Visit this link to make your mark - each of us can make a small contribution to the growing swell of environmental concern!

http://www11.earthhourus.org/

I brought my children up on raw milk, and still pick it up (for my Irish wolfhounds :0) once a week.  I do not believe that the government has the right to tell me that I have to buy pasteurized milk, any more than it can stop me from eating raw lettuce or Steak Tartare - these days a far more hazardous proposition.

Yet despite  all this, the FDA continues to exceed its authority even harrassing suppliers of raw milk for PETS!

Read a raw milk Dairy's description of its pristine record on contaminants.

Where can you find raw milk?

The FDA and Raw Milk (scroll down when you reach this link!)

This will teach me to write a newsletter when I am in a hurry, and without checking the facts  - though in my defense, I still think it is valid and useful information!!

Many people wrote in to keep me honest, telling me that snopes.com refutes the info, and this was my reply:

Keeping me honest, I see! 

 

The link to where to buy gas was written some time ago, and speaks of funding bin Laden:  I am more concerned about the Saudi Royal family:  if they were in truth our allies, they would feel our pain and influence OPEC to lighten up, don't you think? As it is, they DO support schools, or madrassas, that teach fundamentalist Islam and are the breeding grounds for future terrorists - so I do not wish to send them any more of my money than I have to.

 

It ends by saying that they have not found any gas at $3.00 a gallon - well, if only it were still that low! 

 

 As for the link about pumping the gas: basically, my interpretation of what they say is that all the facts are true, but the gain is slight- I am all for being as efficient as possible at all times!  Even the big truckers are slowing down, though all they gain is 1 mile per gallon!  A million minimals adds up to something - remember the Eddie Murphy movie, where he had the Bank computer redirect all the fractions of dollars that resulted from every day transactions, and ended up rich? As for who wrote it - somewhat irrelevant, if it is useful information.

 

Thanks for being in touch. Yours for cars that run on air,

 

Lynn

Most children want A's - but it looks as though D's is what they need.  I think we all know that diabetes is becoming a major childhood health problem.  New research is suggesting that Vitamin D3 may be protective.  I tell you ,  Grandma with her Cod Liver Oil REALLY knew best!!

Vitamin D3 linked to reduced diabetes risk in children

I usually cast a cursory glance over the Gott column, just to see how conflicted he might be that day.  This one takes the cake!

Some poor person writes to say that they have iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency - the word "iatrogenic" immediately raised the red flag, so I read on.

Dr. Gott calmly tells us that iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency is one of THE MOST COMMON forms of adrenal problems.  It obviously comes as absolutely no surprise to him.  What is the consequence?  This condition requires you to take synthetic Cortisol for the rest of your natural existence, or risk death. As he puts it, "without normal levels of Cortisol, your body cannot function properly."

I know you are panting to know - what causes this common condition?  "It is caused by excessive or chronic use of glucocorticoid medication (such as prednisone) which essentially .... shuts down the adrenal glands".

What is one of the most common uses of this type of medication?  INHALERS FOR OUR CHILDREN.

Here is a selection of immediately available links found through Google about the dangers:

Monitor growth when using glucocorticoids in children

Glucocorticoid induced osteopenia and osteoporosis

Glucocorticoids and the risk for cardiovascular disease

Are there alternatives?  Yes, and please, for the sake of your future health and that of your kids, consider them.

The Vitamin lady writes about natural help for Asthma

The Vitamin lady writes about controlling Inflammation naturally

Fluoride may be implicated in neurological disorders in children.

The Organic Consumer's Association suggests that you check out the warning label on your toothpaste tube. It notes that the amount of fluoride in a single brushing (.25 mg) should not be swallowed, and if so, the label says you should contact a Poison Control Center. Interestingly, that's the same amount that's in an average glass of tap water. Learn more and watch: http://www.fluoridealert.org/

THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN.  You would think that in view of the increasing problems with autism and ADD/ADHD, even a suspicion that there might be a connection would have our officials leaping around like spring lambs to do something, anything, to bring it under control. HA!

Fluoride linked to brain abnormalities and reduced IQ in children

This lays out the reasons to stay fit in terms that cannot be denied!

Increasing BMI was associated with increased risk of the following cancers: endometrial cancer (trend in relative risk per 10 units = 2.89), adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (2.38), kidney cancer (1.53), leukemia (1.50), multiple myeloma (1.31), pancreatic cancer (1.24), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (1.17), ovarian cancer (1.14), breast cancer in post-menopausal women (1.40), colorectal cancer in pre-menopausal women (1.61), and all cancers combined (1.12). Similar associations were found between BMI and risk of mortality from cancer. The authors state, "Among postmenopausal women in the UK, 5% of all cancers (about 6000 annually) are attributable to being overweight or obese. For endometrial cancer and adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, body mass index represents a major modifiable risk factor; about half of all cases in postmenopausal women are attributable to overweight or obesity."

Increasing Body Mass Index Linked to Increased Incidence of Cancer