If you eat conventional strawberries grown in California, you will be ingesting a known cancer causing carcinogen. Methyl iodide has been approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation in California for use in growing strawberries. Well over 80% of the nation's strawberries are grown in California, putting a large amount of this pesticide in our food supply. That’s pretty disappointing when The President’s Cancer Panel has declared chemicals are bad for our health, and a sure means of prevention is found by eating organic foods.

You can still make your voices heard. The CDPR is taking comments on this proposed regulation until June 14, 2010. Write them now and tell them you do not want strawberries treated with cancer causing carcinogens in your food supply.

Find out more information on how to stay healthy by eating organic foods at the Environmental Working Groups Food News.

Please comment and let us know your thoughts on the CDPR’s decision to use methyl iodide and how we can keep our food supply safe

GMO alert: U.S. attempting global censorship of GMO food labeling

I received an urgent alert from Jeffrey Smith today about a dangerous situation taking place right now at the international CODEX conference. The U.S. is attempting to push its agenda to censor all GMO labeling of foods everywhere around the world. This would result in a global GMO cover-up as consumers are left in the dark about whether their foods and grocery products are genetically modified or not.

Your help is urgently needed to send a message to the Secretaries of State (Clinton), Agriculture (Vilsack), and Health and Human Services (Sebelius) to urge them to halt the USA's nefarious attempts to install a global GMO deception.

Take part in this online petition, go here:
http://www.seedsofdeception.com/GMF...

Please understand that the U.S. is attempting to outlaw non-GMO labeling of foods, thereby making it illegal for a non-GMO food product to even claim "non-GMO" on the label. If the U.S. succeeds in this global GMO cover-up, the FDA could seize any products in the USA that make "non-GMO" claims. Additionally, the USA could file lawsuits through the World Trade Organization against any country that allows non-GMO labeling or claims on its products.

Why is the U.S. pursuing such a devious and sinister course of action? Because, as you well know, virtually the entire federal government caters to the financial interests of powerful corporations -- and these include the "Big Ag" giants like Monsanto that want to patent all seeds while destroying the no-GMOs movement. They want to turn non-GMO foods into violations of the law and thereby strip all such products from store shelves.

They want to keep American consumers left in the dark, ignorant of the real dangers posed by GMOs. And of course, they want to dominate the entire U.S. food supply with their toxic GMO crops.

These powerful, dangerous corporations are willing to do anything to achieve their global agenda, including forcing GMO censorship on the entire world.

They might just get away with it, too, unless you join us in speaking up right now to oppose this devious and dangerous action.

Add your voice to the online petition right here:
http://www.seedsofdeception.com/GMF...


Health Ranger interviews Jeffrey Smith
Watch my recent interview with Jeffrey Smith at the Health Freedom Expo in California.

Here, Jeffrey reveals the astounding truth about how dangerous GMOs really are for your health: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBPY...


Check out the Non-GMO shopping guide
The non-profit Center for Food Safety offers a fantastic free Non-GMO Shopping Guide available at http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/...

Check it out. There, you can learn which products are truly non-GMO, and you can learn how to avoid products that are most likely made with GMOs.

It teaches you to avoid corn, soybeans, canola and cottonseed ingredients, among other things. It's sponsored by some of the most responsible natural products companies in the business: Nutiva, Nature's Path, Straus, Woodstock Farms and others.

I plan to expand its coverage of GMOs in the weeks ahead. Watch for more updates as this saga on GMOs is unveiled.

Drugs in our Drinking Water?



Consider this:

a. Americans are prescribed over 235 million doses of antibiotics each year.

b. Livestock and poultry are given another 21 million pounds of antibiotics per year.

c. Add to that, millions of doses of antidepressants, anticancer drugs, hormones, steroids, non steroidals, anti-hypertensives, and anti-cholesterols?

Up to 90% of the active ingredients of these drugs are returned to the environment unchanged, and end up in the ground water, soil and drinking water.

What are the implications for the environment, wildlife and us humans?
Who knows? No one has looked.

But we know they are there.

The US Geological Survey found that in 139 streams tested in 30 states, 80% were contaminated with antibiotics, steroids, synthetic hormones or other drugs, and half contained seven or more compounds.

Consequences?

1. Antibiotic resistant bacteria – according to the CDC, there are 2 million nosocomial infections each year resulting in 90,000 deaths. More than 70% of these infections are caused by bacteria that were resistant to first line antibiotics.

2. Anti-depressants alter breeding patterns in wild animals by altering serotonin levels. Long term effect? No one knows.

3. Hormones (from birth control pills, etc.) cause feminization of males, premature puberty in females, infertility, low sperm counts and birth defects.

This is not a small problem. Interestingly, today in the park by our house I saw a father and his two children playing in the grass. The younger child was a girl, about 5-7 years old. She had no shirt on. I was taken aback to see that she already had noticeable breast development. Why? See #3 above.

Health comes from healthy organic food, pure water, sunshine, adequate sleep, and healthy relationships.

Drugs, while sometimes necessary in emergencies, are never a long term solution in restoring health, and only lead to damage to the person taking them and to the greater population.

You have choices about your health. Those choices include who you seek health care advice from, and what their paradigm is in helping you to continue or restore your health. Those decisions affect not only your immediate health, but also the long term future and health of all the living organisms on this planet.

Chose intelligently and chose nutrition and supplements over drugs.

Why Buy Organic?

I have long been a proponent of organic foods - I believe they have NEED.
The United Kingdom 's Soil Association is the leading organic certifier for
that region. They published a list of 10 reasons for eating organic - all of
which I agree with:


1. It's healthy. Organic food tends to contain higher levels of
vitamin C, cancer-fighting antioxidants, and essential minerals such as
calcium, magnesium, iron and chromium.

2. No nasty additives. Organic food doesn't contain food additives
that can cause health problems such as heart disease, osteoporosis,
migraines and hyperactivity.

3. It avoids pesticides. More than 400 chemical pesticides are
routinely used in conventional farming and residues are often present in
non-organic food.

4. No genetic modification. Under organic standards, genetically
modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed.

5. There is not a reliance on drugs. Organic farming standards
prohibit the routine use of antibiotics and growth hormones in farm animals.

6. There are no hidden costs. As taxpayers, we pay for chemicals
to be removed from our drinking water - including the pesticide runoff from
conventional farms.

7. There are high standards. Organic food comes from trusted
sources that are inspected to ensure compliance to organic standards.

8. Organic methods provide for animals. Animal welfare is taken
very seriously under organic standards.

9. It's good for wildlife and the environment. The UK government
has said that organic farming is better for wildlife, causes lower pollution
from sprays, produces less carbon dioxide - the main global warming gas -
and less dangerous wastes.

10. It's flavorful. Many people prefer organic food because they
say it tastes better.

Can you afford not to eat eggs?


I like eggs. I eat 3-5 of them nearly every day. I have for years. My cholesterol is 187 with an HDL of 87 (high normal 70). My genetics would say otherwise. My grandfather and father had heart disease and died of it prematurely.

Eggs have the best protein of any food, but only if you eat the yolks at the same time you eat the whites. Many people are actually protein deficient because they do not eat enough quality protein. Eggs have the most quality of any food. So they are important to eat. When one eats only the white of the egg, one reduces the quality of the protein by over 60%.

There is no scientific evidence that eggs cause heart attacks as shown in an extensive review of the world's scientific literature in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (July-August 2009).

Eggs do have cholesterol. But cholesterol is an essential nutrient for every cell in the body. Good news is that the Framingham Heart Study found that high-egg eaters had lower cholesterol levels than very-low egg eaters. So eat your eggs yolks and all, but while you're doing so, avoid all simple sugars, grains, and dairy products. And do eat large quantities of organic fruits and vegetables. And make sure the eggs are free range from chickens who are not being given hormones. Then you get a really tasty and healthy food.