Filed under: Article's | Tags: anthony, Business, cancer, coalition, epstien, independent, international, MD, neways, obama, owner, prevention, samuel, shelton
CHICAGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –President Barack Obama is the first new President to develop a comprehensive cancer plan.
While the plan reflects strong emphasis on oncology, disturbingly no reference is made to prevention, and the wide range of avoidable causes of cancer.
The plan defines and coordinates the responsibilities of four federal agencies: the National Cancer Institute (NCI), for research and clinical trials; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for epidemiological follow up and support of cancer survivors; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for funding cancer related care; and the FDA, for regulating cancer drugs.
In 1971, Congress passed the National Cancer Act which authorized the National Cancer Program, calling for "an expanded and intensified research program for the prevention of cancer caused by occupational or environmental exposures to carcinogens." Shortly afterwards, President Richard Nixon announced his "War Against Cancer," and authorized a $200 million budget for the NCI. Since then, its budget has escalated by nearly 30-fold, to $5.3 billion this year.
Meanwhile, the incidence of a wide range of cancers, other than those due to smoking, has escalated sharply from 1975 to 2005, when the latest NCI statistics were published. These include malignant melanoma (172%), Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (79%), thyroid (116%), testis (60%), and childhood cancers (38%).
As widely reported in the November 26, 2008, press, the NCI claimed that the incidence of new cancers has been falling from 1999 to 2005. However, this is contrary to its latest statistics. These show increases of 45% for thyroid cancer, 18% for malignant melanoma, 18% for kidney cancer, 10% for childhood cancers, and 4% for testes cancer.
Disturbingly, the NCI has still failed to develop, let alone publicize, any listing or registry of avoidable exposures to a wide range of carcinogens. These include: some pharmaceuticals; high dose diagnostic radiation; occupational; environmental; and ingredients in consumer products — food, household products, and cosmetics and personal care products. The NCI has also failed to respond, other than misleadingly or dismissively, to prior Congressional requests for such information.
In March 1998, in a series of questions to then NCI Director Dr. Richard Klausner, Congressman David Obey requested information on NCI’s policies and priorities. He asked "Should the NCI develop a registry of avoidable carcinogens and make this information widely available to the public?" The answer was, and remains, no. Klausner’s responses made it clear that NCI persisted in indifference to cancer prevention, coupled with imbalanced emphasis on damage control–screening, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials.
Moreover, NCI’s claims for the success of "innovative treatment" have been sharply criticized by distinguished oncologists. In 2004, Nobelist Leland Hartwell, President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Control Center, warned that "Congress and the public are not paying NCI $4.7 billion a year," most of which is spent on "promoting ineffective drugs" for terminal disease.
It should be further emphasized that the costs of new biotech cancer drugs have increased more than 100-fold over the last decade. Furthermore, the U.S. spends five times more than the U.K. on chemotherapy per patient, although their survival rates are similar.
The Obama Cancer Plan is subject to Congressional authorization, and funding approval by Congressman David Obey, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Robert Byrd, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. These committees are now in a position to require that major priority should be directed to cancer prevention rather than just to oncology. Clearly, the more cancer is prevented, the less there is to treat. As importantly, this will also be of major help in achieving President Obama’s goal "to lower health care costs."
As cancer prevention scientists and advocates, we strongly welcome the new Administration with joy and hope.
Samuel S. Epstein, MD
Professor emeritus Environmental & Occupational Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health,
Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition
2121 West Taylor Street, MC 922
Chicago, IL 60612
e-mail epstein@uic.edu
SOURCE Cancer Prevention Coalition
CORRECTION: It was inadvertently reported that Senator Robert Byrd is Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Daniel K. Inouye is the current Chairman.
Filed under: Article's, Business | Tags: article, environment, food, fruit, good, magazine, not, soil, time, veggies
Hello my friends, I have another article to share with you. This one is from TIME magazine. You can see the full information on their website www.Time.com
Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence?
By Donald R. Davis
Journal of HortScience; February 2009, 5 pp.
The Gist:
If the economy isn’t grim enough for you, just check out the February issue of the Journal of HortScience, which contains a report on the sorry state of American fruits and veggies. Apparently produce in the U.S. not only tastes worse than it did in your grandparents’ days, it also contains fewer nutrients — at least according to Donald R. Davis, a former research associate with the Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. Davis claims the average vegetable found in today’s supermarket is anywhere from 5% to 40% lower in minerals (including magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc) than those harvested just 50 years ago. (Read about Americans’ Incredible, Edible Front Lawns.)
Highlight Reel:
1. On the Difficulty of Comparing “Then” and “Now:” Davis is quick to note that historical data can sometimes be misleading, if not altogether inaccurate. Take early measurements of iron in foods: because scientists failed to sufficiently remove clinging soil, iron levels appeared unusually high in certain vegetables like spinach, (which gave rise to the myth that it contained exorbitant amounts of the mineral — a myth further propagated by the popular cartoon character, Popeye). Then again, good historical data provides the only real-world evidence of changes in foods over time, and such data does exist — one farm in Hertfordshire, England, for example, has archived its wheat samples since 1843.
2. On the So-Called “Dilution Effect:” Today’s vegetables might be larger, but if you think that means they contain more nutrients, you’d be wrong. Davis writes that jumbo-sized produce contains more “dry matter” than anything else, which dilutes mineral concentrations. In other words, when it comes to growing food, less is more. Scientific papers have cited one of the first reports of this effect, a 1981 study by W.M. Jarrell and R.B. Beverly in Advances in Agronomy, more than 180 times since its publication, “suggesting that the effect is widely regarded as common knowledge.” (See pictures of fruit.)
Less studied, though, is the “genetic dillution effect,” in which selective breeding to increase crop yield has led to declines in protein, amino acids, and as many as six minerals in one study of commercial broccoli grown in 1996 and ‘97 in South Carolina. Because nearly 90% of dry matter is carbohydrates, “when breeders select for high yield, they are, in effect, selecting mostly for high carbohydrate with no assurance that dozens of other nutrients and thousands of phytochemicals will all increase in proportion to yield.”
2. On the “Industrialization” of Agriculture: Thanks to the growing rise of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, modern crops are being harvested faster than ever before. But quick and early harvests mean the produce has less time to absorb nutrients either from synthesis or the soil, and minerals like potassium (the “K” in N-P-K fertilizers) often interfere with a plant’s ability to take up nutrients. Monoculture farming practices — another hallmark of the Big Ag industry — have also led to soil-mineral depletion, which, in turn, affects the nutrient content of crops.
The Lowdown:
If you’re still not buying the whole “organic-is-better” argument, this study might convince you otherwise. As Davis points out, more than three billion people around the world suffer from malnourishment and yet, ironically, efforts to increase food production have actually produced food that is less nourishing. Fruits seem to be less affected by genetic and environmental dilution, but one can’t help but wonder how nutritionally bankrupt veggies can be avoided. Supplementing them is problematic, too: don’t look to vitamin pills, as recent research indicates that those aren’t very helpful either.
The Verdict: Skim
Well everyone. I hope you found that informative. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I look forward to talking with you. Have you added me on MySpace yet? If not –you can be my friend at www.MySpace.com/MLMGreenLife
Until next time,
Peace, Health, & Wealth,
Anthony
Filed under: Article's, Business | Tags: 13, association, blog, chris, direct, legal, marketing, MLM, nbc, network, news, pollone, research, selling
Hello everyone. Here is an article that was sent to me. This is an article/news clip from NBC news out of Alabama. You can see the television news clip and other information on their website: www.NBC13.com
By Chris Pollone
Reporter, NBC 13
Published: February 17, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala—While her husband was searching for full time work, Jennifer Grissom of Birmingham decided to make a little money on the side on top of her full-time job.
“I had to find some way to get an extra line of income that worked in the hours I had available to me,” she said.
Since November, Jennifer’s been selling skin care products for Arbonne International.
The company relies on a network of sales consultants who recruit other people to sell the product as well.
The more people a sales consultant recruits, the bigger her potential earnings are.
It might sound like a pyramid scheme to some, but marketing experts say it’s not.
“These are legitimate businesses, though you want to make sure you’re working for a good business, always,” Dr. Betsy Holloway of Samford University’s Brock School of Business said.
It’s called “network marketing” or “multi-level marketing” (MLM) and it’s been around for decades.
Companies like Amway, The Pampered Chef, and Tupperware work under similar arrangements.
Doctor Holloway said direct retail like this has been growing for a decade, and there’s potential for it to get even bigger.
“I think in today’s economy with the layoffs that we have and people desperate to find work, there’s going to be increased demand in these sorts of opportunities.”
Jennifer Grissom said she had to overcome a preconceived stigma of network marketing and the fear of rejection we all have.
“It’s not easy, but it is simple,” Grissom said. “You just have to be able to understand it, and be enthusiastic, without being annoying.”
She’s exceeding her expectations just three months after starting.
Experts advise if someone wants you to join a network marketing opportunity, take time to research the company.
Check to see if it belongs to the Direct Selling Association, a group that holds companies to strict standards of operation.
They say that can help ensure you’re joining a legitimate business, and not signing up for a risky scheme.
Be sure to visit the website and watch the news clip discussing this story. Again, the link is www.NBC13.com . If you are interested in the opportunity I have to offer (I am not with Airbonne, Amway, or Mary Kay) feel free to contact me for more information. I am want you to make and educated decision and I am here to help you do that. I look forward to talking with you soon.
In the meantime, I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Peace, Love, and Health;
Anthony
Filed under: Article's, Business | Tags: anthony, better, Business, direct, go, green, international, marketing, MLM, network, neways, pyramid, research, scheme, selling, shelton
Ok everyone here is a post that I hope everyone reads and takes to heart. I have something to say to everyone that reads my blog. Take this however you decide to take it.
I appreciate everyone who reads my work. It is flattering–it truly is. But do not confront me and tell me you are interested in my business opportunity and then go on telling me it is a scam and a pyramid scheme. Then take words from my blogs posted on this website and tell me you have convinced yourself it is a scheme and for me to prove you wrong. I am telling everyone this– There is pyramid schemes out there, There is good companies out there in the network marketing and MLM industry. I am not going to put myself online and tell you to join my business if it is a pyramid scheme. Do you think I am stupid? I even have videos talking about my company.
Let me say this again in case you have not seen or heard this. BEFORE I joined the company I am with I researched approximately 20 different companies. When I say researched I went through the Direct Selling Association, the Better Business Bureau, and really looked through these companies from the compensation plan, the products, the mission, the company, literally every aspect of the company I could get a hold of. I then decided to choose this company and I then went on the speak with someone from the corporate office, then to my sponsor and I questioned him as a cop would a suspect in the interrogation room. When I joined this company I knew 110% what I was getting into. So why would I go and put myself on the Internet, waste my time (and money), to promote a pyramid scheme? I wouldn’t.
Okay, you can find articles on Google, Yahoo, Live, and all the other search engine you can reach on the web that tell you how network marketing and MLM is a pyramid scheme. But ask yourself, who is the people writing these articles and stories? Did they actually build a business or jump in and not get rich overnight then get out? You do not know. Once again I will say there is scams and schemes out there but I will not be promoting one to you. If you would like hear about a true business model in the network marketing/ MLM industry– I will show you, but do not come to me and tell me I am promoting a scam. You do not have the checks come in every month like clockwork or live my life. Until you actually get involved and build a business like I am doing and a long list of other people I can introduce you to has done–Do NOT tell me I am promoting a scheme and waste my time.
Someone who has convinced themselves it is all a scam or a pyramid scheme before they even look into it or see for themselves has destined themselves for failure already. So there is no need to waste my time, I am not going to spend my time trying to convince you how my business is not a scam. I see my checks, I know what my company is about, I could help you too if you would open your mind; look and listen.
Search Google and you will find the earth is flat. And they have proof! We all know this is not true–or is it? Point proven–you can find anything on the Internet…remember to have the common sense to tell the true from the fake. Do your research, look at the information. If you are waiting for me to ask you for some outrageous fee or to go to some training seminar to get started that cost’s a couple of thousand–you will not get it. It does not cost nothing to join my company. The tools you need are given to you for FREE…yea that is correct–FREE. Even the training and support is FREE from people that have built a business using the tools they are giving you. One last question– Would an illegal pyramid scheme stay in business globally for 20 years with over 500,000 distributors worldwide creating over 2000 millionaires? I have never heard of one. Case closed. Now that this is said I am moving on to new people who have the brains to open up and listen, do the research, and see for themselves. From now on if you are one that wants to prove me wrong–don’t try. Your wasting your time, not mine.
I apologize to my regular readers if this article has a rude tone to it. It was the mood but the complete truth as I have always posted for you. I hope you found it informing.
Peace, Health, & Wealth,
-Anthony
Filed under: Article's, Personal | Tags: anthony shelton, eco frinedly, green, green tips, non toxic products
Hello ,my readers. As mentioned in a previous post, when I was talking about why we should go green and I promised to paste the Top 10 Tips on how you can go green. It is just a start and check the trackback for the site with the full scoop where this information is from. Hope you find it informing!!!
Why Go Green? Top Ten Tips
- Real food is fuel for the body — and the planet.
By following the green eaters’ mantra — eat seasonal, local, organic foods — you can enjoy fresher, tastier foods and improve your personal health. According to one study, organic milk has 68 percent more beneficial Omega-3 fatty acids than conventional milk. Making green food choices also has global consequences. Buying local means supporting the local economy and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions required to get food from its origin to your plate. Buying fresh food means reducing packaging and energy used for processing. Choosing organic foods means helping promote organic agriculture and responsible land use. To learn more check out How to Go Green: Eating. - The average woman absorbs more than 4 pounds of cosmetics during her lifetime. Guys, you’re not off the hook.
Your skin — the body’s largest organ — absorbs up to 60 percent of the products you put on it every day, from soaps to shampoos to sunscreens. Considering that most of us use about 10 different products daily—that can really add up. Choosing green personal care products often means using plant-based ingredients in place of petrochemicals, preventing these chemicals from being absorbed into your skin. Learn how to keep your grooming regimen on the level with our How to Go Green: Women’s Personal Care guide and Know Your Cosmetics Ingredients: Top Ingredients to Avoid. ((You can find NON-TOXIC personal care, cosmetics, and household cleaning products on my Neways website www.iNeways.com/ashelton If you want to learn how you can make money by using our products contact me at anthonygogreen@live.com )) - Making stuff takes lots (and lots and lots) of energy.
Every object you own — your furniture, your clothing, your beer cans, your stuff — comes from somewhere; every object has an environmental impact. Nothing simply comes from “the store.” To help mitigate the footprint of your material life, choose goods made from green (or greener) materials, such as sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, or repurposed and recycled materials. Your choices will help protect forests, habitat, clean water and biodiversity; ensure sustainable land-use practices; and reduce the amount of waste clogging up our landfills. Buying less stuff and second-hand stuff helps achieve this goal, too. See our How to Go Green: Furniture, and BuyGreen Guides for more info on sourcing these products. - Clean, renewable power is already available to everyone.
We use electricity to power our lights, computers, and televisions, but what happens before you flip the switch? Your electricity has to come from somewhere; more than half America’s comes from coal-burning power plants, which also happen to be the country’s largest source of air pollution. By signing up for a renewable energy program through your local utility, generating your own power, or purchasing renewable energy credits (also known as “green tags”), you contribute to our collective capacity for generating more clean power from wind, solar, and other sources and you help reduce demand for energy from more polluting sources. Learn more about how to make your electrical footprint lighter in our How to Go Green: Electricity guide. - Better transportation means less global warming.
Anytime you choose to walk, ride a bike, or take public transportation, you reduce (or totally eliminate) the carbon dioxide and particulate emissions created by driving a gas- or diesel-powered car. You’ll help slow global warming and help stave off our date with peak oil. Choosing greener options – such as a train over air travel – for long-distance trips can immensely reduce your carbon footprint. Get to the nitty-gritty in our How to Go Green: Cars and How To Go Green: Public Transportation guides. - Nature Recycles Everything. So Should People.
Making proper use of the blue recycling bin has become an iconic action. Reducing the amount of stuff we consume is the first step (and the first word in the mantra reduce-reuse-recycle), finding constructive uses for “waste” materials is the second. Why? Nothing is ever really thrown “away” — it all has to go somewhere. By recycling and reusing, we reduce the amount of waste that sits in landfills (where even biodegradable products often can’t break due to lack or oxygen and sunlight). Recycling materials also saves energy compared to using virgin materials to create new products. Some materials, like aluminum and glass, can even be recycled without being “downcycled,” or turned into a product of lesser quality. See our How to Go Green: Recycling guide for more details. - Your clothing choices impact more than just your appearance.
Making clothing involves a large amount of materials, energy, and labor—including the pesticides used to grow crops for textiles, the dyes and water used to color them, and conditions under which laborers work. By choosing eco-friendly clothing –- say, purchasing organic over conventional cotton, one of the world’s most chemically dependent crops, you also choose a better product that is easier on the soil and groundwater. How you care for your clothes –- using cold water in the washing machine, eco-friendly detergents, and line-drying (at least part of the time) –- can all reduce the impact of your wardrobe. Wearing second-hand styles helps diverts traffic to landfills, and in some cases –- perhaps undurprisingly — can be 95 percent more efficient that buying new. Learn more about greener choices in our How to Go Green: Wardrobe and Laundry guides. - Water is not a renewable resource.
Clean water is perhaps the planet’s most precious resource, and, with the increasing effects of global climate change, for many regions across the globe, our ability to have enough high-quality H20 on hand could likely to change in the near future. Being water conscious helps reduce strain on municipal treatment systems and ensures there’s enough to go around. By shifting away from bottled water, we can reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (from shipping), the energy required to produce (petroleum-derived) plastic, and the volume of waste trucked to our landfills (from empty bottles). Have a peek at our How to Go Green: Water Guide for more details. - Greener goods are more humane.
Just as its required materials and energy, all “stuff” requires another common resource: the human kind. If you opt for green and ethical goods, you are often supporting local and global craftsmen and communities. Supporting “Fair Trade” products and fair labor practices ensures that goods– from coffee to clothing – were not born in a sweatshop. Buying goods made in the U.S.A. (and preferably purchased nearby where they were made, which cuts down on transportation costs) means production practices are governed by strict labor laws. Read the How to Go Green: Wardrobe and Coffee & Tea guides for more. - There’s nothing corny ’bout peace, love, and understanding.
When Dr. Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, the awarding committee recognized her accomplishments by saying, “Peace on earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment.” Maathai, the founder of the Green Belt Movement (one of Planet Green’s NGO partners), has helped the world connect the dots between women’s rights, sustainable development, democracy, and world peace — get the details in the TreeHugger Radio interview with Maathai. The connection between peace and the environment has been cemented by Nobel Prize Laureate Al Gore and the IPCC, who have driven home the points that global climate change is an issue of science, technology, human behavior, ethics and peace, and that one person’s actions can truly make a difference. Equating the two — peace and the environment — allows us to understand the big picture and the manner in which we’re all connected.
There you all go. I have many projects in the works. Be sure to keep a check back soon to see what all I am up to. Remember to help the environment and others!
Peace, Love, and Health
-Anthony
