Stop Fluoride being added to drinking water Petition

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A Farm for the Future - Watch on BBC2 iPlayer

A fantastic programme on farming for the future!

Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key.

With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family's wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year's high fuel prices were a wake-up call for Rebecca. Realising that all food production in the UK is completely dependent on abundant cheap fossil fuel, particularly oil, she sets out to discover just how secure this oil supply is.

Alarmed by the answers, she explores ways of farming without using fossil fuel. With the help of pioneering farmers and growers, Rebecca learns that it is actually nature that holds the key to farming in a low-energy future.

Watch the episode here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hs8zp/Natural_World_20082009_A_Farm_for_the_Future/

Broadcast on:
BBC Two, 8:00pm Friday 20th February 2009
Duration:
50 minutes
Available until:
7:49pm Tuesday 17th March 2009

Mercury pollution treaty proposed

World governments have agreed to crack down on mercury pollution.

Environment ministers meeting in Nairobi have initiated a process that should end in a legally binding, international treaty.

The landmark decision was taken by more than 140 countries attending the governing council of the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep).

Mercury compounds can be damaging to the central nervous systems of humans and animals.
Unep's Executive Director, Achim Steiner, said: "Unep has, for some seven years, co-ordinated and contributed to an intense scientific and policy debate on how best to deal with the issue of mercury.

"Today the world's environment ministers, armed with the full facts and full choices, decided the time for talking was over - the time for action on this pollution is now."

American position
The key factor enabling ministers to agree a way forward has been the willingness of the new US Obama administration to buy into a treaty.
In his address to the council on Monday, US delegate Daniel Reifsnyder, said mercury was the "most important global chemical issue facing us today", and required "immediate action".
He said that a half of all mercury deposition within the US now came from sources outside its borders, and that only international coordination could address the problem.

The previous Bush administration had steadfastly opposed legally binding measures to control mercury.

The ministers meeting in the Kenyan capital agreed an eight-point interim plan to help curb pollution while awaiting the full treaty. This included:
• Boosting the world-wide capability for nations to safely store stockpiled mercury
• Reducing the supply of mercury from, for example, primary mining of the heavy metal
• Carrying out awareness raising of the risks alongside projects to cut the use of mercury in artisanal mining where an estimated 10 million miners and their families are exposed
• Reducing mercury in products such as thermometers and high-intensity discharge lamps, and in processes such as some kinds of paper-making and plastics production

Mining issue
Mercury is a naturally occurring metal released into the environment from rocks and soils, and in volcanic eruptions. But human activities are continually adding more.
The vast majority of human emissions come from the burning of coal and the incineration of waste materials. And of particular concern down the years has been the use of mercury to mine gold.

Poor gold mine practices have elevated levels of mercury in the environment
Gold particles will stick to mercury when the precious metal is panned. The resulting amalgam can then be burnt to recover the gold.

The practice followed in some developing nations has resulted in huge quantities of the heavy metal being washed into the environment, putting mine workers at risk.

One of the most common ways mercury affects people is in the organic form methylmercury.
Methylmercury attacks the central nervous system: symptoms include numbness and unsteadiness, tiredness, ringing in the ears, and problems with vision, hearing and speech.
It is a particular risk to pregnant women and their foetuses, infants, children, and people whose diet includes a lot of fish.

Animals and birds that prey on fish are also at risk, especially otters, mink, eagles and ospreys.
Mercury levels in Arctic ringed seals and beluga whales have also risen sharply in parts of Canada and Greenland.

Source: BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7902092.stm

Mass Homeopathy Treatment in Cuba

An incredible 2.5 million people were treated in Cuba with a homeopathic vaccine against Leptospirosis. The outbreak of Leptospirosis is an annual occurrence following flooding in the region due to hurricanes. The results were amazing say attendees at the Cuban conference at which the results were revealed.

A scientist described Leptospirosis as:
"Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals.It is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In humans it causes a wide range of symptoms, and some infected persons may have no symptoms at all. Symptoms of leptospirosis include high fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting, and may include jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), red eyes, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, or a rash. If the disease is not treated, the patient could develop kidney damage, meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord), liver failure, and respiratory distress. In rare cases death occurs."

The Cuban's have been doing their best to alleviate the suffering that results from the Leptospirosis epidemic in which over 2,000 people get infected and some of whom die. The numbers of infections have been increasing year on year. Because the cost of producing the allopathic vaccine is very high, Cuba only inoculates a small percentage of the people likely to be infected. That still costs them £2.2 million.

As Cuba gets no help from the US it also has the benefit of not being under the grip of the multi national pharmaceutical companies that would normally not allow such a large scale homeopathic programme to go ahead.

By using a homeopathic prophylaxis the entire population of two of the major areas that get affected by Leptospirosis were inoculated. That amounted to 2.5 million people given two doses at a cost of just £130,000.

The results were that "within 2 weeks after Aug 2007, the rising lines literally dropped off the chart to ZERO-Ten infections only! Yes.Near-zero infections, zero deaths from leptospirosis after Aug 2007.And in 2008, no deaths, infections less than 10 a month," said an amazed attendee of the conference as the charts were being revealed on the stage.

Source: http://www.healthypages.co.uk/newsitem.php?news=5951

Vaccination – Protecting our Freedom to choose

Keen to have the right to choose whether a child has vaccinations? A Labour MP has recently suggested forcing all children to be vaccinated otherwise they cannot attend school and parents should not receive child benefits. This is such an important health issue – add your signature and pass this link on to friends, family and patients to safeguard our right to choose.

Sign the petition

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/forcedvaccines/

Homeopathy talks

Homeopathy talks – I run talks on homeopathic treatment of some common ailments, such as coughs & colds, first aid, fevers, sore throats. Please call or email me to find out more.

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