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It's Not Food!
It's no secret at all that the American economy is in dire straits. Unemployment has skyrocketed and today's dollars buy a lot less than the dollars of just a few years ago. Even the most thrifty shopper will pay substantially more for a cart full of groceries. To make matters worse, our country's main food-producing areas have been devastated by droughts, and you can expect that prices will only go up from here.
So people work for slave wages, if they can find work at all, then go to the grocery store and buy what they can afford. And that is where the secret comes in.
The secret is:
The stuff sold there is not actually food.
Nutritional Anarchy has posted a couple of videos recently about the massive number of ingredients in inexpensive processed food items. You can learn about what is contained in a Hungry Man Homestyle Dinner HERE and about the gastronomical delights that 48 cents will buy you HERE.
If you've ever been broke, you can easily see how a "meal" for a couple of dollars or less would be an appealing addition to a grocery cart.
But here is the scary epiphany:
The stuff sold there is not actually food.
I guess this depends on one's definition of the word "food".
Dictionary.com says "food" is:
any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life,provide energy, promote growth, etc.
Merriam-Webster says "food" is:
material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)
The Oxford Dictionary says "food" is:
any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth
Traditionally…and by traditionally I mean ever since there were humans on the planet eating stuff…food came from one of these sources: plants or animals. It has been hunted, gathered, foraged, cultivated, and farmed.
But now these substances are being created in a lab environment. From purely synthetic ingredients, compounds are formed. Sometimes a bit of the original food is present, perhaps a small bit of meat or vegetable or grain, and that item is stretched with chemicals to turn it into a food-like substance. The substance is shaped to look like food. It is artificially colored and molded into forms like some kind of semi-edible play-dough. Then scents and flavors, also artificial, are added. This makes the substances resemble food even more because now it tastes and smells like food.
Because it isn't immediately lethal to ingest, those noble guardians at the FDA slap a label on it that the substance is GRAS – Generally Recognized As Safe.
Then the substance is placed into little plastic trays, foil, bags, or cellophane. That is placed inside a box with an illustration on the outside. The illustration looks like the food that the substance inside all of the packaging is supposed to taste like. Perhaps it is a juicy roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, savory gravy, and carrots. Your brain processes this visual stimuli and expects that the substance contained within is indeed "food."
But it isn't.
It's a scam. People go to the store to buy food, but they are sold something else, something that only pretends to be food.
The stuff sold there is not actually food.
Only a tiny fraction of the contents of that box is actually food. Your ancestors would not recognize this as food at all. If you dare to eat this, you are consuming a food substitute that is being passed off to you because there is no food left for the likes of us. Most of what is being sold in the grocery store is NOT ACTUALLY FOOD. It is food-like substances. It is a pile of chemicals masquerading as food to satiate hunger and deceive those who consume it into believing that they are eating food and ingesting nutrients.
Did you ever see the movie Soylent Green? In the movie, the futuristic over-populated world no longer can provide food for the population. Instead processed food-like substances are rationed out to keep people alive. Initially, there was Soylent Yellow and Soylent Red, but then, a new product, Soylent Green, became available in limited quantities. The actual source of Soylent Green is a closely guarded secret: no one is allowed to know what is actually in it. Consumers are deceived with some scientific sounding descriptions until the awful truth comes out.
While Soylent Green was actually made from ground up humans (sorry, spoiler), the origins of what is being sold in our groceries stores today are no less mysterious or closely guarded. Soylent Green was so delectable to the unknowing public that they would commit heinous crimes to get more. The food-like substances in the grocery stores are loaded with processed white sugar (which actually has addictive properties similar to heroin), high fructose corn syrup, and MSG, which stimulates the production of hunger hormones, giving a whole new meaning to that fun slogan, "Bet you can't eat just one."
If you eat this stuff,you will be hooked because they want you to be hooked. You will be perfectly content feeding your addiction instead of nourishing your body. You won't even MISS actual food. The next generation may not even know what actual food IS at the rate these processed concoctions are filling pantries and refrigerators in homes across the country. Those with lower incomes are particularly targeted by this, because unless you are making good money, it's nearly impossible to purchase nourishing, whole foods.
I'll give you a hint: if it is sold in a box and it has more ingredients than you have fingers, it probably isn't food by any accepted definition.
It might keep you alive, but it will not keep you nourished and healthy.
Big Food doesn't really care if you die from eating this stuff, as long as you don't keel over immediately – then they'd be liable. They don't care if you develop cancer or if you are malnourished. That actually just helps out their buddies at Big Pharma. Then they can go play golf together on the proceeds.
There is a conspiracy afoot and you can find evidence of the massive deception as close as your nearest grocery store, fast food establishment, or corner store. They are selling poisonous artificial food, and people are happily paying them for it.
Commit Nutritional Anarchy.
Rebel. Just say no to food-like substances. Declare war on Big Food.
- Refuse to eat these products that are flavored with brain-cell killing neurotoxins that tickle the pleasure centers in your brain and make you want more.
- Grow what you can – no matter how little, it is going to be better and healthier than what you'll get at the store
- Buy ingredients instead of "meals" in a box.
- Cook from scratch.
- Visit your farmer's markets or local farms. (Find one near you HERE)
- Learn what to eat when you're broke – make the best choices when you are on a tight budget.
- Build a whole-food pantry
Source: Nutritional Anarchy
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Many commercial seeds treated with health-destroying poisons
As it turns out, all sorts of commercial seeds, including some non-GM conventional seeds, bear toxicity warnings that the average consumer will never see. A seed treatment known as Axcess, produced by chemical giant BASF, comes with a warning that clearly prohibits using treated seeds and even plant greens from treated seeds as any type of food, either for humans or animals.
Actual BASF warning label:
This seed has been treated with AxcessTM Insecticide Seed Treatment containing imidacloprid at rates specified by the manufacturer.
DO NOT use treated seed for feed, food, or oil processing. Rapeseed greens and seed grown or harvested from Axcess-treated seed must not be used for feed or human consumption. Rapeseed grown and harvested from Axcess-treated seed is only for industrial use and cannot be used for edible oil or any other human/feed consumption. Store away from feeds and other foodstuffs. Dispose of seed packaging in accordance with local requirements. Exposed treated seed may be hazardous to birds. Dispose of all excess treated seed and seed packaging by burial away from bodies of water. Cover or incorporate spilled treated seeds.
Harmful if swallowed, absorbed through skin or inhaled. Avoid breathing vapor or spray mist. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling. Remove contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.
If swallowed: Call a poison control center or doctor immediately for treatment advice. Have person sip a glass of water if able to swallow. DO NOT induce vomiting unless told to do so by a poison control center or doctor. DO NOT give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. If on skin or clothing: Take off contaminated clothing. Rinse skin immediately with plenty of water for 15 to 20 minutes. Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice. If Inhaled: Move person to fresh air. If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance; then give artificial respiration, preferably by mouth-to-mouth, if possible. Call a poison control center or doctor for further treatment advice. Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor or going for treatment. You may also contact BASF Corporation for emergency medical treatment information: 1-800-832-HELP (4357).
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BASF Corporation
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Immediate Plant-Back
30-Day Plant-Back
Artichoke Barley
Brassica (cole) leafy veg.
Mustard Seed Oats
Pepinos Pepper Popcorn Potato Rapeseed Rye
Sugar beet Sunflower
Veg. Root and Tuber Watercress
Corn, Field
Corn, Sweet
Ground cherry
Leaf petiole veg. Leafy veg.
Legume veg. (succu- lent or dried, including soybean)
Cereals, including: buckwheat
*Cover crops for soil building or erosion control may be planted any time, but DO NOT graze or harvest for food or feed.
*For all other crops not listed on an Imidacloprid label, or for crops for which no tolerance for the active ingredient has been established, a 12-month plant-back interval is required.
Applicators and other handlers must wear: Long-sleeved shirt and long pants, socks and shoes and chemical-resistant gloves (such as nitrile, butyl, neoprene, barrier laminate, polyvinyl chloride or Viton). Follow manufacturer's instructions for cleaning/maintaining PPE. If no such instructions for washables, use detergent and hot water. Keep and wash PPE separately from other laundry. Wash hands and exposed skin thoroughly after handling the concentrate and after application.
Use Restrictions:
Rape greens grown and harvested from Axcess-treated seed must not be used for human and feed consumption. Rapeseed grown and harvested from Axcess-treated seed is only for industrial uses and can not be used for edible oil or any other human/feed consumption.
Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Sorghum, Millet: DO NOT graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 45 days after planting.
Cotton (delinted seed only): Regardless of the type of application (seed treatment, soil or foliar) DO NOT apply more than a total of 0.5 lb. of imidacloprid per acre per cropping cycle.
Seed-and-pod vegetable seed treated in California must be destined for planting in states other than California and is not to be planted in California.
Axcess is a trademark of BASF
Supersedes: 2008-04-317-0238
Source: Natural News
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Top 10 Most Unhealthy, Cancer-Causing Foods
The statement "everything causes cancer" has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But the truth of the matter is that many common food items have, indeed, been scientifically shown to increase cancer risk, and some of them substantially. Here are 10 of the most unhealthy, cancer-causing foods that you should never eat again:
1.) Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)
It goes without saying that GMOs have no legitimate place in any cancer-free diet, especially now that both GMOs and the chemicals used to grow them have been shown to cause rapid tumor growth. But GMOs are everywhere, including in most food derivatives made from conventional corn, soybeans, and canola. However, you can avoid them by sticking with certified organic, certified non-GMO verified, and locally-grown foods that are produced naturally without biotechnology.
2.) Processed meats
Most processed meat products, including lunch meats, bacon, sausage, and hot dogs, contain chemical preservatives that make them appear fresh and appealing, but that can also cause cancer. Both sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate have been linked to significantly increasing the risk of colon and other forms of cancer, so be sure to choose only uncured meat products made without nitrates, and preferably from grass-fed sources.
3.) Microwave popcorn
They might be convenient, but those bags of microwave popcorn are lined with chemicals that are linked to causing not only infertility but also liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in microwave popcorn bag linings as "likely" carcinogenic, and several independent studies have linked the chemical to causing tumors. Similarly, the diacetyl chemical used in the popcorn itself is linked to causing both lung damage and cancer.
4.) Soda pop
Like processed meats, soda pop has been shown to cause cancer as well. Loaded with sugar, food chemicals, and colorings, soda pop acidifies the body and literally feeds cancer cells. Common soda pop chemicals like caramel color and its derivative 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) have also specifically been linked to causing cancer.
5.) 'Diet' foods, beverages
Even worse than conventional sugar-sweetened soda pop, though, is "diet" soda pop and various other diet beverages and foods. A recent scientific review issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) of more than 20 separate research studies found that aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners, causes a range of illnesses including birth defects and cancer. Sucralose (Splenda), saccharin and various other artificial sweeteners have also been linked to causing cancer.
6.) Refined 'white' flours
Refined flour is a common ingredient in processed foods, but its excess carbohydrate content is a serious cause for concern. A study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Mile Markers, and Prevention found that regular consumption of refined carbohydrates was linked to a 220 percent increase in breast cancer among women. High-glycemic foods in general have also been shown to rapidly raise blood sugar levels in the body, which directly feeds cancer cell growth and spread.
7.) Refined sugars
The same goes for refined sugars, which tend to rapidly spike insulin levels and feed the growth of cancer cells. Fructose-rich sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are particularly offensive, as cancer cells have been shown to quickly and easily metabolize them in order to proliferate. And since cookies, cakes, pies, sodas, juices, sauces, cereals, and many other popular, mostly processed, food items are loaded with HFCS and other refined sugars, this helps explain why cancer rates are on the rise these days.
8.) Conventional apples, grapes, and other 'dirty' fruits
Many people think they are eating healthy when they buy apples, grapes, or strawberries from the store. But unless these fruits are organic or verified to be pesticide-free, they could be a major cancer risk. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that up to 98 percent of all conventional produce, and particularly the type found on its "dirty" fruits list, is contaminated with cancer-causing pesticides.
9.) Farmed salmon
Farmed salmon is another high-risk cancer food, according to Dr. David Carpenter, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany. According to his assessment, farmed salmon not only lacks vitamin D, but it is often contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals, PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), flame retardants, pesticides, and antibiotics.
10.) Hydrogenated oils
They are commonly used to preserve processed foods and keep them shelf-stable. But hydrogenated oils alter the structure and flexibility of cell membranes throughout the body, which can lead to a host of debilitating diseases such as cancer. Some manufacturers are phasing out the use of hydrogenated oils and replacing them with palm oil and other safer alternatives, but trans fats are still widely used in processed foods.
Source: Natural News
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Avoid Eating GMOs – 4 Rules
Origianlly Posted by Suzie
The 4 Rules To Follow
1) Stay away from anything that has soy, because 99.9% of the soy that is produced in this country is genetically modified.
2) If you see an ingredient with anything that says "hydrogenated (fill in the blank)" do not eat this product. The genetic structure has been scientifically altered, and is something that your body does not recognize. (EG Skippy Peanut Butter)
3) Stay away from anything with artificial sweeteners, as this is legal poison. For example: Aspartame, Sucralose, Saccharine, Splenda.
4) High Fructose Corn Syrup is something you should stay away from at all cost, as it is another form of genetically modified sweetener that not only makes you fat, but more so messes with your hormones.
If the food has the Non-GMO Project Verified sticker on the label it is safe to eat, and has no traces of GMOs in the food. Here is what the Non-GMO Project Verified sticker will look like
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Time to Get Healthy Now!
Your health is the most important thing you can have. Most citizens of developed societies are nowhere near fit and healthy enough. Already medical bills are the most common reason for bankruptcy in the US, and while you can't protect yourself against every form of medical eventuality, you can at least improve your fitness.
The coming years will be challenging in ways you cannot imagine. You will be living in a world where hard physical work will be much more prevalent than it is now, and most people are ill-equipped to cope.
Everyone should consider doing something to make themselves as healthy and robust as possible. Tai Chi, Qigong and Zen Yoga are all simple practices that can make a huge difference in your overall health.
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10 Toxic Ingredients in Food
The United States has several major regulatory agencies and "cancer prevention" organizations which have not only been suppressing natural cancer cures for 70 years, but have been approving, supporting, endorsing and profiting from cancer-causing agents in food, beverages and cosmetics since World War II.
1. Sodium Benzoate: This stealthy killer flies under most people's radar, and is found in just about everything in jars and bottles, like salad dressing, pickles, sauces, mayonnaise, almost all soda and juice drinks, and even in foods labeled as "all natural."
2. Canola Oil: This artificial, Canadian-exported GMO is super popular and is found in over 30% of all products. It chokes out your mitochondrial cells. Canola oil is really rapeseed oil and can cause emphysema and respiratory distress, eventually leading to cancer.
3. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG): The FDA allows 20 "pseudo" names for it including autolyzed yeast extract, free glutamate, glutamic acid, soy lecithin, calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed corn, hydrolyzed soy protein, and maltodextrin to name a few. Just because a product says "No MSG" doesn't mean it's not in there!
4. Sodium Nitrates (nitrosamines): Used for fertilizers and explosives, and as a solvent in the dry cleaning industry. This ingredient keeps hemoglobin molecules in your blood from carrying oxygen to your body tissues. It's considered a "super salt" (like MSG) added to things like hot dogs, cold cuts and bacon for added shelf-life, color and flavor. Problems compound when microwaved.
5. Margarine: The body cannot incorporate trans-fatty acids into membranes, thus causing deformed cellular structures. Vegetable shortening and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils accelerate aging and degenerative changes in tissues.
6. Anti-foaming agents: (Dimethylpolysiloxane) An industrial chemical used in caulks and sealants. This component is mostly used in fast food chicken nuggets and eggs. Also watch for TBHQ, a petroleum derivative, used as a stabilizer in perfumes, resins, varnishes and oil field chemicals, and linked to stomach tumors and DNA damage.
7. Anti-caking agents: Chemicals that absorb moisture and prevent other compounds from sticking together. These are added to table salt and powdered food products. They are often composed of phosphate, carbonate, silicate and oxide compounds which contain aluminum. Watch for sodium alumino-silicate, alumino-calcium silicate and aluminium silicate. Aluminum is linked to Alzheimer's and is also used in flu shots and vaccines.
8. Artificial colorings: Synthetic petrochemicals made from petroleum, antifreeze and ammonia. Blue #1 causes kidney tumors in mice. Red #2 and Blue #2 cause brain and bladder tumors in rats. Red #3 causes thyroid cancer in animals, and is banned in cosmetics, but still allowed in food. Red #40 debilitates the immune-system. Green #3 causes bladder and testes tumors. Yellow #5 and #6 cause adrenal tumors in animals.
9. Emulsifiers: Carrageenan, polysorbate 80 and brominated vegetable oil (BVO). These are stabilizing, smoothing and thickening agents. They are typically found in chocolate milk, cottage cheese, ice cream, infant formula and jelly. BVO remains in body fat for years. Polysorbate 80 is also found in most vaccines.
10. Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame, Acesulfame K, Sucralose, Sorbitol, Truvia, and of course, Saccharin. Because they taste sweet, these chemical sweeteners trick the body into ingesting them and holding on to them for extended periods of time, turning rancid in the body fat. Fake sugars are the "Trojan horses" of the cell-choking and mutating, food agent industry. Sorbitol is also found in many vaccines.
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World Renown Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease
from preventdisease.com March 1, 2012
We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong.. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries,today is my day to right the wrong with medical and scientific fact.
I trained for many years with other prominent physicians labelled "opinion makers." Bombarded with scientific literature, continually attending education seminars, we opinion makers insisted heart disease resulted from the simple fact of elevated blood cholesterol.
The only accepted therapy was prescribing medications to lower cholesterol and a diet that severely restricted fat intake. The latter of course we insisted would lower cholesterol and heart disease. Deviations from these recommendations were considered heresy and could quite possibly result in malpractice.
It Is Not Working!
These recommendations are no longer scientifically or morally defensible. The discovery a few years ago that inflammation in the artery wall is the real cause of heart disease is slowly leading to a paradigm shift in how heart disease and other chronic ailments will be treated.
The long-established dietary recommendations have created epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the consequences of which dwarf any historical plague in terms of mortality, human suffering and dire economic consequences.
Despite the fact that 25% of the population takes expensive statin medications and despite the fact we have reduced the fat content of our diets, more Americans will die this year of heart disease than ever before.
Statistics from the American Heart Association show that 75 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease, 20 million have diabetes and 57 million have pre-diabetes. These disorders are affecting younger and younger people in greater numbers every year.
Simply stated, without inflammation being present in the body, there is no way that cholesterol would accumulate in the wall of the blood vessel and cause heart disease and strokes. Without inflammation, cholesterol would move freely throughout the body as nature intended. It is inflammation that causes cholesterol to become trapped.
Inflammation is not complicated — it is quite simply your body's natural defence to a foreign invader such as a bacteria, toxin or virus. The cycle of inflammation is perfect in how it protects your body from these bacterial and viral invaders. However, if we chronically expose the body to injury by toxins or foods the human body was never designed to process,a condition occurs called chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is just as harmful as acute inflammation is beneficial.
What thoughtful person would willfully expose himself repeatedly to foods or other substances that are known to cause injury to the body? Well,smokers perhaps, but at least they made that choice willfully.
The rest of us have simply followed the recommended mainstream dietthat is low in fat and high in polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrates, not knowing we were causing repeated injury to our blood vessels. This repeated injury creates chronic inflammation leading to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity.
Let me repeat that: The injury and inflammation in our blood vessels is caused by the low fat diet recommended for years by mainstream medicine.
What are the biggest culprits of chronic inflammation? Quite simply, they are the overload of simple, highly processed carbohydrates (sugar, flour and all the products made from them) and the excess consumption of omega-6 vegetable oils like soybean, corn and sunflower that are found in many processed foods.
Take a moment to visualize rubbing a stiff brush repeatedly over soft skin until it becomes quite red and nearly bleeding. you kept this up several times a day, every day for five years. If you could tolerate this painful brushing, you would have a bleeding, swollen infected area that became worse with each repeated injury. This is a good way to visualize the inflammatory process that could be going on in your body right now.
Regardless of where the inflammatory process occurs, externally or internally, it is the same. I have peered inside thousands upon thousands of arteries. A diseased artery looks as if someone took a brush and scrubbed repeatedly against its wall. Several times a day, every day, the foods we eat create small injuries compounding into more injuries, causing the body to respond continuously and appropriately with inflammation.
While we savor the tantalizing taste of a sweet roll, our bodies respond alarmingly as if a foreign invader arrived declaring war. Foods loaded with sugars and simple carbohydrates, or processed withomega-6 oils for long shelf life have been the mainstay of the American diet for six decades. These foods have been slowly poisoning everyone.
How does eating a simple sweet roll create a cascade of inflammation to make you sick?
Imagine spilling syrup on your keyboard and you have a visual of what occurs inside the cell. When we consume simple carbohydrates such as sugar, blood sugar rises rapidly. In response, your pancreas secretes insulin whose primary purpose is to drive sugar into each cell where it is stored for energy. If the cell is full and does not need glucose, it is rejected to avoid extra sugar gumming up the works.
When your full cells reject the extra glucose, blood sugar rises producing more insulin and the glucose converts to stored fat.
What does all this have to do with inflammation? Blood sugar is controlled in a very narrow range. Extra sugar molecules attach to a variety of proteins that in turn injure the blood vessel wall. This repeated injury to the blood vessel wall sets off inflammation. When you spike your blood sugar level several times a day, every day, it is exactly like taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels.
While you may not be able to see it, rest assured it is there. I saw it in over 5,000 surgical patients spanning 25 years who all shared one common denominator — inflammation in their arteries.
Let's get back to the sweet roll. That innocent looking goody not only contains sugars, it is baked in one of many omega-6 oils such as soybean. Chips and fries are soaked in soybean oil; processed foods are manufactured with omega-6 oils for longer shelf life. While omega-6's are essential -they are part of every cell membrane controlling what goes in and out of the cell — they must be in the correct balance with omega-3's.
If the balance shifts by consuming excessive omega-6, the cell membrane produces chemicals called cytokines that directly cause inflammation.
Today's mainstream American diet has produced an extreme imbalance of these two fats. The ratio of imbalance ranges from 15:1 to as high as 30:1 in favor of omega-6. That's a tremendous amount of cytokines causing inflammation. In today's food environment, a 3:1 ratio would be optimal and healthy.
To make matters worse, the excess weight you are carrying from eating these foods creates overloaded fat cells that pour out large quantities of pro-inflammatory chemicals that add to the injury caused by having high blood sugar. The process that began with a sweet roll turns into a vicious cycle over time that creates heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and finally, Alzheimer's disease, as the inflammatory process continues unabated.
There is no escaping the fact that the more we consume prepared and processed foods, the more we trip the inflammation switch little by little each day. The human body cannot process, nor was it designed to consume, foods packed with sugars and soaked in omega-6 oils.
There is but one answer to quieting inflammation, and that is returning to foods closer to their natural state. To build muscle, eat more protein. Choose carbohydrates that are very complex such as colorful fruits and vegetables. Cut down on or eliminate inflammation- causing omega-6 fats like corn and soybean oil and the processed foods that are made from them.
One tablespoon of corn oil contains 7,280 mg of omega-6; soybean contains 6,940 mg. Instead, use olive oil or butter from grass-fed beef.
Animal fats contain less than 20% omega-6 and are much less likely to cause inflammation than the supposedly healthy oils labelled polyunsaturated. Forget the "science" that has been drummed into your head for decades. The science that saturated fat alone causes heart disease is non-existent. The science that saturated fat raises blood cholesterol is also very weak. Since we now know that cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, the concern about saturated fat is even more absurd today.
The cholesterol theory led to the no-fat, low-fat recommendations that in turn created the very foods now causing an epidemic of inflammation. Mainstream medicine made a terrible mistake when it advised people to avoid saturated fat in favor of foods high in omega-6 fats. We now have an epidemic of arterial inflammation leading to heart disease and other silent killers.
What you can do is choose whole foods your grandmother served and not those your mom turned to as grocery store aisles filled with manufactured foods. By eliminating inflammatory foods and adding essential nutrients from fresh unprocessed food, you will reverse years of damage in your arteries and throughout your body from consuming the typical American diet.
Dr. Dwight Lundell is the past Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Banner Heart Hospital , Mesa , AZ. His private practice, Cardiac Care Center was in Mesa, AZ. Recently Dr. Lundell left surgery to focus on the nutritional treatment of heart disease. He is the founder of Healthy Humans Foundation that promotes human health with a focus on helping large corporations promote wellness. He is also the author of The Cure for Heart Disease and The Great Cholesterol Lie.
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Artificial Sweetener Disease
Artificial Sweetener Disease (ASD) is the new term for a disease that is affecting tens of thousands of consumers.
Symptoms include: recurring headaches, unbearable migraines, depression, anxiety, muscle pain, arthritis flare ups, buzzing or ringing in the ears, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, inflammation, even acid reflux.
The symptoms depend on how much chemical sweetener you consume, and which ones. Some combinations are especially toxic. Consumers can go from a migraine headache to vomiting or from vision problems to an upset stomach. Many people experience central nervous system disorders, cramping, nervous twitches and abnormal reflexes.
It is not a coincidence that a wave of fibromyalgia cases hit the American troops during the Gulf War. Studies revealed that drinking diet sodas in the 120 degree heat lead to serious health repercussions. It was cleverly chalked up under the umbrella term "Gulf War Syndrome," but the same problems are occurring for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan now.
It is also no coincidence that 4 out of 5 fibromyalgia cases affect women, who are more likely to eat diet foods and consume diet drinks than men. Nearly all chewing gum and breath mints are loaded with artificial sweeteners.
The popular saying that "there's not enough artificial sweetener in any specific product to cause health concerns" is a lie, especially now that in 2011 there are synthetic sweeteners in over 25% of all food, drink, gum and candy available. This cumulative effect has created ASD, and thanks to little or no regulation of chemical agents in food, it's not going away any time soon.
There is no prescription drug, and there never will be one, that cures the problems that artificial sweeteners create. In fact, over 70 percent of reported cases of fibromyalgia, chronic depression, IBS and acid reflux are caused by consuming chemical agents which have been approved by the FDA for consumption.
Cancer may be the distant, long term result of consuming chemicals, but ASD is the short term consequence, and it is very serious. If you look to prescription drugs to cure these "chronic ailments," then you will experience even more side effects from the prescription medicines, and maybe worse ones than you already have.
The good news is the cure for Artificial Sweetener Disease is absolutely free and involves no doctor, no health insurance co-pays, and has zero side effects. Here is the secret cure for ASD: throw away your sugar free gum and candy, and then trash all foods and drinks you have that are labeled "light" and "zero." Read the labels on everything, so you can filter out all artificial sweeteners from your products, including aspartame, sucralose, sorbitol, acesulfame-k, aspartic acid, and saccharine.
As an alternative to poisoning yourself, try Xylitol or Stevia in order to cut calories, or simply eat more organic vegetables!
Remember, if you're getting sick from moldy bread, don't look for a prescription drug to cure you, just stop eating moldy bread.
Original post at Natural News by S.D. Wells
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Types of Vegetarians
I thought it might be helpful to list the various different types of Vegetarian diets.
LACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN: Excludes meat, poultry, and fish, but includes dairy products and eggs in the diet along with all plant-based foods.
LACTO VEGETARIAN: Excludes all animal products except dairy products. Includes all plant-based foods in the diet.
OVO VEGETARIAN: Excludes all animal products except eggs. Includes all plant-based foods in the diet.
VEGETARIAN: Eats no animal flesh, no dairy products, or no eggs, and follows a strict plant-based diet.
VEGAN: Follow a diet consisting of plant-based foods only, however some are further committed to a philosophy that respects animal life and the ecology of the planet. As a result, vegans also do not eat honey because many bees are killed in the process of forced procreation to maintain the beehive and the continued production of honey. Vegans do not eat sugar, because sugar is clarified over animal bones in the final steps of refining the sugar. Vegans also avoid gelatin, which is made from the bones, skin, and connective tissue of animals. Because vegans consider the ecology of the planet a priority along with concern for animal rights, they will shun the use of leather, wool, silk, goose down, and any foods or goods that have been processed using animal products. Their concern is that the planet's future resources have been harmed and animals have suffered in order for these products to come to market.
FRUITARIAN: The fruitarian has a simpler diet consisting only of fresh fruits and some vining foods that are technically considered fruits, but have been used as vegetables. These vegetable/fruits include cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocados.
RAW FOODIST: Those who follow the raw food diet include all fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and soaked and sprouted grains and legumes. Further, the raw foodist does not cook or heat the foods, but eats them only in their natural, raw state in order to preserve their valuable enzymes.
LIVING FOODS DIET: Those who follow the living foods diet include a broad variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, soaked and sprouted grains and legumes. In addition, they will warm some of their foods in a dehydrator with a temperature regulator. In order to preserve the valuable enzymes that raw foods contain, some foods can be warmed to temperatures no higher than 105 degrees, while others will tolerate a little higher heat at 115 degrees.
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NAACP Hosts Annual Dinner,Honors Several Locals
The Far Rockaway branch of the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP), held its annual dinner-dance at the First Congregational Church on Beach 94 Street last Saturday night. The organization honored several Rockaway activists and politicians. Pictured, from left, Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, Assemblywoman Michele Titus, NAACP President Ed Williams and Elaine Shorter.

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I know nothing about Guild Wars.
I want to really give this game a shot, but have been told by several people that the build I make is very important.
My normal role in a MMO is a glass-cannon type caster type, but I've never really played a game where I've had a pet fight alongside me and that seems spectacular.
When I search some of the wiki sites dedicated to GW I can't really find any builds that utilize this, is it just not feasible? Am I not looking hard enough?
I would think that sending in a pet to tank and then nuking would be kind of a logical thing, but then again - I'm a noob.
I don't mind what class I have to be as long as it's ranged, and I get to use a pet.
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It's hard to warm up to a parasite. The mere fact that one organism takes both sustenance and shelter from another without returning the favor just seems so wrong. Yet Grumpy finds a lot to like about the South's most visible parasite, American mistletoe. All in all, it's one cool plant.


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East Providence driver raises havoc on streets near Riverside Square
EAST PROVIDENCE — A 49-year-old man has been charged by East Providence Police for causing a substantial car accident Thursday morning, Jan. 30, on Pawtucket and Bullocks Point Avenues in the Riverside section of the city.
The suspect is identified as Christopher Pari, of Worcester Avenue East Providence. He is being held at EPPD headquarters on the following charges:
1) Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Personal Injury (3 counts)
2) Driving to Endanger Resulting in physical Injury(3 counts)
4) Eluding
5) Leaving the Scene/Attended Vehicle
The investigation continues and more charges may be forthcoming, according to EPPD Lieutenant Raymond Blinn.
The incident occurred at roughly 10 a.m. Thursday. The East Providence dispatch center started to receive multiple 911 calls of an erratic driver driving on the wrong side of the road on Pawtucket Avenue. The callers also reported that the suspect had just hit a utility pole in the area of Bay View Academy and was attempting to leave the scene.
EPPD officers were immediately sent to the area and as the call was broadcast, one officer observed the suspect vehicle traveling southbound on Pawtucket Avenue in the northbound lanes. The suspect vehicle had heavy damage and was all over the road the officer reported.
An officer attempted to stop the suspect vehicle, but the suspect refused to stop and continued south on Bullocks Point Avenue on the wrong side of the road. The officer continued with full lights and sirens on to stop the suspect as well as warn other motorist's of the danger. The suspect vehicle continued southbound as other motorist's continue to swerve out of the way.
According to Lt. Blinn, the suspect vehicle continued south on Bullocks Point Avenue for about a half mile and struck the first occupied vehicle head on near the intersection of Bullocks Point Avenue and Maple Avenue. The collision caused the first vehicle to hit with a second vehicle which was behind it.
The car having been stop initially, the suspect attempted to flee and stuck a second occupied vehicle which was stopped. He then pulled around the second occupied car and continued to drive off, but jumped the sidewalk and hit the corner of a fence as well as a another unattended parked vehicle in a driveway.
As officers surrounded the vehicle the suspect backed his vehicle up again in yet another attempt to flee, but then drove forward and struck a second utility pole.
Officers were forced to smash out the suspect's passenger side window in order to gain entry and prevent the suspect from attempting to back his vehicle up and try to flee once more.


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The eighth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck. sees Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has abandoned him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
"Greg's Heffley's life outlook has always been a gamble," says Jeff Kinney, creator of the Wimpy Kid series. "In this book we'll see if luck has anything to do with how things turn out."
Look out for the lime green cover when the book goes on sale on 6 November.
Can't wait that long? Get a Wimpy Kid fix right now with our video interview of Jeff Kinney answering site members' Wimpy Kid questions.


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Man accused of fatal Pioneer Square knife attack pleads not guilty
The man accused of killing Shoreline Community College Professor Troy Wolff in an uprovoked knife attack Sept. 13 in Pioneer Square pleaded not guilty this morning to charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
Donnell D. Jackson said nothing during his brief arraignment.
He is accused of attacking Wolff's girlfriend, Kristin Ito, and then killing Wolff when he intervened. The couple had just left a Seattle Sounders match and were walking near Third Avenue South and South Jackson Street around 10:30 p.m. when they were randomly attacked by the armed stranger, police said.
Wolff, 46, died from his injuries the following day. Ito has been released from the hospital.
Jackson, 44, is being held in the King County Jail in lieu of at $2 million bail.
According to charging papers, Jackson claims to be schizophrenic and is homeless. During an earlier hearing, public defender Maureen McKee said Jackson "suffers from an extreme mental illness."
Jackson told detectives he arrived in Seattle about six months ago and has been off his medication for the past four months. It's unclear why Jackson came to Seattle, violating probation in California following an arson conviction.
His brother, Derrick Jackson, suspects he came here to try to re-establish contact with the mother of his young daughter, even though he and his former girlfriend "aren't on good terms" and she wouldn't let him see the baby, he said.
However, a relative of the woman said that Jackson's former girlfriend had no idea he was now living here.
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4B951, Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Bladder Cancer
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective than observation alone in treating bladder cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying combination chemotherapy to see how well it works compared to observation alone in treating patients with bladder cancer.
Bladder Cancer
Drug: cisplatin
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: methotrexate
Drug: vinblastine
Procedure: adjuvant therapy
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|MVAC (Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Adriamycin, and Cisplatin) in Organ-Confined Bladder Cancer Based on p53 Status
- Time to recurrence at 3 years
- Overall survival at 3 years
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|September 1998
- Compare the recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with p53 gene alterations treated with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin vs observation alone.
- Compare the recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with or without p53 gene alterations treated with observation alone.
- Examine the expression of p53 and other genes, particularly RB, p21, and p16, involved in cell cycle regulation that may be involved in the response to chemotherapy in these patients.
- Correlate p53 mutational gene status with p53 protein expression by immunohistochemistry, outcome (recurrence-free and overall survival), response to chemotherapy, and expression of key molecules in the p53-mediated apoptotic pathway in patients treated with this regimen vs observation alone.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups based on the status of the p53 gene in the bladder tumor.
Group A (p53 gene alteration, defined by greater than 10% nuclear reactivity): Patients are stratified according to age (under 65 vs 65 and over), stage (P1 vs P2a vs P2b), grade (1 or 2 vs 3 or 4), and p21 status. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms within 10 weeks after radical cystectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy and within 2 weeks after registration.
- Arm I: Within 2 weeks after randomization, patients receive methotrexate IV on days 1, 15, and 22; vinblastine IV on days 2, 15, and 22; and doxorubicin IV and cisplatin IV on day 2. Treatment repeats every 4 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Arm II: Patients undergo observation for recurrence but do not receive adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.
Patients who are eligible for randomization but decline to be randomized undergo observation for recurrence.
- Group B (p53 gene normal, defined by less than 10% nuclear reactivity): Patients undergo observation for recurrence but do not receive adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery.
Patients are followed every 6 months for 5 years and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 800 patients will be accrued for this study within 4.75 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically proven organ confined transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder
Must have undergone radical cystectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy with pathologic stage from definitive cystectomy specimen of P1, P2a, or P2b and N0, M0 TCC with or without squamous/glandular differentiation (no adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or small cell carcinoma)
- Margins must be negative for invasive or in situ TCC
- In situ TCC in the urethra or ureter(s) allowed provided margins are negative
- Clinical stage T1, T2a, or T2b based on transurethral resection bladder tumor specimen with P0 or PIS and N0, M0 TCC allowed
- Incidental pT2a (Gleason score no greater than 7), pT2b (Gleason score no greater than 7), or pT2c (Gleason score no greater than 7) adenocarcinoma of the prostate allowed
- No invasive tumor into ureter(s) or urethra
- Must have potentially curable disease
- Must register within 9 weeks after surgery
- No metastatic disease by physical exam and chest x-ray or CT scan of the chest
Eligible for randomization if:
- p53 gene alteration present
- Randomization occurs within 10 weeks after surgery
- Those who are randomized to receive (MVAC) methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin begin MVAC within 12 weeks after cystectomy
- No metastatic disease by physical exam and chest x-ray or CT scan of the chest
- No prohibitive medical risk for chemotherapy
- Any age
Performance status
- Karnofsky 70-100%
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- WBC at least 4,000/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 150,000/mm^3
- SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times normal
- Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times normal
- Bilirubin normal
- Creatinine no greater than 1.8 mg/dL OR
- Creatinine clearance at least 50 mL/min
- Blood urea nitrogen normal
- No serious arrhythmias
- No congestive heart disease with New York Heart Association class III or IV status
Randomization group:
- Ejection fraction must be at least 50% by MUGA scan if there is a clinical concern regarding the patient's cardiac status
- No other malignancy (including synchronous papillary or invasive upper urinary tract malignancy) within the past 5 years except incidental prostate cancer (found at cystectomy), basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- No concurrent advanced medical illness or psychologic disease
- No prohibitive medical risk for chemotherapy
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior systemic chemotherapy for bladder cancer
- At least 5 years since other prior systemic chemotherapy
- Prior intravesical therapy allowed
Randomization group:
- Prior intravesical therapy allowed if administered prior to cystectomy
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- No prior pelvic irradiation
- See Disease Characteristics
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005047
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|Study Chair:
|Richard J. Cote, MD, FRCPath
|University of Southern California
|Study Chair:
|Laurence H. Klotz, MD
|Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre
|Study Chair:
|Seth P Lerner, MD
|Baylor College
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Laurence H. Baker, D.O., Chairman, SWOG
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005047 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 6, 2000
|Last Updated:
|July 21, 2011
Keywords provided by Southwest Oncology Group:
stage I bladder cancer
stage II bladder cancer
transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urologic Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Liposomal doxorubicin
Antineoplastic Agents
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal
Abortifacient Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Dermatologic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Antirheumatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
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Gun Control?
Book Review by: Gina M Brescia
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Essay 5: Summary-Response
December 8, 2011
Molly Ivins' "Ban Them. Ban Them All."
In "Ban Them. Ban Them All", Molly Ivins states and supports her opinion that a gun is meant only for one who is trained to use it. Ivins' essay explains that she is not against self defense. She seems to be very practical in her approach when she uses the fact that she is "pro-knife" as the opening to her essay. Many individuals believe passionately in their right to self defense and feel that guns provide that defense for them. I feel that her opening paragraph would attract many individuals that would not normally read this essay and it supports her idea that a gun is not a necessary tool for self defense. She goes on to compare and contrast knives and guns and continues on to support her opinion that guns create power that, in the wrong hands, is very dangerous. She feels more steps should be taken to determine which individuals qualify as the right hands. Ivins also discusses the 2nd Amendment and supports her theory that its true meaning is being misconstrued by today's society. I completely agree with Ivins and feel that the topic of guns should be taken much more seriously.
The decision to kill should not be taken lightly and a gun, unlike a knife, enables its users to detach themselves from the seriousness of taking a life. Ivins' first paragraph states that she is "not anti-gun but "pro-knife". She feels that a knife does not ricochet and is insinuating the elimination of the possibility of hitting the wrong target. Ivins also states that an individual cannot accidentally kill himself while cleaning a knife therefore making it safer for him to maintain. She also manages to give her readers a break from the serious tone by joking that the individual using the knife must run after his intended target and that we could be a nation of healthy, fit runners. I feel that Ivins is trying to show that the individual wielding the knife would have to take their mission to kill much more seriously. The individual would not be able to "shoot first and regret later". I feel that she is trying to show that guns give their users a sense of detachment from the seriousness and finality of the decisions that they make.
Ivins views the 2nd Amendment in a very different light than most people today and I completely agree with her opinion that it is being severely misconstrued. The 2nd Amendment states that "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Ivins feels that the phrase "well regulated militia" specifically translates to only those that are well trained in combat and weapon use such as police and military officers. She explains that too many individuals without training,, such as 14 year old boys and cult leaders (those that should never have guns), find ways to obtain them. I believe Ivins is trying to show that the violent nature of this country is being fed by the government's lack of regulation toward the gun industry. Ivins questions whether the writers of the 2nd Amendment would agree with how it was being interpreted today. Why do American's feel that guns are necessary? I personally feel that civilian gun ownership and use are the causes of many of today's tragedies. Small children have been known to find guns in their parents' bedrooms and accidentally kill themselves because it was left loaded or because the safety wasn't on. As tragic as this is, would it have happened if the child's parents had taken the ownership of a gun more seriously? Criminals are buying their guns from legal gun shows and going on to wreak havoc and violence in city streets. If the purchasing and use of guns were limited strictly to military and police officers, it would eliminate much of the gun violence in our country. The guns that were still being sold to criminals could be more easily traced back to their sources.
Guns create the power to kill, and "power without discipline" can be devastating. In the article, Ivins explains that "any fool can pick up a gun and kill with it." Ivins is impressing on her readers that guns are dangerous weapons that should be feared and respected. American culture has become extremely gun-oriented. Today's children are being taught at an early age through television, video games, and movies that guns solve problems. What is the result? Teenagers are committing murder/suicides in school libraries in response to bullying. I empathize with Ivins when she states that surely this was not what the writers of the 2nd Amendment had in mind. Ivins compares guns to cars in that cars are more strictly regulated because of their ability to cause harm. She doesn't understand why cars are better regulated than guns when guns themselves have no other purpose than to cause harm? I agree with Ivins, and I feel that the government should work on prioritizing their affairs more efficiently. I feel that there are many ridiculous laws in this country that allow the government to dictate personal freedom that do not do anyone any good. I think the government should exercise their intrusive capabilities by eliminating civilian gun ownership instead of worrying about things like an 18 year old trying to purchase tobacco. An individual who smokes tobacco is only killing himself whereas an individual with a gun can kill dozens.
Guns are dangerous weapons that give any individual the power to kill. In my experience, power bestowed upon an unprepared or otherwise undeserving individual is extremely unwise and can be very dangerous. Guns are not necessary in resolving conflicts. Guns create conflicts. Individuals that feel they need to own a gun should ask themselves why a gun is necessary in the first place. I agree with the author, Molly Ivins, in that the ownership and use of guns should be reserved for the well trained; those that truly understand and respect the power and the responsibility required. As the title of her article suggests, Ivins is very passionate in her belief that guns are responsible for many issues our nation faces every day. The government should do more to regulate and closely monitor guns, and the usage of guns should be banned from civilian use.
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Showbiz Sandbox 173: Spoiler Alert! Your Movie Has A Kicker
December 10, 2012
Frustrated at not knowing if the movie he was watching would have any special scenes during or after the credits Chris Ramey did something about it. Ramey is the founder of What's After The Credits? a website that details kickers, as they are often called, to popular movies, television shows and video games. He tells how what inspired him to create the site and how its grown in popularity.
Speaking of popular, "Skyfall" is not only the most successful James Bond film of all time, it has also become the highest grossing movie of all time for Sony Pictures and the United Kingdom. Yet despite positive reviews, the film hasn't been appearing in any of the recent year end critic polls.
Grammy nominations were announced last week and with acts like the Black Keys racking up five nominations, including Album of the Year, they had a rock and roll vibe. It is nice to see the Grammys include a lot of fresh faces in some of their top categories and refrain from knee-jerk nominations for veteran performers. We'll provide a rundown of the nominations.
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B2 - 1/2 square triangles arranged to form a pinwheel, appliqued circle (cardstock paper basted like EPP) to another pinwheel.
B3 - 4 patch appliqued circle (cardstock paper basted like EPP) to 4 patch.
B10 - My first OMG!!! block.
Center paper pieced which somehow finished small. Ugh!!
Sides trimmed to allow 1/4" piecing. Cream strips added to sides.
Cream strips with brown corner squares were added to top and bottom (I had to adjust these to make them smaller since the middle came up small). Ugh!
Pink strips were generously cut to make up the difference and pieced.
Block was trimmed to 5" and voila! Piece of cake.
Did I say OMG!!!
B10 required a lot of patience on my part and constant reminders that anything can be fixed with frog stitching and wider borders. Refer to the original DJ for many examples. He He.
I used Carol Doak's foundation paper (thanks 50 Stars group) for the first time. Love it compared to regular copy paper that I had been using. It tears so easily for removal but stays put for all the frog stitching.
Shorter stitch length for foundation piecing (thanks 50 Stars group) = easier paper removal.
Smaller seam allowance on small pieces. It clearly makes sense but I can be really rigid with my rules (guidelines) sometimes.
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Thank you for reading my blog and leading me to yours. I love what you're doing here to inspire and connect.
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I was intrigued by the Hummingbird post you had in January. You have a gift so keep giving. Appreciated you stopping by my blog as well.


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Nice Josh waiting to see how this pans out
Nice Josh waiting to see how this pans out
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Got a few things to add to this discussion:
~The "Cast Aluminum" rocker referenced as a BDF rocker is actually CAST IRON. We have a BDF head here at Ferrea.
~The cast iron rocker for all intensive purposes is mechanically identical to the stamped steel rockers in the later engines.
~The CAST IRON rocker actually weighs LESS than the stamped steel unit. I expected this to be the other way around, but the scale tells a different story.
Disappointing Reality:
~To change the roller wheel point with the VR6 24v arrangement in order to increase lift WILL NOT WORK properly. I read through this thread as clearly as I could, expecting to find someone pointing this out, but I did not. I'll try to explain.
If this were any other engine, there would be nothing but the good facts drawn out in the AutoCAD images that were posted. 16v FSI, etc...EXCELLENT!!
HOWEVER, we are crippled by the inherent awesomeness of the VR6's narrow-angle nature.
Picture this:
Take the intake cam and rocker arrangement for example. The front 3 cylinders are actuated by rocker arms that are facing the front bumper. To change the rocker ratio for these means that the roller wheel with be moved further towards the pivoting point which will cause the cam lobes to begin opening and closing the valves LATER. I saw someone mention 2° somewhere. Sounds ok, right? Most people degree cams retarded which would shift the RPM band UP. Still sounds fine with me, how about you?
Super-Large wall that we are about to crash into:
What about the 3 cylinders that are on the rear bank of the engine? They get their valve lift from the same bump-stick that the front 3 cylinders do, right? So what is the problem? They are actuated by rockers that are TURNED AROUND!!! Facing 180° from how the front 3 cylinders are actuated will cause you to shift the opening and closing events by the same amount as the front cylinders, however in the OPPOSITE direction!!
If your front cylinders have intake cam timing that is retarded by 2° and you run the same set of "different/new" rockers on the rear 3 cylinders, you will now have the rear-cylinder valve timing events altered by a +2° since they will be advanced by an equal amount.
The only way to get your "more lift" properly would be with cams that have "more lift". You could compensate the cam timing with rockers if this were a normal in-line engine, but that gets thrown out the window being that we have rockers facing two different directions. You can't compensate for it on both front AND rear cylinder banks.
So having cams ground to make up for that would be out of the question?
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Quote, originally posted by need_a_VR6 » So having cams ground to make up for that would be out of the question?
Well yes, that would take care of that problem....but having cams made at all would eliminate the need to mess with rocker ratio changes at all. Moot point.
Besides, a lower rocker ratio puts less fulcrum loads and resistance on the valvetrain components as well. Nothing major, but just a fact. Custom grind cams is your best solution.
BTW.....since Crane Cams went the way of the Dodo Bird, we are no longer at their mercy for having cams produced to our specs and have moved production into our existing production facilities in Argentina. We are currently in the design stages for FSI 16v camshafts. I think there's a very good opportunity that I could talk our way into production of camshafts for the VR6 if there is enough interest, and DEFINITELY at a lower cost than what is available.
Any interest?
Ummm Hell Yeah!!!!
Quote, originally posted by Sanjay24V » Ummm Hell Yeah!!!!
Hmmmm, I just speed-browsed PowerDubs thread about Schrick 272° cams. I'll admit, I flipped through the first 4 pages, then jumped to the last page. Someone had a dyno sheet that had comments about the powerband shifting heavily to the right.
Can anyone give me an accurate Cliff-note's version in the meantime until I read through 31 pages of it?
Quote, originally posted by KingVR » ..., and DEFINITELY at a lower cost than what is available.
Any interest?
If they a) work on an MK V R32 and b) don't give up too much torque the YES as I'm still looking for the cam with the best low/midrange for my daily driving (aka more often around 2-4 rather than 5-7)
Quote, originally posted by BlixaBargeld » If they a) work on an MK V R32 and b) don't give up too much torque the YES as I'm still looking for the cam with the best low/midrange for my daily driving (aka more often around 2-4 rather than 5-7)
I noticed some mentioned that MKV cams were different. What specifically is different between these?
Also....what you are asking for is difficult to obtain. A "PERFORMANCE" camshaft by nature commonly needs to sacrifice low-end power in order to make a power increase at the higher RPM. Everyone WANTS racecar power but no one wants to live with racecar compromises however.
Modified by KingVR at 4:39 PM 2-8-2010
Quote, originally posted by KingVR » I noticed some mentioned that MKV cams were different. What specifically is different between these?
Also....what you are asking for is difficult to obtain. A "PERFORMANCE" camshaft by nature commonly needs to sacrifice low-end power in order to make a power increase at the higher RPM. Everyone WANTS racecar power but no one wants to live with racecar compromises however.
Modified by KingVR at 4:39 PM 2-8-2010
The exhasut cam is different if I remember correct. PowerDobs can probably confirm this
The 268/264 mix is supposed to have gains all over the range (yes low/midrage too). While what you state is true in most cases the VR6 seems to be an exception to this rule. Don't have dynos available (there might be some) but as this comes from PowerDubs .....
Modified by BlixaBargeld at 1:52 PM 2-8-2010
In the meantime I thought that I might bring up an option that most are probably not yet aware of.
If you would like to almost convert your VR to a solid-lifter setup, we have a very very cost-effective solution for you. Originally designed for the 16v FSI engine, I noticed that it is a direct 100% drop-in for the 24v VR6 as well...and the newer inline-5 engines. The original design intention was Mr. Ferrea's solution to the FSI customers having their rockers getting tossed off of the lifter sockets, let alone breaking the retaining clip on the underside.
What we came up with was a shim of a specific thickness that you install under the OEM hydraulic lifter body. This effectively PRELOADS the OEM lifter nearly 100% so that it functions similar to a solid lifter, but still has the lash-adjusting capability that it was meant to have built in.
Hydraulic lifters are known to have pump-down issues above the 7,000 RPM range, which causes excessive lash...which inherently causes you to lose X-amount of valve lift and duration values. In many cases, this is why you can witness your torque curve suddenly take a dive at higher RPMs. When people run bigger cams, they can make more power at those higher RPMs because they have started with more lift, and when the lift is lost, it lands in the stock-value areas making power that the OEM cams could not.
Part number is LP1101 and quite affordable with retail pricing at only $2.15 each.
Only negative is that it requires cam removal for installation, but at least you don't need to mess with the spring assembly and pressurizing the cylinder like you do with valve spring removal, etc.
Hi King VR.
Thanks for joining the discussion.
I've got pictures to clarify what you are saying for people who haven't seen the insides. Yes, we are increasing the spread between the front and rear banks timing, but the timing events (IN/EX) of each cyl stay the same within itself. I think that is more important.
I'm not sure these won't work. What is happening here is not much different than header pulse, etc.. Many engines have inherit imbalance issues in port design, firing order, etc..which might not be ideal on paper but still function in real life. Hell, Harley made an empire off of it.
As a matter of fact if you look at the pictures.. taking into account the higher ratio rockers have the roller moved closer to the pivot...and the cams spin counterclockwise the front bank (short ports) will open a little later and the rear bank (long ports) will open a little earlier. Could this not, in theory HELP to even out the inherit flow differences that the port lengths of the front rear bank design themselves create? Food for thought.. [IMG]http://*****************.com/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]
I actually bought a set for my 24v back in the Fall from Jeff. Cant wait to put it all in a car. :sigh:
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Quote, originally posted by fourthchirpin » I actually bought a set for my 24v back in the Fall from Jeff. Cant wait to put it all in a car.
A set of what? The cast rockers that they mentioned above having failed?
Quote, originally posted by PowerDubs »
A set of what? The cast rockers that they mentioned above having failed?
lifter shims kingvr mentioned.
Racing Improves the breed..
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P-Dubs...I thought about that as well, but lets take a look at what WILL actually happen on paper:
Your front bank of cylinders will have both intake and exhaust open later by the same amount....whatever that amount is, that is to be determined, but negative from the factory timing setup.
The rear bank will have the timing events for both intake and exhaust occur in a positive manner...positive from the factory timing setup.
The VR6 can really be looked at as if it were literally two entirely different "3-cylinder" engines.
One thing that I have never heard discussed is how radically different the centerline of the crankshaft's offset is between the front and rear banks within the engine:
One bank has a radical (in a bad way) amount of connecting rod angle-offset which creates a not-so optimal leverage/dwell on the power-stroke and a fast piston speed in relation to the speed as the piston comes back up on the compression and exhaust motions.
...and the other bank has the exact opposite issue behavior. Perhaps because the negative effects of one are a positive on the other, and visa versa, they cancel each other out.
Ok, back on topic......proper cams are the way to go. Unfortunately it would be more costly to do than it would be to have simply done some nifty rockers. However, while you may gain flow from added lift, you won't know that true benefit because you're altering the valve timing events so radically.
Josh...I would love to send you those lifter shims to you at no cost for you to install and show the difference they make. The FSI guys push into the 8k RPM and above area, which makes them cure the danger-factor of tossing the rockers off to the side, but if you're not going to such extreme RPM's then you may not see any change. But if you have ANY instability issues, then you are definitely losing power because you are not following the cam profile any longer. You would be the perfect candidate for this testing.
Just let me know.
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So what was the result of this?
Do we have hope?
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Quote, originally posted by Draxus » So what was the result of this?
Do we have hope?
He hasn't installed them yet....but the FSI people have over in Europe.
Unfortunately no one has installed the shims without installing our spring kit. It has solved the issue of them tossing the rockers off when they go beyond 7500 RPM. I think at least one has gone to 8500 RPM with no issue at all, so that says something right there.
I'd love to see what these cam do by themselves, but there is always the issue of the OEM springs not being up to the job and allowing the valves to not stay shut when they should, hence a possible reason why Josh saw no increase in power after having his head ported. And IIRC he didn't gain much when doing the Schrick cams. Why? If you care about your cam specs at all, then you can toss that right out the window when they are not being followed by the valve.
Many people, even professional engine builders, believe that spring pressure will consume horsepower from the engine. With these later-generation VW engines using roller wheels to contact the cam lobe, there is little frictional energy to acquire when increasing spring tension.
While spring tension in itself will cause resistance to opening a valve, that tension is a moot point as it is washed out by a spring assisting the rotation of the camshaft as it will be on the closing side. Might not be as true on a single-cylinder engine, but with 6 cylinders, we have 12 pairs of lobes to neutralize the opening tensions.
Many aftermarket springs out there don't show any power improvement usually because in most cases, nothing more than the concern with making it fit the OEM retainer (which is usually excessively heavy) so that people feel like they got the benefit of a great spring. We take far more than that into consideration. In fact, that is a design element that we intentionally do NOT take into consideration. To restrict your spring design means that you are compromising the potential performance of the arrangement. There are harmonic issues that take place as well. Many engine designers actually engineer the valvetrain so that if one were to defeat the factory RPM limiter, the valvetrain BY DESIGN will lose power, making the driver not interested in abusing the engine at engine speeds above the factory setting, either because of spring harmonics or simply intentionally designing in too-low of a spring pressure. Sort of, mechanical speed limiter, if you will.
So, to make your "Performance Spring" fit a factory retainer, you are compromising the design potential, and you are causing that limited performing spring to work with an excessively overweight retainer.
The 12v VR6 retainer which is made of steel, weighs 18.5 grams. A certain Aftermarket Titanium retainer, which is a complete 100% dimensional copy of the OEM steel retainer, weighs 12.5 grams. Our Ferrea Titanium retainer which is optimized in every way possible with no compromises, weighs less than half of that competitor's retainer at only 6 grams.
Before I worked at Ferrea and learned all that I have, springs and retainers were the last thing on my list to consider to upgrade in an engine. Now that I know what I do know, they would be my first. Before valves, before cams, before intake manifolds, etc. If your valvetrain system is not keeping itself under control, then what do you expect to gain by changing out other parts in hopes of gaining huge power, while allowing your valves to take on closing behaviors of their own which is a sure bet that you will be losing power where you could have had it.
Modified by KingVR at 10:01 AM 2-10-2010
Quote, originally posted by KingVR » reason why Josh saw no increase in power after having his head ported. And IIRC he didn't gain much when doing the Schrick cams.
Rent my house in Greece.
I'll be the first to admit, I'm skeptical. But I'm also open minded enough to give things a chance and try them.
I've always been of the school of thought that springs only need to be changed if there is a specific need to.. to allow more lift, or if there is a problem with valve control.
I suppose it is within the realm of possibility that there could be issues on the stock setup that are minor enough that we don't notice them, but still can be corrected to show a difference.
See if your boss would be willing to hook me up with the parts, I'll do the install and dyno testing and post the results. If they truly do make a difference in the top end curve as you think they will and I can prove it... more sets will be sold. At this point nobody really considers them as they are not proven to be needed or beneficial at the revs normal people are seeing (7300).
Quote, originally posted by robocopywriter »
Ahem...you forgot to quote the word POSSIBLE in front of that quote that you quoted, as it should be. What you posted can too easily inferred differently than how I stated.
If springs from us do not cure that torque fading out above 6,500 then his intake manifold may be playing an important role as a bottleneck. I'd really like to see the OEM valvetrain be optimized with our parts. If nothing else changes, then it would confirm the intake manifold really is junk for power in that area.
I'll see what I can whip up for a promotional deal for our buddy PowerDubs. Stay posted.
Quote, originally posted by KingVR » I'll see what I can whip up for a promotional deal for our buddy PowerDubs. Stay posted.
Cool.. because at the end of the day it will cost me as much in gaskets, coolant + dyno fee (plus my time + work) as the parts cost you guys.
You stand to gain advertising and I might gain a couple hp. Win-Win.
And a purchase from me if it works out.Since i p/md him asking about vlave train already lol
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Quote, originally posted by PowerDubs » Cool.. because at the end of the day it will cost me as much in gaskets, coolant + dyno fee (plus my time + work) as the parts cost you guys.
You stand to gain advertising and I might gain a couple hp. Win-Win.
We understand you will have costs of your own involved, but you don't need to remove the cylinder head to install a spring kit.
There are different places to purchase the tools from, but MAC for example has a tool kit that makes compressing the retainer while installed onto the cylinder an easy procedure.