Archive for the ‘Afghanistan’ Category
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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Health Updates: fructose corn syrup- ubiquitous health menace; children’s health.
Issues NOT in the News: Afghan women suicides; WHO & the H1N1 scam; 2010 Environmental Index: Iceland=#1, US=#61; the Chilcot Inquiry; Haiti relief- US turns away Doctors Without Borders; China controls Afghan copper mines; financing training programs- where the $ goes; torture of Afghan civilians; the media’s moral core is disintegrating.
Steven Hill: Dir, Political Reform Program, New American Foundation; a leading force in political reform, his political & economic writings have addressed the repair of American democracy, failures of the our electoral process, and global views of White House administrations. “Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way is the Best Hope in an Insecure Age” attempts to dispel the uninformed popular myths Americans hold towards Europe.
Posted in Afghanistan, Children's Health, Economy, Environment, Europe, Globalization, Haiti, Iraq War, Journalism, Politics, Steven Hill, Swine Flu, medical fraud | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 1st, 2010
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Health Updates: flax seed oil, brain & memory; vitamins & minerals reduce excema in children; nano technology, risk assessment; fat America; prostate cancer; cocaine, spices & hormones found in drinking water; doctors addicted to every drug under the sun
Issues NOT in the News: Green Berets training Afghan soldiers (what they didn’t say); Afghan women setting themselves on fire; telecoms spy on US.
Jeffrey Kripal: Prof of Religious Studies, Rice University. He is the author of several important postmodern studies of contemporary mysticism, including “Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion”. A continuation of our inquiries into the emergence of new philosophies, values & lifestyles in the 60s & their legacy today: the revolution in psychology & western spirituality, the Human Potential Movement, the Esalen Institute.
Posted in Addiction, Afghanistan, Brain, Cancer, Children's Health, Consciousness, Culture, Jeffrey Kripal, Nano Technology, Obesity, Omega-3, Philosophy, Society, Surveillance Technology, Water | No Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
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Commentaries: “Breaking With Obama” [Ralph Nader 31Dec09 www.nader.org] “Is The Federal Reserve Juicing the Stock Market?” [ Mike Whitney 2Jan10 www.globalresearch.ca] “An American World of War” [Tom Englehart 3Jan10 www.tomdispatch.com] 10 questions, /how much US war efforts are likely to intensify in Greater Middle East, Central & South Asia, in the year to come.
Calls & comments: what would be different if Nader had been elected.
Posted in Afghanistan, American empire, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle East, Mike Whitney, Pakistan, Ralph Nader, The Fed, Wall St, War, international conflict | No Comments »
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
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Health Updates: concord grape juice aids the heart & mind; using higher dosages of nutrients IS beneficial!; dieticians acknowledge importance of diet, supplements & regular exercise!
Commentaries: “Obama’s War Whoop: Let the blood bath begin!” [Mike Whitney 4Dec09 www.smirkingchimp.org]; “Mr President War Is Not Peace” [Norman Solomon 12Dec09]; “WHO ‘Swine Flu Pope’ under investigation for gross conflict of interest” [F William Engdahl 8Dec09]; “Novartis is Celebrating- Should We?” [Sherri Tenpenny 8Dec09 huffingtonpost.com]; vaccine makers settle law suits; Tiger Woods & our obsession with power & celebrity.
Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Brain, Grapes, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart, Nutrients, Swine Flu, Tiger Woods, US Foreign Policy, Vaccines, medical fraud, social values | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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Health Updates: protein drinks; branch chain amino acids; soy protein lowers inflammatory response; healthy lifestyle changes; healthy seniors.
Commentary: Afghanistan
Dr Peter Breggin has been called the “conscience of psychiatry” during his outstanding career to reform the mental health field. He is one of the harshest critics of our current conventional psychotherapeutic approach in treating mental disorders in both adults & children, particularly the epidemic use of psychoactive drugs. His most recent book “Wow, I’m an American: How to Live Like Our Nation’s Heroic Founders”, is based on his life-long pursuit treating mental illness, & explores the issues of liberty, freedom, responsibility & love in government, politics & society. “Your Drug May be Your Problem” “Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood Altering Medications”
Posted in Afghanistan, American Society, Anti-Aging, Democracy, Healthy Lifestyle, Peter Breggin, Protein, Seniors, Soy, inflammation, social values | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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Prof Henry Pollack and his colleagues on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former vice president Al Gore. Pollack has been a professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan for more than forty years, travels regularly to Antarctica, & has conducted scientific research on all seven continents. He now serves as a science adviser to Al Gore’s Climate Project. His latest book “A World Without Ice” explores how, for the first time in human history, the delicate relationship between human growth, rising industrial economies & what remaining ice there is in the world is at a dangerous precipice. www.WorldWithoutIce.com
Commentaries: Progressive Leaders Pan Obama’s Decision for More War in Afghanistan-10 Reactions [AlterNet.org 4Dec09.]; Torture: President Reagan’s view, public opinion; Calls.
Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Globalization, Henry Pollack, Torture, Water | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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Health Updates: Green tea dissolves amyloid plaque; cranberries fight ‘bad’ bacteria in urinary tract & inflammation in colon; CODEX seeks to harmonize nutrient content to lowest dosage; medical science has become proprietary science- bad science, bad medicine; ingredients in dark chocolate protect DNA.
Commentary: from Ralph Nader: “The Afghan Quagmire”
Nomi Prins: Journalist and Senior Fellow at Demos, a non-partisan public policy research & advocacy organization dedicated to the creation of a more equitable economy. She formerly worked as a managing director at Goldman Sachs & headed an international analytics group at Bear Stearns, London. She has written numerous articles & several penetrating exposes about Wall Street & corporate America including, “Other People’s Money: The Corporate Mugging of America”. Her writings frequently appear in Mother Jones, The Nation, Alternet, The American Prospect, The Guardian among others. Nomi’s most recent book is “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street”.
Posted in Afghanistan, CODEX, Colon, Corporate Greed, Cranberries, Economy, Green Tea, Nomi Prins, Science, US Foreign Policy, chocolate, inflammation, medical fraud | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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Dr Bruce Lipton: founder of field of epigenetics, he is now recognized as one of the leading voices in the New Biology and Mind-Body Medicine. His new book “Spontaneous Evolution: A positive Future and A Way to Get There” presents further insight into where modern medicine needs to go in the 21st century. www.brucelipton.com
Commentary: Obama’s speech on War in Afghanistan.
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
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Health Updates: blood tests to check your heart’s health; curcumin protects DNA; cat’s claw-anti-inflammatory; B12 deficiency linked to Alzheimer’s; BPA overload- hormone disruption, especially testosterone; meat & mood; pumpkins- healthy source of carotenoids.
Commentaries: The other side of the war in Afghanistan- seen through the eyes of an Afghani woman- and politician. America is a clunker nation. 20 years from now you will lie to your children.
Call ins: sugar addiction- Gary gives in depth, philosophical response.
Posted in Afghanistan, BPA, Cat's Claw, Curcumin, Economy, Heart Health, Meat, Pumpkins, Sugar, Vitamin B12, hormones, social values | No Comments »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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Vaccine Update: vaccines, thimersol- research proves that ethyl & methyl mercury are equally dangerous- especially to the brain & nervous system.
Commentaries: 7 diseases steaks can give you.
What happens when grandma goes to court.
The war in Iraq, Afghanistan.
Call ins: Sugar cravings, memory, pets, sleep.
Posted in Afghanistan, Brain, Humor, Iraq, Meat, Mercury toxicity, Pet Health, Sleep, Sugar, Vaccines | No Comments »