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When our parents were young in those days, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere – even in hospitals! Ads for cigarettes were all over the place. Today we are more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted and banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV, radio, and in many magazines.

Almost everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart diseases; that it can shorten your life by ten (10) years or more; and that habit can cost a smoker thousands of naira, dollar or pounds a year. So how come people are still lighting up? The answer is the word ADDICTION.

Once You Start, Its Hard To Stop

Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine which is highly addictive. Like heroine or other addictive drugs, and the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal. People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some thinks it looks cool; others start due to peer group while some do it because of their family members or friends smoke.

Statistics shows that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start before they are 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in their teens never expected to become addicted. That is why people say it’s just so much easier to start than to quit smoking.

How Smoking Affects Your Health

There are no physical reasons to start smoking. The body doesn’t need tobacco the way it needs food, water, sleep and exercise. Infact, many of the chemicals in cigarette like nicotine and cyanide are actually poisons that can kill in high doses. First time smokers often feel pains or burning in the throat and lungs while some feel sick or even throw up, the first few time they try tobacco. The body is small; it goes on the defense when it is being poisoned. The consequences of this poisoning happen gradually over the long term, smoking leads people to develop health problems like heart diseases, stroke, emphysema (breakdown of the lung tissue) and many types of cancer including lung, throat, stomach and bladder cancer. People who also smoke also have an increased risk of bronchitis and pneumonia.

Each time a smoker lights up a cigarette, it takes about 5 to 20 minutes of the person’s life. Smoking could also cause fertility problems and can impact sexual health in both male and female. Teen smokers experience many of these problems like bad skin, bad breath, reduced athletic performance, increased risk of illness, greater risk of injury and slower healing time.

As a smoker, take time to ask yourself these questions, maybe it could help you quit smoking and take unto a good and wonderful habit that could change your life and health around:

1. Why do you smoke?
2. Why do I benefit from smoking?

Germs

Men once believed that evil spirits made people sick.  Today we know that infectious diseases are caused by tiny organisms commonly called germs.

Three common kinds of germs are bacteria, viruses, and protozoa

Bacteria germs are one-celled plants that can be seen only through a microscope.  They cause many diseases, including pneumonia, scarlet fever and whooping cough.

Viruses are tiny organisms.  They are even smaller than bacteria.  Virus germs cause such diseases as mumps, measles, chicken pox and the common cold.

Protozoa are tiny one-celled animals.  Some kinds cause malaria and sleeping sickness.

The human body contains substances that germs can eat.  Germs invade the body through the nose, mouth, or a scratch in the skin.

Some germs causes an illness by destroying the tissue they live in.  Others produce poisons that can make us sick.

Visual source:  superstock

NOTARIZED PREMEDITATED BOMBINGS AND THE NYS PREFFERRED DRUGS/POISON PROGRAMS: CRIMINAL REPORT WITH CERT. RECEIPTS

Be informed: Could your immediate environment be making you sick?
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I think I know now completely (without the aid of professionally trained doctors) what my chronic pain of 2 years and 2 months actually is. (You may want to, as it is connected to this, view my other Mobility Problems post).

October 2007 – I suddenly started experiencing horrendous back and left hip pain. I went to the NHS docs who didn’t take me seriously…was told by a male gp with a smile, yes, your back problems are related to the weight of your chest. Was later told by another (female) gp, in other words, that I should be happy having what Mother Nature had endowed me, other women (like herself) weren’t so lucky. Neither of these health professionals among a few others including a cosmetic surgeon treated and cared for me in a professional manner. I could detail so much more but this post isn’t about the shoddy service I’ve received. I will just give you a brief timeline of what happened regarding the Chronic Pain…

So I was told to lose 16 pounds so I could qualify for the NHS breast reduction surgery. Not easy to do when you can’t move. But each week I managed to usually lose a pound or 2 and came pretty near the weight they wanted. At this point I was only given paracetamol for pain relief.

Spring / Summer 2008 – The pain worsened to the point of hardly being able to walk – well, if walking is what you can call tiny tiny steps shuffled as if I was 100. Whenever I had to walk more, my fiance either pushed me in a wheelchair, or I used a stick. Parents were horrified, they paid for private physio treatment.

PhysioLady said: “You’ve got a partial hip dislocation. Your spine is a little too curved and your large breasts are putting a pressure on your back…these things don’t help”.

I had a meeting with the cosmetic surgeon for the breast reduction. He was enraged when seeing me in a wheelchair in so much pain…Why didn’t you have a Back Specialist?! He said he would write a letter. 4 weeks later he still hadn’t written that letter despite my regular phone calls to chase it up. I don’t know when it finally got through, I was so tired of it all – the constant pain, the constant fear of what I have, the constant battle with getting the right help – and gave up phoning.

Autumn 2008 – I tried Codeine but it felt like I was giving birth out of my backside. 6 months later: No thanks, not again, I told the doc. He said, “why don’t you take the Codeine…?” (Mmmm typical, I knew you weren’t listening to me again).

Winter 2008 – You’ve had another dislocation, PhysioLady said. She pulled the leg again and put it right again. My Angel.

Spring 2009 – Pain is different, increased, stabbing…a 3rd dislocation! PhysioLady fixes it again. I am now paranoid about lifting heavyish things (the day I felt that dislocation happen – something inside slipped and moved! – I had carried a few food items while shopping, carried too many library books). PhysioLady says I should do my stretching exercises as she showed me from the beginning, and sometimes repeated dislocations just happen to some people.

Fiance back in Canada posts bottles of Canadian Robax which contains the ingredient METHOCARBAMOL. Love these pills! They soothe, relax…only vodka is the best pain killer of all but I don’t want to go that route. However, throughout the 2 years and 2 months pain levels are a CONSTANT in my life, every day, every night – ranging from (sadly just a couple of times) low levels where I almost feel no pain – to monsterous jabbing pains racing up my spine, or down my buttocks and legs; aching, gnawing pains; pains that wake me from deep sleep; pains that leave me unable to function like an able bodied person and that is every day regardless even if the pain level is low. And then there’s the fatigue and depression.

Summer 2009 – I ask the doc for METHOCARBAMOL. He looks in his little medical book, it ain’t there. He looks online, ahh! it isn’t used much in the UK but he will prescribe it for me. Thank you Doctor. But…they’re addictive and in a far higher dosage, can’t put them on the regular prescription, just take them on my Bad Days. So I ask for ibroprufen too so I can make a cocktail “Pain Killer”.

Autumn 2009 – Don’t eat much meat these days (almost vegi / fishy – tarian now) and not much fat. (The reason for this began with wanting to eat healthy, and then the weight loss, and then the cost of meat was too high, and then I felt guilty about slaughtering animals!) However I (was) partial to Fish ‘n’ Chips…well, Chicken Pie ‘n’ Chips. But the METHOCARBAMOL reacted badly when I ate just some chips and half a chicken pie that had obviously also been deep fried. I had a week of misery, such a bad stomach upset…learning I can’t eat any fatty food whatsoever while taking these meds. I decide to split the 750 mg into two. Just for the Really Bad Days.

Wanting to know MORE about my Hip Dislocations I naturally surfed the net…which led me to an article about ENDOMETRIOSIS http://painjoint.blogspot.com/2009/01/understanding-endometriosis-hip-joint.html and the more I read the more I thought THIS IS WHAT I HAVE!!! WHY DIDN’T THE DOCTORS KNOW? WHY DIDN’T THE DOCTORS PROPERLY INVESTIGATE?

Yesterday on my dressmaking course a woman told me that she had / has it! I was very surprised. I don’t know much about this illness / condition, and apparently her daughter has it too. She said I think you do have it by the way you walk (I sort of shuffle, so careful not to move into, across my hips). She advised me to take a special test and now I can’t recall the name of it, but it begins with “S”. She was so nice and helpful and we ended up exchanging phone numbers.

So yesterday evening I drove home in a weird elated frame of mind, thinking I’m finally getting somewhere with this…finding out WHAT it is…and getting the RIGHT TREATMENT (there is an appointment with the pain relief clinic next week; but I will ask for an investigation into ENDOMETRIOSIS too). To date I’ve had an x ray and blood tests, but no scan.

And as for the latter part of this blog – The Dangerous Plastics bit – I starting searching on probable causes of ENDOMETRIOSIS and came across the plastic BPA (Bisphenol A), which is known for simulating the female hormone Estrogen, and in higher doses, IS linked to infertility, cancer, ENDOMETRIOSIS, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and behavourial problems such as hyperactivity and aggression. Very worrying I think. Too important for ANYONE to ignore.

Be informed of the risks of certain plastics! Tell others about this. I’ve embedded this video from Breast Cancer UK. You may not be female, you may not be in the UK, but this is a worldwide issue that governments aren’t paying enough attention to and everyone (men as well as women) needs to be aware of. There is also an open letter from Scottish Breast Cancer and various references at the very end of this blog.

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Letter posted on Pink Ribbon – 10th November 2009

Dear Pink Ribbon,

The constant refutation by those in the cancer industry who stand to lose out if harmful chemicals are banned is to say the least tiresome.

How much evidence is needed before the precautionary principle is applied to all known carcinogenic substances?

The evidence that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are contributing to the increasing incidence of breast cancer is growing on a daily basis. The most comprehensive compilation of this evidence to date is /The State of the Evidence/ (Fifth Edition, 2008), published by the Breast Cancer Fund in the US.

Bisphenol A, just one of many known EDCs, has already been listed as a toxic substance in Canada, which has been the first country in the world to ban the sale and import of all baby bottles/products containing BPA. Many states in the USA have also banned the use of this chemical in baby products. How long must we wait for the UK to follow suit?

It is, to say the least, insulting to hear the continual onslaught on female diet and lifestyle when we know that less than half of breast cancer cases can be attributed to these causes. The impact of chemical toxins in the environment, including personal care products, begs investigation so that woman can be honestly informed to enable them to make choices which suit them.

The persistent emphasis on alcohol consumption and weight in relation to breast cancer by the media and cancer charities has become insulting to the many women who work hard, eat well and try to enjoy life while staying within the recommended limits. Most breast cancer survivors are /not guilty as charged/ of high levels of alcohol consumption and/or poor diet. The image of an obese, drunken ladette is not what is witnessed in most breast clinics.

Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign

Reference -
http://euphoriamaternity.wordpress.com/tag/bpa/
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/132/the-real-story-on-bpa.html?page=0%2C0
http://www.scottishbreastcancercampaign.org/
http://www.chemicalshealthmonitor.org/spip.php?article429
http://www.antiplastic.org/

Concerned about the ingredients in personal care products you and your family members use?  Have you wished for a reliable resource with which you could check the known risks associated with some products?   The cosmetics database Skin Deep produced by the Environmental Working Group EWG) may be the resource you’ve been looking for; or not, because once you find out what’s really in the products you apply to your skin you may have second thoughts about continuing their use.  EWG’s data gives you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from the health risks we all face from everyday exposures to myriad industrial chemicals.

EWG  designed and maintains the database “…to use the power of information to protect human health and the environment.”  From their website:

In 2004 we launched Skin Deep, an online safety guide for cosmetics and personal care products. Our aim was to fill in where companies and the government leave off: companies are allowed to use almost any ingredient they wish, and our government doesn’t require companies to test products for safety before they’re sold. EWG’s scientists built Skin Deep to be a one-of-a-kind resource, integrating our in-house collection of personal care product ingredient listings with more than 50 toxicity and regulatory databases.

Now in its fourth year and third major update, our Skin Deep database provides you with easy-to-navigate safety ratings for nearly a quarter of all products on the market — 52,055 products with 8,798 ingredients. At about one million page views per month, Skin Deep is the world’s largest and most popular product safety guide. 

Also from EWG, the Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides which addresses food safety.

….stop shoveling copious amounts of toxins into your body.

My ongoing struggle to ban the spraying of poisonous pesticides in Central Park was recently chronicled in the New York Post.

Among the toxic pesticides used in Central Park:

Glyphosate (Roundup), Imidacloprid, Trifloxystrobin, Pyraclostrbin, Clopyralid, Halosulfuron-Metlyl, Azoxystrobin, Bacillus Lichenitormis.

Pesticides cause birth defects (perhaps they caused mine), promote miscarriages, are a known carcinogen and neurotoxin. Yet the crown jewel of New York City has decided to lace the park with these poisons. Neil Calvanese, the VP of Park Operations, has confirmed to me that a new round of pesticide spraying is slated for the spring of 2010.    NCalvanese@CentralParkNYC.org

I have alerted the Community Board 8 which has shown no interest in the issue. Same for City Councilman Daniel Garodnick and to date, Borough President Scott Stringer. I will continue to pressure the Central Park Conservancy to stop the spraying. Until I do:

The Poisonings Continue.

Ray Salomone   Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

www.GrecoRomanWellness.com

Blog: www.GrecoRomanWellness.wordpress.com

The Most Provocative Wellness Blog on the Planet

 Eat Fresh, Whole Foods. Exercise Intensely

PLAY ROUGH AND LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!

 Contact Me Directly at: Ray@GrecoRomanWellness.com

 Coming Soon to bookstores:

The Greco Roman Road to Wellness

by Ray Salomone and Dr. Katina Ioannidis

Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Greco-Roman-Road-Wellness-Old-World-Times/dp/0982139209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243604904&sr=8-1

During my vast amounts of free time, I am also a fiction writer. My first novel, PEACE BE WITH YOU, a psychological drama of addiction and redemption, was published in 2007.

This is the Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Be-You-Raimondo-Salomone/dp/142414812X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256656950&sr=8-1

 My next novel, HUMAN TRAFFIC, a story of love and vengeance, will be finished sometime in the next decade.

Ray Salomone, Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

 Update on my efforts to have the Central Park Conservancy discontinue the application of pesticides in and around Central Park.

I requested via voice to Neil Calvanese, VP of Operations, that I be made aware of the Conservancy’s plans in 2010 with respect to pesticide application. (I had previously been told by Mr. Calvanese that pesticides would be used in the spring of 2010)

 I also requested that I be given reports of all pesticide activity in 2009. Finally I requested to be heard by the Conservancy.

 All of my requests were denied.

While remaining civil and professional, Mr. Calvanese did reaffirm his position that while they will explore other options, pesticides will continue to be part of his arsenal. (his word, not mine)

Until further notice, the poisonings will continue.

 Ray Salomone   Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

www.GrecoRomanWellness.com

Blog: www.GrecoRomanWellness.wordpress.com

The Most Provocative Wellness Blog on the Planet

Eat Fresh, Whole Foods. Exercise Intensely

PLAY ROUGH AND LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!

Contact Me Directly at: Ray@GrecoRomanWellness.com

Coming Soon to bookstores:

The Greco Roman Road to Wellness

by Ray Salomone and Dr. Katina Ioannidis

Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Greco-Roman-Road-Wellness-Old-World-Times/dp/0982139209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243604904&sr=8-1

Great time to be alive right?

I sure think so, I’m almost in awe everyday at the grand experience
of living here right now. But as all things arise and
go, there is an opposite to the side of good which you
call evil, really in what “god”/”universe” would so see, it’s nothing
but a complimentary design to make you as you are it is
needed to have that dimension of what life is.

As working laws of the universe are concerned “good” & “evil”
which have always been just human concept are really something
very amazing if one is to examine the contents of what these
messages really heed.

Good and evil exist so that you can decide who you really
are and what you are not, the hole concept of creation
is just that. You are here to be, to experience and to make
choices and choose who you really are in the truest since
of your heart. So you really can not say what good and
evil really is to others. Only in the since of what is true for you is
the law of the universe of what is good and evil.

So whats the real deal for this e-mail? Well just hold on
one second and I will get to that. Let me explain or at least
hold your attention to one other thing. My personal
reason for living is to help people understand that life
doesn’t happen to you. You are happening to life, everything and
I mean EVERYTHING that is happening to you now is a
result of a thought.

Maybe you don’t feel as if you thought about being in debt
or losing a lover/friend or the state of the world. But in all of the
great findings of the past 100 years we are now just catching
up with old ideas and theories from “gurus” of the past. So how
hard is it really to think that we as a species or as a “collective group”
are not really responsible for the things that are still in our realities
that we complain about on a daily basis?

Taking responsibility for the things that come to you is the
highest and best arrival for a soul/individual, you can either
discard this reality or you can embrace the fact
it has shown you something profound and it’s another
opportunity to share with the universe of who you are and who you are not.

The universe holds a no obligation rule (that applies to everything).
This is because our will in this universe is truly free. You are allowed to
create and live as you wish and to create the things you wish to see.
But what happens when you see something you don’t like?

What then? If there is no obligation what is the point?
Well lets look at what I just pointed out and let me explain something
there is one thing that stands in the way no matter what.

Just as you are allowed to create in your life so is others allowed
to create theirs even if it’s to “destroy” which is really
just another way to “create”. Again all opposites are created
so that you can discover WHO YOU ARE.

(This is Order out of Chaos <- A great understanding can come from
books such as Liber Null to truly understand Chaos Magick/Theory)

What I'm getting at is what people call the "Conspiracy Theory".
We all live as a Shakespeare play, but you are the one to give
yourself the leading role or supporting role in all this. But none
the less we are all given a part in this grand play if we like it or
not. So when opposite truths of who you are show up do not hide
from them, uncover what the feeling or event is trying to tell you,
this feeling will help you define what your true inner self
is here to do.

In this case I come to you with something that most wouldn't see as
a threat or something to alarm over, but over the past several years
these "sicknesses" "epidemics" etc that have kept arising to create
fear in the depths of our being have caused something much more
damaging then one thinks. This and all the things the media sorcerers
are telling us are of slight of hand or what we now today call NLP
(Nuero Linguistic Programming)

“More to the point, there is no forensic evidence in any of the deaths
reported to date that has been presented that proves scientifically
that any single death being attributed to H1N1 Swine Flu virus was
indeed caused by such a virus.”

Sparks your interest doesn’t it?

Again as a Shakespeare play you are here to play your part.
What will you tell the universe about this? Is this who you are?
Are you ready to accept this or discard it?

Really there is no obligation, but in this world you play the game
because it’s that real. But you can play the game without being
severely emotionally attached to the out come of what is happening.

In fact if you believe in prayer or even meditation let me tell you this:

Do not ask for what you want for it comes from the area of lack and limitation.

You are saying that if I only had this or that I would be complete
or I’d be happy. But all this needs to really come from a feeling of gratitude
the love of already attaining what you wish to see. Feeling
incomplete will only attract more events that make you feel
incomplete.

Feel complete and full and happy now and you will continue
this attraction and it will spill into other areas of life.

Remember this for sound is the word of the universe – emotion is the word of the god.

Thoughts are creations of sound and sound moves matter – Want proof?

http://healtheamerica.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/why-the-laws-of-attraction-work-on-a-scientific-level/

So be informed. Stay safe, tell others. Just beware
as you would a snake in the road do not re-act emotionally.

It’s not that you have been sold a lie. The real test of character
of yourself and of complete responsibility is to ask:

“Have I bought a lie?”

http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=2764 – Swine Flu / Forced Vaccinations

–
γνωθι σεαυτόν

-Nate / Simranjeet

-Health & Economics of America
www.healtheamerica.wordpress.com
-The Beacons of Peace 2012

PS: This is a longer note and I'm sending this to a couple thousand people.. because I can
Perhaps a long lingo of babble or perhaps a article of truth and care? Really it's all what you
think and believe about this situation. You will attract things to help you agree if you agree
or you will attract things to prove me wrong. Whats funny. I will have the same happen
for what I believe about this. Interesting none the less and it's something to become aware
of while you start your day.

Op-ed by Jeffrey Feldman

Author Jeffrey Feldman

HP/Jeffrey Feldman—Forget the Swine Flu. America is suffering from an outrage pandemic.

Like everybody else in America, I was surprised when the Nobel committee awarded the 2009 Peace Prize to Barack Obama. I was pleased, but surprised. Apparently, just about the only living creature not surprised was Bo the First Dog. But the outrage that flowed from every corner of the political conversation was far more depressing than learning about the award was surprising.

When did American optimism succumb to this constant outrage?

Less than a year ago, tens of millions of Americans descended on Washington, DC, just so they could say, “I was there,” on the day Barack Obama became President. Nine months later, a majority of Americans seem convinced that this same man–who once inspired them so deeply–has personally slighted them.

The right-wing is certainly responsible in part for the spread of the outrage pandemic.

The right has reached a level of outrage at Barack Obama that already exceeds what the left mustered after eight years of George W. Bush. The result is that right-wing politics in America now follows one general argument: If Obama wants it, then it is so bad it must be stopped or it will destroy America.

The insanity in this approach became clear in the health care reform debate where we have heard Republicans on Medicare say crazy things like, “I’d rather die than see this country adopt government-run health insurance” (e.g., I would rather die than have the kind of government health insurance that I currently have, which keeps me from dying).

When people shake their fists in protest at the very things they say they will die to defend, the result is far worse than a nation divided along political lines. It is a form of national schizophrenia.

While the outrage pandemic may have reached critical levels on the right, the left has done its part in the past nine months, too.

Try talking to anyone in the left-wing, nowadays, and it seems everyone has a bone to pick with Barack Obama. Whatever Barack Obama does, more and more people on the left are outraged by him. First it was the bank bailout program, then the auto-industry rescue, then the health care bill. Then it was not moving fast enough on closing Gitmo, then the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then withdrawal from Iraq. Now the left is outraged at Obama’s Afghan policy and his view on cap and trade and home mortgage relief and marriage equality and the prosecution of past administration officials.

Is there anyone left on the left who is not outraged at Barack Obama for something? If they’re out there, I never come across them.


More @

Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy by Jeffrey Feldman

Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the Conversation (And Win Elections)
by Jeffrey Feldman

I can understand that prairie dogs can be a nuisance and a menace to ranchers, harming their horses and livestock by making ruts and burrows in the ground.

What I can’t understand (or accept) is the EPA’s approval of two deadly poisons to deal with the prairie dog problem.

According to an email from the Defenders of Wildlife, the chemical poisons, Rozol and Kaput-D (the casually callous naming of this deadly poison churns my gut…) cause prairie dogs to suffer horrible deaths, slowly bleeding through their skins, sometimes taking weeks of this torment to die in this manner. How inhumane are we?

Furthermore, the poisons also effect endangered black-footed ferrets, swift fox, burrowing owls, eagles and other wildlife. (As well, I wonder whether the poisons in the rotting carcasses leech through the soils, finding their way to our water sources; maybe minute now, but building over time.)

What of the animals in the ecosystem that depend upon the prairie dogs as a food source? What happens to them? Prairie dogs are also important players in the ecosystem to maintain vegetation growth and provide their burrows for other animals. What of them?

In addition, these little prairie dogs have already been eradicated from 95% of their range across the Great Plains, and yet there are some that seek to destroy them even more. (Taking away 95% percent of their living area isn’t enough?)

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has questioned the EPA approval of these deadly toxins, yet the EPA approved them. I have to wonder how and why. Is the EPA bought and sold by some savvy players?

A wise man once said what we do to the least of us, we do to the Almighty. Prairie dogs are pretty much some of the “least” of “us”.

You can stand by and do or say nothing, and condone this behavior. Or, you can step up in anyway you can to make your conscience known.

Are we, or are we not, good stewards of all that attempt to live on this planet that sustains us?

link to Defenders site

…are being uploaded often; please check back for updates.

The SC DHEC groundwater contamination list is being organized (currently listed sites are being moved to a folder within the KMZ file), and as soon as this is done, this list will be more helpful for your investigations.

Ray Salomone, Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

I was disgusted to learn that GLYPHOSATE, one of the most toxic substances known, is routinely being sprayed in Central Park in an effort to kills weeds that grow between cobblestones. THE HORROR! Weeds in cobblestones.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in RoundUp Pro, a pesticide made by the Monsanto Corp. Glyphosate is said to cause miscarriages, birth defects (perhaps Glyphosate caused my birth defect?) and is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen.

I am starting an organization called

STOP POISONING OUR FUTURE. Our goal is to prevent the spraying of these poisons in our parks and schools.

Evidence is mounting that pesticides and other toxins are the cause of the dramatic rise of childhood cancers. So the people who make pesticides, sell them, promote them and allow their use need to know that children are suffering and dying.

Locally, here in New York City, I have made contact with the person in charge of the pesticide spraying in Central Park. His name is Neil Calvanese. He is the VP of Operations in Central Park.

Email  NCalvanese@CentralParkNYC.org

Phone: 212-628-1036 Extension 13.

If a direct phone confrontation isn’t your style, leave him a message during off hours. And pass his contact info around. My goal is lean on him. HARD.

 As for those dreaded weeds that dare to sprout up between cobblestones? How about work release or community service?

All the DUI offenders who don’t get jail time can get on their knees and pick the weeds. Seems fair.

 Ray Salomone   Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

Dr. Katina Ioannidis, Chiropractor

 STOP POISONING OUR FUTURE

 Contact:   Ray@GrecoRomanWellness.com   (212) 946-2090

It is to my great dismay to announce that I have been “banned” from 30 Bananas A Day.

What have I done, you ask? What was so unbelievably horrid that required this action?

I responded to other, curious, individuals questions regarding a paleolithic and warrior diet lifestyle.

*I’ll let that percolate for a moment*

Yep, that’s all.

Oh, but wait!! THERE’S MORE!!

Due to my mere existence while consuming meat… the two owners of the site, Freelea and Durianrider (Harley),  as well as other numerous cultists, found it necessary to bash and insult me and my chosen experimental path. Without any regard to my feelings, whatsoever.

In my defense, I posted a response asking for them to please respect my decision and refrain from the juvenile behavior. As well, I posted a blog stating I would abstain from further participation in hopes to keep the peace on the forum, for everyone. See Below:

“As most of you have noticed.. I’ve been receiving a lot of unnecessary and quite childish flak from some individuals on this site. Which is, quite honestly, very disappointing.

In my first blog post explaining my diet experimentation, I stated that I would refrain from speaking too much on the forums, for this very reason.

It is truly unfortunate that so many feel the need to treat others this way. And why? Who knows? Perhaps due to feeling panicked by the fact that I may be onto something, which threatens their very belief system? Or – perhaps just a simple case of the failure to comprehend and fully appreciate my reasoning… a general lack of understanding.

Either way, no matter how you toss the dice… what is so, is so.

So to forgo anymore juvenile responses, I am going to continue on in my quest for health without the participation on the forums. I simply haven’t the tolerance for such closed-mindedness… it leads to my frustration and I’m sure, causes those on the other side of the spectrum frustration, as well.

I may return once I receive my test results. So I hope to speak to all of you, then!

I miss you, all!

Feel free to stop in my blog every now and then to say “Boo”

http://sassifer.wordpress.com/

Peace, love, and good health to all!!!!!
~ Casandra“

And the posts that took place, you ask? Well, here they are…

Quote from Paleo and Crossfit Thread on 30BAD:

(The original poster was asking about a paleo diet and how it compares to 80/10/10)

Jeff : “Contact Cassandra who is currently doing a paleo experiment. Check out her blog at…
http://sassifer.wordpress.com/who-is-sassifer/ “

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Me: “hehe thanks Jeff

Yes i’m doing a paleo-experiment. One that looks like it’s going to take me into the winter months.. if I’m to prove/disprove my theory on eating seasonally.

So far I’ve had a very mixed response from the experiment. Mostly due to consuming foods in a more processed and unnatural state. But when I stick to whole fruits, veggies and simply-cooked meats.. all’s well.

By the way… the whole “a vegan who eats meat will die” or.. “a vegan who eats meat will have serious stomach problems” is a crock of you know what

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Freeleas Response:

Responses in bold are quotes of my post.

Responses unbolded are her.

“Undereating on carbs from sweet fruit Cassandra is the exact reason why u are eating meat.
“a vegan who eats meat will have serious stomach problems”

- Give it time Cassandra.
-How long were u vegan before eating animals again?”

*this is where I responded to her and asked that she cease harping on me about not eating enough carbs and insinuating that I’m eating meat/cooked food because of this. I also told her that I was vegan for 10 years before eating meat – somehow I lost this post in my frenzy to copy and paste!!*

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Her Second Post:

Responses in bold are quotes of my post.

Responses unbolded are her.

“Hey Cass, Thanks for getting back to me

The reason I’m ‘harping’ on about it is simple…because its a recipe that actually works but many don’t give it a proper chance or do it correctly (although there are many peeps here thriving on this lifestyle prescription)

“Hun, I was consuming 2000+ calories in fresh fruit every single day. I was eating so much… that I threw up from eating TOO MUCH.“

- This is very unusual, how long were u attempting to do this before u threw up?- Feel free to email me so we don’t take up this thread

“I’ve been on 80/10/10 for 3 months and the results already, are astounding! I am in such awe at the improvements in my physical appearance, digestion, skin texture, mental clarity, and especially energy levels! WOW!! I am in love with this lifestyle and I have absolutely no comprehension how anyone can live their lives consuming anything that isn’t a fresh, whole, food
….I’ve always had a deep passion for nature, animals” (this is from my profile page which hasn’t been updated in 5 months, on the site)

- This is a great testimonial from your profile page Cassandra Thanks

If we learn about human physiology we will see that every cell in the human body runs on glucose ( & the brain exclusively glucose) fruit is the preferred fuel, if we are not getting sufficient amounts of calories from fruit then we will start to look to other sources for our fuel…like cooked carbs & dead animals. Is this healthy? No. Is this sustainable ? No.

“Everyone who goes to “cooked food” or “eats meat”… can not always, indefinitely, be chalked up to “they weren’t eating enough fruit”

- I Disagree & have seen it MANY times before as I have witnessed it in friends, family & clients, they always are undereating on carbs prior to the consumption of non-foods.

Of course what u eat is your choice but to think u would receive any other advice on a low fat raw VEGAN website is a little naive. I must remind you that this is a vegan website & we do not support discussions on the consumption of dead animals.

I only wish to see u succeed Casandra & when I witness any individual partaking in something destructive to their health I care & speak up…its sort of my job too!. Eating meat can have serious health & karmic implications, especially if u have been raw & vegan for a period of time beforehand.

In health & happines
Lovefree

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My Direct Response:

Responses in bold are quotes of her post.

Responses unbolded are me.

Responses in bolded italic grey is her quoting me.

“Hey Cass, Thanks for getting back to me

Anytime…

The reason I’m ‘harping’ on about it is simple…because its a recipe that actually works but many don’t give it a proper chance or do it correctly (although there are many peeps here thriving on this lifestyle prescription)

I realize that the under consumption of fruit calories has caused many to stray from the 811 lifestyle. Yes. I am not, nor have I ever, denied or argued such a fact.

However – What I am trying (and seem to be failing) to express to you is that I was NOT under consuming. I was NOT lacking in fruit sugars. I was consuming more than an adequate amount. But what has instigated my change in diet is purely for the facet of learning. My passion in life is health, nutrition, and the good of all man-kind. The 811 lifestyle was one of my educational tests, on myself. I did this for about 4 months. Now… I’m onto the next thing. I am trying everything possible, leaving NO STONE unturned in my quest for ultimate health and existence. The ascertainment of such knowledge can only be done by means of trial and error, first-hand experience, whatever you may call it.

Who would I be to sing the praises of one concept without testing another? Nothing more than an uneducated, bumbling, hypocrite.

To read a book written by a self proclaimed expert… and believe said literature speaks nothing but the god’s truth is incredibly closed-minded, in my eyes, and should always be avoided. Instead, one should allow themselves to experiment and explore… with no negative apprehensions. To allow oneself to be free in exploration and expression is to embrace all life.

“Hun, I was consuming 2000+ calories in fresh fruit every single day. I was eating so much… that I threw up from eating TOO MUCH.”
- This is very unusual, how long were u attempting to do this before u threw up?- Feel free to email me so we don’t take up this thread

There’s no need to email. If you wish to discuss anything further after this post then yes.. we can do so. But I don’t feel a need as this will be all I have to say regarding this topic.

It happened on only two occasions… but I felt extremely nauseated on several others.

“I’ve been on 80/10/10 for 3 months and the results already, are astounding! I am in such awe at the improvements in my physical appearance, digestion, skin texture, mental clarity, and especially energy levels! WOW!! I am in love with this lifestyle and I have absolutely no comprehension how anyone can live their lives consuming anything that isn’t a fresh, whole, food
….I’ve always had a deep passion for nature, animals”
- This is a great testimonial from your profile page Cassandra Thanks

It is. Your welcome.

If we learn about human physiology we will see that every cell in the human body runs on glucose ( & the brain exclusively glucose) fruit is the preferred fuel, if we are not getting sufficient amounts of calories from fruit then we will start to look to other sources for our fuel…like cooked carbs & dead animals. Is this healthy? No. Is this sustainable ? No.

Oh Free… there are far too many variables and scientific mumble-jumble that go along with such claims… we need to take into account grass-fed, wild-run animals – which YES.. absolutely, are sustainable. As well as how nature designed “seasons” for specific foods, etc… I go into much more detail regarding this on my blog, if you are interested I can link you.

Ofcourse what u eat is your choice but to think u would receive any other advice on a low fat raw VEGAN website is a little naive. I must remind you that this is a vegan website & we do not support discussions on the consumption of dead animals.

Yes, it is my choice.
Yes, this is a vegan website. Might I remind you that I never instigated any conversations regarding the consumption of meat… this, in fact, was started on other thread by yourself.

Quote:
“Cassandra I see on another thread u are eating cooked meat?? Just another reason to get enough fruit calories. We rarely do experiments unless we are hungry.”

As well as the original poster of this thread.

I only wish to see u succeed Casandra & when I witness any individual partaking in something destructive to their health I care & speak up…its sort of my job too!. Eating meat can have serious health & karmic implications, especially if u have been raw & vegan for a period of time beforehand.

Free. I greatly appreciate your concern for my health. You are a wonderful, warm, loving and caring person… of which the world needs more of. However, you need not worry for me. Should my health deteriorate I will not hesitate to return to 811, as has been my plan from day 1.”

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What was the response from this? Well, 45 minutes later… while in the middle of responding to another curious person’s questions regarding my diet (see picture # 2)… I found out.

Answer = Banning

Now this provokes the question, honestly… why would this happen?

For me, the answer can be summed up into one word: Threat.

Yes, those on 30BAD are threatened by my experimentation because I’ve had such success with it so far. Contrary to popular belief, eating meat and eating once a day has caused amazing changes in my health and life.

As well… despite their best efforts to keep their “followers” following, many curious and open-minded individuals have contacted me requesting more information regarding my experiment. Not only that, but a handful have even begun to test some aspects out for themselves. (please refer to pictures #2 and 3)

This, in turn, conveys to them the concept that maybe, just maybe, their way is wrong. Perhaps, by some unforeseen happenstance, their lifestyles could NOT be the only way. Quite possibly, they haven’t got all the answers.

The sheer conceptualization of such blasphemy is far too scary for one to accept, let alone speak of!!

What does a religious leader of a cult do to those which tempt the followers to stray? Get rid of the temptation.

It is extremely deplorable of them to go to such lavish lengths. But, what can you do?

All I can do is express my story in the hopes that others do not fall into the same trap as I.

To be perfectly honest, this isn’t the first subject that has ruffled invisible feathers. Just recently a friend of mine poured his heart and soul into an extremely well-written post (more like article) pertaining to marijuana, it’s use, history and how it effects the human body. Not once did he advocate it’s use, but rather attempted to educate others.

What happened to him? He received a warning from “big brother” and “big sister”, as well, his entire post alongside others’ wonderful responses… were deleted. When confronted, the “moderators” coughed up the excuse of: “we do not support the use of drugs”.

Not only that, but prior to this occurrence… Harley himself was banned from a fellow site “Give It To Me Raw” for his outlandish and disrespectful methods of speaking to others. I stuck up for the guy, giving him the benefit of the doubt… as I know his heart is always in the right place. However, through my own personal experience with such quick-to-dismiss behavior… I now concur with everyone else regarding his poor social skills.

It is truly heartbreaking to see a handful of spoiled blueberries ruin it for the bushel.

Oh well. At least I’m not alone: http://www.giveittomeraw.com/forum/topics/i-just-found-out-i-was-banned

My only advice coming out of this is: Should you be on the lookout for a raw-vegan forum that is comprised of a respectful and open-minded atmosphere, consisting of mature individuals possessing commonsensical mentalities who support freedom of speech… all in the name of health, I strongly suggest you keep searching - 30 Bananas A Day is not the site for you.

As I’ve reported before in this blog, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as a rule, allows companies to keep new information about chemicals they use in their products a secret from the public. This includes compounds and additives that have been shown to cause cancer, respiratory problems and immune reactions. This boils down to a conspiracy of sorts, whereby the EPA and the companies they protect lie to the American people.

In a recent investigation, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper examined more than 2,000 filings in the EPA’s registry of dangerous chemicals for the past three years. In more than half the cases, the EPA was shown to have agreed to keep the chemical name a secret. In hundreds of other cases, it allowed the company filing the report to keep its name and address confidential.

This is in despite of a federal law requiring public notice of any new information through the EPA’s program that is supposed to monitor chemicals that pose substantial risk. The whole idea of this enforced program is to warn the public of newfound dangers. So what they are doing is illegal and dangerous to all of us! Once again, money trumps concern over public safety. In fact, according to the regulations, the The EPA is supposed to allow confidentiality only “under very limited circumstances.”

What this amounts to is wide spread public exposure to dangerous chemicals that can maim, disable and kill. This has been shown endless times in the studies of popular chemicals at use for various industrial purposes. The idea behind the rules is that public safety should override the financial concerns of manufacturers and developers. In other words, just because it might extend shelf life or make a product pretty, they are not allowed to add Cyanide. Point made?

According to the environmentalists, this practice of blacking out information puts the public and the planet in grave danger. As well, legal experts are pointing out that this “sanitizing” of company secrets violates the agency’s own laws. Which tells me that their “laws” are simply smokescreens. They like to look good in the eyes of the public while they are secretly loading our Lemonade with poison.

According to the Journal Sentinal’s investigation, Section 14 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the foundation for all the EPA’s toxic and chemical regulations, stipulates that chemical producers may not be granted confidentiality when it comes to health and safety data. The newspaper’s findings are just the latest example of how the EPA consistently puts the interests of business ahead of the needs of the public. Over the past year or so, this newspaper has been reporting on various EPA programs that have bent over under corporate pressure. This not only frustrates environmentalists and safety advocates, it destroys the entire mission of the EPA, which was initially established to protect the public.

Because of their original mission, the EPA was granted the authority to fine companies that fail to fully disclose information about dangerous chemicals. Occasionally, it has done so. But critics say the program has been allowed to flounder, and the agency rarely challenges a company’s request for confidentiality.

In the agency’s defense, this was largely the fault of the previous administration. They basically starved the EPA for funding and made efforts to cripple it’s mission, in their overall effort to favor business over the public. The Bush Administration had an ideology that did not allow for restrictions or oversight on business, the results of which we see now all around us.

The EPA was created over 30 years ago to be a watchdog for dangerous chemicals. The law requires companies to that make chemicals to submit any information about potential hazards in their products to the EPA for consideration. And the EPA, as the watchdog it was created to be, was supposed to disseminate this information as a safeguard for the public, who could then choose not to purchase risky products. Of course, the public is sensitive to the issues and, as it has been proven time and again, will simply stop buying products they are afraid of. Witness the demise of many companies who were later revealed to maim or kill with their products.

This public outcry has led to corporate “sanitizing” of safety information to protect their industry from public rejection. They have figured out how to twist and turn the loopholes in the law in their favor and to our detriment. By law, companies can claim “confidentiality” if they fear that public disclosure will reveal trade secrets. They have to answer a short list of 14 questions, including specifics on why disclosing the information would harm the company. EPA administrators then decide which ones are granted confidentiality.

Confidentiality was not meant to hide the dangers of various products. This is just what the companies have managed to use it for. In their investigation, the Journal Sentinel found that large information gaps remain in the overall process. More than half of the 32 submissions for March 2004, for example, are still missing information necessary for the public to connect the name of the chemical with the information submitted. Clever.

Still, some have no information at all.

The newspaper gives examples. In one EPA report, posted by an unnamed company about an unnamed chemical, testing shows that if the substance is inhaled, it produces “foamy macrophages” or diseased cells, in the lungs of rats. The report also indicates the chemical may cause pulmonary fibrosis – a deadly and irreversible disease in people. But, according to the investigators, there is no way to know if this is a chemical coming out of a smokestack in some town or a concern for workers at a factory. The write-up does not say where the chemical is produced or used. Nor is there any indication in the description of what this chemical is or how it works.

This is only one small example but it duplicates over and over again. The newspaper gives a lot more examples than I will here. If you go to the link for the paper above you can search for the series of articles on this matter and investigate it more fully.

My concern is the mishandling of laws and regulations as it regards the environment and public health. The public is, once again, being denied critical information on chemicals in their purchases and environmental hazards that affect the world around them. It is downright evil, if you ask me. But then I’m a activist and I give a shit.

The real embarrassment for me is when I go to the EPA’s own Web site and read the garbage about how their studies, letters and accident reports are intended to be viewed by the public so citizens can “understand potential human health and environmental risks associated with exposure to chemical substances.” What a load. Yes, they post a bunch of reports on the site, so many in fact that few people have the time to read it all. But even if you did, if you could stomach all that crap, you would find that a great deal of it is redacted. So much for openness and honesty.

In their investigation, the Milwaukee Journal cornered a spokesman and asked him about this. His name is Kemery and he could not say exactly who or how many people decide what information is allowed to be kept confidential! Nor did he know how many claims of confidentiality have been submitted and how many were granted! I don’t know about you grunts out there, but if this were my job, I’d be walking. Who do they work for, after all? And what is their job? Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot. They work for big business and their job is to hide the truth. In that regards, they are working hard.

According to the newspaper, “The Environmental Working Group, a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., reports that less than 1% of the EPA’s enforcement and compliance budget is spent on the Toxic Substances Control Act. Renee Sharpe, a senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group, spent more than a year trying to get information from the EPA about some of the chemicals under the program, only to be denied at every turn.” And then they quoted Ms. Sharpe as saying, “It’s pretty outrageous, isn’t it?” And my retort: YES!

It is amazing to me that the EPA spends so much time and energy advising companies on how to keep information confidential and at the same time, avoiding helping consumers. They don’t seem to be at all concerned that some company (or many) may be dumping poison into consumer products and endangering the American people! I find this outrageous and if they don’t get their act together pronto, they need to be dismantled. This is obviously a waste of our taxpayer dollars and another example of corporate welfare. Why are we paying to protect our enemies? And that’s what business is lining up to be.. an enemy to public interests.

Another thing about the EPA that bugs me is their website. Not only is it hard to navigate but if you’re there to read these reports, as deep and complicated as they are, you will have a damn hard time finding them. You can’t just look up a chemical by it’s name or even by the company that makes it! You just have to shuffle through endless filings, month after month after month, in the hopes of finding the chemical or company you’re looking for. This is another effort at secrecy and inaccessibility if you ask me. There is no excuse for this. I am a low rate web developer and publisher and I could come up with a database that works better than the one they have. And they are the Government! But, again, I must defer to the fact that the Bush Administration did not fund them and so perhaps they had to make do.

Also there have been no updates on the site and where there are, there are huge gaps in reporting. For instance, there are no current chemical reports. The newest ones are years old. If this pisses you off like it does me, then maybe you can take a moment to do something about it! Go to the site and click on the “contact” link and write them a letter of complaint. Another action you could take is to go on your local reps website and send them a note asking them to work for funding the EPA. The laws are there, we don’t need more of those, we just need some money going to the right programs. This is important because the EPA has basically gone unfunded since Jimmy Carter left office. Currently, the stimulus bill includes funding for environmental measures within the EPA. Just take a moment to write the President and ask that he make sure this includes chemical oversight. For the sake of tomorrow and the safety of our kids.

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How to Prevent Poison Ivy From Spreading
Can poison ivy spread? Does scratching a rash caused by poison ivy cause it to spread? Is poison ivy is contagious? Find the answers to these questoins and tips on how to prevent poison ivy from spreading. Health from fellow mom of four at Associated Content, Jolynne Hudnell.
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Nothing could be healthier than eating a nice portion of fish with some steamed veggies and rice, right? Last Saturday that’s exactly what I had for dinner, but it was not the dining experience I was expecting. I had eaten about seventy five percent of my meal while constantly ignoring the funny taste of the fish. Suddenly I had an overwhelming feeling of nausea, my abdomen began to swell and I could hear the groaning from my stomach. Uh! I instantly realized what was happening and regretted ignoring that unusual taste. I told my friend was done eating and needed tea. Lots of very hot tea! The tea actually helped to calm the internal chaos of my digestive system.

It would be great if we could believe that the meat we eat was always clean, free of antibiotics, poisons and hormone affecting chemicals. Unfortunately that is not always the case.

So how do we make the meats we eat safer?

1. Organic meat is guaranteed to be free of artificial chemicals, hormones and antibiotics. Generally speaking, organic meat will cost about 30% more than that which is mass-produced. Organic meat is raised under natural traditional conditions instead of an environment of restricted space, low cost feed, or speeding growth.

2. Lean meat is another option. If organic is too expensive lean meat is an alternative that be less likely to hold toxins. Toxins usually accumulate in fatty tissue.

3. Steak and joints are better alternatives than buying cheap meats. Cheaper meat products such as beef links, sausage patties, hot dogs and steak pies are low quality meats that are loaded with sodium nitrates and other chemicals and fillers that are not healthy.

NaturalNews) It’s no secret mercury is a dangerous toxin that accumulates in the human body and can produce disastrous health problems involving multiple organ systems. It’s known to be a risk to unborn babies, too. Unfortunately, as NaturalNews has reported, mercury contamination of our environment and food sources is rampant. For example, scientists have found that fish(http://www.naturalnews.com/025935_m…) and high fructose corn syrup (http://www.naturalnews.com/026528_m…) are often loaded with the dangerous heavy metal. Now comes this worrisome news: deposits of mercury in the bodies of Americans are increasing at an alarming rate and the health repercussions could be staggering.

Mercury especially targets the liver, the immune system and the pituitary gland. Numerous studies have associated chronic mercury exposure with elevated risks for autism, mental impairment and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Previous research by U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) researchers estimated that chronic mercury exposure caused between 300,000 and 600,000 American children to be born with elevated risks of neurodevelopmental disorders between 1999 and 2000...read more here…

Ray Salomone, Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

I was disgusted to learn that GLYPHOSATE, one of the most toxic substances known, is routinely being sprayed in Central Park in an effort to kills weeds that grow between cobblestones. THE HORROR! Weeds in cobblestones.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in RoundUp Pro, a pesticide made by the Monsanto Corp. Glyphosate is said to cause miscarriages, birth defects (perhaps Glyphosate caused my birth defect?) and is a known neurotoxin and carcinogen.

 I am starting an organization called STOP POISONING OUR FUTURE. Our goal is to prevent the spraying of these poisons in our parks and schools.

Evidence is mounting that pesticides and other toxins are the cause of the dramatic rise of childhood cancers. So the people who make pesticides, sell them, promote them and allow their use need to know that children are suffering and dying.

Locally, here in New York City, I have made contact with the person in charge of the pesticide spraying in Central Park. His name is Neil Calvanese. He is the VP of Operations in Central Park.

Email  NCalvanese@CentralParkNYC.org

Phone: 212-628-1036 Extension 13.

If a direct phone confrontation isn’t your style, leave him a message during off hours. And pass his contact info around. My goal is lean on him. HARD.

 As for those dreaded weeds that dare to sprout up between cobblestones? How about work release or community service?

All the DUI offenders who don’t get jail time can get on their knees and pick the weeds. Seems fair.

 Ray Salomone   Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

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PLAY ROUGH AND LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!

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Popular Mechanics has an article on the 10 Deadliest Plants in the World. My favorite? Oleander. So common, yet so fatal:

This extremely common evergreen shrub is one of the most poisonous plants in the world. “If I were a parent and covering every electrical outlet in the home to protect the kids, I would really have to ask myself why I had an oleander plant growing,” Stewart says. The leaves, flowers and fruit contain cardiac glycosides, which have therapeutic applications but are likely to send someone into cardiac arrest should he eat part of the plant. Stewart points out that there is a woman in California currently on death row for trying to poison her husband with the plant, and two young boys were found dead after ingesting oleander a few years back. “People tend to be blasé, because the flowers are bright and pretty, sort of candy-colored. But it is a very poisonous plant that will stop your heart.”

Happy gardening!