Snipped from SciAm.com.

As if we didn’t have enough reasons to fight against the use of coal power plants, we have, yet, another one that may be just as bad as the others! The stereotype of coal power plants being safer than nuclear power plants, at least when it comes to radiation, has been drastically broken. It seems that coal ash, also known as fly ash, “contains up to 100 times more radiation than nuclear waste.” It has to do with the uranium and thorium levels in natural coal. Unburned, the levels of these dangerous compounds are somewhat benign, but when burned, they are concentrated up to ten times their natural levels.

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Snipped from the SciAm.com.

If you think the government is allowing assisting corporations in keeping us ignorant and blind to what is going on behind the screen, then you may be on to something. Conspiracies theorists just may be right when they talk about the government being behind the creation of blind, brain-washed consumers.

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Health vs. Brighter Colors

Where is that final straw that breaks the camel’s back? The one incident so horrific that finally there’s a change in method and in policy? I’m talking about the situation in China and elsewhere that causes all those toys-to-toothpaste recalls. We’ve given them thirty second-chances, and still…

The latest toys recall was another Mattel recall of Fisher-Price kitchen toys. Not lead paint this time, but poorly-designed toys made in Mexico such that the parts come off for children to swallow. In response to this recall, Scott Wolfson of the Consumer Products Safety Commission said:

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Snipped from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

What if I told you that the White House is looking for more power over many of our federal agencies? Power that is not supposed to be in the hands of the Administration. Would you be surprised? Would you do something about it? What if it had something to do with our health, our science, our truth? Well, here it is. The White House is looking for another power grab, and it involves agencies that deal with public health and environmental regulation. How do you feel about your health being in the hands of Dubya? Well, then do something about it … Now!

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Being that I have had very high levels of lead in my body for which I have had years of treatment, I can relate to the dangerous side effects from lead poisoning. The funny thing about it is that I got it down to an acceptable level about 2 years ago with treatment, got off treatment, then the high levels came right back. It just shows you how incredibly polluted our environment is. Well, now it seems that another dangerous side effect of lead is cataracts. All the findings that keep coming out about the high levels of environmental toxins, chemicals and heavy metals is frightening. Now we have one more reason to be concerned.

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Okay, folks, anyone who has been following this blog is familiar with my Health Alerts that warn the public about safety and health concerns that exist in our environment today. If you would like to check them out, just click on Health Alerts in our archive section. You will be amazed at the volume of warnings that exist today. This one pretty much takes the cake though. This time you have to worry about antidepressants, birth control pills, pain killers or just about any other drug that gets flushed down the toilet showing up in our drinking water. It seems that our water supply systems are not designed to filter out the myriad assortment of drugs that people mindlessly dispose of when they are out of date or don’t need anymore. I guess this could also include mind altering drugs for which illicit users are known to flush at the first sign of trouble. So, how is it that we are finding drugs in our water supply and what should you do about it?

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Yummy, cloned corn!

If you don’t know what genetically engineered food is then it’s time you learn. I thought it just meant that it was altered somehow (innocuously) to make food better. But after reading up on the subject, I am sad to report that it has more to do with making a better profit than making better food. When over three fourths of processed food is genetically engineered, we need to not only learn what it is but start speaking up regarding our concern for what it is doing to our food supply and us. Again, the consumer is at the bottom of the list of priorities when it comes to what Agribusiness is up to. You may be surprised to learn what genetic engineering means to our health, the environment and the future of agriculture.

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What are you really
putting on your face?

Is our dangerous obsession with beauty more than skin deep?

With women slathering over twenty different beauty products on their face and body every day, it is no wonder that they are under a constant barrage of chemicals. What is alarming today is that we rely too much on the government to keep us safe from dangerous chemicals, so we buy anything off the shelf that promises to make us smoother, cleaner, fresher, and wrinkle-free. But what we are getting instead is a five pound burden of chemicals that we absorb through our skin every year. Many of these chemicals have already proven to be toxic. This article is intended to make your journey through the beauty aisle more of an informed quest for safe products instead of a guinea pig for untested beauty potions.

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Our kids may be more
affected by toxins than we think.

New finding show young children with heavy toxic burdens

Would you believe that right now your body, the one you have nurtured, fed and taken care of for years, (and I might say, the only one you have), may contain up to 40 toxic chemicals? And, if you have children, even your ten-year-old may harbor as many, if not more. I have been writing many Health Alert articles warning consumers and parents of the increasing concern for all the toxic chemicals we are all exposed to every day. In this regard, I came across an article about a research study that tested for man-made chemicals found in homes, offices and people and what they found may surprise you.

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Are drugs making America fat?

Dozens of common drugs are proving to make people fat.

For those unsuspecting consumers who pop pills for everything that ails them, this may be a shock. Researchers and practitioners have found that dozens of prescription drugs cause you to gain weight. But what is alarming is that many doctors aren’t warning their patients of this unwanted side effect, and they go on gaining weight not knowing that the very medications they are taking may be the cause. Some have gained as much as 100 pounds in six months. So, what drugs should you be on the look out for?

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