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		<title>What is Really Going On &#8211; Oil Spill in the Gulf</title>
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<p>Many opinions and theories have come out due to the nature oil spill disaster. Our Government has in all actuality stayed quiet muffled about the incident and the Media as kept news of it scrambled and with many holes along the way. Why has this taken place? Well I hope to answer that or at the very least give you the insight of what I have uncovered through research of facts as well as bringing my knowledge and experience to help put together what everyone needs to know.</p>
<p>Some would say this was due to lack of safety inspections and the neglect of big oil industry. Some would say it was the result of a “Terrorist” attack or the act of war by North Korea. Others might tell you it was an inside job for monetary gain. Some will also say it was done as part of the Global Elite agenda for depopulation. Another theory you might here is that it is simply a matter of firming the grip on control of society. I am here to tell you that in a way these statements are all correct.</p>
<p>To explain everything I am going to cover would take a lot more words than I am going to use and at some point if needed I will explain on record further with all of you each point and concern I am about to explain. So let&#8217;s begin with the time line.</p>
<p>First of all here is a article of the Time line of events since day one. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6482L220100510" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6482L220100510</a> Now after you have reviewed the time line let&#8217;s fill in the gaps of the first day and even prior to the disaster happening. 20 hours prior to the explosion the company Halliburton <a title="http://www.halliburton.com/" href="http://" target="_blank">http://www.halliburton.com/</a> which is owned by famous war criminal Dick Cheney was on the rig do do some maintenance and support cement work on the drilling. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/10/gulf-spill-halliburton-co_n_570484.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/10/gulf-spill-halliburton-co_n_570484.html</a> I find this interesting due to the similarity with the “security” company and maintenance<br />
that had occurred in the World Trade Center just before the “attack” when for 8 hours surveillance cameras were shut off.</p>
<p>Next we have the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on the oil rig 2 hours before the explosion doing a surprise inspection. Now this can happen. The BLM is authorized to do surprise inspections on any facility on Federal land or in US operated waters. However there seems to be a bit of questioning as far as proper identification of the entire inspection team plus to have this occur 2 hours prior just doesn&#8217;t sit well with me. What were they really doing there and how come the BLM hasn&#8217;t made any official statements? Don&#8217;t you think that if they were doing a safety inspection one VERY important thing they might want to check are the mandatory safety Blow-back Valves that prevent something like this occurring? The truth is that wouldn&#8217;t have mattered anyway because an oil rig worker who has remained anonymous has stated that the blow-back valves were the wrong kind for the rigs requirements. Now who knows how long it will be before we find out for sure since all the surviving oil rig workers are on a gag order by BP they were all forced to sign. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHj97pvEHkM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHj97pvEHkM</a></p>
<p>One other interesting fact I need to add. These offshore oil rigs are set up with an emergency alarm system that notifies all proper response teams like the US Coast Guard. The only way proper emergency notification could not have happened would be either due to faulty equipment that wasn&#8217;t properly inspected or the equipment itself was disabled. At this point it could go either way. But here&#8217;s the REALLY interesting part most media neglects to say. “A crew member from an oil platform that sank off the Louisiana coast Thursday reported an initial explosion three hours before the rig went up in flames in a second, larger explosion, the Coast Guard said.” Refer to this article- <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/ap-oil-rig-reported-explosion-3ap-oil-rig-reported-explosion-3-hours-before-598217.html" target="_blank">http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/ap-oil-rig-reported-explosion-3ap-oil-rig-reported-explosion-3-hours-before-598217.html</a> Now what I want to know is how the hell does there become a 3 hour gap between first and second explosion. If I was on the demolition team I suppose I would want time to get away and for the accelerate to take it&#8217;s course for optimum damage. Is that far fetch? Not really considering the details in planning this obviously had.</p>
<p>Now most of you are aware of the rest of the time line that is full of mistakes, overlooking details and just plane diversion of the truth. So let&#8217;s break down some key points.</p>
<p>I spoke of Halliburton and BLM and there involvement so let&#8217;s now talk about the other key players.</p>
<p>Transocean is a global company that builds Oil Rigs and guess what? They built Deep Horizon. See for yourself- <a href="http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Horizon-56C17.html?LayoutID=17" target="_blank">http://www.deepwater.com/fw/main/Deepwater-Horizon-56C17.html?LayoutID=17</a><br />
Now this global company has been in the business for a long time yet this is the product they put out? If Toyota has a faulty floor mat and years later they have a recall because of a few auto accidents as a result of that floor mat Toyota is held responsible yet Transocean is just about in the shadows and even said they are putting a cap on how much money they will spend on clean up. Hey Transocean how about those “faulty” Blow-Back valves?</p>
<p>Starting to see this rabbit hole goes deep?</p>
<p>British Petroleum has done some foolish stuff in the past. Let&#8217;s have a look- <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/business/09bp.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/business/09bp.html</a> This oil disaster though is by far the worst and so far here has been their ideas and attempts to contain the oil. They made an attempt to cover it with a 4 story containment metal box which failed. Then they had some “top scientists” come up with the idea to plug the hole ( if you didn&#8217;t know there are actually 5 separate leaks) with Golf balls, Rubber tires and Rope. Excuse me? Did someone forget to remind them that 100,000 barrels of oil is spewing out everyday? With that kind of pressure behind it that idea of theirs is just plane stupid. These oil companies are also suppose to have onshore emergency backup plans and equipment. Yet BP seemed to almost sit on their thumbs for quite a while before taking pathetic action. Then they went from stupid to insanity. Here&#8217;s why I say that.</p>
<p>British Petroleum own a company called NALCO <a href="http://www.nalco.com/applications/corexit-technology.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nalco.com/applications/corexit-technology.htm</a> That company makes COREXIT. COREXIT is a highly toxic oil dispersant that even as you read this is being flooded onto the Gulf via ship, plane and even on shore through high pressure hoses. Here&#8217;s a little fact about COREXIT- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has pre-approved both for such emergencies. The effectiveness of Corexit EC9500A is rated as 55 percent, and the effectiveness of Corexit EC9527A is rated as 63 percent, according to the EPA. That ranks them behind 12 other dispersants (out of 18) that the agency has determined do a better job dispersing oil while protecting marine life.<br />
As for toxicity, the EPA rates both products as either comparable in toxicity or 10 to 20 times more toxic than the 12 others on the list. This week, BP chief executive Tony Hayward told The Guardian newspaper that the amount was “tiny in relation to the total water volume” in the Gulf.<br />
Reliance on dispersants, especially in response to a disaster on par with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, is understandable, say environmental groups. What they don’t understand is why marine ecosystems are being sacrificed to save coastal habitats, a trade-off that wouldn’t be an issue if less toxic solutions. <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0515/In-Gulf-oil-spill-how-helpful-or-damaging-are-dispersants" target="_blank">http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0515/In-Gulf-oil-spill-how-helpful-or-damaging-are-dispersants</a></p>
<p>So in all actuality this dispersant is causing more wide spread harm to the Gulf than the oil itself at the moment. Plus the fact that in 1967 an oil spill happened off the southern California coast. Do you know what was used primarily to clean it up? Hay, straw and Kentucky Bluegrass. Sound familiar to anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5SxX2EntEo yet we won&#8217;t see that being payed for because BP is making profit off the dispersant.<br />
So now you know most of the players in this disaster but there are a couple more. I can only speculate due to the disappointing behavior of Obama that he himself is either aware of the REAL truth behind this or he himself is under gag order. Consider this before you side with Obama that perhaps he has no choice but to stay quiet. He may very well be aware and this is why. He may deny it but I have found enough to convince me that BP gave Obama more campaign money than any other single politician they have given to in 20 years which in that 20 year time BP has given $3.5 million. Plus let&#8217;s not forget the $15.9 million they gave just last year to influence the Energy policy. <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36783.html" target="_blank">http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/36783.html</a></p>
<p>Could this be why since the disaster occurred 27 waivers of inspection have been authorized by our Government to offshore rigs in the Gulf? <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/07/93761/despite-spill-feds-still-giving.html" target="_blank">http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/07/93761/despite-spill-feds-still-giving.html</a> So even with all of this our so called government does this!</p>
<p>This little known fact may come to a surprise to you all as well. As many of you know Goldman Sachs has been under hot financial pressure by really the same guys in the same club. So to “fix” their problem they decided to bet against oil rig Deep Horizon. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/goldman-sachs-reveals-it_b_558774.html " target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/goldman-sachs-reveals-it_b_558774.html </a>This took place only a few days prior and that bet was from what I was told by a source $134 million. May not sound like a lot but put it this way. It&#8217;s like a reverse bid on the stock market. If a product fails you actually make money. Bets like this can make 10 times the amount and more. My guess Goldman Sachs is cashing in.</p>
<p>Now you know a brief description of the the key players and time line. I could get into more of it but it&#8217;s a lot to write at this time. I will explain in further detail after my next wave of investigation.</p>
<p>So let&#8217;s move on to the next issue with this disaster. With every great disaster comes change and the birth of new policies and even government agencies. This has taken place for a long time but let&#8217;s go fairly current. 9/11 was the birth of the Department of Homeland Defense, Transportation Security Administration and the PATRIOT Act. Hurricane Katrina gave FEMA far more involvement in Civil emergency response and was really the final launch pad for certain facilities with many coffins on standby. That brings us to the Deep Horizon oil rig disaster. The Obama Administration suddenly out of nowhere pops out a 2000 page document ( which I am trying to get a copy of) that states the creation of 2 new policing agencies, one to police offshore oil rigs and the other to handle matters right along side the oil companies. So apparently what we had before wasn&#8217;t good enough?! <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/11/93928/feds-announce-new-agency-to-police.html" target="_blank">http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/11/93928/feds-announce-new-agency-to-police.html</a></p>
<p>This is all coming down to some very serious issues for us all. Like I said to some of you about this disaster it will effect more lives than Pearl harbor and 9/11 combined damaging AND worse plants, Marine life, Birds, Humans, Plants, Crops and even drinking water. Is that a bit far fetched? Think again my friends. Let me explain the following.</p>
<p>Marine life- The Gulf and the rest of the Worlds oceans have 3 main sources of food that is the very foundation for the Marine Life food chain. I am talking about Phytoplankton, Plankton and Krill.<br />
Phytoplankton are a major food source for anemones, coral and more of the seabed life. Phytoplankton depends on growing and multiplying by Photosynthesis. Between the ever growing oil sheen and the underwater oil plume this Phytoplankton will die on a large scale do to lack of essential sunlight.<br />
Krill and Plankton are a vital food source as well for everything from Shrimp to Whales and many between are effected by the loss of them. In fact for the first time in quite a while Grey whales are being seen in parts of the Atlantic ocean thought to be void of them. This poses another problem which is that whales who normally make the Atlantic their home now have to compete which in turn will decrease the amount of food for them.<br />
We have already seen Dolphins washing up on shore dieing from toxins, suffocation and lack of food. In case you didn&#8217;t know Dolphins and Whales each have a purpose being on this planet and if that balance gets tampered with we are in for a world of trouble. I promise you that.<br />
Now let&#8217;s look at the oil itself. First of all we have 5 holes the oil is spewing from at a massive rate. This is causing massive under pressure below the seabed. Erosion is happening but we don&#8217;t know how fast. Plus with massive amounts of methane crystals forming which isn&#8217;t a good thing either we are looking at a potential volcanic type eruption. Once that happens the Gulf will indeed turn black killing everything in it. Currently we are dealing with this new problem of the thick crude oil, plume that has formed beneath the water surface and is making its way to the Gulf northern currents. This means if it gets caught up in it we will see it round Florida and make it&#8217;s way up the eastern seaboard.<br />
When crude oil floats on the surface of seawater something takes place. It begins to emulsify. That basically means it becomes like a sea foam except with oil. Here&#8217;s the danger with that. We are going to be reaching Hurricane season before we know it in the Caribbean and I know how they work so imagine this. I must remind you this is worst case scenario. Hurricanes pick up water on the surface of the ocean. This emulsified oil will be picked up. This means islands and even coastal towns in the US will get engulfed with this oil. Look outside right now and imagine every tree, car, building, fountain and everything else covered in a light layer of this oil. It is possible. Not to mention the issue of this dispersant they are using which is highly toxic as well. Then this poses the problem of acid rain. COREXIT and crude oil mixed in rain water is what could happen.<br />
Besides the obvious of the massive amounts of jobs being lost, increase in seafood, most likely a bump up in taxes and gas going up here is another issue we need to consider.</p>
<p>Drinking water and coastal food crops. I spent a lot of years on ships and know how water purifications work very well. First we have what is called a Oil Water Separator. This is to separate oil out of bilge water. It works well but not 100%. In fact in US Coast Guard and EPA regulations a certain thousands part per million is allowed in the water when being discharged overboard. Evaporators and ROs (Reverse Osmosis) which are used to make seawater into drinking water have difficulties when dealing with oil. Unless our government REALLY picks up the pace on this disaster and cleanup we are looking at yet another huge problem. Once the oil and dispersants reach the shores, inner bays and even rivers where there are pumping stations to plants that purify water for drinking and watering food crops we are looking at contamination. I know this sounds horrible but it&#8217;s the absolute truth my friends. Make no mistake the worst is yet to come. It has already been predicted that if this oil disaster is not contained 100% soon it could have an adverse effect on 1/3 of our Worlds Oceans and if that happens guess what is next.</p>
<p>I have discussed a lot in this statement and to be honest I could discuss a lot more but quite simply I am mentally exhausted. However this needed to be said to all of you. This by no means was meant to cause panic but simply to put things in a better perspective so you all know what steps we need to take to fight this and go after who is truly at fault. You are all in my thoughts and protection.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p><strong>Aaron McCollom</strong></p>
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		<title>The 10 Biggest Health Care Lies in America</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mainstream health care isn&#8217;t based on &#8220;health&#8221; or &#8220;caring.&#8221; It&#8217;s actually based on an engrained system of medical mythology that&#8217;s practiced &#8212; and defended &#8212; by those who profit from the continuation of ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="http://pwwwblog.ibeatyou.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bad-doctor-scrubs-surgical-funny-strange.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="190" />Mainstream health care isn&#8217;t based on &#8220;health&#8221; or &#8220;caring.&#8221; It&#8217;s  actually based on an engrained system of medical mythology that&#8217;s  practiced &#8212; and defended &#8212; by those who profit from the continuation  of sickness and disease. This system of medical mythology might also  simply be called &#8220;lies&#8221;, and today I&#8217;m sharing with NaturalNews readers  the <em>top ten lies</em> that are still followed and promoted under  mainstream health care in America today.</p>
<p><span style="color: #339966;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Lie #1) Vaccines make you healthy</strong></span></span></p>
<p>Vaccines have emerged as the greatest and most insidious mythology yet  fabricated by western medicine. The idea that vaccines protect you from  infectious disease is blatantly false in the long term because this  year&#8217;s flu shot actually makes you <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/028538_seasonal_flu_shot_vaccines.html" target="_blank">more susceptible</a> to next year&#8217;s influenza</p>
<p>On top of that, even the theoretical short-term effectiveness of  vaccines is <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/027385_Vitamin_D_swine_flu_vaccine.html" target="_blank">dwarfed by</a> the far more effective protection  offered by vitamin D and other immune-modulating nutrients.</p>
<p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lie #2) Pharmaceuticals prevent disease</span></strong></span></p>
<p>The big push by Big Pharma is now focused on treating healthy people  with drugs as if pharmaceuticals were nutrients that could somehow  prevent disease. <strong>This is the new push with cholesterol drugs:  Give &#8216;em to everyone, whether they have high cholesterol or not!</strong></p>
<p>But pharmaceuticals don&#8217;t prevent disease, and medications are not  vitamins. Your body has no biological need for any pharmaceuticals at  all. People who believe they need pharmaceuticals have simply been the  victims of &#8220;fabricated consent&#8221; engineered by Big Pharma&#8217;s clever  advertising and P.R. spin.</p>
<p><span style="color: #339966;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lie #3) Doctors are experts in health</span></strong></span></p>
<p>Doctors don&#8217;t even study health; they study disease. <strong>Modern  doctors are taught virtually nothing about nutrition, wellness or  disease prevention.</strong> Expecting a doctor to guide you on health  issues is sort of like expecting your accountant to pilot a jet airliner  &#8212; it&#8217;s simply not something he or she has ever been trained in.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s not to say doctors aren&#8217;t intelligent people. Most of them have  high IQs. But even a genius can&#8217;t teach you something they know nothing  about.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #4) You have no role in your own healing</span></span></strong></p>
<p>Doctors, drug companies and health authorities all want you to believe  that your health is determined by their interventions. If you believe  them, you have virtually no role in your own health or healing &#8212; it&#8217;s  all managed by their drugs, their screening, their surgeries and their  interventions.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #5) Disease is a matter of bad luck or bad  genes</span></span></strong></p>
<p>Western medicine wants you to believe in the mythology of spontaneous  disease &#8212; disease that strikes without cause. This is equivalent to  saying that disease is some sort of voodoo black magic and that patients  have no way to prevent disease through their own diets or lifestyle  choices.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s funny, actually: Western medicine claims to be driven by  scientific, rational thinking, and yet the entire industry still fails  to acknowledge that <em>chronic disease always has a cause</em> and that  most of the time, that cause has everything to do with nutritional  deficiencies, exposure to toxic chemicals and a lack of exercise.</p>
<p>Disease is almost never a matter of bad luck or bad genes.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #6) Screening equals prevention</span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Western medicine doesn&#8217;t believe in disease prevention. Rather,  the industry believes in <em>screening</em> while calling it prevention.</strong> But screening isn&#8217;t prevention by even the wildest stretch of the  imagination. In fact, virtually all the popular screening methodologies  actually <em>promote diseases</em>.</p>
<p>Mammography, <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/027558_mammograms_cancer_industry.html" target="_blank">for example</a>, emits so much radiation that it causes  breast cancer in tens of thousands of women each year. Imaging dyes  used in radiological scans can cause horrific side effects, and  psychiatric &#8220;disorder&#8221; screening is little more than a thinly-disguised  patient recruitment scheme disguised as medicine.</p>
<p><strong>Real prevention of disease must involve disease prevention  through nutrition, patient education about the causes of disease and  lifelong changes in eating habits. Yet western medicine teaches  absolutely none of these things.</strong> Heck, it doesn&#8217;t even believe  in such ideas.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #7) Health insurance will keep you healthy</span></span></strong></p>
<p>This is a favorite lie of those who recently pushed for the Big  Pharma-sponsored health care reform that has swept across America. The  lie supposes that merely having health insurance will provide some sort  of magical protection against disease. But in reality, health insurance  doesn&#8217;t make you healthy! It is only YOU and your choices about foods,  exposures to toxic chemicals, pursuit of exercise and time in nature  that can make you healthy.</p>
<p><strong>Health insurance is, in effect, a wager that you will get sick.</strong> How does gambling on your sickness provide any protection whatsoever  for your health? It doesn&#8217;t. Personally, I&#8217;d rather bet on health than  sickness, and the way to do that is to invest in nutritional  supplements, organic produce, superfoods, physical fitness and non-toxic  personal care products.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #8) Hospitals are places of health and  healing</span></span></strong></p>
<p>If you want to stay healthy or get healthy, a hospital is the very last  place you want to find yourself: They are unhappy, unhealthy places that  are infested with antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Hospitals usually  serve disease-promoting foods and lack health-enhancing sunlight, and  potentially deadly mistakes with pharmaceuticals or surgical procedures  now appear to be frighteningly common in U.S. hospitals.</p>
<p>Certainly, emergency rooms in hospitals play an important role in urgent  care for injuries and accidents &#8212; and emergency room physicians do an  amazing job saving lives &#8212; but for people with chronic, degenerative  disease, a hospital is a very dangerous place to be. Unless you really  need immediate critical care, try to avoid hospitals.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #9) Conventional medicine is &#8220;advanced&#8221;  state-of-the-art medicine</span></span></strong></p>
<p>Even though doctors and health authorities try to pass off western  medicine as being &#8220;advanced&#8221; or &#8220;modern,&#8221; the whole system is actually  pathetically outdated and stuck in the germ theory of disease. Western  medicine has yet to even acknowledge the role of nutrition in preventing  disease &#8212; something that has been scientifically documented for at  least the last several decades. Western medicine fails to acknowledge  mind-body medicine and hilariously believes the mind plays virtually no  role in healing.</p>
<p>Neither does western medicine acknowledge the bio energy field of living  systems, nor that organ transplants carry memories, nor that living  food is qualitatively different from dead food. Seriously: Conventional  doctors still believe that dead food is exactly the same as living food!  (And the USDA food pyramid still makes no distinction between the  two&#8230;)</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Modern&#8221; medicine isn&#8217;t so modern, it turns out. It is, in fact,  hopelessly outdated and desperately needs to upgrade its approach to  health and wellness if it hopes to survive the next hundred years.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #339966;">Lie #10) More research is needed to find &#8220;cures&#8221;</span></span></strong></p>
<p>This lie is especially hilarious because western medicine does not  believe in any &#8220;cure&#8221; for any disease. They aren&#8217;t even looking for  cures! This lie has been repeated since the 1960&#8242;s, when cancer  scientists claimed they were only a few years away from curing cancer.  Today, four decades later, can you think of a single major disease that  western medicine has cured? There aren&#8217;t any.</p>
<p><strong>That&#8217;s because drug companies make money from sick people, not  cured people.</strong> A patient cured is a patient lost. It is far more  profitable to keep patients sick and pretend to &#8220;manage&#8221; their disease  through a lifetime of pharmaceuticals. So when drug companies and  disease non-profits claim to be searching for a &#8220;cure,&#8221; what they&#8217;re  really doing is taking your money to fund more drug research to patent  more medications that don&#8217;t actually cure anything.</p>
<p>Remember this the next time you&#8217;re asked to donate to some search for  &#8220;the cure.&#8221; The cures already exist in nutrition, herbal remedies and  naturopathic medicine, but Big Pharma and the conventional medicine  cartel isn&#8217;t interested in real cures &#8212; they only want to promote the  idea of a cure while pumping patients full of drugs that don&#8217;t cure  anything.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #339966;">Beyond the ten lies</span></strong></p>
<p>When it comes to western health care, there are more than 10 lies, of  course, but these big 10 lies are perhaps the most relevant to your own  health decisions. By avoiding being suckered in by these lies, you can  take charge of your own health and avoid the health care scam by staying  healthy!</p>
<p>Staying healthy isn&#8217;t as difficult as you think, and it doesn&#8217;t require  health insurance or disease screening. It only requires making informed,  intelligent decisions about what to eat, what to put on your skin and  how to get more sunshine and physical exercise. Once you do these basic  things, you&#8217;ll find that you are no longer held victim by a western  medicine health care system based on lies and outdated medical  mythology.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time for a revolution in medicine&#8230; a revolution that finally  advances past the mental roadblock of a system of medical mythology  stuck in the 1940&#8242;s. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, 1940&#8242;s medicine was great in  the 1940&#8242;s. But this is no longer the 1940&#8242;s, and the germ theory of  disease is hopelessly outdated when it comes to the primary diseases  that are striking the population today. <strong>Yet the profiteers of  our dishonest, outmoded health care system are doing everything in their  power to keep us all stranded in the past, a past based on treating the  body like a chemical battleground and attacking every disease with a  patented pharmaceutical.</strong></p>
<p>That whole approach to health care is so far outdated that it&#8217;s  hilarious it can still be pushed with a straight face. No wonder doctors  only spend an average of two minutes with patients these days. That&#8217;s  the limit of how long they can hold their faces without breaking out in  laughter at how stupid this whole &#8220;treat the symptoms and forget the  causes&#8221; approach to health care really is. Even they know it! That&#8217;s why  most doctors actually eat superfoods and take vitamins themselves, even  if they never dare suggest it to patients.</p>
<p><strong>True fact: It is illegal in every U.S. state for a doctor to  recommend any vitamin, nutrient or food for the prevention or treatment  of any disease. Doing so can cause a doctor to have his medical license  permanently revoked.</strong> How crazy and outdated is that?</p>
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<p><strong>Mike Adams<br />
<a href="www.naturalnews.com">www.naturalnews.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/028623_health_care_America.html">http://www.naturalnews.com/028623_health_care_America.html</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Monopoly Medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Adams &#8211; Monopoly Medicine from Alternative Truth on Vimeo. Mike Adams is one of the most popular natural health and healing broadcasters on our planet. He runs probably the most popular natural ...]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6531751">Mike Adams &#8211; Monopoly Medicine</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/alternativetruth">Alternative Truth</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Mike Adams is one of the most popular natural health and healing broadcasters on our planet. He runs probably the most popular natural health website on the net! This interview delves into the the truth about health, and the web of lies and corruption that hold the current system we use up!<br />
<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com">www.naturalnews.com</a></p>
<p>Enjoy!<br />
Mike</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Foods to Buy Organic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By choosing organic food we decrease our exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, all while supporting a sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural community. Unfortunately the cost of organics can be upwards of 50% ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://keetsa.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/organic_production1.jpg" alt="Organics" width="186" height="168" />By choosing organic food we decrease our exposure to pesticides and other chemicals, all while supporting a sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural community. Unfortunately the cost of organics can be upwards of 50% higher compared to conventionally grown food. The issue then becomes affordability.</p>
<p>Considering the impact pesticides and other harmful substances have on our health and environment, should the question then be &#8211; can we afford not to buy organic?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Luckily there are options. By carefully choosing the food we purchase both organically and non-organically, we can decrease our exposure to pesticides and other chemicals while not placing a burden on our bank account.</p>
<p>The following is a list of the top ten products that contain the highest level of chemicals and therefore should be purchased organically. Plus, at the bottom there&#8217;s a list of the safest non-organic foods you can buy.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.thedailygreen.com/cm/thedailygreen/images/sc/pear-dirty-dozen-lg.jpg" alt="" width="87" height="80" />1. <strong>Pears<br />
</strong>Although the fungicide methyl parathion was banned from use on pears (but continues to be used on both strawberries and peaches) studies show it is still a common residue on these sweet smelling fruits. Choose organic when it comes to pears to absorb all of the vitamin C, copper and fibre, without the toxins.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.free-extras.com/pics/r/red_apples-551.jpg" alt="" width="87" height="80" />2. <strong>Apples</strong><br />
Conventional apples can be sprayed with up to 36 different types of pesticides. Furthermore, 91% of tested apples in Canada were shown to be contaminated. Peeling an apple decreases the amount of pesticides absorbed, but will not completely eliminate the chemical residue. To get all the fibre and vitamin C without the pesticides, buy organic apples.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/pesticides-in-veggies-sweet-bell-peppers-photo.jpg" alt="" width="89" height="79" />3. <strong>Bell Peppers</strong><br />
Bell peppers have thin skins and are heavily sprayed with pesticides which make them the most contaminated vegetable available. When eating these vegetables that are packed with vitamin A and C, go organic to get all of the nutrients without the toxins.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.buttermilkpress.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/strawberries-0291.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="82" />4. <strong>Strawberries<br />
</strong>Some conventional strawberries are colour enhanced with a substance containing the fungicide captan, as well as containing a number of other pesticides. Imported strawberries contain the highest amount of chemicals, as the pesticide regulations may not be as strict in other countries. The next time you dive into a bowl of the most popular berry fruit in the world, make sure they are organic.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.babyfood101.com/m/i/celery.jpg" alt="" width="89" height="108" />5. <strong>Celery</strong><br />
Celery lacks a protective outer layer, which makes the many different chemicals required for conventional growth almost impossible to wash off. Stick with organic celery to add more crunch and flavour to this healthy snack that can decrease blood pressure.</p>
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<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://lovethatfeeling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/concord-grapes.jpg" alt="" width="89" height="81" />6. <strong>Grapes<br />
</strong>Grapes are high in both antioxidants and chemicals. Vineyards can be sprayed with over 30 different types of pesticides throughout the growing seasons. Because grapes have an extremely permeable, thin skin, even peeling will not eliminate the residues. Also remember to keep organic in mind when you are indulging in your favourite glass of wine.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://vindicatethevegetable.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/spinach-dd-02.jpg" alt="" width="90" height="88" />7. <strong>Spinach<br />
</strong>This super green food can be sprayed with over 20 different types of pesticides before it reaches your dinner table. Buying organic will give you all the strength of Popeye, without the absorption of toxic chemicals.</p>
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<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voracious/peaches.jpg" alt="" width="91" height="80" />8. <strong>Peaches<br />
</strong>Peaches are the number one fruit that should be purchased organically. This juicy fruit has been shown to contain ten times the amount of pesticides than any other fruit. The contaminants include the cancer-linked fungicides captan and iprodione, and the neurotoxin pesticide methyl parathion. Pesticide levels on peaches are shown to be repeatedly above legal limits. That should be enough to convince you to buy organic when you reach for that peach.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://stcatharines.cityguide.ca/Cherries.jpg" alt="" width="88" height="95" />9. <strong>Cherries<br />
</strong>These sweet little treats are not only full of powerful antioxidants, beta carotene, and vitamin C, but also numerous chemicals. Eat organic cherries to skip the toxins but gain the therapeutic properties which treat ailments such as gout, heart disease, and diabetes.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://decideforyourself.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/milk_325.jpg" alt="" width="88" height="85" />10. <strong>Animal Products</strong><br />
Due to antibiotics and other chemicals such as the bovine human growth hormone (rbGH) found in conventional milk, dairy products, eggs and meat, these products should be purchased organically where possible to reduce the amount of pesticide exposure.</p>
<div class="mceTemp"><strong>Safest Non-Organics<br />
</strong>If buying organic is not an option, the following list of foods have the lowest levels of pesticides and therefore are the safest non-organic nutritional foods to eat:<br />
- Asparagus<img class="alignright" src="http://cdn.hellobeautiful.com/files/2009/04/organic-food-sign.jpg" alt="" width="388" height="177" /><br />
- Avocados<br />
- Bananas<br />
- Broccoli<br />
- Cauliflower<br />
- Kiwis<br />
- Mangoes<br />
- Papayas<br />
- Pineapples<br />
- Onions</div>
<p>Eating organically is extremely important to decrease your exposure to harmful chemicals. Even though it may cost you a little more, by choosing your food carefully you can remain close to your food budget. Your body and the environment will thank you for it.</p>
<p>From Msn.ca &#8211; <a href="http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/diet/rodale-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=20205840&amp;page=1">http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/diet/rodale-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=20205840&amp;page=1</a></p>
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		<title>The Great Unslept</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following was taken from Sam Graci&#8217;s book The Path To Phenomenal Health, regarding sleep. In today&#8217;s world sleep seems to be that which we do not take seriously because we see it ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-3375" title="pathToPhenomenalHealth" src="http://www.collective-evolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pathToPhenomenalHealth.jpg" alt="pathToPhenomenalHealth" width="300" height="447" />The following was taken from Sam Graci&#8217;s book The Path To Phenomenal Health, regarding sleep. In today&#8217;s world sleep seems to be that which we do not take seriously because we see it as having little value, whether monetarily or health wise. We are under the impression we can catch up on sleep when in fact our current system doesn&#8217;t allow for it.</p>
<p>Sleep is not a waste of time. Take time to reflect on your lifestyle. Ask yourself: Is my lifestyle appropriate for my optimum well being? One of the main reasons most people are exhausted is because they are in sleep deprivation. The National Sleep Foundation encourages adults to get between 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. If you do not get sufficient sleep, you will accumulate a sleep debt that becomes too big to repay, yet the average North American gets less than seven hours of sleep a night and 68% are classified as sleep deprived. This resulting sleep deprivation is linked to negative moods, aggressiveness, daytime fatigue, decreased productivity and an increase in both domestic and workplace accident rates.</p>
<p>To be able to sleep deeply, you must sleep in a room that is as dark as possible. Receptor cells both in our eyes and on our skin monitor the amount of daylight that is entering the eyes or reaching the skin. If your skin and eyes receive even a small bit of light from illuminated clocks, blinking DVD players, nightlights, or street lights that come through the curtains, your body sends a message that you still need to be alert and attentive. It is only in complete darkness that the body can send a message that everything else is asleep so we do not have to be alert and can naturally fall into a deep sleep. It is only in deep dark sleep that your pineal gland will synthesize the hormone melatonin, which is responsible for putting us into a deep rejuvenating sleep. If you do this you will sleep as nature intended you to.</p>
<p>Most of us don&#8217;t want to say goodnight to fun and responsibility. The telephone, the internet, email, ebay, and the one hundred television channels all rob us of sleep. We have extended the wear and tear of our waking day and shortened the restorative dark phase of the circadian cycle through artificial light.</p>
<p>Every night we move further and further from the 9 to 10 hours of sleep that the adult got in 1920. Each weekday we get 1 hour and 36 minutes less, on average, than the 8 and a half hours that sleep experts recommend. Each weekend night we receive 1 full hour less.</p>
<p>By the end of the year, we are short 458 hours – almost three full weeks of sleep. During an 80 year life span, we fall short and enormous 36,640 hours or 218 weeks worth of lost sleep. We are the great unslept, working our way through life on the verge of sleep bankruptcy. Chronic inadequate sleep affects 70% of all adults.</p>
<p>What are the consequences of being sleep deprived? In 1940 only 20% of north americans died from a combination of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. In 2006 nearly 90% will die from a combination of cancer diabetes, heart disease and stroke. The increase in these degenerative disease coincides and grafts exactly with our getting less sleep, staying up later because of artificial light and eating more processed refined foods.</p>
<p>As you sleep in a deep and regenerative delta state of 3.5Hz brain waves, your brain is relaxed and open to accept your unconscious dream state. Your brain at this time can process new information and purge excess information, leaving you refreshed, renewed and rejuvenated the next day.</p>
<p>Love</p>
<p>Andre H. Paris</p>
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		<title>H1N1 Vaccine Commercial Mocks Skeptics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You would think that by now they would have completely given up on the entire H1N1 scam but it appears there not quite done. Even after all the false hype and investigations into ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3291" title="swine_flu_vaccine-danger" src="http://www.collective-evolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/swine_flu_vaccine-danger-300x219.jpg" alt="swine_flu_vaccine-danger" width="300" height="216" />You would think that by now they would have completely given up on the entire H1N1 scam but it appears there not quite done. Even after all the false hype and investigations into H1N1 being a complete fraud, the media continues to insult the masses by now mocking skeptics on the vaccine with commercials.</p>
<p>Its not a secret, unless we have been living with blinders on for the past year, H1N1 was not quite the virus the media made it out to be, and there was quite a large number of cases where people were greatly harmed by the vaccines that were deemed to be &#8220;safe.&#8221;  After extensive research by both everyday people and independent doctors, it was made quite clear that the contents of the H1N1 vaccine are definitely not something desirable by the body and nor is it safe. Not only that but vaccines in general have been virtually proven to do absolutely nothing at all in preventing illness.</p>
<p>None the less, here is an interesting commercial regarding the H1N1 vaccine and how skeptics &#8220;will believe anything they hear.&#8221; I hate to say it but, if we believe what&#8217;s being said in this commercial, we are in big, big trouble.</p>
<p>Peace<br />
Joe</p>
<p>THE VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE USER. LOOKING FOR THE REPLACEMENT.</p>
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		<title>How-To Tip On Cleaning Your Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, most of us know that most of our foods are mass produced. Mainly for profit and other agendas. Which all can lead to unintegral ways of production, such as sacrificing quality and ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, most of us know that most of our foods are mass produced. Mainly for profit and other agendas. Which all can lead to unintegral ways of production, such as sacrificing quality and health, for yeild, efficiency and dollar signs. Much of our foods are chemically treated, and sprayed to last longer, and make to our tables. Not only that, but have you ever imagined how many people couldve touched that pear or lettuce before you choose it at the market? Sometimes washing it with water isnt enough. I found this article from naturalnews.com that explains some easy homemade solutions to cleaning your food before you eat.</p>
<p><em><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.jestraining-healthcare.co.uk/images/wash%20food.jpg" alt="" width="207" height="313" />Consider these facts:</em></p>
<p><em>- Bacteria and fungus occur naturally on most crops. Even if there is no visible soil clinging to your non-organic or organic produce, bacteria can be present.<br />
- Imagine how many hands touch the food before it gets to your mouth, plus bacteria from soil and dirt can accumulate during the shipping process: these can cause a buildup on the surface of any produce.<br />
- Agriculture pesticides are not removable with water alone.</em></p>
<p><em>Even if you plan to peel or scrape the produce, it is best &#8211; and recommended &#8211; to clean it first. Let&#8217;s say you have a beautiful ripe melon and you slice through it without washing the outside &#8230; the knife can carry potentially harmful pathogens from the rind through the center, and that beautiful melon can turn into a perfect breeding ground for greater bacteria growth.</em></p>
<p><em>Some people wash produce with dish detergent. Although this removes much of the pesticide, that which is left &#8211; plus any soap residue &#8211; could still be detrimental to your system and, in fact, has been known to cause gastrointestinal upset. Be cautious when using anything on any food product that is not meant to be consumed.</em></p>
<p>I myself have been looking and testing some of these solutions, but here are the recipes. This should not only make your food taste better, but healthier!</p>
<p><strong>Produce Wash 1<br />
- 20 drops grapefruit seed extract, available at health food stores<br />
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda<br />
- 1 cup white vinegar<br />
- 1 cup water<br />
- New spray bottle</strong></p>
<p><strong>Produce Wash 2<br />
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice<br />
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar<br />
- 1 cup water<br />
- New spray bottle</strong></p>
<p><strong>Spray produce. Let sit 5-10 minutes and rinse thoroughly to wash away residue.</strong></p>
<p><strong>NOTE: The baking soda and vinegar will foam when mixed together. Make sure you use a deep pitcher and pour slowly.</strong></p>
<p>Try em out, and leave some feedback.</p>
<p>Full Article :<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/028277_pesticides_fresh_produce.html" target="_blank"> http://www.naturalnews.com/028277_pesticides_fresh_produce.html</a></p>
<p>Love Mike</p>
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		<title>GMC Tries Dr. Wakefield; Still Can&#8217;t Prove His Claims About Vaccine Dangers To Be False</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article has come to light after Dr. Wakefield, the doctor who in 1998 first suggested that there is a link between MMR vaccinations and autism, had been charged by the General Medical ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2840" title="andrewWakefieldPA_468x659" src="http://www.collective-evolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/andrewWakefieldPA_468x659-213x300.jpg" alt="andrewWakefieldPA_468x659" width="170" height="240" />This article has come to light after Dr. Wakefield, the doctor who in 1998 first suggested that there is a link between MMR vaccinations and autism, had been charged by the General Medical Council for acting &#8220;dishonestly and irresponsibly&#8221;. After reading this myself I feel as though the accusations of the GMC are completely ridiculous and irrelevant to the subject matter. Also, to quote Dr. Wakefield, these claims were &#8220;unfound and unjust&#8221;. It&#8217;s almost as though they are pissed off in regards to the controversy he has envoked about vaccinations, over the last decade or so, and they want to get back at him by throwing the book at him and charging him with anything possible. You are entitled to your own beliefs and feelings and I&#8217;d like to share mine on this one.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8483865.stm" target="_blank">READ ARTICLE HERE </a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">My thoughts:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#8220;The GMC case did not investigate whether Dr Wakefield&#8217;s findings were right or wrong, instead it was focused on the methods of research.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#8220;The panel said Dr Wakefield, who was working at London&#8217;s Royal Free Hospital as a gastroenterologist at the time, did not have the ethical approval or relevant qualifications for such tests.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although I may not personally condone his methods, you must come to understand the power and manipulation that the medical industry has over their doctors, methods used, regulations, administered drug laws, etc. If a doctor comes to a point in his career where he feels as though these medical companies are either falsifying or misjudged their claims about vaccinations benefiting children, how does he go about proving the claims wrong? We all know that the industry profits billions and even trillions a year and if these claims were proven wrong it would severely damage the profits made from vaccine products. You really think they would give him permission to do so if he had suggested the possibility? I highly doubt it. They still haven&#8217;t even proven him wrong so why is it that these tests and studies weren&#8217;t proven before the vaccinations were given out? Had full research not been done to prove that they are 100% safe for children?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">All in all, I think that regardless of his methods or actions, this article should make people open their eyes as to the findings of Dr. Wakefield and the questions that he asks, as well as countless other studies by various doctors and individuals who state the dangers of vaccinations. You may want to do your own research and second guess whether or not these vaccinations truly are beneficial to your child&#8217;s health. People lie, numbers don&#8217;t.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">After my own research into the matter I found some interesting sources of information and videos that you may want to watch and read&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Vaccine Package Inserts<br />
</strong>Every vaccine includes a package insert that tells the doctor (and the parent lucky enough to see one) all about the vaccine, including its description, ingredients, purpose, contraindications (under what circumstances one should NOT have the vaccine), and side effects.</p>
<p>Merck is the manufacturer of the commonly used MMR vaccine. MMR stands for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. They provide a copy of the MMR package insert on their website in PDF format.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.merck.com/product/usa/pi_circulars/m/mmr_ii/mmr_ii_pi.pdf" target="_blank">READ VACCINE PACKAGE INSERT HERE</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">I personally believe that vaccinations do not benefit us whatsoever and they in fact damage our immune system strength, efficiency and hinder our flow of life force energy within our body&#8217;s energy meridian. We do not need external medicines to fight off disease and infection. I also believe that giving a child up to 23 vaccinations upon birth and very early ages brings about a dependency on the child&#8217;s immune system for external support. From an early age the body is taught that it needs external medicines in order to fight disease. Is there not a better way to go about this? How about eating healthy and following good health practices that allow the body&#8217;s immune system to grow on it&#8217;s own, gaining strength without external support other than natural organic nutrients such as vegetables and fruit that Mother Earth so kindly grows for us all? We are not machines and robots, why is it that we put these chemicals into our bodies? It is not natural. We are natural healers and in order to maintain strength and vitality we must come to understand our biological connection with the Mother Earth and use her natural remedies that are out there.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In Love and Light,</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Matthew</p>
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		<title>Shorty Awards Exposed &#8211; Corruption Over Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone heard of the Shorty Awards? Well its an twitter based, &#8220;short real time content&#8221; award that goes to producers in all sorts of categories… one of them being Health. It has to ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2731" title="shortyaward copy" src="http://www.collective-evolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/shortyaward-copy-300x300.jpg" alt="shortyaward copy" width="205" height="205" />Anyone heard of the Shorty Awards? Well its an twitter based, &#8220;short real time content&#8221; award that goes to producers in all sorts of categories… one of them being Health. It has to do with individuals of all shapes and sizes who contribute information, and who must be nominated, and then voted for to win. <a href="http://shortyawards.com/" target="_blank">http://shortyawards.com/</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I discovered an amazing website <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com" target="_blank">www.naturalnews.com</a> maybe a few weeks ago… and in only a short period of time Ive learned so much. Its managed by a man named Mike Adams, also goes by &#8220;HealthRanger&#8221;, who lives in a valley located in Ecuador. Naturalnews promotes natural and alternative medicine, along with understanding and teaching about real health solutions and topics. I would suggest this site to anyone and everyone who is interested in this topic. Its up there along the same lines as Dr. Mercola.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So I love NaturalNews.com, and I mentioned the ShortyAwards… wheres the connection?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Well HealthRanger, along with Dr. Mercola were nominated for ShortyAwards in the Health section. They both have a large fan based, due to the fact that they promote real health, and alternative medicine. These are things people are starting to realize and use across the globe. Natural diets, such as raw food diets, natural vitamins, and minerals, that your body needs and creates and a deep understanding to homeopathy and natural healing and prevention. As we all know, as a collective we are starting to awaken to facts that modern medicine has been manipulated and used as a powerful industrial complex that is making us extremely unhealthy so we keep taking their drugs. One of these ways being Vaccines. There is no real, hard evidence that vaccines even work (except for destroying your immune system.)  So much so, that there is even a &#8216;contest&#8217; going for $10,000 if anyone can provide it (<a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2010/01/21/consumer-wellness-center-offers-10000-for-proof-of-vaccine-safety-and-effectiveness/" target="_blank">we wrote a post on it</a>). Its not even debatable, but the corporations have such a strangle hold on society that they can swoon doctors and the whole health system until that shot is in your arm, your money is in their pockets.<br />
So when HealthRanger started to take first place on the ShortyAwards for health, the big guys didn&#8217;t like this….especially because he is a promoter of true health, and anti-vaccine. What did they do? They joined the race&#8230;</p>
<blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p>I was set to take the top prize, and Dr. Mercola was in a solid second place when some vaccine pushers got word that a couple of &#8220;natural medicine whackos&#8221; (as they described us) were about to win the award, and they organized an opposition campaign to elect their own candidate &#8212; a virtually unknown doctor from Australia who held a strong opinion against homeopathy and natural medicine while pushing vaccines and pharmaceuticals. They began to call for others to vote for this &#8220;pro-vaccine&#8221; candidate, even though most people had no idea who she was and had never even read her work.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Not only did they hire an unknown Doctor, who actually quotes &#8220;if water has memory, then homeopathy is shit&#8221; but they started to rig the votes. They force people to vote for the Unknown Doctor with votes like &#8220;I nominate Dr. __ for a Shorty Awards because I was told to.&#8221; and started submitting slandering and profanity soaked votes towards HealthRanger and Dr. Mercola.<br />
All because they are NOT vaccine pushers, and what the corps deem them &#8220;&#8221;natural medicine whackos&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So Mike Adams wrote them an email. Within 24 Hours HealthRanger was deleted from the entire contest, and all the votes were deleted… the votes of the people… Real people. Being a reader and voter (if I had twitter) I&#8217;m not astonished because I know how far these corporations and industries will go to keep their agenda on top. I was just surprised to hear they would go to this level.</p>
<blockquote style="text-align: justify;"><p>In deleting, without justification, all the votes from NaturalNews readers and deleting the Health Ranger from the contest, the Shorty Awards has destroyed its own credibility. It has essentially announced to the world that they will decide who wins and who loses, not the voters. If they don&#8217;t like you as a candidate, they will simply delete you from the contest &#8212; even if you&#8217;re legitimately winning!&#8230;</p>
<p>…But our success was just too much for the opposition to believe. They couldn&#8217;t believe that natural health is now so popular all over the world. They couldn&#8217;t believe that people would actually go out of their way to vote for me because they wanted to support our work. And so the Shorty Awards simply nullified all those votes, slapping the NaturalNews readers in the face by zeroing out their candidate.</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This brings me to one of my favourite quotes <em><strong></strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>&#8220;If Voting Changed Anything, They&#8217;d Make It Illegal&#8221; –Emma Goldman</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">What can we do? Well I suggest you check out the full story and HealthRangers website.<br />
<strong>Full Article : <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/028006_Shorty_Awards_vote_fraud.html" target="_blank">http://www.naturalnews.com/028006_Shorty_Awards_vote_fraud.html</a></strong><br />
Vote for Dr. Mercola, as he is a truth provider behind the health industry as well.<br />
<a href="http://shortyawards.com/mercola" target="_blank"> http://shortyawards.com/mercola</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mike also provides more links to direct people at the company and contest, if you want to direct something towards them.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I salute Mike, and NaturalNews.com, for all the work he does. Spread the message, spread the site, spread the love.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Much Love,</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mike</p>
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		<title>Consumer Wellness Center Offers $10,000 For Proof of Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You heard correctly. If someone is able to prove that the H1N1 vaccine is both safe and effective, Natural News will reward them with $10,000. Luckily for them, no vaccine has ever been ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2694" title="ResizedImage339309-Money_20stacks" src="http://www.collective-evolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ResizedImage339309-Money_20stacks-300x273.jpg" alt="ResizedImage339309-Money_20stacks" width="200" height="183" />You heard correctly. If someone is able to prove that the H1N1 vaccine is both safe and effective, Natural News will reward them with $10,000. Luckily for them, no vaccine has ever been proven to work or be safe for that matter.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In conjunction with NaturalNews, the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center (<a href="http://www.consumerwellness.org/" target="_blank">www.ConsumerWellness.org</a>) has publicly offered a $10,000 reward for any person, company or institution who can provide trusted, scientific evidence proving that any of the FDA-approved H1N1 vaccines being offered to Americans right now are both safe and effective.</p>
<p>Vaccine promoters keep citing their &#8220;science&#8221; in claiming that H1N1 vaccines are safe and effective. NaturalNews and the CWC ask one simple question: <strong>Where is this science?</strong></p>
<p>The $10,000 reward will be issued to anyone who can produce scientific evidence meeting the following criteria&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/027985_H1N1_vaccines_safety.html" target="_blank">FULL ARTICLE HERE</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I think this says a lot about collective feelings towards vaccines lately. We are changing dramatically surrounding the issue and its about time! This consciousness shift will certainly bring much integrity back to the medical field. We assume we will witness the fall of Big Pharma indefinately.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Peace<br />
Joe</p>
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