Autism, Vaccines and Organic Farming - NewsGrabs 15 July 2007

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In this issue:

Humans Run On Zero Point Energy - Turmeric - Folic Acid Lowers Stroke Risk - Diabetes: Pumpkin extract - Low vitamin D levels common - Insurers Scared of ‘Sicko’ - Mannatech sued over claims - FDA TYRANNY - Chinese regulator executed - Video: Food From The Matrix - Healers Must Separate from Allopathic System - MMR vaccine factor in autism? - Diabetes drug side effects - HRT Cardiovascular Risks - Girls at Risk - Statins linked to ALS - Statins overprescribed - Book: Are you positive? - CHILDHOOD ARTHRITIS - The Drugging of America - Gardasil - Vaccinated Children Have More Neurological Disorders - Two in three believe phone radiation damaged their health - Cell Tower Animal Deaths - Tank Driver destroys six phone towers - Wireless broadband - Case for Localization - Americans Want Origin Labels on Food - Organic Farming Can Feed the World - Ethanol Is Political Holy Water - WTO to Rule Cotton Subsidies Illegal - Corporate Crime - Chemtrails and Terror

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Humans Run On Zero Point Energy -says Scientist
Kremer brings a quantum physics understanding to the nature of the energy system in mitochondria. He says that chemical energy theory of ATP is wrong. Kremer says we run on Zero Point Energy --extracted from the vaccum by modulation of a low frequency electromagnetic field associated with the ATP molocule.

Turmeric, Spice of Health
Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh. The volatile oil fraction of turmeric has been demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory activity in a variety of experimental models. Even more potent than its volatile oil is the yellow or orange pigment of turmeric, which is called curcumin. Curcumin is thought to be the primary pharmacological agent in turmeric. In numerous studies, curcumin's anti-inflammatory effects have been shown to be comparable to the potent drugs hydrocortisone and phenylbutazone as well as over-the-counter anti-inflammatory agents such as Motrin. Unlike the drugs, which are associated with significant toxic effects (ulcer formation, decreased white blood cell count, intestinal bleeding), curcumin produces no toxicity.

Folic Acid May Lower Stroke Risk
The largest improvements in stroke risk were seen in people who:

* Took folic acid supplements for more than three years (29% lower risk).
* Achieved the highest reductions in blood homocysteine levels (23% risk reduction).
* Had no prior history of stroke (25% reduction).

Taking folic acid supplements was also found to lower stroke risk by 25% among people living in areas where grains have not been fortified with folic acid.

Diabetes: Pumpkin extract to end insulin injections?
The protective effect of pumpkin is thought to be due to both antioxidants and D-chiro-inositol, a molecule that mediates insulin activity. Boosting insulin levels has the effect of lowering blood sugar levels, which reduces levels of oxidative oxygen species that damage beta-cell membranes, preventing further damage and allowing for some regeneration.

Low vitamin D levels may be common in otherwise healthy children
Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. African American children, children above age nine and with low dietary vitamin D intake were the most likely to have low levels of vitamin D in their blood, according to researchers from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

This article is interesting for what it doesn't mention: recent research that shows low levels of vitamin D not only to cause rickets, which are a sign of EXTREME deficiency. The vitamin also protects against serious infectious diseases, the flu as well as cancer.

BlueCross Secret Memo: Scared of ‘Sicko’
An employee who works at Capital BlueCross has sent us a confidential memo written and circulated by its Vice President of Corporate Communications, Barclay Fitzpatrick. His job, it seems, was to go and watch “Sicko,” observe the audience’s reaction, and then suggest a plan of action for how to deal with the movie. The memo, which I am releasing publicly in this email, is a fascinating look at how one health care company views “Sicko” — and what it fears its larger impact will be on the public. The industry’s only hope, the memo seems to indicate, is if the movie “flops.”

Texas Attorney General sues Mannatech over claims
Investigators said Mannatech exaggerated claims about the therapeutic benefits of its dietary supplements and nutritional products for people with cancer, Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis and other serious illnesses in order to increase sales. Documents filed in Travis County District Court allege Mannatech's "deceptive practices" pose a health risk to seriously ill consumers who may forgo medical attention because of the company's claims.

The case illustrates the monopoly position pharmaceutical firms have built for themselves on anything to do with health. Preventive nutrition and cures affected by helping the body fight off illness have become all but clandestine. Yet, it is pharmaceutical medicine that has become one of the leading causes of death and injury, not nutritional supplements. Time for a change?

FDA TYRANNY TO BECOME LAW
FDA management is in bed with Big Pharma and this new legislation makes matters significantly worse through the creation of the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA. This new entity places the FDA in charge of drug design, drug patents, drug licenses, and the creation of new marketing entities/companies. Such a relationship with private industry is an unprecedented conflict of interest, totally at odds with drug safety.

Chinese regulator executed for graft
CHINA yesterday executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog following his conviction in May for taking bribes to approve substandard medicine blamed for several deaths. The sensational downfall of Zheng Xiaoyu, 62, saw the high-ranking burea