More disturbing news on Pesticides, this time involving innocent children. Children who were found to have pesticides in their urine were two times more likely to have ADHD. And medicines answer to ADHD ....... pharmaceutically drug, the ADHD kids with Ritalin. The adverse side effects of Ritalin, which has chemical properties similar to cocaine, are numerous - Paranoid delusions, Paranoid psychosis, Hypomanic and manic symptoms, amphetamine-like psychosis, Activation of psychotic symptoms, Toxic psychosis, Aggressiveness, and this is only half from the list. Oh, and I must not forget to mention that in 1995, adult mice were fed Ritalin over a two-year period at dosages close to those prescribed to children. The mice developed a statistically significant incidence of liver abnormalities and tumors, including highly aggressive rare cancers known as hepatoblastomas. The National Toxicology Program concluded that Ritalin is a "possible human carcinogen,"
I think I need to start a blog to vent my frustrations at mankinds feeble mindedness.
Back to the pesticides - another study with farm workers showed that repeated exposure to pesticides can increase the risk of developing skin cancer and yet another study in China reported a link between pesticides (organophosphates) and suicidal thoughts.
ADHD, Skin cancer, suicidal thoughts and "watch this space" as I am certain pesticides contribute to many diseases, how can you ingest a cocktail of chemicals that have been sprayed onto food and not be affected? Please look under Older Posts with regard to pesticides and also how to clean non organic fruit and vegetables and also see under Free and Informative for a link to a fantastic website Pesticide Action Network (PAN) that gives you the low down on pesticide residues found on the foods that we eat.
Postscript
Well as you can see I have started a blog!
17/10/2010
The sun is in decline and shadows lengthen, 17.06 on a Sunday evening and I have just put a link to Dr. Mercola's article on Fish OIl under
News Off The Net necessary reading for all fish lovers, we presume that eating fish, stomaching cod liver oil equates to health, but unfortunately nowadays that is not the case. Half of all male fish in British Lowland rivers have been found to have eggs growing in their testes. Male frogs are becoming female and reproducing!! So for healths sake think Krill oil or flax seed oil for an alternative source of omega 3