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June 30 Nutrient density is the key to good health =Video=Nutrient density is the nsity is the About this video
What should we eat?
Trying to follow a "diet" can drive you crazy and study after study show they don't work.
So what to do?
There is a simple answer: focus on eating foods with high nutritional density - and
get your calories from quality foods.
My friends Jeff Nelson produced this video and posted it on YouTube in November of 2008 and already, as of this writing, it's had 4,443,207 views. 9 Conservative Myths About Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism =Less the 100 I can think of=
Our chance to get rid of them once and for all!! =nuclear weapons=
Dear friends,
We went to war in Iraq because of the fear of nuclear weapons, and right now we have a chance to get rid of them once and for all.
President Obama and his administration are preparing to set US nuclear weapons policy for the next decade, embodied in a document called the Nuclear Posture Review. The question is, will he go beyond undoing the bad policies of the past by institutionalizing his vision of a world with nuclear weapons?
During his speech in Prague this April, the President stated "clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." [1] But he's up against stiff opposition, as many members of Congress, the Department of Energy, and the Pentagon are sure to fight tooth and nail. [2] That's why we need President Obama to ingrain his vision of a nuclear weapons free world in the Nuclear Posture Review. Ask President Obama and his administration to put his vision in writing today. With more than 20,000 nuclear weapons in existence today, we can't afford to continue the status quo. A failure to act now would allow future leaders to revert to the reckless policies of our recent past, like withdrawing from international arms control agreements and seeking to develop new nuclear weapons. [3] Unless we make a sharp break with outdated Cold War policies, the future is likely to hold more countries with nuclear weapons, and a greater chance of deadly accidents -- or even nuclear war. Send a message right now urging the Obama administration to make the goal of a nuclear weapons free world part of official US policy. June 28 How do we fix the medical-industrial complex? [video]How to fix the health care system The bottom line! Jeff Novick used to use his scientific training in the service of the processed food industry. Then as he began to learn more about health and the effect of food on health he did a rapid about face.
How do we fix the medical-industrial complex?
How do we keep it from ruining so many lives and bankrupting the nation? How do we stop it from causing so much needless suffering? How to stop it from prematurely ending so many lives and crippling many others?
I'm inclined to agree with Novick.
The level of institutionally entrenched waste, incompetence, corruption and in some cases malevolence has reached such a level, it may be unfixable.
But that doesn't me you and the people you love have to go down with the ship.
Take advantage of the videos on TheRealFoodChannel.com and share them with your friends, neighbors and loved ones.
There's a positive revolution going on and you can not only become part of it, but also be one the the beneficiaries.
Your health is in your hands and is not dependent on the good will of the government of the medical-industrial complex.
June 27 The Empire Strikes Back: FTC Plans to Regulate Blogs That Have Affiliate RelationshipsThe Empire Strikes Back: FTC Plans to Regulate Blogs That Have Affiliate RelationshipsJune 22nd, 2009
What has happened is that bloggers have blown the support columns out from underneath traditional media and the people who run the show don’t like that. The fact that some of us are able to survive by maintaining blogs must have come as an incredible shock to fat bastards in boardrooms across the land. That we are not “regulated” is unthinkable in the Soviet hive mind that governs the political economy of the United States. Wall Street firms have made off with an unknown sum of taxpayer money and the mom who makes $800 per month from her blogs (see the article below) is going to have comply with FTC regulations? Of course, comrade. People who read blogs can’t be trusted to think for themselves. And those swarthy bloggers, why… There ought to be a law! This is what states do that are well down the path to collapse. Why should I care about being regulated since I already overtly disclose my financial situation? How much of my day will I have to spend on complying with this? How many forms will I have to fill out? Will I have to pay a fee to government regulators so that I can continue to make less than minimum wage to run this site? All of that is unknown at this point. Go ahead, Uncle $cam. Try it. Not only do I need a good laugh, but this will do more to erode what remains of your power than any of your enemies could have hoped to accomplish by other means. Via: AP: If the guidelines are approved, bloggers would have to back up claims and disclose if they’re being compensated — the FTC doesn’t currently plan to specify how. The FTC could order violators to stop and pay restitution to customers, and it could ask the Justice Department to sue for civil penalties. Any type of blog could be scrutinized, not just ones that specialize in reviews. So parents keeping blogs to update family members on their child’s first steps technically would fall under the FTC guidelines, though they likely would have little to worry about unless they accept payments or free products and write about them. But they would need to think twice if, for instance, they praise parenting books they’ve just read and include links to buy them at a retailer like Amazon.com Inc. That’s because the guidelines also would cover the broader and common practice of affiliate marketing, in which bloggers and other sites get a commission when someone clicks on a link that leads to a purchase at a retailer. In such cases, merchants also would be responsible for actions by their sales agents — including a network of bloggers. Amazon declined to comment. SOURCE: http://cryptogon.com/?p=9367 June 26 More fighter jets in the midst of a budget crunch?Dear Ron,
In an effort to trim the substantial fat in the military budget, the Obama administration decided to cut back on its order of new F-22s. These fighter planes were designed to fight planes from the Soviet Union, and are now obsolete. In spite of all this, the House Armed Services Committee added $369 million as a down payment on twelve F-22s, with a long-term cost of $2 billion. Where did they find this money in the midst of a budget crunch? They took it from a fund to clean up hazardous nuclear waste. There's no excuse for this irresponsible behavior. The House could vote on an amendment to put the money back into environmental cleanup as soon as tomorrow. Urge your representative to vote yes. Click here. This isn't about making Americans safer - it's all about the money. The weapons lobby is incredibly powerful, and they spend millions to influence Congress. They put suppliers and plants in 44 different states, making it a favorite for lawmakers trying to bring money back to their districts. While members of Congress are saying they can't pay for things like health care that would actually improve the quality of life for millions of people, they have no problem throwing money at a program the President, Secretary of Defense and American people don't want. Now is the time to show that the American people want smart policies that meet real needs. Because thousands of you spoke out earlier this year, we cut $1 billion in the stimulus bill for the nuclear weapons complex. Let's work together for another victory. Take action today. Thank you for doing your part to hold Congress accountable. Ron G. June 24 M.O.N.E.Y TALKS!! Pushing drugs by distorting the data =MUST WATCH=Pushing drugs by New Web Search Tool Shows What Pesticides are on Your FoodAlert of the Week
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Tell Hershey's to Stop Abusive Child Labor in Cocoa Production
Rainforest Alliance vs. Fairtrade Labeling
A Critique of Some Recent Articles on Genetically Engineered Wheat
New Web Search Tool Shows What Pesticides are on Your Food
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A Quarter Million Experimental "Frankentrees" to Be Grown in U.S
NPR Reports on Controversy Surrounding Genetically Engineered Trees
Tell Obama & Vilsack to Drop Bush's Pro-GMO Rules
Dear NaturalNews readers,| Low Vitamin D May Be Root Cause of Cancer (NaturalNews) What initially causes cancer to develop? The current scientific model assumes that a genetic mutation begins the genesis of a malignancy. But what if that assumption is wrong and there's another key to the start of cancer? Scientists at... |
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Sugar is Making a Comeback as a "Natural" Alternative to High-Fructose Corn Syrup
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Refugees whose lives have been shattered by U.S. foreign policy and military attacks
Well-reasoned foreign policy results in more housing and jobs, better health care and education. When that policy consists of applying a military solution to a political problem, however, it results in death, destruction, and suffering. I witnessed the latter during my recent trip to Afghanistan--the devastating consequences of U.S. airstrikes on thousands of innocent civilians.
The footage you are about to see is poignant, heart-wrenching, and often a direct result of U.S. foreign policy. It came from a combination of filmmakers: Nazir, a man who tracked me down through Facebook, met me at the Kabul airport, and showed me segments of his exclusive look inside Afghan refugee camps; a stringer we hired who was arrested by the Taliban in filming a bombing victim in Kandahar; and my own interviews while in Kabul. Together, we bring you Rethink Afghanistan: Civilian Casualties.
Clearly we must help the refugees whose lives have been shattered by U.S. foreign policy and military attacks. Here's how you can take action:
- Digg this video. Just one click can help this video land on the Digg homepage, where it can reach tens of thousands of new people!
- Provide aid through The Afghan Women's Mission to the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), which is directly helping the refugees in these camps. We have partnered with these groups, and RAWA will go to the camps in this video to help those most in need. On their website, you can provide emergency relief to refugees, enable Afghans to visit the doctor, and help educate women and children to ensure women's rights are respected.
- Become a Peacemaker: Receive up-to-the-minute information through our new mobile alert system whenever there are Afghan civilian casualties from this war. Then take immediate action by calling our government and posting on social networking sites.
Yours,
Senior military interrogator for the "task force" =Video=
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Dick Cheney says that torturing detainees has saved American lives. That claim is patently false. Cheney's torture policy was directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of American servicemen and women.
Matthew Alexander was the senior military interrogator for the task force that tracked down Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq and, at the time, a higher priority target than Osama bin Laden. Mr. Alexander has personally conducted hundreds of interrogations and supervised over a thousand of them.
"Torture does not save lives. Torture costs us lives," Mr. Alexander said in an exclusive interview at Brave New Studios. "And the reason why is that our enemies use it, number one, as a recruiting tool...These same foreign fighters who came to Iraq to fight because of torture and abuse....literally cost us hundreds if not thousands of American lives."
Watch our exclusive interview with Matthew Alexander.
As Ryan Grim at the Huffington Post reported, "Alexander easily takes down Cheney's arguments...The video is at once an effective rebuke of the former vice president and a sign of how the changing media landscape can flatten the field of political debate."
Peace messages from Iranians and Americans.
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As you read this, Iranians are voting in one of their most highly anticipated elections in decades. Whatever the outcome of the election, both the US and Iranian governments will need to catch up to their citizens-we are ready for peace.
This isn't just something I've read or heard -- I documented it in both countries to break through the fear propagated by politicians and pundits. Click here to watch our video of peace messages from Iranians and Americans. Then join thousands of Citizen Diplomats who are fighting fear with the truth.
18253 people have signed this petition "Healthcare Not Warfare" =PLEASE SIGN=
18253 people have signed this petition – see totals by state and Congressional District.
We cannot afford expanded warfare and expanded health care at the same time.
I urge you to oppose the $95 billion Supplemental Appropriations which will keep U.S. troops in Iraq indefinitely and expand the senseless war in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
I urge you to use those funds instead to provide health care to the 45 million Americans who cannot afford it, either through an immediate Single Payer system like Rep. Conyers' H.R. 676, or a "Public Option" that leads directly to Single Payer.
PLEASE SIGN HERE > http://www.democrats.com/healthcare-not-warfare?source=rgoodman999%40msn.com
Vote "no" on the war supplemental. Call 202-224-3121.
ACTION HEALTH LINKS =PLEASE TAKE ACTION=
ACTION HEALTH LINKS =PLEASE TAKE ACTION=
ORGANIC BYTES--Headlines and Articles of the Week
HEALTH--Headlines and Articles of the Week
1) Plunder of the Week: Judge's Ruling Fuels Meltdown in Organic Dairy Industry
Last week, a judge in federal district court in St. Louis, rejected 19 class-action lawsuits filed by consumers who are claiming fraud in the sale of "organic" milk coming from one of the giant operations.
Learn more
2) Health News of the Week: Study Raises Fresh Questions about the Safety of Water Fluoridation
"A new cancer study from India suggests that fluoride is a contributing factor to osteosarcoma, or bone cancer - but just how much fluoride intake causes the uncommon disease is not clear..."
Learn more
3) Website of the Week: The Organic Center
Peer-reviewed scientific studies on the benefits of organic farming.
http://www.organic-center.org/
4) Organic Transition News of the Week: Report-- Agriculture Holds a Key to Solving Global Warming
A new Worldwatch Institute study indicates greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 25% by implementing some basic changes to the world's food production practices.
Learn more
5) Web Video of the Week: The Colbert Report Looks at Industrial Agriculture
One of the most important tools in any activist's belt is a little levity. Check out this Comedy Central clip to see Steven Colbert and Eric Schlosser debate factory farms, GMOs, and the monopolization of food.
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Doctors Call for Ban on Genetically Modified Foods -MUST READ-
Doctors Call for Ban on Genetically Modified Foods
On May 19, 2009 the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) released a landmark position paper signed by physicians across the U.S. calling for a moratorium on GE foods:
"Avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible... Several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food... There is more than a casual association between GM foods and adverse health effects. There is causation...The strength of association and consistency between GM foods and disease is confirmed in several animal studies."
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