Grilled chicken not a healthy choice?

While people who are trying to eat healthy have stopped cooking down their chicken here comes news of the cancer risks from eating grilled chicken - now I`m not suggesting for a moment that you eat raw chicken but we all need to be aware of the carcinogens in our food. I remember as a child when we were told butter was bad for us so my mother changed to margarine and then when I became an adult and everybody had their little tub of Chiffon margarine in their fridge we heard it was plastic and would never come out of our intestines remember that ? So back to butter we went, in fact where is Chiffon margarine now? Then we heard all that milk that the milk man used to bring with the lovely cream on the top was going to kill us so milk became pasteurized and homogenized....do you see where we are heading with that now ? Good old fricassee chicken seems not to be so bad when we are cooking chicken(WHICH WE EAT TOO MUCH OF ANYWAY) take note of the following from The Cancer Project Update

Grilled chicken has long been touted as the healthy choice for consumers, yet this could not be further from the truth. PhIP, a type of heterocyclic amine (HCA), is a well-known carcinogen identified by The National Institutes of Health. Independent tests found the chemical PhIP in 100 grilled chicken samples from seven restaurant chains. Based on this evidence, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) recently filed and won a lawsuit against fast food companies selling unsafe food. The lawsuit was originally filed under California’s Proposition 65, which states that consumers must be warned about products that contain known carcinogens. Fast-food companies will be put on trial for selling products containing a known carcinogen and will be forced to post warnings in California restaurants about the cancer risk of grilled chicken.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, another reminder to stay ahead of the curve and avoid these risky products. In the United States, more than 209,000 cases of breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 2010, according the American Cancer Society. Human studies have shown that exposure to PhIP, even at low levels, is associated with increased breast cancer risk. Individuals consuming the most PhIP can have up to a 90 percent increased risk compared to those with the lowest consumption. Other studies found those with the highest PhIP intake had more than a 2.5-fold increased breast cancer risk. Other cancers identified with PhIP and HCA exposure include cancers of the colon, rectum, and prostate.
A common mistake is to consider methods of cooking meat, like grilling, steaming, and boiling to be healthful; however, any method of cooking animal tissue can create HCAs. Meat naturally contains amino acids and a protein called creatine. When heated, the combination of amino acids and creatine form HCAs. Since there are no safe levels of exposure to this carcinogen, it is recommended to avoid the consumption of meats for cancer prevention and survival.
The time is now to create awareness about the ways individuals can take control over their cancer risk. Since environment and lifestyle account for up to 90-95 percent of all cancers, adopting a whole-foods plant-based diet, keeping a positive mindset, and engaging in physical movement are the best tools currently available for cancer prevention. This October help The Cancer Project’s mission and your loved ones by spreading the message of prevention.

When we try to eat right and switch to a healthy plant based diet- one with food free of herbicides and pesticides by buying organic or growing our own- we will stop putting ourselves in harms way.
Once we get the information and know what we are doing to our bodies we can choose not to take heed,but remember life is a choice so choose well!
We are NOTHING without our health!

GMO`s harmless?????

I always watch the ad where the M&M doesn`t want to be placed in the pretzel with a smirk not a smile as it reminds me of all the sweet peppers and watermelons, tomatoes etc. that no longer know what they really are and also of how I love the flavour of yellow melon but wonder whenever I see it if I should buy it - has it ,in some way, been genetically modified and is it healthy?
Well the results of studies about some Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)are starting to trickle out - not about genetically modified fruit, but can I wait till the answers come in on that or will it be too late? Here is a report on what has been discovered about some GMO's so far.

Biologist Arpad Pusztai had more than 300 articles and 12 books to his credit and was the world’s top expert in his field. But when he accidentally discovered that genetically modified (GM) foods are dangerous, he became the biotech industry’s bad-boy poster child, setting an example for other scientists thinking about blowing the whistle.
In the early 1990s, Dr. Pusztai was awarded a $3 million grant by the UK government to design the system for safety testing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). His team included more than 20 scientists working at three facilities, including the Rowett Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland, the top nutritional research lab in the UK, and his employer for the previous 35 years.
The results of Pusztai’s work were supposed to become the required testing protocols for all of Europe. But when he fed supposedly harmless GM potatoes to rats, things didn’t go as planned. Within just 10 days, the animals developed potentially pre-cancerous cell growth, smaller brains, livers, and testicles, partially atrophied livers, and damaged immune systems. Moreover, the cause was almost certainly side effects from the process of genetic engineering itself. In other words, the GM foods on the market, which are created from the same process, might have similar affects on humans.
With permission from his director, Pusztai was interviewed on TV and expressed his concerns about GM foods. He became a hero at his institute -- for two days. Then came the phone calls from the pro-GMO Prime Minister’s office to the Institute’s director. The next morning, Pusztai was fired. He was silenced with threats of a lawsuit, his team was dismantled, and the protocols never implemented. His Institute, the biotech industry, and the UK government, together launched a smear campaign to destroy Pusztai’s reputation.
Eventually, an invitation to speak before Parliament lifted his gag order and his research was published in the prestigious Lancet. No similar in-depth studies have yet tested the GM foods eaten every day by Americans.
Irina Ermakova
Irina Ermakova, a senior scientist at the Russian National Academy of Sciences, was shocked to discover that more than half of the baby rats in her experiment died within three weeks. She had fed the mothers GM soy flour purchased at a supermarket. The babies from mothers fed natural non-GMO soy, however, only suffered a 10% death rate. She repeated her experiment three times with similar results.
Dr. Ermakova reported her preliminary findings at a conference in October 2005, asking the scientific community to replicate her study. Instead, she was attacked and vilified. Her boss told her to stop doing anymore GM food research. Samples were stolen from her lab, and a paper was even set fire on her desk. One of her colleagues tried to comfort her by saying, “Maybe the GM soy will solve the overpopulation problem.Of the mostly spurious criticisms leveled at Ermakova, one was significant enough to raise doubts about the cause of the deaths. She did not conduct a biochemical analysis of the feed. Without it, we don’t know if some rogue toxin had contaminated the soy flour. But more recent events suggest that whatever caused the high infant mortality was not unique to her one bag of GM flour.
In November 2005, the supplier of rat food to the laboratory where Ermakova worked began using GM soy in the formulation. All the rats were now eating it. After two months, Ermakova asked other scientists about the infant mortality rate in their experiments. It had skyrocketed to over 55 percent.It’s been four years since these findings were reported. No one has yet repeated Ermakova’s study, even though it would cost just a few thousand dollars.

THEY DON`T WANT TO KNOW!

NEWS FLASH - EXPENDABLE PEOPLE!

Today U.S. officials apologized for deliberately infecting hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea during secret medical experiments in the late 1940s. MSNBC reported the following -

"Between 1946 and 1948, the U.S. Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health worked with the Guatemalan government to infect 696 unsuspecting Guatemalans—including mental patients—with STDs in order to determine whether penicillin could work as a preventative measure for the disease. "Many of those infected were encouraged to pass the infection onto others as part of the study," MSNBC says. The so-called "Guatemala experiments" were discovered by Susan Reverby, a Wellesley professor who stumbled upon them while researching the Tuskegee experiments, a forty-year study in which the U.S. government also infected black men with syphilis up until the 1970s. NIH director Francis Collins is scheduled to discuss the issue at 11 this morning, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized this morning for the "clearly unethical" experiments.'

How does an apology help? As a Dept.Head I always say to my employees I don`t accept apologies...I`m sorry means nothing to me....Why? The deed has already been done.SORRY CANNOT HELP IT!Of course I believe you may be genuinely sorry but what should have happened is you should not have done it so you wouldn`t be standing in front of me saying you are sorry...damage has been done and 'damage control' is highly over rated!
Didn't the U.S. officials know lives were at stake? But Guatemala and its inhabitants are expendable......who cares? Just like all the fruit that's being exported to 3rd world countries,I see the apples and grapes on the side of the road daily, sorry not buying any why are you flooding my country with them? What are they loaded with? No thank you.......Is it because the population of most third world countries is black ? Why do you think the money promised to Haiti has not gone to them? They are BLACK....therefore expendable!
Can we hear now what experiment-gone-wrong caused Aids? That one came back to bite the US in the butt didn`t it? (no pun intended)...

CT SCANS

I know I have always been advised to stop running to get x-rays, but the latest revelations are ridiculous......read and inwardly digest the following information about the damaging effects of x-rays - you should also go to
Dr. Mercola's website to learn more especially you guys who every drum knock you are having scans of one form or another.....and for those of us who live in Jamaica , remember we don`t sue at the drop of a hat so you can tell your doctor no!

Despite clear evidence that the radiation from x-rays is damaging to your body, our current medical system continues to promote the careless and excessive use of radiation-based diagnostic scans.
This year, one in every 10 Americans will have a CT scan (computed tomography).
The amount of money spent on medical imaging doubled between 2000 and 2006 to about $14 billion a year—and that is just Medicare alone, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office. More than 70 million CT scans per year are now performed in the US, including at least 4 million on children. This is up from just 3million in 1980.
Nearly 30,000 get Cancer EVERY Year in the US from CT Scans
According to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine last year, CT scans alone will cause nearly 30,,000 unnecessary cancer cases (about 2 percent of cancer cases), which will lead to about 14,500 deaths.
But wait, there’s more bad news.
While 30,000 cancer cases is a large number, a New England Journal of Medicine study from 2007 estimated that overuse of diagnostic CT scans may cause up to 3 million excess cancers over the next 20 to 30 years.
For those slow on math that is 1,000X more deaths over the next 25 years.
David Brenner of Columbia University, lead author of the study, told USA Today: "About one-third of all CT scans that are done right now are medically unnecessary … Virtually anyone who presents in the emergency room with pain in the belly or a chronic headache will automatically get a CT scan. Is that justified?"
Why are so many CT scans being done, when they result in so many unnecessary deaths?
There are several reasons:
* Physicians fear being sued for malpractice if they miss something.
* Some patients pressure their physicians for scans “just to be safe,” especially after hearing advertisements touting the benefits of new hi-tech tests (without disclosure of the risks).
* Physicians are more often using scans to screen “the worried well” (such as scanning former smokers for lung cancer).
* Many doctors have purchased their own imaging equipment for their practices. This adds a financial incentive into the mix and sets the stage for overuse of the technology.
* There’s a trend toward commercially advertised full-body CT scans to “find everything wrong with you.” Consumers with extra cash lying around (in excess of $1,000 in most cases) are being encouraged to undergo a full-body scan as a preventive measure.
While high-tech imaging can be beneficial in certain cases, it must be used SPARINGLY because it exposes your body to dangerous radiation—radiation that is proven to cause cancer.
And you are being exposed to more radiation from your diagnostic test than was previously thought. Studies have recently found that radiation doses from CT scans tend to be higher than the amounts generally reported.
When the diagnostic procedure causes the disease you are trying to avoid, perhaps you should reconsider the procedure!
Becoming aware of the risks of medical scans is part of becoming a smart consumer and knowing your health care options. Research suggests that a dismal seven percent of patients are informed of the risks of CT scans.
Why X-Rays are so Damaging to Your Health
There are four primary reasons that x-rays (and other diagnostic tests that rely on ionizing radiation, such as mammograms and CTs) should be minimized:
1. They cause chromosomal mutations that are often irreparable, and the effects are cumulative.
2. They cause DNA changes that are proven to lead to cancer.
3. They cause DNA damage in your arteries, which can lead to cardiovascular disease.
4. They often result in misdiagnosis and false positives, increasing the likelihood of follow up tests—further increasing your radiation exposure.
X-rays and other types of ionizing radiation have been, for decades, a proven cause of virtually all types of mutations—especially structural chromosomal mutations. X-rays are an established cause of genomic instability, which is frequently seen in the most aggressive cancers.
X-rays act like tiny little “grenades” that are far more damaging to your DNA than the metabolic free radicals, which are routinely produced by your cell’s natural metabolism. Ionizing radiation can damage the genetic material of every internal organ or cell lying within the path of an x-ray beam. Within an organ, even a single high-speed high-energy electron, set into motion by an x-ray photon, has a chance of inducing the types of damage that defy repair.
That is why there is no safe dose of x-rays.
And when such mutations are not lethal to the cell, they persist and accumulate with each additional exposure to x-rays or other ionizing radiation.
On top of the DNA mutation effects, there is the issue of arterial damage and increased risk of blood clots.
How can radiation move you closer to a heart attack?
Radiation damages the DNA in your arteries, which in turn causes the cells lining your arteries to multiply abnormally, decreasing the size of the arterial lumen and effectively “narrowing” your arteries. This radiation-induced tissue inside your arteries is similar to scar tissue, decreasing vessel elasticity and increasing your risk for arterial blockage.
According to John Gofman, M.D., Ph.D., evidence indicates that more than 50 percent of deaths from cancer and more than 60 percent of deaths from ischemic heart disease may be x-ray-induced.

Eating badly on vacation

Then to another 'aha' moment - I don`t know how many of these moments I need to have till I quit being amazed at how food contributes to our health. While I was away, I again fell into the trap and used all the excuses in the book to fall off the wagon - steak, chicken you name it, I had it - still eating my fruit but less vegetables and adding meat with great glee....... about 5 days into this change of diet I awoke in the morning not as I usually do, bounding out of bed, instead I felt every day of my accumulated years, feet aching and barely moving, the bags under my eyes turning into suitcases and I said to myself "wow, it never fails does it?"
Immediately on landing , I rushed home heading straight to my kitchen yelling out to my live food chef son Peter - "green juice and keep it coming" and I'm now feeling myself again. This time I must say only the Outback steak thrilled me........nothing else, so I craved nothing going back on my raw food diet and I feel so revived - I really need to stop joking around....the reason I do it is the excuses you all use......too much trouble to eat different from everybody else so I ate what everybody else was eating, too difficult to fix something just for me, any excuse I could give I gave myself, really I was just too lazy to fix my food and as I watched everyone around me having a great time eating their way to various illnesses, I joined in laughing all the way, knowing I have a death sentence over my head. It's amazing how we all have a death wish and love playing with fire......I write this to let you know that you are not alone in your struggles even those of us who know better, struggle....... difference is after my vacation I came back to my proper regime and even now while I write this I'm having my almond milk - freshly made - not out of a box so I know how lucky I am, thing is those of you who don`t need to keep as rigid a diet as mine need the support of family and those around you,even covering up the barbeque - not good for you and a reminder to all of you who have aches and pains and look older than your years - a tossed salad with your barbeque chicken/steak/burger - does not mean eating 80% raw. At least I could sense that my family and friends felt guilty enjoying eating those things around me - all except my eldest son who is so happy eating badly I truly hope and pray he has his father's genes......

PRINCESS NAIYAH

Hi folks for all of you who've been wondering what happened to me, I'm fine - I just came back from 10 days with my granddaughter and eldest son in Orlando, city of the future - what a transformation the Amway centre, a technological marvel, has made to this sleepy-eye town .....I thought I was in New York.....and then wow ! Disney is still organized to a T and a wonderful experience and the 3 o'clock parade is still a delight to kids of all ages. It's wonderful when you see something that has maintained throughout the years.
Space mountain was a revelation though. My son who turned 33 on September 8th and who never met a roller coaster he didn`t love warned me repeatedly that people who had bad hearts or high blood pressure should not go on this ride. I reminded him that absolutely nothing was wrong with my heart or my blood pressure and because I had cancer 3 times in the past and 23 surgeries was no reason for me not going on this ride. Well off I went with him ....he sat behind me and I could hear him whoooing strangely as the ride progressed. When we came out I excitedly thought we would be going back only to hear 'never again' he said 'Mommy do you realize what would happen to us if anything went wrong on that ride they would pick us up in pieces!' My boy now knows his mortality ..... fatherhood will do that everytime, yes hon that's what life is risks and chances......at my age I can go in pieces or one piece, matters not to me, fun is the name of my game and fun I had.
Just looking at Naiyah transform into Cinderella was another precious moment She didn't go back to being Naiyah for 3 days, she ate breakfast went to the supermarket, everything was done in her crown, gown and glass slippers and only succumbed to the hair coming down because she likes swimming more than being a princess.
What an absolute treat!

OUR DIRTY LIVERS

Recently a lot of people been asking me how can they clean their livers - guess they're not feeling so good and the doctors tell them their liver is in trouble but as usual they do not tell you what you can do to clean your liver as there is no capsule to do so. Every day your liver is on the attack from the following :

* Prescription drugs — EVERY prescribed medication and over-the-counter drug you take must be filtered by your liver! FROM TYLENOL TO YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION

* Alcohol use — More than 18 million Americans abuse alcohol making it the #1 cause of liver disease in America!

* Environmental pollution — From cigarette smoke... automobile exhausts... smog... and thousands of dangerous toxins you breathe, touch and ingest!

* Chemical food additives — Many are known to cause abnormal cell growth—that’s why your liver must be on high alert!

* Water chlorination — Including fluoride, chlorine and heavy metals—all must be neutralized by your liver before they cause you harm! HOW MANY OF US DRINK 6-8 GLASSES OF CLEAN PURIFIED WATER EACH DAY?

* Household chemicals — Aerosol sprays... cosmetics... ammonia... hair dyes... disinfectants—all are loaded with toxins your liver must quickly neutralize and eliminate!

* Pesticides — For lawn care... bug repellents... critter control—can easily get absorbed into your body!

* Overuse of animal protein — If you’re a meat eater, you better believe your liver is working overtime!

THAT'S WHY SO MANY OF US "LIVE FOOD" PEOPLE DON`T SUFFER FROM THESE PROBLEMS IF WE ARE BIG TEA DRINKERS AS WE DRINK MILK THISTLE AND DANDELION ROOT and THINGS LIKE THAT ALL DAY AND WE DON`T TAKE ANYTHING FOR HEADACHES AS WE KNOW THAT'S TOXINS COMING OUT AND WE DON`T EAT MEAT.......
HERE IS A LIST OF THINGS YOU CAN DRINK AND PUT ON YOUR FOOD TO HELP CLEAN YOUR LIVER AND IN TURN YOUR KIDNEYS AS THEY ARE BOTH BEING OVERWORKED TO DEATH :

- N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) — A Godsend for kidney stones! NAC helps eliminate painful kidney stones. NAC also helps protect your liver from harmful exposure to toxic chemicals!
- Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) — Critical if you’re taking prescription drugs! ALA helps your liver quickly neutralize the damaging effects of over-the-counter and prescription medicines by elevating levels of the liver-supportive enzyme called glutathione. What’s more, ALA can help lower liver enzymes that can lead to serious liver problems!
- Trimethylglycine (TMG) — Helps Improve liver function! In an Italian study, patients taking TMG experienced improved liver function, reduced fat in the liver and diminished abdominal pain. What’s more, several clinical trials show TMG can help repair liver damage caused by alcohol use!
- Dandelion Root — A natural body balancer! This age-old herb helps filter toxins from your liver and kidneys without overstraining or tiring out these organs. Dandelion is a natural diuretic that can increase urine production by promoting the excretion of salts and water from the kidneys. Plus, it helps keep optimal water balance in your kidneys... encourages healthy electrolyte balance in the blood... and helps keep liver and pancreas enzymes in balance. Dandelion is also a rich source of potassium!
- Olive Leaf — A natural infection fighter! Scientists have identified a powerful infection-fighting compound in olive leaf called “oleuropein.” When enzymes in the body metabolize oleuropein, you get a force field of protection from viruses, bacteria and fungi. This is especially important for your liver and kidneys since they are constantly under assault from toxins!
- Milk Thistle — The ultimate liver lover! Your liver helps process some of the 850 million pounds of toxic chemicals released into the environment every year. An overload of these toxins can easily wear out your liver—and leave you prone to developing a host of health problems!
- Turmeric Root — The toxin terminator! This popular spice has been traditionally used to help remove dangerous toxins from the liver and stimulate the production of bile. According to the book, Herb Bible, turmeric can also help reduce liver inflammation!
- Burdock - Purges poisons to purify blood! Noted health expert Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., in The Honest Herbal recommends burdock as a blood purifier. Why? Because this remarkable herb has the uncanny ability to help neutralize most poisons that enter the liver. What’s more, it can soothe irritated kidneys and enhance urine flow!
SO NO EXCUSE GET TO CLEANING YOUR LIVER AND ENJOY FEELING GOOD!!!!!!!