I Hate To Say I Told You So....But I Told You So

Is it human nature for people to deny the “truth”, only to shoot the messenger instead?  I think so.  In the April 2014 edition of the Hometown Connection, I wrote an article, “DOES YOUR FOOD BELONG IN THE PESTICIDE ISLE?” Of course it does.  It was a sarcastic, rhetorical question.  There are poisonous pesticides in your food and YOU accept this.  Well not any more.  Some people are starting to smarten up and realize the foods they eat are not only making them sick, but killing them as well.  If the FDA is not going to tell the truth about our food system being “weaponized”, educated individuals are starting to fight back with law suits and a lot of publicity.  And the lawyers are just loving this. 

Lewis Daly, from Brooklyn, New York, is suing the Quaker Oats Company, in federal court, for $5 Million.  It looks like this Pepsi Cola owned corporation will not be able to “excuse” it’s way out of this one, due to the fact that Quaker Oats is marketed and labeled to the public as “all natural”.  Mr. Daly claims the “100% All Natural” label is false, deceptive and misleading, since Quaker Oats contains the carcinogenic herbicide, glyphosate.   

What does “all natural” mean?  Probably not what most consumers think.  The FDA is very lenient about using “natural” on a product label.  They tend to look the other way and leave companies on their “honor system” to properly label their products.  It is on the part of the consumer and consumer groups to police the food industry and hold them to task.  But the FDA is very clear about the use of the term “natural” as long as food does not contain added color, artificial flavors, or synthetic substances.  And this is where the Quaker Oats Company is responsible for liability; the herbicide glyphosate is a synthetic toxic chemical that is now part of your morning breakfast.  And you buy this stuff.

Glyphosate has been detected in Quaker Oats, at alarmingly high levels, as test results from a St. Louis Laboratory show, using the ELISA technique.  If you have been eating Quaker Oats, you can be sure there are no weeds growing in your stomach or intestines.  And you can be sure there is no good bacteria left in your gut, lowering your immune system and leaving you wide open to getting the Big “C”, along with other deadly diseases.

Even though, the Quaker Oats Company does not use glyphosate in the production of this product, the herbicide is still in the oats they use, despite rigorous washing.  You see, the poison does not wash off.  It is now part of the oats.  Glyphosate is not only sprayed on the plant for weed control, but it is also rigorously sprayed on the oats just before harvesting as a “drying agent”.  Therefore, Quaker Oats knowingly labeled their product “all natural” even though their product contains a synthetic weed killer.  And that is false advertising, which is against the law.  Not the fact that your food it contaminated.  Who cares about that?

How can the FDA allow pesticide laden food to be sold in the first place?  Very good question.  What if I told you the FDA colludes with Monsanto and the food industry to artificially raise contamination limits to a “safe” level as a way of protecting the interests of the food industry?  It’s true.  The FDA can raise the contamination levels all they want.  The truth remains, there is NO SAFE LEVEL of contamination.  Pesticides in your food will eventually kill you, even at low trace levels.  It accumulates in your body and it’s only a matter of time before you get sick.

Quaker Oats is not the only food that is contaminated with toxic poisons.  Pesticides are now found in mostly all non-organic cereals, breads, meats, beer, alcohol, etc.  Let’s face it.  The whole food system is contaminated with toxic chemicals and poisons.  Have you learned your lesson yet?  I know I have.  I choose to live healthy chemical free……..

Chemical Terrorism....The Terrorist Next Door

For three years, I have been offering this column to the readers of the Hometown Connection for the purpose of educating you to the fact that most products and services you purchase and use are making you ill and eventually will kill you, your family and pets and your neighbors.  I am not peddling Pseudo Science, as one local doctor so publicly and falsely accused me of doing.  I report the facts from well documented research, peer reviewed studies and government agencies just to name a few of my sources.

Time has a way of letting the “cat out of the bag”, and now the World Health Organization (WHO), after years of denying the facts and studies, finally admit that Environmental Pollution is killing people at a rate of 1 out of 4, each year, due to unhealthy homes and work places.  This means the harmful chemicals, substances, and pollutants you have been putting into our air, water, and soil, and, thus, into your bodies from the products you purchase and use, are contributing to “our” deaths.  Modern Day Suicide! Am I peddling Pseudo Science?  I think not!

While polluted work and home environments account for 23% of all annual deaths, they account for 26% of deaths in children under the age of 5-years-old. Environmental pollution and chemical toxins are especially attacking the elderly between the ages of 50 and 75.  “Strokes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and respiratory diseases can all easily be traced back to the health and safety of one’s living and working environment. If one is immersed in toxic substances on a daily basis, it should be no big surprise that that person will develop serious – and deadly – health problems as a result”, says the World Health Organization. 

I have mentioned, in my articles, some of the environmental and chemical pollution that have been proven to be deadly and they are pesticides, herbicides, wood smoke, asbestos, chemicals in and on your foods, chemicals in your household products and chemicals in your health care products.  Recently the “experts” just admitted that powders containing talc causes cancer, a fact that I have known for years. With this “finding”, the lawyers are now raking in the dough with multimillion dollar litigation lawsuits for everyone involved.

But the “new kid” on the block is Silica Sand.  Silica Sand has been known to be HIGHLY carcinogenic for years, yet still allowed to be used on the job and in your homes and yards. It is a fine powdery dust that easily becomes airborne.  It not only invisibly “hangs” in the air for several days to weeks, depending on weather conditions, but it also travels long distances (drifts), exposing innocent people to a carcinogenic cloud of dust they have no control over and cannot help but to breath in. 

Inhaling these fine particles of silica dust is extremely dangerous, as it is responsible for health issues ranging from headaches and sinus infections to lung cancer and a condition now referred to as silicosis, of which there is no cure.   Silicosis can develop within a few weeks to even decades after exposure. When people breathe in silica dust, they inhale tiny particles of the mineral silica. This silica dust can cause fluid buildup and scar tissue in the lungs that cuts down your ability to breathe and eventually will lead to tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and eventually death.  Inhaling silica dust has been proven to cause autoimmune disease such as scleroderma, lupus, arthritis and kidney disease, dental issues and the enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart.  Now that the government has announced the acceptance of what science has been proving since 1931, lawsuits are soon to follow for all concerned.

Silica Sand is used in construction, road paving, glass and pottery manufacturing, tile setting and as a filler for home patios, sidewalks and driveways.  It is recently reported that silica sand, or polymeric sand, is not recommended for residential use not only for the adverse health effects for the whole neighborhood, but it is not the best media for binding without cracking and for the elimination of weeds and ants.  It is used however, because it is easy and cheap for the contractor to work with. 

The dangers of Silica Sand are now right up there with asbestos, so it might be a good idea to ask your contractor if any of his materials being used on your property contain carcinogenic Silica Sand.  Like I have said many times, I really do not care what you do in your yard.  But please keep it there and out of mine.  Because I “choose” to live healthy chemical free…..