How to Save a Lot of Lives

We all know that our food, water, air, soil, personal and household products, even medications, and more, are at least partly responsible for much of the disease, health problems, and even death of many people. It is time to stop the nonsense!

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Commitment
• Discipline
• Sources for natural, safe products.
• Communication with your political representatives.

1. Air, Water, Soil Pollution:
   While there is little we can do to avoid some of the poisons associated with these things, we can learn more about them and work at doing our small part to reduce the overall impact. We can also keep our politicians awake and aware to these issues by writing to them about them...often.
2. Poisons in the food:
   Yes, much of our processed foods have poisons in them. Read the labels carefully! As they say, "If you can't pronounce it, you should not use it!"
   
   Minimizing or eliminating food additives, colorings, artificial flavorings, preservatives, etc. can lead to reductions in overall body-burden impact, which can lead to better health and longer life.
3. Poisons in our household products:
   Yes, they are there, too! In fact, it has recently been noted that we might be doing more overall damage to our health by using some of the potent disinfectants, than the germs and bacteria we are trying to eliminate. Again, read the labels carefully! Look for natural cleaning products. They tend to be somewhat more expensive, but in the long run probably save in more important ways.
4. Poisons in personal products:
   Yep! They're in there too! Shampoos, conditioners, soaps, deodorants, perfumes, colognes, even toothpaste and mouthwash! Once again, read the labels carefully!
5. Poisons in our medicines?
   Who would think that some medicines we've come to believe are supposed to help make us better would contain poisons in them? Yes, many of them do. OK, in some instances the poisons might actually be part of the potency of the medication, and in properly dosed quantities might be beneficial and might promote healing. But some of the inactive ingredients in some medications are also poisonous, and only add to the overall body-burden.
6. The Vicious Circle! How to read the labels:
   We might think that our Government agencies charged with responsibility of ensuring public and consumer safety would insist that manufacturers who use poisonous substances be somehow penalized for knowingly contributing to public health problems and associated economic costs, but that is not the case, unfortunately.
   
   Thus, each one of us must fend for ourselves when it comes to protecting ourselves from all the hazards out there. One way to do that is to read the labels carefully!
   
   Unfortunately, many of the ingredients used in some products are disguised by using a variety of names to mean the same thing. For example, there are over 100 different names that manufacturers may use for sugars or sweeteners. This is true for many substances the manufacturers don't want us to be too clear about; otherwise we might not buy their products.
   
   Be sure to look at the labels carefully. Some of the newer labeling is in multiple pages, which means you must peel page 1 away so you can see page 2, where most of the real poisons and warnings are listed. Funny thing!

Tips & Warnings

• Look up the ingredients to learn more about them. See links below.
• Write or call your political representatives. Tell them it's time to stop the nonsense!
• Check the labels for multiple pages.
• If you can't pronounce it, don't use it!