PARTY TIME 2011

There are so many things I'm noticing these days..........for example do you know most young people in Jamaica do not drink beer anymore .....they say it takes 5 beers to give them a kick and they urinate too much, whereas one rum gets them going. Are these young people aware how much sugar they are consuming especially when they chase their rum with soda?
Then do you notice how young people - the 25's and under - dance these days ? .... well I went to a young people party the other nite - first of all the DJ said "come closer - remember this is not Stone Love or Renaissance - we use monitor boxes we don't have big speakers so you have to come closer" continued the DJ .....really??????
The best comment of the night was when the slow music started playing the DJ said "rock your arms from side to side and look at the one beside you" - surely he was joking !
These young people can't slow dance, 3 step and 2 step doesn't exist so they 'rock their arms from side to side' - in fact the guys only dance to the girls' backs and they bend down and wine their bottoms in the air while the men mount them doggie style.......WHAT MADNESS !!! I AM TRULY OLD!
The girls walk up and down and model their outfits and the men stand there all bleached so their tattoos glow like Vybz Kartel, digging out the middle of their palms to knead their weed, then they buy a 750ml bottle of vodka or rum and if they really have money a bottle of Hennessy and 6 chasers usually cranberry or Ting and when the bottle is finished next person in the group buys.........the least clothes and the more false hair the girls have on, the more they have arrived....by the way did I tell you that parties are held 7 days a week? And they really say they have no money ? They must be kidding!
What age will these young people reach and how will they look?
I give thanks I was born at a time when we danced from we arrived at the party until we left........ (that means we didnt drink as much) we thought FUN CAN'T DONE! Well I have news for my contemporaries - IT DONE!

COULD THIS BE WHY CHICKEN IS SO DELICIOUS?

Just some info from Grist for those of you who eat chicken for lunch and dinner - after you read it , think again about starting another week doing same!

Its still standard practice on chicken AFOs (Animal Feeding Operations) to dose the birds with arsenic. Arsenic makes the birds grow faster and helps control a common intestinal disease of chickens.
This means, among other problems, an ecological disaster wherever the poultry industry is concentrated. The Delmarva Peninsula, historically one of the most productive fisheries in the U.S., is now nearly an ecological wasteland. Researchers estimate that between 11 and 12 metric tons of arsenic are applied to agricultural land there every year through poultry waste, and arsenic in some household wells reaches up to 13 times the EPA tolerance limit.
But that's far from the only worry. According to Grist:
"Then there's the question of arsenic traces in industrial chicken meat. In 2006, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) tested chicken samples from supermarkets and fast-food joints -- and found that 55 percent contained detectable arsenic."
Dr. Mercola's Comments:It’s chemical name is Roxarsone, and it’s widely used on chicken AFOs (Animal Feeding Operations) to control an intestinal parasite that allows the chickens to feed more productively and grow faster (it’s also used in AFO pig feed, although today I am focusing solely on chickens).
There are also several other reasons why you should avoid conventionally raised chickens in your supermarket, which I will go into below.
Use of “Organic Arsenic” is Common Practice
Roxarsone bills itself as an “organic” form of arsenic, which means it contains both carbon and arsenic, rendering it less toxic. The problem is this “organic” arsenic quickly turns into inorganic arsenic, especially once it passes through a chicken (or pig), and that’s where the trouble really begins.
Inorganic arsenic is a toxic poison that ends up both in the chicken meat and the chicken litter that is commonly used as fertilizer on surrounding fields. (For some reason chicken litter is also routinely fed to AFO beef, thereby contaminating them as well).
This inorganic arsenic “byproduct” created inside the chickens is distributed either to market where you consume it with your chicken meat, or it’s dispersed into the environment (by rainfall and watering) wherever the chicken litter is spread as fertilizer. This dispersed arsenic will eventually end up in your drinking water, and in lakes and oceans which are rapidly losing the ability to support life.
Folks, in 2010, AFOs in the US raised 40 billion pounds of chicken.
This is not a small amount of arsenic we are talking about. According to the article above, 11 to 12 million pounds of this converted inorganic arsenic is going into the environment in the form of chicken litter fertilizer. The people responsible for this massive poisoning of your chicken meat and your environment assure us that the Roxarsone they use is completely harmless, despite the fact that runoff from AFOs has been documented again and again poisoning the environment.
This is just another example of AFOs getting a free pass from the government to do whatever they want to increase both their output and profits, as runoff from AFOs is largely unregulated by the federal laws meant to prevent pollution and protect the quality of drinking water in wells.
Government, especially lately the Republicans in Congress, are always looking for ways to help these large farming corporations avoid regulations meant to protect the environment because they have a fear of upsetting their “client-partners” in industry.
The Problem with Arsenic
Continuous daily or weekly ingestion of arsenic, which could likely happen to you through eating of contaminated chicken meat on a weekly basis (or pig meat or cow meat), or through exposure to drinking water contaminated by high levels of arsenic, has been associated with skin cancer, bladder cancer and lung cancer.
The exact mechanism of arsenic poisoning is not known, but it is thought to compromise your immune system.
Arsenic does occur naturally in groundwater, but is often added to the environment through many other means (besides AFOs) at greater levels than found in nature. For instance, arsenic is used as a wood preservative (and until 2003, was a part of wood treatments for decks and playground equipment), in pesticides, and in special kinds of glass.
Some other problems associated with arsenic poisoning include:
Thickening and discoloration of your skin.
Digestive problems such as stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Numbness in your hands and feet.
If you think you may have been exposed to long-term arsenic poisoning, you should consult your doctor. Arsenic can be measured in blood, urine, hair, or nails. Of these, a urine test is the simplest way to tell if you are being exposed to dangerous levels of arsenic.
Another problem with all this arsenic being distributed is it creates new arsenic exposure pathways for people (especially children) who come into contact with the fertilizer on lawns, gardens or golf courses. So please think twice before applying chicken fertilizer on anything where you allow your children or pets to play."

Japan you are weathering this storm with class

Has there been any tragedy that makes us know we must live in the moment like the earthquake in Japan?
Enjoy your lives please ...look how prepared Japan was....yearly countrywide drills ...even Tsunami warnings didn't save them,and if that wasn't bad enough here comes the probable meltdown of a nuclear reactor.
I LOVE THESE PEOPLE THEIR DISCIPLINE TELLS ME THEY WILL BE BACK BIGGER AND BETTER as instead of running for their lives some workers stood to hold up shelves as they shook, they continue to stand in lines orderly waiting their turn and most interesting of all they are in debt but not to the outside world but to Japanese investors.......
The strength of the earthquake that hit Haiti last year wouldn't have dented Japan...the one that hit Japan would have wiped Haiti off the map. If any country can go through this mighty slam Japan can!

All I have to say to the West is there will be a lot of cheap Japanese cars flooding the market from about May, BUY WITH CARE!

NOW HERE IS A NEWS FLASH from David Wolfe as we continue to damage the earth -

The Most Important Water Discovery Ever!
Did you know… EPA records now show that over 2,100 cancer-causing chemicals have been detected in municipal tap water? (USA)
And what's worse… are you aware that there are over 80,000 manufacturing chemicals currently used in America... and over 1,000 new ones being developed every year?
The scary thing is, these chemicals are so new that we really don't know the long term risks of being exposed to them.
Before you reach for your plastic bottle of water, consider this: the 61 billion dollar bottled water industry uses more than 17 million barrels of oil each year to produce bottles.
That's enough energy to fuel over a MILLION cars for a year!

Aren't we ever going to learn?

ACKEE's BAD RAP

There is a huge debate going on about the poor ackee and how much it is poisoning people in Jamaica. Ackee always gets a bad rap - the other day it was giving Jamaican men prostate cancer, until they found out by research that the fat they said was causing it did no such thing, now all these silly people who are eating the ackee before it is ripe are saying we mustn't eat ackee...ackee has the toxin hypoglycin in it and if you eat it before it's ripe the amount in it is too much so you will get sick.......because I eat my ackees raw, I always get my ackees myself to make sure they are fully opened.

Ackee is a complete source of Omega 3 and the BEWELLBUZZ team has put together '7 Amazing Benefits Of Omega-3' which I have copied below:

Anyone with even a tiny bit of interest in health matters knows how important Omega-3is.Research studies are published regularly where the scientific community discovers more and more amazing Omega 3 benefits.

Here's a quick look at some of the wonderful ways in which it can help you:
Heart disease - The risk of heart disease goes down significantly with Omega 3 since it helps in lowering LDL, which is the bad cholesterol, and increases levels of HDL, the good cholesterol. Omega 3 lowers the amount of triglycerides and prevents their accumulation as well.

Cancer - Omega 3 is reputed to reduce the occurrence of cancer, curb the growth of tumors, and boost longevity.

Immunity - Better immunity is one of the more well-known effects of Omega 3, and those who consume it regularly will know how wonderful it is to fall ill so rarely.

Improved circulation - Omega 3 also boosts blood circulation in the body.

Neurological effects - Studies are being conducted on the efficacy of Omega 3 in warding off conditions like Alzheimer's and ADHD.

Weight loss - Omega 3 has helped numerous women lose weight, and when taken in one's diet and supplemented with exercise, it can keep the excess pounds from piling up.

Pregnancy - Pregnant women can prevent preeclampsia and premature birth by taking Omega 3. This amazing nutrient can also significantly reduce postpartum depression and helps make the fetus healthy."!

So enjoy your ackee dishes and build up your Omega 3reserves!