Epilepsy Foundation warning shows that television, movies can reprogram brain neurology

(NaturalNews) Rapidly flashing lights and other fast-moving visual effects in movies, television, and video games can trigger sudden epileptic seizures and other neurological disorders in humans, and a recent warning by an epilepsy group confirms this. According to the Baltimore Sun , the Maryland-based Epilepsy Foundation recently issued a warning about the new, hit movie Breaking Dawn , which is part of the Twilight series, that essentially proves popular media’s ability to reprogram brain neurology. Reports claim that an “intense birth scene” in Breaking Dawn that contains multi-colored visual strobe light effects has caused a number of moviegoers around the world to experience sudden seizures and other illness. And the trigger is allegedly so powerful and widespread that the Epilepsy Foundation has recommended that individuals prone to certain types of seizures avoid the film completely. “If you were parents of a child with epilepsy, you would not send your child to the movie,” said Mimi Carter, director of communications at the Epilepsy Foundation, to reporters about the potential dangers of seeing the film. “Why would you risk it?” In one instance, a California man was rushed to the hospital when he began “convulsing, snorting, (and) trying to breathe” after viewing the controversial scene, according to CBS Sacramento. And a woman from Portland, Ore., told KATU that she began feeling “sick to [her] stomach,” and became “really hot, really sweaty, like on the verge of vomiting” after watching the scene. The Epilepsy Foundation has been warning for years that light-induced epilepsy triggers, which are collectively referred to as “photosensitivity,” is a “significant health problem,” and that parents need to be especially careful about the types of media to which their children are exposed. This was made especially apparent back in 1997 when nearly 700 Japanese children were hospitalized for seizures after watching an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon series (http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9712/17/japan.cartoon/). A bigger cause for concern, however, is how these forms of popular media are potentially able to neurologically reprogram individuals in other ways. If repeated patterns of light in movie scenes or television are able to trigger epilepsy, what else are they potentially doing to reprogram neural pathways and alter thought patterns, for instance? Since it is known that these visual effects do, indeed, cause demonstrable neurological abnormalities in some people, it is possible that they are causing not-so-visible abnormalities in many others as well. Sources for this article include: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-12-01/entertainment/bs-ae-breaking-dawn-seizures-20111130_1_seizures-epilepsy-foundation-epilepsy-experts

US Constitution repealed by traitorous Senators; ‘Republican party now the Gestapo party’ says observer

(NaturalNews) The mainstream media doesn’t want you to know about this story even though it is arguably the single most important story of the year in terms of impacting your future as a free citizen. Yesterday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act , the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the Constitution and its Bill of Rights by authorizing the U.S. military to operate on U.S. soil, conduct secret kidnappings of American citizens and throw them in secret military prisons where they will be “legally” tortured, interrogated and murdered. All that is required for this to take place is the allegation that you are somehow linked to something resembling “terrorism.” There is no due process and no evidence whatsoever required. And this is all being give the thumbs up by the traitorous U.S. Senate, led by Republicans like Sen. John McCain who should know a thing or two about secret prisons. You won’t find any real coverage of this story in the mainstream media, which has predictably sided with tyranny while blacking out this story for reasons you can only imagine. So I’ve collected some of the more important videos and articles you need to see in order to understand what’s happening with this issue and why America is about to descend in an overt, in-your-face military police state run by militant Republican tyrants. If you thought Bush was bad, just wait until a Republican wins the election in 2012 and then uses this law to declare open war on the American people… Here are some videos and articles you need to see: Paul Craig Roberts on RT America http://www.prisonplanet.com/paul-craig-roberts-congress-is-repealing-the-constitution.html “We now have a Republican party that is a Gestapo party…” Stewart Rhodes on InfoWars Nightly News http://www.prisonplanet.com/paul-craig-roberts-congress-is-repealing-the-constitution.html ACLU – Senate Poised to Pass Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial http://www.aclu.org/national-security/senate-poised-pass-indefinite-detention-without-charge-or-trial “The bill is an historic threat to American citizens and others because it expands and makes permanent the authority of the president to order the military to imprison without charge or trial American citizens… The Moral Liberal – Indefinite Detention and the Free Society http://www.themoralliberal.com/2011/12/01/indefinite-detention-and-the-free-society/ “The government shouldn’t be allowed to imprison people indefinitely without charge or trial. It shouldn’t be necessary to say this nearly 800 years after the Magna Carta was signed and over 200 years after the Fifth Amendment was ratified… WIRED Magazine – Senate Wants the Military to Lock You Up Without Trial http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/senate-military-detention/ Paul Joseph Watson – Indefinite Detention Bill Passes Senate 93-7 http://www.prisonplanet.com/indefinite-detention-bill-passes-senate-93-7.html “The Senate last night codified into law the power of the U.S. military to indefinitely detain an American citizen with no charge, no trial and no oversight whatsoever…” Mercury News – U.S. military shouldn’t be the ‘police, judge and jailer http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_19451274 “It is an insult to our nation’s values — the kind of thing we protest when it happens in China and other dictatorships…” Now you know what the FEMA camps are for This is a message to all those trolls and morons who have been attacking all of us freedom defenders for the past several years: Now you know the FEMA camps are true! Where do you think the U.S. military planned to put all these U.S. citizens they round up under this new law? The FEMA camps, of course! We’ve got the entire censored episode of Jesse Ventura’s “Conspiracy Theory” that reveals these FEMA camps in full detail. Watch it now with renewed knowledge of why these internment camps have been constructed across the USA: http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=CFB1CAFAADB65C1EF25BE43D7910BD27 All this harkens back to World War II and the Japanese internment camps set up on U.S. soil, followed by the military rounding up of Japanese citizens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_American_internment You think they won’t do it again? Then why did they just pass a bill declaring the entire USA to be a “battleground” and opening the door for the military to operate in U.S. cities and streets? Liberals and conservatives, we should all be Constitutionalists The other thing I’m fed up with in all this — so I’m going to voice it right here — is all the liberals who whine about those of us who defend liberty and work to protect the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights. A lot of liberals say they think the Constitution is “outdated.” Well guess what? Sen. John McCain agrees with you! And he’s trying to make it legally obsolete so U.S. troops can kidnap you at gunpoint and you have no legal right to say no. People, the Bill of Rights is the only thing keeping you alive right now , especially for the liberals who don’t usually own firearms to protect themselves. It’s the Republicans who are trying to destroy the Bill of Rights these days, don’t you get it? All the liberals and progressives reading this should be opposing McCain and the other treasonous Republican Senators who are pushing this “indefinite detainment of American citizens” tyranny. We should ALL be Constitutionalists — Republican and Democrat, conservative, liberal, libertarian and the undecided. Do you understand that without the Bill of Rights, we are nothing but a military dictatorship run by a bunch of bankster criminals? Get this through your thick skulls, all you Anderson Cooper-watching zombies: Suppose this bill gets signed into law by Obama, who says “I’ll never use it on American citizens.” But then suppose an evil globalist like Newt Gingrich gets elected into office in 2012. Care to guess what he’ll do with this bill? He will simply declare marijuana to be a “tool of terrorism” and then unleash the U.S. military on California pot dispensaries , using armed troops to round up everybody who smokes a little weed, then throwing them in secret U.S. military prisons where they are subjected to torture. No charges, no public defense attorneys, no due process, no accountability whatsoever. All 100% legal because it was voted into law by the traitorous U.S. Senate. You think this couldn’t happen in America? Wake up, people: The Patriot Act was passed with the promise that it would “never be used against Americans” and was only for “terrorists,” right? But now up to 90% of the Patriot Act prosecutions are being leveled against American citizens for things that have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism. (http://infowars.net/articles/december2005/091205Patriot_act.htm) Get it through your heads, folks: When you hand more power to Big Government, that government always — ALWAYS — abuses that power . The whole point of the Bill of Rights was the limit government power so that it could not engage in secret arrests, torture, assassinations, indefinite detention and other tactics used by nations like North Korea, China and Cuba. But with this Senate bill, the USA will become a lot like North Korea, which is filled with secret prisons. All the things we in the USA complain about other nations doing to their innocent citizens — illegal arrests, torture, etc. — will be LEGAL under U.S. law! Gee, does that mean the UN should now invade the United States and fund rebels to overthrow our government in the same way that it did with Egypt and Libya? The complaints against the tyrant dictators of those nations, by the way, pale in comparison to what the United States is about to unleash on its own citizens. So I’m curious of Hillary Clinton will organize a United Nations invasion of America to “protect the innocent protestors” like we do with other nations? The full list of the traitorous, criminal U.S. Senators who voted for this bill The U.S. Senators who voted for this bill are now unindicted traitors and criminals who have openly attempted to destroy the very U.S. Constitution they swore allegiance to. Notice how this list is dominated by Republicans? All these Senators should now be publicly arrested and tried for seditious acts by a jury of their peers — a lawful right they would deny you! Ayotte (R-NH) Barrasso (R-WY) Blunt (R-MO) Boozman (R-AR) Brown (R-MA) Burr (R-NC) Casey (D-PA) Chambliss (R-GA) Coats (R-IN) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) Enzi (R-WY) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hagan (D-NC) Hatch (R-UT) Heller (R-NV) Hoeven (R-ND) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Johanns (R-NE) Johnson (R-WI) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lee (R-UT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lugar (R-IN) Manchin (D-WV) McCain (R-AZ) McCaskill (D-MO) McConnell (R-KY) Menendez (D-NJ) Moran (R-KS) Nelson (D-NE) Portman (R-OH) Pryor (D-AR) Reed (D-RI) Risch (R-ID) Roberts (R-KS) Rubio (R-FL) Sessions (R-AL) Shaheen (D-NH) Shelby (R-AL) Snowe (R-ME) Stabenow (D-MI) Thune (R-SD) Toomey (R-PA) Vitter (R-LA) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wicker (R-MS)

Does green tea have caffeine? Seven things you need to know

(NaturalNews) If you want to completely eliminate caffeine from your diet, you will have to add green tea to your list of forbidden foods. However, if you merely want to reduce your caffeine intake, you may want to substitute green tea for coffee as your morning pick-me-up beverage. Consider these facts about green tea: 1. As long as the number of cups you drink remains the same, replacing your morning coffee with a cup of green tea will reduce your caffeine intake by about 70%. One cup of coffee contains 100-150mg of caffeine; a cup of green tea has only about 25mg of caffeine. However, there are many variables affecting these numbers. For example, the caffeine content of different types of green tea can vary; also a longer brewing period can result in more strongly caffeinated tea. 2. Green tea contains two other stimulants in addition to caffeine. These substances, theobromine and theophylline, may affect heart rate and the central nervous system in a way somewhat similar to caffeine. These substances are also found in chocolate. 3. The combined stimulant effects of caffeine, theobromine and theophylline in green tea may be balanced by another substance in the tea, the amino acid L-Theanine which simultaneously calms the nervous system and enhances concentration abilities. 4.Take some time to consider your reasons for wanting to eliminate caffeine from your diet. If you experience negative effects such as anxiety, irritability or insomnia after drinking coffee, consider whether these might be related to the number of cups you drink per day, the time of day when you consume coffee, and what you add to your coffee to sweeten it. You may want to try cutting down on the number of cups you drink per day, switching to another beverage after early afternoon and/or cutting down on the sugar you add to your coffee. There is increasing evidence that caffeine is not as much of a dietary culprit as experts previously thought. For example, some studies indicate caffeine intake may have a protective effect against Parkinson’s disease as well as liver and colorectal cancers. 5. If you feel certain that the caffeine in coffee is having a negative effect on your health, or if your health goals include weight loss or better dental health, you may want to switch from coffee to green tea, either entirely or midway through the day. Green tea boosts metabolism, helping the body burn fat more efficiently. Unlike coffee, which gives people bad breath, green tea has a natural antibiotic effect, killing bacteria in the mouth, which not only combats bad breath but can contribute to better dental check-ups. Also, green tea can help protect against heart disease. 6. As with any foods, careful selection of the most natural product helps you receive more of the potential health benefits. Most prepared teas in cans or bottles are pre-sweetened, often with high fructose corn syrup. Also, Japanese green tea leaves are often treated with fluoride. Try to select tea bags or loose tea leaves which are not chemically treated. How you prepare the tea can also have an effect: many health experts believe boiling water destroys the flavonoids in green tea which give it its healing potency. You may want to heat the water without bringing it to a full boil to preserve the positive effects of green tea. 7. If you want to receive the healing benefits of green tea without any caffeine, you can purchase decaffeinated tea. Green tea which is labeled as “naturally decaffeinated” has been treated with the chemical solvent ethyl acetate. A healthier choice is green tea where the caffeine has been removed through a process of “effervescence” using carbon dioxide (CO2) and water. Sources: http://www.kriskris.com/green-tea-vs-coffee-caffeine/ http://www.greenteacaffeine.org/ http://www.energyfiend.com/caffeine-content/green-tea http://www.medicinalfoodnews.com/vol10/2006/green_tea.htm

Splenda Essentials revealed as chemical sweetener containing chlorine atoms

(NaturalNews) Splenda Essentials, the latest marketing venture from the makers of Splenda, includes vitamins, amino acids, and sometimes even fiber. In an attempt to win over uneducated consumers , the half real, half synthetic sweetener now sounds like it might actually be a healthy choice, but if a company sprinkled vitamin C on toothpaste, or added some vitamin K to mint flavored mouthwash, would you swallow it when you were done cleansing your teeth and gums? The new Splenda Essentials cleverly adds vitamin B and antioxidants to its core ingredient sucralose, a nonnutritive sweetener that does not grow in sugar fields, nor does it appear naturally anywhere else on Earth . Instead, sucralose is manufactured in laboratories as a synthetic compound. In other words, although Splenda is derived from sugar, at some point during the manufacturing process, the sugar disappears, and what remains are chlorinated atoms that are bulked up with dextrose and maltodextrin. In a courtroom in 2007, in a bitter battle over “sweetness,” the manufacturer of Equal contended that the maker of Splenda, McNeil, was misleading millions of consumers by fostering the notion, through advertising, that Splenda is a natural product. But McNeil made the argument that, “The sweetening ingredient in Splenda is made by a process that starts with cane sugar.” It then added that, “Splenda is an artificial sweetener that does not contain sugar,” acknowledging that the sugar disappears during the manufacturing process. In fact, McNeil initially marketed Splenda with the tagline, “Made from sugar, so it tastes like sugar. But it’s not sugar.” Then, after disappointing sales figures posted, they dropped the last sentence, and sales went through the roof. In court, if you tell the judge half of the truth, and purposely omit facts, you can be convicted of perjury and deception , but when it comes to advertising and marketing products in the United States, there is an enormous gray area that companies can traverse and get away with murder, or in this case, mixing a complex chemical compound with vitamins and selling it as a “healthy” sugar substitute. What Splenda is really made from Another deceiving aspect of the massively popular synthetic sweetener is that the core ingredient’s name is sucralose, which is two letters fatter than sucrose, the organic compound commonly known as table sugar. On top of everything else confusing, the FDA has no real standard set for the terms “all natural,” so there are no defined parameters in place in order for a manufacturer to claim any product is truly all natural. Despite its use of sugar as the starting point for making sucralose, in no place do the words “sugar” or “sucrose” appear on Splenda’s ingredients list. That is because under Food and Drug Administration regulations, it cannot list a substance that has vaporized during the manufacturing process. Sucralose is produced by substituting three chlorine atoms for three hydroxyl groups. Sucralose is not approved for use in most European countries, where national healthcare programs are prominent. Go figure. So then what is the big deal with ingesting synthetic food agents? The mother company of McNeil, Johnson and Johnson, contends that sucralose passes through the body unabsorbed, yet according to the FDA’s “Final Rule” report, 11% to 27% of sucralose is absorbed in humans, and the rest is excreted. The Japanese Food Sanitation Council reports that up to 40% of ingested sucralose is absorbed and can concentrate in the liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract , having a negative impact on overall health. Dr. James Bowen, a biochemist and survivor of aspartame poisoning, warns the general public about Splenda, saying, “Sucralose is simply chlorinated sugar.” Bowen’s research also reveals that sucralose can shrink thymus glands (the biological seat of immunity) and produce liver inflammation in rats and mice. A study conducted on rats by researchers at Duke University, one of the world’s foremost patient care and research institutions, determined that Splenda actually contributes to obesity, destroys “good” intestinal bacteria, and can prevent prescription drugs from being absorbed. Since real sugar is only 15 calories per teaspoon , maybe everyone trying to manage their weight should just use the real thing in their coffee or tea. Then it would also be healthier to take the stairs instead of the elevator, park further away from their destination and walk it off, and buy vitamins from a local health food store. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/business/media/06sweet.html http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/duke-splenda-study-44092908 http://www.splendaexposed.com/ http://www.rense.com/general65/splend.htm http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18041155/ns/business-retail/t/splenda-court-over-claims-its-sugar/ http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/04/09/sweet_like_sugar____but_its_not_sugar/ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/11/business/main2793207.shtml http://www.draxe.com/dangerous-splenda-potential-pesticide-or-artificial-sweetener/

Cat. 4-equivalent Typhoon Roke slams Japan, Fukushima live video feed taken offline

(NaturalNews) The Japanese people simply cannot catch a break, as yet another massive natural disaster has severely ravaged many portions of western and central Japan, and dumped heavy amounts of rain on areas in the northeast, including near the crippled Fukushima nuclear facility. The equivalent of a category 4 hurricane in terms of its power and wind speeds, Typhoon Roke made landfall in southern Japan on Wed., Sept. 21, where it traveled up through central Japan, including Tokyo, before weakening slightly and grazing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. CBS News has reported that at least 200,000 Japanese households lost power after the storm, and a more recent report from the UK’s Guardian says that at least 16 people are now reported to be dead or missing. Many areas of central Japan remain flooded. Transportation in Tokyo was suspended, and several other areas experienced severe landslides. “The hotels in the vicinity are all booked up so I’m waiting for the bullet train to restart,” said 60-year-old businessman Hiromu Harada, who works in Tokyo, to the Guardian . According to Kyodo news of Japan, as many as 5,000 stranded individuals slept inside Tokyo and Shizuoka bullet train stations overnight as a result of the storm. Meanwhile, up at Fukushima, which is located roughly 100 miles-or-so north of Tokyo, officials at the crippled Fukushima nuclear facility are insisting that the storm did not cause any major damage to the plant. The only thing destroyed, they claim, was a security camera outside which just happens to be the same one that provides a continuous live feed of reactors 1 – 4, all of which either melted through or exploded back in March. According to the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) website, the live feed of the plant was suspended at 8:37 pm on Sept. 21, and was restored the next morning at 10:00 am. TEPCO officials added that contaminated water levels have been continuing to rise, but that plant operators are “watching the situation very closely to make sure that [the water] stays there” (http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html). Based on the series of disastrous events that have taken place thus far, 2011 is shaping up to be one of the most tumultuous periods of natural disasters, particularly in Japan. Earlier in the month, Typhoon Talas shredded through Japan as well which, according to CBS News , killed at least 90 people. Sources for this story include: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/21/501364/main20109337.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/typhoon-roke-fukushima-nuclear-plant

‘Mutant’ dogs to spawn from hundreds of feral pups still living in Fukushima no-entry zone, suggest officials

(NaturalNews) It resembles the plot line of a cheesy horror flick, but the idea that a new generation of vicious “mutant” dogs will one day spawn from puppies still living in and around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster zone is something that Japanese officials are taking very seriously. According to a recent report in The Seattle Times (ST), efforts aimed at capturing the hundreds of wild dogs still living in the Fukushima no-entry zone are failing, and many of the dogs are growing ever more wild as they freely scour the human-less fallout zone. “If these puppies become parents, their offspring will be wild dogs with no experience with people,” a government official is quoted as saying to ST. “We want to catch these puppies before they grow up.” But most capturing efforts initiated thus far have been unsuccessful, as the “dead zone” dogs still living are becoming increasingly more estranged and savage. Though the Japanese government had successfully captured several hundred dogs in the months immediately following the Fukushima disaster, more-recent efforts to locate and apprehend remaining dogs have been fruitless. For unknown reasons, the remaining wild dogs are not responding to the food-baited cage traps that they once did, which has left authorities scratching their heads as to what to do next. The dogs, many of which would have formerly responded to human petition, have now apparently transformed into beasts of a different variety. “The dogs have gone wild,” added Kunitoshi Baba, a 63-year-old veterinarian from Kawasaki, who has been helping the local government try to capture the loose canines. “If infected dogs go outside the zone and attack people, disease could spread,” he added, noting that many of the loose dogs apprehended thus far are infected with various diseases. Back in June, we posted a video clip to NaturalNews.TV that shows what appears to be an earless bunny rabbit allegedly born this way as a result of exposure to nuclear radiation from the crippled Fukushima plant. The mutation, if a legitimate result of nuclear fallout, may have been an early prelude of worse things to come. You can view that video clip here: http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=EFF38969DB3696FD7AEE6E697B14098B Sources for this story include: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016265348_nucleardogs21.html

Ensure you are not deficient in this critical nutrient vitamin B12

(NaturalNews) One of the most critical but overlooked vitamins in the world is vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is involved in the metabolism of every cell of the body. It is crucial for processes such as DNA synthesis and energy production. B12 deficiencies are a hidden epidemic in our society. Boost your energy and mental clarity with high quality sources of Vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is very critical for neurological, cardiovascular, digestive, and immunological function. Together, B12 and folic acid reduce the metabolic end-product homocysteine. This pathway is responsible for the body’s entire sulfur-based detoxification system. With normal amounts of folic acid and B12 the body is able to convert homocysteine into glutathione and SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine). Folic acid and B12 deficiencies cause the body to produce less glutathione and elevated unmetabolized homocysteine. This is a red flag warning sign of elevated inflammation and tissue degeneration. Vitamin B12 deficiencies are associated with chronic diseases. B12 deficiencies lead to high homocysteine which is a strong risk factor in cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar are very much associated with B12 deficiencies. Researchers found that a diet deficient in folate, B12, and B6 caused cognitive dysfunction and a significant reduction in the length and density of brain capillaries. Many researchers believe that the standard American tests that measure serum B12 levels are far too low. In America, B12 deficiency is evidenced as a serum level below 200 pg/ml (145 pM). In Japan, a deficiency is found in levels under 550 pg/ml (400pM). Most B12 researchers and advanced functional nutritionists agree with the Japanese model. About 10% of the population appears to have normal serum B12; however, their bioavailable B12 is reduced. The telling sign of this is elevated homocysteine and methylmalonic acid despite normal folic acid, B6, and B12 levels. Vitamin B12 deficiencies are common in people who have used medications for a period of time. The medications most commonly associated with B12 deficiencies include a popular diabetes drug, antacids, anti-ulcers, blood pressure and cholesterol meds, and birth control pills. If you have ever taken any of these medications it is imperative to check your B12 levels and supplement if necessary. One population group that is especially vulnerable to B12 deficiencies are strict vegans. The most bioavailable form of B12 is found in animal products. Many vegans use blue-green algae as a form of B12. The algae forms are called pseudo -B12 because they are active in tests but do not have the same human biological activity. The best sources of B12 are found in organic meat and eggs. Be sure to find humanely raised, grass-fed sources of these meat products. Vitamin B12 is a very large molecule compared to other vitamins and requires an enzyme called intrinsic factor to metabolize effectively. High stress, infections, antacids and other medications deplete intrinsic factor. Without adequate intrinsic factor the body cannot effectively metabolize b12 and deficiencies will occur over time. It is estimated that 60% of Americans over the age of 50 and 90% over the age of 70 do not produce enough intrinsic factor and are currently dealing with some level of b12 deficiency. For many individuals B12 supplementation is a necessity. The large size of the molecule also makes supplementation a challenge. The most effective delivery system is through microscopic droplets of B12 that come in a fine mist that gets sprayed into the mouth. It is good to take 1-2mg a day in this form. This system does not depend on the presence of intrinsic factor in the gut and is much easier, cost-effective and significantly safer than B12 injections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency http://www.tacanow.org/family-resources/methyl-b12-a-treatment-for-asd-with-methylation-issues/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12

Meningitis vaccines now pushed onto 9-month-old toddlers

(NaturalNews) Another potentially hazardous vaccination, Menactra, purportedly protecting against an extremely rare disease, meningitis, has been FDA approved for children aged 9 to 23 months. This brings the total vaccine inoculation schedule to over 20 within the child’s first two years. And there are more to come by age five and more after that. Vaccines Benefits are Questionable Most of the childhood diseases supposedly protected by vaccinations come and go without significant damage. Many graphs have demonstrated that serious diseases had already declined naturally and all but disappeared by the time the vaccines for them had been introduced. As a matter of fact, exposure to many minor childhood diseases causes better long term immunization than vaccinations pretend to offer. There have been actual reports of 90% plus MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccinated populations having breakouts with mumps and measles. Rubella hardly happens at all. The more dangerous diseases vaccinated against hardly ever even occur. So the benefits factor is very low in populations with decent hygiene. Vaccine Risks are Real What has been occurring is a surge among the very young with vaccine injury related deaths, as in SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), various forms of paralysis, disabling seizures, autism spectrum behavior often with extreme bowel disorders, ADHD, asthma, and food allergies. The kids are worse off now than before. Most of these alarming events have occurred shortly after vaccinations, especially after a barrage of multiple shots in one day, or within the same time frame as a scheduled series. The fact that cancer and other auto-immune disorders manifest later in life is not included in this vaccine injury summary. But along with increased vaccination schedules, there has been a decline in general health. Cancer cases among the young have increased considerably over the last two to three decades, coinciding with increased vaccination schedules. Impurities occur often in vaccines, especially those derived from animal tissues or human fetuses. Then there are the preservatives that include mercury, formaldehyde, and aluminum. Some vaccines may contain ingredients (adjuvants) to boost the vaccine’s potency. One such adjuvant, squalene, is linked to Gulf War Syndrome. A Japanese researcher has found mercury in all cancer cells. And mercury is a neurotoxin supreme. The U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) has recently stated that formaldehyde causes cancer. Aluminum is able to cross the blood brain barrier and cause neurological damage. Brain damaging aspartame is used in some vaccines. Several Internet sites have been started and maintained by parents whose children have been seriously vaccine damaged. They share their tragic personal stories that are hidden from public view and ignored or scoffed at by pediatricians and other medical professionals. Do some research. You can start by clicking “vaccines” in the HOT TOPIC bar at the top of Natural News home page or look into the sources below. Sources Include: Hypocritical pediatricians push for stricter chemical laws while injecting babies with toxic vaccines http://www.naturalnews.com/032241_pediatricians_toxic_chemicals.html#ixzz1XZ7s4J2d Pediatricians refusing treatment for children of non-vaccinating parents http://www.naturalnews.com/031913_pediatricians_vaccinations.html The truth about vaccines and modern medicine http://www.vacfacts.info/ Push to reprogram parents and disallow exemptions despite high number of tragic vaccine injury episodes http://healthfreedoms.org/2011/06/23/push-to-reprogram-parents-on-vaccines-disallow-exemptions/ Press release announcing Menactra for babies http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42752591/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

Hundreds of beef cattle contaminated by Fukushima radiation have been shipped all over Japan, inspection finds

(NaturalNews) The Fukushima Prefecture, a roughly 5,300 square mile region in Japan where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility is located, recently conducted an area-wide inspection of local farms after discovering levels of radioactive cesium three-to-six times higher than maximum safety thresholds in some beef cattle. To their surprise, they also found that 14 different farms throughout the region had shipped 554 heads of cattle across Japan that had eaten highly-radioactive rice straw. According to reports, the rice straw eaten by the cattle contained up to 500 times more radioactive cesium than the legal limit. And these cattle had been shipped to ten different Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo and Hyogo, which represent two of the most highly populated regions in the nation. Many farmers allegedly did not get the memo that continuing to feed cattle with straw, grass, and other feed exposed to open air was dangerous, and that it had been discouraged by the Japanese government. “It was announced soon after the disaster when there was neither electricity nor gasoline and roads were disrupted,” said Jiro Ohsaki, an official from the Fukushima prefecture government, concerning the apparent misunderstanding among farmers in the area concerning radioactive feed. “[S]ome farmers did not understand that the category of grass and other feed includes rice straw.” The Fukushima prefecture plans to inspect all 4,000 of Fukushima’s cattle farms by August 3. The central government in Japan also plans to implement restrictions on beef cattle shipments following the disturbing discovery. Back in April, NaturalNews reported that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had found radiation in US milk supplies that exceeded EPA maximums by as much as 2000 percent (http://www.naturalnews.com/032048_radiation_milk.html). And various other reports indicated that radiation had also been found in rainwater, leafy greens, tea, and seafood in various parts of the world (http://www.naturalnews.com/Fukushima.html). Though the mainstream media seems to have all but forgotten about the Fukushima disaster and its ongoing consequences, radioactive fallout continues to be a problem throughout Japan, and likely throughout other parts of the world — including the US — as well. Sources for this story include: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/18/us-japan-nuclear-idUSTRE76F09J20110718

Japan radiation specialists accuses TEPCO of total cover-up regarding radiation exposure of nuclear plant workers

(NaturalNews) Reports continue to surface about Japan’s tsunami-caused nuclear disaster at the Fukushima complex, and this time Japanese radiation specialists say the plant’s owner, Tokyo Electric Power Company, is engaged in a number of cover-ups and misinformation campaigns. One specialist, Nishio Masamichi, director of the Hakkaido Cancer Center, who initially called for “calm” in the early days following the disaster, wrote recently in a top Japanese business journal that the crisis has caused Japan’s “myth of nuclear safety” to fall apart. Nishio, according to this independent report , says it’s time to confront the very real prospect of long-term radiation exposure, and has accused TEPCO executives of hiding the truth about the real damage caused by the disaster at the expense of saving the company. He also laid some blame for the way the aftermath of the disaster was handled on the country’s leadership, saying Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet lacked urgency and direction. Regarding TEPCO, Nishio said the company gave broken dosimeters to temporary workers and only giving monitors when they are working, despite high levels of radiation throughout the entire site. He also accused the company of putting its workers in a gymnasium-type structure to sleep in order to keep them from running away. Nishio also believes that company executives, lawmakers and other officials simply do not grasp the severity of the accident. For instance, he says one treatment – Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest – has been recommended by doctors as a way to reduce the chances of bone marrow deterioration caused by excessive doses of radiation. But, he said, that treatment was disregarded by the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan. In addition, he says workers are only being given iodine – used to block the absorption of radiation into the thyroid especially, because it’s one of the most radiation-sensitive parts of the body – instead of other treatments as well like Radiogardase (Prussian blue insoluble capsules). He asserts that the best preventative medical expertise is not being brought in to help treat those who are being exposed, an injustice he has deemed “graveyard governance.” He also believes the Japanese people – not just those living near Fukushima – are not being told the truth about the level of radiation to which they are being exposed. “Giving us the truth once is much more important than saying ‘hang in there Japan’ a million times,” he wrote, in response to reports that former Minister for Internal Affairs Haraguchi Kazuhiro has alleged that radiation monitoring station data were three decimal places higher than the figures released to the public. If true, Nishio writes, that constitutes a “national crime” against the Japanese people. In recommending solutions to these and other issues, Nishio essentially argues that more information must be sought by the government about the actual dangers posed by the disaster and, when known, provided to the public. He believes part of the reason why the information is not forthcoming is because there are powerful factions within the Japanese government and power industry that want to rely more on nuclear power in the future, an idea Nishio recommends against.

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