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High fructose corn syrup linked to global diabetes

"The paper reports that out of 42 countries studied, the US has the highest per capita consumption of high fructose corn syrup at a rate of 25 kilograms, or 55 pounds, per year. "This research suggests that HFCS can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, which is one of the most common causes of death in the world today," says study co-author Professor Stanley Ulijaszek."


14 Facts About Sugar

"There’s no hiding the fact that American’s love sugar, it’s in everything delicious! From ice cream to French fries, there is no escaping this silent button buster. But as great as sugar tastes, its become a huge problem to the people of America. The problem has been mocked in television shows and has even been addressed in real life with the soda ban in New York."

 

Chilhood Lost ?

 

Boys are starting puberty up to two years earlier, at the age of nine...

 

Observed mean ages of beginning genital and pubic hair growth and early testicular volumes were 6 months to 2 years earlier than in past studies, depending on the characteristic and race/ethnicity. The causes and public health implications of this apparent shift in US boys to a lower age of onset for the development of secondary sexual characteristics in US boys needs further exploration.

The earliest mean ages being 9.6 and 9.7 for Hispanic and African boys.

 

 

9-20 percent of boys could begin showing signs of puberty at the age of six

 

 

10 to 23 percent of girls show signs of puberty at the age of 7 

 

 

Watercolors : Hydrotherapy + Color Therapy in Your Shower


"When you are having a stressful day, a nice luxurious shower can help more than almost anything else. Add in some soothing music and you’re likely to forget you ever had stress in the first place. Bathroom specialists Ramon Soler combine water, music and color/light therapy to provide the ultimate relaxation experience at home. 

The Hidrocrom line of hydrochromotherapy systems is designed to shower you in relaxing sensations and to improve your overall health and well-being. According to Ramon Soler, shining different colors of light on the skin has tremendous health benefits."

via dornob.com

Shocking Water Contaminant

"New research shows that many people are unsuspectingly drinking sucralose every day in their water. A shocking new study found that the artificial sweetener sucralose, which is also known under the brand name Splenda, is now a widespread contaminant in surface water, ground water, and waste water.

Researchers took samples from 19 American drinking water treatment plants that provide drinking water for over 28 million people. They found sucralose in:

-The source water of 15 out of 19 drinking water treatment plants tested;

-The finished water of 13 out of 17 water plants; and

-8 out of 12 water distribution systems."

read more via care2.com

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What's in Cheyenne's Water ? 

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The Water Quality Information Center (WQIC)  was established in 1990 to support the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to address water quality concerns. As the focal point of the National Agricultural Library's water quality efforts, the center collects, organizes, and communicates the scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public policy issues related to water resources and agriculture.

 

Growing up on a farm directly affects regulation of the immune system

"Farms are for Kids" by Robert Duncan

"Immunological diseases, such as eczema and asthma, are on the increase in westernised society and represent a major challenge for 21st century medicine. A new study has shown, for the first time, that growing up on a farm directly affects the regulation of the immune system and causes a reduction in the immunological responses to food proteins."
via medicalxpress.com

 

How to Milk an Almond...

"Fresh raw almond milk is delicious, healthy, unprocessed, and economical. There is no waste, no unrecyclable plastic-lined tetra-pak boxes or cartons to put in landfills and drink BPA out of, and this tastes much, much better than storebought. The resulting almond meal is a free bonus, useful in cookies, crumb crusts, porridge, granolas, or in lieu of bread crumbs in stuffings and dressings, breaded crusts, etc."
via instructables.com

 

Monsanto and the Milk We Drink...Beware !

"FOX NEWS Reporters Steve Wilson & Jane Akre uncover that most of the milk in the USA and across some parts of the world is unfit to drink due to Monsanto Corporation's POSILAC®, which has been proven to be a cancer-causing growth hormone.(known in short as "BGH" "BST" or "rBGH" ). They were fired for attempting to inform people of the truth."
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Lifespan Calculator – Test Your Life Expectancy

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Brain-Eating Amoeba Fatalities Linked to Common Cold Remedy

Amebic meningoencephalitis in the brain caused by Naegleria fowleri. The disease was imaged by direct fluorescent antibody staining. Credit: CDC

Louisiana's state health department has issued a warning about the dangers of improperly using nasal-irrigation devices called neti pots, responding to two recent deaths in the state that are thought to have resulted from "brain-eating amoebas" entering people's brains through their sinuses while they were using the devices.

via lifeslittlemysteries.com