Mexico Mistakenly Believes it's a Sovereign Nation

Silly Mexico. They've apparently convinced themselves they can pass laws without first getting the approval of Uncle Sam. The media is reporting that Mexico is going to decriminalize marijuana, cocaine and heroin (among other drugs). Lets see how far this gets. Canada tried the same thing just a month ago. The US expressed its displeasure and threated to retaliate and oh, wouldn't you know it, the legislation was quickly done away with. I guess NAFTA only goes so far.

The FDA Knows No Shame

So who is the FDA working for these days? I’ll give you a hint: It’s not you

What happens when it comes to the public’s attention (10 years after the FDA is made aware) that some products from multi-million dollar food product firms (soft drinks) contain high levels of a cancer causing chemical which has been directly linked to leukemia and known as the mother of all carcinogens ?? Well, if you’re the FDA, you tell everyone that benzene isn’t really dangerous. Even though the products in question contain levels of benzene that are FOUR TIMES HIGHER than what you’ve previously stated was the maximum allowed in drinking water!

I had to chuckle at the Washington Post’s headline “Soda Safe Despite Benzene: FDA: Chemical Present in Diet Soda, but Not Harmful” Just read that statement a few times, and you’ll come to understand just how bought and paid for the FDA really is. But the “big lie” routine was not what the FDA tired at first. No, first they tired to conceal the fact. They’ve know about this non-issue for 13 years. They first said that there was some…but oh, just a tiny- tiny bit of benzene in a few soft drinks (which they refused to name), but that it was not worth worrying about. Just last week the FDA stated that the levels of benzene found were “insignificant”. Now, after the publication of a report that showed the FDA’s own studies “.. found benzene at four times the tap-water limit, on average, in 19 of 24 samples of diet soda”, the FDA is claiming their studies “overestimated the amount of benzene”.

In the mean time, Great Britain's public health agency pulled some soft drinks off the shelf due to benzene contamination . But not the FDA. The FDA claims their own studies prove the benzene levels are safe (is their safe level of benzene the same as yours ?), but just don’t ask to see the data. That’s because they’re not releasing it yet. I’m sure they’re still looking for ways to spin the results.

It is suspected that the benzene is being created by a reaction between sodium or potassium benzoate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). I say, just avoid the benzoate all together until this and the class actions get sorted out.

The Microwave In Your Lap

Much concern has been raised about the carcinogenic potential of mobile phones. People go so far as to purchase ferrite beads to help clamp any radiation coming from mobile phone headset cords. To be sure, the jury is still out on mobile phone radiation. The fact that they operate at a frequency close to microwaves and are placed so close to a person’s head is the primary reason the alarm has been raised. In light of the new mobile phone/cancer studies, the FDA says it will begin new investigations……Heh, ah…yeah right. Everything the FDA does at this point should be considered corrupt until proven otherwise. But on to the point of this post. Scary microwave ovens operate at 2.45 GHz. Modern mobile phones operate at 2.4 Ghz……And so does your wireless router and Wi-Fi card.

I'm a big fan of Mercola's health blog. But, he frequently touts the benefits of Wi-Fi systems, while at the same time sells the ferrite beads mentioned above. This seems to be a contradiction to me. Hasn’t anyone connected the dots to see that if mobile phones are dangerous, then Wi-Fi is also potentially dangerous? In fact, I would bet that many people are exposed to Wi-Fi radiation for 7-10 hours per day. Much more than normal mobile phone usage. Does your office have a wireless network? Does your laptop or desktop have wireless capability turned on? If so, you’re being showered in 2.4GHz radiation and there’s probably not much you can do about it. All these people with these dorky Bluetooth headsets are probably clueless to the fact that it operates at 2.497 GHz and is placed right up against their heads. I wonder how many people bought one of these things to make their cell phone use safer? It’s true they are very low powered, but still…why not go with a wired headset if you’re clearly not concerned with looking stupid.

Link to Elise Beth Bassin's Thesis

Here's a Link to Elise Beth Bassin's thesis which 'broke the story' on the link between fluoridated water and osteoscarcoma.

Harvard Study says there IS a link between fluoridated water and cancer

This one seems to be buried, but guess what? A Harvard University study just published in their Journal, Cancer Causes and Control, says that boys who drink fluoridated water are FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET A RARE BONE CANCER than boys who drink fluoridated water. The cancer, osteosarcoma is frequently fatal. This study confirms the findings of other studies by the National Institutes of Health as well as a study by the New Jersey Health Department.

The study's conclusion notes that:

Our exploratory analysis found an association between fluoride exposure in drinking water during childhood and the incidence of osteosarcoma among males but not consistently among females.

This study is different from another 'just published' study from the National Academy of Sciences that showed EPA limits for water fluoridation left water drinkers at an increased risk of dental fluorosis and bone fractures. That study has largely been brushed off because of the supposed benefits of fluoride. This study might be more problematic.

Looks like all those anti-fluoride people might not be nuts after all....