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SUPPORT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN OF THIS WORLD

A campaign to reduce children's exposure to pesticides, toxins,
and junk foods.

The Four Appetite for a Change Goals:
  • STOP spraying toxic pesticides on school property, playgrounds and in buildings, and convert to integrated pest management practices.
  • KICK junk foods and junk food ads out of our schools.
  • START converting school lunches to healthier menus, using locally grown and/or organic and transition to organic ingredients (no pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, irradiation or genetically engineered ingredients). Offer vegetarian options.
  • TEACH kids about healthy food choices and sustainable agriculture through school garden projects and curriculum materials.

21st Century Explanation for Your Kids' Behavior Problems

Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy are more likely to have behavior problems, especially if the children also use cell phones.

A team of scientists looked at a group of more than 13,000 children, including their time in utero. When the children reached age 7, mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire about their own cell phone use in pregnancy and their child's use of cell phones, as well as their children's behavior and health.

Children with both prenatal and postnatal cell phone exposure were 80 percent more likely to have emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, or problems with peers. Children who were only exposed prenatally had a higher likelihood of behavior problems compared to those who were only exposed postnatally, but not as high as those who were exposed at both times.

Sources: Reuters July 29, 2008 Epidemiology July 2008, 19(4):523-529

 

WHAT IS ORGANIC?
 
 
Many products are labeled “natural,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are also organic. Organic products marketed in the United States are regulated by the National Organic Standards developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To obtain organic certification, growers must conform to these standards and be certified by a private or state agency authorized by the USDA. In Georgia, organic growers must also register with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
     So how is organic farming any different than conventional farming? For starters, growers are prohibited from using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge and ionizing radiation (irradiation), as well as chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers, lasting insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Additionally, organic farmland is only considered eligible for certification if no synthetic chemicals have been used on the land for three years prior.
     Speculation about the possible carcinogens found in fertilizers and pesticides is primarily anecdotal. “The health effects are not quantified, yet a lot of this is intuitive; people can believe it or not believe it,” said Barbara Petit, a local caterer and president of the board of Georgia Organic. “Many conventional farmers won’t even serve what they grow on their own tables, eating instead from their own organic gardens.” From NORTHPOINT Magazine archives 2007.

FIVE INGREDIENTS TO AVOID IN YOUR FOOD read the labels:
 
1.  HIGH FRUITOSE CORN SYRUP
 
2.  SUGAR
 
3.  ENRICHED FLOUR
 
4.  TRANSFAT
 
5.  FAT FROM FOUR LEGGED ANIMALS
 
FIVE FOODS YOU WANT IN YOUR BODY EVERY DAY
 
1.  ANTIOXIDANTS
 
2.  OMEGA 2s
 
3.  OMEGA 3s
 
4.  FIBER
 
5.  A MULTI VITIMAN
 
 
 

Unacceptable Ingredients for Food

Where do you begin when it comes to change in eating habits and buying patterns????  READING LABELS is the first step.  Here is a list prepared by WHOLE FOODS MARKET that will help you begin that process of reading labels.

The following list contains ingredients that Whole Foods Market finds unacceptable in food products.

 This list is intended for illustrative purposes only.

  • acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
  • acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
  • ammonium chloride
  • artificial colors
  • artificial flavors
  • aspartame
  • azodicarbonamide
  • benzoates in food
  • benzoyl peroxide
  • BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
  • BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
  • bleached flour
  • bromated flour
  • brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
  • calcium bromate
  • calcium disodium EDTA
  • calcium peroxide
  • calcium propionate
  • calcium saccharin
  • calcium sorbate
  • calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
  • caprocaprylobehenin.
  • certified colors
  • cyclamates
  • cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
  • DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono and diglycerides)
  • dimethylpolysiloxane
  • dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
  • disodium calcium EDTA
  • disodium dihydrogen EDTA
  • disodium guanylate
  • disodium inosinate
  • EDTA
  • ethyl vanillin
  • ethylene oxide
  • ethyoxyquin
  • FD & C colors
  • foie gras
  • GMP (disodium guanylate)
  • hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
  • hydrogenated fats
  • IMP (disodium inosinate)
  • irradiated foods
  • lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
  • lead soldered cans
  • methyl silicon
  • methylparaben
  • microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
  • monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  • natamyacin
  • nitrates/nitrites
  • partially hydrogenated oil
  • polydextrose
  • potassium benzoate
  • potassium bisulfite
  • potassium bromate
  • potassium metabisulfite
  • potassium sorbate
  • propionates
  • propyl gallate
  • propylparaben
  • saccharin
  • sodum aluminum phosphate
  • sodium aluminum sulfate
  • sodium benzoate
  • sodium bisulfite
  • sodium diacetate
  • sodium glutamate
  • sodium nitrate/nitrite
  • sodium propionate
  • sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
  • sodium sulfite
  • solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient oils (except grapeseed oil).
  • sorbic acid
  • sucralose
  • sucroglycerides
  • sucrose polyester
  • sulfites (sulfur dioxide)
  • TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
  • tetrasodium EDTA
  • vanillin

A Tangy Treat That’s Good for Your Bladder

Here’s a diet "do" that may help keep your bladder cancer-free. Start your day with some yogurt. Later, have some more for a snack.

Compared with their peers who never ate yogurt, people in a study who ate two or more servings daily had almost a 40 percent lower risk of bladder cancer. Talk about an antiager!

Lactic Acid in Action
Cultured milk products like yogurt contain something that other dairy items lack: lactic acid bacteria. Just how the bacteria helps stave off bladder cancer isn’t clear, but the fact that it does have an immune-boosting reputation is one possibility. Can too much yogurt be a bad thing?  Remember that yogurt is a cooling foods too, it's great for warm and hot climates, but don't get too chilled by eating it in the cooler climates.

EAT PURE