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Reader's Comment: Choosing Health – Preventing and Reversing Cellular Malfunction

by Raymond Francis
http://www.positivehealth.com/article-view.php?articleid=2605  

I found the article extremely interesting as it reflects my own thoughts on the subject. The enormous stumbling block is in the title – Choosing Health.  I have worked as an Aromatherapist and Nutritional Adviser for 14 years, and the big step for a lot of clients is to choose health over their present situation. 

Making small differences to lifestyle can be a major problem for them, although others embrace change and then reap the benefits. My approach has been for clients to make a small adjustment in their lifestyle between visits, and this has worked in many cases. However there will always be those who see it as their right to abuse their bodies and expect someone else to deal with the fallout.  This attitude can be witnessed in other areas of life also. However for those who are receptive and see the enormous sense in looking after the bodies we have, this book is a Godsend.

 

No Evidence of Mobile Phone Health Risks, But Scientists Urge Caution

There is still no convincing evidence that mobile phones cause any health effects, according to a review published in Emerging Health Threats Journal (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ehtj.09.005 ). But the authors, Florence Samkange-Zeeb and Maria Blettner from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany, stop short of saying that risks can be ruled out, and debate continues over whether regulators should apply the so-called 'precautionary principle' until conclusive evidence becomes available.

The precautionary principle means taking steps to avoid possible harm, in the absence of clear evidence either way. One way of applying it could be to put the onus on telecommunications companies to prove that no health risks exist.

The review examines studies of mobile phone use and finds that most show no significant link to brain cancer or other health effects. However, the authors point out that less is known about long-term effects, and that usage and exposure patterns are changing as the technology develops. "Little is known about possible adverse effects of mobile phone use on children, especially effects that might appear later in life," they write.

This uncertainty is still a cause of concern for some scientists, who call for precautions to be taken until the risks are better understood. In an associated feature, Anita Makri reports on the conflicting views among scientists over how cautious governments should be in regulating the technology. There is no consensus over appropriate regulation and experts believe that "when it comes to policy, each group tends to pick the interpretation that suits their interests."

While many researchers have found no risk associated with mobile phone use, others say the available evidence points to a slightly increased risk of brain cancer, and are concerned about long-term effects, especially in children.

In the middle ground are scientists who agree that the evidence of health risks is unconvincing, but who still urge caution, saying that the possibility of harmful health effects cannot yet be eliminated. The controversy looks set to continue, according to Robert Goble, Research Professor at Clark University in Massachusetts, USA. "I think it prudent to prepare for the possibility that the uncertainties will not be resolved any time soon," he suggests. "That will require developing practical approaches to 'coping with uncertainty'."

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Petition To Gather 1 Million Voices Against The Codex Alimentarius

From Loren Brown lorenb@tiscali.co.uk

Dear Friends,

If you wish to have the liberty to go on buying and eating the supplements and foods you consider to be best and healthiest for you, if you want to have a choice to send your children to an alternative school, if you don't want the EU to decide about your way of living .... please read below, and sign the petition. Plus pass the info on to as many as possible!
    
... This is a petition to gather 1 million voices against the Codex Alimentarius, a law that will be imposed in December 2009, if we don't do anything against it.

This law states that:

• All biological ('organic') food must be irradiated;
• Genetically modified products don't have to be named in ingredient lists, neither in the ingredient lists of biological (organic)products;
• Nearly all of the homeopathic remedies will be taken from the market;
• All healing herbs will be illegal;
• Most of the alternative forms of therapy and healing will be illegal;
• Alternative kindergartens and schools (like Waldorf-schools...) will be illegal.

The ELIANT campaign together with other campaigns is collecting a million signatures in order to file a protest against this law at the European court of justice.

A number of signatures above one million will enable us to do something on a European level.

At this moment we still need at least 260,371 signatures to reach our goal... yours could be the One.... 

Thank you for your support!

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