Are We All to Blame? Thoughts on the Newtown Tragedy
Our reliance on social media as a means of communication is equally comforting (we’re connected to EVERYONE!) and detrimental (we’re connecting with NO ONE!). Based on the Tweets and Facebook posts I saw today, I’ll cut right to it: we need to get back to some physical and emotional connection with one another. 1.It is not the time for the gun law discussion. It’s not right tomorrow, either. Or the next day. Why? Because Capitol Hill doesn’t work on the weekend. Whether you stand for the right to own an assault weapon or whether you are against weapons entirely,...
Read MoreWhen Natural Health Crosses the Line: China’s “Cure-All” Pills
PLEASE NOTE: The following news story link, as well as the contents of this post, contains information that could be potentially upsetting, as it deals with the subject of abortion and other acts against fetuses. You may have read recently the news story, a follow-up, of sorts, of a news report from August 2011, about how South Korean customs officials have confiscated 17,000 pills since last August that have been smuggled across the border from China–pills containing the the powdered remains of aborted and still-born babies. The pills are thought to provide a cure-all effect and to...
Read More#Autism Rates Have Risen Again: My Gut Reaction
A friend just linked me to this disturbing news from the site Autism Speaks: the prevalence of autism is now at 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls). According to the article, “By comparison, this is more children than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Down syndrome – combined.*” Which begs one to ask the question that hundreds of parents are asking: What the fuck is going on?! I’ve heard many reactions from Americans in general: “the diagnoses are increasing,”...
Read MoreArsenic and Old Rice: A Comedy of Errors (that isn’t very funny)
I’ll never forget when an English teacher introduced me to the film, Arsenic and Old Lace, featuring Cary Grant. Not only did I learn about the intricacies of staged comedy, but the dangers of arsenic were burned into my brain. (How else would a 14 year old be introduced to the word arsenic?) The word arsenic has appeared, once again, in my lexicon, but this time it’s no laughfest. Read this clearly: Certain products containing ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP as a major ingredient have been found to contain high levels of cancer-causing inorganic arsenic. This conclusion came as a result...
Read MoreThe Latest in Health & Nutrition 3/5-3/9/12
Pink Slime, anyone? New information about what the USDA considers “food” is brought to light. Read More: ABC News Weighing the risk factors of taking antidepressants in pregnancy versus NOT taking them is discussed. Read More: The Huffington Post Do you know the facts about childhood cancer? I sure didn’t. Watch the Video: Team Shaving for Sam English Court exonerates MMR/Autism researcher John Walker-Smith, which begs the question: If the investigation of Walker-Smith was flawed, why should we believe the investigation of his better-known peer, Andrew Wakefield, was of...
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