not all doom & gloom + teleporting

just wanted to make clear that my posts will not be all doom & gloom since the last two posts were of the 'warning' type. but i do want to hip people to some info they may not be aware of. do what you will with it. many of the posts to come will be in the direction of affirmations, in other words, 'do this.....for a healthy life' rather than 'careful! don't do this!' i'm not an alarmist, and i believe it's important not to live a life of fear, and to constantly strive to shape words and thoughts in the affirmative rather than the negative. more on that another time...

a quick addition to this, just wanted to share an article my friend beth caporaletti had linked on her facebook page. pretty interesting: Scientists Teleport Matter More Than Three Feet.

i think i've got my own form of teleporting going on when i reach out and 'touch' someone, local or clear across the country, globe even. i've gotten really good at this. i like to call it 'psychic paging'. i'm thinking of someone, and next thing you know, they call, or write. the phone rings and i know it's them. or i'm thinking of them and try to contact them but miss them at that time. then later they say, 'that's so weird, i was thinking of you right around that moment you contacted me.' it happens so much it doesn't even surprise me anymore.

danger of plastics, in the microwave and in the car

this is a repost of an email reminder i received that i thought i would share, just in case you don't know already.

i relegated the microwave to the art studio months ago, to be used for heating wax, melting plastic, or blowing things up :) - we use a toaster oven or the stove for our food.

Cancer Update from John Hopkins
(This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.)

No plastic containers in microwave.
No water bottles in freezer.
No plastic wrap in microwave.
A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don 't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the Microwave using plastic containers... This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.

This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life!

ALSO -------------------------------------
Bottled water in your car - very dangerous. This is how Sheryl Crow got breast cancer. She was on the Ellen show and said this same exact thing. This has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels in breast cancer, especially in Australia. A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and the Doctor told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car, and, pass this on to all the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know and be aware and just might save us! The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue. Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle when you can!

LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE

high fructose corn syrup - gotta give it up

i've already heard many bad things about high fructose corn syrup, and yet in the past couple years i've slipped again and have been ignoring it to some extent. pick and choose your battles as they say. yes, i've had my fair share of cokes and candies and other seemingly delicious products over the past few years. and have even dropped my guard enough to allow my daughter to consume some of these sinful items as well, on occasion. not anymore. this battle has begun again. and it is difficult, because it is in everything. read your ingredient labels.

why is it bad? for one, in layman's terms, and from my own research and common sense, the pesticides used on non-organic corn are some of the absolute worst. research atrazine, to begin with. unless you are committed to eating organic (at least your produce), you are consuming alot of pesticides. why is that bad? from an article titled The Dangers of Pesticides to Humans on purezing.com: "Pesticides effects on humans are damage to the nervous system, reproductive system and other organs, developmental and behavioral abnormalities, disruption of hormone function as well as immune dysfunction." read the full article. especially if you have children.

i believe that high fructose corn syrup is directly related for a panoply of health problems that have inundated our society during my lifetime, including obesity and autism. the incidence of autism has sky-rocketed in the past 20 to 30 years, this just happens to coincide with the period when HFCS started being put into everything. do your own research, there is plenty of information out there. a really great video on youtube by dr. vincent bellanzi addresses HFCS and the dangers of processed 'foods' in general.

well, now, some researchers are coming out with a study announcing that toxic levels of mercury have been found in high fructose corn syrup, which has found its way pervasively into our 'food chain' over the past 30-35 years or so. it is the 2nd or 3rd ingredient in so much of what the average person consumes, including sodas, candies, salad dressings, barbeque sauce, jam, yogurt, gatorade, nutra-grain cereal bars, and the list goes on... read an article on it by reuters uk that goes into more detail. or you can watch or listen to a segment on this, (and the recent story that came out about salmonella-contaminated peanuts that were shipped out by a georgia plant) on democracy now!. there is some really great specific information in this segment about how this mercury got into the HFCS and the FDA's role in this.

there are tons of chemicals in the foods most people typically eat. in my opinion, the FDA and the AMA have been conducting a mass experiment on the american people over the past 50 to 60 years. what we call 'organic' farming today used to be the norm. but that's the subject for another post.

the bottom line is, we all indulge from time to time, but there are so many delicious, truly healthful things you can eat. overall, a good rule of thumb is this: the ingredient list should be short. if you can eat whole, organic grains, fruits, and vegetables, locally grown when possible, and foods with the least amount of processing and preservatives possible, your body, heart, & mind will thank you.