How The Law of Vibration Can Change Your Health, Your Wealth and Your Life

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Aphids Attack GM Cotton

Aphids Attack GM Cotton Many ecologists and scientists have long warned about the potential of secondary pests emerging from the mass cultivation of crops genetically engineered with Cry proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in order to kill target pests. Bt cotton farmers have for some time now reported the emergence of secondary pests, such as aphids. This has been attributed to reduced pesticide use by various quarters. A recent study has shed new light on this problem by establishing a link between the rise in aphids in Bt cotton and a weakened plant defense system. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B in March 2013, found that Bt cotton plants had lower levels of defense compounds known as terpenoids that are normally released in response to caterpillar attacks. However, as Bt cotton plants kill the caterpillars, the lowered terpenoid levels make the plants an easy target for aphids which are Bt-insensitive. The researchers studied the correlation between Bt and non-Bt cotton plants, defense compound levels and aphid populations under both glasshouse and field conditions. They found a positive correlation between reduced terpenoid levels and aphid populations under the former and a lesser link under the latter.The implications of this study are particularly important─ the findings have provided evidence of non-target herbivores developing into (secondary) pests when primary pests are addressed in isolation, such as in Bt cotton crops. This phenomenon is similar to that which first arose (and continues to arise) with the persistent use of chemical pesticides and industrial agricultural systems that fail to take into account ecological balance. The full report can be downloaded here: http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/gm-crops/news/use-of-gm-cotton-linked-to-rise-in-aphid-numbers.html. Aphids can not become immune to http://www.theidealpesticide.com or http://www.stephentvedten.com/ or http://www.thebestcontrol2.com

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Why do 178 medical diseases end in "itis"?

Why do 178 medical diseases end in "itis"? The suffix "itis" simply means inflamation. If you are suffering from any "itis" - please read my free Inflamation Chapter at: http://www.stephentvedten.com/46_Inflammation.pdf

How to filter your ambient air this was taken from: http://www.stephentvedten.com/45_Organic_Pet_Care.pdf Kennel Cough (Canine infectious tracheobronchitis) The Author believes cleaning thoroughly with Safe Solutions Tweetmint Enzyme Cleaner with Peppermint will prevent most instances of kennel cough. You can also treat your dog with a capful of hydrogen peroxide and two teaspoons of honey mixed into a cup of clean water several times a day until the condition improves. You can carefully clean the mucus from around the dog's nose and eyes with baby wipes. Peppermint will help relieve coughs, so give your sick dog a few drops of iced peppermint tea with honey every hour until your pet stops coughing. Honey all by itself will soothe your pet's throat and it also acts as an antiseptic. Keep a humidifier on (with diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide - at a rate of 1 to 14 parts of water) and filter the air. Left untreated, your pet can develop pneumonia. Please see the Section entitled: Removing Allergens, Odors and Dander. .............................................................. Removing Allergens, Odors and Dander The Author recommends that you wash your pet with Safe Solutions Pet Wash once a month and then routinely clean with Safe Solutions Tweetmint Enzyme Cleaner and wash pet bedding as needed with borax per label directions. You can install expensive HEPA filters or you can get a 20-inch box fan. The older models are better than new models in the stores because the old models are quieter and move less air. Then purchase the Allergen Filtrete 1000 furnace filter by 3M in the red and white wrapper. Use masking tape - tape the filter making sure that you seal the filter's edges completely to the back of the fan, so the air is pulled thru the filter when you turn on the fan. If you attach the filter to the front of the fan very little air will pass through, and it puts a bad load on the motor. Do not even think about putting one of these filters on both the front and back. Run the fan on low 24 /7. Only the Filtrete 1000 works to visibly remove smoke odors. If you have cigarette smoke the 1000 rapidly turns grey, then coal black. Other Filtrete filters including the 700 model, or the 1200 utlra model stay white no matter how long you run the fan. The filter fan works better than putting the Filtrete furnace filter on your forced air furnace, because the window fan can be continuously run 24 hours, and moved from room to room. A box fan runs cheaper than a furnace fan too. When you see how black the filter gets, it will make you sick to your stomach to see what could have been in your lungs!. Breathe easier!

How to cure Mono!

Mononucleosis, sometimes referred to a "mono," is an acute infectious, viral disease usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus, both of which belong to the Herpes virus group. Mono is often also referred to as "sleeping sickness," or "kissing sickness," since it is very contagious and is mainly transferred from one person to the other, through saliva, Though kissing is one of the most common ways for the EBV to spread, it is not the only way. You could also be exposed to the mono-causing virus in case you share food or utensils with an infected person. Fortunately, mono is not as contagious as some of the other similar infections, which include the common cold. In fact, most adults have been exposed to the virus at some time or the other and have developed antibodies towards it. Mono affects the lymph tissue, the respiratory system, and sometimes other organs such as the liver, spleen, and, rarely, the heart and kidneys, and presents with an increase of white abnormal blood cells and development of persistent antibodies to the Epstein-Barr virus and short-lived antibodies to beef, horse, and sheep red blood cells. It is quite unlikely for you to experience the symptoms of mono immediately after exposure to the virus, as an incubation period of between 4 to 8 weeks is normal. However, younger children may show the symptoms a bit faster as compared to adults. In fact, since young kids have symptoms that are less severe, this condition may go unnoticed in them. Symptoms of mono include severe fatigue, headache, alternating chills and a high fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes, especially in the neck. Symptoms can vary and be confusing because the mono viruses can affect different organs such as the spleen, liver, eyelids, and sometimes the heart. Ten percent of people with mono also develop rashes and/or darkened bruises in the mouth. Mono typically occurs between the ages of 14 -18, and only in people who have never before had antibodies to the viruses that cause it. Note: Mono`s symptoms are very similar to the flu, which must be ruled out. Almost all cases improve without drugs within four to six weeks. Though antibiotics are often prescribed for mono, in actuality they are of little use unless there is an associated bacterial infection. In addition, the antibiotic ampicillin will often make mono worse and should be avoided. Also avoid aspirin as it can create further complications in rare cases. In most instances mononucleosis is not very severe and gets resolved on its own within a few weeks. However, it is possible to suffer from chronic mono, which lasts for more than two or three weeks. Although, it is possible for mono to be recurrent, which means that you may get a relapse, after the condition is cured. In case you have a weakened immune system because of any health condition then the illness could be a bit more serious. This is also applicable if you are on any drugs to suppress your immune system, after an organ transplant. It is very important for you to be careful of certain complications that can arise from mono, such as an enlarged spleen or liver problems. Some of the less severe complications that have also been known to arise from the EBV include anemia, thrombocytopenia, heart inflammation, encephalitis, meningitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and swollen tonsils. Proper treatment in the early stages of mononucleosis must emphasize appropriate bed rest. If there is enlargement of the spleen or liver, the rest may need to be prolonged and strenuous exercise must be avoided until these organs return to normal size. There are natural cures for Mononucleosis that do not involve the use of pharmaceutical drugs. These alternatives to classic mononucleosis treatments involve restoring the biochemical balance of the body, and making dietary and lifestyle changes designed to improve one's general health. Symptoms of Mononucleosis Given below are some of the most common signs and symptoms for mononucleosis: Breathing difficulty Appearance of a rash on the skin Changes in the color of the skin, as it takes on a yellowish tint Extreme weakness and fatigue Intense headaches or body aches Lack of appetite, often accompanied by weight loss Malaise Moderate to high fever Night sweats Sore throat, which is quite severe and does not seem to get better in spite of using antibiotics Swollen lymph nodes, glands and tonsillitis Infants and toddlers can also suffer from mono, but in such cases the symptoms are a little more subtle. Apart from the more common symptoms, babies may also show increased irritability. Some of them may refuse to eat or drink milk as normal. Unfortunately, the symptoms for mononucleosis are not exclusive and can be observed in many other health conditions. This is probably why the condition is not easily detected in younger people. Some of the symptoms, like fever, sore throat and headaches last for a week or so, after which they abate or disappear completely. However, the signs like fatigue and swollen lymph nodes usually last a bit longer. It could be a few weeks before they finally disappear. A soft and swollen spleen could also be one of the symptoms of mononucleosis. This is usually characterized by soreness, pain and tenderness in the upper left part of your belly. Severe mono could cause your spleen to rupture or burst which is very dangerous and requires immediate medical attention. Therefore, you need to visit the emergency room in case you have mono accompanied by severe pain in the upper left part of the abdominal region. Causes of Mononucleosis The Epstein Barr Virus is what leads to mononucleosis and it can be found throughout the world. Although this virus can infect just about anyone, mono is more common in children, teenagers, adolescents and younger adults. Studies indicate that in the United States, around 95% of the adults between the ages of 35 and 40 have already developed antibodies against EBV. This means that most of us have been infected by the virus at some time or the other. It is also important to realize that once the virus enters your body, it will always stay there. However, it remains dormant for a majority of the time, but can get active once in a while. When it is active, it can be transmitted from one person to the other, causing mono to spread. There are many different factors that can cause the virus to spread. Mono gets transmitted through contact with infected saliva or, in some instances, tears too. Mucus from the throat or nose can also cause the virus to spread. Therefore, it is best to avoid kissing a person who has been infected. Sharing toothbrushes, eating utensils, glasses or linens with infected people should also strictly be avoided, as it could lead to mono. Remedies for Mononucleosis There is no specific medical treatment that is recommended for mono, as antibiotics do not really help in getting rid of a virus. Therefore, it is all about self-care and the use of home remedies that can alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms. Medical treatment is only provided to control symptoms if they are threatening or if there is a risk of complications developing. Given below are a few simple and natural home remedies for mononucleosis: Get an adequate amount of sleep and sufficient rest throughout the day. This will allow your body to recover at a faster pace. When it comes to treating mono, rest is one of the most important factors. Unfortunately, mono takes a couple of weeks to resolve completely and most individuals do not wait for the required period of time. Exerting yourself physically because of work or school can increase the risks of a relapse. A strep throat can easily lead to mono, which is why it should be treated as soon as possible. The best way to deal with a strep throat is by gargling with warm saltwater a couple of times a day. For best results, try to use an entire glass of warm water in one go. You can relieve some of the symptoms of mono by keeping your throat moist at all times. This also helps reduce throat irritation or inflammation to a great extent. You could suck on a piece of candy, some ice or a Popsicle for this purpose. Drink a lot of water during the course of the day, to flush any toxins from your body and strengthen the immune system. Warm liquids will also help alleviate the irritation in the throat and fever. In case you have the habit of smoking, you are strongly advised to quit smoking for a few weeks at least. Smoking can aggravate the symptoms of mono and therefore should be strictly avoided. Diet for Mononucleosis. Health care experts across the world stress the importance of a healthy diet for boosting the immune system and fighting off any virus. Switch to a mostly raw food diet over the course of the illness, to help build up your immune system. At least 50% of the foods you eat should be comprised of uncooked, unprocessed plant foods. Eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, beans, seeds, whole grains and the like. Totally avoid white flour, sugar. fried foods, processed foods, sodas and coffee. Try spirulina, a blue-green algae discovered by ancient Mayans. Spirulina aids in enhancing immunity. It is relatively safe to take and has been found to have no drug interactions. You should, however, speak with your health care practitioner before taking spirulina, if you have phenylketonuria or are pregnant or breastfeeding. This is a must! Eat Organic - Fresh fruits like berries, apples, bananas, oranges and other citrus fruits. Vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, kale spinach and other varieties of leafy greens. Certain varieties of seafood that are high in Omega 3 fatty acids, like mackerels, tuna, haddock, salmon and other cold water fish. Cereals and whole grains, which include oats, brown rice, whole grain bread and wheat pasta, to name a few. Lean meat, like skinless chicken and turkey. Beans and legumes and Eggs . Increasing Fluid Intake: It is important to drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day, especially when recovering from a viral illness. In addition to water, you could also make sure that you drink fluids like vegetable juice, fruit juice, herbal tea, barley water, coconut water or clear soup at regular intervals during the day. Eating Regularly: In case of a viral infection, it may be difficult for your body to process a large meal, which in turn, could lead to digestive problems. In order to avoid such problems, it is best to make sure that you eat around 5 to 6 small meals at regular intervals during the day to avoid putting your digestive system under any stress. Eliminating Unhealthy Foods: It is important to make sure that you avoid consuming unhealthy foods like junk food, fried food, sweets, fattening foods, foods with high sodium content, refined foods and prepackaged meals while recovering from mono. Other foods that should be strictly avoided include chocolate, alcohol, aerated drinks, coffee and tea. In case your diet does not provide your body with the adequate amount of nutrition, it may be best for you to add some vitamin and mineral supplements. Suggested supplements you should take are Vitamins A, C and E as well as zinc and selenium which will help strengthen your immune system and help your body treat your mononucleosis. But, make sure to consult a health care practitioner for daily recommended doses.. Herbal Allies for Prevention of Mononucleosis/EBV Infection The Author heartily recommends Astragulus root for preventing EBV infection. Astragulus is a powerful anti-viral that does particularly well up against a vast host of viruses. Astragulus tincture is the most effective form of this herb. Echinacea root is easily available in many forms to boost the immune system. Teas, tinctures, capsules and glycerites are just a few ways to get this herb. Lemon Balm leaf is an antiviral herb specifically suited to deal with the family of viruses known as Herpesviridae of which EBV is a member. Lemon Balm herb is not only effective but its lemony taste makes it one of the easiest herbal medicines to take in teas, tinctures or glycerites. Herbal Allies for Recovery from Mononucleosis/EBV Infection Goldenseal root and Oregon Grape root are very important tinctures to take during recovery from mono since secondary bacterial infections, such as ear infections, may occur. Glycerite versions of these herbs are available but should be reserved for the very stubborn patients since bacteria also feeds on the sugar in glycerites. Teas of Goldenseal and Oregon grape root generally taste terrible, and do not even try to give them to children unless the taste is heavily disguised with other herbs. Consider harvesting Oregon Grape berries for healthy jams and jellies or juice the berries and add this to homemade drinks. Remember that the flowers of Oregon Grape are edible too. Goldenseal Caution: Goldenseal, which contains a bacteria-killing compound known berberine, comes from a hairy-stemmed plant that is a member of the buttercup family. You can get goldenseal in capsule or tea form. Take, as directed by the individual product you get, but it should not be taken for more than a week. There are possible side-effects, including digestive problems, light-sensitivity and skin irritation. Should you begin experiencing any of these side-effects, stop taking goldenseal. You should not take goldenseal if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant or breastfeeding. Anyone taking prescription medications should talk to a health care practitioner before using goldenseal, to prevent the danger of drug interactions. One side effect of mono is a swollen liver. Dandelion root, greens or whole plant (without the flower and stem) and/or milk thistle does wonders for reducing stress on the liver but, milk thistle, contains the liver-protecting ingredient known as silymarin. You can get it in extract, capsule or tea form and should take it, according to the directions of the individual protect you are using. If you are allergic to plants that come from the Asteraceae family, using the herb milk thistle is inadvisable and you should not take it. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking prescription medications or being treated for a serious medical condition, you should speak to your health care practitioner before taking milk thistle. Fight infection with olive leaf extract. It is believed to have antiviral and antioxidant properties. Use as directed by the individual product you have chosen. There are no known interactions with prescription medications. If you are diabetic, pregnant or breastfeeding, however, you should not take olive leaf extract before consulting your health care practitioner. Garlic - never forget taking garlic! Try adding chopped dandelion greens to your patient's broth before straining and serving it. Warm vegetable broth feels comforting to patients recovering from mono and is a great way to get much needed nutrition that is easy for the body to digest. If you make your own broth from scratch, you can reduce the amount of salt that is normally available in store bought broths to a healthier level without losing the flavor. The Author also recommends the use of Apple Cider vinegar, Coconut oil and hydrogen peroxide to kill viruses - please read Chapter 46 on Inflammation at: http://www.stephentvedten.com/46_Inflammation.pdf But, by all means try the organic coconut oil!

Got worms?

The cure to virtually all internal parasites is simple, safe and effective - simply ingest food-grade DE/Garlic - The Center for Disease Control lists worm parasites as #1 human health risk. There have been numerous studies that show that nearly 85% of Americans have parasites in their bodies. The parasites may be found in uncooked foods, contaminated soil, vegetables, meat, feces, or the worm eggs may be in the wind. And while food-grade DE is highly deadly for insects and arachnids, it doesn’t do a bit of harm to us. Instead, DE can actually be beneficial both as a nutrient and as a way of ridding our bodies of internal parasites. The only way food-grade DE could ever harm humans or animals is if we breath in a great deal of it. So be careful not to breathe in too much of DE, and you should be fine. Some of the common worm types are Roundworms - also called Protozoa, flukes - may cause trichinosis leading to muscle damage and complications of the cardio and neuro systems. Hookworms - contagious intestinal parasites with the shape of an earthworm but of smaller size - may cause the soles of the feet to itch, and possibly bloody spit from the mouth, fever, rash, and loss of appetite. Pinworms - appear as short white threads of 1/3 inch length or shorter and are the most prevalent worm problem for young children - may cause sever anal itching, insomnia and restlessness. These worms tend to migrate out through the anus at night to lay eggs. Tapeworms - are from one inch to thirty feet in length and may live in the body for up to 25 years -may cause weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Threadworms - may cause coughing, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, and itchy red abrasions on the anus. "In her book “The Cure for All Cancers”, Dr. Hulda Clark implicates parasites as the root cause for most of the diseases inflicting the human species. As long as they remain in the intestines our immune system can deal with them. When they are allowed to escape the intestines they settle in the most vulnerable parts of our body. Dr. Clark states that cancer can be cured, not just treated and after years of study, she discovered that many cancer patients have a certain parasite in their bodies. She experienced clinical studies that after removing this parasite, the cancer stopped immediately, and the tissue returned to normal again." DE has been used for many years to deworm pets and has been used more recently in humans. With the ingestion of Sushi and other raw types of seafood, or with eating undercooked meats or contaminated food products, there are more instances than ever before of worms in humans. Most people do not realize the amount of parasites that exist in their body but this website should help you understand that we are loaded with them. Diatomaceous earth is safe for humans and their intestines. Please read: http://www.stephentvedten.com/45_Organic_Pet_Care.pdf

How to safely control internal parasites

Killing Parasitic Eggs and Worms in the Yard - Clean any outdoor kennel area. Remove and properly dispose of fecal material daily. Clean the kennel's floor surfaces with a solution of Safe Solutions Tweetmint Enzyme Cleaner 1-2 ounces and 1/2 cup of borax per gallon of water.. Steam clean the floors to kill any remaining eggs. Remove all animal waste from the yard. Place animal waste in a garbage bag rather than tossing it on a compost pile, into shrubs or any other location. Prune back shade-giving structures such as trees or bushes in the yard. This will expose the yard to more direct sunlight. The direct sunlight is harmful to the worm eggs and will kill them over time. Finally. lightly spread diatomaceous earth in the yard. This substance contains organisms that may destroy the worm eggs and/or hatched worms may also eat it, killing them. But, it will also kill the fleas. Reports of safe and far more effective internal parasite elimination using food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) include: Tape worms, hook worms, whip worms, round worms, pinworms, lung worms and heart worms. Tapeworms live in the small intestines and vary from less than an inch to several feet in length. The head of the worm fastens to the wall of the gut by hooks and suckers. The body is composed of segments that contain the egg packets. To cure tapeworm infection, the head must be destroyed. If it is not, the worm will regenerate. The body segments containing the eggs are passed in the feces. Fresh, moist segments are about one-quarter inch (6 mm) long and are capable of moving. Occasionally you may see them crawling through the fur near your dog’s anus. When dry, they resemble kernels of rice. Some dogs experience anal itching from the segments. Tapeworms will drain nutrition from your dog but not to the extent that ascarids, hookworms, and whipworms will. The common tapeworm of dogs is Dipylidium caninum. Fleas and lice serve as intermediate hosts when they ingest the eggs. A dog must bite or swallow an infected flea or louse to acquire the parasite. A human could also acquire D. caninum if they accidentally swallow an infected flea. Several species of Taenia, another type of tapeworm, parasitize dogs. Taenia are acquired by eating infected rodents, rabbits, and sheep. Diphyllobothrium species are found encysted in the organs of fish. These tapeworms are found in the northern United States and Canada. Prevention: The common dog tapeworm can be controlled by eliminating fleas and lice from the environment. Dogs should be confined to prevent them from roaming and eating dead animals. Avoid feeding your dog uncooked meat and raw game. Public health considerations: Echinococcus granulosa and Echinococcus multiocularis are both significant public health problems. Dogs and humans can acquire the infection from eating contaminated uncooked meat, and, in the case of dogs, by feeding on the carcass of an infected animal. Humans can also acquire the disease by ingesting eggs passed in the feces of dogs. Since humans are not the definitive host, adult worms do not develop. Instead, the larvae produce large cysts in their liver, lungs, and brain. These cysts are called hydatids, and they can cause serious illness and even death in people. Echinococcus granulosus is found in the southern, western, and southwestern United States-areas where sheep and cattle are common. Although dog-to-human transmission is rare, a number of human cases (presumably from eating uncooked meat) are reported each year. If your dog runs free in a rural area where this tapeworm could be a problem, ask your veterinarian to check her stool for tapeworms twice a year. This species of tapeworm can be identified only after the head has been recovered by effective deworming. Until a definite diagnosis is made, a dog with a tapeworm that could be Echinococcus must be handled with extreme care to avoid fecal contamination of hands and food. The cure to virtually all internal parasites is simple, safe and effective - The governments of the United States and Canada both recognize that Food-grade Diatomaceous Earth is safe to use in animal foods. Diatomaceous Earth prevents "clumping" of feed particles by keeping them separate, so the surface area of feed exposed to the digestive processes - both bacterial and enzymatic - is increased and therefore more feed is actually digested and utilized. Diatomaceous Earth contains a small amount of 15 trace minerals. Thousands of animal owners and livestock breeders have discovered that adding Diatomaceous Earth to their animals' rations has produced a number of incredible benefits. Diatomaceous earth is a remarkable, all-natural product made from tiny fossilized water plants. Diatomaceous Earth is a naturally occurring siliceous sedimentary mineral compound from microscopic skeletal remains of unicellular algae-like plants called diatoms. These plants have been part of the earth's ecology since prehistoric times. It is believed that 30 million years ago the diatoms built up into deep, chalky deposits of diatomite. The diatoms are mined and ground up to render a powder that looks and feels like talcum powder to us. It is a mineral based pesticide. DE is approximately 3% magnesium, 33% silicon, 19% calcium, 5% sodium, 2% iron and many other trace minerals such as titanium, boron, manganese, copper and zirconium. Diatomaceous Earth is a natural (not calcined or flux calcined) compound. Diatomaceous Earth is a natural grade diatomite. However, the continual breathing of any dust should he absolutely avoided. You must wear a dust mask when applying it as it can irritate the mucous membranes in the nose and mouth. Once the DE dust has settled it won't bother you. Food grade diatomaceous earth has been used for many years as a natural wormer for livestock. Some believe diatomaceous earth scratches and dehydrates parasites. Other scientists believe that diatomaceous earth is a de-ionizer or de-energizer of worms or parasites. Regardless, people report definite control. Virtually all internal parasites can be controlled by giving Diatomaceous Earth internally. It is very important to note that it must be food grade – the earth used in gardens and pool filters can damage humans and animals. Diatomaceous Earth can usually eliminate roundworms, whipworms, pinworms, and hookworms within seven days of being fed daily. To be most effective, food grade diatomaceous earth must be fed long enough to catch all newly hatching eggs or cycling of the worms through the lungs and back to the stomach. A minimum of 60 days is suggested by many, 90 days is advised for lungworms. Food grade diatomaceous earth works in a purely physical/mechanical manner, not chemical and thus has no chemical toxicity. Best yet, parasites will not build up a tolerance/immunity to its chemical reaction, so rotation of wormers is unnecessary. The earth is also effective on fleas, ticks, lice. and other insects and can be applied to sleeping areas and rubbed into a pet's fur to prevent the fleas that carry tapeworm eggs. A mixture of feed incorporating 2% diatomaceous earth was sent to three zoos for evaluation. John Ball Park of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Brookfield Zoo of Chicago Illinois; and Buffalo Zoo of Buffalo, New York. John Ball and Buffalo Zoos reported that their black bears on the special feed showed a better coat and clearer eyes. The primates fed at the Brookfield Zoo displayed a pronounced improvement in both appearance and behavior. Stool samples taken at all three zoos showed an absence of any internal parasites - adult or egg. Parasites in these animals were present prior to using the diatomaceous earth food mixture. A Bison rancher in Alberta conducted fecal test samples to check for parasites after using diatomaceous earth for several weeks. His tests came out negative. Neither he nor his vet believed it, so they took more samples from different Bison, from different herds, which had been fed diatomaceous earth - negative. Not only did he solve his parasite problem with a non-toxic, natural product, but he found that the coats and overall appearance of his bison had improved. Another benefit is that some diatomaceous earth remains in the manure, preventing the eggs of flies and parasites from hatching out, thereby, breaking the cycle of reinfestation." CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS OF FEEDING CODEX FOOD GRADE DIATOMACEOUS EARTH TO DOGS, O.C. Collins, DVM, Midland Animal Clinic And Hospital, Midland, TX: “In clinical observations of feeding dogs over 35 lbs. 1 tbsp./day and under 35 lbs. 1 tsp./day of DE, within seven days all ova disappeared from stools. DE controlled Ascardis (Toxacara canids), Hookworms (Anclyostoma caninum), and Whipworms (Trichuris vulipis).” Diatomaceous Earth not only works to control external and internal bugs and parasites in animals but food grade Diatomaceous Earth also works in people. The Center for Disease Control lists worm parasites as #1 human health risk. There have been numerous studies that show that nearly 85% of Americans have parasites in their bodies. The parasites may be found in uncooked foods, contaminated soil, vegetables, meat, feces, or the worm eggs may be in the wind. And while DE is highly deadly for insects and arachnids, it doesn't do a bit of harm to us. Instead, DE can actually be beneficial both as a nutrient and as a way of ridding our bodies of internal parasites. The only way DE could ever harm humans or animals is if we breath in a great deal of it. So be careful not to breathe in too much of DE, and you should be fine. Some of the common worm types are Roundworms - also called Protozoa, flukes - may cause trichinosis leading to muscle damage and complications of the cardio and neuro systems. Hookworms - contagious intestinal parasites with the shape of an earthworm but of smaller size - may cause the soles of the feet to itch, and possibly bloody spit from the mouth, fever, rash, and loss of appetite. Pinworms - appear as short white threads of 1/3 inch length or shorter and are the most prevalent worm problem for young children - may cause sever anal itching, insomnia and restlessness. These worms tend to migrate out through the anus at night to lay eggs. Tapeworms - are from one inch to thirty feet in length and may live in the body for up to 25 years -may cause weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Threadworms - may cause coughing, abdominal pain, diarrhea, gas, and itchy red abrasions on the anus. "In her book “The Cure for All Cancers”, Dr. Hulda Clark implicates parasites as the root cause for most of the diseases inflicting the human species. As long as they remain in the intestines our immune system can deal with them. When they are allowed to escape the intestines they settle in the most vulnerable parts of our body. Dr. Clark states that cancer can be cured, not just treated and after years of study, she discovered that many cancer patients have a certain parasite in their bodies. She experienced clinical studies that after removing this parasite, the cancer stopped immediately, and the tissue returned to normal again." DE has been used for many years to deworm pets and has been used more recently in humans. With the ingestion of Sushi and other raw types of seafood, or with eating undercooked meats or contaminated food products, there are more instances than ever before of worms in humans. Most people do not realize the amount of parasites that exist in their body but this website should help you understand that we are loaded with them. Diatomaceous earth is safe for humans and their intestines. Another natural wormer that most people have in their homes is garlic. Although garlic doesn't kill the worms, it makes the digestive tract inhospitable for them and allows the pet's natural defenses to get rid of parasites. To use garlic as a wormer, add 1/2 clove of garlic to your cat's food at each meal. Be careful not to use too much, however, as excessive amounts can lead to anemia.

Genetically-modified insects: under whose control?

Genetically-modified insects: under whose control? This paper examines the plans to commercialize GM insects, including agricultural pests. Such plans would result in many millions of GM insects being released in fields of crops, including olives, tomatoes, citrus fruits, cabbages and cotton. Many millions of GM mosquitoes have already been released in experiments intended to reduce transmission of dengue fever. Releases of GM insects are covered by laws and regulations that cover the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and by general requirements for environmental and health protection. However, the paper raises concerns that the regulatory process on GM insects are being unduly influenced by companies seeking to commercialize GM insects. The full paper is available at: http://www.testbiotech.de/node/729 Alternative controls at: http://www.thebestcontrol2.com

EPA Releases Integrated Pest Management Plan for Schools

EPA Releases Integrated Pest Management Plan for Schools The EPA is releasing its Strategic and Implementation Plan for School Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The plan sets forth the EPA's approach and activities for implementing the School IPM Initiative announced by EPA in 2010. Protecting children’s health is a top priority for the EPA. Children in the United States continue to face risks arising from exposure to pests and pesticides in school settings. IPM is an approach to managing pests that schools can use to reduce pest and pesticide risk for students and staff. The Strategic and Implementation Plans for School IPM demonstrate how the EPA will promote the goal that all of the nation’s children be covered by a verifiable and ongoing school IPM program. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/pestwise/ipminschools/strategicplan.pdf For all of the safe and far more effective alternatives click on: http://www.thebestcontrol2.com

How to make an attractive Toxic Sugar Mosquito Bait

How to make an attractive Toxic Sugar Mosquito Bait To lay eggs, females do need blood for its iron and protein. But usually mosquitoes subsist on modest sips of nectar from flowers or from ripe or rotting fruit. And that, according to scientists from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is an ... Achilles' proboscis - through which the pests can also be poisoned... That's how we came up with fruit juice...Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits." “You can’t move flowering trees around,” said Yosef Schlein, a parasitologist at the university’s medical school. “So you have to use movable bait. That’s how we came up with fruit juice.” Supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Schlein and his research partner Günter C. Müller concocted an array of nectar poisons known as Attractive Toxic Sugar Baits that are easy to make, environmentally friendly and inexpensive. In tests in Israel and in West Africa, the baits knocked down mosquito populations by 90 percent. Even better, they nearly eliminated older females, the most dangerous mosquitoes. (Only females bite humans, and only mosquitoes that have already picked up malaria, dengue or another disease from one human can inject it with their saliva into another human.) Dr. Müller and Dr. Schlein tested their idea five years ago at a desert oasis near the Red Sea. Putting out vases of flowering tree branches, they learned that acacias — the thorn trees common in Africa — attracted the most mosquitoes. They sprayed branches with a mixture of sugar water and Spinosad, a bacterial insecticide considered harmless to humans and most beneficial insects. The mosquitoes feeding on them died. Their next test was in a Greek Orthodox monastery in the Judean hills where mosquitoes laid their eggs in underground rainwater storage cisterns. They filled old soda bottles with a solution of brown sugar, the juice of rotting nectarines, Spinosad and a dye. They put each in a sock with a wick that helped keep the sock soaked with the colorful fatal elixir. They suspended a bait at the opening of each cistern. Trapping later showed that up to 97 percent of all mosquitoes in the area were marked with the dye, meaning they had landed on a toxic sock at least once. Within a week, the female population had crashed to near zero; it stayed there for a month. The toxic sugar bait developed by scientists at Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem is made with a combination of fruit juice essences, which are attractive to mosquitoes, and boric acid - a mild, inorganic powder that kills insects when they ingest it. In experiments in a semi-arid region of Mali, in West Africa, the bait - in this case a blend of boric acid with guava and honey-melon fragrances - was applied using a hand sprayer on the vegetation near a cluster of man-made ponds. These ponds are important dry-season water supplies for local villagers and their livestock. They are also breeding grounds for Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito that carries the most deadly form of malaria. For comparison, investigators sprayed grasses and leaves near other ponds with a solution of sweet fragrances only. Both baits contained a dye that marked any mosquito making contact, so scientists could count how many had actually fed on the lure. Josef Schlein, a medical entomologist who led the study, says the results after 38 days showed the bait containing both sweet fragrances and boric acid proved to be very effective at killing mosquitoes."In Mali, we got down by some 80 percent, the females, and 90 percent of the males," he said. "But the area is full of little ponds in there, so it is impossible to stop mosquitoes from flying from an untreated pond to a treated pond." At the control sites that were treated with fragrances only, Schlein says upwards of 75 percent of mosquitoes fed on the fake bait. Their most recent study, published in Malaria Journal, was done in West Africa, where malaria is a major killer, especially of young children. The scientists chose a rural road in Mali running past ponds where two aggressive mosquito species breed — Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis. They sprayed weeds there with a solution of the fermented juice of local guavas and melons mixed with dye and boric acid. Within a few days, they saw 90 percent die off. Boric acid is much less expensive than Spinosad. It is also about as harmless to humans as table salt is. It is a chief ingredient in Silly Putty. Dr. Schlein said he had heard that some Malians sampled the alcoholic bait brew, with no ill effects. But it kills insects that eat it. It is common in cockroach control; when a thin layer is spread on floors, cockroaches take it in when they preen their feet. “You can buy it by the truckload,” Dr. Christensen said. “And it kills in so many ways that there’s never been resistance to it. Some authorities think there never will be.” http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/210 Schlein explains most people don’t realize that female mosquitoes typically feed on sweet plant nectars to survive. Their more familiar blood meals, when mosquitoes bite people, are part of the reproductive cycle. The researchers’ goal now is to make a lure that’s even more irresistible to mosquitoes. Research leader Josef Schlein notes that boric acid poses little risk to humans and other mammals, so it’s possible a mosquito lure could be developed for use indoors. Given the non-toxic simplicity of this new bait, the Hebrew University entomologist says it’s a marvel that other scientists didn't think of it sooner.

FEMA and Hurricane Sandy - Who do you really want in charge? Remember this when you vote!

What Republican Romney wants to do with FEMA While millions of Americans are bracing for damage and power outages from the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, they should know that this may be the last time they get help from FEMA. Mitt Romney does not support federal aid for disaster relief and wants to get rid of it. During the 2012 presidential primary debates, Romney said if he were elected, he would leave disaster relief to the states, or better yet, “send it back to the private sector.” According to Romney, FEMA is not worth spending federal dollars on and it should be cut from the budget. Romney referred to federal disaster relief as “one of the things we’re doing that we don’t have to do.” With so many states cash-strapped, disaster victims may have to rely on private companies for help. However, as any Florida resident can tell you, in the wake of a storm, price gouging is both common and seemingly permitted. It is conceivable that if Romney is elected, without FEMA, food, water and basic medical supplies following a disaster might only be available to victims with enough cash to buy them at absorbent prices from sleazy re-sellers, who Romney would likely label business entrepreneurs. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13281985-romney-on-fema-disaster-relief-get-rid-of-it ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... Democrat President Obama promises FEMA's response to Hurricane Sandy to be 'big and fast' - President Barack Obama made a statement about Hurricane Sandy at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters today, with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Deputy FEMA Administrator Richard Serino. Hurricane Sandy has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean and is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the Mid-Atlantic region prepares for the damage. President Obama promises swift action by the federal government and specifically by FEMA. Obama called it a "a serious and big storm." Obama promised to "to respond big and respond fast." President Obama has been in touch with the governors of the potentially impacted states, as well as the mayors of some of the mayors of the major cities in the region. He has also been in touch with regional officials of FEMA as well. http://www.examiner.com/article/president-obama-promises-fema-s-response-to-hurricane-sandy-to-be-big-and-fast ................................................................................................................................................................................................ Video shows Republican Republican Bush got explicit Katrina warning In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans’ Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage. Bush didn’t ask a single question during the final briefing before Katrina struck on Aug. 29, but he assured soon-to-be-battered state officials: “We are fully prepared.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11627394/ns/us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/t/video-shows-bush-got-explicit-katrina-warning/

Hair loss drug causes depression and suicidal thoughts

Hair loss drug causes depression and suicidal thoughts Men who took the hair-loss drug Propecia (finasteride) could be suffering from depression, and even having suicidal thoughts. The reaction is very common, say researchers, and could affect the vast majority of men who took the drug, especially if they suffered from persistent sexual side effects at the time. The longer-term side-effects range from mild depression to having suicidal thoughts, say researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In a study of 61 former finasteride users who all suffered sexual side effects for more than three months at the time, nearly half had had suicidal thoughts, and 36 per cent had severe depressive symptoms. Doctors should be aware of the life-threatening side effects and should talk to former finasteride patients. (Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2012; doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m07887).

Chemotherapy spreads cancer, scientists confirm.

Chemotherapy spreads cancer, scientists confirm Scientists have discovered something we revealed more than a year ago: chemotherapy causes cancer to spread. The drug promotes cancer growth by attacking healthy cells surrounding the tumour. The ‘environment’ in which the tumours live in the body can weaken the effectiveness of chemotherapy, and also encourages the spread of cancer by making neighbouring cells immune to treatment. Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle made the discovery when they carried out laboratory tests on prostate cancer cells. (Source: Nature Medicine, 2012; doi: 10.1038/nm.2890) See alternative cures in Chapter 46 at: http://www.thebestcontrol2.com

Inflammation = Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Dementia (Including Alzheimer's Disease), Cancers........

I have finally finished my free Chapter 46 on healing with this note: Every chronic dis-ease is an inflammatory dis-ease. You can find this Chapter at: http://www.stephentvedten.com/46_Inflammation.pdf .

The Grand Rapids Press Headline for Thursday, July 12, 2012 reads" 'We're sick of it' - 10 year old Jacob Steiler's parents have chosen to suspend his cancer treatments for bone cancer - they stopped chemotherapy "treatments" after three months because they made Jacob extremely ill. A recent PET scan showed no sign of cancer in Jacob. But, the Michigan State Department of Human Services has filed a medical neglect charge against Jacob's parents and are trying to force them to make Jacob receive 6 more months of chemo (just to make sure there is no more cancer)! I believe 6 more months of POISON may in fact, kill Jacob! In my free book at http://www.stephentvedten.com/41_How_to_cure_disease.pdf I discuss How not to cure cancer. HOW NOT TO CURE CANCER: You can get cancer just from handling toxic chemotherapy chemicals http://www.naturalnews.com/029191_secondhand_chemotherapy_cancer.html Mustard gas was one of the most lethal of the poisonous warfare agents used during the World Wars. Almost odourless when breathed in, it can take up to twelve hours to wreak its havoc. During WWII, a ship carrying mustard gas exploded. In the autopsies carried out on the crew-members, it was noticed that exposure to the mustard gas had caused destruction of fast growing tissue and had slowed down the reproduction of white blood cells. It was surmised that since cancer grew rapidly, these poisons could kill cancer tissue swiftly. These observations did prove right; exposure to these terrible POISON gases did kill cancerous tissue, but, as Ralph Moss states in his book Questioning Chemotherapy: “The amount of toxic chemicals needed to kill every last cancer cell was found to kill the patient long before it eliminated the tumour.” Modern chemotherapy is a derivative of the mustard gas used to POISON enemy soldiers in the World Wars. Truthfully, chemotherapy has more in common with chemical POISON warfare than any “healthy” medicine. One of the side effects of chemotherapy is cancer. The cancer doctors don’t say much about it, but it’s printed right on the chemo drug warning labels (in small print, of course). If you go into a cancer treatment clinic with one type of cancer, and you allow yourself to be injected with chemotherapy chemicals, you will often develop a second type of cancer as a result. Pharmacists are peddling these toxic chemotherapy chemicals to their customers as if they were medicine (which they aren’t). While preparing these toxic chemical prescriptions, pharmacists are exposing themselves to cancer-causing chemotherapy agents in the process. And because of that, pharmacists are giving themselves cancer... and they’re dying from it. Chemotherapy drugs are extremely toxic to the human body, and they are readily absorbed through the skin. The very idea that they are even used in modern medicine is downright disturbing and sad that hundreds of thousands of people are killed each year around the world by chemotherapy drugs. Recently the Seattle Times reported: “Danish epidemiologists used cancer-registry data from the 1940s through the late 1980s to first report a significantly increased risk of leukemia among oncology nurses and, later, physicians. Last year, another Danish study of more than 92,000 nurses found an elevated risk for breast, thyroid, nervous-system and brain cancers.” The story goes on to report how new safety rules are being put in place across the industry to protect pharmacists, veterinarians, nurses and doctors from toxic chemotherapy chemicals. If these chemotherapy chemicals are so dangerous to the healthy doctors, nurses and pharmacists dispensing them, how can they be considered “safe enough” to inject into sick patients who are already dying from cancer? The result of a spill of chemotherapy onto the bare hand is burning and scarring. Doctors and nurses can become violently ill after merely spilling chemotherapy chemicals on themselves, then what effect do you suppose these chemicals have when injected into sick patients? Please see Chemotherapy Spill Cleanup at” http://www.med.umich.edu/homecare/homemed/pdf/chemotherapyspills.pdf . Nobody ever died from handling/using herbs, supplements or homeopathic remedies - but they do not create as much profit for the cancer “industry” In contrast to all this dangerous chemotherapy, consider that no one ever died from handling medicinal herbs, homeopathy remedies or nutritional supplements. These natural therapies are good for patients, and as a bonus, you don’t have to wear a chemical suit or protective gloves to handle them. Furthermore, medicinal herbs, supplements and natural remedies don’t cause cancer. They support and protect the immune system rather than destroying it. So they make patients healthier and more resilient rather than weaker and more fragile. Chemotherapy doesn’t work Beyond the inherent dangers of pharmacists and health care workers dying from exposure to secondhand chemotherapy, there’s the issue of whether chemotherapy actually works in the first place. Scientifically speaking, the published studies note that: “chemotherapy is only effective at treating less than two percent of the cancers that exist”. And that two percent does not include breast cancer or prostate cancer. The Author believes that chemotherapy is still being routinely used to **treat** breast cancer even though it offers no benefit to breast cancer patients. In effect, the cancer industry is engaged in a criminal treatment hoax that promises to make you healthier but actually gives you sicker -- which is great for repeat business, but terrible for the cancer patients who suffer under it. Chemotherapy doesn’t work at anything other than causing cancer -- and it accomplishes that indiscriminately, damaging any sick or healthy person with which it into contact. Merely touching chemotherapy chemicals is dangerous for your health. So if you’re considering chemotherapy for yourself, think about this long and hard: If chemotherapy is so dangerous that it’s giving the pharmacists cancer just from touching it, why on earth would you want to inject it into your body? Treating cancer with chemotherapy is like treating alcoholism with vodka. It’s like treating heart disease with cheese, or like treating diabetes with high-fructose corn syrup. Cancer cannot be cured by the very thing that causes it. And to those medical professionals who deal in poison, watch out for karma and/or the cause-and-effect laws of biology. If you deal in chemotherapy chemicals, don’t be surprised if you personally get cancer one day. If you deal in chemical pesticides, don’t be surprised if you get Alzheimer’s. If you’re a dentist installing mercury fillings in the mouths of clients, don’t be surprised if one day you just go stark raving mad (because mercury causes insanity, and dentists breathe in mercury vapor thrown into the air from their drills). Cause and effect is a universal law that cannot be escaped. If your cancer Doctor insists that you take some expensive chemotherapy, ask him to drink some first. If your oncologist isn’t wiling to drink chemotherapy in front of you to prove it’s safe, why on earth would you agree to pay a great deal of money to have him inject these toxic chemicals into your body? The following label accompanies the GlaxoSmithKline cancer drug Alkeran: WARNING: Alkeran (melphalan) should be administered under the supervision of a qualified physician experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Severe bone marrow suppression with resulting infection or bleeding may occur. Melphalan is leukemogenic in humans. Melphalan produces chromosomal aberrations in vitro and in vivo and, therefore, should be considered potentially mutagenic in humans . This is what is being pumped into any patient undergoing conventional chemotherapy treatment.......Why give a 10 year old that does not have cancer this crap!? The only answer is money! What is not done for love is done for money!

Chemical exposure influences rat behavior for generations - http://www.france24.com/en/20120522-chemical-exposure-influences-rat-behavior-generations

Chemical exposure influences rat behavior for generations - http://www.france24.com/en/20120522-chemical-exposure-influences-rat-behavior-generations AFP - When pregnant rats are exposed to a common crop chemical, their descendants three generations later show more anxiety and stress than the offspring of unexposed peers, US researchers said. The researchers believe that chemical exposure alters the genetic makeup of the sperm and eggs and may lead to future generations showing altered stress responses in their teen years. The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the animal model may provide an explanation for the mounting number of cases of anxiety disorders, autism and obesity among humans in recent years. "We are now in the third human generation since the start of the chemical revolution, since humans have been exposed to these kinds of toxins," said lead author David Crews of the University of Texas. "There is no doubt that we have been seeing real increases in mental disorders like autism and bipolar disorder," he added. "It's more than just a change in diagnostics. The question is why? Is it because we are living in a more frantic world, or because we are living in a more frantic world and are responding to that in a different way because we have been exposed? I favor the latter." For the study, researchers exposed pregnant rats to vinclozolin, a common fungicide used in fruits and vegetables and which is known to disrupt hormones and have effects across generations of animals. The amount of chemical exposure was "higher than what you would expect in the environment, but there is not a whole lot known about environmental levels of this particular compound," said co-author Michael Skinner at Washington State University. Skinner added that the purpose of the study was not to assess risk for humans to but to examine potential phenomena caused by exposure. He and colleagues tested the third generation of male rats and their reactions to a stressful situation of physical restraint during adolescence, comparing those that had elders with chemical exposure and those that did not. The rats with the family history of fungicide exposure weighed more and had higher testosterone levels than the others. They were also more anxious, more sensitive to stress, and showed greater activity in stress-related regions of the brain than descendants of unexposed rats, said the study. In a separate test for sociability, the fungicide-exposed offspring "showed less interest than other rats in new individuals and environments," added the study. Studies on female offspring are ongoing, Skinner said. "The ancestral exposure of your great grandmother alters your brain development to then respond to stress differently," said Skinner. "We did not know a stress response could be programmed by your ancestors' environmental exposures." The researchers believe that chemical exposure alters the genetic makeup of the sperm and eggs and may lead to future generations showing altered stress responses in their teen years. Vinclozolin began being used to control mold and rot in US crops in the early 1980s, but its use declined sharply after studies showed it could mimic male hormones, like testosterone, and interrupt normal sexual development. Why "we" chose to use/misuse any terrible POISON rather than safe and far more effective alternatives is beyond me. Please see thousands of free pages of safe and far more effective alternatives at: http://www.thebestcontrol2.com .

More information on “High Dose Vitamin C” Based on Dr. Cathcart’s testimony, thousands of patients with infectious diseases have benefited from high-dose vitamin C. A well-tested therapeutic strategy would be to take 4 g. vitamin C every hour with water until bowel intolerance is reached. The therapy is extremely safe, and its effectiveness is usually apparent within days. http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2010/09/fighting-viral-infections-by-vitamin-c-at-bowel-tolerance/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22460093 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716609 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20424557

Do you hear the rumbling?

France and Greece Elections -- Anti-Austerity Weekend The message emblazoned across European newspapers Monday morning was that European voters had rejected what's known as "austerity" -- the severe spending cuts and belt-tightening reforms meant to address the European currency and debt crises. Socialist candidate Francois Hollande beat right-leaning President Nicolas Sarkozy on Francois' promises to rein in the spending cuts and impose big taxes on the wealthy and corporations. In Greece, voters also handed huge defeats Sunday to the parties that had agreed to the country's tough bailout agreements. Germany's Angela Merkel has already rejected the pledge by newly elected French leader Francois Hollande to renegotiate a European treaty to rein in public debt. Nor would she countenance deficit spending to boost the economic growth that Europe so desperately needs, pouring cold water on another of Hollande's campaign promises. Growth could come only through "structural reforms," the conservative Merkel said. (Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles!). Greece's commitment to austerity is no longer valid because voters have rejected those deals, a left-wing party leader declared Tuesday as he tried to form a new coalition government. Alexis Tsipras, head of the Radical Left Coalition that came a surprise second in Sunday's tumultuous election, called upon Greece's two main party leaders to renege on their support for the multibillion-euro international bailout that is keeping Greece afloat. "There is no way we will sneak back in again what the Greek people threw out" in the election, he said, referring to resented austerity measures that have slashed incomes since early 2010 and led to record high unemployment. The seismic shift in Europe over the weekend as voters resoundingly rejected austerity probably should not come as a huge surprise to anyone. Austerity is a failed policy -- it just does not and can not work. Cutting taxes to the wealthiest while cutting wages, investments and the social safety-net doesn't give us prosperity; it strangles our future. President Reagan knew this when he raised taxes eleven times - a basic fact that the "Republicans" of "today" totally ignore. But, you may have been caught off guard by the weekend news out of Europe if you relied only on the America's corporation controlled media. If enough Americans hear/know the truth about austerity and “trickle-down” economics, the seismic shift we saw in Europe will happen here. America’s corporate media has been fueling the myths to protect the interests of the top 1% while the rest of us are "fed" the same crap that taxing the rich will hurt the poor and we must cut and/or discard all of our social safety nets if "we the people" are to survive! The Republicans will again try to get votes for Romney's austerity cuts by appealing to the anti gay/abortion voters and all of their (Ted Nugent's) negative comments. Romney continues his "whack a mole" campaign - During an event near Cleveland yesterday, a woman asked Romney if he thought President Obama is "operating outside the structure of our Constitution," and "should be tried for treason." Romney did not respond to the treason comment, but instead criticized Obama's recent comments on the Supreme Court. One would think that the fact whenever throughout history the people are tricked/forced into paying for the excesses of the rich they revolt - "Let them eat cake" does not create jobs nor does it fill empty bellies! Foreclosures and bankruptcies do not create fiscal solvency. Stopping or impeding 99% of our youth from getting a higher education will not protect our Nation's future! Student loans are now over a Trillion Dollars and "they" want to double the interest rate in July! What about protecting our Nation? Our Nation's military has severe problems - Since the start of the Bush/Republican Iraq War in 2003, the rate of Suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a new study from the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The study, an analysis of data from the Army Behavioral Health Integrated Data Environment, shows a striking 80 percent increase in suicides among Army personnel between 2004 and 2008. The rise parallels increasing rates of depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions in soldiers, the study said. The high number of suicides are "unprecedented in over 30 years of U.S. Army records," according to the authors of the study, which was published Wednesday in the journal Injury Prevention. Based on the data and the timing of the increase in suicide rates, the authors calculated that about 40 percent of the Army's suicides in 2008 could be associated with the U.S. military escalation in Iraq. One of the Republican social cuts is very hard on our surviving military veterans - If the homeless veterans were properly cared for by our country, the total homeless population would fall by more than 40 percent over night. Iceland Forgives Mortgage Debt for the Entire Population - April 13, 2012 - This is awesome. It shows when the people DO STAND UP they have more power and win against the corrupt bankers and politicians of a country. Iceland is forgiving and erasing the mortgage debt of the population. They are putting the bankers and politicians on the “Bench of the Accused.” Which means I assume they are putting them on trial for corruption. Now the rest of people of the world need to start doing the same thing. We all need to stand up and against all the corruption and fraud of the banks and politicians that are puppets of the banks and corporations. http://www.infowars.com/iceland-forgives-mortgage-debt-for-the-population/ Or, Do you really want more austerity cuts here in the USA?

The Autism Epidemic and Disappearing Bees: A Common Denominator?

The Autism Epidemic and Disappearing Bees: A Common Denominator?


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The Autism Epidemic and Disappearing Bees: A Common Denominator?
Saturday, 21 April 2012 00:00 By Dr Brian Moench, Truthout | News Analysis

An autistic child. (Photo: Cindy Seigle / Flickr)On a recent front page of The Salt Lake Tribune, a frightening, oversized headline read, "Highest rate in the nation, 1 in 32 Utah boys has autism." Less well publicized, another national story ran the same day: "New pesticides linked to bee population collapse." If you eat food and hope to do so a few years from now, this should be equally frightening. A common denominator may underlie both stories.

A recent Stanford University study, examining 192 pairs of twins, where one twin was autistic and one was not, found that genetics account for 38 percent of the risk of autism and environmental factors account for 62 percent.(1)

Suggesting an environmental and genetic tag team are other studies showing mothers of autistic children and autistic children themselves have a high rate of a genetic deficiency in the production of glutathione, an antioxidant and the body's primary means of detoxifying heavy metals.(2) High levels of toxic metals in children
are strongly correlated with the severity of autism.(3) Low levels of glutathione, coupled with high production of another chemical, homocysteine, increase the chance of a mother having an autistic child to one in three, according to Dr. Jim Adams, director of Arizona State University's Autism/Asperger's Research Program. That autism is four times more common among boys than girls is likely related to a defect in the single male X chromosome contributing to antioxidant deficiency. There is no such thing as a genetic disease epidemic because genes don't change that quickly. So, the alarming rise in autism must be the result of increased environmental exposures that exploit these genetic defects.

During the critical first three months of gestation, a human embryo adds 250,000 brain cells per minute, reaching 200 billion by the fifth month. There is no chemical elixir that improves this biological miracle, but thousands of toxic substances can cross the placenta and impair that process, leaving brain cells stressed, inflamed, less well developed, fewer in number and with fewer anatomic connections with each other, all of which diminish brain function. The opportunity to make up for the resulting deficits later on is limited.

The list of autism's environmental suspects is long and comes from many different studies that show higher rates of autism with greater exposure to flame retardants, plasticizers like BPA, pesticides, endocrine disruptors in personal care products, heavy metals in air pollution, mercury and pharmaceuticals like anti-depressants.(4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) (Utah's highest in the nation autism rates are matched by the highest rates of anti-depressant use and the highest mercury levels in the country in the Great Salt Lake.)

Doctors have long advised women during pregnancy to avoid any unnecessary consumption of drugs or chemicals. But as participants in modern society, we are all now exposed to over 83,000 chemicals from the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the consumer products we use. Pregnant women and their children are experiencing 100 times more chemical exposures today than people living 50 years ago. The average newborn has over 287 different chemicals and heavy metals contaminating its blood when it takes its first breath.(14, 15) One hundred and fifty-eight of them are known to be toxic to the brain. Little wonder that rates of autism, attention deficit and behavioral disorders are all on the rise.

How does this relate to disappearing bees and your ability to put food on your table? Three new studies show that the rapid rise in the use of insecticides are likely responsible for the mass disappearance of bee populations.(16, 17, 18) The world's entire food chain hangs in the balance because 90 percent of native plants require pollinators to survive.

The nervous system of insects is the intended target of these insecticides. They disrupt the bees homing behavior and their ability to return to the hive, kind of like "bee autism." But insects are different than humans, right? Human and insect nerve cells share the same basic biologic infrastructure. Chemicals that interrupt electrical impulses in insect nerves will do the same to humans.

But humans are much bigger than insects and the doses to humans are miniscule, right? During critical first trimester development, a human is no bigger than an insect, so there is every reason to believe that pesticides could wreak havoc with the developing brain of a human embryo. But human embryos aren't out in corn fields being sprayed with insecticides and herbicides, are they? A recent study showed that every human tested had the world's most popular pesticide, Roundup, detectable in their urine at concentrations between five and twenty times the level considered safe for drinking water.

The autism epidemic and the disappearance of bees are just two of many self-imposed disasters from allowing our world, including Utah, to be overwhelmed by environmental toxins. Environmental protection- including the smallest and most vulnerable among us - is human protection.

Footnotes:

1. Hallmayer J, Cleveland S, Torres A, et al. "Genetic Heritability and Shared Environmental Factors Among Twin Pairs With Autism," Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011;68(11):1095-1102. doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.76.

2. James SJ, Slikker W, Melnyk S, New E, Pogribna M, Jernigan S. "Thimerosol Neurotoxicity is Associated with Glutathione Depletion: Protection with Glutathione Precursors," NeuroToxicology 26.(2005) 1-8.

3. Adams J, Baral M, Geis E, et al. "The Severity of Autism Is Associated with Toxic Metal Body Burden and Red Blood Cell Glutathione Levels," Journal of Toxicology Volume 2009.(2009), Article ID 532640, 7 pages. doi:10.1155/2009/532640.

4. Croen L, Grether J, Yoshida C, Odouli R, Hendrick V, "Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders," Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011;68(11):1104-1112. doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.73

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