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The Shocking Story of How Aspartame Became Legal

The Shocking Story of How Aspartame Became Legal
It all starts in the mid 1960′s with a company called G.D. Searle. One of their chemists accidentally creates aspartame while trying to create a cure for stomach ulcers. Searle decides to put aspartame through a testing process which eventually leads to its approval by the FDA. Not long after, serious health effects begin to arise and G.D. Searle comes under fire for their testing practices. It is revealed that the testing process of Aspartame was among the worst the investigators had ever seen and that in fact the product was unsafe for use. Early in 1981 Searle Chairman Donald Rumsfeld (who is a former Secretary of Defense.. surprise surprise) vowed to “call in his markers,” to get it approved. It is clear to this point that if anything the safety of aspartame is incredibly shaky. Since then, aspartame has been under a lot of attack by scientists, doctors, chemists and consumers about it’s safety and neurotoxic properties. Related:  Silent Depopulationsweet stuff

Insanity: US Approves Bee Death Pesticide as EU Bans It Corporate politics is business as usual inside the United States, as I am once again shocked to report the EPA has sided with industry lobbyists over public health in approving a highly dangerous pesticide that the European Union recently decided to ban over fears of environmental devastation. Not only have neonicotinoid pesticides been linked repeatedly to mass bee deaths, also known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), but the continued use of such pesticides threatens other aspects of nature (and humans) as well. What’s even more amazing is that the decision not only comes after the EU publicly discussed the major dangers surrounding the use of the pesticides, but after the USDA released a report surrounding the continued honeybee deaths and the related effects — a report in which they detailed pesticides to be a contributing factor. And there’s countless scientists and a large number of environmental science groups speaking out on this. The EPA has no lack of information the subject.

10 Bra Mistakes You're Probably Making (And How To Fix Them) Bras are complicated little buggers -- buying them is anxiety-inducing, washing them is time-consuming and getting them to lay right under clothes sometimes seems aggravatingly impossible. But we're here to tell you that it gets better. Women are making so many mistakes when it comes to their bras, from buying them to maintaining them, that it just takes knowing what you're doing wrong first to actually get it right. Here are the 10 bra mistakes you're most likely making: 1. So we shouldn't be choosing bras based on cup size? 2. Many women's identities are tied up in their cup sizes, Bobbie says, making them resistant to go up a cup size in order to go down a band size. 3. When measuring your band size, you should go according to the outermost set of hooks, not the innermost. 4. "The back band should never be higher than the underwire," says Bobbie. 5. Why does this happen? 6. Yeah, you just can't. 7. You may have that one bra you love, but bras shouldn't be worn two days in a row. 8.

Break a sugar addiction in a week using three simple steps (NaturalNews) Refined sugar is a drug that is similar to opiates in its power to become addicted to it. The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs stated in a study published in 2010 that sugar releases euphoric endorphins in some people's brains in a manner very similar to that of certain drugs which are commonly abused. "Sugar addiction" follows the same pathways in the brain that a habit-forming drug does. Fortunately, sugar cravings can be stopped within a week of withdrawing from the white crystals. The entire scope of drug addiction has been observed in people with sugar addiction. In addition, sugar addicts often become narcotic addicts, according to the above study. The first step in breaking a sugar addiction is to make sure all fruits and vegetables consumed are 100 percent organic. There are approximately 260 calories in just one cup of a commercial brand of vanilla ice cream, along with 14 grams of fat and 28 grams of refined sugar. Sources:

Google+ Is Walking Dead Today, Google’s Vic Gundotra announced that he would be leaving the company after eight years. The first obvious question is where this leaves Google+, Gundotra’s baby and primary project for the past several of those years. What we’re hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a product, but a platform — essentially ending its competition with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter. A Google representative has vehemently denied these claims. “Today’s news has no impact on our Google+ strategy — we have an incredibly talented team that will continue to build great user experiences across Google+, Hangouts and Photos.” According to two sources, Google has apparently been reshuffling the teams that used to form the core of Google+, a group numbering between 1,000 and 1,200 employees. As part of these staff changes, the Google Hangouts team will be moving to the Android team, and it’s likely that the photos team will follow, these people said.

GMO Food - It's Worse Than We Thought - Dr. Russell Blaylock GMO Food — It's Worse Than We Thought Over the last decade, as genetically modified, or GMO, foods have increasingly taken over our food supply, we've been learning more about their dangers to our health. Now, one courageous doctor is pointing to mounting evidence that leaves no doubt — GMO foods are even worse than we were told. As this respected doctor points out in a riveting new presentation, no long-term human studies have ever supported GMO safety. Shockingly, the World Health Organization only requires a mere 90 days of testing to claim that GMOs are safe. Yet while lifetime studies still have not been done on humans, scientists have done these studies on animals — and what they found is stunning. Shockingly, 50 percent of the males and 70 percent of the female animals on the GMO diet succumbed to early death at an age equivalent to 40 to 50 human years. Fortunately, one courageous doctor has stepped up to the plate. Dr. And those stickers pasted onto fruits and vegetables?

A Sour Deception: Citric Acid Comes From GMO Black Mold, Not Fruit Aaron DykesActivist Post Just what is your food made of, anyway? Try industrial synthesis, genetically modified mold secretions, hydrochloric acid, mercury-contaminated caustic soda, ferrocyanide… and, of course, lots of GMO corn. If common ingredients like “citric acid” and “ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)” sound normal and familiar enough that you practically conjure up an image of the flourishing orchard they were grown in – then think again. Picture instead an industrial factory, carrying out protocols developed in a lab, produced with enough winding nozzles, tanks, valves, pipes and other thinga-ma-jiggers to create a meandering and disorienting Dr. Instead, mass produced citric acid and ascorbic acid are hidden GMO ingredients that reportedly set off allergenic responses for some sensitive consumers. Feel free to peruse these blogs and forums for complaints about citric acid from those allergic or intolerant to citric acid itself, mold & yeast and/or corn. Photo credit Aaron Dykes.

Low-carb alternative to potatoes | Low Carb Diet Support Share Most Western meals tend to come with a starchy side dish such as fries, rice or pasta. Finding suitable low-carb alternatives can be a bit of a challenge initially. This post is going to be all about cauliflower – in my opinion, the best way to help you get over those potatoes! I included five of my favourite recipes for low-carb main meals and side dishes using cauliflower. Cauliflower is low in carb – about 5g net carbs per 100g – but you would never guess that. It is suitable for most low-carb diet plans: for example, it is fine on Atkins (from Induction onwards), Dukan (from Cruise onwards), South Beach and Paleo. It is a great source of fibre, vitamins (especially vitamins C, K and B6) and antioxidants. Five low-carb recipes with cauliflower 1) Low-carb mash One classic low-carb recipe substitution is to use mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes. Recipe: Cut a head of cauliflower into chunks, steam or boil them. 2) Low-carb “rice” 3) Low-carb cauliflower and cheese

FAQs | SweetSurprise.com Yes, there are no safety concerns. The safety of high fructose corn syrup is based on science and expert review accumulated over the past 40 years. In 1983, the FDA listed high fructose corn syrup as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (known as GRAS status) for use in food and reaffirmed that ruling in 1996. GRAS recognition by the FDA is important because it recognizes a long history of safe use as well as adequate scientific studies proving an ingredient’s safety. Hear from an expertLara Field, R.D., answers the question: Is HFCS a safe ingredient? single video player for FAQ on desktop site John White, Ph.D. noted, “Its safety was never seriously doubted because expert scientific panels in every decade since the 1960s drew the same conclusion: sucrose, fructose, glucose, and, latterly, HFCS did not pose a significant health risk, with the single exception of promoting dental caries [tooth decay].”

Here’s why tech companies’ NSA ‘transparency reports’ are mostly a PR stunt Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. (Susan Walsh/AP) Technology companies will soon be able to disclose more details about the number of national security orders and requests they receive, according to a joint statement from Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. As a result, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn, and Microsoft are dropping their petition to the FISA Court requesting the ability to tell consumers more about this type of data. But that's all transparency reports produced by tech companies are about: good PR. "It is commendable that the companies pressed the government for more openness, but even more is needed." argued Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project. But five months since the announcement, that data still hasn't been released. So as long as this data can only be seen on a piecemeal, company-by-company basis it's impossible to gauge the larger picture.

Natural News Blogs Cancer is Mainly Caused by The Intake of Acidic Food Cancer main cause is by the food we eat. Some time ago we consumed a diet of mainly alkaline food but that has changed and rate of cancer also. The majority doctors don’t inform you on the correct food to eat to stay free of cancer and what to eat to cause the body to remove it naturally. The Foods we eat in today’s time contain both acid and alkalinizing forming elements. We see more people with cancer today than ever before and it’s because of the typical western diet is far too high in acid producing foods such as animal products which include dairy products. The foods we use to eat like freshly grown fruit and vegetables where much better for us, so the best solution is to make some dietary changes. The easiest way to find out what foods are either alkaline or acidic is too research which foods are alkaline or acidic more so than others, also test your alkaline level often. Some of the alkaline foods are; fresh fruit and nearly all freshly grown vegetables.

GMOs could cause 'irreversible termination of life' on Earth, risk expert warns (NaturalNews) When discussing the issues surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) -- that is, organisms bearing the genetic traits of other species or bacteria -- the focus is typically on how safe (or unsafe) these novel, food-like products are for humans. But distinguished risk engineer and two-time best-selling author Nassim Taleb thinks an even bigger problem with GMOs is their threat to the planet, and the statistical likelihood that they will eventually lead to the collapse of life on Earth. In a new study, which is still in draft form, this professor of risk engineering from New York University uses statistical analysis to make the case that GMOs, by their very nature, will disrupt the ecosystems of this planet in ways that mankind is only just beginning to comprehend. "Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs fall squarely under [the precautionary principle]... because of their systemic risk on the system," explains Taleb. Sources for this article include:

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