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		<title>Happy 10-10-10: Non-GMO Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>my latest health &#8220;finds&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Since Dr. Shanhong Lu came here and talked about the remarkable results she has been experiencing and miracle stories about her patients using Orenda products, Phoenix and I decided to try it. We went down and got our blood tested. In a few months, we will test again to see what the [...]]]></description>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pepperseggplants.jpg"><img title="Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Arg..." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Pepperseggplants.jpg/300px-Pepperseggplants.jpg" alt="Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Arg..." width="300" height="314" /></a></dt>
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span>Since Dr. Shanhong Lu came here and talked about the remarkable results she has been experiencing and miracle stories about her patients using <a title="Orenda" rel="wikipedia" href="http://www.orendainternational.com/content.asp?page_id=1">Orenda</a> products, Phoenix and I decided to try it. We went down and got our blood tested. In a few months, we will test again to see what the products have done for us.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span><br />
Products from two companies I’m using now are Pearlcium.com and Orendainternational.com (Immune, O-tropin and Oki Juice).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span><br />
I met <span class="zem_slink">Lynn Ferguson</span>, who tested me with her EAV machine from <span class="zem_slink">Germany</span>. She was impressed with how Orenda works together with Pearlcium for optimum health (or vice versa). Check out this youTube:<br />
<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/pearlcium-lynn-ferguson-eav-demo/17074308">http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/pearlcium-lynn-ferguson-eav-demo/17074308</a><br />
</span></span>Also, look at the impressive David Wolf interview too. Dr. Rulin was here just 2 days ago!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span><br />
This is a totally cool product. If you are interested in looking at it, go to www.pearlcium.com/dragonflyranch.com</span></span></p>
<p>To find out more about the Orenda products, go to OrendaInternational.com or call 1-866-673-1333 (using my #40927 if you want to place an order). If you have particular health issues and want to know how much of what to take, you can talk to Dr. Lu at 530-925-0565</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span>I am using the two product lines in conjunction with my negative ion clothing that i wear almost 24/7 now. I love it all and i&#8217;m feeling remarkably <span class="zem_slink">healthy</span>! If you are interested in learning more about this, call me at 808-328-2159.</span></span></p>
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I have found that when I take Pearlcium morning and night, my PH is 7.2 routinely. One of my goals is to keep my PH <span class="zem_slink">alkaline</span> as we have learned that <span class="zem_slink">cancer</span> can not exist in an alkaline PH. While some <span class="zem_slink">health care</span> practitioners have alerted me to the possibility of my having a health challenge, I have chosen to meet the challenge by making sure I am eating all <span class="zem_slink">organic food</span>, taking only the best supplements, exercising daily, sleeping properly, keeping my Ph alkaline and lowering my stress level whenever possible. I&#8217;m also laughing, taking good care of my adorable animals, enjoying my guests and in general, having a good time living life. Hope the same is true for you!</span></span></p>
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		<title>Forced vacinations?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FORCED MEDICINE On the website of congressman Gene Green (yes its for real) &#60;http://www.house.gov/green/issues/uninsured.shtml&#62; http://www.house.gov/green/issues/uninsured.shtml Scroll way down the web page to find &#62;&#62;&#62; &#8220;The No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act&#8221; &#8220;The Center for Disease Control has recently recommended that all children aged 6 months to 18 years be given annual influenza vaccination. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FORCED MEDICINE</p>
<p>On the website of congressman Gene Green (yes its for real)</p>
<p>&lt;http://www.house.gov/green/issues/uninsured.shtml&gt;</p>
<p>http://www.house.gov/green/issues/uninsured.shtml</p>
<p>Scroll way down the web page to find &gt;&gt;&gt;</p>
<p>&#8220;The No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The <span class="zem_slink">Center for Disease Control</span> has recently recommended that all children aged 6 months to 18 years be given annual <span class="zem_slink">influenza</span> <span class="zem_slink">vaccination</span>. It will be hard for pediatricians and nurses to keep up with the increased demand &#8211; expected to be an additional 30 million children, while reducing the number of school and work absences.</p>
<p>The No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act hopes that by developing a mass <span class="zem_slink">immunization</span> infrastructure in our school systems, it will successfully deliver <span class="zem_slink">vaccines</span> to school-age children, for whom pandemic attack rates are expected to be highest.&#8221;</p>
<p><span class="zem_slink">Washington, D.C.</span>- Celebrity Dr. <span class="zem_slink">Leonard Horowitz</span> says <span class="zem_slink">President Obama</span>&#8216;s <span class="zem_slink">health care</span> reformers are acting like drug pushers, vaccine junkies, and population controllers. (The drug lobbyists are striking again.)</p>
<p>A federal bill has been introduced: No Child Left Unimmunized. The government is serious about taking all of our rights (and exemptions) away.</p>
<p>Children to be the first targets.</p>
<p>SYDNEY: A doctor at the Royal Women&#8217;s Hospital in Melbourne has proposed to test a cervical cancer vaccine in babies, with a view to adding the vaccine to the infant immunisation program. (Legal devestation for the newborn)</p>
<p>A member of the public who was concerned about a mandatory mass vaccination program in light of the swine <span class="zem_slink">flu pandemic</span> called the Arkansas State Health Department for advice only to be told that mandatory vaccines were constitutional and could be enforced at gunpoint by the government if necessary.</p>
<p>The drug companies are powerful. They are about to peddle their products to the American People and the people of the world, by force, if necessary.</p>
<p>We have one powerful weapon in our defense&#8230;.The book, &#8220;THE GREAT WHITE HOAX&#8221;.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s not sit this one out. Pick up a copy of the book. Read it. Spread the word.</p>
<p>Click here and buy it now: http://www.amazon. com/Great- White-Hoax- Suppressed- Pharmaceutical/ dp/1440135649/ ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&amp; s=books&amp;qid= 1246622155&amp; sr=1-1</p>
<p>Thanks for joining in. We need all the help we can get.</p>
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		<title>Stroke information</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She assured everyone that she was fine (They offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>STROKE IDENTIFICATION:<br />
During a <a class="zem_slink" title="Barbecue" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue">BBQ</a>, a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She assured everyone that she was fine (They offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.<br />
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.<br />
Ingrid&#8217;s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the <a class="zem_slink" title="Hospitals" rel="wikinvest" href="http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Hospitals">hospital</a>. At 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away. She had suffered a <a class="zem_slink" title="Stroke" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke">stroke</a> at the BBQ.. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don&#8217;t die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.<br />
It only takes a minute to read this&#8230;<br />
A <a class="zem_slink" title="Neurology" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology">neurologist</a> says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke&#8230; totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.<br />
RECOGNIZING A<br />
Thank <a class="zem_slink" title="God" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God">God</a> for the sense to remember the &#8217;3&#8242; steps, <a class="zem_slink" title="Short tandem repeat" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_tandem_repeat">STR</a> . Read and Learn!<br />
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe <a class="zem_slink" title="Brain damage" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_damage">brain damage</a> when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.<br />
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:<br />
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.<br />
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE, coherently..<br />
(i.e. It is sunny out today.)<br />
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.<br />
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call <a class="zem_slink" title="Emergency telephone number" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number">emergency number</a> immediately and describe the symptoms to the <a class="zem_slink" title="Dispatcher" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispatcher">dispatcher</a>.<br />
New Sign of a Stroke &#8212;&#8212;&#8211;Stick out Your Tongue<br />
NOTE: Another &#8216;sign&#8217; of a stroke is this: Ask the person to &#8216;stick&#8217; out his tongue&#8230; If the tongue is &#8216;crooked&#8217;, if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.<br />
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.</p>
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		<title>Mother Teresa: Life is&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Life is&#8230; Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Life is&#8230;<br />
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.<br />
Life is beauty, admire it.<br />
Life is bliss, taste it.<br />
Life is a dream, realize it.<br />
Life is a challenge, meet it.<br />
Life is a duty, complete it.<br />
Life is a game, play it.<br />
Life is a promise, fulfill it.<br />
Life is sorrow, overcome it.<br />
Life is a song, sing it.<br />
Life is a struggle, accept it.<br />
Life is a tragedy, confront it.<br />
Life is an adventure, dare it.<br />
Life is luck, make it.<br />
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.<br />
Life is life, fight for it.</p>
<p>~ <a class="zem_slink" title="Mother Teresa" rel="imdb" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609336/">Mother Teresa</a> ~</p>
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		<title>Swine flu precautions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[      The Swine Flu is Here!   Swine Flu symptoms include:             Fever that is more than 100 degrees              Coughing             Runny nose and/or sore throat                       Joint Aches             Severe headaches                                           Vomiting and/or  Diarrhea             Lethargy (very low energy)                           Lack of Appetite            Consider using natural methods to avoid it, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>The <a class="zem_slink" title="Swine influenza" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_influenza">Swine Flu</a> is Here!</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Swine Flu symptoms include:</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span>          </span>Fever that is more than 100 degrees              Coughing</p>
<p>            Runny nose and/or sore throat                       Joint Aches</p>
<p>            Severe headaches                                           Vomiting and/or  Diarrhea</p>
<p>            Lethargy (very low energy)                           Lack of Appetite</p>
<p>          </p>
<p><strong>Consider using natural methods to avoid it, and treat it if necessary:</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Vitamin C; 4000-6000 mgs. a day, or to a level you can tolerate without loose stools. Liposomal Vit C is more effective without risking bowel problems.  Intravenous is even better if available.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Guna Citomix; take 4 tablets a day to help prevent the flu.  If you get the flu, take 4 tablets &#8211; four times a day until better, then go back to 4 &#8211; twice a day until back to normal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Guna Flu <a class="zem_slink" title="Homeopathy" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy">homeopathic</a> remedy; one vial every two hours until feeling better, and then twice a day until you return to normal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>            Nano Colloidal Silver solution; one-half cup 3 times a day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>            Vitamin D; 50,000 international units (<a class="zem_slink" title="International unit" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_unit">IU</a>) per day for no longer than 2 weeks..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>            Zinc; 5,000 international units (IU) per day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>            Selenium; 200 micrograms per day.  Please take 4 hours away from Colloidal Silver.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>            Probiotics; typically take 4 times dose on label to increase natural flora in the intestinal system.  More for a week after antibiotics.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>L-Lysine; 6,000 mg. initially for several days, then reduce to 3,000 mg. until back to normal.</p>
<p>        </p>
<p>           Epicor is a powerful immune booster but needs to be taken in advance.</p>
<p>           There is a homeopathic flu and bird flu &#8216;vaccine&#8217; and the swine flu will be available at some time soon. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you are unable to remain hydrated (with sufficient fluids in your body after loose stools, <a class="zem_slink" title="Vomiting" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomiting">vomiting</a>, sweating, etc.), intravenous fluids can help re-hydrate your body.  <a class="zem_slink" title="Intravenous therapy" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy">Intravenous fluids</a> can also be used to significantly increase your levels of Vitamin C and other key fluids that promote good health, when the body is challenged by this illness.</p>
<p>            </p>
<p> </p>
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		<title>Flouride (rat poison) in your water (or toothpaste)?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My Oahu friend, Richard Deihl, sent this to me:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I object</p>
<p>to having our <a class="zem_slink" title="Water supply" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply">water supply</a> being adulterated with fluoride. I also</p>
<p>object to the concept of involuntary mass-medication. It has no place</p>
<p>in a free society. People who want fluoride should be free to eat as</p>
<p>much as they want, but at the same time, those of us who do not want</p>
<p>it should not have it literally forced down our throats.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>There are ample studies available that show not only the</p>
<p>ineffectiveness of fluoride but its toxicity. Fluoride is a hazardous</p>
<p>waste by-product of the phosphate fertilizer and aluminum industries</p>
<p>and is a key ingredient in rat poison.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I&#8217;ll let Dr. Joseph Mercola conclude my testimony:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    In 2005, eleven unions within the <a class="zem_slink" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency" rel="homepage" href="http://www.epa.gov">EPA</a> publicly called for a ban</p>
<p>of <a class="zem_slink" title="Water fluoridation" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation">water fluoridation</a>, over concerns that it may cause bone cancer.</p>
<p>And in 2006, the American Dental Association warned parents of</p>
<p>infants not to use fluoridated water when mixing baby formula.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    As award-winning journalist Christopher Bryson revealed in his</p>
<p>book The Fluoride Deception, there has been a multi-tiered effort &#8211;</p>
<p>or as Bryson says, an abuse of power &#8212; by military and industry</p>
<p>scientists and public health officials to shamelessly promote</p>
<p>fluoride to the <a class="zem_slink" title="Dentistry" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentistry">dentistry</a> field and the American public with little</p>
<p>regard to the implications it would have on <a class="zem_slink" title="Health" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health">human health</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    Just what are those potential implications?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>        * An increased risk of bone cancer</p>
<p>        * Fluorosis, a discoloring of your teeth and breakdown of</p>
<p>their enamel (between 30 percent and 50 percent of children have</p>
<p><a class="zem_slink" title="Dental fluorosis" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_fluorosis">dental fluorosis</a> on at least two teeth in &#8220;optimally fluoridated</p>
<p>communities&#8221;)</p>
<p>        * An increased risk of osteoporosis</p>
<p>        * Developmental problems such as lower IQ</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    But that&#8217;s not all. According to Paul Connett, PhD:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    1. Fluoride accumulates in your bones and makes them more brittle</p>
<p>and prone to fracture. Lifetime exposure to fluoride will contribute</p>
<p>to higher rates of hip fracture in the elderly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    2. Fluoride accumulates in your <a class="zem_slink" title="Pineal gland" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland">pineal gland</a>, possibly lowering</p>
<p>the production of melatonin, a very important regulatory hormone</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    3. There are serious concerns about a connection between</p>
<p>fluoridation and the current epidemics of both arthritis and</p>
<p>hypothyroidism.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    4. In animal studies fluoride at 1 ppm in drinking water</p>
<p>increases the uptake of aluminum into your brain.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    5. Counties with 3 ppm or more of fluoride in their water have</p>
<p>lower fertility rates.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>    6. The fluoridating agents most commonly used in the United</p>
<p>States not only increase the uptake of lead into children&#8217;s blood but</p>
<p>are also associated with an increase in violent behavior.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>    Of course, the main reason why fluoride is reportedly added to</p>
<p>the U.S. water supply in the first place is to prevent cavities. Yet,</p>
<p>data compiled by the <a class="zem_slink" title="World Health Organization" rel="homepage" href="http://www.who.int/">World Health Organization</a> shows no difference in</p>
<p><a class="zem_slink" title="Dental caries" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_caries">tooth decay</a> in countries that use fluoridated water compared with</p>
<p>countries that don&#8217;t use fluoridated water. So not only is fluoride</p>
<p>unsafe, it is ineffective as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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		<title>Goose the FDA regarding Splenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 7, 2006, Citizens For Health (CFH) filed a formal Petition with the FDA, demanding that the FDA revoke its approval of sucralose, which you know as Splenda.  The reasons at the time were numerous, as you can learn below. The FDA acknowledged receipt of the CFH Petition the day it was received, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On April 7, 2006, Citizens For Health (<a class="zem_slink" title="Call for Help" rel="homepage" href="http://callforhelptv.com">CFH</a>) filed a formal Petition with the <a class="zem_slink" title="U.S. Food and Drug Administration" rel="homepage" href="http://www.fda.gov/">FDA</a>, demanding that the FDA revoke its approval of sucralose, which you know as <a class="zem_slink" title="Sucralose" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose">Splenda</a>.  The reasons at the time were numerous, as you can learn below. The FDA acknowledged receipt of the CFH Petition the day it was received, but the agency hasn&#8217;t been heard from since.  The Petition remains pending to this day under FDA Docket no. 2006P-0158.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>By way of background, an FDA Petition is a formal procedure for prompting action by the FDA.  In theory, any citizen can do it.  In practice, the Petition process is almost always used by industry, mainly because it&#8217;s so complex.  See for yourself by clicking on the PDF for the Citizens For Health Petition <span>here</span>. </p>
<p>http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/06p0158/06p0158.htm </p>
<p>Next, you should know that it&#8217;s a requirement that the FDA &#8220;must respond within 180 days by either approving or denying the Petition (in whole or in part), or providing a tentative response indicating why FDA has been unable to reach a decision.&#8221;  That hasn&#8217;t happened in this case, and we&#8217;re coming up on the 3-year anniversary of the Petition.</p>
<p>Since we filed our Petition, we&#8217;ve raised awareness about the Splenda issue several times. You can read some of our pieces by clicking <span>here</span>.  Also, you can get another look at CFH Chairman <a class="zem_slink" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Turner_%28placekicker%29">Jim Turner</a>&#8216;s recent <a class="zem_slink" title="News release" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_release">press release</a> about the subject <span>here</span>. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=150785 </p>
<p> </p>
<p>But the most striking news are the results of a very recent research study about Splenda from the <a class="zem_slink" title="Duke University Health System" rel="homepage" href="http://medschool.duke.edu">Duke University Medical Center</a>.  This report contains the following conclusion:  </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>&#8220;The findings of this study indicate the Splenda suppresses beneficial bacteria and directly affects the expression of . . . isozymes that are known to interfere with the bioavailability of drugs and nutrients.  Furthermore, these effects occur at Splenda doses that contain sucralose levels that are approved by the FDA for use in the food supply.&#8221;</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>In other words, Splenda interferes with the body&#8217;s ability to use food and drugs properly.</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Enough is enough!  It&#8217;s not as if we need it, but this is one more reason to support AAHF&#8217;s <a class="zem_slink" title="Petition" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petition">petition</a> to <span>Reform the FDA</span>.  More specifically, t<strong>he FDA must act now on our formal Petition.</strong> The FDA is putting <a class="zem_slink" title="United States nationality law" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law">American citizens</a> at risk.  Here&#8217;s a specific opportunity to prove our mettle, and hold the FDA accountable.  This is the chief enforcer of our <a class="zem_slink" title="United States" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667 (United%20States)&amp;t=h">nation</a>&#8216;s food and drug <a class="zem_slink" title="Law" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law">laws</a> that we&#8217;re talking about here.  And what&#8217;s more, this isn&#8217;t even controversial -all we&#8217;re doing is demanding that the FDA do its job and follow its own rules.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Act now! </strong>  <strong>Take Action:</strong> </p>
<p>http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/750/t/1086/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26419</p>
<p> to sign our email letter to the FDA Docket Manager and the FDA Ombudsperson.  You can help further by forwarding this to friends, family and colleagues.  Let&#8217;s make a difference on this one.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span>And as always, </span><span>thanks for your support</span><span>.</span></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second Opinion Health Alert                 December 19, 2008                         Can this act of kindness  reduce your risk of Alzheimer&#8216;s by 89%?           The incidence of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is increasing rapidly.  There still is no satisfactory treatment. Even alternatives have little impact.  So prevention is absolutely vital. Now, what if I told you it&#8217;s possible to reduce your [...]]]></description>
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<p>                December 19, 2008</p>
<p>             <br />
          Can this act of kindness  reduce your risk of <a class="zem_slink" title="Alzheimer's disease" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease">Alzheimer</a>&#8216;s by 89%?<br />
          The incidence of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is increasing rapidly.  There still<br />
is no satisfactory treatment. Even alternatives have little impact.  So<br />
prevention is absolutely vital. Now, <a class="zem_slink" title="What If" rel="amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/What-If-Kane/dp/B0001ZDKBK%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0001ZDKBK">what if</a> I told you it&#8217;s possible to<br />
reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer&#8217;s disease by 89%? Would you be<br />
interested?<br />
          This treatment doesn&#8217;t cost anything. But it does require  some effort on<br />
your part. No, it&#8217;s not exercise &amp;#8212; though exercise does help<br />
considerably. The treatment is quite simple. All you have to do is serve<br />
others.<br />
          Yep, that&#8217;s all there is to it. You see, There&#8217;s a lot of  research on<br />
conscientiousness and longevity. Work going back into the early  1990s<br />
strongly suggests a relationship. And now we&#8217;re seeing this <a class="zem_slink" title="Research" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research">research</a><br />
applied to memory.<br />
          In fact, this latest study shows that serving others not  only reduces<br />
your risk of Alzheimer&#8217;s by a whopping 89%, but it also reduces  your risk<br />
of mild cognitive decline, as well.<br />
          This study followed 997 older Catholic nuns, priests, and  brothers<br />
without dementia at the start of the study. The researchers evaluated  the<br />
Catholics with a 12-item measure of conscientiousness. Then they followed<br />
the participants for 12 years or until they died. The researchers<br />
controlled  the subjects for other <a class="zem_slink" title="Trait theory" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trait_theory">personality traits</a>, activity patterns,<br />
and vascular  conditions. Of course, they also controlled for age, sex,<br />
and education.  Eighteen percent (176) of the patients developed<br />
Alzheimer&#8217;s during the study.<br />
          The authors found that those with the highest  conscientiousness scores<br />
(90th percentile) had the lowest risk. And those with  the lowest scores<br />
(10th percentile), had the highest risk.<br />
          <br />
            <br />
          In those who died, the researchers did pathological  examinations of their<br />
brains at autopsy. Conscientiousness had a measurable  modifying effect on<br />
the development of neurofibrillary pathologic changes and  cerebral<br />
infarction (<a class="zem_slink" title="Stroke" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke">stroke</a>) before death. <a class="zem_slink" title="Neurofibrillary tangle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofibrillary_tangle">Neurofibrillary tangles</a> are a<br />
pathological hallmark of Alzheimer&#8217;s brains. This research strongly<br />
suggests  that conscientiousness can markedly reduce very nasty anatomical<br />
changes in  your brain while maintaining brain function.<br />
          There are a lot of nutritional steps you can take to reduce  your risk of<br />
dementia, but none of them can compare to these results. Does  serving<br />
others really work this well? Consider <a class="zem_slink" title="Mother Teresa" rel="imdb" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609336/">Mother Teresa</a>. She lived a very<br />
productive life until she died at 87. Many people consider her one of the<br />
most  conscientious people of all time.<br />
          I know many seniors who volunteer their time in service  after they<br />
retire. They seem happier, more active, and have a higher self  worth. I<br />
also see many patients who are working well into their 80s with no<br />
apparent decline at all. While my experience is observational only, I<br />
strongly  believe there&#8217;s a significant benefit to your health when you<br />
serve others.<br />
          This research is a compelling reason to reach out to others  and help them<br />
whenever possible. And now we know that serving others also  serves<br />
ourselves. Many of us make a point of helping others during the  holidays.<br />
That&#8217;s great. But this year, keep doing it throughout the year. It&#8217;s  a<br />
great way to keep your brain healthy.<br />
          Yours for better health and  medical freedom,</span></span> <!--EndFragment--></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.naturalnews.com/023743.html NaturalNews) The U.S. Congress has just voted to categorize tobacco as a drug, handing the FDA regulatory authority to control the advertising, marketing and sales of cigarettes. This hilarious move, if approved by the Senate and signed by the President, would put the FDA in the position of approving the sale of a &#8220;drug&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>NaturalNews) The U.S. Congress has just voted to categorize tobacco as a drug, handing the <a class="zem_slink" title="U.S. Food and Drug Administration" rel="homepage" href="http://www.fda.gov/">FDA</a> regulatory authority to control the advertising, marketing and sales of <a class="zem_slink" title="Cigarette" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette">cigarettes</a>. This hilarious move, if approved by the Senate and signed by the President, would put the FDA in the position of approving the sale of a &#8220;drug&#8221; that the entire medical community openly admits kills millions of people. According to the CDC, tobacco kills 438,000 people each year in <a class="zem_slink" title="United States" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667 (United%20States)&amp;t=h">the United States</a> alone (1). Now, thanks to the U.S. Congress, <span style="color: #3c68c8;">the FDA</span></span></span><span> <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/the_FDA.html">&lt;http://www.naturalnews.com/the_FDA.html&gt;</a>  could soon be the government office responsible for allowing these 438,000 deaths each year!<br />
</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span>Think about it: Right now, FDA-approved drugs kill around 100,000 Americans a year, and that&#8217;s if you believe the conservative figures from the <a class="zem_slink" title="American Medical Association" rel="homepage" href="http://www.ama-assn.org">American Medical Association</a> (the <a class="zem_slink" title="Real number" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number">real numbers</a> are at least double that). Add <span style="color: #3c68c8;">tobacco</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span> <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/tobacco.html">&lt;http://www.naturalnews.com/tobacco.html&gt;</a>  deaths to that list, and you come to the startling realization that if tobacco is considered an FDA-approved &#8220;drug,&#8221; then FDA-approved drugs will kill well over half a million Americans each year! (538,000 fatalities a year due to FDA-approved drugs, using government statistics.)<br />
</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span>That&#8217;s a level of fatalities that terrorists haven&#8217;t even come close to approaching.<br />
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<p></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span><strong>Why the FDA doesn&#8217;t want to regulate tobacco<br />
</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span>Obviously, the FDA does not want to find itself in this position, because if regulatory authority over tobacco is shoved onto the FDA, it would be forced to <strong>declare tobacco an unapproved, unsafe drug and ban its sale</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span>.<br />
</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span>Why? Because there have been no clinical studies whatsoever supporting the use of tobacco as a <a class="zem_slink" title="Medicine" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine">medicine</a>. And if it&#8217;s considered a drug, then the FDA must apply the same rules to tobacco that it applies to other substances. And there&#8217;s absolutely no way a series of <a class="zem_slink" title="Clinical trial" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial">clinical trials</a> could show tobacco to be safe or effective at treating disease. (Unless, of course, <a class="zem_slink" title="Big Tobacco" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Tobacco">Big Tobacco</a> funds the studies, in which case cigarette smoke could be made to look like it CURES <span style="color: #3c68c8;">cancer</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span> <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html">&lt;http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html&gt;</a> , thanks to fraudulent science and corrupt researchers&#8230;)<br />
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