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Originally Posted by quill
I do not know or really care, if there is research proving how chemicals impact us, I believe they do just as having to many X-rays does, so I choose to limit or completely remove chemicals from my life style, to the degree that I can.
The government tells us
eggs are bad and change's it mind
milk is bad and changes it's mind
coffee is bad and changes it's mind
sunscreen is good and changes it's mind
cholesterol medicine is good for you, maybe
Again etc., etc.,
I choose not to listen because behind all of it is often an agenda. If a vegan says I stopped doing something because of all the bad things in meat,eggs milk, whatever then how can chemicals be discounted in non-food items.
It may be proven that being a vegan is healthy from a medical standpoint (ie, eg, low blood pressure, low cholesterol, low whatever) but, unless you have an identical twin you are doing a double blind study with and the twin is eating all the bad stuff you are not, then you can not prove it will lengthen your life. It is the same as those that exercise all the time saying it will help life expectancy. A great number of long distance runners over the years have dropped dead while running.
Do what you will because life is a crap shoot and everyone should enjoy it anyway they feel they want, but if you espouse vegan then you should include chemicals (environment) in the equation or it it not a complete equation.
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Yes, the government and the "evening news" flip flops on EVERYTHING.
We are so sick of those doctors on the evening news. It's turned into a medical show whereas before it was strictly news.
Hubby thinks the pharmaceutical companies have a powerful pull,not only on the networks and what they choose to show......or discuss......but on our government as a whole.
All of the tests everyone was supposed to have , to the point of some that we know running to a different doctor every day of the week.......now they say are unneccesary or only should be used sparingly.
All of the xray type tests probably did more harm than good.
Our pet peeve are all the "side effects" on the commercials during the evening news......after they paint the glowing portrait of the wonder drugs for various ailments of simple aging............the side effects are worse than the disease itself. Dis ease. Meaning one is not comfortable. However, our bodies were not made for all these chemicals.
We know people in the chemical business who supplied pesticides to farmers in order to produce better crops. All of these are known carcinogens.......on the food we consume. I doubt if they can all be "washed off" in a soap bath. Just saying............
I agree with those who say "everything in moderation".......
Popping supplements is another over done "health measure".