Sci Fi or Real - our health

July 28, 2004

I've noticed often times Sci-Fi books and movies arrive before reality

does so often it isn't funny. What appeared far fetched 50years ago is

everyday occurrence today. Flying machines, horseless carriages,

microwave ovens, all were scoffed at yet lived in Sci-Fi stories.

There have been several stories which depict alien races in which some

genetic or environmental illness in epidemic numbers. Of course in the

stories they generally work it out in the nick of time.

I have read some items concerning fluoride in water and it's connection

to arthritis and other disorders. We've a problem with cancer, which I

believe is from environmental sources, toxic waste, pesticides and

fertilizers. I've also read about the harmful chemicals in our city

water taps. How many known but secret influences are there and just

what are the effects of them all?

We all had lead pipes delivering our city water. Many still do.

Children are monitored for blood lead levels until they reach their

teens. What are " acceptable levels " of toxins we unknowingly are

exposed to? Acceptable lead levels have recently been lowered. What

happened to everyone who tested at the higher levels?

Farther back, the nation prescribed iodine in our diets. I figured my

family consumed 5-15 times the recommended daily requirement of iodine,

so we quit buying iodized salt. What is the suggested dose of fluoride?

Who here has ever been given a blank prescription, one without some

limit on how much medicine to take? Why was this done with fluoride and

iodine? Isn't this irresponsible to dispense drugs in this manner?

We are now a nation of people who suffer all sorts of disorders, mental

and physical. Many of these were avoidable. I suppose it's a small

price to pay with our suffering and our lives and those of our children

all in the name of corporate profits and absence of corporate

responsibility.

It's a sad day when we learn more about what's going on in the world

from Sci-Fi then we do the nightly news.

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