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If you read my rantings a few months back, regarding the letter I received from our so-called watch dog for seniors and all his lies about the mew Medicare Discount Cards, you will appreciate that I didn't know all the facts. It's even worse than I predicted!

Being a registered Republican this really rubs me the wrong way, but this Administration Selected 73 Companies To Administer The New U.S. Medicare Discount Cards. But Why Is It That 20 Of Them (Almost One Third) Have Been Involved In Fraud Charges and more? So how can they possibly administer a program fairly when they do not comprehend honesty? Where are our leaders heads? In the money raising mode for campaigning, is where and we seniors can hang in the wind as far as they care!

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The findings are reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Coronary angioplasty is a procedure in which atherosclerotic plaques, which build up and clog the coronary arteries, are compressed against the vessel wall by expanding a balloon-like device inserted through a catheter threaded through the artery.
 
Up to 40 percent of patients who undergo the procedure develop restenosis, or re-narrowing of the vessel, and must undergo angioplasty or a bypass operation again. "We've now shown that the vitamin combination didn't just delay the development of restenosis, it prevented it," Schnyder said.
 
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The Summer Trend Endangering Our Children!

Warm months seem to bring out all those sweet myriad of colored drinks and tempting snack foods, for kids, loaded with killer additives.

Caffeine and food additives are addictive killer drugs found in the attractive soft drinks, cereals, punches, Kool-Aid and even over-the-counter and prescription drugs. These dangerous, but socially accepted chemicals cause many problems within the child's body.
When consumed they put those little body organs into a state of constant of confusion.

Hot weather finds cases and six packs of bottles and cans of sodas along with huge amounts of snack foods in grocery baskets of moms everywhere, which contain
additives, artificial colors and caffeine! These are the same moms who will cry WHY, when her child becomes ill!

The average overall, adult and children, consumption of artificial food coloring and flavors is 327.6 mg.  Yet the testing is done at a level of 27.0gms, so do we even know
the full extent of what will happen down the road?

Since artificial food coloring is usually made from Petroleum, you might as well give them a glass of gas or oil.

If it's spelled with "butyl" you can bet it's petroleum! The most popular additives in foods and drink are BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole ) & BHT (butylated hydroxyanisole). One-eighth mg of BHA & BHT fed to mice turned them into fighting, hyper, ill mice.

Artificial colors and additives are found in processed foods such as; cereals, cakes, cookies, ice cream, juice drinks, soda's, chewing gum and more. Listed chemicals are, Alginates, Lecithin, Mono-& Diglycerides, Methyl Cellulose, Carrageenan, Glycerine,
Guar Gum, Fumaric Acid and Sodium Aluminosilicate.

Food dyes and artificial additives are just as dangerous as Caffeine, but you never really hear about them! It's the chemical worlds secret and they want it to stay that way.

All artificial colors and food additives are proven to be connected to a world of illnesses, not to mention they kill the immune system at 27.0 gms. So what's really happening, at the average intake, is anybody's guess.

Put the average daily consumption of drinks, cereals and fast foods, per person, containing colorings and artificial flavorings together and we are looking at a world of children with ADD, ADHD, Autism, Asthma along with a load of other neurological problems!

While another common additive "caffeine" will temporarily stimulate and  arouse the intellect and put a temporary damper on fatigue, it is short-lived. The excess stimulation depletes the body of vital energy as it struggles to deal with these poisons, which has entered its system. This additive seems to be included just for getting you addicted to whatever it is added to. Contains no nutrient value what-so-ever!

A drop of caffeine on the head of a pin kills a mouse.

Foods with caffeine, artificial colors and flavorings artificially stimulate the brain creating interruptions and increase the heart rate.

Studies have shown that the consumption of caffeine produces increased incidence of bladder and stomach cancer, raised blood pressure, increased heart rate, and aggravates diabetes while damaging the lining of the stomach. Caffeine contributes to and/or causes
birth defects in children and causes at least six kinds of cancer.

In 2003 some schools banned additive and caffeine containing vending machines, but not sufficient numbers to make a huge difference! And it may be too little too late for those children who have been raised on all these colors, additives and caffeinated foods and drink!

One ounce of chocolate has 35 mg caffeine. They are not required to tell us how much coloring or artificial flavors are used, but you can bet they are many!

Colas range between 34 and 49 mg. caffeine per 12 ounces. Mountain Dew topped out at 49 mg. per 12 ounces, while the lowest was Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Light at 34 mg. Coca-Cola has 42 mg. Regular Pepsi-Cola has 35 mg. Store brands are not usually tested as to their amounts of caffeine is anybody's guess!

Sodas contain the artificial colorings, Amaranth (red), Bordeaux (brown) Orange I (yellow) and Ponceau (scarlet) dyes, all of which are unfit for human consumption.  Again they will not tell us how much the drinks contain!

Sugar-free (aspartame) ingredients, used in diet drinks and sugar free foods, have been shown to cause MS and other neurological problems.

In his book, Water Can Undermine Your Health, Dr. N. W. Walker writes, "Supposing you knew that Soft Drinks could cause your brain to disintegrate, would you drink them? More than a million children today are afflicted with cerebral lesions (injury to the brain that causes sudden discharge of excessive nervous energy) and other afflictions caused by Soft Drinks!"

"Soft drinks have much in common with hard liquor, claimed the co-discoverer of insulin," Dr. Charles Best. "Cirrhosis of the liver has been found among teenagers who drink large quantities of soft drinks, as well as among chronic alcoholics." In a report found in the
FDA Consumer, October 1980, "Most soft drinks, including the cola and pepper-type drinks contain caffeine and are the number one beverage in the United States today, with coffee second. Caffeine is a drug, which stimulates the central nervous system.  In the amounts presently being consumed, it can cause insomnia, nervousness, irritability, anxiety and disturbances in the heart rate and rhythm."

Since 1980 a lot more has been proven and none of it good! Actually worse than Dr. Best had thought!

Dr. Mary Ruth Swope wrote, "Why I Don't Drink Soft Drinks and I Wish You Didn't," making the following statement: ?Cola drinks contain caramel coloring, which, according to some researchers, has genetic effects and is a cancer-causing suspect. olyethylene glycol is used as an ingredient sometimes."

Glycol is used in anti-freeze in automobiles and as an oil solvent. Perhaps you have noticed that pouring cola drinks on your windshield in a snow or ice storm will keep the windshield from freezing over with ice and removes tarnish and grime form stainless steel.

 A government warning was once issued to the manufacturer of a certain world-famous refreshing soft drink for its suspected effect on the bones of children because of the large amount of phosphoric acid in it. No forthcoming penalty was given and the practice continues!

Dr. George M. Halpern, Division of Allergy at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, reports that diet soft drinks may cause allergies. "The potential problem may be due to toxicity because of the increase in consumption of diet drinks. Acute or chronic hives may be symptoms caused by this low-calorie, artificial sweetener."
 
In her 1971 book, "Consumer Beware," Beatrice Hunter writes, "Dr. Clive McCay, working at the Naval Research Institute, placed extracted human teeth in cola drinks. Within two days, the teeth became very soft, and the enamel surface lost much of its calcium. Rats, well fed but given nothing to drink except cola beverages, after six months had their molar teeth dissolved down to the gum line." When Dr. McCay reported years ago that the rat experiments before the Delaney hearings on chemicals in foods, a lawmaker reminded him that the soft drink industry represented huge economic investments. He suggested that these alarming findings be soft-pedaled to avoid disrupting the industry and the economy as a whole. So do not expect government to help with
this gross problem?

The research is abundant and the case is very clear; Colas, soft drinks and food additives are detrimental to all of God's children no matter what their age and should be eliminated from the diet immediately. 

You and your family are daily exposed to countless advertisements, commercials and  -so-called scientific- studies designed to promote meat, dairy products, sugar, white flour and other processed foods, as well as drugs such as coffee, sodas, candy, cereals, cigarettes, alcohol, etc. Carefully consider your choices as you plan the summer outings for yourself and your family! Replace those fast food snacks and drinks with frozen grapes, frozen
bananas, healthy fresh fruit juice and plain ole filtered water!

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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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Cantaloupe

A refreshing vine grown fruit that is 89% water containing lots of minerals and vitamins!
 
Growing up we ate a lot of melons. Living in the Phoenix area with all types of melons grown all around us it was inevitable and I am now grateful to have had that opportunity.
 
Cantaloupe season is just around the corner, but in most parts of the world you can get them the grocery store anytime of the year? June and July is the typical season, here in Arizona, for full-swing harvest.
 
The best melons are slightly golden (not green), heavy, and fragrant at the tender, indented end. Avoid discolored ones, but don't worry about smooth a discolored patch; that's where the growing melon rested on the ground.
 
1/8 of a large cantaloupe contains the Minerals;
Calcium - is essential for healthy bones and teeth, normal blood clotting, and nervous system functioning. Necessary to regain the proper pH balance
Iron - Iron is part of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of the blood. Iron is also part of myoglobin, which helps muscle cells store oxygen. Necessary for healthy blood chemistry and is essential for recovery from illness.
Magnesium - needed for bone, protein, and fatty acid formation, making of new cells, activating B vitamins, relaxing muscles, clotting blood, and forming adenosine triphosphate (ATP; the energy the body runs on). The secretion and action of insulin also require magnesium. Is a natural tranquilizer. Known as an "anti-stress mineral," it aids in relaxing nerves, relieving tension, assisting digestion, activating enzymes important for protein and carbohydrate metabolism, and modulating the electrical impulses across all cell membranes. Is important in the production and transfer of energy, muscle contraction and relaxation, and nerve conduction. It also aids regularity, is necessary to keep vertebrae in their proper position, induces restful sleep, purifies and purges body tissues (combats acids, toxins, gases, impurities, and neutralizes poisons), and lowers fever. Magnesium is stored in the bowel, nerves and ligaments
Phosphorus - contributes to bone health, is often regarded as a twin nutrient to calcium. Is involved, either directly or indirectly, in nearly every biological or cellular function in the body.
Potassium - the mineral of life! Needed for growth, building muscles, transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity etc. Potassium, together with sodium - work together for the nervous system to transmit messages as well as regulating the contraction of muscles. Potassium also regulates water balance, assists recuperative powers, aids rheumatic or arthritic conditions - detoxing acids to leave the joints and ease stiffness - is vital for the elimination of wastes, is a natural pain desensitizer, helps control convulsions, headaches, and migraines, promotes faster healing of cuts, bruises and other injuries, and generally contributes to a sense of well being. Potassium is stored in the muscles...
Sodium - A mineral that regulates fluid balance by controlling the flow of liquids in and out of each cell, sparks nerve impulses, helps the body to process and digest proteins and carbohydrates.
Zinc - Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in almost every cell. It stimulates the activity of approximately 100 enzymes, which are substances that promote biochemical reactions in your body. Zinc supports a healthy immune system, needed for wound healing, helps maintain your sense of taste and smell, and is needed for DNA synthesis. Zinc also supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence.
Copper - Copper is needed to absorb and utilize iron. Copper is needed to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy the body runs on. Synthesis of some hormones requires copper, as does collagen (the "glue" that holds muscle tissue together) and tyrosinase (the enzyme that puts pigment into the skin) copper is needed for healthy hair.
Manganese - is needed for healthy skin, bone, and cartilage formation, as well as glucose tolerance. It also helps activate superoxide dismutase (SOD)-an important antioxidant enzyme. 
Selenium -  activates an antioxidant enzyme called glutathione peroxidase, which may help protect the body from cancer. Selenium has also induced 'apoptosis' (programmed cell death) in cancer cells.
 
1/8 th cantaloupe also contains the Vitamins;
C (carotenoids) - Is a water-soluble vitamin that functions as a powerful antioxidant. One of vitamin C's important functions is to protect LDL cholesterol from oxidative damage. Keeps the immune system strong and help build healthy gums.
Thiamin - is necessary for normal growth, normal carbohydrate metabolism and   normal functioning of the heart, nerves and muscles.  Thiamin deficiency results in retarded growth and nerve disorders, and a condition known as beriberi.
Riboflavin  (B2) - required for normal growth, vigor, healthy skin and mucosa, and  normal  eye  function.
Niacin (B3) - is  necessary  for  normal growth and skin health, normal functioning of the stomach and intestines, nervous and circulatory systems, and for carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.
Pantothenic acid - a B-complex vitamin, is essential for humans and animals for growth, reproduction, and normal physiological functions. It is a precursor of the coenzymes, CoA and acyl carrier protein of fatty acid synthase, which are involved in more than 100 different metabolic pathways including energy metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and the synthesis of lipids, neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, porphyrins and hemoglobin.
B-6 - helps control metabolism, benefits nervous system and immune function.
Folate - is associated with the prevention of colon, rectal, cervical, lung, stomach and esophageal cancers. Increasing your intake of folate decreases the homocysteine levels in your blood. High homocysteine levels are associated with heart disease, and suspected to increase your risk of all the other ailments we listed above.
Folic acid - strengthens your immune system and boosts energy 
B-12 - aids in digestions and said to prevent anemia, is needed for normal nerve cell activity, DNA replication, and production of the mood-affecting substance called SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine). Vitamin B12 works with folic acid to control homocysteine levels.
A (Retinol ) - an antioxidant that keeps skin soft and supple good for the eyes. helps cells reproduce normally?a process called differentiation.
E (Tocopherol ) - an antioxidant said to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer, improves circulation, promotes healthy skin and hair.
 
It would seem to me that 1/8 or more of a cantaloupe would be a great health builder!
 
Store at room temperature; refrigerate when ripe.
 
Great when sliced tossed with lime juice and fresh ginger for a refreshing breakfast. Freeze peeled chunks and blend into smoothies. Skewer cantaloupe and pineapple pieces and grill. Cantaloupe is great snack after exercise. Helps rebuild and replenish energy without gaining weight.
 
A little side note of interest, probably to nobody but me. If you've ever passed a melon field where vines are being turned over, preventing the melons from rotting on the ground side, with a device pulled behind a tractor, my father invented that in my teen years!
 
Enjoy your cantaloupe!
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More supplements under attack in the furtherance of stopping our freedom of choice.

I do think taking androstenedione or other steroids are dumb, but if a person chooses to be stupid and risk their health why should I tell them they can't. America was found on freedom of choice and yet our leaders continue to remove those freedoms. This is all pushed into being by the pharmaceutical lobbyists so why do you think they are doing that? Yep, keeping their pocketbooks full under the guise of keeping us safe!
 

Bill Would Limit Steroid Precursors Sales
Jun 3, 2004


WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to limit sales of steroid precursors such as androstenedione following congressional and public pressure to stamp out performance-enhancing drug use among baseball players.

The bill, passed 408-3, would ban over-the-counter sales of precursors, which act like steroids in the human body.

"We are here to say enough is enough by making it harder to traffic in steroids and making sure there are tough penalties for those who do," said House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.

The bill also would double the penalties for manufacturing or distributing anabolic steroids at or near a sports facility.

 
"The bill will go a long way to ensure that our nation's athletes and children will not be exposed to these dangerous products," said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas.

While protecting pro sports is important, stopping children from using those chemicals is even more important, House members said.

"Young athletes are using these drugs in the belief that they can become great in their sports and gain a lot of money," said Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. "However, in addition to risking disqualification in their sport, they also risk stunted growth, infertility and other long-term health problems and even death."

Similar legislation, sponsored by Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., is pending in the Senate.

The House debated the bill on Wednesday but delayed the vote until Thursday.

Congress has taken an increased interest in the issue this year in the wake of reports of steroid use among athletes, particularly professional baseball players. A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted four men on charges of illegally distributing steroids, including the personal trainer of Barry Bonds.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has asked the union to renegotiate its contract with the American and National leagues to include a tough steroids policy, and union chief Donald Fehr has left open the possibility of doing that before the players' collective bargaining agreement expires in December 2006.
 

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Researchers Find Toxins in Arctic Animals
Jun 3, 2004
By DOUG MELLGREN

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Researchers have found the man-made toxin deca-BDE in the polar bears and sea gulls, a sign the flame-retardant chemical normally used in televisions and plastic toys has found its way to the Arctic and its food chain.

Norwegian environment minister Boerge Brende called it "a warning bell for the global environment."

Janneche Utne Skaare, of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, told The Associated Press on Thursday, that the find was disturbing because researchers previously believed that deca-BDEs would not spread over long distances or be absorbed by organisms.

"It being found in those animals means it is transported and absorbed," she said.

Skaare said the levels found were tiny and posed no health threat to the animals. However, it's likely the levels could increase with time, possibly resulting in long-term health problems for wildlife.

Researchers have long known that that PCBs and other manmade toxins can cause hormonal imbalances in Arctic wildlife. One result was female bears with vestigial male sexual organs being found in 1997 on Norway's Svalbard Archipelago and the surrounding Barents Sea region.

PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls - are chemical compounds once widely used in plastics and electrical insulation. It can take years, or decades, for them to break down. Their production and use is banned in the West.

Decabromodiphenyl ethers, or deca-BDEs, are one of about 70 types of brominated flame retardants, and are commonly used in televisions, computers, stereos, and plastic toys.

There are no known sources of deca-BDEs on the remote Svalbard archipelago, just 600 miles from the North Pole, so it had to be transported by winds and ocean currents from industrialized areas, researchers said.

The Norwegian Pollution Control Authority said a 2003 investigation found traces of the toxin in Arctic moss last year.

The veterinary institute in Oslo tested samples taken in 2001 to 2003 from eight polar bears on the Svalbard islands and found traces of deca-BDEs in all of them.

The Norwegian Polar Institute also tested for hazardous chemicals in blood and eggs from glaucous gulls, and deca-BDE was found.

Scientists had believed that deca-BDEs could not build up in the food chain, a process called bioaccumulation, because of its molecular structure.

Skaare said it is now clear that the toxin breaks down into chemical components that can be absorbed "but we don't know exactly what happens."

Little is known about the affects of deca-DBE's on living organisms, although there is evidence that it breaks into the two most dangerous brominated flame retardants, penta-BDE and octa-BDE, both of which will be banned in Norway and in the European Union this summer, the pollution authority said.

The European Union is currently assessing the risks of deca-BDEs.

"We will use these results to actively influence the EU's work on reducing emissions of deca-BDEs," said Brende, the environment minister.

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