Ignorance is bliss… for the food industry. If you care about your children and their health, please, check this site and patiently read all the pop-ups. It’s also fun.
http://www.foodincmovie.com/hungry-for-change-cafeteria.php
For those who didn’t know, fluoride is not something you want in your water or your toothpaste!
Fluoride is linked with health problems including weakened bones, reduced thyroid activity, and possibly, bone cancer in boys, according to a recent report from a team of Harvard scientists, the US National Research Council and other recent studies. This site offers fluoride-free toothpaste (it’s the one I personally use).
To read more go to: http://fluoride-free.com/blog/?cat=3
This article lists 12 chemicals we should avoid consuming through our personal care products, from antiperspirant to body lotions, perfumes and make-up. Check it out:
www.physorg.com/news148068491.html
According to article, “If current trends continue, one out of three Americans and one in two minorities born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.”
http://www.physorg.com/news145882573.html
According to Consumer Reports, some breakfast cereals directly marketed to children are more than half sugar by weight.
Did you know that that there has been a 40% increase in brain tumors in the past 20 years? Neurosurgeons believe this increase is related to growing exposure to electromagnetic radiation, particularly from mobile phones and other electric appliances. They warn that children are more a risk because their skull is thinner and they have more brain fluid, two factors that facilitates the penetration of electromagnetic waves.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/26/cell-phone-dangers-what-they-don-t-want-you-to-see.aspx?source=nl
Did you know that diabetes can cause damage to your blood vessels? The good news is, according to a research study, eating broccoli could reverse the damage, at least the one caused on heart blood vessels.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7541639.stm
A study showed for the first time the amazing speed with which humans make body fat from fructose. Fructose is commonly found in processed foods in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (even in foods that don’t appear “sweet,” such as mayonnaise, bread, peanut butter, ketchup, and tortillas).
If you give your children fruit juice to drink on a regular basis, think again. Sugar is sugar, whether in fruit juices or in soft drinks _ especially in regards to diabetes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2848169220080728?feedType=nl&feedName=ushealth1100