Cancer-Causing Benzene Still in Drinks

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FCCAGut — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:45:08 GMT

I was drinking a Sunkist last weekend and the interesting thing was when I checked the ingredients and it had both sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Another thing was that they had them both labeled as preservatives (why there were 2 kinds of perservatives in one drink I still don't understand.) So beware of the Sunkist.

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tmbtth — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:13:11 GMT

I quit drinking soda over a year ago and I don't miss it! I do like putting fresh ginger in a tall glass of water. Sometimes I put it in the vitamix with some raw honey for the kids...mmmmmmmmm.

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Conscious Evolution — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:39:13 GMT

Stop the Fascism PART 2

So many people credit the power elite with our countries success, yet all they have done is to surround themselves with brilliant people to do everything for them. The power Elite have built us a gilded cage, giving us the illusion of freedom while in reality centering our lives around that which makes the world go round. We spend our existence chasing the corporate dollar and in reality we just turn the wheel to their blood machine. It is time to go forth with courage as our guardians have done before us. There will always be those who criticize the brave and thoughtful creators of a better existence. To them I say, your ignorance will bear you little fruit, when your children are doomed to a planet bereft of the gifts that you have so indiscriminately devoured, leaving nothing but ash in your waste! “A people who trade liberty for security deserve neither.” “In Life there is nothing to fear, only understand.” “Life is not an eternal search for God: it is an eternal expression of God.” Brave ones, go forth into the unkown. This is why I call myself a Realist Idealist. I know the best is possible, yet I am also aware of our current situation.

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Conscious Evolution — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:38:15 GMT

Stop the Fascism PART 1

Okay so tell me if this reeks of too much complaining, yet in a nutshell this is how I see the situation. With lot's of love PW "All things have fears, but the brave put down those fears and go forth, sometimes to death...but always to Victory." Also, Tacitus once said, "the more corrupt the State, the more numerous the Laws." I feel that America, Britain and many other countries have gone way too far into a Police state. Our histories have shown us that the only way the people ever get rights and freedoms is through blood and tears. Those hard won freedoms are easily stripped away and only possible to get back through revolution. Our laws allow the rich to steal, rob, and kill for their hordes of blood money. Yet someone who sells herb's to support their starving family gets at least 4 years in prison and slapped with a felony that will pretty much guarantee that they will never get a good job. Cigarettes and Alcohol are legal but herb is not! People are just cattle, even though these truths are self evident, that mass corporate power is quickly gathering it's strength for a unified world Mega Corporation that will rule the world. People look away knowing in their heart of hearts that they are dooming their future generations to an endless cacophony of suffering and slavery. If history has taught us anything, it's that *** floats to the top on the coattails of genius and then kills the goose that has laid the golden egg.

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Shelli K — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:51:36 GMT

AMEN CORGI!!!

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peggysue777 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:06:59 GMT

I traded in my soda for an afternoon smoothie. I use whole milk, a banana, apple pectin, Floralax fiber, whey powder, and then I rotate bluberries, cocoa, or I use ground cloves, a little nutmeg. I actually crave this drink every afternoon. So the only things I drink is water, coffee (decaf), milk or tea and my smoothie. Best thing you can do it stop the soda, it's helped me loose thirty pounds!!

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Fauz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:13:49 GMT

Corgi is on the ball with this post.

We need to realize and accept that no one is looking out for our best interest but ourselves. This is really a foreign concept for many, as we want to believe that the government, the drug companies and the medical industry is truly looking out for us.

However there is a sad truth.

We live in a capitalistic society. Capitalism is not just an economic system, but its an attitude. A very selfish one. In a capitalistic society, we look out for #1. Businesses are looking out for their bottom line, as many are on the stock market and have legal obligations to their share holders. Although the CEOs of such companies may not wake up in the morning and ask themselves, "how can I kill more people today?", they do ask themselves, "how can I make more money today?".

We become collateral damage.

The FDA, initially formed with good intent, has fallen to corruption very quickly. Money talks and BS walks as individual members at the FDA are bribed to make decisions in favor of Big Pharma, in exchange for a cushy high paying job at a drug company later on.

No drugs, whether legal or not, are safe. In special cases, it may be necessary to sustain life temporarily, or relive pain however they do not cure. They "treat" symptoms. They do not address the root cause.

Take charge of your health.

Doctors, although most have good intentions, practise what they are taught. They have gone through multiple years of university to learn what the medical association has "approved" as standard and legal practise. So few of those doctors realize that what they are doing either isn't working, or just doesn't add up. For those who do, they are put in a bind. They don't want to put their jobs on the line, but at the same time, they realize that there are better ways to dealing with health issues which do not involve drugs.

Thanks to the internet, many of these doctors are able to spread the knowledge. The truth.

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MsLainie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:58:22 GMT

Ugh. I am drinking a 1/2 can of rootbeer on ice as I read this...naughty me! Oh well, I REALLY needed a treat after a 7 hour abdominal migraine. I can rationalize drinking a little soda maybe once every few months. I know many people on this site would not agree with me, like Mercola says here, "There just is simply NO excuse to be drinking soda in my book, none, absolutely none." But I'm beginning to dislike extremes, not just in healthy lifestyle practices but for life in general. I've noticed that the healthiest people I know do things in MODERATION. I understand that some people need to be extreme and eat perfectly to feel good and stay healthy, but not everyone does. I also think that people are tune out when they hear that they "can't ever" have something they enjoy because it isn't healthy. I think it's more effective to tell people to limit things like soda as an occassional treat.

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Shesamazingnyc — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:55:07 GMT

My SIL is absolutely addicted to Diet Pepsi. It's the first thing she reaches for in the morning, before her feet touch the floor. She drinks about a gallon a day. I explained exactly once, about the phosphoric acid eating away her bones and teeth, and that aspartame is not safe. Of course my words fell on deaf ears. Now she wants to have a baby and it makes me sick to my stomach that a fetus could be subjected to the barrage of chemicals she ingests every day.

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T_rex — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:17:41 GMT

If I read this correctly, benzoate salt preservative combined with ascorbic acid, "vitamin C", chemically renders the carcinogenic benzene in the soft drinks.

It bears reminding that "ascorbic acid" is not real vitamin C but a synthetic chemical that "mimics" vitamin C, you see? Otherwise one might be misled into beleiving that there is something wrong with Real vitamin C.

It's really all about a concoction of synthetic chemicals, none of which were ever meant to nurture the human organism but rather act as poisons when ingested.

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BeyondOrganic — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:05:00 GMT

I had to come back here and comment. I am just so utterly disgusted! A family-in-law member of mine had cancer surgery the other day and I went to visit. I noticed how dry her mouth was and learned she was not allowed to have any liquid nor food. I asked for a mouth sponge (the kind on a stick that you dip into water) and the nurse pulls out a large looking Q-tip thing and says "these are the ones we use here". I took a look at the package and immediately noticed sodium benzoate on the list! Not that I am at all shocked by this, but I told the nurse we wanted the other ones and that this one is not something they should be giving to a cancer patient (let alone any of us!). She looked at me like I was some crazy fool and had the nerve to say "Oh, we wouldn't give anything here that was bad for a patient". How F@@##&&^%%!!))(*(!! STUPID is that????!!!! Since when is it ok to rub a preservative swab around in your mouth to moisten it up?? And this is something where patients are constantly putting a fresh one into their mouth! Why in the world would anyone use such a thing when they have fresh water and a simple sponge stick to use instead?? I guess it is just too much work to ask a nurse to get a cup of water and a pack of sponge sticks. (Sorry I don't know the actual name they call them). I told the nurse to make sure that she only got the ones I requested from now on with water fo her. (Who know what those are made of though.) If you ever have to be in a hospital you really need a good bedside advocate, someone who will bring you your own food, and get the heck out of there before they KILL you!!! I just cannot believe how utterly ignorant and brain washed the majority of these nurses are!!!! Not to mention the Dr's. Just makes me sick!

Sorry, I had to vent.... but who better to than you guys?? :)

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health bug — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:02:34 GMT

Water in it‘s purest form is the only fluid required/needed by the body to maintain and live a healthy life. Since we are comprised of over 70% water and each cell is 90% water, wouldn‘t it make sense to replenish your body with what it‘s lacking? Try drinking alkaline-ionized micro-clustered water and see how your body responds...you will be amazed!

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Healthy Water Works — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:33:34 GMT

You are what you eat & drink!

What you eat and drink makes your body.

Your health depends on the food you eat and what you drink.

I love promoting public awareness of the healing powers of water.

The human body is up to 75% water.

The basis of vitality and long life is water.

Water is essential for life.

We need water to live yet we completely take for granted the type of water that we nourish and cleanse our bodies with.

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Wildrose1942 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:32:26 GMT

Yes I agree water is the way to go for a healthier life style. But now they are trying to take away our bottled water. Faucet water has the poison flouride in it (a by product of aluminum). Every time we try to eat or drink healthier the government tries to take it away from us. Also now it is getting extremely expensive to eat and drink healthy..... Thank you for the great article.

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Vegamite Sandwich — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:57:13 GMT

I remember sometime in the 80's when Perrier was pulled from the shelves all over the U.S. because it contained trace amounts of Benzene from the bottling process. Yuppies everywhere had to make do. I still like Perrier and San Pellegrino - is there any info out there on how safe these are?

And what about micro-brewed beers? (Sierra Nevada and Anchor)