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Is Traditional Media Dying? The Numbers Indicate Just That
Apr 6th
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
So-called mainstream media is quickly falling out of the mainstream. I am attempting to push the title of mainstream media out of my lexicon completely, replaced by “traditional media,” “legacy media,” “dinosaur media,” or “establishment media.”
This is because in the near future, calling it mainstream media will be about as accurate as calling Wake Up World Nazi media (that is to say, ludicrously inaccurate).
In March, the well known news organization and cable broadcaster CNN dropped a shocking 50% in total viewers and a whopping 60% in the age 25-54 demographic (A25-54) over the total day according to reports from TVNewser.
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Monsanto Threatens to Sue Vermont if Legislators Pass GMO Labelling Bill
Apr 6th
6th April 2012
By Will Allen and Ronnie Cummins - AlterNet
What it really comes down to this: Elected officials are abandoning the public interest and public will in the face of corporate intimidation.
The world’s most hated corporation is at it again, this time in Vermont.
Despite overwhelming public support and support from a clear majority of Vermont’s Agriculture Committee, Vermont legislators are dragging their feet on a proposed GMO labeling bill. Why? Because Monsanto has threatened to sue the state if the bill passes.
The popular legislative bill requiring mandatory labels on genetically engineered food (H-722) is languishing in the Vermont House Agriculture Committee, with only four weeks left until the legislature adjourns for the year. Despite thousands of emails and calls from constituents who overwhelmingly support mandatory labeling, despite the fact that a majority (6 to 5) of Agriculture Committee members support passage of the measure, Vermont legislators are holding up the labeling bill and refusing to take a vote.
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Foods that Contain the Highest Amount of Pesticides
Apr 6th
6th April 2012
Contributing Writers for Wake Up World
Much of the produce that is sold today in supermarkets is supplied from farmers who practice conventional farming methods. In other words, the produce has been grown using chemical fertilizers as well as pesticides and herbicides.
Many scientific studies suggest that the effects of synthetic pesticides can be detrimental to our health; one study suggests that the consumption of pesticides may lead to ADHD in children; in some other cases, exposure can lead to many forms of cancers, infertility problems and birth defects. Along with the many other poor ‘food like’ products we are eating, there is an array of foreign substances that are entering our bodies.
As we expose ourselves to these synthetic substances over the years, our bodies become overloaded, and our ‘cleaning’ mechanisms fail to work. As a result, many of us develop sickness and disease because our bodies cannot efficiently remove these toxins anymore. In order to help give your body a break from this chemical onslaught, we have suggested what foods should be eaten organically. The foods listed below are some of the most toxic to our bodies if eaten from conventional sources. Based the Environment Working Group (EWG), they contain the most pesticides on or in them compared to other foods; so, if you are considering in switching to organic, we would suggest considering the below foods as a first propriety in your transition.
Top 12 Foods You Should Eat Organically (From lowest to highest amount of pesticides)
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Tobacco Industry Forced to List Ingredients Used in Their Products
Apr 5th
5th April 2012
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration gained authority to regulate tobacco products, and now they will soon be exercising that ability. Already releasing preliminary guidelines for the tobacco industry that can educate consumers on exactly what is in cigarettes, the FDA is making it so tobacco companies will have to report on the amount of harmful and unsafe ingredients used in their products.
Within one year, the FDA plans to share information on chemical amounts, while tobacco makers will be required to report on the amount of 93 substances used in their products. This means that harmful ingredients used such as ammonia and formaldehyde will need to be made known to the public. This decision will certainly ignite a slew of ingredient-based information regarding tobacco products.
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The Law of Attraction Uncovered
Apr 5th
5th April 2012
By Chris Bourne
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
Harnessing the natural power of the universe
Unless you’ve woken up recently, you’ve probably heard much about the so called “Law of Attraction”. Motivational Gurus the world over seem to be advocating it’s use to create the reality we might want, to generate abundance in life or that long sought after soulmate. From my perspective, indeed there is a Law of Attraction, but I observe how this natural science has been mis-informed or in some cases, maligned to promote or ‘sell’ a particular approach – namely that we can essentially manifest the reality we might want by using the law. So how might we unlock the real secret behind the Law of Attraction and harness it for maximum uplifting benefit?…
The End of Entropy: A Look at Our Entropic World and the Evidence Supporting How We Could Change This
Apr 5th
5th April 2012
Guest Writer for Wake Up World
Entropy… That measure of disorder that increases as energy is dissipated into unusable forms effects many aspects of our present human condition. It is easy to grasp the principle as it pertains directly to heat. We see the energy of a fire heat our food, but we also can see a great deal of heat going out unused and unusable. This extra heat can be seen as increasing the disorder, as the molecules affected move more rapidly and more disorderedly. A more difficult aspect to see is the entropy inherent in our social structure.
In Jeremy Rifkin’s seminal work Entropy, published in 1980, he does an excellent job of demonstrating that, because energy is at the base of life, itself, entropy can ripple through society, creating disorder even as we try to clamp down and control the order of things. In fact, he paints a very grim picture of what we can expect as we consume more and more energy, explaining that fascist tendencies are most likely to crop up in the efforts to overcome entropy in our society. Today we see more and more signs of encroaching fascism.
The Astonishing Geometry Of Nature
Apr 4th
4th April 2012
Guest Writer for Wake Up World
When you know what to look for, it becomes obvious. In the natural world all around us, intricate and beautiful patterns are everywhere: In the way that plants branch out as they grow, in the way clouds form and dissipate, from vast mountain ranges to tiny grains of sand, similar patterns repeat themselves, over and over again.
And yet this uncanny tendency of the universe to form self-similar patterns on every imaginable scale has been ignored by all official “science” for about 300 years since the Renaissance and the Newtonian scientific revolution. All of what we know as “modern science,” has been based on the Newtonian paradigm of the so-called “clockwork universe,” in which the entire cosmos and everything in it are considered to be machines. Machines that have no consciousness, but merely act out their predetermined roles in the world.
It was this dogmatic world view that led to the development of modern medicine and its emphasis on pharmaceutical drugs, or the Industrial Revolution with its emphasis on turning people into the slaves of industry. All this because living beings are considered to be automatons, programmed by their genes and powerless to create real change in themselves.
Bad Laws for Good Food
Apr 4th
4th April 2012
Guest Writer for Wake Up World
Wisconsin Statute 97.24 requires that milk sold to consumers be Grade A, and requires that Grade A products be effectively pasteurized. The state allows incidental raw milk sales directly to consumer at a farm where raw milk is produced. ‘Incidental,’ however, only covers one sale of the raw milk to a consumer, not multiple sales. The retail sale of raw milk is not allowed in Wisconsin.
In the fall of 2007 I spent a month volunteering on a biodynamic farm in Polk County, Wisconsin. On the drive home I made a pit stop at a farm in Loganville, WI. The Hershberger’s farm stood out from the others surrounding it – it was well kept and the hay was tied in a traditional way, rather than the square bales seen in most other fields. Vernon and his boys used draft horses to till the moderate acreage that he farmed. But the difference that brought me to the farm? The Hershberger’s manage a food club that is stocked with nutrient dense foods, including raw dairy products (like delicious raw ice cream) as well as other grocery items and bulk goods. In order to obtain goods at the food club I had to become a member; essentially, I became part owner in the traditional co-op style. I was given a full tour of the farm, including the pastures where the cows were grazing, the outbuildings where Vernon kept his draft horses, and finally the back rooms of the buying club’s main building. I met his wife and children. I had an insightful conversation with him on his innovative techniques for cooling and heating water through passive means. I definitely bought some food as a member of a food club.
Vernon Hershberger and his family are currently under Wisconsin state investigation for selling raw milk. He has been charged with:
Ten Herbs for Indoor Growing
Apr 4th
A windowsill kitchen garden: Grow great-tasting herbs indoors.
You can grow herbs indoors this winter and add that just-picked taste to your meals, even when snow is drifting up against the kitchen window. You don’t even need special lights—herbs fare just fine in a bright window. Here are the best herbs for growing on windowsills and the smart techniques you need to keep them happy and healthy until you can plant outside again.
1. Basil
Start basil from seeds and place the pots in a south-facing window—it likes lots of sun and warmth.
Consumer Alert: 300+ Health Issues Linked To Statin Drugs
Apr 3rd
By Sayer Ji - Wake Up World
A growing body of clinical research now indicates that the cholesterol-lowering class of drugs known as statins, are associated with over 300 adverse health effects – research boldly flying in the face of national health policy, medical insurance premium guidelines, statin drug manufacturer advertising claims, and the general sentiment of the public, with approximately 1 in every 4 adult Americans over 45 currently using these drugs to “prevent heart disease.”
The Cholesterol Myth
For well over 40 years, statin drugs have successfully concretized a century old myth about the primary cause of heart disease: namely, that cholesterol “causes” plaque build up in the arteries, ultimately leading to obstruction of blood flow, and subsequent morbidity and mortality.
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FDA Removes 1 Million Signatures for GMO Labeling Campaign
Apr 3rd
3rd April 2012
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
While the Food and Drug Administration has seemingly reached the limit for unbelievable behavior, the company’s decisions continue to astound and appall consumers and health activists alike. In the agency’s latest decision, undoubtedly amazing thousands of individuals yet again, the FDA virtually erased 1 million signatures and comments on the ‘Just Label It’ campaign calling for the labeling of genetically modified foods.
The ‘Just Label It” campaign has gotten more signatures than any campaign in history for the labeling of genetically modified foods. Since October of 2011, the campaign has received over 900,000 signatures, with 55 politicians joining in on the movement. So what’s the problem here?
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What Your Eyes Say About Your Health
Apr 3rd
Contributing Writers for Wake Up World
I’m sure most of you have heard the expression, ‘your eyes are the window to your soul’. Well, in fact, not only are they the window to our soul, but they are also important indicators of our overall health.
Eyes have many signs that tell us what is happening in our bodies. Unfortunately, given the ‘polluted’ world we live in today, many of our bodies are loaded with toxins. As a result of this toxic load, there are many physical characteristics that present themselves over time. Sickness presents itself in many interesting ways, and for the eyes, there are several indicators as to what is going wrong or right with the body. Everything is connected in the body.
