Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi, All I read a posting on another list, to which I replied. Because I feel so strongly about it, I am forwarding it to you. I hope that you do not mind and that you do read it. Morton Morton Bodanis wrote: > The Carrolls > I read and reread your message and can't help but agree. But it also > stroked one of my pet peeves. One day there will be only two groups in this > world, if it survives, not the two you described - the controllers and the > controlled. The controllers being the huge corporations and the controlled > being you and me. > We through our governmnents, are blundering along without looking where we > are going. I am referring specifically to NAFTA, WTO, CODEX, and probably the > SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS. Our governments, yours in the USA and mine in Canada, > and those around the world, hold meetings from time discussing things with their > heads in the clouds, making themselves feel important, impressing each other, > and not thinking about what the repercussions will be. > All that acquiescing to the topics of these meetings will ultimately give > all power to powerful international Corporations, and reduce our governments to > rubber stamps. Our governments will become road-fixers or something like that. > Our laws, and governments, will become redundant > Nafta was supposed to be a free trade agreement between ourselves. Instead, > it became a vehicle to give power to corporations, and corporations access to > markets. For example, in Canada, and in the US, we used to put lead as an > additive into our car's gasoline. Because lead is a carcinogen it was removed > and replaced with MMT, also a heavy metal. Several years ago, Canada woke up > and told the producer (I don't remember - Mobil?) to show that MMT is safe and > threatened to not accept this additive. The oil company replied that they do not > have to prove that is not a carcinogen, that Canada must do this, and if Canada > persists in this line, it would take Canada to court and sue under the rules of > NAFTA, which says that if a corporation starts to do business, a government MAY > NOT stop it. And Canada also paid a 15,000,000 penalty, Canadian, I hope. This > additive is illegal to use in the USA and anywhere else in the world. More to > home. Mexican trucks come into the USA, under NAFTA, which are so old that in > the US they would have been put out of their misery many years ago. These > trucks are grossly overloaded and in bad states of repair. Because of NAFTA, > the US can do nothing about it. Etc. > The WTO is an international trade organization whose function it is to > promote " fair " trade between countries. If a trade problem occurs, it is taken > to these corporate representatives to adjudicate. One example: the WTO decided > that Canada's laws on patent protection for pharmaceutical corporations is > unfair - they should give longer protection. Canada whimpered, changed its > law, and gave longer protection to pharmaceutical corporations. You think that > this example will apply only to Canada? Wait until Canada takes the USA to the > WTO about your tax imposition on our softwood lumber! > Codex - maybe you heard about this from the lists you read. It is an > organization which is strong in Europe. Its aim is to make vitamin supplements, > etc. stronger than the US daily requirements illegal to obtain except by > prescription!!!! Pharmaceutical corporations will now be able to fill > prescriptions and charge exorbitant prices for products which we can now get > " over the counter " , which are reasonably - more or less - priced. After all, > corporations are wiser than we, and of course their bank accounts must become > fatter. > The SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS is similar, but it is just starting. > So what if we know that hear disease is such a big killer. Greater hazards > are looming on the horizon. George Orwell merely scratched the surface. So much > for knowledge. > > Morton > > The Havens wrote: > > > The #1 cause of death today is not heart disease or cancer > > Written by Lynn Hardy, N.D., C.N.C., > > > > Heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and most of the other major killers > > in society today can be classified as " diseases of the uninformed. " They > > are nontheless lethal but only to those who have not heard about prevention > > and natural cures. Unfortunately, this includes your loved ones and friends > > as well as the great majority of the Western world. > > > > Heart disease kills nearly > > 1,000,000 Americans every year! > > That's 2,600 Americans that die each day or > > 1 person every 33 seconds. > > American Heart Association > > > > In the United States the number of people with chronic conditions is > > growing at an alarming rate. A chronic condition is one that lasts a year > > or longer, limits what one can do and may require ongoing care. Examples of > > chronic conditions are diabetes, cancer, glaucoma and heart disease. More > > than 125 million Americans have at least one chronic condition and 60 > > million have more than one. (1) > > > > In 2000, 20 million more people had one or more chronic conditions than the > > number originally estimated in 1996. By 2020, the number of people living > > with chronic conditions is foreseen to rise to 157 million and direct > > medical costs are expected to double to more than $1 trillion (80 percent > > of the nation's health care spending). (2) > > > > We are living in the age of fast food, chemicals, and inactivity. Each day > > our bodies are exposed to deadly pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, > > coloring agents, artificial sweeteners, hormones, antibiotics, > > environmental pollution, toxic chemicals, food irradiation, genetic > > engineering, and countless other relatively new health hazards. Considering > > the chemical-soup we live in, the above statistics are not surprising in > > the least. > > > > The truth is it is becoming more and more expensive and difficult to avoid > > the exposure to deadly toxins in our food, water and environment. Even > > sadder is the fact that most people don t even know or care about the > > potential dangers lurking around them. They blame their illnesses on > > factors beyond their control and refuse to take responsibility for their > > own health. They rely on the newest wonder drug to erase all their troubles > > and continue treating their bodies like garbage disposals. On the other end > > of the scale, a much smaller group of people are waking up and shunning the > > marvels of modern society, turning instead towards holistic and natural > > living. > > > > A world divided > > > > I feel that in the decades to come, our world will become completely > > divided in two. > > > > Some people will live their lives following the mainstream and eating only > > junk and processed foods served by convenience while sitting like comatose > > before the T.V. set believing every word of the unbiased media. They will > > build and furnish their houses with toxic materials, spray their yards with > > deadly pesticides, clean their homes with hazardous chemicals, drink > > polluted water, feed their families dead poisonous foods, and take harmful > > drugs at the first sign of their bodies rebelling against all the attacks. > > These people will be sick and lethargic, watch their children suffer > > through childhood and school, and experience an early and painful death. > > These will be the patients of today and tomorrow. > > > > The other group, that is starting to emerge, will go completely against the > > grain in every respect. These people will build and furnish their homes > > with natural materials, use organic cleaners and pesticides, eat wholesome > > organic foods, drink pure water, spend a lot of time in the fresh air, > > engage in regular physical activity, and turn to nature when they re ill. > > They will be disease-free, happy, energetic, full of vitality and live a > > long and fulfilling life. Their children will be healthy, joyous, fit and > > smart. These will be the healers of tomorrow taking care of the others. > > > > Patrick Holford, Director of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London > > and the author of the Optimum Nutrition Bible, makes this point very clear: > > > > " Tomorrow's medicine will not be about using nutrients instead of drugs. It > > will be about looking through a new pair of glasses which reveal the true > > causes of disease. In most cases these lie in faulty nutrition, pollution, > > stress, negativity, addiction and lack of exercise - the greatest cause of > > all being ignorance. The original meaning of the word 'doctor' is teacher > > or learned man and that is perhaps the most important role a health > > professional can perform. > > > > Current research indicates that the foods we eat influence tremendously our > > susceptibility to cancer, heart disease and other chronic health > > conditions. Generally, high fat, low-fiber, animal-based diets are thought > > to increase the risk, while plant-based diets - high in fresh fruits, > > vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and minimally processed starchy foods - > > can help prevent disease. But diet is not the only factor. Degenerative > > diseases actually have three main causes: malnutrition, incomplete > > digestion and internal pollution. These are reversed by nutrient > > enrichment, improved digestion, and regular detoxification. > > > > Nutritional therapy is a holistic discipline; nutrition as the key to good > > health is the all-embracing fundamental principle used since the time of > > the famous Greek doctor and founder of Western medicine, Hippocrates, to > > help people of all ages stay at their personal peak of energy and vitality. > > > > In our modern world the importance of optimum nutrition was reintroduced in > > 1968 by one of the greatest minds of this century, twice Nobel-prize winner > > Linus Pauling. Pauling coined the term Orthomolecular Nutrition. > > " Orthomolecular " is, literally, " pertaining to the right molecule " . Pauling > > proposed that by giving the body the right molecules (optimum nutrition) > > most disease would be eradicated > > > > " Imagine the publicity if someone announced that they have developed a new > > treatment that cured 40 percent of all people with cancer. The media would > > be jumping up and down. That kind of benefit can be achieved today just by > > following a vegetarian diet. Right there you have an answer and no one's > > listening. " > > > > -Oliver Alabaster, M.D., Director of the institute for Disease Prevention, > > George Washington University, Washington, D.C. > > > > John D. Potter, M.D., Ph.D. has some suggestions on how we can maintain > > control over our health. He writes the following in February issue of the > > New England Journal of Medicine: > > > > There is an interesting dilemma for those who would influence nutrition. In > > many places in the world, there are governmental agencies concerned with > > food security, food safety, agriculture, health, and trade that may, from > > time to time, implement policies that are at least intended to reduce the > > risk of chronic diseases. Most often, when the goals of agriculture and > > human health clash, it is the will of the agriculture sector that prevails > > (remember the European Union's butter mountain and wine lake ?). In the > > United States, perhaps more than anywhere else, this has left an opening > > for self-help nutrition books. In a land where individuality and > > self-reliance are valued above many other virtues and where disease is > > sometimes seen to be a mark of personal failure, gaining access to the best > > data on health-related food consumption may be central to maintaining > > control over one's health. > > > > #1 cause of death > > > > So what is the #1 cause of death today if it s not heart disease? It is > > lack of information! Armed with the right knowledge we can live a healthy > > and rewarding life and avoid deadly diseases that threaten our chance of > > living life to the fullest. There are numerous resources available for us > > to learn about optimum nutrition and holistic living. There are thousands > > of books and videos on the subject and also some wonderful home-study > > programs. These programs serve not only to improve the quality of your life > > but also place a powerful tool in your hands with which to help others. > > Taking a course in nutrition can save you a lot of time in doing your own > > research as it already encompasses the most important and most up-to-date > > information in this field. > > > > The question, therefore, is not whether you can afford to invest time and > > money into learning about nutrition and healthy living. The real question > > is: Can you afford not to? > > > > Isn t a lifetime of sickness and suffering too high of a price to pay for > > lack of information? In my opinion, if the doctors of today don t become > > nutritionists, then the nutritionists will become the doctors of tomorrow. > > > > [Dr. Lynn Hardy is the Director of the Global Institute For Alternative > > Medicine > > - <http://www.gifam.org/>www.gifam.org] > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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