FDA Allows Contaminated Foods For Human Consumption

This is one of my many articles you will find published at http://tmdassc.qondio.com. It has received high ratings, comments and bookmarks because the readers there found it to be very beneficial to them. Hopefully, you too will also find it very eye opening and beneficial to you.

What inspired me to write this article was an article published by a fellow by the screen name of "TheOldCoot" at http://tmdassc.qondio.com. The article is titled "I'll Make My Own"! When you get a chance, you should read it so you can get the full impact of this article.

If by chance you have read the article "I'll Make My Own" by theoldcoot, then you are already ahead of the ball and this article will further expand your knowledge of the contamination of commercially processed foods. This article not only expands on foods, but delves deeper into the contamination of beverages and spices as well.

For those who have not read the above mentioned article, here is a brief snynopsis. "TheOldCoot" had an in-date pack of commercially processed pasta he had previously purchased and decided to use it with some beans that had been given to him. Upon opening the pasta, he was unpleasantly surprised to find it was contaminated with... to put it mildly, living creatures and their body waste!

I am not going to go into details about it here because you'll find that in his published article. However, I will go into more details of how this occurs and the FDA's(Food and Drug Administration) allowance and approval of it.

If you're over 50, then you most likely remember when family farms were the norm and a great many people grew and reaped their own foods. The foods were very carefully checked and cleaned of contaminants before storing or eating it. That which was stored, was further checked and cleaned before consuming.

As technology and automation came into being, everything became commercially grown, reaped, and processed more quickly than humans could do it by hand. However, this also became the onset of quality control loss. The commercial food processors told the FDA that a certain amount of contamination could not be avoided, and levels should be established as to what was harmful and not harmful to humans per serving.

Given the fact the FDA is part of the government which is rewarded in great financial ways by commercial industries... the FDA decided it was best to lie in bed with them and close it's eyes to certain things. That even goes so far as to justify and approve food contamination.

While it is true that certain amount of contamination of foods, beverages, and spices can not be avoided when it is commercially grown and processed... it is also true that higher quality control standards should have been put into place.

Just because an agency that financially benefits(FDA) has stated that a certain amount of contamination per serving is not harmful to humans... does not mean it is not harmful to humans over the days, weeks, months, and years of consumption of such contaminants.

To put it bluntly, the consumption of bugs and maggots and their feces, and rodent hairs and feces is supposingly not harmful to humans per serving... however, that does not mean the consumption of such contaminants is not harmful three times a day, seven days a week, year in and year out. Just imagine how much you have consumed if you're a man or woman over 50.

Yes, the above mentioned contaminants, and more, are found in the foods, beverages, and spices we consume each and every day. As a matter of fact, the FDA publishes a secret handbook that it distributes only to food processors, and it gives the food processors the FDA's guidance on what levels of contaminants they should police themselves at.

Can you believe that? The agency which is responsible for insuring no harm comes to humans through what we consume... leaves it up to the commercial processors to police after themselves. Isn't that a lot like leaving the fox to guard the hen house?

Could this commercial way of doing things, lost of quality, and the FDA's blessing be the cause of constantly rising cancer rates, food recalls, food bourne illness, sickness, and disease? You make the logical call and decision!

Need further proof? Then you are invited to grab a free copy of the special report located in the Free Health Reports section of this blog. The report contains the actual FDA secret handbook of food levels contaminants which it allows and approves. You will also learn the simple things you can start doing right now to protect your own health, as well as that of your loved ones.

If nothing else, just take a look out of pure curiosity to see what you, your family, and others you are concerned about are consumming each and every day. Guarantee it's a real eye opener!

What Men And Women Over 50 Need To Know About Strokes And Stroke Symptoms

Many men and women over 50 may experience one or more strokes in their lifetime... so it is beneficial to understand more about them and the devastation they can cause to our lives and the lives of people who care about us. A stroke can affect a person's speech, memory, ability to walk or even move, understanding of other people's speech, reading, writing, hearing, sense of smell and taste, problem solving capabilities, and if it is severe, it can render a person permanently disabled or cause death.


A stroke in a man or woman over 50 can occur in various situations:

• If the blood supply to the brain gets temporarily cut off, often caused by a blood clot in the carotid artery which refuses to dissolve.

• Damage of the vasculature (blood vessels) in a specific part of the brain or neck which can be caused by some sort of trauma, e.g. a car accident, causing bleeding into the nervous tissue.

• A burst aneurysm, which is basically a swelling in an artery caused by a weakened artery wall.

• During or soon after a carotid endarterectomy which is a vascular surgical procedure that strips out the inner lining of the carotid artery in order to remove the embedded plaque.

Symptoms of a stroke in men and women over 50:

Symptoms of stroke may include blurred or decreased vision, very severe headaches, weakness, paralysis of the face and often additional paralysis down one side of the body including an arm and leg, numbness, poor balance and coordination, and slurred or incoherent speech.

There are basically two different types of strokes - Ischemic and Hemorrhagic:

Ischemic Strokes

Ischemic strokes are the most common type of strokes (about 80%) and are caused by one or more blood clots, which are stopping or restricting blood flow to the brain, or an obstruction or restriction in an artery. Ischemic strokes are a leading cause of death and disability; they can be treated with a drug called t-PA that dissolves the blood clots. Ischemic strokes can be classified as thrombotic (blood clots) and embolic (obstruction of a blood vessel). A mini-stroke is referred to as a TIA (transient ischemic attack).

Hemorrhagic Strokes

A hemorrhagic stroke results from a ruptured blood vessel which causes blood to leak in the brain. Hemorrhagic transformation can happen when complications arise in acute cases of ischemic stroke and this can be very difficult to treat and can often be fatal. Emergency treatment for this type of stroke is to control as much as possible intracranial pressure.

Strokes and Women

Men and women generally have many similar risk factors and symptoms of stroke but women are also vulnerable to FMD (a condition called Fibromuscular Dysplasia), in which general ongoing deterioration of arterial blood vessels triggers a stroke, and women have a risk of stroke during and immediately after pregnancy. In 2002 there were approximately three times as many women's deaths due to strokes as deaths due to breast cancer in England and Wales. After menopause, women have a higher risk of cardiovascular problems which could lead to a stroke. Despite these gloomy statistics for women, men have more likelihood of suffering a stroke than women do.

It is advisable to have regular health checks, and to take and to put into effect suitable advice to reduce your chances of having a stroke.