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FDA Flaws Put You at Risk

Staff — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:56:23 +0000

I just finished the previous post last night. Got up early, headed for the airport for a flight to Las Vegas, NV. On the way I purchased the New York Times. On Page A12 the headline reads, “Advisers Say F.D.A.’s Flaws Put Lives at Risk.” So, it’s much worse than I thought; probably much worse than anyone thought. It states that the nation’s food supply is at risk because FDA is short of money, poorly organized say their own agency’s advisers. Of course, what government agency isn’t poorly funded or poorly organized. It goes on to state that the FDA cannot keep up with scientific advances which means that American lives (that’s short for you) are at risk. The report claimed its purpose was to raise an alarm about how little oversight the FDA really provides.So there you have it folks. Eat at your own risk. The fact is, the FDA expects us to rely on the good will of the food producers to keep us safe. As I was told a long time ago, “when it comes to money, people do strange things.” Just because you don’t die from eating the food tomorrow, doesn’t mean it isn’t harming you.

I guess I need to hurry up my purchase of the AeroGarden and hope someone is working on a home abattoir kit. Being a vegetarian just isn’t me. In the meantime, with winter setting in, there is little to munch on other than what the supermarket offers. Soon I’ll tell you about the Tomato Tree as seen on TV that I purchased.

Eating Healthy

Staff — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:07:28 +0000

Eating healthy isn’t easy. It does become a little bit easier when living with an illness. However, finding really fresh and safe fruits and vegetable isn’t easy unless you live near a farming community. As a city dweller, I don’t know who to trust. While I do not believe eating healthy will cure any disease I now have or one that I may get in the future, I do believe it makes me feel better.

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Fight MS Community Blog

Staff — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:00:50 +0000

We’ve tried everything. Without enough money to pay for a high dollars advanced social software system, we are back to the basic blogger. But, I must admit that WordPress is impressive for open source software. The free social software systems didn’t work or were too technical for use to understand. In one try, we had spammers figure out how to make it work, and loaded the site down with links to eveything but MS-related sites.

Those of you who have been here before, we apologize for the many changes.Those new to the site, our goal is to create site that provides a voice, a gathering place, a meeting place for those those suffering from MS, the families of those suffering from MS, and those with an interest in this devistating disease.

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