Living a Long Life revisited

Having spent a few years in Okinawa I was fascinated to find these native people are not only the longest lived, but also the healthiest long lived people on the earth.  The Okinawa Centenarian Study. YouTube on Okinawa. Okinawa 2.

Baskin-Robbins ice cream.  The original Robbins had one son; instead of following in his father's footstep$, he decided to seek for a better and healthier world.  Here is a YouTube clip of John Robbins.  He also has a website: Official Site

More coming?

Halides, Iodine and Thyroid Health

Dr. David Brownstein part 1,  part 2
Part 1 discusses the importance of bioidentical hormones, why we have $ynthetic hormone$, and the vital difference between the two.
Part 2 discusses the link between grain treatment (notabley wheat) and thyroid gland destruction due to iodine replacement.

New addition (12/20/11) Bromides in soft drinks.  Mountain Dew, Fanta Orange, Squirt, some flavors of Gatorade and Powerade, as well as other fruit-flavored beverages contain brominated vegetable oil (BVO).  Upon examination, the FDA removed the GRAS status of BVO used as a flavor additive, but in 1977 approved it as a stabilizer.  Go figure($$).




Learn more:
 
If you search the internet with the terms 'bromine' and 'flour' you will find a lot is known about the health stealing properties of the halide group and the vital health promoting properties of the one good halide - iodine.
  Here is a sample statement:  "Fluorine, Bromine, Chlorine, Iodine---the four 'INES’ that affect the body (the Halogen family). The first three are the most active so they displace the only good one---iodine, throughout the body, and in so doing they not only poison us, they cause osteoporosis, arthritis, brain fog and other degenerative diseases.  They destroy the function of the thyroid gland, add toxins to breast and prostate tissue, suppress the immune system and make the whole body susceptible to cancer."  To read more where this quote was found, go HERE.  Also at that site is the mention of Bergen Co., NY, that does not fluoridate their water and uses only minimal chlorination - instead, they use ozone pretreatment.  Here is a link to a video presentation by United Water of NJ.   Here is another clip on YouTube about ozone treatment of water

An excellent summary of Dr. Brownstein's work can be found HERE, with additional links there.

Iodine supplement sources (need to add more): Iosol; Optimox; GHC;