Dr. Mercola December 29 2007 63,218 views
The media will jump on the band wagon when it is proven the the risks of pesticides to consumers outweigh the benefits. Let's not panic too soon.
Not only our food but also our water supplies are being taninted. Under the umbrella or continued recreational usage and tourism, our local waterways are being bombed with aquatic herbicides to combat what have been deemed invasive aquatic plants. States are spending millions of dollars each year putting a whole lot of herbicides into our waterways. There are no long term studies. There are no studies on the effect on children and women of child bearing age. There are in many cases, natural insecticidal biological enemies of these plants - of course, these projects are not receiving State and University funding because the chemical companies do not stand to gain anything by them. And the areas where the herbicides are effective are not bing replanted with native plants. They then leave a clean bed for the next invasive to take over. What are we thinking? When is the world going to recognize that we have a shortage of water and continued clean, uncontaminated drinking water should be more important that recreational access? Are we the human race going to regret our decisions in the near future?
Books printed in the US, even better choice.
If you'd like to look at the MLM businesses as being only out for money...you should probably take a look at any traditional business, American or otherwise as being deceptive and full of rubbish because there are so many that are only out for the money and they don't really care about anyone's "health" so to say. It's ALL about the PROFIT!
Sorry, everyone, but I have to agree. It's so easy to put the blame on China with the lead poisoning, but our own country does it's own share of poisoning the world. And another thing, they say it is illegal in this country to use lead in the production of many items, but with it's whole hearted corrupt system do you really think that anyone really listens to that? Really. The FDA gets away with poisoning us one way, the USDA another and the list goes on and on. What makes anyone think that we are safe from products produced here??? Food for thought. (No Trans Fat or Hydrogenated Oils included)
Good post, thank you!