Qigong is Qualitative Energy Healing Exercises

2. July 2009 by HealingMindN.

Qigong is literally internal energy work, a means of gaining good health through certain stances used in conjunction with breathing methods; it’s an integral part of one’s internal martial art training like Taijiquan. There are 2000 different types of qigong, broken down into three categories: Self Healing, Martial Arts, and Medical.

Qigong is qualitative because of the type and correctness of the practice that is necessary to achieve ones goal in self healing, martial arts, or medical discipline. This is why discipline is key in qigong like any other training exercise as an art or science: Practice makes Perfect.

For example, at the gyms, we’re encouraged to have personal trainers guide us in order to discipline our exercises, get the most out of the gym, and achieve our fitness goals.

The same is true of qigong. In fact, the theory within the practice of qigong is more complex than fitness science; the scholarly understanding of qigong is more likened to understanding music theory. Within each genre of music, there are different styles of music.

This is also true of qigong: Within each type of martial art, there is a particular style of qigong conducive to that form. Within a qigong medical practice, there are different styles of qigong such as Neigong. Within self healing exercises, there are different styles of qigong that are practiced which are conducive to the malady that is being suffered.

In self help, for example, there’s Qigong for Stress Relief and Qigong for Cleansing - Detox. These are consumer friendly instructional DVDs that apply different styles of qigong according to the maladies of stress and toxification, respectively. These are only 2 styles of qigong out of more than 2000.

The Mainstream Perspective on Complementary Medicine

For this reason, I find the “official” western perspective of qigong disturbing. According to mainstream “experts” in complementary medicine, all qigong is the same, so it doesn’t matter which type you practice. According to their logic, you should get positive benefits for any particular malady no matter what type of qigong you practice, or else it doesn’t work.

Here is a 24 June 2009 NIH report that verifys this perspective:

Internal Qigong for Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.

Lee MS, Pittler MH, Ernst E.

Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, United Kingdom.

The objective of this systematic review was to assess the evidence for the effectiveness of internal qigong as a treatment option for pain conditions. Nineteen databases were searched through to February 2009. Controlled clinical trials testing internal qigong in patients with pain of any origin assessing clinical outcome measures were considered. Trials using any type of internal qigong and control intervention were included. The selection of studies, data extraction, and validation were performed independently by 2 reviewers. Four randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and 3 controlled clinical trials met all inclusion criteria. One RCT suggested no significant difference for low back pain compared with electromyographic biofeedback. Two RCTs failed to show effects of internal qigong in neck pain compared with exercise therapy and waiting list control. One RCT suggested that qigong is inferior to aerobic exercise in patients with fibromyalgia. There are few RCTs testing the effectiveness of internal qigong in the management of pain conditions. Collectively, the existing trial evidence is not convincing enough to suggest that internal qigong is an effective modality for pain management.

PERSPECTIVE: This review of controlled clinical trials focused on the effects of internal qigong, a self-directed energy healing intervention involving movement and meditation. Collectively, the existing trial evidence is not convincing enough to suggest that internal qigong is an effective modality for pain management. Future studies should be of high quality with particular emphasis on designing an adequate control intervention.

Mechanistic Minds versus Energy Healing

OK, the report keeps calling it “internal qigong.” Qigong is mostly internal exercises - you can bet even money on this. The part that is disturbing is “Trials using any type of internal qigong and control intervention were included.”

Therefore, these “randomized clinical trials” were not controlled studies. The report says any type regardless if it is for self help, martial arts, or medical application. The report says nothing about who taught the patients, how they were taught, what exactly they were taught. The report says nothing on how disciplined the practice was.

If someone is suffering from pain, and it’s the first time for their learning qigong, then they’re going to have a very difficult if not impossible time to practice qigong. Qigong in any form takes great discipline that must be cultivated over time. The NIH report says nothing about how much time they took with these pain sufferers. I have so many questions because of all the gaps left by this report:

• How long did they practice each day?
• Were they doing the qigong exercises correctly?
• Were they doing the self help qigong exercises conducive to their particular malady?

The questions keep bubbling up in my mind because there is no quality in that NIH report. Qigong and any other disciplined exercise is all about quality. This is an OMG moment! This report can easily be mistaken as something written by high school burnouts because it lacks so much quality!

I’m sorry, but there have been a number of austere western points of view that have been brutal with me. I’m just returning the favour. I still remember years ago when I wanted to teach Yang Style Taijiquan at my local city recreation center, I got a hold of a rec director who said, “we already have a tai chi instructor.”

Then I said, “I know, you have a Chen Style Taijiquan instructor. I would like to offer Yang Style Taijiquan, so you can expand your offerings to your customers.” Then she said, “we already have a tai chi instructor…”

You see, not only did this person have no understanding of the differences between the styles of Taijiquan, she didn’t care. In fact, I got a lot of the same attitude from a number of “directors” who believed that only one style of Taijiquan is good enough for them.

By the same token, none of the PhD’s who ran that “Internal Qigong for Pain Conditions” study cared about what style of qigong they used. Their logic tells them that “any type” is good enough for them.

This is Mechanistic Thinking. Mechanistic thinking doesn’t apply to energy oriented healing exercises. Energy oriented healing like qigong is beyond the comprehension of a mechanistic mindset. Mechanistic Minds will always fail that which it does not comprehend.

Please remember that qigong requires your devotion to exacting discipline. The psychoneuroimmunologists realise the difficulty of getting patients into alternative medicine programs exactly because they require far more discipline than most ill people have.

Qigong requires commitment and devotion to accomplishing a particular goal using energy breath work. Please keep an open mind and an open heart towards your own healing. When you do this, the qigong exercises come easily and naturally.

Thanks for your time.

Healing Thoughts, HealingMindN

Randolph Fabian Directo

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Bioenergetic Diagnostics in Alternative Healing is Personalized

30. June 2009 by HealingMindN.

Utah-based company BioMeridian provides several technologies for bioenergetic testing

BioMeridian™ is a Utah-based company that provides several technologies for bioenergetic testing. Specifically, BioMeridian develops Meridian Stress Assessment (MSA) instruments, including software platforms and acupuncture-point reading devices, for health care practitioners. MSA tests measure energy levels at acupuncture points on the body, and the results of these readings help practitioners evaluate patient health. The goal is to bring areas of imbalance – or poor health – back into stability.

The technologies from BioMeridian are based, in part, on the work of a German doctor, Reinhold Voll, who in the early 1950s discovered how to locate the body’s acupuncture points electronically. Voll was able to show that electrical currents at these points were different from those at surrounding tissues, and further research revealed these electrical readings could be used to diagnose health conditions. An abnormal reading, for example, might indicate lung problems or allergic tendencies. In addition, Voll discovered that certain substances, such as bottles of medicine, produced electro-magnetic frequencies.

Voll’s discoveries contributed to future advancements in bioenergetic medicine, including Meridian Stress Assessment. As mentioned above, MSA systems evaluate energy levels at acupuncture points. The energy measured at these points is thought to flow through human electrical channels, commonly referred to as meridians. Similar to traditional Chinese medicine, it is believed that organs and organ systems are related to the flow of energy throughout the body. Therefore, the discovery of blockages or disturbances in this flow can help health care practitioners identify disorders and provide necessary therapies. An MSA system aids practitioners in suggesting nutritional, enzyme-based, herbal or homeopathic products to support patient health.

One popular bioenergetic testing product from BioMeridian is the MSAS®-Professional. The MSAS®-Professional, an MSA system as indicated by its name, uses an electronic probe to read the energy levels at acupuncture points on the body. This evaluation is read via graphic display on a computer screen and in a printed report. With this information, practitioners can help patients understand how the energy flow in their bodies might be affecting their health. The MSAS®-Professional also provides practitioners with a database of more than 40,000 natural products they can consider for their patients. In addition, practitioners can develop their own protocols and program those into the MSAS®-Professional.

Another bioenergetic testing device from BioMeridian™ is the Vantage™ instrument, which is optimized for BioRep,™ the company’s premier software program. Unlike MSAS®-Professional, the Vantage product does not require a computer. The Vantage, referred to as a bioelectrical impedance measurement (BIM) platform, provides health care practitioners with a quick, affordable way to assess patient health and nutritional needs. The manufacturer claims Vantage has proven itself in clinical trials to offer results in as few as 20 minutes. At no additional charge, BioMeridian includes admission to its Proficiency Training Seminar with the purchase of a Vantage device.

BioMeridian’s EPIC™ probe is integrated for use with the Vantage and MSAS®-Professional products. The EPIC provides accurate, reliable readings of energy flow at acupuncture points on the body. The probe, according to BioMeridian, takes little time to learn and controls for pressure-related variables. Practitioners are required only to place the EPIC’s Sure-Touch® tip on acupuncture points, and the EPIC carries out the measurement.

(SOURCE: BioMeridian International)

Here is a three part video series from conscious.tv featuring detailed patient/doctor/nurse interaction during a BioMeridian analysis for preventive health:

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As you notice, a holistic bioenergetic session is vastly different from conventional medical treatment in that it’s geared towards personal lifestyle in a very detailed way; this is in direct contrast to conventional medicine that treats people like cars in a repair shop which insists on standardized repair for standardized problems. Here’s a summary:

Allopathic vs. Holistic Medicine

Allopathic (mainstream)*	Holistic (personalized)
Classifies people according to disease and provides standardized Treatments of only the obvious symptoms of that disease while ignoring the underlying cause. Is mainly interested in standardized drug treatments of all people that can last from years to a life time.	Roots out the underlying cause of disease by identifying and diagnosing the particular weaknesses and stresses within an individual through detailed analysis. Is mainly interested in lifestyle changes for individuals to keep them from getting ill, thus, preventing the need for long term drug treatment.
*Michael Jackson’s personal mainstream physician caused his relatively early demise because that physician was more interested in serving the drug companies and his medical religion rather than Michael Jackson’s overall health.

Thanks for your time.

Healing Thoughts,

Randolph Fabian Directo

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Brain (B) Vitamin Increases Mental Acuity

17. June 2009 by HealingMindN.

Cognizin® May Improve Brain Health

06/15/2009

Are you finding it harder to remember things these days? If so, our Cognizin Citicoline can help.

Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, Ph.D., director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology Laboratories at the McLean Hospital Brain Imaging Center and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School presented “Oral Cognizin® Citicoline Supplementation Increases Brain Cellular Bioenergetics” at the International Society of Sports Nutrition Annual Conference in New Orleans on Tuesday, June 16.

Cognizin brand Citicoline is a natural water-soluble compound that enhances communication between neurons in the brain to support visual function and protect neural structures from free radical damage. New research from Harvard shows Citicoline increases energy (ATP) levels in the brain, increasing one’s ability to focus, concentrate and generally be more productive.

A nutritional breakthrough for staving off age-related cognitive decline, Cognizin is a patented, proprietary form of the B vitamin citicoline with targeted action for increasing the synthesis of phospholipids that make up brain cell membranes and for enhancing production of vital neurotransmitters in the central nervous system, including acetylcholine, noradrenaline and dopamine.

A revolutionary alternative to phosphatidylcholine, Cognizin Citicoline has been shown to improve memory and verbal learning abilities in numerous studies conducted at some of the world’s most prestigious research institutions, including Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The most recent trial studied the effect of Cognizin on healthy middle-aged adults. Using the latest brain scanning technology, Yurgelun-Todd and her team of researchers at the Harvard-associated Brain Imaging Center at McLean Hospital in Boston, observed increases in brain activity among people who had taken Cognizin brand Citicoline for six weeks, particularly when individuals performed tasks that required sustained attention or memory (University Students Rejoice!).

Because Cognizin helps make more energy available to brain cells they are better able to perform their daily tasks. Cell membranes are synthesized and maintained. Vital brain nutrients are produced and electrical impulses are generated.

Make Cognizin Citicoline part of your daily nutritional regimen and give your brain the fuel it needs for peak performance.

Healing Thoughts, HealingMindN

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The Tragicomic Food Industry Film

14. June 2009 by HealingMindN.

Last weekend, I was watching a PBS special, an interview with Robert Kenner, director of Food, Inc., an unflattering look inside America’s corporate controlled food industry. The big food industry has refined the science of corn in such a way that most prepackaged foods and a lot of disposable household items are made of corn.

Personally, I prefer the science of beer. With the science of beer, I know I’m gonna get beer, not a doughnut, or a cheesy puff, or a battery - only beer.

Even worse, it’s no ordinary corn. The food industry has the geneticists growing “Franken-Corn” in fields all over the world. “Franken-Corn” is designed with genetic information to become certain types of products. Many of those products are not meant to be eaten, yet they are planted next to crops that are supposed to be eaten. Can you smell the cross contamination? I’ll bet the honey bees can.

They can also smell the cross contamination from GMO Cotton, GMO Soybeans, and GMO Rapeseed (to make the first GMO oil: Canola).

Hoping to do more than just make meat-eaters feel guilty, angry or both - this film will explore the essence of a variety of different widely available foods, everything from vegetables and fruit to beef and bacon. The main focus of this film is not the food itself though - it is the corporate industry that controls the sourcing, processing, production and sale of food. Not only are animals being mistreated, abused and treated as slaves in the name of food production, but Humans are too.

Loosely based on Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, but different to the fictional feature film of the same name starring Greg Kinnear, “Food, Inc.” will hit screens on a limited release in June and will be available to buy on DVD shortly after (15 September 2009).

Robert Kenner may be more of an activist than an artist, but his purpose is to help raise awareness as well as teach people how to choose and support healthy foods to help protect the health of your family and loved ones.

Here is a short commercial with a listing for a limited engagement at a theatre (hopefully) near you:

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7/1/2009
Pleasantville, NY: Jacob Burns Film Center7/3/2009
Sacramento, CA: Crest Theatre
San Luis Obispo, CA: The Palm Theatre
Colorado Springs, CO: Twin Peak Cinemas
Santa Fe, NM: De Vargas Mall 6
Cleveland Heights, OH: Cedar Lee Theatres

7/10/2009
Little Rock, AR: Market Street Cinema
Sarasota, FL: Burns Court
North Falmouth, MA: Nickelodeon Cinema 5
Rockland, ME: Strand Theatre
Charlotte, NC: Park Terrace 6 Cinema
Ithaca, NY: Cinemapolis
Cincinnati, OH: Esquire Theatre
Bend, OR: Pilot Butte 6 Theatres
Salem, OR: Salem Cinema
Richmond, VA: Movieland 17 At Boulevard Sqaure

7/17/2009
Mobile, AL: Crescent Theatre
Tallahassee, FL: Miracle 5
Brunswick, ME: Frontier Cafe
Asheville, NC: Hollywood Cinemas 14
Raleigh, NC: Colony Twin
Eugene, OR: Bijou Art Cinema
Harrisburg, PA: Midtown Cinema 3
Burlington, VT: Merrill’s Roxy Theatre

7/24/2009
Scottsdale, AZ: Camelview 5 Theatre
Louisville, KY: Village Cinema 8
Concord, NH: Red River 3
Athens, OH: Athena Cinema 3

7/29/2009
Marietta, GA: Earl Smith Strand Theatre
Washington, GA: Retro Cinema & Books

7/31/2009
Omaha, NE: Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater

8/7/2009
Keene, NH: Colonial Keene
Gettysburg, PA: Majestic 3

Thanks for your time,

Healing Thoughts, HealingMindN,

Randolph

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The Key to Quantum Forces in the Body: Microtubules

9. June 2009 by HealingMindN.

Here is a reference from over 10 years ago that has a specific inference to quantum microtubules as studied by Drs. Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff. Too bad Prof. Smith doesn’t bother putting his work in the same pot as these gentlemen.

Unfortunately, the actual article, “Is a Living System a Macroscopic Quantum System?” is difficult to locate. In lieu, I am providing the following article from the same issue which is just as interesting: “Biological Effects of Quantum Fields and Their Role in the Natural Healing Process.”

If you happen to find a link to Prof. Smith’s article, “Is a Living System a Macroscopic Quantum System?” please provide a link. Thanks in advance.

Cyril W. Smith (Dept. Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Univ. Salford, England), “Is a Living System a Macroscopic Quantum System?” Frontier Perspectives, vol 7, no 1, Fall/Winter 1998, pp 9-15, 31 refs.

AUTHOR’S ABSTRACT

The development of the concept of coherence in biological systems is introduced through a summary of the work of Herbert Frohlich. Those experimental aspects and consequences of coherence in living systems are presented which seem relevant to the recent developments in the understanding of the physics of water through quantum field theory.

Glen Rein (Quantum Biology Res. Lab., Miller Place, NY), “Biological Effects of Quantum Fields and Their Role in the Natural Healing Process,” Frontier Perspectives, vol 7, no 1, Fall/Winter 1998, pp 16-23, 30 refs.

AUTHOR’S ABSTRACT

Physicists are well aware of the existence of energy fields with properties which are not explained by the classical equations of Maxwell or Schrodinger. Experimental anomalies associated with so-called free energy research may also involve non-classical energy fields, referred to here as quantum fields. Recent findings in biology indicate that certain bio-molecules act as superconductors and biological systems in general exhibit non-local, global properties, which are consistent with their ability to function at the quantum level. The possibilities that such anomalous behavior might be accounted for by the presence of endogenous quantum fields in biological systems have received little attention.

“..According to Akimov, torsion fields coupled with the standard electric, magnetic, and gravity fields should provide means for a unified field theory that will extend the realm of science to include the effects of consciousness. The concept of dowsing, for example, can now have a scientific basis for explanation of the phenomenon. If this suggestion by Akimov proves viable, then science has an opportunity to extend its borders more rapidly into the so-called psychic realms. That could be a multi-decade venture of considerable importance to the expansion of scientific knowledge… “

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Book Review: Molecular Bioenergetics

6. June 2009 by HealingMindN.

Molecular Bioenergetics: Simulations of Electron, Proton, and Energy Transfer (Acs Symposium Series)

Molecular Bioenergetics: Simulations of Electron, Proton, and Energy Transfer (Acs Symposium Series)
Manufacturer: An American Chemical Society Publication
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 210

All living things rely on the efficient storage, transduction, and use of energy. For example, all free energy used by biological systems originates from solar energy stored by photosynthesis and its effective use relies on its transformation from one form to the other. In this volume, leaders in the fields of computational modeling of electron transfer, proton transfer, proton-couples electron transfer, and energy transduction present new methods for simulating bioenergetic processes and summarize applications to proteins, including the photosynthetic reaction center, bacteriorhodopsin, and cytochrome c.

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Health Warning: Plastics in Food and Water

27. May 2009 by HealingMindN.

Here is a warning from a neurotoxicologist that diet soda in cans that have been left unrefrigerated and heated to above 90 degrees result in the transformation of some of the contents into formaldahyde.

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Read on…

From: Terry Donnenwirth

Dangers of Plastics with Foods and Water

Water in your car is very Dangerous!

On the Ellen show, Sheryl Crow said this is what caused her breast cancer. It has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels of dioxin in breast cancer tissue.

Sheryl Crow’s oncologist told her: Women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. The heat reacts with the chemicals in the plastic of the bottle which releases dioxins (and bromines) into the water.

Dioxin is a toxin increasingly found in breast cancer tissue. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car. Pass this on to all the women in your life.

This information is the kind we need to know that just might save us! Use a stainless steel canteen or a glass bottle instead of plastic!

This information is also being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

No plastic containers in microwave.

No water bottles in freezer

No plastic wrap in microwave.

A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don’t freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard.

He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers... This especially applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastic releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body…

Paper isn’t bad but you don’t know what is in the paper.

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I need to make special note of the treatment of Dr. Fujimoto’s research. There are “sources” on the web such as snopes, authored by one person, which is considered an authority on dispelling scientific myths. I looked at the snopes site and it’s completely bent against anyone who says that people are slowly getting poisoned by careless industrial practices. I decided to look for a site which “specializes” a little more in the area of plastics, yet disagrees with Dr. Fujimoto.

Here is an excerpt from an article which stamps Edward Fujimoto’s research as “baloney” from Plastic Myth Buster

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

The claim that plastic food wraps and containers can release dioxins in the microwave oven is misleading. First, the vast majority of plastics used in food wraps and packaging containers do not contain the chemical constituents that can form dioxins. Second, dioxins are a family of compounds that are produced by combustion at high temperatures. They can only be formed during combustion at temperatures typically above 700 degrees Fahrenheit. In other words, even if all of the constituents were present, you also would need to have a very hot fire in your microwave oven, in which case you probably wouldn’t eat the food anyway…

 

Now, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia on polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (dioxins for short):

Dioxins are produced in small concentrations when organic material is burned in the presence of chlorine, whether the chlorine is present as chloride ions or as organochlorine compounds, so they are widely produced in many contexts. According to the most recent US EPA data, the major sources of dioxins are:

• Coal fired utilities
• Municipal waste incinerators
• Metal smelting
• Diesel trucks
• Land application of sewage sludge
• Burning treated wood
• Trash burn barrels…

These sources together account for nearly 80% of dioxin emissions…

Please keep in mind that these are the MAJOR sources. Plastics as containers for food cooked in microwave ovens is not mentioned here. Who wants to implicate industrial cash cows like microwave ovens and plastic? No one.

Let me ask you. Which information is more scientifically complete? That article at Plastic Myth Busters or the Wikipedia page? I say Wikipedia. Here we see it’s obvious that dioxins are natural to this planet like a lot of poisons, but dioxins occur a lot more in people who live in industrialized nations exactly because of dark age, life negative industrial technologies which produce lots of poison.

As it says at Wikipedia, dioxins are widely produced in many contexts. In a microwave oven, we place organic material in the form of food which may contain chlorine if that food was processed with chlorinated water.

If you’re using a polycarbonate container (#7), then you have to consider another organic source, Bisphenol A (BPA), an organic compound, a building block of several important plastics and plastic additives. (More info on plastics at Earth Day Remembers Pacific Trash Gyre.)

Since we’re on the subject, we might as well point out the type of plastic which is usually used in microwaves: Polypropylene. This plastic is heat resistant.

Of course, the plastic industry wants you to be safe by making the plastic you put in your microwave resistant to combustion, so they inject bromines into the plastic to make it flame retardent. Unfortunately, bromines are yet another carcinogenic compound that leech out in the presence of water and heat. Yuck. Personally, I’d prefer that plastic container to go up in smoke along with my dinner.

Here’s more on the dangers of these plastic additives.

Do we actually need 700 degrees F. to produce dioxins? According to the Wikipedia page, we only need to “burn” the correct ingredients in the presence of each other. Burning is the process of putting in excess energy; heat is only one type of energy. Microwaves are another type of energy.

Can microwaves burn things? Of course they can! The US Navy proved it when they were zapping seagulls in flight with 300 watt microwave transmitters.

Microwaves create heat through vibration at the molecular level, mainly of water because its polarized. There are also other polarized molecules such as protein strands and B vitamins which are vibrated and destroyed in microwave ovens, but this is another subject.

Suffice it to say that microwaves provide excess energy, enough to produce dioxins. Most people are putting in all the necessary ingredients to produce those dioxins into their microwave ovens.

Now, you’re probably asking how sunshine on plastic water bottles causes “excess energy.” It doesn’t The Ultraviolet light in sunshine breaks down plastics. This has already been proven by the existence of the Pacific Trash Gyre.

Now, which article is clear and to the point? The one that says “baloney,” am I right? For most people, the “baloney” article is clear, concise, gets straight to the point and only takes a few seconds to read. Obviously, the “baloney” article is the type that most people opt to read and accept as gospel. I assume that you’re better than that because you’re here. Thanks and please continue.

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It’s just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons…

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran wrap, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead. You get the same results, only without the dioxin.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else…

This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in Your life! Thanks for your time.

Healing Thoughts, HealingMindN,

Randolph Fabian Directo

P.S. I know that I seem like a real pisser sometimes by getting on your back about the dangers of using common household items, but I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t care about you. I’m the sort who likes to have a long, drawn out talk to make sure we understand things, so we can protect each other. I prefer you live well rather than take a chance on your life. Be Well.

P.S.S. Please also visit HealingMindN Power Circle for esoteric personal development techniques.

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No Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon!

11. May 2009 by HealingMindN.

Don’t Let Uranium Mining Destroy the Grand Canyon’s World-Famous Vistas!   Forward to friends and colleagues >>

Along the Grand Canyon’s south rim, the old Orphan uranium mine still oozes radioactive waste into the surrounding soil and water - water that feeds into the Colorado River. Will new mines along the Grand Canyon also end up as abandoned Superfund sites, leaching hazardous waste into our drinking water?

We need you to take action to stop plans to mine more than 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon >>

Before he left office, Bush-era Secretary of the Interior Dick Kempthorne ignored scientists and Congress and authorized this destructive uranium mining plan. Soaring uranium prices have led mining companies to stake more than 10,600 claims on federal land - right along the Colorado River.

We can’t let this uranium mining destroy the Grand Canyon! The mining would threaten the drinking water for 30 million people living in the western United States and could devastate tourism, which generates more than half a billion dollars for the economy.

Urge your Representative to work with new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to permanently protect the Grand Canyon from uranium mining and pass the Grand Canyon Protection Act >>

Thank you, LiAnna Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

P.S. Have you enjoyed visiting the Grand Canyon with family and friends? Please ask them to take action, too! >>

Take action link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/633435480

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Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Anthrax, and more BS propaganda

30. April 2009 by HealingMindN.

I’m just no good at playing the starry-eyed gullible zombie or the devil’s advocate, neither are you if you’re reading this.

The latest Swine Flu propaganda by mainstream media is history replaying itself. How many threats of pandemics have we had already (by the politicians and mainstream media) that have never come to fruition? Because they held back the spread of infectious disease with their advanced science? BULLSHIT! Here’s an excerpt from the NY Times that already states how behind the times that mainstream immunologists are:

Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Months Away, Experts Say
Federal officials said it would take until January, or late November at the earliest, to make enough vaccine to protect all Americans from a possible epidemic of swine flu.

And beyond the United States and a few other countries that also make vaccines, some experts said it could take years to produce enough swine flu vaccine to satisfy global demand.

Although production is much faster than would have been possible even a few years ago, it still may not be in time to avert death and illness if the virus starts spreading widely and becomes more virulent, some experts said.

In this country, the biggest problem is that despite years of effort, the country is still relying on half-century-old technology to make the flu vaccines.

Federal authorities have spent years and more than a billion dollars trying to shift vaccine production to a faster, more reliable method — one that involves growing the vaccine viruses in vats of cells rather than in hen’s eggs, the old technology. And there are numerous small companies developing totally new approaches that might allow for the production of huge volumes of vaccines in a matter of weeks.

But the cell-based production is not quite ready, and some of the newer techniques are not proven enough to satisfy many experts….

(Let’s not forget the numbers.)

The government also gave $1.3 billion, spread among several manufacturers, to develop ways of producing the vaccine in vats of animal cells rather than in eggs. Cell culture is less vulnerable to contamination and the process could save at least a few weeks…

But Novartis is building a cell culture flu vaccine factory in Holly Springs, N.C., which might be ready for use in 2010 or 2011. The federal government is providing nearly $500 million in construction costs and guaranteed vaccine purchases….

Do you smell what that money trail is cooking? More Villas in the Bahamas and European Vacations for every Big Pharma CEO who wins a big gov’t contract.

Here’s a little ditty on how big pharma stocks soar when pandemic threats are on the rise:

The swine flu outbreak is likely to benefit one of the most prolific and successful venture capital firms in the United States: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Thomson Reuters Private Equity Week reported on Friday.

Shares of the two public companies in the firm’s portfolio of eight Pandemic and Bio Defense companies - BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX.O) and Novavax (NVAX.O) - jumped Friday on news that the swine flu killed a reported 60 people in Mexico and has infected people in the United States.
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The OMG moment of the century: Illinois-based Baxter working on vaccine to ’stop’ swine flu outbreak in Mexico, 25 Apr 2009

Specialty drug maker Baxter International Inc. [implicated in spreading Bird Flu by sending samples to labs all over the world which were subsequently “lost”] will work with the World Health Organization to develop a vaccine that could stem an outbreak of a deadly swine flu strain in Mexico.

Baxter spokesman Christopher Bona said Saturday that the Deerfield, Ill.-based company has asked the WHO for a sample of the flu strain. He says Baxter has patented technology that allows the company to develop vaccines in half the time it usually takes - about 13 weeks instead of 26.

[Perhaps they really mean that they will spread the swine flu in half the time it would usually take. Is Baxter International taking a page from the Blackwater playbook? Just as Blackwater/Xe keep on killing to justify their multi-billion dollar contracts to provide ’security’ in Iraq and Afghanistan, Baxter International is poised to make *billions* to vaccinate people against their pandemic.]
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Here’s a little ditty for Mexico’s mainstream; it’s not as if they’re not enjoying the publicity:

With almost 2,000 people suffering from flu-like symptoms and 22 confirmed deaths in Mexico, the international community is taking the swine flu threat seriously.

The European Union’s health commissioner warned non-essential travel to both Mexico and the United States is inadvisable. The U.S. government has said travel south of the border should be avoided.

Cases of swine flu have now been confirmed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Israel, bringing the number of countries with confirmed cases to seven, and suspected cases in nine more countries.

The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert from level 3 to level 4, which means “a significant increase in risk of a pandemic but does not necessarily mean that a pandemic is a forgone conclusion,” according to its website. The warning notes infection can spread between humans to cause “community-level outbreaks.”

[By contracting Baxter, it is better to call them the World Hell Organization.]

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This is why the web is the first haven for seekers of the truth. You will find people with connections to unfettered, practical solutions.

Unfortunately, mainstream press pushes threats, mainstream medicine pushes Tamiflu, a vaccine that was never made for the current strain of swine flu, and the politicians push whatever is handed to them when, in fact, we should be listening to the scientists who are really researching the source of swine flu - not politicians who report whatever is convenient. Politicians are not scientists.

Let’s look at a few excepts from the article, Special Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction? written by Dr. Joseph Mercola, an unbiased, altruisitic physician who is truly interested in protecting your health, not the fiscal solvency of big pharma:

..On April 27, Time magazine published an article which discusses how dozens died and hundreds were injured from vaccines as a result of the 1976 swine flu fiasco, when the Ford administration attempted to use the infection of soldiers at Fort Dix as a pretext for a mass vaccination of the entire country.

Despite acknowledging that the 1976 farce was an example of “how not to handle a flu outbreak”, the article still introduces the notion that officials “may soon have to consider whether to institute draconian measures to combat the disease…”

This is NOT the First Swine Flu Panic

My guess is that you can expect to see a lot of panic over this issue in the near future. But the key is to remain calm — this isn’t the first time the public has been warned about swine flu. The last time was in 1976, right before I entered medical school and I remember it very clearly. It resulted in the massive swine flu vaccine campaign.

Do you happen to recall the result of this massive campaign?

Within a few months, claims totaling $1.3 billion had been filed by victims who had suffered paralysis from the vaccine. The vaccine was also blamed for 25 deaths.

However, several hundred people developed crippling Guillain-Barré Syndrome after they were injected with the swine flu vaccine. Even healthy 20-year-olds ended up as paraplegics.

And the swine flu pandemic itself? It never materialized.

More People Died From the Swine Flu Vaccine than Swine Flu!

It is very difficult to forecast a pandemic, and a rash response can be extremely damaging.

As of Monday April 27, the worldwide total number of confirmed cases was 82, according to WHO, which included 40 cases in the U.S., confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control. But does that truly warrant the feverish news headlines?

To put things into perspective, malaria kills 3,000 people EVERY DAY, and it’s considered “a health problem”… But of course, there are no fancy vaccines for malaria that can rake in billions of dollars in a short amount of time.

One Australian news source, for example, states that even a mild swine flu epidemic could lead to the deaths of 1.4 million people and would reduce economic growth by nearly $5 trillion dollars.

Give me a break, if this doesn’t sound like the outlandish cries of the pandemic bird-flu I don’t know what does. Do you remember when President Bush said two million Americans would die as a result of the bird flu? …

 

Please read the rest of Dr. Mercola’s article, The Swine Flu Pandemic – Fact or Fiction?
if you want to actually know the truth about what’s really going on and what to do to protect yourself and your loved ones rather than jump on the paranoia bandwagon with the rest of the loonies.

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Biohazard: Toxic Effects of Common Plastic Containers

21. April 2009 by HealingMindN.

The following is an addendum to Earth Day Remembers North Pacific Trash Gyre. I was going to tack this onto the same post, but it’s getting too long. Please observe the following cautions when buying your food in plastic containers. Common plastic containers and plastic lined metal containers may be leeching toxic chemicals into your food even as it sits on supermarket store shelves.

The toxicity studies are still on going. The common question is, “why would THEY sell food in containers that are not safe?” THEY, meaning the big, industrialized food producers, are interested in maximizing their profit by using the cheapest containers possible. When greed comes in first, Your Safety comes in second. Please observe the following precautions:

extracted from Care2:

What Plastics Do to Your Body

Scientists are mostly worried about bisphenol-A or BPA. “It’s an endocrine disruptor and in numerous animal studies it’s been linked to cancer, infertility, obesity and early puberty,” says Anila Jacob, M.D., M.P.H., a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. “The CDC has found this chemical in 93 percent of people they have tested,” she says.

BPA is a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic or items marked with the number 7 on the bottom. Some plastic dishes, cups, reusable water bottles and baby bottles are made out of polycarbonate. Heating foods in polycarbonate plastic increases the amount of BPA that leaches into food, Jacob says. Frances Beinecke, president of the National Resources Defense Council, an environmental action group, worries about BPA’s possible role in breast cancer. Beinecke, a breast cancer survivor, says BPA is a synthetic form of estrogen, and doctors know estrogen feeds breast cancer.

“It ramps up cell division in pre-cancerous cells and it can prompt tumors to metastasize,” she says. “In animal studies, BPA has been found to cause the early onset of puberty and stimulate mammary gland development in females. The estrogen-like properties in BPA are so strong that even when male rodents were exposed to it, they had an increased risk of mammary tumors.” The studies done to date have all been on animals, Jacob says, because it’s difficult to study in humans as we have already been exposed via multiple routes. “We think the animal data is convincing enough that it warrants concern,” Jacob says.

BPA also is used to line the inside of metal food and soda cans and can leach from the can liner into the food. Acidic foods like tomato sauces and soda absorb more BPA. Other plastic containers–like those made with polyvinyl chloride or PVC and marked with the number 3 concern scientists for health and environmental reasons. PVC contains phthalates, softeners need to make the plastic bend and they have been found to interfere with hormonal development. The production of and burning of PVC plastic releases dioxin, a known carcinogen, into the atmosphere.

All food plastic wraps used to be made with PVC, but many large name brands have quit using PVC. However, the cling wrap used for commercial purposes, such as the meat department of your grocery store, often contain phthalates. Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H., a senior scientist with the NRDC, suggests checking the date when you buy food wrapped in cling wrap. Buying something recently wrapped is your safest bet, she says.

For its part, the FDA agrees that substances used to make plastics can leach into food. But the agency says it has studied them and found “the levels to be well within the margin of safety based on information available to the agency.” (so says the special interest agency that approves prescription drugs that have caused innumerable deaths in once healthy people including Gardasil.)

“Safer” Plastics

#1 PETE or PET (polyethylene terephthalate)–used for most clear beverage bottles, such as 2-liter soda, cooking oil bottles and peanut butter jars. One of the most commonly recycled plastics on the planet.

#2 HDPE (high-density polyethylene)–used to make most milk jugs.

#4 LDPE (low-density polyethylene)–used in food storage bags, some cling wraps and some squeeze bottles.

#5 PP (polypropylene)–used in opaque, hard containers, including some baby bottles and some cups and bowls. Drinking straws and yogurt containers are sometimes made with this.

Avoid These

#3 PVC (polyvinyl chloride)–used in commercial plastic wraps and salad dressing bottles.

#6 PS (polystyrene)–used in Styrofoam cups, meat trays and “clam-shell”-type containers.

#7 Other (these contain any plastic other than those used in #1-6. Most are polycarbonate which contain BPA)–used in some water bottles, Nalgene water bottles, some baby bottles, and some metal can linings.

Easy Tips
• Using plastic water bottles? Go for a metal or stainless steel container instead.
• Using a plastic spatula? Try using a metal spatula or wooden spoon instead.
• Using Tupperware? Try pyrex glass containers that go straight from the fridge to the oven. When you use a plastic container in a microwave oven, you are guaranteed to each plastic with your food.

• Buying ready-to-drink juices? Frozen concentrate stores longer and is typically packaged in paper.
• Using plastic cutting boards? How about a bamboo cutting board?
• Using a plastic lunch box? A stainless steel laptop lunchbox provides a sturdy, elegant alternative. Or how about a clothe bag or just reuse a paper bag you got from the supermarket?

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