Well I think we have our second controversial topic of the Summer Blog Challenge.  It’s not that what Erron brought up is controversial it’s the causes of it.  What I’m referring to is Erron’s blog entry called “What if it’s Not” and “In Reply” which is a reply to some of my comments on her blog around Autism and what causes it.  Tammy also joined in on the topic and wrote her own blog entry called “Sunday Soapbox”. 

Erron had originally talked about people who were having babies and “as long as it’s healthy” things would be okay.  But she talked more on “what if it’s not” which is the title of that blog entry.  She went into some of the status of Autism and how it’s been increasing since the 1950’s at a pretty alarming rate I feel.  Which is where some of my comments came from as to what has caused this.  Anyway you can read more on it on the above links.

My topic today is around some of what Tammy’s comments were and how some people feel on just what the hell is the reason for all the allergies, asthma, autism, and the list goes on.  Why are we getting more and more of these “diseases” (is that even the right word? I don’t want to offend).  I think Tammy went into a great soapboxy blog entry on really what we are being exposed to and making sure we educate ourselves. 

I mentioned in my comment to Tammy that I used to live in Sherwood Park which has the lovely Refinery Row between Edmonton and Sherwood Park right in the backyard.  It’s a cancer causing majestic sight that you don’t want to miss when visiting these parts.  My parents lived here because my father and my step father both worked in the Refinery area and it was convent to live there and the community was great but what about the effects the 20 years has had on my life?  I don’t know.  I’ve been pretty healthy, no major ailments, I rarely get sick, but what about when I reproduce?  Same with my wife, she’s lived in Sherwood Park all her life too.  Will we have mutant babies? (haha I’m trying to be funny, cause I know my mom is reading this).  I don’t think so but it does raise concerns.

I guess all we can do now is make sure that we watch what we put into our bodies, what chemicals we use to clean our house, and what kinds of foods we eat.  Aside from the fact we are building an Amway Global business, I’m quite impressed with the fact we have an amazing product in the Nutrilite brand which is the only supplement brand to grow, harvest and process plants on it’s own certified organic farms in accordance with nature – using sustainable, chemical-free methods.  Pretty comforting they don’t use chemicals.  Had I known about Nutrlite before building this business we would have been taking it because we take multi-vitamins and other supplements.  We don’t get anywhere near the nutrients that we used to in our foods in the 50’s or earlier.

Another interesting fact about foods and what we are putting into our body came from a book I read when doing the Wild Rose Herbal Detox was the following:

“In 1958, only a few known food additives existed and only a mere 419 pounds were added to our food chain annually in North America.  Today there are over 3 million additives (almost 2 billion pounds) added to our food chain each year, and this number appears to be growing.”

You’ve gotta be kidding me!  You want a partial answer to why things are so terribly wrong with our bodies these days, I think there is part of the answer.  James also talked a bit about food and how what we are eating is getting emptier with little to know nutrients and minerals that our bodies need.  You can check out James’s post here, “Why are you eating so much soy and corn?”

The thing is people need to stand up, start educating themselves and making these issues known otherwise it will just get worse and worse.  More additives will be added, more crap will be acceptable for people to live near and God knows what other crap people will be exposed to.  I think one big argument is that things cost more to supplement, to eat better, to live in places that are not as toxic, yeah that may be true but what are you willing to sacrifice?  Heck look at Kyle and Erron, while not everyone may be able to do this, they’ve become Do It Yourself Farmers! lol Check out these posts on Farming by Kyle.

Anyway I know I tried to wrap up that last paragraph and then went into something else, oh well it’s my blog!  Educate yourself about what your exposing to you and your family, that’s the biggest message I’m trying to get across.

 

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Please check out these other all-star bloggers in the 2010 Summer Blogging Challenge. Cliff – Peer Pressure Works, Chad – The Grind, Kelly – ‘Round the Bend, Kim – In Desperate Need of Entertainment, Kyle – Teacher, Tinkerer, Farmer, Geek, Liam – In the Now, Brad – Kick Me Out Soon, Tammy – Tam I am, Erron – From The Inside Looking In, James – Feelings of White, Vlad – Analog Coast, Janine - Because