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The top ten things children love most about their mothers

2010-01-19T21:08:00.006-06:00

Most people would probably assume that, if asked what they wanted most from their parents, children would respond with things like toys and being able to do whatever they want. However when students from around the world were asked about what they remembered and loved most about their mothers while growing up, their answers were far different.

Most parents nowadays think that preoccupying their kids with sports, video games, television, and other things is a suitable replacement for proper parenting. Some think they are doing their kids a favor by not disciplining them, letting them do whatever they want, and trying to be their friend rather than their parent.

Here are the top ten responses about what children considered to be their favorite activities with their mothers:

1. Come into my bedroom at night, tuck me in and sing me a song. Also tell me stories about when you were little.
2. Give me hugs and kisses and sit and talk with me privately.
3. Spend quality time just with me, not with my brothers and sisters.
4. Give me nutritious food so I can grow up healthy.
5. At dinner talk about what we could do together on the weekend.
6. At night talk to me about anything: love, school, family, etc.
7. Let me play outside a lot.
8. Cuddle under a blanket and watch our favorite TV show together.
9. Discipline me. It makes me feel like you care.
10. Leave special messages in my desk or lunch bag.

(Source: Dr. Mercola)

Obama signs martial law executive order

2010-01-12T14:02:00.002-06:00

On January 11, Obama signed an Executive Order called the "Establishment of the Council of Governors". In it, a Council of 10 state governors, to be selected by Obama himself, will be established in order to strengthen the "partnership" between the federal government and state governments.

The council members will serve two-year terms and will work to discuss matters relating to the National Guard and its role in homeland defense, civil support, and other cooperative domestic "military activities". The council will not be paid for its services; it will be required that those who are selected participate as instructed.

Though not specific in what sort of military activities it plans to coordinate, the order establishes even further control by the federal government over state activities pertaining to "homeland security" and other domestic security operations aimed at controlling the people.

On its surface, the order seems to establish yet another modus operandi for coordinating an installment of martial law within the United States should it be deemed necessary. In the event of a national emergency, such an order will facilitate the rapid coordination of domestic military operations that will likely be used against the people.

The White House has posted the executive order for public viewing here.

The Danger of the Microwave

2009-11-23T17:44:00.004-06:00

Microwaves have become a kitchen staple, useful for making a quick dinner or reheating some leftovers. It's a great way to have a hot meal in an instant, right?

While microwaves may seem relatively harmless, they are actually quite harmful to food. Similar to food irradiation, a microwave sends radioactive waves through food causing a breakdown in composition and a destruction of vital nutrients. Any living enzymes are destroyed, rendering the food "dead".

Microwaves also damage the structure of food and in many cases make healthy food unhealthy. Just like radioactive particles are damaging to the body and its organs, microwaves are damaging to food. Little has been officially studied in regards to the long-term effects of microwaved foods on the body.

The preferred alternative is to use a small toaster or convection oven to gently heat and reheat foods. It takes a little longer but it will preserve the nature and nutritional profile of food, ensuring that you get the maximum nourishment from the foods you eat.

A helpful source:
Microwave Ovens - The Proven Danger

2009-11-16T22:34:00.001-06:00

[borrowed from citizen.org]

A new bill, euphemistically entitled the “FDA Food Safety Modernization Act” (S. 510), would cost Americans $825 billion in 2010, yet does not address the root causes of food safety problems in the U.S.

The House of Representatives version of this bill, H.R. 2749, originally failed by a vote in the House yet was brought back and passed (the same week) under different rules.

If this Senate version passes, it would:

--Undermine DSHEA and move the U.S. one step closer to harmonizing its standards under the Codex Alimentarius with those of restrictive regimes like the European Union. (DSHEA, or the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, says that supplements are food and are safe for consumption unless proven otherwise – ensuring that millions of Americans are able to enjoy access to safe, effective and affordable dietary supplements).

--Give the FDA inappropriate, and unprecedented, control over farms and direct-to-consumer distributors. If passed, the law would charge facilities an annual $500 registration fee, require redundant record keeping, and expand the FDA´s authority to quarantine geographic areas for alleged food safety problems – all without significantly improving food safety.

--Harm U.S. organic farmers by imposing overlapping regulations.

--Hurt food supplements and health food stores and waste taxpayer dollars by imposing standards that are already covered by the AER (Adverse Event Reporting) Law, cGMPs (current Good Manufacturing Practices) and food facility registration.

--Cripple local food co-ops, farm stands, independent ranchers and artisanal food producers by imposing unnecessary standards and prohibitively expensive bureaucratic burdens.

Clearly, S. 510, while claiming to increase food safety, would actually leave consumers more vulnerable to food-borne diseases since the FDA would be required to use a mathematical, algorithm-centered, risk-based food safety system called HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) rather than doing old-fashioned and effective physical, on-site inspections in plants, factory farms and slaughterhouses, where the actual food safety concerns are.

Furthermore, the U.S. has abrogated its duty to inspect and enforce food safety standards, both here and abroad, by allowing processing plants to regulate themselves under the failed HACCP system. It has embraced policies that have driven independent U.S. farmers and ranchers out of business and replaced them with corporate-owned, industrialized food production units that are known to cut food safety corners to maximize corporate profits.

Please visit citizens.org to write a letter to your Senators expressing opposition to the bill!

Tips for healthy eating in a fast-paced world

2009-10-06T13:20:00.004-05:00

Modern American life presents a great many obstacles to eating healthy, nutritious food. Constant motion and fast-paced lifestyles leave little room for preparing fresh feasts. And unless you are fortunate enough to live in an area that is nutritionally-aware with many available health food options, it can be extremely difficult -- and often fairly expensive -- to find the salubrious gems you need in a sea of processed junk.

I would like to share some viable options to making the task of eating well on a regular basis not only possible but fruitful and rewarding as well. Here are some ideas that I incorporate into my daily regimen:

> Homemade granola or trail mix.

If you purchase dried fruit, nuts, and granola in bulk, you can quickly combine handfuls of each in a reusable bag for taking with you in the car, on trips, to work, or wherever you go. I like to throw in some almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts, dried cherries, dried raisins, dried cranberries, cacao, and other such morsels. It makes for a fulfilling snack anywhere I am and I can even keep reserves in the truck or in my backpack for a quick snack that is both nutritious and energizing.

> Homemade food bars.

Most stores these days have shelves full of various protein bars, food bars, energy bars, etc. Since most of these bars contain heavy amounts of soy products, which disrupts the endocrine system particularly in men, I try to avoid these. Among the few that don't contain soy, the prices can be upwards of $2 or $3 a bar, a cost I am unable to dish out on a daily basis. So I prefer to make my own food bars out of nut butters, honey or agave, fruit, nuts, protein powders, chia seeds, cacao, and pretty much anything else I dream up that sounds like it would be good in a bar. Because the nut butters often get soft or melt at room temperature, I usually keep cut trays of my bars in the freezer for quick access when I am running out the door and know I will have limited access to food later in the day. They make a great snack or meal when I don't have access to much else or am in a hurry.

> Preparing extra large meals with plenty of leftovers.

This is one of my favorite options. As a young, single guy, I usually have leftovers anyway when I cook a meal. It's hard not to cook for two or three and it makes more sense to do so in order to have a couple extra meals already prepared for later in the week. This works especially well with soups and stews that can be made in a large pot and stored in the fridge or freezer for later use. Homemade chicken soup is an awesome choice as it is not only inexpensive for the amount it yields, but it stores extremely well in the fridge for a couple weeks, and the freezer indefinitely. Preparing large meals and storing them long term is also great for getting a good quality meal at the end of a busy work day later on when you don't feel like cooking a meal. Just be sure to gently reheat on the stovetop rather than in the microwave. Don't kill your food!

> Health food store lunch counters.

I do not frequent these often as I am a fan of preparing my own food whenever possible, but when all else fails and you need a quick meal that is good for you, stores such as Whole Foods Market and Mother's Market have buffet-style food counters with all sorts of meal items available for purchase by the pound. These can be relatively pricey, but when compared to most fast food these days, they are not that much more expensive and the quality of the food is much higher. One can prepare an entire lunch or dinner from these counters in a pinch and get a good portion of healthy food.

Planning ahead and preparing for the future is always a wise choice. Whether it's preparing trail mix or cooking extra portions to store for future meals, living healthy and ensuring you get optimal nutrients levels takes foresight but it is well worth it. In the long run, you will actually save quite a bit of money while getting much better quality meals than you otherwise would.

Unnecessary and Immoral - The Federal Income Tax

2009-09-08T15:02:00.003-05:00

Here is a great article by Jake Towne who is running for Congress in eastern Pennsylvania's 15th district in 2010.

Unnecessary and Immoral - The Federal Income Tax

For those who are unaware of the illegitimate nature of the federal income tax, please take the time to read this.

The Hatchet Job on Zicam

2009-06-25T13:10:00.004-05:00

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning, which was then immediately passed on to all the media minions, that warned of the dangers of Zicam nasal gels and swabs. Zicam products utilize the power of zinc, among other homeopathic ingredients, in preventing, alleviating, and shortening the duration of a cold or flu. These products have an extensive scientific backing and are truly some of the safest and most natural remedies around.

But sadly, in our wonderful "free" society, money, politics, and corruption prevail in the very entity that is supposed to protect us, not Big Pharma profits. One might compare our nation to Disney's "Fantasyland", where fantasy becomes reality. Where lies become the truth. You see, the global homeopathic market represents a mere $200 million annually. The products are safe and effective for most people, including Zicam's products, and are never implicated in any severe injuries or deaths. Pharmaceuticals, on the other hand, represent more than $820 BILLION annually in the global market. Pharmaceutical drugs are responsible for hundreds of thousands of injuries and deaths just in America alone. And these numbers come straight from FDA reports.

Big Pharma can get away with injuring and killing thousands of young girls with Gardasil, thousands of people with Vioxx, and many thousands every year from over-the-counter pain pills like aspirin and ibuprofen, with not even a peep from the FDA. Sure, it will be buried in a report somewhere, but every news puppet on the planet will not be receiving an urgent warning from the FDA about the immediate dangers of aspirin or Gardasil as happens when a non-pharmaceutical product is implicated.

But when 130 people claim to have lost their sense of smell from Zicam products, regardless of whether or not the loss was permanent, the product was used correctly, or if the loss was truly caused by the products in the first place, the FDA issues an urgent warning to discard the product and/or return it for an immediate refund, tarnishing both the company involved and its otherwise safe products. All the media whores immediately picked up on the scam by promulgating urgent warnings, scaring the public into ridding their cabinets of this "threat" to public health, or rather this threat to pharmaceutical dominance in illness treatment. Because that's what this is really about.

See, natural, homeopathic, or what is often termed "alternative" treatments are always safer and more efficacious than any pharmaceutical drug, yet money and politics always speak louder than the truth in our greed-driven society. Big Pharma cannot tolerate any competition to its dangerous drugs, even though they do not work and ultimately destroy the human body. So, they strong-arm the FDA into ignoring the fact that pharmaceutical drugs kill people and instead redirect them to target and destroy any and all competition to its patented concoctions that earn the industry nearly a trillion dollars a year.

Without belaboring the point, anyone who cannot see the blatant lies and propaganda being disseminated by the FDA in conjunction with Big Pharma and the media whores is living in "Fantasyland", or rather the United States of America. And when all our freedom of choice in healthcare is completely eliminated by the sickness industry mafia, the masses will come crying to their evil masters for mercy and it will be too late. Until then, the sheep overwhelmingly follow FDA decrees as if they were words directly from God, in utter ignorance of the truth. What a sick country we live in (no pun intended).

The Wrenching Transformation of America

2009-04-28T14:04:00.001-05:00

By Tom DeWeese
April 22, 2009

NewsWithViews.com

[Ed note: this speech was delivered in Kalispell, Montana and Spokane, Washington to County Republican Lincoln Day dinners in late March. The speech caused a firestorm in Spokane, resulting in a battle with the local city council over it’s partnership with ICLEI and radical environmental policy. One elected official said I had exposed too much – as he walked out on my presentation. The battle goes on today.]

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve come a long way to get here and I have such a short time to be with you. So, let’s just get everything out on the table right now, shall we?

I believe the American people, and their every action, are being ruled, regulated, restricted, licensed, registered, directed, checked, inspected, measured, numbered, counted, rated, stamped, censured, authorized, admonished, refused, prevented, drilled, indoctrinated, monopolized, extorted, robbed, hoaxed, fined, harassed, disarmed, dishonored, fleeced, exploited, assessed, and taxed to the point of suffocation and desperation.

America is drowning in a sea of rules and regulations, particularly under the guise of “saving the environment.”

We all know something is very wrong and we are trying to fix it.

Many in America attempt to fight against one issue or another as they try to understand what is happening to their country. But most fail to see the whole picture and are being crushed under a well organized “divide and conquer” tactic that keeps them reeling from crisis to crisis.

Tonight, I’m going to try to give you at least a peek at the all-encompassing, gut wrenching national transformation that we face -- and, hopefully, help to lift the veil of confusion.

To put things in perspective, here are some questions every American should ask their elected officials – especially those supporting “climate change” legislation.

If it is proven that climate change is not man-made, but natural, will you be relieved and excited to know that man is off the hook?

We’ve been terrorized into accepting that human society was on the brink of extinction because of man-made global warming. We’ve been warned that, unless we take drastic action to reverse it – then islands will disappear, whole cities will be destroyed and polar bears will drown.

So, if it’s not true, will you now help to remove all of the draconian regulations passed during the global warming hysteria? Will you help to restore our Republic with common sense and sound economics?

Their answers to these questions should be very illuminating as to the true agenda they seek to impose.

If they are supporting climate change legislation because of a genuine concern for the environment, then they should now be greatly relieved to know that true science is showing more and more evidence that there is no man-made global warming, and in fact, a natural cooling period has begun.

I have just returned from one of the most important Climate Change conferences ever held. Sponsored by the Heartland Institute, more than 700 scientists from all over the world came together to testify that man-made Global Warming does not exist.

Harvard scholar and climate scientist Willie Soon said it best in a recent article he titled, “It’s the Sun, stupid.”

Dr. Mark Campbell, professor of chemistry at the U.S. Navel Academy in Annapolis recently wrote, “The sky is not burning, and to claim that it is amounts to journalistic malpractice.”

Said U.S. Government atmospheric scientist Stanley B, Goldenberg, “It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of scientists who don’t buy into anthropogenic global warming.”

In the past year, more than 650 scientists from around the world have expressed their doubts. That’s 12 times the number of UN IPCC global warming alarmists.

Top that with the fact that more than 31,000 American scientists have signed a petition saying there is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing disruption of the Earth’s climate.

Of course most of the hysteria has been fueled by Al Gore’s Oscar-winning, Nobel prize-winning film “An Inconvenient Truth,” which almost every American school student has been forced to watch endless times in their classroom.

Well, guess what, the government of Great Britain just ruled that the film cannot be shown in English classrooms unless it carries a disclaimer that says the film is full of mistakes and propaganda.

An overwhelming majority of scientist are now telling us that investigative research shows any warming actually stopped in 1999. And, in fact, they say the brief warming period we experienced in the past decade was completely natural, caused in part by storms on the sun, not CO2 emissions from SUVs.

The Sun storms have ended and now a cooling period has begun.

That’s it. Done. Crisis over. Man is not to blame. Hurray! The nation should be rejoicing.

No need for expensive green cars, mercury-filled light bulbs, special home building materials, expensive alternative energy, no bird-killing windmills, no special energy taxes, no extra government oversight committees, no more global climate change conferences – and no need for a Climate Czar. Carol Browner can go back into mothballs.

We can finally clean out the ten feet of fuel on the bottom of the forests and prevent the massive forest fires. We can reestablish the timber industry and all the jobs that were killed.

We can drill American oil and end our dependency on foreigners who hate us. In fact, that stable source of energy will help restore the Detroit auto industry and all of those jobs. And it will help us to stop funding terrorists. What’s not to like about drilling American oil?

We didn’t need a stimulus package after all – the economy will rebound on its own. We are free. The environment is not in crisis. Rejoice! Rejoice!

That silence you hear is the news media, which refuses to report what any skeptic has to say.

That silence you hear is the lack of effort on Capitol Hill to start to pull back from the climate change hysteria.

That silence you hear is from the White House where President of Change, Barack Obama now has an EPA director, a Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) director and a full blown Climate Change Czar, all working to impose huge cut backs in energy use, with more taxes, and more rules and regulations that will bring an already damaged economy to its knees – all in the name of man-made Global Warming – which doesn’t exist.

…And that silence you hear is from global corporations which have bought into Al Gore’s lie and invested heavily in the promised green economy. In fact, their dollars are the only thing green about any of it. Their commercials are promoting the lies and changing our way of life. “Going Green” is the mantra of the day. None of them are about to change any of these policies, simply to accommodate a few inconvenient scientific facts.

In spite of all the evidence to the contrary, in spite of literally thousands of real scientists joining the ranks of the skeptics, Gore just told Congress that the Global Warming crisis is even worse than predicted. Obama, our newly crowned king said, “The science is settled.”

Why do they continue to promote a lie? Because global warming never was about protecting the environment. It’s nothing more than the excuse to enforce global governance on the planet by creating a new global economy based on the environment rather than on goods and services.

In fact, the most important debate in the history of the United States is about to begin – it’s the battle over a completely new economic system based on Climate Change called Cap and Trade.

It should be called Tax and Trade as it will force up the price of every item created or run by energy from gasoline to toothpaste to natural gas to hotel rooms, as we sit in our cold, dark homes.

Cap and Trade will throw out the old system of a free market based on goods and services and operate on the idea that CO2 is a pollutant. Instead of money, wealth will be determined by how many government-issued emission permits you own to allow you to operate your business.

In short, it’s all about wealth redistribution. Your wealth into a green rat hole.

During the Cold War, communists tried to get us to surrender our liberties and way of life for the wisdom of Karl Marx. Americans didn’t buy it.

But now, they have taken the same clap trap and wrapped it all in a nice green blanket, scaring us with horror stories about the human destruction of the environment – and so we are now throwing our liberties on the bon fire like a good old fashioned book burning -- all in the name of protecting the planet.

It sounds so friendly. So meaningful. So urgent. But, the devastation to our liberty and way of life is the same as if Lenin ordered it.

You know, we have a new language invading our government at all levels. Old words with new meanings fill government policy papers. The typical city council meeting discusses “community development,” “historic preservation,” and “partnerships” between the city and global corporations.

Civic leaders organize community meetings run by “facilitators,” as they outline a “vision” for the town, enforced by “consensus.” No need for debate when you have consensus!

People of great importance testify before congressional committees of the dire need for “social justice.”

Free trade, social justice, consensus, global truth, partnerships, preservation, stakeholders, land use, environmental protection, development, diversity, visioning, open space, heritage, comprehensive planning, critical thinking, and community service are all part of our new language.

What are they really talking about? What mental pictures come to mind when those words are used? George Orwell realized that those who control language and manipulate key phrases can control policy.

The language is being changed and manipulated to quietly implement a very destructive policy. One outlined in a UN soft-law document called Agenda 21, first revealed at the UN’s Earth Summit in 1992. The working name is Sustainable Development.

Rather than good management of resources, Sustainable Development has come to mean denied use and resources locked away from human hands. In short, it has become a code word for an entire economic and social agenda.

I have spent most of the past 12 years studying every facet of this new political agenda which is fast becoming a revolution -- touching every aspect of our businesses, our public education system, our private property, our families and our individual lives.

Interestingly, it is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It’s not liberal or conservative. It is being implemented on a purely bipartisan basis.

It is now the official policy of the United States, put in force by literally every department of the government.

It is the official policy of every state government, and nearly every city, town and county in the nation.

But, I warn you, accepting the perception that Sustainable Development is simply good environmental stewardship is a serious and dangerous mistake.

So what is Sustainable Development? The Sustainablists insist that society be transformed into feudal-like governance by making nature the central organizing principle for our economy and society.

To achieve this, Sustainablist policy focuses on three components; global land use, global education, and global population control.

Keep in mind that America is the only country in the world based on the ideals of private property. But, private property is incompatible with the collectivist premise of Sustainable Development.

If you doubt that, then consider this quote from the report of the 1976 UN’s Habitat I conference which said: “Land …cannot be treated as an ordinary asset, controlled by individuals and subject to the pressures and inefficiencies of the market. Private land ownership is also a principle instrument of accumulation and concentration of wealth, therefore, contributes to social injustice.”

It is a social injustice for some to have prosperity if others do not. It is a social injustice to keep our borders closed. It is a social injustice for some to be bosses and others to be merely workers.

Social justice is a major premise of Sustainable Development. Another word for social justice, by the way, is Socialism. Karl Marx was the first to coin the phrase “social justice.”

Some officials try to pretend that Sustainable Development is just a local effort to protect the environment -- just your local leaders putting together a local vision for the community. Have you heard that one?

Then ask your local officials how it is possible that the exact language and tactics for implementation of Sustainable Development are being used in nearly every city around the globe from Lewiston, Maine to Singapore. Local indeed.

Sustainable Development is the process by which America is being reorganized around a central principle of state collectivism using the environment as bait.

The best way to understand what Sustainable Development actually is can be found by discovering what is NOT sustainable.

According to the UN’s Biodiversity Assessment Report, items for our everyday lives that are NOT sustainable include: Ski runs, grazing of livestock, plowing of soil, building fences, industry, single family homes, paved and tarred roads, logging activities, dams and reservoirs, power line construction, and economic systems that fail to set proper value on the environment (capitalism, free markets).

Maurice Strong, Secretary General of the UN’s Rio Earth Summit in 1992 said, “…Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air-conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable.”

Are you starting to see the pattern behind Cap and Trade, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and all of those commercials you’re forced to watch about the righteousness of Going Green?

And one of the most destructive tools they use to force it on us is something called the “precautionary principle.” That means that any activities that might threaten human health or the environment should be stopped -- even if no clear cause and effect relationship has been established – and even if the potential threat is largely theoretical.

That makes it easy for any activist group to issue warnings by news release or questionable report and have those warnings quickly turned into public policy – just in case.

So how is this wrenching transformation being put into place?
There are four very specific routes being used.
In the rural areas it’s called the Wildlands Project.
In the cities it’s called smart growth.
In business it’s called Public/Private Partnerships.

And in government it’s called stakeholder councils and non-elected boards and regional government.
The Wildlands Project was the brainchild of Earth First’s Dave Foreman and it literally calls for the “re-wilding” of 50% of all the land in every state – back to the way it was before Christopher Columbus set foot on this land. It is a diabolical plan to herd humans off the rural lands and into human settlements. Crazy you say! Yes. Impossible? Not so fast.

From the demented mind of Foreman, the plan became the blueprint for the UN’s Biodiversity Treaty. So now the scheme is international in scope.

But how do you remove people from the land? One step at a time. Let’s begin with a biosphere reserve. A national park will do. A huge place where there is no human activity. How about Yellowstone National Park? Then you establish a buffer zone around the reserve. Inside the buffer only limited human activity is allowed. Slowly, you squeeze until you squash that human activity.

Once accomplished, you extend the area of the biosphere to the limits of the former buffer area – and then you create a new buffer zone around the now larger biosphere and start the process over again. In that way, the Biosphere Reserve acts like a cancer cell, ever expanding, until all human activity is stopped.

And there are many tools in place to stop human activity and grow the reserve.

Push back livestock’s access to river banks on ranches. 300 feet ought to do it. When the cattle can’t reach the stream, the rancher can’t water them -- he goes out of business.

Lock away natural resources by creating national parks. It shuts down the mines -- and they go out of business.

Invent a Spotted Owl shortage and pretend it can’t live in a forest where timber is cut. Shut off the forest. Then, when no trees are cut, there’s nothing to feed the mills and then there are no jobs, and -- they go out of business.

Locking away land cuts the tax base. Eventually the town dies. Keep it up and there is nothing to keep the people on the land – so they head to the cities. The wilderness grows – just like Dave Foreman planned.

It comes in many names and many programs. Heritage areas, land management, wolf and bear reintroduction, rails to trails, conservation easements, open space, and many more.

Each of these programs is designed to make it just a little harder to live on the land – a little more expensive – a little more hopeless. Now tell me how they can deny that the process is herding people into human habitat areas?

Today, here in your area, one of the latest Wildlands scheme is called Yukon to Yellowstone or Y2Y -- a 2000 mile no-man’s land corridor from the Arctic to Yellowstone.

The second path is called Smart Growth. After they herd you into the city, they have more plans for you in regimented and dense urban communities. They put a line around the city and tell you no growth can take place outside that line. Urban sprawl, they say disdainfully.

They refuse to build more roads as a ploy to get you out of your car into public transportation, restricting mobility. Those able to build apartment houses may find it impossible to provide parking – we don’t want any stinking cars!

Because there is a restriction on space inside the controlled city limits there is a shortage of houses, so prices go up. That means populations will have to be controlled, because now there is a shortage of land.

Third, inside the human habitat areas, government is controlled by an elite ruling class called stake holder councils.

These are mostly Non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, who, like thieves in the night, just show up to stake their claim to enforce their own private agendas.

The function of legitimate government within the system will be simply to enforce the dictates of the councils.

The councils are unelected, but all powerful. They are controlled by a small minority in the community. They will make you ask permission for anything necessary to live in the community. They can dictate the kind of building materials you may use in your home – or whether you can build on your property at all.

Then, if they do grant a permit for building, they might not decide to let you acquire water and electricity for your new home – and they may or may not give you a reason for being turned down.

They can even dictate that you get the proper exercise – as determined by the government. San Francisco has built a new federal building – the greenest ever built. But the elevators will only stop on every third floor so riders are forced to use stairs – for their own health, of course.

These councils fit almost perfectly the definition of a State Soviet: a system of councils that report to an apex council and then implement a predetermined outcome. Soviets are the operating mechanism of a government-controlled economy.

The fourth path is Public/Private Partnerships. Today, many freedom organizations are presenting PPPs as free enterprise and a private answer for keeping taxes down by using business to make a better society.

In truth, many PPPs are nothing more than government-sanctioned monopolies in which a few businesses are granted special favors like tax breaks, the power of eminent domain, non-compete clauses and specific guarantees for return on their investments.

That means they can charge what they want and they can use the power of government to put competition out of business. That is not free enterprise. And it is these global corporations that are pushing the green agenda.

For example, using government to ban its own product, General Electric is forcing the mercury-laden green light bulb on you, costing 5 times the price of incandescent bulbs. Such is the reality of green industry.

PPPs are building the Trans Texas Corridor, using eminent domain to take more than 580,000 acres of private land - sanctioned by the partnership with the Texas government.

And PPPs are taking over highways and local water treatment plants in communities across the nation. It is not free enterprise, but a Mussolini-type fascism that will only lead to tyranny. And it’s all driven by the Agenda 21 blueprint of Sustainable Development.

Truly, Sustainable Development is designed to change our way of life. Local communities are now being targeted by international forces. Here’s how.

In June 2005, I reported on the UN’s efforts to recruit the nation’s mayors to directly impose Sustainable Development policy into our local communities. The mayors were invited to attend the UN’s World Environment Day conference in San Francisco.

The mayors weren’t there to simply discuss policy, they actually committed to an agenda with specific goals. As part of their participation, the mayors were pressed to commit to specific legislation and policy goals by signing a slate of UN accords. Two documents were presented for the mayors’ signature.

The first document was called the Green Cities Declaration, produced by the United Nations Environment Programme. This document was essentially a statement of principles which set the agenda for the mayors’ assigned tasks.

The Declaration is amazingly bold in that it details exactly how the UN intends to implement a very specific agenda in every town and city in the nation. The final line of the Declaration explained the UN’s goal very explicitly: Each year cities shall pick three actions to adopt as policies or laws.”

The second document signed by the mayors was called the “Urban Environment Accords.” The document includes exactly 21 specific actions (as in Agenda 21), for the mayors to take -- controlled by a time table for implementation.

For example, under the topic of energy, action item number 1 called for the mayors to implement a policy to increase the use of “renewable” energy by 10% within seven years. Energy action item numbers 2 and 3 dealt with reducing energy consumption.

These action items are classic examples of the UN trying to go around the U.S. Congress and federal energy policy and force a backdoor implementation of the UN’s Kyoto Accord, which the U.S. has never ratified.

Perhaps the most egregious action item offered in the Urban Environmental Accords dealt with the topic of water. Action item number 19 called for adoption and implementation of a policy to reduce individual water consumption.

The UN document begins by stating: “Cities with potable water consumption greater than 100 liters per capita per day will adopt and implement policies to reduce consumption by 10% by 2015.” There is no scientific basis for the 100 liter figure other than to employ a very clever use of numbers to lower the bar and control the debate over water consumption.

You must be aware that 100 liters is equal to about 26 GALLONS per person, per day. According to the UN, each person should have less than 26 gallons each day to drink, bathe, flush toilets, wash clothes, water lawns, wash dishes, cook, take care of pets, and more.

But, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Americans actually need about 100 GALLONS per day to perform these basic life functions. The use of the 100 liters number versus 100 gallons is a direct attempt to mislead and actually cut water use by 75%.

Consider also that there is no specific water shortage in most parts of the United States. Water is not an international issue – it is a very local one.

Perhaps the most outrageous promise of action by the mayors is action item number 16, in which they agreed to, “Every year, identify three products, chemicals, or compounds that are used within your city that represents the greatest risk to human health and adopt a law or eliminate their sale and use in the city.”

There you have it. The mayors had to promise to ban something every year. That’s the UN’s version of a free society.

But here are some questions for the mayors. What if there isn’t a “chemical or compound” that poses a risk? What if the community actually needs them? What if jobs are at stake? What about private property or free enterprise?

Not a consideration. The mayor has gotta ban something anyway – he signed an agreement. That’s not to be taken lightly, with environmental protection at stake.

Consider this bit of real life insanity as an example of how serious it can get. In the 1990s, Anchorage, Alaska had some of the most pristine water in the nation. It literally had no pollution.

Yet, because of government-mandated clean water standards, the federal government ordered the city to meet strict federal rules that required the city to remove a certain percentage of pollution for its water. The city simply couldn’t do it because there wasn’t that amount of pollution to be removed. But the government insisted that the law be upheld – no exceptions.

Therefore, in order to meet the federal requirements (and avoid huge fines or jail terms) Anchorage city officials were forced to pollute its pristine water by dumping fish parts into it so they could then clean out the required quota.

So, it is not far fetched to say that, if your mayor has to ban the ink in your fountain pen to meet his quota – ban it he will.

Again, the UN’s meeting with the mayors took place in 2005. Today in 2009, what are the consequences? Plenty.

Many Americans ask how dangerous international policies can suddenly turn up in state and local government, all seemingly uniform to those in communities across the nation and around the globe.

The answer – Meet ICLEI, a non-profit, private foundation, dedicated to helping your mayor implement all of his promises.

Originally known as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), today the group simply calls itself “ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability.”

In 1992, ICLEI was one of the groups instrumental in creating Agenda 21. The group’s mission is to push local communities to regulate the environment – and it’s having tremendous success.

According to a report published by the Capital Research Center, ICLEI is now operating in more than 400 cities in 48 states (excluding Hawaii and South Dakota). The group is shooting for 1,000 member cities in the next three years. ICLEI is there to assure the mayors keep their promises and meet their goals.

Climate change, of course, is the ICLEI mantra. ICLEI’s programs are designed to decrease each city’s “carbon footprint,” no matter what it costs the taxpayers.

Here’s just some of the programs ICLEI provides cities and towns, in order to spread their own particular political agenda in the name of “community services” and environmental protection:

They include: Software products and associated training to help set the goals of “greenhouse gas” reductions;

Access to a network of experts, newsletters, conferences and workshops – to assure the indoctrination of city employees is complete;

Toolkits, online resources, case studies, fact sheets, policy and practice manuals, and blueprints used by other communities – so you know you are not alone;

Training workshops for staff and elected officials on how to develop and implement the programs --Wanna bet they never seem to mention that thousands of scientists around the world now say man-made global warming is a myth and none of these programs are necessary? Probably doesn’t make it into the workshop;

And, there’s Notification of relevant grant opportunities – this is the important one – money – with severe strings attached;

As the Capital Research Center’s report says, “Local governments gratefully outsource their work to ICLEI, which even offers hiring advice. They recommend that the community hire A full time “sustainability manager,” who, even in small towns, can devote 100% of his time to assure that every nook and corner of the government is on message.

As I said, it’s not about protecting the environment; it’s about reinventing government with a specific political agenda. ICLEI and others are dedicated to controlling your locally elected public officials to quietly implement an all encompassing tyranny over every community in the nation.

The United States is not a global village run by elders who hand down the rules from on-high. We are a nation of governments elected by the citizens.

There is supposed to be discussion, debate and disclosure so that all citizens know where, when and why a law or regulation is being presented – and then we are to vote on it.

However, global forces which do not accept the unique American form of government sneak behind the curtain, avoiding controversy and honest debate.

They target unknowing local officials, wine and dine them, and blind them with power and influence. The only possible result can be the tyranny of a powerless electorate stripped of their rights, property, and self determination.

Mayors across the nation must be clued into the fact that ICLEI and its ilk are not their friends, rather the purveyors of a self-made crisis hysteria using fear rather than truth and logic to impose their agenda of top down control. Sustainable Development.

The entire agenda of Sustainable Development is based on the argument of man-made climate change – global warming.

But, if there is no man-made global warming, as true science is now beginning to prove, then there is no need for the policies that are locking away our natural resources, forcing reduction of our use of energy, and shutting down industries like timber and mining.

We all want a clean environment. That’s why the United States has spent more than a trillion dollars on environmental clean up. The fact is we have the cleanest air and water in the world. We have a national commitment to a clean environment.

But everything we do to sustain our lives has an impact on nature. The fact is, for a positive, happy life, a big “environmental footprint” is an enormous positive. It means better roads and computers, new factories and power plants and hospitals to assure a better life.

Frankly, if you have no carbon footprint you are dead. But to the environmentalist, the size of your “footprint” is a measure of your guilt.

I will say it again and again – the policies of climate change and Sustainable Development are not about a clean environment, conservation or good stewardship. They are about the politics of control.

Under Sustainable Development there is no private property, no individual liberty and no free enterprise. Period.

So, as I said, when you ask your elected officials where they now stand on the issue of climate change, their answers will truly tell you what they are really after.

In the name of conservation, we are experiencing a wrenching transformation of our nation, into what can only lead to a new dark ages of pain and misery. What we are dealing with today is not politics as usual. It’s insanity.

Elected officials can no longer play ignorant about this policy. It is their duty to represent the people and protect them from these piranhas that are devouring our way of life. To save it you must now take action. And understand that the main battle is being fought, not in congress, but on the local level. Right here.

So, if a local politician utters the words “sustainable” or “community visioning” -- or looks at your rural neighborhood home -- scoffing about urban sprawl – he or she is your enemy. Rip their political careers out by their rotted roots. Fire any official who even suggests the creation of non-elected commissions, or boards. Stop efforts to create regional governments and leave your political boundaries alone. Above all, refuse federal or state money or new sustainable programs and get rid of the old ones.

And if ICLEI is now running things in your town – throw them out! Stop payment of dues, disband anything they have built and start looking for some high grade tar and feathers. Nameless, faceless bureaucrats wielding power in the backrooms, untouchable and unseen, is not freedom.

This is not a friendly political debate. This is the battle to determine nothing less than the future of our free society.

But, please know: in spite of all I’ve told you tonight, the situation is not hopeless. There is opportunity today like never before to expose these very dangerous policies and to fight back.

The economic meltdown that we are experiencing has been brought on in no small part by Sustainable policies. $4 per gallon gas this past summer helped to awaken a lot of Americans.

They are mad and many are ready to finally listen to our message of freedom. They want change and we are the only ones offering it. Now is our time.

But you cannot win this battle if you don’t understand that what you face is not a bunch of random issues -- but a complete agenda of control.

We must understand that the so-called environmental agenda is based on lies and deceit – that Sustainable Development is truly a Trojan horse for a policy of tyranny and that it is the exact opposite of limited government, free enterprise and individual liberty.

And if you believe in those ideals then know that Sustainable Development is your enemy, no matter what form it takes. And fight it wherever it raises its ugly head.

Finally, we must organize. Too many of us are satisfied to simply write a letter, make a phone call or participate in a local rally about an issue. Then go home and think we’ve done our part.

The other side simply waits until you leave and then goes ahead with the plan. That’s why we lose.

I am constantly hearing from activists about how hopeless their fight is because elected officials just won’t listen. No matter how hard they work – it’s all for nothing. That’s because we have accepted the premise that we can do nothing to get rid of those officials. Bunk.

Our Founding Fathers gave us a Silver Bullet for victory – but we seldom use it. It is still there – rusting under this massive government machine. The silver bullet is called precinct captain – local organization in the neighborhoods.

Today – now -- before the next election -- is the time to organize your neighborhood. Learn who is most likely to vote for your candidate – those who are willing to work.

Do it today and in the next election, put that organization to work. Literally herd our people into the polls and assure victory. It is a massive job – the other side has already done it. That’s why they win. If we don’t create a local structure, neighborhood by neighborhood, we will never beat them. But it works – if we start now.

Make it your goal to get rid of those elected officials who won’t listen. Make them pay for their actions. Do it just a couple of times and you will see a fast change of attitude by the rest.

Together, if we stand vigilant, if we speak the truth, and don’t allow it to hide in some political double speak – if we stand by our principles – because we are right – we can – and we will – take America back.

Stimulus Bill to Destroy Health Freedom, Usher in Universal Health Care

2009-02-14T16:08:00.007-06:00

Having only been in office for roughly three weeks, (alleged) President Obama has wasted no time in accelerating America's plunge into socialistic tyranny through his pork-laden, trillion-dollar stimulus in the growth of centralized government. Similar to the tactics used by the Bush administration back in October in getting the first bailout bill passed, Obama's scare-Congress-into-passing-it rhetoric caused many in Congress to support a bill laced with language that will destroy health freedom and instigate centralized, government-controlled health care with the stroke of a pen, among other things. Not only this, the 1,400+ page document was not even read by a single Congressman.

The benignly-titled "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" is chock full of health provisions of which few people are aware. Authored by tax-evading criminal Tom Daschle, the centralized "health rules" are said to affect "every individual in the United States", according to pages 445, 454, and 479 of H.R. 1 EH. What, exactly, are these effects?

According to the bill, a new bureaucracy, entitled the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will be created and put in charge of monitoring and tracking every individual's medical records, including one's current health treatments. These are to be put into a centralized, federal database. The bill's provisions will transfer decision-making power and control from each person to the federal government to determine what are appropriate medical treatments. Gone will be the days of an individual making health decisions for himself with the guidance of his own personal health practitioner. All medical professionals will be required to comply with whatever the Health and Human Services Secretary mandates as appropriate treatment or else face penalties such as fines or loss of medical license for not cooperating as "meaningful users", a vague term used within the bill but not clearly defined. The subjective assessment of who qualifies as a meaningful user is to be left up the secretary to define.

According to many reports, including one from Bloomberg, the health provisions within H.R. 1 are practically identical to the prescriptions outlined in Daschle's 2008 book, Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis, including the elimination of autonomy in the practice of medicine. Daschle states in the book that doctors must "learn to operate less like solo practitioners", a chilling statement that reflects the true and dire implications of "universal health care" in the destruction of personal health freedom.

According to Daschle, this brand of health care reform "will not be pain free" for the elderly who must learn to accept the conditions associated with growing old rather than trying to treat them. In other words, older people are not worth as much as younger people and are thus not worth treating. In the centralized government paradigm of health care, every person is be assessed as human capital according to a cost-benefit analysis of "value" determined by said government.

No longer is an individual free to choose his or her own health options within a government-controlled system of health care, the very system being ramrodded through by the Obama administration via stimulus bills. Since the majority of an individual's labor fruits are stolen by the federal government in a socialistic system and redistributed, every person is at the mercy of an elite few who decide who lives, who dies, who gets treatment, and who does not. The government also determines what treatments are acceptable and what treatments are not, opening wide the floodgates for abuse and potential genocide.

The dire severity of this bill's provisions regarding health are also well-suited for the implementation of Codex Alimentarius set for the end of December of this year in which, along with the complete upheaval of all food and health freedom, vitamins and minerals will be eliminated from the marketplace.

Health, religious, and personal freedom are all assaulted in this bill, and in much the same manner as they were in the '30s during Hitler's rise to power. The handwriting is on the wall.

Vitamin D, Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest - Not the Flu Shot

2008-11-18T21:46:00.001-06:00

It's that time of year again – fall is finishing its course as we shift to winter and many people are experiencing increased illness. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the sun's angle is reaching its lowest point, temperatures are dropping, the air is getting drier, and people are spending even more time indoors than they normally do. It is also about the time we begin hearing the coercive drumbeat to “get your flu shot” because it is “flu season” and you've gotta protect yourself.

Despite what is commonly accepted concerning the nature of influenza, you don't have to participate in flu season by getting the flu and preventing it does not require a dangerous, ineffective flu shot in order to avoid its prolonged ill effects. But before delving in to some of the reasons why the flu shot is dangerous and ineffective, I would like to first talk about the flu itself and why people get it.

The flu is commonly described as an infectious disease, a virus to be specific, yet there are several characteristics of it that are peculiar including its seasonal and coincidental outbreak pattern in various populations around the world of similar latitudes at specific times of the year. Even in the days before we had airplanes and rapid transit, why is it that populations around the world witnessed the outbreak of a disease at around the same seasonal increments, year after year, when they were not all in contact with one another? The ambiguity surrounding the flu “virus” has led many researchers to a logical explanation, mainly that it is a dormant "virus", a condition that arises from nutritional and vitamin deficiency, particularly at certain times of the year.

During the summer months, the sun's ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, which are the short-wavelength rays, are able to penetrate the ozone layer most easily and directly. The UVB rays are the ones responsible for causing your skin to produce vitamin D – in fact about 80% of the vitamin D in your body comes from the sun's UVB rays. Despite the scare frenzy over the “dangers” of sunlight, our bodies need proper sunlight as it is one of the primary sources of fuel that our bodies use to produce much-needed vitamin D. Unfortunately, during the winter months, sun exposure is limited because it is cold outside in most places and, even if you were to go outside, most of the UVB rays that are present during the summer are filtered out by the ozone layer due to the sun's lowered angle (although you can still get some).

How does the sun cause our bodies to produce the vitamin D we need to prevent and fight illness? Our skin contains a cholesterol derivative called 7-dehydrocholesterol. When the UVB rays from the sun impact the skin, they break open one of the carbon rings in this molecule to form vitamin D. This activated form of vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) attaches to gene receptors that control their expression, controlling protein production by turning it on or off. Vitamin D regulates the expression of more than 1,000 genes throughout the body including the ones in macrophages, cells in the immune system that attack and destroy viruses, among other things. Vitamin D is responsible for switching on the genes in the macrophages that make antimicrobial peptides, the body's natural antibiotics that attack and destroy both bad bacteria and viruses. The beauty of this natural process is that vitamin D also expresses the genes that stop the macrophages from overreacting to infections and releasing too many inflammatory agents – cytokines – that can damage the infected tissue. Autopsies from the Spanish flu pandemic show that macrophage-induced inflammation reacted so severely to the virus that it completely destroyed the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract. In other words, the victims' own immune systems attacked and killed them rather than the virus, a reaction that would not have occurred had vitamin D levels remained at an optimum level.

“Flu season” is generally during the seasons of the year when vitamin D levels in the average person are at their lowest, usually around 15-18 ng/ml; the optimum level is between 50-99 ng/ml. 15-18 ng/ml is enough to prevent getting rickets, but it is not enough to achieve the other gene-regulating benefits of vitamin D, including its protective power against infection and the flu.

Another unit of measure for vitamin D is IU, or international units. The government's recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D is 400 IU, yet it takes between 2,000 – 5,000 IU of vitamin D a day to achieve its illness-fighting benefits and protection. To put this into perspective concerning sun exposure as the primary means of vitamin D synthesis, a light-skinned person will synthesize about 20,000 IU of vitamin D laying out in the sun on a tropical beach for only 20 minutes during the summer months, after which the body will automatically shut down synthesis for the day (don't you love God's natural, built-in mechanisms for bodily function?) This means that, during the summer months, being out in the sun for just a short period of time will elevate the synthesis of vitamin D in the body, bolstering the immune systems of people during this season. In the winter, however, this is not the case, causing many to become ill, especially the weak and immuno-compromised.

Vitamin D also works as a treatment for the flu. According to Dr. John Cannel of the Vitamin D Council, a 2,000 UI dose of vitamin D per kilogram of body weight (one pound is 0.45 kg) taken once a day for three days is effective at wiping out the flu. Vitamin D is available as a supplement (be sure it is natural and not synthetic vitamin D). It is also contained in high levels in cod liver oil, fish, raw milk (vitamin D-enhanced pasteurized milk is usually synthetic vitamin D and is actually harmful), cheese, and eggs, to name just a few. Tanning beds are also a good option, but it is important to use ones that contain electronic ballasts rather than magnetic ballasts because magnetic ballasts emit harmful radiation. (Many vitamin D-enhanced foods, including pasteurized milk, do not contain nearly the amount of daily vitamin D needed to prevent disease – it would literally take hundreds of glasses of milk a day to achieve the levels I have mentioned. Not only this, but many of these fortifications use synthetic vitamin D which is not the same and is actually harmful to the body.)

In addition to natural vitamin D as a preventative, and therapeutic treatment, for the flu (as well as for all other illness), there are other healthful steps that can be taken including getting a proper amount of restful sleep, exercising, getting whatever sunlight you can (even if it is cold outside), cutting out refined sugar (since it greatly suppresses the immune system and causes disease), and eating immune-boosting foods that are whole and nutritious. Hydrosol silver (nano-particles of silver mixed with water) is also a powerful anti-viral and anti-bacterial solution that is highly effective at maintaining health. It even differentiates between the good bacteria and the bad bacteria in your system, targeting only the bad (unlike most common antibiotics that destroy all the flora in your intestines where your immune system is maintained). There are many methods to staying healthy and vitamin D is a crucial, foundational component.

So where does the flu shot fit in with all of this? Well, that is a good question since there is absolutely no concrete evidence that the flu shot is even effective. Aside from the fact that the correct strain is usually not chosen when formulating the vaccine, it is not even the flu that is generally responsible for the thousands of deaths that occur each year in correlation with the flu. The CDC claims that 36,000 people die every year from the flu, but more than 34,000 of these deaths are “influenza-associated” pneumonic and cardiovascular deaths. Also, the majority of the people who die from flu-related illness (mostly pneumonia) are over age 65 and many studies, including one done by The Group Health (as reported in the New York Times) found that pneumonia occurred with equal frequency in people over age 65 with or without a flu shot. In kids, a review of 51 studies involving 260,000 children age 6 to 23 months found no evidence that the flu vaccine is any more effective than placebo.

A few studies do claim that the flu shot is effective at preventing the flu with one showing a 1% reduction in the absolute risk of contracting it and another a 6% reduction. In these same studies, 99% and 94% of the people, respectively, received no benefit at all, and 2% and 4% of those who received the shot, respectively, got the flu anyway. These are dismal numbers that clearly illustrate the flu shot as a failure.

The flu shot doesn't stop at being ineffective; it is also dangerous. To make the vaccine, drug companies grow the viruses in fertilized chicken eggs for up to eight months. Once complete, formaldehyde, also known as rat poison (a known cancer-causing agent), is used to inactivate the virus. Aluminum, a neurotoxin that is believe to play a role in Alzheimer's disease, is then added to promote an antibody response. Other additives include Triton X-100 (a detergent), Polysorbate 80 (a highly toxic agent that damages the immune system, causes reproductive problems, and cancer), carbolic acid, ethylene glycol (antifreeze), and various antibiotics including neomycin, streptomycin, and gentamicin. Two-thirds of the vaccines made for the 2008-09 flu season, about 100 million of them, contain full-dose thimerosal, an organomercury compound, which is 49% mercury by weight. Each dose contains 25 micrograms of mercury, equal to 50,000 parts per billion, which is 250 times more than the EPA's safety limit. Mercury is a neurotoxin with a toxicity level 1,000 times that of lead.

If that wasn't bad enough, the combination of mercury with aluminum and formaldehyde renders them even more toxic than if they were alone because of a synergistic effect. One study reported that people who received the flu vaccine each year for 3 to 5 years had a ten-fold greater chance of developing Alzheimer's disease than people who did not have any flu shots. Mercury is also implicated in the development of autism.

Other reactions from the flu shot include joint inflammation, arthritis, anaphylactic shock, and Guillain-Barre syndrome, a paralytic autoimmune disease that can inflict a person a few weeks after getting the shot, rendering him paralyzed and debilitated. Perhaps this is why 70% or more of doctors do not get flu shots themselves (and probably more would not if it weren't mandatory for many health care workers at certain hospitals).

The evidence is overwhelming and conclusive that the flu vaccine is useless and ineffective in dealing with the flu. It is also dangerous and harmful since it is full of a host of highly toxic components. There is no reason to get it unless you want to further damage your immune system and risk obtaining some very serious disorders and conditions. There are a whole host of effective, natural, safe ways by which we can maintain health and prevent illness. They all involve using God-given means and methods to give our bodies what they need to fight off illness on their own. Nutrients, vitamins, sleep, exercise – these are what the body needs to stay physically healthy, not a flu shot.

Sources include information gathered from:
Dr. Donald W. Miller, Jr. MD
Dr. Mercola
Natural News

David vs. Goliath

2008-10-15T13:06:00.002-05:00

Modern American society is increasingly being overrun by corporate fascism. Rather than individual rights, freedom of speech, and freedom to spread information, (all guaranteed to us by our Constitution), we are now under the control of tyrannical regulatory bodies with strong ties to corporate interests who tell us what we can and cannot say.

Particularly as it relates to health freedom, the medical-industrial complex and the pharmaceutical drug lords have positioned themselves and their allies within the government and within unelected regulatory agencies such as the FDA and FTC in order to ensure that they have a monopoly on "health". When it gets in their way, they trump the rule of law and trample our freedoms in their quest for complete domination over what is allowed to treat disease.

With the recent crusade being undertaken by the FTC to attack and destroy all companies with natural cancer treatment and prevention alternatives, this case brought to my attention against Daniel Chapter One comes on the heals of this terrorist attack by the FTC. Please take a moment to read the statement below and support Daniel Chapter One in protecting the rights of free citizens to speak freely about natural solutions to health problems.

Daniel Chapter One®, our national Christian radio program and natural healing ministry, may head to court against the Federal Trade Commission in a fight to uphold its rights under the United States Constitution. The battle ensued when the FTC demanded we immediately desist from providing the public with information on natural alternatives for sickness, especially cancer. If successful, the Federal Trade Commission attack on Daniel Chapter One will limit health care consumers' rights.

The American consumer has rights to information, choice, safety and redress (the right to be heard). Presented to Congress as the Consumer Bill of Rights by President Kennedy in March of 1962, these rights form the backbone of wellbeing for individual consumers and for success of the American market economy.

In terms of free-flowing information, the FTC mandates that consumers may only receive health information from producers and sellers that the FTC has determined is proven by the 'science' it selects. No historical knowledge, consumer experience, or traditional practice satisfies FTC demands. The FTC recognizes only expensive double blind 'studies' as support for health claims. Daniel Chapter One has asked its lawyers, and its lawyers have agreed, to challenge this policy as violating Daniel Chapter One's rights under the U.S. Constitution.

By depriving consumer choice and the right to hear sellers' knowledge about health aspects of their products, the one-size-fits-all FTC health information standard deprives consumer access to alternative health approaches. If the FTC had enforced this standard against Daniel Chapter One® over the past thirty years, hundreds of people who provide testimony that Daniel Chapter One products improved or even saved their lives may not have survived.

With regard to safety, the FTC standard forces individual consumers to use highly toxic chemical products whose benefits, according to its 'science,' outweigh their toxicity. The FTC sets this standard despite the fact that regulators acknowledge they routinely reverse approvals for many of these dangerous products. The FTC, with no staff scientists or science capability, relies on old, selective science. From both old and new science, including genetics, the truth is that biochemical individuality makes one person's potential poison another's possible cure.

The Constitution allows individuals to make potentially risky choices for themselves. The FTC does not. Instead, the FTC makes highly risky choices for consumers who have no way to object. Government and business fight the consumer rights battle between themselves. Consumers have no voice. Most businesses sign an agreement to say only what the FTC permits because their overriding goal is to sell products. Daniel Chapter One's goal is to help people honestly and the help of consumers will be crucial to take this historic stand.

If the FTC has its way with Daniel Chapter One, consumers will be denied useful information, blocked from possibly lifesaving choices, forced to use dangerous products and have nowhere to complain about their treatment. This outcome stems from well intentioned regulators attempting a Herculean job – making people's decisions for them – with minuscule resources. It is time to bring the government back into line with the Constitution and the Consumer Bill of Rights.

With your permission, we would urge your readers to join Daniel Chapter One in its journey to preserve healthcare freedom. Contributions may be to the Daniel Chapter One Legal Defense Fund at www.danielchapteronefreedom.com.

Quinoa Risotto with White Beans, Arugula, and Parmesan

2008-10-14T21:26:00.004-05:00

Borrowed from a book by Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., called "The Healthiest Meals on Earth", this delicious, wholesome recipe makes a tasty vegetarian meal that is highly balanced and nutritious. I am not a vegetarian, but I tried this today and loved it.

One of the primary ingredients in the dish is quinoa (pronounced keen-wa), an amino-acid rich seed that is high in protein; in fact, it is called a "complete protein", indicating that it contains all nine essential amino acids. One of these amino acids is lysine, which is essential for tissue growth and repair. Once called "the gold of the Incas", quinoa is actually a relative of leafy green vegetables like spinach rather than the grain in which it appears to be. There is much more to be said about quinoa, and I will elaborate more specifically in another post.

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup quinoa, well-rinsed
3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth*
1/4 cup pint nuts
1 can great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup thinly sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms
1 carrot, finely grated
2 1/2 cups arugula, stemmed and chopped
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt**
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

*I used an entire 4-cup package of vegetable broth in mine because it dried out rather quickly.
**I prefer to use sea salt for its complex flavors and health benefits.

Cooking instructions:
In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and quinoa and cook for about 1 minute, stirring occasionally. (Don't let the garlic brown.) Add the broth, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until quinoa is almost tender to the bite, but slightly hard in the center, about 12 minutes. (The mixture will be brothy.)

While the mixture is cooking, toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan over medium heat until they release their oils and fragrance, about 3 to 4 minutes.

After the quinoa has cooked 12 minutes, stir in the beans, mushrooms, carrot, and arugula and simmer until the quinoa grains have turned from white to translucent and their tails have popped, about 2 to 3 minutes longer. Stir in the cheese, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with pine nuts.

Serves 4.

Per serving: 379 calories, 14 grams fat, 2 grams saturated fat, 4 milligrams cholesterol, 50 grams carbohydrates, 15 grams protein, 682 milligrams sodium, 8 grams fiber.

Thanks to Jonny Bowden, Ph.D. and Mother's Market & Kitchen for this recipe.

Welcome to Wholesome Herald!

2008-10-12T13:36:00.002-05:00

Wholesome Herald is your source for health and wellness news. It will cover topics such as food and nutrition, homeopathy, and herbal remedies, as well as provide you with interesting stories, current events, and important alerts that pertain to health freedom. Our mission is to dig deep for the truth in order to provide you with news, information, and resources you may not find in mainstream news outlets.

We look forward to launching this site as a resource to individuals across the globe that share our belief in a natural approach to healthy living. It is our conviction that God’s ways are infinitely greater than man’s ways. This extends into healthy living. Unadulterated, pure foods - the way God made them! - contain what is needed for the human body to live well and defend itself. Toxic chemicals, modifications, food engineering, and other errant practices are destroying people’s physical health. Today we face an unprecedented level of health problems, particularly here in America, much of which can be traced back to improper nutrition. It is our hope that we can provide a valuable resource, both physically and spiritually, to people seeking it.