tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87044328435688374552024-03-13T12:27:06.130-04:00Low Carb High FatMy weight journey and the road to a better health.
<br>Starting weight: 235 lbs. Start date: January 21st 2010.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-53397853645982409952013-09-10T01:18:00.001-04:002013-09-10T01:24:58.802-04:00In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.<br />
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By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick she just knew she was dying.<br />
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She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter’s name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.<br />
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She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.<br />
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On March 19, I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn’t find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.<br />
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I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment.<br />
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I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! I e-mailed her an article my friend, a lawyer, had sent. My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn’t feel 100% but, she sure felt a lot better.<br />
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She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.<br />
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Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind. In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda and literally dying a slow and miserable death.<br />
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Continue reading: <a href="http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/">http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-30223643778481561832012-03-31T09:02:00.002-04:002012-03-31T09:06:12.255-04:00High-Fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.</span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j4aBE_kmLeo/T3cBFx7M8WI/AAAAAAAAAX8/nzhNCnahLQ8/s1600/mcdonaldsinafrica1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j4aBE_kmLeo/T3cBFx7M8WI/AAAAAAAAAX8/nzhNCnahLQ8/s320/mcdonaldsinafrica1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100322121115.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100322121115.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-90650662139702789082012-03-30T09:23:00.000-04:002012-03-30T09:23:47.742-04:00Eat cake or cookies with breakfast to lose weight, study suggests<blockquote class="tr_bq">"Typically carbohydrate is 100 percent converted to sugar within an hour in the body, causing your blood glucose to spike and then crash quickly, leading to increased hunger," Murray told HealthPop in an email. "The addition of protein-enriched foods slows this process down, reduces the feeling of hunger, which in turn can help individuals from snacking in response to sugar crashes."</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">Smith says, "I definitely wouldn't recommend to my patients to start eating dessert to breakfast."</blockquote><br />
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Sorry to disappoint those who thought cake or cookies for breakfast is a good idea. ;)Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-78037225126448818022011-08-02T05:35:00.001-04:002011-08-02T05:38:01.154-04:00Low-carb, high-fat diets add no arterial health risks to obeseGood news, I would say:<br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Georgia, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Low-carb dieters showed no harmful vascular changes but also on average dropped 10 pounds in 45 days, compared to an equal number of study participants randomly assigned to a low-fat diet. The low-fat group, whose diets consisted of no more than 30 percent from fat and 55 percent from carbs, took on average 70 days, nearly a month longer, to lose the same amount of weight. [...]</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Georgia, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">However, Stewart does contend that an overemphasis on low-fat diets has likely contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States by encouraging an overconsumption of foods high in carbohydrates. He says that high-carb foods are, in general, less filling and that people tend to get carried away with how much low-fat food they can eat. More than half of American adults are estimated to be overweight, with a body mass index of 26 or higher; a third are considered to be obese, with a BMI of 30 or higher.</span> </blockquote>Full article <a href="http://gazette.jhu.edu/2011/08/01/low-carb-high-fat-diets-add-no-arterial-health-risks-to-obese/">here</a>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-6259941541962942882011-06-14T07:19:00.003-04:002011-08-02T05:38:30.415-04:003 simple weight loss tipsWhat is the main cause of failed dieting?<br />
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I'd say it is hunger. And cravings. Also our body adapts to diets and weight-loss tends to plateau.<br />
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3 simple tips I used when the above happened:<br />
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<ol><li>Eat a <b>good breakfast</b>. A heavy whipping cream omelette and bacon has worked best for me. Keeps me full late into the afternoon.<br />
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<li>Follow the <b>80/20 rule</b>. Eat "right" 80% of the time and indulge 20% of the time. I had some ice-cream or other treat on the weekend. Keeps you sane and it's easier to stay motivated. Nobody likes to feel like their "life is over" and they will never be able to eat what they like the most again. Just don't go overboard, all in moderation.<br />
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<li>When and if you <b>plateau</b> in your weight-loss, <b>the body needs a wake-up call</b>. When I first started with Low Carb High Fat, I plateaued after about 2.5 months. I did some research and decided to do the opposite of what I was doing. So for 3-4 days, I ate nothing but High Carb food, pasta, potatoes, sugar and so on. Then back to Low Carb High Fat. It worked. I started losing weight again.</li>
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<blockquote>Fruits Lowest in Sugar<br />
Small Amounts of Lemon or Lime<br />
Rhubarb<br />
Raspberries (more about berries on low carb diets)<br />
Blackberries<br />
Cranberries</blockquote><br />
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<a href="http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/whatfruit.htm">http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/a/whatfruit.htm</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-81982537460866169542011-04-28T09:52:00.000-04:002011-04-28T09:52:57.231-04:00Diet may ’reverse kidney failure’ in diabetics<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"></span><br />
<blockquote>Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York found a "ketogenic diet" could reverse the damage caused to tubes in the kidneys by too much sugar in the blood. </blockquote><blockquote>For their study, the researchers used laboratory mice with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Once kidney damage had developed, half the mice were put onto the ketogenic diet, which is 87 percent fat and mimics the effect of starvation. </blockquote><blockquote>After eight weeks, the researchers noted that kidney damage was reversed in those rodents which were on the highly controlled diet, the leading news channel reported.</blockquote><br />
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<a href="http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=178316">http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=178316</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-1200730059555878472011-03-09T08:32:00.002-05:002011-03-09T08:33:33.840-05:00Florida outlaws journalism<a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1246">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1246</a><br />
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- Will it be a favorable article?<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A person who enters onto a farm or other property where legitimate agriculture operations are being conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an authorized representative of the owner, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.</span></span></blockquote>Anyone seeing Monsanto headquarters moving to the corporation friendly state of Florida?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-42092010828513221602011-02-03T04:50:00.002-05:002011-02-03T04:50:54.145-05:00Some inspiration for those in doubt...Amazing job:<br />
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<a href="http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/main-lowcarb-lobby/708566-before-during-pics.html">http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/main-lowcarb-lobby/708566-before-during-pics.html</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-2663647081510991172010-12-19T10:22:00.002-05:002010-12-19T10:25:41.552-05:00Cleaning up your carb actLA Times article.Awareness is step 1 in any change.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Joanne Slavin, professor of nutrition at the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/education/colleges-universities/university-of-minnesota-OREDU0000046.topic" id="OREDU0000046" style="color: #666666; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">, member of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"Americans have to eat fewer calories. But I see no value in making a hit list for carbs. There are many healthy eating patterns, and potatoes, pasta, white bread and rice surely fit into many of these."</span></blockquote>Slavin mentions rice which is empty calories with almost no nutritional value. Rice is true junk food as far as carb and nutrition goes.For those inclined to read nutrient tables here's detailed info on rice.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5707/2">http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5707/2</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And white bread & pasta. How white bread and pasta can fit into any diet is beyond me.Ask yourself what it is you like about pasta. I doubt it is the actual pasta, but the sauce, vegetables or proteins that go with it. The pasta is just there to make you full. When did you last eat pasta on it's own?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I eat pasta, but without the pasta. Normally I replace the pasta with either cooked or pan fried vegetables. Cauliflower ground down to the size of rice is delicious. And it takes on an interesting flavor when fried in a pan.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In a world of increasing obesity I find it careless for a professor in nutrition,<i> who is also a member of the </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><i>Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee</i>,</span> to say rice, pasta and white bread aren't that bad. But that's just me...<br />
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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to recognize the power of Big Food lobbyism and their wallet.</div><br />
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Entire article here:<br />
<a href="http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-carbs-tips-20101220,0,4380325.story">http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-carbs-tips-20101220,0,4380325.story</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-60027127555038042252010-12-18T15:54:00.002-05:002010-12-18T15:56:23.003-05:00Cracked heelsI just saw this commercial on TV. About cracked heels and some "wonder oil" that the actors say fixed their cracked heels in a jiffy.<br />
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Not my heels, but pretty close to what they looked like. Let me tell you, it HURT. No matter how much oils, lotions I used, no matter how much I scrubbed my heels, they just kept cracking. No more. Same thing with cracked elbows. And fingers. And.. and... The list goes on. In general my skin has become very healthy compared to when I ate tons of carbs.<br />
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The more research I read about how carbohydrates changed mankind as far as what diseases we suffered from, the more convinced I get carbs make us sick. Not just fat, but sick as well. There are numerous studies showing indigenous people did not suffer from western diseases until they adapted western diets.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-2256978034560282022010-12-15T04:29:00.001-05:002010-12-15T04:42:10.268-05:00Why low carb diets must be high fat, not high proteinGreat article by Barry Groves, PhD.<br />
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<blockquote>We now know that we should eat a diet that is low in carbohydrates. But a plethora of books published in the last decade have been low-carb, high-protein, or low-carb, high-fat, or low-carb, high-'good'-fats, or all sorts of other mixtures. In other words, the real confusion lies in what we should replace the carbohydrates with: for example, should it be protein or fats? And if fats, what sort of fats? This article, I hope, will answer the question and put any doubts out of your mind. In a nutshell, carbs should be replaced with fats, and those fats should be mainly from animal sources. </blockquote>http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fat-not-protein.htmlPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-43911940924488204572010-10-04T03:58:00.008-04:002010-10-04T04:03:35.358-04:00Saturated fat dangerous?Maybe not.<br />
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<blockquote>''Carbohydrate intake has been intimately linked to metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of risk factors that can increase CVD risk,'' said Jeff Volek, PhD, RD, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut. His research showed that <b><i>very low carbohydrate diets can favorably impact a broad spectrum of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors</i></b>, even in the presence of high saturated fat intake and in the absence of weight loss.</blockquote><blockquote>A recent meta-analysis of epidemiological and intervention studies of milk fat conducted by Peter Elwood, DSc, MD, FRCP, FFPHM, DUniv, Hon DSc, Honorary Professor at the School of Medicine, Cardiff University, found that <b><i>milk and dairy consumption</i></b> actually was associated with a <b><i>decrease in CVD risk</i></b>."</blockquote><br />
<a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-10/gg-tsf100110.php">http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-10/gg-tsf100110.php</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-33336667314221160172010-04-01T02:01:00.000-04:002010-04-01T02:01:42.754-04:00Consumer choice is a mighty force<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">T</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">he consumer interest in Non-GMO labeled foods is skyrocketing. In 2009, this micro market segment was worth $60.2 Million and grew at 67% over 2008, making it the #1 healthy eating trend in store brands for 2009. </span></blockquote><blockquote>[...] </blockquote><blockquote>This happened in the recent past with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_somatotropin"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">RBGH</span></a> or RBST, the bovine growth hormone developed, not suprisingly, by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Monsanto</span></a> to increase the milk output from cows. It created many other problems, such as increased infections in the milk and disease in the cows. The FDA stated RBGH did not alter the milk, and sued several dairies that labeled their milk RBGH free.</blockquote><blockquote>Enough consumers found out the truth and started requesting RBGH free milk. Not long afterwards, the major players saw the movement in the market and made the switch to RBGH free suppliers. Surprisingly, this didn’t take a majority of consumers, only 5-7% of Americans, as they represent several hundred millions of dollars to the major national brands. This is money they will not lose when they can make a switch in suppliers and keep their customers happy.</blockquote><a href="http://bit.ly/d9QN4E">Full article</a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-25549416287348913442010-03-31T15:58:00.002-04:002010-03-31T16:08:52.274-04:00Pink bollworms beat Monsanto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j9eirDR7z2E/S7OozyqM59I/AAAAAAAAATQ/xtxQBBu9pR8/s1600/pink-bollworm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j9eirDR7z2E/S7OozyqM59I/AAAAAAAAATQ/xtxQBBu9pR8/s320/pink-bollworm.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
Evolution beats Monsanto</span></span></div><span class="overline" style="display: block; font-size: 13px; padding-top: 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;">Monsanto has revealed that a common insect pest has developed resistance to its flagship genetically modified (GM) product in India. The agricultural biotechnology leader says it "detected unusual survival" of pink bollworms that fed on cotton containing the <i>Cry1Ac </i>gene from the bacterium <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>, which codes for a protein that's toxic to many insect pests. In a statement to <i>Science</i>, Monsanto claims that the finding from western India "is the first case of field-relevant resistance to <i>Cry1Ac </i>products, anywhere in the world."</span></span><span class="overline" style="display: block; padding-top: 10px;"><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/327/5972/1439">http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/327/5972/1439</a></span><span class="overline" style="display: block; font-size: 13px; padding-top: 10px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;"><br />
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<blockquote>While the fish aren't going to win any beauty contests, the genetically engineered <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">rainbow trout</span> could hold some appeal at market, because they each provide 15 to 20 percent more flesh than standard tout, researchers say.</blockquote><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Does biotech make you worried?</div>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-44764975098866473242010-03-28T17:39:00.005-04:002010-03-28T18:11:24.940-04:00Are the leaders of Japan complete idiots? So it seems.I normally like to stay civil when I post, but this really pisses me off.<br />
<blockquote>The latest two-week long meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) saw bureaucrats sweep aside expert advice on how to save the bluefin tuna.</blockquote>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_bluefin_tuna">bluefin tuna</a> is close to extinction.<br />
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<blockquote>Years of research by marine and fisheries experts have concluded that the bluefin tuna's days are numbered, and unless there is an immediate ban it will become extinct in the very near future.</blockquote><blockquote>Some experts fear its population in the Atlantic has already fallen below sustainable levels.</blockquote>A bluefin tuna can go for as much as $175.000 for one fish in Japan. So it is a matter of status to be able to afford to eat the bluefin tuna.<br />
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A vote was taken at CITES to put a temporary ban on bluefin tuna to help it recover. Sounds reasonable, don't you think?<br />
<blockquote>Leading opposition to the ban was Japan, where most of the world catch is consumed in sushi restaurants.</blockquote><blockquote>Japan argued that a ban would be unfair, but the science supporting reasoned analysis was pushed to one side by politics, amid claims that Japan was trading promises of donor aid to developing countries in exchange for votes.</blockquote>Unfair in what way? Unfair to those who simply can not live without eating the bluefin? Unbelievable.<br />
<blockquote>Japan prevailed and the bluefin tuna may be doomed.</blockquote>Good job, Japan! <i>How much tuna do you think you will eat when there is no tuna?</i><br />
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BBC News article on the subject: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8589263.stm">How bureaucrats decided not to save the bluefin tuna</a>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-37589076491380557202010-03-27T17:34:00.009-04:002010-03-28T07:43:15.955-04:00The Butterfly Effect<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savagechickens.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_j9eirDR7z2E/S655i4QcfCI/AAAAAAAAASo/KmpGOK2eHDc/s320/chickensnail.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">Comic courtesy of <a href="http://savagechickens.com/">Savage Chickens</a></div><br />
Genetic mutation happens for a reason, evolution. What is the reason for companies changing DNA?<br />
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Do scientist <i>really </i>know the longterm effects, on an ecosystem, when altering a plants or an animals DNA?<br />
<blockquote>The director of UK’s prestigious <a href="http://www.rowett.ac.uk/">Rowett Research Institute</a> has stated: “The perception that everything is totally straightforward and safe is utterly naive. I don’t think we fully understand the dimensions of what we’re getting into.”</blockquote>And:<br />
<blockquote>We have such a miserably poor understanding of how the organism develops from its DNA that I would be surprised if we don't get one rude shock after another." -Professor Richard Lewontin, professor of genetics, Harvard University.</blockquote><br />
Not very comforting if you ask me. What do you think?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-42868870858089850502010-03-26T05:56:00.004-04:002010-03-29T17:23:25.166-04:00A novel ideaHere is a novel idea for all foodies out there. There is veganism, vegetarianism, fruiterianism, low carb, paleo, Atkins, Ornish, South Beach, Zone, LEARN, Mediterranean and God knows what. Despite having different ideas on <i>what </i>to eat and <i>how </i>to eat it, we all have one thing in common:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>We all care about what we put in our body.</i><br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We all want to eat fresh, natural, high quality food.</i><br />
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</i></div>When a nation is attacked by a common foe, the people of that nation join ranks to survive. Survival of the whole becomes more important than the individual beliefs.<br />
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Food lovers, also known as humans, are under attack. You might not know it, but we are. The common foe is Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).<br />
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The effects of GMO are devastating.<br />
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<ol><li>Brazil are deforesting Earth's lungs; the rain forest, to plant GMO soy.</li>
<li>Monsanto, the worlds biggest biotech company, owns around 90% of all the soybean seeds in the USA, their goal being monopoly. All of that seed is Roundup resistant, a toxic pesticide, which kills everything living when applied. Roundup is a Monsanto product.</li>
<li>They also own the larger part of the US corn production.</li>
<li>In India Monsanto's products and business methods have led to thousands of Indian farmers committing suicide.</li>
<li>There are studies showing kidney and liver failure in rat populations fed Monsanto's GMO corn. In experiments animals are fed large quantities of the corn. So the effects are visible much faster than among humans. Does the Monsanto corn have the same effect on humans? We don't know. Yet the same governments put in office by the people, approve these products for human consumption. <i>Despite not knowing the effects</i>.</li>
<li>Monsanto has offices in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech , Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South , Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United , United , Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. <i>So far...</i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">BASF is the European equivalent of Monsanto. The recently had their GMO potato Amflora approved for production in the EC. The potato is not to be used for food production nor fodder, but <i>it is a starting point</i> for giants like Monsanto and BASF <i>to gain acceptance</i> for their products.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">BASF writes the following on their website: "Seed treatment is a business area with growth potential: Genetically modified crops are playing an increasingly important role worldwide."</span></i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">When a company like BASF or Monsanto develop a GMO they patent the product. If i.e. a Monsanto soybean spreads, intentionally or unintentionally, to a neighboring farmer, Monsanto can sue the farmer for patent infringement.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Farmers buying Monsanto product are not allowed to save seed for next years production. They have to buy new seed. If they save seed they can be sued for breach of contract. In effect the farmers are made dependent on Monsanto's product.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Monsanto's latest venture is to patent pigs.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Their agenda? <i>Control food, control everything.</i></span></i></li>
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<div>Is this a common enemy, food lovers can join ranks against? You tell me.</div><div><br />
</div></div>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-22546270455823327042010-03-25T05:14:00.002-04:002010-03-25T05:31:14.881-04:00Proven: Vitamin D Prevents the Flu -- Throw Out Your Tamiflu<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Well, technically we only "prove" things in math and logic, when we assume our premises. But the </span><a href="http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/rapidpdf/ajcn.2009.29094v1">most recent study on vitamin D and the flu</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, gets as close to proving anything as we can get in nutritional and medical science."</span></span></blockquote><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;">The Daily Lipid: <a class="tweet-url web" href="http://bit.ly/autPy3" rel="nofollow" style="color: #2276bb; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/autPy3</a></span></div>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-75697454705716263332010-03-24T12:08:00.003-04:002010-03-24T13:52:35.917-04:00The Health Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/94d-KVorSHM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/94d-KVorSHM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
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Playlist <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5E0208A008B70685&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&v=710tmYMxsyY">continued here</a>.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-23732439499831286652010-03-22T20:30:00.006-04:002010-03-30T11:14:49.799-04:00Please stop GMO in EuropeWe say no to Monsanto, and change our mind 12 years later?<br />
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<b>New York Times: </b><b>E.U. Approves First Modified Crop for Planting in 12 Years</b><br />
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<blockquote>The European Union today approved the first new genetically modified (GM) crop for domestic growing in more than a decade, ending what has been a long stalemate over a backlog of GM crops awaiting cultivation approval. </blockquote><blockquote>The decision by the European Commission, the E.U.'s executive arm, will allow farmers to grow Amflora potatoes, a controversial GM crop developed by the German chemical giant BASF. The potatoes can be used solely for industrial or animal feed purposes, the bloc said. </blockquote><blockquote>The potatoes, engineered to produce high levels of starch for use in paper production or textiles, are the first crop to be approved for farming since a strain of Monsanto's insect-resistant corn 12 years ago. That decision set off a storm of protest from European countries, some of which, like Austria and Germany, have invoked science-based protection clauses to prevent the corn's growth (<a href="http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/gm_crops/2009/10/21/1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Greenwire</span></a>, Oct. 21, 2009).</blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"></span> <a href="http://nyti.ms/9RXvxG">http://nyti.ms/9RXvxG</a><br />
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<b>Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals</b><br />
<blockquote>In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats.</blockquote><a href="http://huff.to/bYojbQ">http://huff.to/bYojbQ</a><br />
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<b>A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health</b><br />
<blockquote>Effects were mostly concentrated in kidney and liver function, the two major diet detoxification organs, but in detail differed with each GM type. In addition, some effects on heart, adrenal, spleen and blood cells were also frequently noted. As there normally exists sex differences in liver and kidney metabolism, the highly statistically significant disturbances in the function of these organs, seen between male and female rats, cannot be dismissed as biologically insignificant as has been proposed by others [<a href="http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#B4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">4</span></a>]. We therefore conclude that our data strongly suggests that these GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity.</blockquote><a href="http://bit.ly/cZeQ94">http://bit.ly/cZeQ94</a><br />
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Please sign the petition to STOP GMO in Europe once and for all.<br />
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<b>GM Food: get the facts first</b><br />
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The EC has just allowed GM crops into Europe, ignoring the concerns of the public. I've signed a petition for independent research and a moratorium on GM crop development. With 1 million citizens' signatures, we can make an official legal request to the European Commission. Sign below and let's get to 1 million:<br />
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<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK">http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK</a><br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Dear friends,<br />
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The European Commission has just approved growing genetically modified crops in the European Union for the first time in 12 years!<br />
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Caving to the GM lobby, the commission has ignored 60% of Europeans who feel we have to get the facts first before growing foods that could pose a threat to our health and environment.<br />
A new initiative allows 1 million EU citizens to make official legal requests of the European Commission. Let's build a million voices for a ban on GM foods until the research is done; they will be delivered to the President Barroso of the European Commission. Sign the petition and forward this email to friends and family:<br />
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<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK%20%C2%A0">http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK </a><br />
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Consumers, public health, environmental and farmers groups have long rallied against a few international GM companies having such significant influence over European agriculture. Concerns about growing GM crops include: contamination of organic crops and the environment; their impact on climate due to the excessive need for pesticides; the destruction of biodiversity and local agriculture; and the effects of GM food on public health.<br />
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EU member states have voiced strong opposition to last week's decision to authorise BASF's potato and Monsanto's maize -- Italy and Austria are opposed, and France said it would ask for further scientific research.<br />
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There is still no consensus on the long-term effects of GM crops. And it is the GM industry, pursuing profits not public well being, that is funding the science and driving the regulatory environment. That is why European citizens are calling for more independent research, testing and precaution before crops are unleashed onto our land.<br />
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Now, the "European Citizens' Initiative" gives 1 million EU citizens the opportunity to submit policy proposals to the European Commission and offers us a unique chance to drown out lobbyists' influence.<br />
Let's raise 1 million voices to put a moratorium on the introduction of GM crops into Europe and set up an independent, ethical and scientific body to research and determine the strong regulation of GM crops. Sign the petition now and then forward it widely:<br />
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<a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK">http://www.avaaz.org/en/eu_health_and_biodiversity/98.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK</a><br />
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With determination,<br />
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Alice, Benjamin, Ricken, Luis, Graziela and the entire Avaaz team.<br />
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More information:<br />
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Last Eurobameter Survey 2008 'Attitudes of European citizens towards the environment', page 66:<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/aMkeVJ">http://bit.ly/aMkeVJ</a><br />
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The Independent, Fury as Brussels authorises GM potatoes:<br />
<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fury-as-eu-approves-gm-potato-1915833.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/fury-as-eu-approves-gm-potato-1915833.html</a><br />
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Reuters, France blasts GM crop approvals by EU agency:<br />
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New Report: GMOs Causing Massive Pesticide Pollution:<br />
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kimbrell/new-report-gmos-causing-m_b_362888.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kimbrell/new-report-gmos-causing-m_b_362888.html</a><br />
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Summary of the International Assessment on Agricultural Science and Technology for Development, including critics of GMOs use in agriculture:<br />
<a href="http://globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/international-trade-and-development-1-57/genetically-modified-organisms.html#key">http://globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/international-trade-and-development-1-57/genetically-modified-organisms.html#key</a><br />
<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>--------------</blockquote>If there ever was a time when you could make a difference, this is it.<br />
Please sign petition here: <a href="http://bit.ly/c55DIq">http://bit.ly/c55DIq</a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Signed when posting this: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">269,356</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Update 2010 March 26th: Total signatures 315,553</span></span></span><br />
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Oh, and one more thing: Why do vegans eat fake meat? You don't see carnivores eat fake vegetables. Honest question.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704432843568837455.post-64283024841843436822010-03-21T09:27:00.003-04:002010-03-22T05:52:08.673-04:00Women from a Male Perspective<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j9eirDR7z2E/S6Ydlwe16VI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ML8nwSGrMCQ/s1600-h/mother2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j9eirDR7z2E/S6Ydlwe16VI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ML8nwSGrMCQ/s400/mother2.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br />
I have a friend. Her name is Helene. She has four children and she is single. Two of them are now adults, and two around ten or so. Helene has been one of my heroes for a long time. Being a single mother of four is something almost unimaginable for a man. To succeed in bringing up four children alone is an admirable feat. Her children are great. Some parents can't even manage one child. And they are twice as many.<br />
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I know another mother. Her name is Heather. She has three children. Her life has been hell to say the least. But her children are fine and she has struggled like an beast to make ends meet and to raise her children well. She is another of my heroes.<br />
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I listened to a radio show a while ago. Four mothers were talking. One said:<br />
<blockquote>"The mother is always the dumpster. She always stays. The children know a mother never abandons. Fathers are away so much the children are grateful for what little they get from him. The father must not be pressured, questioned or intimidated. If he is, he might leave for goodThen maybe he abandons the kids forever. The mother's reward for her loyalty, kindness and love is - she gets to be the garbage can. "</blockquote>We live in a so-called equal country. An equal country where women still face discrimination daily. Equal pay for equal work is probably not even worth mentioning. Nor that typical "female professions" are lower paid than typical "male professions".<br />
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When you go shopping together, it does not matter if it's the woman who starts off the negotiations with the salesman. The salesman sooner or later turns to the man to conclude the sale. I have personally experienced this multiple times and every time I shake my head: Don't look at me, talk to her.<br />
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Women give birth. They have their period. When they give birth, they get stretch marks. They go through menopause. Men shave. Poor men.<br />
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In the United States, a single mother over thirty is as attractive on the relation market, as that moldy thing in the back of the fridge you know you should throw away, but you think is too disgusting to touch, so you wait a little longer to toss it.<br />
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On the coast of West Africa, there is an indigenous tribe ruled by women. Their language has no word for war. That says everything needing to be said about women. And men.<br />
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Men are not really worthy of women's love. Men rape, murder and pillage. Women love, educate and nurture.<br />
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Women deserve all our respect. I love women. Because they exist and because they tolerate us men. Thank you.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02138797591809352809noreply@blogger.com0