flu-shot-victim-desiree-jennings-cured-of-untreatable-neurological-disorder
http://www.stopagingnow.com/liveinthenow/article/the-scary-truth-about-dentistry
http://modernherbaleducation.com/articles/dental-health-hazards.html
http://www.drcelltox.com/
http://www.detoxreviews.com/
http://www.21daybodymakeover.com/
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Myths of the 1918 Pandemic laid to rest
Greetings everyone,
I apologize for my not posting things regularly. I'm having to deal with a lot of things in my extended family life. So in order to lower my stress level, I'm letting things go a bit. One by taking the summer off from school & the other one by not spending so much time online. You never thought that spending time online could be stresful did you? >smiling<
But, as I was browsing Facebook, I came across an article that Leslie Botha posted on anothers friends Facebook page. I thought it was very relevant to vaccines as doctors will tell you that after your child gets vaccines to give them Tylenol or some sort of ibuprofen to lower their fevers or pain relievers. Aspirin played a big part in the high death rate from the 1918 flu pandemic. Soldiers were given twice the amount of aspirin that is considered safe today.
Here is an important part of the article -
Why does the CDC persist in the myth despite evidence to the contrary? Eschewing motives, one might only suggest some effects of projecting the terrifying myth that millions of people could die from virus:
1. distraction from the hard reality that natural treatments were the only effective treatments during 1918.
2. cloaking of Bayer, aspirin and the industry''s role in the deaths.
3. sales of billions in anti-viral drugs and vaccine development.
4. increased financial power to the pharmaceutical industry to control media and influence government.
4. increased illnesses and deaths from chemical pharmaceutical agents, one of the highest risk factors.
5. fearful dependence on "expert medical authority" and complex expensive "solutions" to save people.
6. surrender of unlimited authority to government regulatory agencies to "protect" the public from natural products.
7. use of the specter of millions of deaths as the justification for the removal of human rights to "protect" the public.
8. enhancement of the pharmaceutical industry moves toward an uncontested global monopoly over health (life and death).
9. industrialization, commercialization, and militarization of "disease."
10. an open door to use of "pandemic emergency" to justify martial law.
(remember that the H1N1 flu was declared a pandemic, even tho it never happened, only 1/3 of Americans got "vaccinated" against this flu)
You can read the article in its entirety at this link -
http://www.rense.com/general94/Bayer.htm
Here is another great article on the 1918 pandemic -
http://www.whale.to/vaccine/sf1.html
Have a great week,
Lori
I apologize for my not posting things regularly. I'm having to deal with a lot of things in my extended family life. So in order to lower my stress level, I'm letting things go a bit. One by taking the summer off from school & the other one by not spending so much time online. You never thought that spending time online could be stresful did you? >smiling<
But, as I was browsing Facebook, I came across an article that Leslie Botha posted on anothers friends Facebook page. I thought it was very relevant to vaccines as doctors will tell you that after your child gets vaccines to give them Tylenol or some sort of ibuprofen to lower their fevers or pain relievers. Aspirin played a big part in the high death rate from the 1918 flu pandemic. Soldiers were given twice the amount of aspirin that is considered safe today.
Here is an important part of the article -
Why does the CDC persist in the myth despite evidence to the contrary? Eschewing motives, one might only suggest some effects of projecting the terrifying myth that millions of people could die from virus:
1. distraction from the hard reality that natural treatments were the only effective treatments during 1918.
2. cloaking of Bayer, aspirin and the industry''s role in the deaths.
3. sales of billions in anti-viral drugs and vaccine development.
4. increased financial power to the pharmaceutical industry to control media and influence government.
4. increased illnesses and deaths from chemical pharmaceutical agents, one of the highest risk factors.
5. fearful dependence on "expert medical authority" and complex expensive "solutions" to save people.
6. surrender of unlimited authority to government regulatory agencies to "protect" the public from natural products.
7. use of the specter of millions of deaths as the justification for the removal of human rights to "protect" the public.
8. enhancement of the pharmaceutical industry moves toward an uncontested global monopoly over health (life and death).
9. industrialization, commercialization, and militarization of "disease."
10. an open door to use of "pandemic emergency" to justify martial law.
(remember that the H1N1 flu was declared a pandemic, even tho it never happened, only 1/3 of Americans got "vaccinated" against this flu)
You can read the article in its entirety at this link -
http://www.rense.com/general94/Bayer.htm
Here is another great article on the 1918 pandemic -
http://www.whale.to/vaccine/sf1.html
Have a great week,
Lori
Thursday, June 9, 2011
BPPV, Meniere's Disease & Wisdom Teeth
Greetings,
As some of you have read, last Spring I ended up in the emergency room with severe vertigo. I'm still going to physical therapy to counter act the "crystals" in my ears so that I can maintain some sort of normal life. As I was talking with my physical therapist today, I told her the symptoms that would show up that would precede a vertigo attack within 24 hours. Normally, I have constant ringing in my ears but sometimes a 2nd tone will present itself along with intense pressure, like a severe ear infection. Within a day, I will be down with a vertigo attack. She told me today those are symptoms of Meniere's but the physical therapy moves indicate BPPV. Sigh......I just want the vertigo to disappear completely.
My 16 year old daughter will be getting her wisdom teeth out at the end of the month. Her lower ones are growing in sideways & the roots are in the jaw. Her upper ones are crowding her upper teeth. They will be using IV sedation during the removal. One question that I have, does Novacaine have thimerosal in it? If so, is there a novacaine that doesn't? What about the IV sedation? So many questions to get answered before the end of the month.
From the research I've done, It doesn't look like novocaine contains Thimerosal. I'm going to call the dental clinic on Monday to double check that fact. I'll check on the sedative then too.
Hope to get another article up this weekend,
Lori
As some of you have read, last Spring I ended up in the emergency room with severe vertigo. I'm still going to physical therapy to counter act the "crystals" in my ears so that I can maintain some sort of normal life. As I was talking with my physical therapist today, I told her the symptoms that would show up that would precede a vertigo attack within 24 hours. Normally, I have constant ringing in my ears but sometimes a 2nd tone will present itself along with intense pressure, like a severe ear infection. Within a day, I will be down with a vertigo attack. She told me today those are symptoms of Meniere's but the physical therapy moves indicate BPPV. Sigh......I just want the vertigo to disappear completely.
My 16 year old daughter will be getting her wisdom teeth out at the end of the month. Her lower ones are growing in sideways & the roots are in the jaw. Her upper ones are crowding her upper teeth. They will be using IV sedation during the removal. One question that I have, does Novacaine have thimerosal in it? If so, is there a novacaine that doesn't? What about the IV sedation? So many questions to get answered before the end of the month.
From the research I've done, It doesn't look like novocaine contains Thimerosal. I'm going to call the dental clinic on Monday to double check that fact. I'll check on the sedative then too.
Hope to get another article up this weekend,
Lori
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Help for California Exemptions
Greetings everyone,
It seems like there are some states that are trying to make it harder for parents to exempt their kids out of getting vaccinated. Now it looks like California is going that route. A friend on Facebook posted this info to help parents in that state. I'm passing it along here.
Hi all in California - exemptions from vaccines in 2011 (don't let them fool you - you still can exempt from Tdap vaccine (Tetanus/diphtheria/whooping cough) - just giving you one more hoop to jump through.
Sheri Nakken Vaccinedangers There are 2 things you will need to sign
1. Here is the original exemption form (don't fill in any previous vaccines, just sign the exemption on the back of the form
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/pm286b.pdf
2. There is an additional waiver form now (besides the usual blue card for waiver of all vaccines & TB tests) for Tdap vaccine (Tetanus/diphtheria/whooping cough) in California this year only for students going into middle or high school (7th through 12th
grades). (they give you this to sign somehow)
http://sdiz.org/documents/Sch-CC/AB354_school_law_training_12-10.pdf
Signing the back of the Blue Card is not sufficient for exempting Tdap
• Fill out form CDPH 8261 with Student information
• Form MUST be signed by parent/guardian
http://www.feat.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=bSARTHpG7EE%3D&tabid=78&mid=713
and there are parts on the form that you may want to cross out (and initial that you crossed it out) and sign out - otherwise you implicate yourself as 'knowing it is dangerous to not vaccinate"
more info here on that form
http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/1286070/bad-mommy-form-is-coming-to-california-schools
and here
http://sdiz.org/documents/Sch-CC/AB_354_Webinar_12-8-10.pdf
more info googling on CDPH 8261 (the form for Tdap)
Have a good week,
Lori
It seems like there are some states that are trying to make it harder for parents to exempt their kids out of getting vaccinated. Now it looks like California is going that route. A friend on Facebook posted this info to help parents in that state. I'm passing it along here.
Hi all in California - exemptions from vaccines in 2011 (don't let them fool you - you still can exempt from Tdap vaccine (Tetanus/diphtheria/whooping cough) - just giving you one more hoop to jump through.
Sheri Nakken Vaccinedangers There are 2 things you will need to sign
1. Here is the original exemption form (don't fill in any previous vaccines, just sign the exemption on the back of the form
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/pm286b.pdf
2. There is an additional waiver form now (besides the usual blue card for waiver of all vaccines & TB tests) for Tdap vaccine (Tetanus/diphtheria/whooping cough) in California this year only for students going into middle or high school (7th through 12th
grades). (they give you this to sign somehow)
http://sdiz.org/documents/Sch-CC/AB354_school_law_training_12-10.pdf
Signing the back of the Blue Card is not sufficient for exempting Tdap
• Fill out form CDPH 8261 with Student information
• Form MUST be signed by parent/guardian
http://www.feat.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=bSARTHpG7EE%3D&tabid=78&mid=713
and there are parts on the form that you may want to cross out (and initial that you crossed it out) and sign out - otherwise you implicate yourself as 'knowing it is dangerous to not vaccinate"
more info here on that form
http://www.mothering.com/community/forum/thread/1286070/bad-mommy-form-is-coming-to-california-schools
and here
http://sdiz.org/documents/Sch-CC/AB_354_Webinar_12-8-10.pdf
more info googling on CDPH 8261 (the form for Tdap)
Have a good week,
Lori
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Attn. Washington State Parents
The Governor of Washington has signed a bill in which parents must get their health care provider to sign the exemption form.
Here is a link to a list of practitioners in Washington that don't push vaccinations.
http://novaxdoctors.webs.com
If you need to change doctors, now is the time to do it!
Til next time,
Lori
Here is a link to a list of practitioners in Washington that don't push vaccinations.
http://novaxdoctors.webs.com
If you need to change doctors, now is the time to do it!
Til next time,
Lori
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
One case equals an emergency?
Greetings everyone,
I couldn't believe what I read when I was scanning our local TV station, KCCI, tonight. There is one case of measles in the State of Iowa & the head of the Iowa Department of Health has declared a public health emergency.
http://www.kcci.com/health/28008737/detail.html
I know that Patricia Quinlisk likes to take the safe route but is this really necessary? And she is telling everyone to check their families immunzation records to make sure everyone is current on their vaccines.
I know that Measles is contagious BUT this is being exaggerated beyond belief. For many kids, having measles was a rite of passage during their childhood years. But now that big pharma has come out with a vaccine for this disease, it becomes a killer. Granted, there are some kids who have severe side affects from getting measles, some are as serious as blindness or death but most got thru it just fine.
If you go to the web page, you'll see that I'm refutting the measles vaccine.
http://www.kcci.com/health/28008737/detail.html
Get the low down on measles & the vaccine.
http://www.thinktwice.com/measles.htm
Enjoy the rest of your week,
Lori
I couldn't believe what I read when I was scanning our local TV station, KCCI, tonight. There is one case of measles in the State of Iowa & the head of the Iowa Department of Health has declared a public health emergency.
http://www.kcci.com/health/28008737/detail.html
I know that Patricia Quinlisk likes to take the safe route but is this really necessary? And she is telling everyone to check their families immunzation records to make sure everyone is current on their vaccines.
I know that Measles is contagious BUT this is being exaggerated beyond belief. For many kids, having measles was a rite of passage during their childhood years. But now that big pharma has come out with a vaccine for this disease, it becomes a killer. Granted, there are some kids who have severe side affects from getting measles, some are as serious as blindness or death but most got thru it just fine.
If you go to the web page, you'll see that I'm refutting the measles vaccine.
http://www.kcci.com/health/28008737/detail.html
Get the low down on measles & the vaccine.
http://www.thinktwice.com/measles.htm
Enjoy the rest of your week,
Lori
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Allergies - Is there a way to find relief?
Greetings everyone,
People who suffer from allergies don't look forward to Spring. Spring brings pollen, dust floating thru the air & shedding of pet fur. For many years, I too suffered from allergies except mine lasted year round. It seemed like I was always sneezing & always had to have kleenex nearby. Every 4-6 weeks I would come down with a severe cold that would last 7-10 days at a time.
My allergies started during the summer of 1977. This was the summer I was diagnosed with allergies, asthma & migraines. My father had died just a couple of months earlier, so I think the stress of dealing with the loss of him at the tender age of 7 took a toll on my health. I'm not saying this to upset or have anyone feel sorry for me. I'm saying that stress does take a toll on your health & that a person needs to take control of it before it controls you.
For many years, I got allergy shots. Did they help? I don't think so since my allergies continued. It was you name it, I was allergic to it except for food. I outgrew many of them but some still remained thru adulthood.
What does allergy science say about allergy shots?
"The efficacy of allergen immunotherapy has been known since 1911, when Noon injected an extract of grass pollen into a person in England whose allergic symptoms coincided with the pollination of grass.2 Since then, controlled studies have shown that allergen immunotherapy is effective in patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, and allergic reactions to Hymenoptera venom.3–6 Patients with one or more of these diagnoses are considered for immunotherapy if they have well-defined, clinically relevant allergic triggers that markedly affect their quality of life or daily function, and if they do not attain adequate symptom relief with avoidance measures and pharmacotherapy. Despite proven efficacy, the exact mechanism of allergen immunotherapy remains unknown."
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0815/p689.html
Only in the last 3 years have I found relief from allergies. I can hear many of you saying, what is it? I want it! It was only when I started taking Vitamin D3 did I find relief. I take 10,000 IU per day. Its not that much & you're not going to OD on it. You would have to take 150,000 IU per day for over a year to even come close to OD'ing. The body readily absorbs this vitamin & its used very quickly.
The only time that my allergies still act up if I hit the housecleaning really hard & the dust starts to fly.
GNC has 5,000 IU tablets you can buy. Some Wal-Marts have the 2,000 IU tablets. BUT, the best supplier is homefirst.com.
http://homefirst.com/pro-d-5-with-probiotics.html
You can get 5,000 IU capsules & 50,000 IU capsules with probiotics. The probiotics are needed for gut health.
The advantages of probiotics are a whole different topic for a blog entry.
May you find the relief you need from allergies. Whether they are seasonal allergies or the year round ones.
Til next time,
Lori
People who suffer from allergies don't look forward to Spring. Spring brings pollen, dust floating thru the air & shedding of pet fur. For many years, I too suffered from allergies except mine lasted year round. It seemed like I was always sneezing & always had to have kleenex nearby. Every 4-6 weeks I would come down with a severe cold that would last 7-10 days at a time.
My allergies started during the summer of 1977. This was the summer I was diagnosed with allergies, asthma & migraines. My father had died just a couple of months earlier, so I think the stress of dealing with the loss of him at the tender age of 7 took a toll on my health. I'm not saying this to upset or have anyone feel sorry for me. I'm saying that stress does take a toll on your health & that a person needs to take control of it before it controls you.
For many years, I got allergy shots. Did they help? I don't think so since my allergies continued. It was you name it, I was allergic to it except for food. I outgrew many of them but some still remained thru adulthood.
What does allergy science say about allergy shots?
"The efficacy of allergen immunotherapy has been known since 1911, when Noon injected an extract of grass pollen into a person in England whose allergic symptoms coincided with the pollination of grass.2 Since then, controlled studies have shown that allergen immunotherapy is effective in patients with allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic asthma, and allergic reactions to Hymenoptera venom.3–6 Patients with one or more of these diagnoses are considered for immunotherapy if they have well-defined, clinically relevant allergic triggers that markedly affect their quality of life or daily function, and if they do not attain adequate symptom relief with avoidance measures and pharmacotherapy. Despite proven efficacy, the exact mechanism of allergen immunotherapy remains unknown."
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0815/p689.html
Only in the last 3 years have I found relief from allergies. I can hear many of you saying, what is it? I want it! It was only when I started taking Vitamin D3 did I find relief. I take 10,000 IU per day. Its not that much & you're not going to OD on it. You would have to take 150,000 IU per day for over a year to even come close to OD'ing. The body readily absorbs this vitamin & its used very quickly.
The only time that my allergies still act up if I hit the housecleaning really hard & the dust starts to fly.
GNC has 5,000 IU tablets you can buy. Some Wal-Marts have the 2,000 IU tablets. BUT, the best supplier is homefirst.com.
http://homefirst.com/pro-d-5-with-probiotics.html
You can get 5,000 IU capsules & 50,000 IU capsules with probiotics. The probiotics are needed for gut health.
The advantages of probiotics are a whole different topic for a blog entry.
May you find the relief you need from allergies. Whether they are seasonal allergies or the year round ones.
Til next time,
Lori
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Another neat article that I came across tonight
Greetings everone,
As I was scanning the net tonight, I came across this article. I think it is very informative & many of you who are trying to reason with the pro-vaccine camp can use some of these to prove your point.
45 Reasons to Protect Infants from Vaccines
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-papers/45-reasons-to-protect-infants-from-vaccines/
Working on an article to post on Saturday, til then, have a good week.
Lori
As I was scanning the net tonight, I came across this article. I think it is very informative & many of you who are trying to reason with the pro-vaccine camp can use some of these to prove your point.
45 Reasons to Protect Infants from Vaccines
http://hpathy.com/homeopathy-papers/45-reasons-to-protect-infants-from-vaccines/
Working on an article to post on Saturday, til then, have a good week.
Lori
Monday, May 2, 2011
Must read article - Are Vaccines Obsolete?
Greetings friends,
As I was scanning the net tonight, I came across this article. It is very revealing. I hope you find it as interesting as I did.
Are Vaccines Obsolete?
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may022011/vaccine-reality-pd.php
Have a good week,
Lori
As I was scanning the net tonight, I came across this article. It is very revealing. I hope you find it as interesting as I did.
Are Vaccines Obsolete?
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may022011/vaccine-reality-pd.php
Have a good week,
Lori
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mammograms or Mammoscams?
Greetings everyone,
Changing gears again this week, every year we hear about the increase incidence of breast cancer & how many lives are being saved by mammograms. But is this really true? Are mammograms really increasing the cases of breast cancer because radiation is being directed at a small, ver sensitive area? What are thermograms & are they more effective at catching breast cancer before they are seen on mammograms?
When I first started hearing about mammograms, they recommended women start getting them at the age of 30. But as I got closer to that age, then the age was backed up to 35, then 40. Now I think the age is 45 or 50. Last summer, my general practitioner wanted me to get a mammogram but I suggested a thermogram instead. Neither her or her nurse had heard of it. They did a series of phone calls & couldn't find a facility in Iowa that did those. I did a search online & found one in Des Moines. Unfortunately, my insurance company wouldn't cover the cost anyway even tho the cost of a thermogram is a fraction of the cost of a mammogram.
Does that make any sense to anyone?
How much radiation is in a mammogram? Some reports are that a mammogram emits 20 times more radiation than a chest x-ray. Radiation exposure is cumulative. Take that amount of radiation & then mutiply it times the number of mammograms a woman gets during her lifetime. No wonder breast cancer is on its way up!
Are mammograms really effective at preventing breast cancer? For as many years that mammograms have been done on women, you would expect a really high number of breast cancer deaths prevented. BUT, in actuality this number is only 10%. 10% is really low considering how the widespread use of this screening.
Where is the medical system failing women? Good question & only by a bit of research will you find the answer.
Mammogram or mammoscam? A doctor friend of mine in a burb of Chicago says mammoscam. I snicker everytime he says that.
So, what is an alternative to mammograms? How about a Thermogram? This is a fairly new procedure with just a few facilities around the country. Screening to start watching for breast cancer starts at the age of 20. The biggest plus about Thermograms is there is no radiation involved. It uses heat to look for changes in the breast & chest tissue to detect cancer. Thermograms catch the cancer 10 years SOONER than mammograms.
Here is a link to more info on this procedure -
http://www.breastthermography.com/mammography_thermography.htm
http://www.thermographyofiowa.com/questions.html
Why are mammograms preferred to thermograms? Good question, money, thermograms are a fairly new procedure so it could be the fear of the unknown? Hopefully as time goes on, thermograms will be more common place & mammograms will be only used if thermograms are unclear.
We always hear about breast cancer awareness but what about breast cancer prevention? Can breast cancer be prevented? One way to prevent breast cancer is to have a high level of Vitamin D3 in your body as shown by this chart.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/mopar28m/vitd10.jpg?t=1303629069
What about environmental factors? We hear this quit a bit when it comes causes of autism & other diseases. But what about breast cancer? What do we put on that is close to the breast tissue that might be harmful to the breast tissue & lymph nodes? Many women are either afraid or ashamed to sweat so they put on an antipersperant. This blocks the sweat glands & makes its way into your lymph nodes. Have you looked at the ingredients in this? Usually aluminum is the #1 ingredients & in rather large amounts. There are conflicting studies as to whether or not there is a correlation but why risk it. There have been studies that possibly link the use of antipersperants to Alzheimers. Since anything you put on your skin is abosbed into the body in just a few minutes, the aluminum quickly makes its way into your system fairly quickly. The aluminum accumulates in the lymph nodes from under arm use & in the brain.
You have to some looking but there are deodorants out there that do NOT have aluminum in them. Wal-Greens has a variety in stock. I use this, I get it from my local Hy-Vee grocery store.
http://www.21stcenturyvitamin.com/
Tom's of Maine has several non-aluminum containing products. A word of caution, if you have sensitive skin, you may want to avoid this one. My daughter & I both had problems with skin irritation.
Am I saying avoiding aluminum & having a high D3 level alone will prevent breast cancer? No, I'm just saying these are 2 things you need to look at & maybe try to implement into a persons life.
I hope this blog entry has been very informative for you. This is another one of my things I like to educate others about.
Have a GREAT week!
Lori
Sources -
http://www.preventcancer.com/patients/mammography/ijhs_mammography.htm
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20100922/mammograms-less-effective-than-believed
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/527282.html
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/04/american-physicians-speak-voice.html
http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/mammography.html
http://www.preventcancer.com/patients/mammography/dangers.htm
http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/ask_expert/2005_08/question_03.jsp
Changing gears again this week, every year we hear about the increase incidence of breast cancer & how many lives are being saved by mammograms. But is this really true? Are mammograms really increasing the cases of breast cancer because radiation is being directed at a small, ver sensitive area? What are thermograms & are they more effective at catching breast cancer before they are seen on mammograms?
When I first started hearing about mammograms, they recommended women start getting them at the age of 30. But as I got closer to that age, then the age was backed up to 35, then 40. Now I think the age is 45 or 50. Last summer, my general practitioner wanted me to get a mammogram but I suggested a thermogram instead. Neither her or her nurse had heard of it. They did a series of phone calls & couldn't find a facility in Iowa that did those. I did a search online & found one in Des Moines. Unfortunately, my insurance company wouldn't cover the cost anyway even tho the cost of a thermogram is a fraction of the cost of a mammogram.
Does that make any sense to anyone?
How much radiation is in a mammogram? Some reports are that a mammogram emits 20 times more radiation than a chest x-ray. Radiation exposure is cumulative. Take that amount of radiation & then mutiply it times the number of mammograms a woman gets during her lifetime. No wonder breast cancer is on its way up!
Are mammograms really effective at preventing breast cancer? For as many years that mammograms have been done on women, you would expect a really high number of breast cancer deaths prevented. BUT, in actuality this number is only 10%. 10% is really low considering how the widespread use of this screening.
Where is the medical system failing women? Good question & only by a bit of research will you find the answer.
Mammogram or mammoscam? A doctor friend of mine in a burb of Chicago says mammoscam. I snicker everytime he says that.
So, what is an alternative to mammograms? How about a Thermogram? This is a fairly new procedure with just a few facilities around the country. Screening to start watching for breast cancer starts at the age of 20. The biggest plus about Thermograms is there is no radiation involved. It uses heat to look for changes in the breast & chest tissue to detect cancer. Thermograms catch the cancer 10 years SOONER than mammograms.
Here is a link to more info on this procedure -
http://www.breastthermography.com/mammography_thermography.htm
http://www.thermographyofiowa.com/questions.html
Why are mammograms preferred to thermograms? Good question, money, thermograms are a fairly new procedure so it could be the fear of the unknown? Hopefully as time goes on, thermograms will be more common place & mammograms will be only used if thermograms are unclear.
We always hear about breast cancer awareness but what about breast cancer prevention? Can breast cancer be prevented? One way to prevent breast cancer is to have a high level of Vitamin D3 in your body as shown by this chart.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/mopar28m/vitd10.jpg?t=1303629069
What about environmental factors? We hear this quit a bit when it comes causes of autism & other diseases. But what about breast cancer? What do we put on that is close to the breast tissue that might be harmful to the breast tissue & lymph nodes? Many women are either afraid or ashamed to sweat so they put on an antipersperant. This blocks the sweat glands & makes its way into your lymph nodes. Have you looked at the ingredients in this? Usually aluminum is the #1 ingredients & in rather large amounts. There are conflicting studies as to whether or not there is a correlation but why risk it. There have been studies that possibly link the use of antipersperants to Alzheimers. Since anything you put on your skin is abosbed into the body in just a few minutes, the aluminum quickly makes its way into your system fairly quickly. The aluminum accumulates in the lymph nodes from under arm use & in the brain.
You have to some looking but there are deodorants out there that do NOT have aluminum in them. Wal-Greens has a variety in stock. I use this, I get it from my local Hy-Vee grocery store.
http://www.21stcenturyvitamin.com/
Tom's of Maine has several non-aluminum containing products. A word of caution, if you have sensitive skin, you may want to avoid this one. My daughter & I both had problems with skin irritation.
Am I saying avoiding aluminum & having a high D3 level alone will prevent breast cancer? No, I'm just saying these are 2 things you need to look at & maybe try to implement into a persons life.
I hope this blog entry has been very informative for you. This is another one of my things I like to educate others about.
Have a GREAT week!
Lori
Sources -
http://www.preventcancer.com/patients/mammography/ijhs_mammography.htm
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20100922/mammograms-less-effective-than-believed
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/527282.html
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/04/american-physicians-speak-voice.html
http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/PBC/mammography.html
http://www.preventcancer.com/patients/mammography/dangers.htm
http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/ask_expert/2005_08/question_03.jsp
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Caramel coloring - Safe or not?
Greetings to everyone,
A few weeks ago, there was news that caramel coloring had cancer causing chemicals in it. Is this true? Are there different kinds of caramel coloring? Are there safe kinds of caramel coloring? Lets take a look at this controversial topic.
There is Caramel coloring 3 which is used in Soy Sauce, Teriyaki sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, etc. Caramel coloring 4 is used in sodas. Many of us have made caramel coloring by melting sugar in a pan on our stove tops. My grandmother did that many times when she was making pop corn balls.
We're going to examine specifically Caramel coloring 4. It is the process in which this coloring is made that makes it carcinogenic.
"Chemical reactions result in the formation of 2-methylimidazole and 4 methylimidazole, which in government-conducted studies caused lung, liver, or thyroid cancer or leukemia in laboratory mice or rats.
The National Toxicology Program, the division of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that conducted the animal studies, said that there is “clear evidence” that both 2-MI and 4-MI are animal carcinogens. Chemicals that cause cancer in animals are considered to pose cancer threats to humans. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found significant levels of 4-MI in five brands of cola.
Federal regulations distinguish among four types of caramel coloring, two of which are produced with ammonia and two without it. CSPI wants the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit the two made with ammonia. The type used in colas and other dark soft drinks is known as Caramel IV, or ammonia sulfite process caramel. Caramel III, which is produced with ammonia but not sulfites, is sometimes used in beer, soy sauce, and other foods."
(http://www.cspinet.org/new/201102161.html"
The caramel coloring that is used in sauces, is caramel coloring #3. This coloring is ok. I'm very happy about this since I use sauces in a lot of the dishes that I cook.
I know that the manufacturers of Coke, Pepsi & the others who use caramel coloring are going to say that their coloring is just fine. Of course, they are going to say that just to keep their sales up. Changing their manufacturing process would cost thousands if not millions of dollars. This would put a dent in their profit margin & in this economy, they wouldn't want to happen. There are natural alternatives to coloring such as beets, carrots or even a grandmothers recipe for making caramel on the stove top.
A surprise that I came across when I was doing research for this article was that caramel colorings 1 & 3 may have gluten in them. Some people are allergic to gluten. Here is a link to those ingredients.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dZGu8BN_7HAJ:www.snapa.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket%3DXb6AxwWPtYI%253D%26tabid%3D2403+caramel+coloring+3+soy+sauce,+teriyaki+sauce,+browning+sauce&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiTPA9eRXHnNHQorLv9CxaZF7LXWc1CkI0tkiT8mTgDTQO8QD-sdQoOtlpX6FXAZVWjNn7d_U1YipJcGcUkUZgVV9Z9qSZxw307yovM0Paw0Dzbho3LyDdXPiBcvtbOHHObZ1o7&sig=AHIEtbTGpGikGTGxWUMK51ss66jVF9C52w&pli=1
Many parents who have autistic children give their children a gluten free diet in hopes of helping them improve their behavior. There are many parents that swear by this. Personally I can't say either way since I don't have any experience with autism. I feel for those parents who do have children that have this disability.
If you wanted an excuse to quit drinking pop, specifically the kind that has caramel coloring to it, this is the one to use. I know that I'm going to have to change my habits. There are some days that I work anywhere from 8-15 hours per day. I need a little pick me up, like caffeine to keep going. I usually get a Pepsi but no more. I'll have to find a alternative OR give up caffeine completely & put in less hours working both at my job & around the house. :)
Until next week my friends, stay safe & well,
Lori
Additional sources -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-f-jacobson/caramel-coloring-in-soda-_b_823639.html
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20110215/group-wants-ban-on-2-types-of-caramel-coloring-in-sodas
A few weeks ago, there was news that caramel coloring had cancer causing chemicals in it. Is this true? Are there different kinds of caramel coloring? Are there safe kinds of caramel coloring? Lets take a look at this controversial topic.
There is Caramel coloring 3 which is used in Soy Sauce, Teriyaki sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, etc. Caramel coloring 4 is used in sodas. Many of us have made caramel coloring by melting sugar in a pan on our stove tops. My grandmother did that many times when she was making pop corn balls.
We're going to examine specifically Caramel coloring 4. It is the process in which this coloring is made that makes it carcinogenic.
"Chemical reactions result in the formation of 2-methylimidazole and 4 methylimidazole, which in government-conducted studies caused lung, liver, or thyroid cancer or leukemia in laboratory mice or rats.
The National Toxicology Program, the division of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that conducted the animal studies, said that there is “clear evidence” that both 2-MI and 4-MI are animal carcinogens. Chemicals that cause cancer in animals are considered to pose cancer threats to humans. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found significant levels of 4-MI in five brands of cola.
Federal regulations distinguish among four types of caramel coloring, two of which are produced with ammonia and two without it. CSPI wants the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit the two made with ammonia. The type used in colas and other dark soft drinks is known as Caramel IV, or ammonia sulfite process caramel. Caramel III, which is produced with ammonia but not sulfites, is sometimes used in beer, soy sauce, and other foods."
(http://www.cspinet.org/new/201102161.html"
The caramel coloring that is used in sauces, is caramel coloring #3. This coloring is ok. I'm very happy about this since I use sauces in a lot of the dishes that I cook.
I know that the manufacturers of Coke, Pepsi & the others who use caramel coloring are going to say that their coloring is just fine. Of course, they are going to say that just to keep their sales up. Changing their manufacturing process would cost thousands if not millions of dollars. This would put a dent in their profit margin & in this economy, they wouldn't want to happen. There are natural alternatives to coloring such as beets, carrots or even a grandmothers recipe for making caramel on the stove top.
A surprise that I came across when I was doing research for this article was that caramel colorings 1 & 3 may have gluten in them. Some people are allergic to gluten. Here is a link to those ingredients.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dZGu8BN_7HAJ:www.snapa.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket%3DXb6AxwWPtYI%253D%26tabid%3D2403+caramel+coloring+3+soy+sauce,+teriyaki+sauce,+browning+sauce&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiTPA9eRXHnNHQorLv9CxaZF7LXWc1CkI0tkiT8mTgDTQO8QD-sdQoOtlpX6FXAZVWjNn7d_U1YipJcGcUkUZgVV9Z9qSZxw307yovM0Paw0Dzbho3LyDdXPiBcvtbOHHObZ1o7&sig=AHIEtbTGpGikGTGxWUMK51ss66jVF9C52w&pli=1
Many parents who have autistic children give their children a gluten free diet in hopes of helping them improve their behavior. There are many parents that swear by this. Personally I can't say either way since I don't have any experience with autism. I feel for those parents who do have children that have this disability.
If you wanted an excuse to quit drinking pop, specifically the kind that has caramel coloring to it, this is the one to use. I know that I'm going to have to change my habits. There are some days that I work anywhere from 8-15 hours per day. I need a little pick me up, like caffeine to keep going. I usually get a Pepsi but no more. I'll have to find a alternative OR give up caffeine completely & put in less hours working both at my job & around the house. :)
Until next week my friends, stay safe & well,
Lori
Additional sources -
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-f-jacobson/caramel-coloring-in-soda-_b_823639.html
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20110215/group-wants-ban-on-2-types-of-caramel-coloring-in-sodas
Saturday, April 16, 2011
To Eat or Not to Eat
Greetings,
With the Passover season quickly approaching us, I decided to do something a little different today. Before you jump to conclusion, I'm not Jewish, never have been & never plan to be. I have many friends that are Jewish, so I have nothing against the Jewish faith. I just walk as Yeshua walked in the Torah. (bible)
I want to take a look at food today, specifically pork & shellfish. Are these food we are supposed to eat? Are there health consequences if we do eat them? Lets answer those questions.
Very often in the news we hear about passengers becoming sick with the a sickness called the Norwalk Virus. The ship then heads to the nearest port where passengers disembark to get the medical help they need & then the ship is cleaned from top to bottom with disinfectant & other cleaners to kill any bug that might exist on the ship. Then the next set of passengers board & sometimes they get sick too. The process then starts all over again. Where does this Norwalk virus come from?
Shellfish are know as nature's undertakers. They eat the dead fish that sink to the bottom of the oceans. They also eat the manure that fish excrete. I was in a Hy-Vee Grocery store a couple of weeks ago & I saw a lobster eating a dead lobster that had died in the overnight hours. My first thoughts was ewww but then it made sense to me WHY we aren't supposed to eat them. Hepatitis A & paralytic shellfish poisoning are 2 other conditions that are related to shellfish. Specifically eating raw shellfish but with paralytic shellfish poisoning, this can not be killed by cooking. These shellfish can contain micro-organisms called dinoflagellates. These can cause numbness in the mouth, flu like symptoms & some case paralysis & death. Hepatitis A can be caused by eating shellfish that is collected from water that is contaminated by sewage.
Now what about pigs? Pigs are a popular livestock here in the state of Iowa. You can hardly travel more than 5 miles along a country road without passing a pig farm or smelling the smell that comes from one of those farms. I personally think its horrible that people are allowed to build pig farms but they are not required to live there so they know what kind of imposition they are putting on their neighbors. When my husband was driving semi & there wasn't grain hauling for him to do he would work in the farrow barns. He kept leaving earlier & earlier every day because the smell coming from these farrow barns would make him sick. He would strip outside our back door & then throw his clothes in the washing machine so I wouldn't have to touch them. He would then be in the shower for over an hour trying to wash the smell away. It would then take several washes of just soap & water just to get that smell out of my washing machine.
Now, with that background info, what else do we know about pigs? Lets take a look -
1. A pig is a real garbage gut. It will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. They will even eat the cancerous growths off other pigs or animals.
2. The meat and fat of a pig absorbs toxins like a sponge. Their meat can be 30 times more toxic than beef or venison.
3. When eating beef or venison, it takes 8 to 9 hours to digest the meat so what little toxins are in the meat are slowly put into our system and can be filtered by the liver. But when pork is eaten, it takes only 4 hours to digest the meat. We thus get a much higher level of toxins within a shorter time.
4. Unlike other mammals, a pig does not sweat or perspire. Perspiration is a means by which toxins are removed from the body. Since a pig does not sweat, the toxins remain within its body and in the meat.
5. Pigs and swine are so poisonous that you can hardly kill them with strychnine or other poisons.
6. Farmers will often pen up pigs within a rattlesnake nest because the pigs will eat the snakes, and if bitten they will not be harmed by the venom.
7. When a pig is butchered, worms and insects take to its flesh sooner and faster than to other animal's flesh. In a few days the swine flesh is full of worms.
8. Swine and pigs have over a dozen parasites within them, such as tapeworms, flukes, worms, and trichinae. There is no safe temperature at which pork can be cooked to ensure that all these parasites, their cysts,and eggs will be killed.
9. Pig meat has twice as much fat as beef. A 3 oz T bone steak contains 8.5 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork chop contains 18 grams of fat. A 3 oz beef rib has 11.1 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork spare rib has 23.2 grams of fat.
10. Cows have a complex digestive system, having four stomachs. It thus takes over 24 hours to digest their vegetarian diet causing its food to be purified of toxins. In contrast, the swine's one stomach takes only about 4 hours to digest its foul diet, turning its toxic food into flesh.
11. The swine carries about 30 diseases which can be easily passed to humans. This is why God commanded that we are not even to touch their carcase (Leviticus 11:8).
12. The trichinae worm of the swine is microscopically small, and once ingested can lodge itself in our intestines, muscles, spinal cord or the brain. This results in the disease trichinosis. The symptoms are sometimes lacking, but when present they are mistaken for other diseases, such as typhoid, arthritis, rheumatism, gastritis, MS, meningitis, gall bladder trouble, or acute alcoholism.
13. The pig is so poisonous and filthy, that nature had to prepare him a sewer line or canal running down each leg with an outlet in the bottom of the foot. Out of this hole oozes pus and filth his body cannot pass into its system fast enough. Some of this pus gets into the meat of the pig.
When somebody has had a heart attack or high cholesterol, they are told by their doctor to cut back on their pork intake.
WOW, is anybody grossed out yet? Personally I haven't eaten pork since the Spring of 1986 when I converted to my current belief system.
Now I said earlier, that I'm not Jewish but I simply walk as Yeshua walked. The Torah or the bible actually does give biblical guidelines on what we should & should not eat. In Leviticus 11, dietary guidelines are listed. I have followed these for a long time. Since heart attacks & strokes are on both sides of my family & all of my family are pork & shell fish eaters, I'm hoping this will help buck the trend that has happened in my family for many decades.
That closes out this week, I wish all of you a great week, til next time,
Lori
Sources -
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=171686606183097&id=100001719962381
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oam5kZX5BDMC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Norwalk+virus,+shellfish,+bottom+feeders&source=bl&ots=1F3Xb6mGBH&sig=msdQ0p_u2msjdWQ5Iba80NildwY&hl=en&ei=WvKpTYClNe-F0QG6msH5CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Norwalk%20virus%2C%20shellfish%2C%20bottom%20feeders&f=false
http://treatment-for.info/norwalk-agent-virus-infection.html
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hepatitis_a/article_em.htm
With the Passover season quickly approaching us, I decided to do something a little different today. Before you jump to conclusion, I'm not Jewish, never have been & never plan to be. I have many friends that are Jewish, so I have nothing against the Jewish faith. I just walk as Yeshua walked in the Torah. (bible)
I want to take a look at food today, specifically pork & shellfish. Are these food we are supposed to eat? Are there health consequences if we do eat them? Lets answer those questions.
Very often in the news we hear about passengers becoming sick with the a sickness called the Norwalk Virus. The ship then heads to the nearest port where passengers disembark to get the medical help they need & then the ship is cleaned from top to bottom with disinfectant & other cleaners to kill any bug that might exist on the ship. Then the next set of passengers board & sometimes they get sick too. The process then starts all over again. Where does this Norwalk virus come from?
Shellfish are know as nature's undertakers. They eat the dead fish that sink to the bottom of the oceans. They also eat the manure that fish excrete. I was in a Hy-Vee Grocery store a couple of weeks ago & I saw a lobster eating a dead lobster that had died in the overnight hours. My first thoughts was ewww but then it made sense to me WHY we aren't supposed to eat them. Hepatitis A & paralytic shellfish poisoning are 2 other conditions that are related to shellfish. Specifically eating raw shellfish but with paralytic shellfish poisoning, this can not be killed by cooking. These shellfish can contain micro-organisms called dinoflagellates. These can cause numbness in the mouth, flu like symptoms & some case paralysis & death. Hepatitis A can be caused by eating shellfish that is collected from water that is contaminated by sewage.
Now what about pigs? Pigs are a popular livestock here in the state of Iowa. You can hardly travel more than 5 miles along a country road without passing a pig farm or smelling the smell that comes from one of those farms. I personally think its horrible that people are allowed to build pig farms but they are not required to live there so they know what kind of imposition they are putting on their neighbors. When my husband was driving semi & there wasn't grain hauling for him to do he would work in the farrow barns. He kept leaving earlier & earlier every day because the smell coming from these farrow barns would make him sick. He would strip outside our back door & then throw his clothes in the washing machine so I wouldn't have to touch them. He would then be in the shower for over an hour trying to wash the smell away. It would then take several washes of just soap & water just to get that smell out of my washing machine.
Now, with that background info, what else do we know about pigs? Lets take a look -
1. A pig is a real garbage gut. It will eat anything including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh, maggots, or decaying vegetables. They will even eat the cancerous growths off other pigs or animals.
2. The meat and fat of a pig absorbs toxins like a sponge. Their meat can be 30 times more toxic than beef or venison.
3. When eating beef or venison, it takes 8 to 9 hours to digest the meat so what little toxins are in the meat are slowly put into our system and can be filtered by the liver. But when pork is eaten, it takes only 4 hours to digest the meat. We thus get a much higher level of toxins within a shorter time.
4. Unlike other mammals, a pig does not sweat or perspire. Perspiration is a means by which toxins are removed from the body. Since a pig does not sweat, the toxins remain within its body and in the meat.
5. Pigs and swine are so poisonous that you can hardly kill them with strychnine or other poisons.
6. Farmers will often pen up pigs within a rattlesnake nest because the pigs will eat the snakes, and if bitten they will not be harmed by the venom.
7. When a pig is butchered, worms and insects take to its flesh sooner and faster than to other animal's flesh. In a few days the swine flesh is full of worms.
8. Swine and pigs have over a dozen parasites within them, such as tapeworms, flukes, worms, and trichinae. There is no safe temperature at which pork can be cooked to ensure that all these parasites, their cysts,and eggs will be killed.
9. Pig meat has twice as much fat as beef. A 3 oz T bone steak contains 8.5 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork chop contains 18 grams of fat. A 3 oz beef rib has 11.1 grams of fat; a 3 oz pork spare rib has 23.2 grams of fat.
10. Cows have a complex digestive system, having four stomachs. It thus takes over 24 hours to digest their vegetarian diet causing its food to be purified of toxins. In contrast, the swine's one stomach takes only about 4 hours to digest its foul diet, turning its toxic food into flesh.
11. The swine carries about 30 diseases which can be easily passed to humans. This is why God commanded that we are not even to touch their carcase (Leviticus 11:8).
12. The trichinae worm of the swine is microscopically small, and once ingested can lodge itself in our intestines, muscles, spinal cord or the brain. This results in the disease trichinosis. The symptoms are sometimes lacking, but when present they are mistaken for other diseases, such as typhoid, arthritis, rheumatism, gastritis, MS, meningitis, gall bladder trouble, or acute alcoholism.
13. The pig is so poisonous and filthy, that nature had to prepare him a sewer line or canal running down each leg with an outlet in the bottom of the foot. Out of this hole oozes pus and filth his body cannot pass into its system fast enough. Some of this pus gets into the meat of the pig.
When somebody has had a heart attack or high cholesterol, they are told by their doctor to cut back on their pork intake.
WOW, is anybody grossed out yet? Personally I haven't eaten pork since the Spring of 1986 when I converted to my current belief system.
Now I said earlier, that I'm not Jewish but I simply walk as Yeshua walked. The Torah or the bible actually does give biblical guidelines on what we should & should not eat. In Leviticus 11, dietary guidelines are listed. I have followed these for a long time. Since heart attacks & strokes are on both sides of my family & all of my family are pork & shell fish eaters, I'm hoping this will help buck the trend that has happened in my family for many decades.
That closes out this week, I wish all of you a great week, til next time,
Lori
Sources -
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=171686606183097&id=100001719962381
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oam5kZX5BDMC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=Norwalk+virus,+shellfish,+bottom+feeders&source=bl&ots=1F3Xb6mGBH&sig=msdQ0p_u2msjdWQ5Iba80NildwY&hl=en&ei=WvKpTYClNe-F0QG6msH5CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Norwalk%20virus%2C%20shellfish%2C%20bottom%20feeders&f=false
http://treatment-for.info/norwalk-agent-virus-infection.html
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/hepatitis_a/article_em.htm
Sunday, April 10, 2011
University of Maryland is tracking the radiation plume
Greetings friends,
As promised, I told you I would update up you on any radiation reports. As I was looking around on my favorite forum, I came across a link that showed the University of Maryland is tracking the radiation plume across the Pacific & across the U.S.
I'm not sure what all of the numbers mean, maybe one of my readers understand the charts?
Here is the link for the charts -
http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~tcanty/hysplit/
One more link, as it tracks off the right side of the map it will reappear on the left. This page takes a LONG time to load up, please be patient.
http://www.woweather.com/weather/news/fukushima?LANG=us&VAR=niluhemis131&HH=0&LOOP=1
Stay safe & well, til next time,
Lori
As promised, I told you I would update up you on any radiation reports. As I was looking around on my favorite forum, I came across a link that showed the University of Maryland is tracking the radiation plume across the Pacific & across the U.S.
I'm not sure what all of the numbers mean, maybe one of my readers understand the charts?
Here is the link for the charts -
http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~tcanty/hysplit/
One more link, as it tracks off the right side of the map it will reappear on the left. This page takes a LONG time to load up, please be patient.
http://www.woweather.com/weather/news/fukushima?LANG=us&VAR=niluhemis131&HH=0&LOOP=1
Stay safe & well, til next time,
Lori
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Vitamin K Shot - Why is it given?
Greetings to everyone,
Vitamin K shot, Hepatitis B shot, PKU testing, blood testing, silver nitrate drops put into the eyes. These are all items that a newborn is put thru upon birth. Are they really necessary? Is there a way to "opt" out? As a mom, I have to wonder why parents put their kids thru all of that & then wonder why they scream bloody murder when they need to get a simple blood test.
A friend of my daughter is being induced this next week. She is having a daughter & is excited to be able to finally hold her. My daughter educated her friend about how dangerous vaccines are, what is in them & how to avoid them. Out of the mouths of babes, she really does listen when I'm telling her about their dangers & when I'm listening to webinars.
My daughters friend has given instructions to everyone who attending the birth that if anyone gets near her baby with a needle to "punch them". She has decided that NO vaccines will be given to her baby. Ahh.....another child saved. But what about the Vitamin K shot? Why is this given & is it really necessary?
The Vitamin K shot has been administered to newborns since the 60s. This was a time when mothers were drugged to the point where they couldn't help in the birth of their own children. The umbilical cord was cut right after birth. Sometimes if the birth was going quickly enough, vacuum extraction was used to pull the baby out. This would cause bruising & use up what little reserves the baby had to keep from bleeding to death.
Lets fast forward to the present day. Many moms are opting for natural births. They are awake & aware for the birth of their children. Vacuum extraction & forceps are rare & far between. Many doctors have realized the importance of waiting until the cord stops "pulsing" before clamping it & cutting it. The cutting of the umbilical cord can reduce the blood volume of the baby by almost 40%. No wonder they had problems with bleeding, they didn't have all of their blood volume.
I know what some of you are thinking. Its a vitamin shot. It should be safe right? Well, unfortunatley, the Vitamin K shot has some of the same toxins that vaccines have. The Vitamin K shot has been linked to many cancers that are seen in kids. Lets look at the statistics of the Vitamin K shot & childhood cancers.
"In 1970, a study was undertaken to see what the risk factors were for childhood cancers. 16,193 babies were studied who had all been born in April 1970. 99 children developed cancer by the age of 10 in the control group and 33 children in the other group. The researchers found that when babies had received vitamin K in the first week of life, their risk of cancer increased three fold. They had not been looking at vitamin K specifically and did not expect to see such an association, so they approached Roche Pharmaceuticals, asking them to do a further trial. They initially refused, until stories about vitamin K and cancer forced them into a corner, and, determined to prove the safety of their product, they began a new study.
588 healthy children and 195 children with cancer were studied. All of these children had been born at one of two hospitals in Bristol. One hospital used oral vitamin K drops and the other used the injection. The researchers found a two fold increase in childhood Leukaemia among those who had received the injection and stated that as many as 980 cases of childhood Leukaemia were caused by the vitamin K injection every year in the UK alone.
Newer studies have been done as recently as 1998 which seem to confirm this. Two studies in the British Medical Journal in that year found that there was a two fold risk of Leukaemia among 1-6 year old’s who had been given the injection at birth, and that there was a ‘significant risk’ of all cancers after the shot."
http://www.vaccineriskawareness.com/Vitamin-K-Does-Your-Baby-Really-Need-It-
Of course, drug companies want to deny any link between shots & cancer. BUT, we need to look at the rise in childhood cancer over the years. How many children are being diagnosed each year with cancer that could have prevented IF they hadn't been given the Vitamin K shot & the mass of other vaccines they are given from birth until they have the choice over their own medical decisions.
What warnings does the insert give that comes with the shot?
"The injectable form of vitamin K can rarely cause severe (sometimes fatal) allergic reactions when given by injection into a muscle or vein. Therefore, vitamin K should be injected into a muscle or vein only when it cannot be given by injection under the skin or taken by mouth, or when your doctor has judged that the benefit is greater than the risk. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction such as rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, or trouble breathing."
Of course, the doctor is always going to say the risk outweighs the benefit. Neither one of my kids had the shot when they were born. My son was circumsized on the 8th day. Circumcision is the #1 reason why many parents go ahead & have their sons given the Vitamin K shot when they should be asking questions. The 8th day is when Vitamin K levels are maxed out. This also makes sense since the scriptures tell us that we should circumsize our sons on the 8th. day. (Gen. 17)
Another warning from the insert -
"Benzyl alcohol as a preservative in Bacteriostatic Sodium Chloride Injection has been associated with toxicity in newborns. Data are unavailable on the toxicity of other preservatives in this age group. There is no evidence to suggest that the small amount of benzyl alcohol contained in AquaMEPHYTON, when used as recommended, is associated with toxicity."
http://web.archive.org/web/20070213093306/http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2003/03Feb_PI/AquaMEPHYTON_PI.pdf
If Benzyl alcohol is associated with toxicity in newborns then WHY is it given routinely?
While I was doing research for this blog entry, I came across that it may be beneficial for pregnant moms to take Vitamin K during the last trimester. The Vitamin K does pass the placenta but it doesn't pass as easily thru the placenta as it does thru breastmilk. You get Vitamin K from green leafy vegetables. Here is a list of the top 10 foods for Vitamin K.
http://vitamins.ygoy.com/2011/02/25/top-10-food-sources-of-vitamin-k/
Since the Vitamin K shot isn't required by law to attend a daycare, preschool or a public shool system you shouldn't need a waiver BUT make sure you have it in your birth plan that you don't want, if you so choose, that you don't want the Vitamin K shot, Hep. B shot, eye drops, etc.
A side note to expectant moms, be sure that someone stays with the baby at all times that knows your wishes. Don't allow the baby to go to the nursery alone because even tho you have it in your birth plan, it may be done as routinely without a 2nd thought. Some pediatricians will try to hassle you into signing papers that you are putting your child at risk if you don't vaccinate. Don't sign it! You are NOT putting your child at risk, just the opposite. If the pediatrician gives you that, just walk out & look for another doctor that will let you opt out of vaccinating. (see my entry on exemptions)
As always, do your own research. You need to make your own decisions regarding your own medical health. I'm not here to tell you what you need to do but I'm here to inform.
Stay safe & well my friends, until next time,
Lori
My sources for this blog entry -
http://www.naturalnews.com/031198_psychiatry_teens.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/026635_vitamin_K_disease_blood.html
http://www.vaccineriskawareness.com/Vitamin-K-Does-Your-Baby-Really-Need-It-
http://www.babble.com/baby/health-and-safety/vitamin-k-for-newborns-eye-ointment-baby-shots/
http://www.thebabybond.com/VitaminKinjectORnot.html
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/vitktop.html
http://www.vaclib.org/chapter/inserts.htm#vitK
Vitamin K shot, Hepatitis B shot, PKU testing, blood testing, silver nitrate drops put into the eyes. These are all items that a newborn is put thru upon birth. Are they really necessary? Is there a way to "opt" out? As a mom, I have to wonder why parents put their kids thru all of that & then wonder why they scream bloody murder when they need to get a simple blood test.
A friend of my daughter is being induced this next week. She is having a daughter & is excited to be able to finally hold her. My daughter educated her friend about how dangerous vaccines are, what is in them & how to avoid them. Out of the mouths of babes, she really does listen when I'm telling her about their dangers & when I'm listening to webinars.
My daughters friend has given instructions to everyone who attending the birth that if anyone gets near her baby with a needle to "punch them". She has decided that NO vaccines will be given to her baby. Ahh.....another child saved. But what about the Vitamin K shot? Why is this given & is it really necessary?
The Vitamin K shot has been administered to newborns since the 60s. This was a time when mothers were drugged to the point where they couldn't help in the birth of their own children. The umbilical cord was cut right after birth. Sometimes if the birth was going quickly enough, vacuum extraction was used to pull the baby out. This would cause bruising & use up what little reserves the baby had to keep from bleeding to death.
Lets fast forward to the present day. Many moms are opting for natural births. They are awake & aware for the birth of their children. Vacuum extraction & forceps are rare & far between. Many doctors have realized the importance of waiting until the cord stops "pulsing" before clamping it & cutting it. The cutting of the umbilical cord can reduce the blood volume of the baby by almost 40%. No wonder they had problems with bleeding, they didn't have all of their blood volume.
I know what some of you are thinking. Its a vitamin shot. It should be safe right? Well, unfortunatley, the Vitamin K shot has some of the same toxins that vaccines have. The Vitamin K shot has been linked to many cancers that are seen in kids. Lets look at the statistics of the Vitamin K shot & childhood cancers.
"In 1970, a study was undertaken to see what the risk factors were for childhood cancers. 16,193 babies were studied who had all been born in April 1970. 99 children developed cancer by the age of 10 in the control group and 33 children in the other group. The researchers found that when babies had received vitamin K in the first week of life, their risk of cancer increased three fold. They had not been looking at vitamin K specifically and did not expect to see such an association, so they approached Roche Pharmaceuticals, asking them to do a further trial. They initially refused, until stories about vitamin K and cancer forced them into a corner, and, determined to prove the safety of their product, they began a new study.
588 healthy children and 195 children with cancer were studied. All of these children had been born at one of two hospitals in Bristol. One hospital used oral vitamin K drops and the other used the injection. The researchers found a two fold increase in childhood Leukaemia among those who had received the injection and stated that as many as 980 cases of childhood Leukaemia were caused by the vitamin K injection every year in the UK alone.
Newer studies have been done as recently as 1998 which seem to confirm this. Two studies in the British Medical Journal in that year found that there was a two fold risk of Leukaemia among 1-6 year old’s who had been given the injection at birth, and that there was a ‘significant risk’ of all cancers after the shot."
http://www.vaccineriskawareness.com/Vitamin-K-Does-Your-Baby-Really-Need-It-
Of course, drug companies want to deny any link between shots & cancer. BUT, we need to look at the rise in childhood cancer over the years. How many children are being diagnosed each year with cancer that could have prevented IF they hadn't been given the Vitamin K shot & the mass of other vaccines they are given from birth until they have the choice over their own medical decisions.
What warnings does the insert give that comes with the shot?
"The injectable form of vitamin K can rarely cause severe (sometimes fatal) allergic reactions when given by injection into a muscle or vein. Therefore, vitamin K should be injected into a muscle or vein only when it cannot be given by injection under the skin or taken by mouth, or when your doctor has judged that the benefit is greater than the risk. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience symptoms of an allergic reaction such as rash, itching, swelling, dizziness, or trouble breathing."
Of course, the doctor is always going to say the risk outweighs the benefit. Neither one of my kids had the shot when they were born. My son was circumsized on the 8th day. Circumcision is the #1 reason why many parents go ahead & have their sons given the Vitamin K shot when they should be asking questions. The 8th day is when Vitamin K levels are maxed out. This also makes sense since the scriptures tell us that we should circumsize our sons on the 8th. day. (Gen. 17)
Another warning from the insert -
"Benzyl alcohol as a preservative in Bacteriostatic Sodium Chloride Injection has been associated with toxicity in newborns. Data are unavailable on the toxicity of other preservatives in this age group. There is no evidence to suggest that the small amount of benzyl alcohol contained in AquaMEPHYTON, when used as recommended, is associated with toxicity."
http://web.archive.org/web/20070213093306/http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/SAFETY/2003/03Feb_PI/AquaMEPHYTON_PI.pdf
If Benzyl alcohol is associated with toxicity in newborns then WHY is it given routinely?
While I was doing research for this blog entry, I came across that it may be beneficial for pregnant moms to take Vitamin K during the last trimester. The Vitamin K does pass the placenta but it doesn't pass as easily thru the placenta as it does thru breastmilk. You get Vitamin K from green leafy vegetables. Here is a list of the top 10 foods for Vitamin K.
http://vitamins.ygoy.com/2011/02/25/top-10-food-sources-of-vitamin-k/
Since the Vitamin K shot isn't required by law to attend a daycare, preschool or a public shool system you shouldn't need a waiver BUT make sure you have it in your birth plan that you don't want, if you so choose, that you don't want the Vitamin K shot, Hep. B shot, eye drops, etc.
A side note to expectant moms, be sure that someone stays with the baby at all times that knows your wishes. Don't allow the baby to go to the nursery alone because even tho you have it in your birth plan, it may be done as routinely without a 2nd thought. Some pediatricians will try to hassle you into signing papers that you are putting your child at risk if you don't vaccinate. Don't sign it! You are NOT putting your child at risk, just the opposite. If the pediatrician gives you that, just walk out & look for another doctor that will let you opt out of vaccinating. (see my entry on exemptions)
As always, do your own research. You need to make your own decisions regarding your own medical health. I'm not here to tell you what you need to do but I'm here to inform.
Stay safe & well my friends, until next time,
Lori
My sources for this blog entry -
http://www.naturalnews.com/031198_psychiatry_teens.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/026635_vitamin_K_disease_blood.html
http://www.vaccineriskawareness.com/Vitamin-K-Does-Your-Baby-Really-Need-It-
http://www.babble.com/baby/health-and-safety/vitamin-k-for-newborns-eye-ointment-baby-shots/
http://www.thebabybond.com/VitaminKinjectORnot.html
http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/vitktop.html
http://www.vaclib.org/chapter/inserts.htm#vitK
Friday, April 8, 2011
We are still not being told the whole story
Greetings,
I've been watching the situation in Japan with mixed emotions. Watchful, hopeful & worrying. I worry about the MOX fuel in reactor #3. This reactor has enough plutonium to kill this world 21,000 times over.
Radioactive Iodine dissipates after a few days. Cesium has a half life of 30 years. This means it will take 30 years just to break down by 50%. It will take over 2 centuries to dissipate to less than 1%. What kind of future are we leaving for our grandchildrens grandchildren?
Here is a good article on this from naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/031992_radioactive_cesium.html
Shortly after the disaster in Japan, everyone was worried about getting Potassium Iodide. I'll admit, I was worried about this too & did some looking online to find some. I found some sellers were taking advantage of the situation by selling a 14 days supply for almost $2,000. They usually sell for less than $20. Talk about taking advantage of the situation.
We decided to take a more natural approach & get Sea Kelp. We got ours from Puritan's Pride. They offered us a great deal. We bought 5 bottles & got 7 free. We received our shipment the same week we ordered.
http://www.puritan.com/food-supplements-004/sea-kelp-000623?searchterm=Sea%20Kelp&rdcnt=1
As an avid listener of the Robert Scott Bell show (http://www.robertscottbell.com/),he says to be sure to take Selenium with it so that the body can use it more effectively. We take 400 mcg/day.
I've noticed another advantage with taking Sea Kelp, I have more energy. A great thing, especially this time of year.
Please keep in mind that Dr. Tenpenny said to Prepare but don't over react.
Do your research, don't take my word for it. I've spent many hours reading news articles about this. I've spent time in prayer & meditation wondering what is best to help protect my family. We've chosen this path, may you find a path that is best for you also.
Til Next Time,
Lori
I've been watching the situation in Japan with mixed emotions. Watchful, hopeful & worrying. I worry about the MOX fuel in reactor #3. This reactor has enough plutonium to kill this world 21,000 times over.
Radioactive Iodine dissipates after a few days. Cesium has a half life of 30 years. This means it will take 30 years just to break down by 50%. It will take over 2 centuries to dissipate to less than 1%. What kind of future are we leaving for our grandchildrens grandchildren?
Here is a good article on this from naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/031992_radioactive_cesium.html
Shortly after the disaster in Japan, everyone was worried about getting Potassium Iodide. I'll admit, I was worried about this too & did some looking online to find some. I found some sellers were taking advantage of the situation by selling a 14 days supply for almost $2,000. They usually sell for less than $20. Talk about taking advantage of the situation.
We decided to take a more natural approach & get Sea Kelp. We got ours from Puritan's Pride. They offered us a great deal. We bought 5 bottles & got 7 free. We received our shipment the same week we ordered.
http://www.puritan.com/food-supplements-004/sea-kelp-000623?searchterm=Sea%20Kelp&rdcnt=1
As an avid listener of the Robert Scott Bell show (http://www.robertscottbell.com/),he says to be sure to take Selenium with it so that the body can use it more effectively. We take 400 mcg/day.
I've noticed another advantage with taking Sea Kelp, I have more energy. A great thing, especially this time of year.
Please keep in mind that Dr. Tenpenny said to Prepare but don't over react.
Do your research, don't take my word for it. I've spent many hours reading news articles about this. I've spent time in prayer & meditation wondering what is best to help protect my family. We've chosen this path, may you find a path that is best for you also.
Til Next Time,
Lori
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Guest Blog Entry by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - Prepare but don't overreact
http://tenpennyimc.com/Blog/post/2011/03/17/Prepare-but-dont-overreact.aspx
NaturalNews.com is putting out a lot of good information about the uses of iodine and disaster planning. I'm working on an article about iodine that will be done soon. In the mean time, I wanted to share a few important points.
Iodine chemistry, iodine/thyroid issues are really complex. When it is ingested, it is rapidly absorbed in the stomach and duodenum. Iodate, widely used in salt iodization, is reduced in the gut and absorbed as iodide. Iodine doesn't stay in the blood stream for very long; under normal circumstances, it has either been absorbed into tissues or eliminated by the kidneys in less than 12 hours.
In my experience, you won't know how you will respond to iodine until you start taking it. In some, iodine is truly the "cure" to a long list of ailments. In others, it can cause a lot of problems and side effects. Iodine can correct Hashimoto's thyroiditis in some; in others, especially those who are low in selenium, it can *cause* Hashimoto's disease (an autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid). Given the necessity of iodine for life, it is not clear why some people react to iodine in salt or seafood. Side effects can include gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, epigastric pain, and diarrhea), significant total-body rash, and something called "iodide fever". Toxic reactions generally require large doses, but some people are very sensitive and even small doses can cause a reaction. For patients on thyroid medications, taking iodine can effect their required dosage -- they may require less...or more. In almost everyone, the TSH will go up while on iodine, as explained below.
It takes 150 micrograms per day to prevent a goiter, but iodine is also required for the rest of the body requires more. For example, 3000 mcg/day (3mg) is necessary to keep breasts healthy and it has been recommended that approximately 12,000 mcg/day (12mg/d) is needed to keep the entire body healthy. The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iodine is the amount expected to meet the needs of 50% of people in a specific age group, based on a review of the medical/scientific literature. The government also suggests something called the UL, the Upper Limit dose that most healthy people can tolerate without a side effect. Here is a table that gives an idea of the recommended amounts for you and your children. Up to 10 times these amounts, if added gradually, will not cause a problem.
Iodine is necessary for health of many organs including the pancreas, liver, and mucosa of gastric, small, and large intestine, nasopharynx, choroid plexus and the ciliary body of the eye, the skin, and the following glands: saliva, lacrimal (tear ducts) and both lactating and non-lactating mammary glands. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) increases the activity of the Sodium-Iodine Symporter (NIS) that drives iodine into the thyroid and into the cells of the other organs. That is the reason that the TSH blood levels increase when patients are taking iodine -- the TSH is needed to drive iodine into the cells.
Since many, if not most, people in the US and Canada are at least mildly iodine deficient, it is necessary to gradually increase the amount of iodine in your diet or as supplementation to avoid complications of suddenly introducing large amounts into your diet. Rapid addition of iodine can cause a list of side effects including thyroid suppression, palpitations, and skin rashes. Interestingly, a sudden increase in iodine intake may be linked to the development of a goiter, which is paradoxical since most goiters are linked to iodine deficiency.
The best way to be proactive is to start adding foods into your diet that are very high in iodine. Here’s a short list:
> Kelp (sea vegetable) – ¼ ounce, 415.00 mcg
> Yogurt (low-fat) – 1 cup, 87.22 mcg
> Cow’s milk (2%) – 1 cup, 58.56 mcg
> Egg (whole, boiled) – 1 each, 23.76 mcg
> Sardines and mackerel, fish with the highest iodine concentrations have approximately 250 µg of iodine/100 g
> Strawberries – 1 cup, 12.96 mcg
> Seaweed is particularly rich in iodine: that is, concentrations are 100-1000 times higher than in fish. Kombu, a commonly consumed seaweed, contains approximately 130,000 µg of iodine/100 g
Other foods with small amounts iodine include Miso soup, spirulina, chlorella, brassica vegetables, beans and lentils. Cod liver oil and olive oil have vitamin A and D, both important for overall health.
When taking iodine supplements, it is important to also take the mineral selenium (100-200mcg/day). Selenium interacts uniquely with iodine. It has antioxidant properties and protects the thyroid during the synthesis of thyroid hormones. It is also important for both activation and inactivation of thyroid hormone at the cellular level. Increasing iodine foods and/or adding supplments slowly is a reasonable response to the current conditions. Potassium iodide, whose chemical formula is KI, is the recommended form of iodine to take in the event of radiation exposure because it saturates the thyroid gland. Once saturated, the thyroid – and the body – cannot absorb radioactive iodine if the tissues are saturated with healthy iodine. Another form of iodine, potassium iodate, is second option. Potassium iodate includes one molecule of oxygen that not only extends the product's shelf life, but helps to eliminate the bitter taste of potassium iodide. While KI has been the most studied, both types of the tablets can provide protection.
While iodine is sold primarily as a supplement, it deserves respect. Consuming anything other than small quantities should be done under the supervision of a physician or healthcare provider familiar with its chemical quirks. This is especially true if you are taking thyroid medication or have other thyroid problems. Taking massive dosages of iodine, such as the government- recommended 130 mg/day in the event of a radiation exposure, is definitely not necessary, unless you are right next to the reactor. Massive doses should be reserved for only extreme and confirmed exposures. In fact, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine done to determine the dose of KI in the event of a nuclear accident or fallout have shown that a single dose of 30 mg of iodine will suppress the uptake of radioactive iodine to less than 1.5% within 24 hr, Daily doses of 15 mg will maintain uptake of radioactive iodine below 2%.
It is always good to be prepared. In this instance, it is really important to not overreact.
NaturalNews.com is putting out a lot of good information about the uses of iodine and disaster planning. I'm working on an article about iodine that will be done soon. In the mean time, I wanted to share a few important points.
Iodine chemistry, iodine/thyroid issues are really complex. When it is ingested, it is rapidly absorbed in the stomach and duodenum. Iodate, widely used in salt iodization, is reduced in the gut and absorbed as iodide. Iodine doesn't stay in the blood stream for very long; under normal circumstances, it has either been absorbed into tissues or eliminated by the kidneys in less than 12 hours.
In my experience, you won't know how you will respond to iodine until you start taking it. In some, iodine is truly the "cure" to a long list of ailments. In others, it can cause a lot of problems and side effects. Iodine can correct Hashimoto's thyroiditis in some; in others, especially those who are low in selenium, it can *cause* Hashimoto's disease (an autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid). Given the necessity of iodine for life, it is not clear why some people react to iodine in salt or seafood. Side effects can include gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, epigastric pain, and diarrhea), significant total-body rash, and something called "iodide fever". Toxic reactions generally require large doses, but some people are very sensitive and even small doses can cause a reaction. For patients on thyroid medications, taking iodine can effect their required dosage -- they may require less...or more. In almost everyone, the TSH will go up while on iodine, as explained below.
It takes 150 micrograms per day to prevent a goiter, but iodine is also required for the rest of the body requires more. For example, 3000 mcg/day (3mg) is necessary to keep breasts healthy and it has been recommended that approximately 12,000 mcg/day (12mg/d) is needed to keep the entire body healthy. The Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for iodine is the amount expected to meet the needs of 50% of people in a specific age group, based on a review of the medical/scientific literature. The government also suggests something called the UL, the Upper Limit dose that most healthy people can tolerate without a side effect. Here is a table that gives an idea of the recommended amounts for you and your children. Up to 10 times these amounts, if added gradually, will not cause a problem.
Iodine is necessary for health of many organs including the pancreas, liver, and mucosa of gastric, small, and large intestine, nasopharynx, choroid plexus and the ciliary body of the eye, the skin, and the following glands: saliva, lacrimal (tear ducts) and both lactating and non-lactating mammary glands. TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) increases the activity of the Sodium-Iodine Symporter (NIS) that drives iodine into the thyroid and into the cells of the other organs. That is the reason that the TSH blood levels increase when patients are taking iodine -- the TSH is needed to drive iodine into the cells.
Since many, if not most, people in the US and Canada are at least mildly iodine deficient, it is necessary to gradually increase the amount of iodine in your diet or as supplementation to avoid complications of suddenly introducing large amounts into your diet. Rapid addition of iodine can cause a list of side effects including thyroid suppression, palpitations, and skin rashes. Interestingly, a sudden increase in iodine intake may be linked to the development of a goiter, which is paradoxical since most goiters are linked to iodine deficiency.
The best way to be proactive is to start adding foods into your diet that are very high in iodine. Here’s a short list:
> Kelp (sea vegetable) – ¼ ounce, 415.00 mcg
> Yogurt (low-fat) – 1 cup, 87.22 mcg
> Cow’s milk (2%) – 1 cup, 58.56 mcg
> Egg (whole, boiled) – 1 each, 23.76 mcg
> Sardines and mackerel, fish with the highest iodine concentrations have approximately 250 µg of iodine/100 g
> Strawberries – 1 cup, 12.96 mcg
> Seaweed is particularly rich in iodine: that is, concentrations are 100-1000 times higher than in fish. Kombu, a commonly consumed seaweed, contains approximately 130,000 µg of iodine/100 g
Other foods with small amounts iodine include Miso soup, spirulina, chlorella, brassica vegetables, beans and lentils. Cod liver oil and olive oil have vitamin A and D, both important for overall health.
When taking iodine supplements, it is important to also take the mineral selenium (100-200mcg/day). Selenium interacts uniquely with iodine. It has antioxidant properties and protects the thyroid during the synthesis of thyroid hormones. It is also important for both activation and inactivation of thyroid hormone at the cellular level. Increasing iodine foods and/or adding supplments slowly is a reasonable response to the current conditions. Potassium iodide, whose chemical formula is KI, is the recommended form of iodine to take in the event of radiation exposure because it saturates the thyroid gland. Once saturated, the thyroid – and the body – cannot absorb radioactive iodine if the tissues are saturated with healthy iodine. Another form of iodine, potassium iodate, is second option. Potassium iodate includes one molecule of oxygen that not only extends the product's shelf life, but helps to eliminate the bitter taste of potassium iodide. While KI has been the most studied, both types of the tablets can provide protection.
While iodine is sold primarily as a supplement, it deserves respect. Consuming anything other than small quantities should be done under the supervision of a physician or healthcare provider familiar with its chemical quirks. This is especially true if you are taking thyroid medication or have other thyroid problems. Taking massive dosages of iodine, such as the government- recommended 130 mg/day in the event of a radiation exposure, is definitely not necessary, unless you are right next to the reactor. Massive doses should be reserved for only extreme and confirmed exposures. In fact, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine done to determine the dose of KI in the event of a nuclear accident or fallout have shown that a single dose of 30 mg of iodine will suppress the uptake of radioactive iodine to less than 1.5% within 24 hr, Daily doses of 15 mg will maintain uptake of radioactive iodine below 2%.
It is always good to be prepared. In this instance, it is really important to not overreact.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Turning down my stress level a bit tonight
Greetings to everyone,
I had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Mayer Eisenstein & his wife tonight. He told me to read to the latest news article by Mark Adams at NaturalNews.com regarding natural ways to fight radiation. Here is the link to that article -
http://www.naturalnews.com/031717_iodine_sea_vegetables.html
Tomorrow I start my search for dry sea kelp to sprinkle on my food.
I'm going to continue to watch the radiation levels. Bakersfield, CA spiked a 235 rad level briefly this morning but dropped immediately.
Here is another website to monitor radiation levels nationwide.
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/RadMap/map.html
One more link, monitor radiation levels in Japan.
http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=4870
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
I had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Mayer Eisenstein & his wife tonight. He told me to read to the latest news article by Mark Adams at NaturalNews.com regarding natural ways to fight radiation. Here is the link to that article -
http://www.naturalnews.com/031717_iodine_sea_vegetables.html
Tomorrow I start my search for dry sea kelp to sprinkle on my food.
I'm going to continue to watch the radiation levels. Bakersfield, CA spiked a 235 rad level briefly this morning but dropped immediately.
Here is another website to monitor radiation levels nationwide.
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/RadMap/map.html
One more link, monitor radiation levels in Japan.
http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=4870
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Just in from NaturalNews.com - Info from a person in Tokyo
http://www.naturalnews.com/031718_nuclear_power_dirty_bomb.html
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews has received information directly from an American who happened to be in Tokyo at the time of the nuclear incident and who also happens to have a background in atomic energy and nuclear reactors. He has sent us some extremely disturbing information that seems to indicate the situation with the reactors in Japan is far, far worse than what the conventional media is describing. We are not releasing this individual's name for obvious reasons (he's still in Tokyo and virtually unreachable), but he is an individual who is known to me personally and with whom I have spent a considerable number of hours over a period of two years. He is a very high-integrity individual and someone who is also extremely well connected in the world of advanced medicine.
In an email sent from Tokyo, this individual explains:
"...nuclear reactors use bundles of enriched uranium packed into stainless steel fuel rods in order to generate the heat that drives the turbines. You need to keep these bundles of pins cool otherwise they melt or burst.
Now, it seems the Fukushima power plant pulled spent fuel bundles (a collection of fuel rods) and stored them on site rather than shipping them to another location. Speculation is that in addition to the fires that are damaging the working reactor, these storage areas of their spent fuel bundles could [now] be on fire. This vastly compounds the problem of any meltdown, as this spent fuel will add to the contamination [because] it is extremely toxic.
In other words, as well as dealing with a potential meltdown, you also have the toxic products from the depleted fuel pins adding to the pollution. This is extraordinarily bad. The spent fuel bundles should have been relocated away from the reactor core a long, long time ago. Given the earthquake realities of Japan, these reactor building were basically dirty bombs waiting to be set off by a [natural] disaster."
I want to thank this individual for his continued reporting from Tokyo and assure him that if he chooses to send more information to NaturalNews, we will of course continue to protect his anonymity.
Nuclear plant becomes dirty bomb waiting to go off
The upshot of his assessment of the situation is that the Fukushima power plant is now a "dirty bomb" waiting to happen. And it's on fire right now. Radiation levels are rising so rapidly that it's not even safe to work near the plant. This is very rapidly headed into a situation where suicidal volunteers are going to have to "rush in" and do some work on the plant, spend only a few minutes there, then evacuate as quickly as possible. And they'll still get cancer.
This is exactly what happened in Chernobyl following the accident there in 1987. Hundreds of brave volunteers basically committed suicide in order to erect the containment vessel over the melted-down reactor and thereby prevent further radiation from escaping directly into the environment.
As Wikipedia explains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherno...):
"The worst of the radioactive debris was collected inside what was left of the reactor, much of it shoveled in by liquidators wearing heavy protective gear (dubbed "bio-robots" by the military); these workers could only spend a maximum of 40 seconds at a time working on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings because of the extremely high doses of radiation given off by the blocks of graphite and other debris. The reactor itself was covered with bags containing sand, lead, and boric acid dropped from helicopters (some 5,000 metric tons during the week following the accident). By December 1986 a large concrete sarcophagus had been erected, to seal off the reactor and its contents. Many of the vehicles used by the "liquidators" remain parked in a field in the Chernobyl area to this day, most giving off doses of 10-30 R/h (0.7-2 uA/kg) over 25 years after the disaster."
Far worse than a terrorism attack
This could be very similar to what we're headed toward in Japan if the people there don't get this situation under control very quickly. Terrorists couldn't have carried out a more deadly disaster than what the "scientific" nuclear power industry has now delivered to the people of Japan.
In the name of scientific progress, the Japanese people are now threatened with the worst kind of death: Death by radiation poisoning -- a slow, suffering breakdown of cellular function at every level. And sadly, Japan has already suffered through a similar scenario near the end of World War II when the United States of America dropped atomic bombs on the civilian Japanese population... twice!
What frightens me in all this is the choice of words from our source who describes the Fukushima site as a "dirty bomb" just waiting to go off. There's a lesson in all this, of course: When you play God with the planet, it might be wise to follow the precautionary principle more closely. This nuclear catastrophe is a mirror image of what we're likely to see in the future of agriculture due to GMOs (genetically engineered seeds). GE seeds are the "genetic dirty bombs" of agriculture, and they too could devastate human civilization in much the same way that nuclear power now threatens the very survival of an entire nation.
But too many "scientists" are infinitely arrogant, it seems, and they rarely consider the consequences of their dangerous actions. On all the issues that matter -- GMOs and seeds, synthetic chemicals, cell phone radiation, nuclear power, fluoride in the water, mercury fillings and much more -- "science" has delivered suffering and death, not lasting progress. Thanks to these scientists who convince governments to take on nuclear power, GMOs, vaccines or pharmaceuticals, our world is now facing a multi-faceted life extinction crisis that threatens the very future of life on our planet. And Bill Gates thinks the answer is "more vaccines!" (Insane? You betcha...)
The lessons to be learned from Fukushima are the same lessons humanity needs to learn on many other fronts: Don't think you are so brilliant that you can outsmart Mother Nature and the laws of cause and effect. "Science" is no panacea. Science makes too many promises that it cannot keep (Improved crop yields! Clean energy! Amazing vaccines!), and when nations embrace these so-called "scientific" solutions, ultimately they only receive death, fear and financial destruction.
For instance, the pharmaceutical industry has done to the U.S. economy what the Fukushima power plant is about to do to Japan. The promises we were given in the name of science and medicine have all blown up in our faces, leaving only a desolate landscape of destruction and misery in their wake.
It is time we all began to seriously question our "faith" in the false promises of science and instead started to look at more holistic and humble solutions for sustainable life on our planet.
The Amish way of life, for example, may not look high-tech and cool, but it doesn't explode in your face and irradiate your whole country, either. And the Amish do just fine without vaccines, too (and they have near-zero rates of autism, by the way).
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031718_nuclear_power_dirty_bomb.html#ixzz1GjdYFCFi
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews has received information directly from an American who happened to be in Tokyo at the time of the nuclear incident and who also happens to have a background in atomic energy and nuclear reactors. He has sent us some extremely disturbing information that seems to indicate the situation with the reactors in Japan is far, far worse than what the conventional media is describing. We are not releasing this individual's name for obvious reasons (he's still in Tokyo and virtually unreachable), but he is an individual who is known to me personally and with whom I have spent a considerable number of hours over a period of two years. He is a very high-integrity individual and someone who is also extremely well connected in the world of advanced medicine.
In an email sent from Tokyo, this individual explains:
"...nuclear reactors use bundles of enriched uranium packed into stainless steel fuel rods in order to generate the heat that drives the turbines. You need to keep these bundles of pins cool otherwise they melt or burst.
Now, it seems the Fukushima power plant pulled spent fuel bundles (a collection of fuel rods) and stored them on site rather than shipping them to another location. Speculation is that in addition to the fires that are damaging the working reactor, these storage areas of their spent fuel bundles could [now] be on fire. This vastly compounds the problem of any meltdown, as this spent fuel will add to the contamination [because] it is extremely toxic.
In other words, as well as dealing with a potential meltdown, you also have the toxic products from the depleted fuel pins adding to the pollution. This is extraordinarily bad. The spent fuel bundles should have been relocated away from the reactor core a long, long time ago. Given the earthquake realities of Japan, these reactor building were basically dirty bombs waiting to be set off by a [natural] disaster."
I want to thank this individual for his continued reporting from Tokyo and assure him that if he chooses to send more information to NaturalNews, we will of course continue to protect his anonymity.
Nuclear plant becomes dirty bomb waiting to go off
The upshot of his assessment of the situation is that the Fukushima power plant is now a "dirty bomb" waiting to happen. And it's on fire right now. Radiation levels are rising so rapidly that it's not even safe to work near the plant. This is very rapidly headed into a situation where suicidal volunteers are going to have to "rush in" and do some work on the plant, spend only a few minutes there, then evacuate as quickly as possible. And they'll still get cancer.
This is exactly what happened in Chernobyl following the accident there in 1987. Hundreds of brave volunteers basically committed suicide in order to erect the containment vessel over the melted-down reactor and thereby prevent further radiation from escaping directly into the environment.
As Wikipedia explains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherno...):
"The worst of the radioactive debris was collected inside what was left of the reactor, much of it shoveled in by liquidators wearing heavy protective gear (dubbed "bio-robots" by the military); these workers could only spend a maximum of 40 seconds at a time working on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings because of the extremely high doses of radiation given off by the blocks of graphite and other debris. The reactor itself was covered with bags containing sand, lead, and boric acid dropped from helicopters (some 5,000 metric tons during the week following the accident). By December 1986 a large concrete sarcophagus had been erected, to seal off the reactor and its contents. Many of the vehicles used by the "liquidators" remain parked in a field in the Chernobyl area to this day, most giving off doses of 10-30 R/h (0.7-2 uA/kg) over 25 years after the disaster."
Far worse than a terrorism attack
This could be very similar to what we're headed toward in Japan if the people there don't get this situation under control very quickly. Terrorists couldn't have carried out a more deadly disaster than what the "scientific" nuclear power industry has now delivered to the people of Japan.
In the name of scientific progress, the Japanese people are now threatened with the worst kind of death: Death by radiation poisoning -- a slow, suffering breakdown of cellular function at every level. And sadly, Japan has already suffered through a similar scenario near the end of World War II when the United States of America dropped atomic bombs on the civilian Japanese population... twice!
What frightens me in all this is the choice of words from our source who describes the Fukushima site as a "dirty bomb" just waiting to go off. There's a lesson in all this, of course: When you play God with the planet, it might be wise to follow the precautionary principle more closely. This nuclear catastrophe is a mirror image of what we're likely to see in the future of agriculture due to GMOs (genetically engineered seeds). GE seeds are the "genetic dirty bombs" of agriculture, and they too could devastate human civilization in much the same way that nuclear power now threatens the very survival of an entire nation.
But too many "scientists" are infinitely arrogant, it seems, and they rarely consider the consequences of their dangerous actions. On all the issues that matter -- GMOs and seeds, synthetic chemicals, cell phone radiation, nuclear power, fluoride in the water, mercury fillings and much more -- "science" has delivered suffering and death, not lasting progress. Thanks to these scientists who convince governments to take on nuclear power, GMOs, vaccines or pharmaceuticals, our world is now facing a multi-faceted life extinction crisis that threatens the very future of life on our planet. And Bill Gates thinks the answer is "more vaccines!" (Insane? You betcha...)
The lessons to be learned from Fukushima are the same lessons humanity needs to learn on many other fronts: Don't think you are so brilliant that you can outsmart Mother Nature and the laws of cause and effect. "Science" is no panacea. Science makes too many promises that it cannot keep (Improved crop yields! Clean energy! Amazing vaccines!), and when nations embrace these so-called "scientific" solutions, ultimately they only receive death, fear and financial destruction.
For instance, the pharmaceutical industry has done to the U.S. economy what the Fukushima power plant is about to do to Japan. The promises we were given in the name of science and medicine have all blown up in our faces, leaving only a desolate landscape of destruction and misery in their wake.
It is time we all began to seriously question our "faith" in the false promises of science and instead started to look at more holistic and humble solutions for sustainable life on our planet.
The Amish way of life, for example, may not look high-tech and cool, but it doesn't explode in your face and irradiate your whole country, either. And the Amish do just fine without vaccines, too (and they have near-zero rates of autism, by the way).
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031718_nuclear_power_dirty_bomb.html#ixzz1GjdYFCFi
Update on radiation
Things in Japan are going from bad to worse. We hear on mainstream media that the reactors may be going thru a meltdown but they don't tell you that they have had a melt down. I read some mainstream media but mainly watch alternative news sites to get the true story". Even there I'm getting mixed stories but some of the stories outnumber the others - at least one reactor has had a meltdown.
This link shows the possible path of the radiation cloud. By the 18th., its off the coast of California, a very scary proposition.
http://www.zamg.ac.at/pict/aktuell/20110315_fuku_Cs-137-glob_12.gif
Again, I'm NOT here to scare, just to inform. I'm keeping a very close on this & will continue to post updates as I feel they are necessary.
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
Again, here the link to keep on eye on radiation levels here in the U.S.
http://www.radiationnetwork.com/
This link shows the possible path of the radiation cloud. By the 18th., its off the coast of California, a very scary proposition.
http://www.zamg.ac.at/pict/aktuell/20110315_fuku_Cs-137-glob_12.gif
Again, I'm NOT here to scare, just to inform. I'm keeping a very close on this & will continue to post updates as I feel they are necessary.
Stay safe & well my friends,
Lori
Again, here the link to keep on eye on radiation levels here in the U.S.
http://www.radiationnetwork.com/
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Switching gears today
Greetings,
Yesterday a 8.9 quake hit Japan. This blog has readers in the Japan area. Be sure to say a prayer for our fellow man in the area. This is the strongest quake on record.
But lets talk about a very serious subject regarding this quake. As many of you have heard, their nuclear power plant is having problems with their cooling system. One reactor has already melted down & the others are getting way too hot. Does anyone remember Chernobyl? Thousands had to be evacuated & the land to this day it is not inhabitable. If this radiation leaks beyond the boundaries of the containment chamber, effects of that meltdown will be felt here in the U.S.
Here is a link to a map from a forum that I monitor & get info from quite often. It was made by a person using data from the Chernobyl meltdown & fallout to calculate the fallout from this potential manmade disaster.
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/438/fallout.jpg
Am I saying this map is accurate? No......BUT we should be aware of the fact that we may see effects from this nuclear plant. Anything above 500 rads is a death sentence. Exposure needs to be below 200 rads to guarantee survival.
0-50 rads - No obvious short-term effects
80-120 rads - You have a 10% chance of vomiting and experiencing nausea for a few days
130 -170 rads - You have a 25% chance of vomiting and contracting other symptoms
180-220 rads - You have a 50% chance of vomiting and having other severe physical effects
270-330 rads - 20% chance of death in 6 weeks, or you will recover in a few months.
400-500 rads - 50% chance of death
550-750 rads - Nausea within a few hours ; no survivors
> 1000 rads - immediate incapacitation and death within a week or less.
http://www.solarstorms.org/Sradiation.html
The map doesn't go beyond the boundaries of the Rockies. So I don't know if it will continue east or not. Lets just pray that this doesn't happen at all!
I will continue to monitor this & will update as I know anything. This entry is in no way, shape or form to instill fear, hopelessness or panic. I want to inform, that has always been my intention.
Stay safe & well my friends, til next time.
Lori
Yesterday a 8.9 quake hit Japan. This blog has readers in the Japan area. Be sure to say a prayer for our fellow man in the area. This is the strongest quake on record.
But lets talk about a very serious subject regarding this quake. As many of you have heard, their nuclear power plant is having problems with their cooling system. One reactor has already melted down & the others are getting way too hot. Does anyone remember Chernobyl? Thousands had to be evacuated & the land to this day it is not inhabitable. If this radiation leaks beyond the boundaries of the containment chamber, effects of that meltdown will be felt here in the U.S.
Here is a link to a map from a forum that I monitor & get info from quite often. It was made by a person using data from the Chernobyl meltdown & fallout to calculate the fallout from this potential manmade disaster.
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/438/fallout.jpg
Am I saying this map is accurate? No......BUT we should be aware of the fact that we may see effects from this nuclear plant. Anything above 500 rads is a death sentence. Exposure needs to be below 200 rads to guarantee survival.
0-50 rads - No obvious short-term effects
80-120 rads - You have a 10% chance of vomiting and experiencing nausea for a few days
130 -170 rads - You have a 25% chance of vomiting and contracting other symptoms
180-220 rads - You have a 50% chance of vomiting and having other severe physical effects
270-330 rads - 20% chance of death in 6 weeks, or you will recover in a few months.
400-500 rads - 50% chance of death
550-750 rads - Nausea within a few hours ; no survivors
> 1000 rads - immediate incapacitation and death within a week or less.
http://www.solarstorms.org/Sradiation.html
The map doesn't go beyond the boundaries of the Rockies. So I don't know if it will continue east or not. Lets just pray that this doesn't happen at all!
I will continue to monitor this & will update as I know anything. This entry is in no way, shape or form to instill fear, hopelessness or panic. I want to inform, that has always been my intention.
Stay safe & well my friends, til next time.
Lori
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