Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Smart People Say No to (legal) Drugs
If you take a prescription drug that has been
FDA-approved ~~ I don't know any other way to say this ~ you are stupid.
Here are the uncomfortable facts:
To contrast, Zheng Xiaoyou was the chief of China's State Food and Drug Administration. He was found guilty of taking bribes and approving a dangerous antibiotic, and he was executed. Ten (10) people had died. That's ten, as in ten.
But in the Land of the Free, life is not so dear. What other industry could be such a literal, bloody failure and yet be solidly, immutably, and omnipotently empowered with the sacred responsibility to protect a nation from that very tragedy?? We are dead, Horatio. The people appointed to protect us are killing us.
Maybe that's the problem.
Not one of the people at FDA is elected. Not one has to stand up to public inquiry and scrutiny. Not one. Every single FDA employee is there because of politics. The top honchos are cronies of CongressCritters or the Offal Office, and the grunts are there only so long as they go along and keep their mouth shut.
Aspartame is a case in point. When the political regime in Washington changed in 1984, favors were called in to get it approved over the objections of key FDA scientists who were disgusted at the shoddy spurious science presented by G.D. Searle, whose chief was Donald Rumsfeld, who was now a Washington insider, who got his crony Arthur Hull Hayes appointed as FDA Chief, who did his boss's bidding, and who disappeared from the political scene shortly thereafter. (But, you say, aspartame is a food additive. No, it was "discovered" as a drug and categorized as a food additive to intentionally avoid safety studies, which its formulators know would have damned it.)
And so it goes. Today, a CEO for Big Pharma. Tomorrow, a regulator of Big Pharma. Next week, after elections, back to Big Pharma.
If you trust the FDA to assure that your Rx drugs are safe, you might as well put your life in Joe Biden's hands, or Dick Cheney's, or Donald Rumsfeld's, or Janet Napolitano's, or Janet Reno's; this is not a Dem or Rep attack ~~ they are all viperous scalawags and each has innocent blood on his/her/its hands. Politics rules the FDA, not adherence to principles of medicine and health.
If you are not stupid, you understand this very well.
- Death by hospital: 119,000 people a year in the US
- Death by legal, FDA-approved drugs: 106,000 people are killed
- Serious adverse drug reactions: 2,000,000 people a year. 4th leading cause of death. 350,000 nursing home patients.
The FDA, amazingly, admits this.
To contrast, Zheng Xiaoyou was the chief of China's State Food and Drug Administration. He was found guilty of taking bribes and approving a dangerous antibiotic, and he was executed. Ten (10) people had died. That's ten, as in ten.
But in the Land of the Free, life is not so dear. What other industry could be such a literal, bloody failure and yet be solidly, immutably, and omnipotently empowered with the sacred responsibility to protect a nation from that very tragedy?? We are dead, Horatio. The people appointed to protect us are killing us.
Maybe that's the problem.
Not one of the people at FDA is elected. Not one has to stand up to public inquiry and scrutiny. Not one. Every single FDA employee is there because of politics. The top honchos are cronies of CongressCritters or the Offal Office, and the grunts are there only so long as they go along and keep their mouth shut.
Aspartame is a case in point. When the political regime in Washington changed in 1984, favors were called in to get it approved over the objections of key FDA scientists who were disgusted at the shoddy spurious science presented by G.D. Searle, whose chief was Donald Rumsfeld, who was now a Washington insider, who got his crony Arthur Hull Hayes appointed as FDA Chief, who did his boss's bidding, and who disappeared from the political scene shortly thereafter. (But, you say, aspartame is a food additive. No, it was "discovered" as a drug and categorized as a food additive to intentionally avoid safety studies, which its formulators know would have damned it.)
And so it goes. Today, a CEO for Big Pharma. Tomorrow, a regulator of Big Pharma. Next week, after elections, back to Big Pharma.
If you trust the FDA to assure that your Rx drugs are safe, you might as well put your life in Joe Biden's hands, or Dick Cheney's, or Donald Rumsfeld's, or Janet Napolitano's, or Janet Reno's; this is not a Dem or Rep attack ~~ they are all viperous scalawags and each has innocent blood on his/her/its hands. Politics rules the FDA, not adherence to principles of medicine and health.
If you are not stupid, you understand this very well.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
The Warriors that Monsanto Fears Most
Dear
MOTHERS, you are the warriors that make Monsanto pee its pants. If you
cook from scratch, buy organic local food, avoid all GMO ~~ their stocks
plummet and they die. You don't have to picket or take up arms: you get
your butt in the kitchen and learn to cook! Your pots and pans are the
weapons that will wield mortal blows to their dastardly schemes.
Let me make this personal, as the corpoRATe killers are making it personal. Kraft's UK product contains paprika for coloring. US macaroni product contains FD&C Yellow #5 and Yellow #6. Does this make you angry? It would if you knew that Yellow 5 is Tartrazine, a coal tar product and one of the worst artificial colors.
• Yellow 5 lowers levels of zinc, which is critical for proper immune functioning.
• Yellow 5 is known to cause asthma attacks. ASTHMA IS THE #1 REASON FOR SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM.
• Tartrazine is banned in Norway and was banned in Austria and Germany until the European Parliament lifted the ban. Studies had shown that tartrazine caused rash, dermatitis, asthma, and runny nose.
• Some anti-depressant medications (SSRI’s) used tartrazine until patients complained. Ironically, tartrazine increases clinical depression and other sensitivities.
• Yellow #5 has caused such severe reactions that the FDA requires that it be noted if contained in medication. None of the other certified dyes have this special requirement.
FD&C Yellow #5 contains Benzidine:
• Benzidine, is a chemical that is ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to human health.
• Benzidine is known to be a carcinogen, cardiovascular or blood toxicant, gastrointestinal or liver toxicant, immunotoxicant, kidney toxicant, and neurotoxicant.
• Benzidine was one of the first chemicals for which an association of occupational exposure and increased incidence of urinary bladder cancer in humans was reported.
• Many studies have found far more Benzidine in food than the allowed 1 ppb, up to 270ppb.
FD&C Yellow 6, also called Sunset Yellow, is another coal tar derivative widely used in medications. Sunset Yellow is banned in Norway. Symptoms of reaction include:
• allergic reactions
• nausea
• vomiting
• abdominal pain
• tumors
• hyperactivity
US Kraft Mac 'n Cheese also contains a form of MSG, whey protein concentrate. MSG is injected into certain lab rats to cause OBESITY. MSG causes migraines, mood swings, violent behavior, depression.
Know what, MOTHER? You are already in the war. You walk into the grocery store, and you are in Enemy Territory. You gonna fight? Or would you rather watch your child struggle to breathe? Would you rather argue with doctors who insist on Ritalin, or buy a cookbook and make a menu?
Here is Basic Training:
1. Learn about FD&C colors.
2. Learn about Real Food and the Traditional Diet.
3. Get Nourishing Traditions, the best cookbook in the world.
Want to advance in the ranks? Earn your "General Obnoxious Pain-in-the-Corporate Pocketbook" medal: Plant a garden with heirloom seeds. Seek out grass-fed meats, milk, and eggs.
Make your kitchen your Queendom and your home the Castle where your children and family are safe from the enemy. Don't let laziness or indifference be the Achilles Heal in your armor that lets the enemy in. Purpose in your heart that you are the only thing standing between your child and those who want to eliminate him as a "Useless Eater." If it helps, put on your Wonder Woman or Zena Princess Warrior garb...figuratively, of course (unless you shop at Walmart, but I hope that's not the case!). See yourself as a formidable, valiant force that intends on rearing healthy, strong, vital children who will grow up to be fertile and wise and do the same, blessing you with the most gorgeous grandchildren in the world.
Love,
Granny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8ixjPNR6qBQ
Let me make this personal, as the corpoRATe killers are making it personal. Kraft's UK product contains paprika for coloring. US macaroni product contains FD&C Yellow #5 and Yellow #6. Does this make you angry? It would if you knew that Yellow 5 is Tartrazine, a coal tar product and one of the worst artificial colors.
• Yellow 5 lowers levels of zinc, which is critical for proper immune functioning.
• Yellow 5 is known to cause asthma attacks. ASTHMA IS THE #1 REASON FOR SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM.
• Tartrazine is banned in Norway and was banned in Austria and Germany until the European Parliament lifted the ban. Studies had shown that tartrazine caused rash, dermatitis, asthma, and runny nose.
• Some anti-depressant medications (SSRI’s) used tartrazine until patients complained. Ironically, tartrazine increases clinical depression and other sensitivities.
• Yellow #5 has caused such severe reactions that the FDA requires that it be noted if contained in medication. None of the other certified dyes have this special requirement.
FD&C Yellow #5 contains Benzidine:
• Benzidine, is a chemical that is ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds (worst 10%) to human health.
• Benzidine is known to be a carcinogen, cardiovascular or blood toxicant, gastrointestinal or liver toxicant, immunotoxicant, kidney toxicant, and neurotoxicant.
• Benzidine was one of the first chemicals for which an association of occupational exposure and increased incidence of urinary bladder cancer in humans was reported.
• Many studies have found far more Benzidine in food than the allowed 1 ppb, up to 270ppb.
FD&C Yellow 6, also called Sunset Yellow, is another coal tar derivative widely used in medications. Sunset Yellow is banned in Norway. Symptoms of reaction include:
• allergic reactions
• nausea
• vomiting
• abdominal pain
• tumors
• hyperactivity
US Kraft Mac 'n Cheese also contains a form of MSG, whey protein concentrate. MSG is injected into certain lab rats to cause OBESITY. MSG causes migraines, mood swings, violent behavior, depression.
Know what, MOTHER? You are already in the war. You walk into the grocery store, and you are in Enemy Territory. You gonna fight? Or would you rather watch your child struggle to breathe? Would you rather argue with doctors who insist on Ritalin, or buy a cookbook and make a menu?
Here is Basic Training:
1. Learn about FD&C colors.
2. Learn about Real Food and the Traditional Diet.
3. Get Nourishing Traditions, the best cookbook in the world.
Want to advance in the ranks? Earn your "General Obnoxious Pain-in-the-Corporate Pocketbook" medal: Plant a garden with heirloom seeds. Seek out grass-fed meats, milk, and eggs.
Make your kitchen your Queendom and your home the Castle where your children and family are safe from the enemy. Don't let laziness or indifference be the Achilles Heal in your armor that lets the enemy in. Purpose in your heart that you are the only thing standing between your child and those who want to eliminate him as a "Useless Eater." If it helps, put on your Wonder Woman or Zena Princess Warrior garb...figuratively, of course (unless you shop at Walmart, but I hope that's not the case!). See yourself as a formidable, valiant force that intends on rearing healthy, strong, vital children who will grow up to be fertile and wise and do the same, blessing you with the most gorgeous grandchildren in the world.
Love,
Granny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8ixjPNR6qBQ