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| Wow, there is no short answer. For eons mankind has eaten raw, natural foods. Whole Foods, not processed, no additives, no chemicals, not genetically modified or otherwise messed with. Only in the last 100 years or so have we started to mess with food. |
National Cancer Institute | The National Cancer Institute just published its cancer projections for the USA into the year 2020. Included where estimates on the total cost of care from detection until death. Not a happy picture but valuable information. Our comments precede the Charts and Graphs. |
We pay more than ANY other country, yet we are, in many ways, the sickest country on the Planet. We need to focus on the companion Insurance System as well as they go and operate hand in glove. Many or most employed individuals have health insurance. Others pay for individual coverage. We ALL pay something, whether it is out of pocket or 'covered' by insurance. | |
The terrible truth is that the Standard American Diet (SAD) is killing you! If you aren't suffering from one of the 'Big Three', Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes 2, you undoubtedly know someone who is. It is a tragic and terrible fact that Americans (and many in the rest of the World who follow an American diet) are becoming more sick every day. Just talk to friends, look around you. FOOD (to put it loosely) is killing US. | |
There are many reasons why everyone should be concerned by genetically modified/engineered foods (plants and animals). These derivatives of natural life forms are often refereed to as GMO or GE organisms. In science fiction writings these 'mad scientist' experiments are amusing and entertaining; like the Andromeda Strain (1971) that depicts a rogue virus from outer space threatening all life on Earth. Well that is just entertainment and good science fiction; right? |