@mistriTsquirrel wrote:
@gabstoomuch wrote:
Anyway, fascinating stuff. @MidNight I am glad you said they work. My curiousity was peaked, as I am reading more and more lately about EMFs disregulating different systems in the hhuman body, especially the immune system. There has to be some truth to it because autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing, right along side the amount of TV screens, computer screens, tablet screens being used for hours on end by people.
Personally, I think the rise in autoimmune disease (and allergies) may have to do with our food supply. Most of our foods contain genetically-modified ingredients, and the produce itself is polluted with RoundUp and other chemicals. Not only that, but our meat and dairy is loaded with antibiotics and added growth hormones. Then you add in all the sugar and preservatives in our convenience foods (and the fact that most of these foods contain inadequate nutrition) and it's no wonder things like autoimmune disease, obesity and cancer are a huge problem. And the fluoride in our drinking water has been shown to have no positive effect on tooth decay rates, but there is evidence that it may cause endocrine disruption. (Topical application is helpful for preventing tooth decay, but ingesting fluoride does nothing to prevent cavities.)
On GMOs in particular...how are our bodies supposted to recognize them as food? When you eat a food with an abnormal DNA profile, it only stands to reason that your body could react badly to it. These foods were unleashed on the American public without adequate testing beforehand. Companies like Monsanto told the FDA that artificially modified foods are no different than foods produced by selective breeding, so they don't need to be tested. Then when they went to get their patents on their genetically-modified seeds, they told the patent office that their product was something new and totally different, thus warranting a patent. Which is it? Is it more of the same or is it new and different? What a dog and pony show!! And we have been the guinea pigs in this experiment.
This stuff is happening, and most people continue to believe that the government would never allow us to be poisoned, but it's not about us...it's about $$$. Google "FDA Monsanto revolving door" if you want to see how the FDA and Monsanto trade their people back and forth like baseball cards. There is a huge conflict of interest going on, and most people are either unaware or don't give a ****. So lobbyists continue to give money to politicians and laws continue to be made that favor these companies who are willing to poison us for money. (On a related note, Google "PDUFA" if you don't know what that is. Learning about that was a huge eye-opener for me regarding the pharmaceutical industry. Proponents say it helps fast-track approval of life-saving drugs, but it also presents a clear conflict of interest.)
Anyway, I don't know a whole lot about EMFs, so I'm going to look into that more. Thanks for posting about this, @gabstoomuch.
@mistriTsquirrel, what you're citing is relatively current, but I think our problem is historical. I believe the Boomer generation, of which I am a member, was reared on cr*p. Garbage food. Velveeta, canned soup, oleo, cottony fake Wonder Bread, Spam, and all sorts of other convenience foods of the era. Mom loved them because she wasn't really cooking from scratch any longer, and it was the only food most kids knew so they didn't complain. They'd never tasted a good French bread, crusty and chewy, or genuine Cheddar cheese, and forget about fresh fruits and veg when canned never spoiled. Then the big whammy: The incorporation of sugar, in all sorts of guises, into nearly all of those foods, and a general sweetening of the American diet, so that people started the day with a huge sugar buzz and ended with a fattening, sugary dessert after dinner.
We were reared on garbage food, and our bodies have paid the price. We're more susceptible to cell messaging foulups and less robust overall, I believe, than previous generations. We're lucky if we get off with allergies and sensitivities. I just hope the current generation of young parents was fed better and is giving their children better diets than we had. We're going to need them all to be hardy workers, because they'll be paying our Medicare bills.
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