| More and more people have realized that they | | | | The quality of water in the cities of the |
| need to take responsibility for their own | | | | world is so far from being pure water. The |
| health care. In the past we would go to the | | | | list of contaminants is both long and |
| family doctor, who took our welfare to heart | | | | frightening. |
| and he would go to great measures to take | | | | |
| care of us. But today with doctors and | | | | Smog and environmental pollution cause havoc |
| medical facilities over stressed and under | | | | with our health and quality of life. This |
| staffed it is no longer possible for a doctor | | | | pollution can become trapped in our homes, |
| to give that kind of attention. This | | | | where its damaging effects are enhanced. |
| situation is causing many to stop and take | | | | |
| note of their own eating and exercise habits. | | | | Health With a Mission not only watches |
| | | | research reports for the benefit of its |
| They want to avoid being dependent on drugs | | | | members, but also has a healing program for |
| to combat disease. Side effects from drugs | | | | those who have already suffered the effects |
| are among the top five causes of death in the | | | | of degeneration. |
| US. As noted by Northwestern University's | | | | |
| Charles Bennett, M.D. | | | | One member had his own successful business, |
| | | | and like a lot of small business owners he |
| People are becoming smarter as they see | | | | had to work long and sometimes stressful |
| reports on food additives e.g. Research | | | | hours. He would eat fast food on the run as |
| indicates that sodium benzoate, an ingredient | | | | he battled city traffic going from one job to |
| in many soft drinks like diet coke, and also | | | | the next job on his list for the day. He |
| in many sauces, has the ability to deactivate | | | | would get home tired and so the evening meal |
| parts of DNA and eventually cause diseases | | | | was often fast food again. |
| such as Parkinson's and cirrhosis of the | | | | |
| liver and other neuro-degenerative diseases. | | | | His health deteriorated to the point that he |
| | | | just gave up his business and was unable to |
| These people have woken up to the fact that | | | | work. |
| they cannot wait for government processes to | | | | |
| ensure that harmful additives are not in the | | | | Bit by bit he was losing areas of his health, |
| food chain. It is time to be wise and | | | | he became very overweight. Then he needed |
| protect our families from the harm that can | | | | medication for blood pressure, next it was |
| be done by ignoring the many health warnings | | | | diabetes, frequent colds, aches and pains |
| that are put out by researchers and others | | | | with stiff joints. Physically everything was |
| that are in a position to investigate these | | | | an effort, the cold air of winter bought on |
| things. | | | | asthma that prevented any efforts of physical |
| | | | exercise. He was only 37 yeas old. |
| People worried about the epidemic of 'man | | | | |
| boobs' were reassured that chickens were not | | | | Fortunately he was introduced to the Health |
| given hormones, and so were encouraged not to | | | | With a Mission program and it has changed his |
| stop eating chicken. (It was not mentioned | | | | whole life and outlook. Before the program |
| that much of the pork and beef animals are | | | | he would be tired out going to his post box |
| given hormones.) | | | | and back, within two weeks he was walking 9 |
| | | | km a day. One of the wonderful things about |
| But then as people are feeling reassured that | | | | this program is that a dramatic improvement |
| chicken is good, they see a report like this | | | | can be experienced in a very short time. |
| one in Australia - A chemical used to treat | | | | Deep healing can take a lot longer but it is |
| diseases in pigs, poultry and caged birds | | | | so much easier to cope when one is feeling |
| will be banned after it was found to be a | | | | great and has regained their enthusiasm for |
| potential carcinogen. The Australian | | | | progress and life itself. |
| Pesticides and veterinary medicines authority | | | | |
| will ban DIMETRIDAZOLE for animals destined | | | | I hope that you are among those who have felt |
| for human consumption. A review by | | | | the need to take stock of their own health |
| agricultural and veterinary chemicals | | | | and that of their family. Once a break is |
| regulator found it posed an undue risk to | | | | made from this chemical nightmare it is not |
| workers and consumers and will be phased out | | | | so hard to make very positive changes that |
| over the next two years. | | | | will lead to mental and physical vitality. |
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