Month: May 2024

https://fq100.org/

Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed against six bottled water brands claim that it’s deceptive to use labels like “100 percent mountain spring water” and “natural spring water” — not because of the water’s provenance, but because it is likely tainted with tiny plastic fragments.

Reasonable consumers, the suits allege, would read those labels and assume bottled water to be totally free of contaminants; if they knew the truth, they might not have bought it. “Plaintiff would not have purchased, and/or would not have paid a price premium” for bottled water had they known it contained “dangerous substances,” reads the lawsuit filed against the bottled water company Poland Spring.

The six lawsuits target the companies that own Arrowhead, Crystal Geyser, Evian, Fiji, Ice Mountain, and Poland Spring. They are variously seeking damages for lost money, wasted time, and “stress, aggravation, frustration, loss of trust, loss of serenity, and loss of confidence in product labeling.”

Experts aren’t sure it’s a winning legal strategy, but it’s a creative new approach for consumers hoping to protect themselves against the ubiquity of microplastics. Research over the past several years has identified these particles — fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters in diameter — just about everywhere, in nature and in people’s bodies. Studies have linked them to an array of health concerns, including heart disease, reproductive problems, metabolic disorder, and, in one recent landmark study, an increased risk of death from any cause.

Of the six class-action lawsuits, five were filed earlier this year by the law firm of Todd M. Friedman, a consumer protection and employment firm with locations in California, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The sixth was filed by the firm Ahdoot & Wolfson on behalf of a New York City resident.

Each lawsuit uses the same general argument to make its case, beginning with research on the prevalence of microplastics in bottled water. Several of them cite a 2018 study from Orb Media and the State University of New York in Fredonia that found microplastic contamination in 93 percent of bottles tested across 11 brands in nine countries. In half of the brands tested, researchers found more than 1,000 pieces of microplastic per liter. (A standard bottle can hold about half a liter of water.) More recent research has found that typical water bottles have far higher levels: 240,000 particles per liter on average, taking into account smaller fragments known as “nanoplastics.”

https://grist.org/accountability/bottled-water-microplastics-natural-evian-poland-spring-arrowhead-crystal-geyser-fiji-lawsuit/

(Tom: Seems like having a water filter at home and taking a non-plastic water bottle with you when you go out is a healthier option.)

There is a growing number of articles appearing about a potential bird-flu outbreak. Considering the USDA have been conducting gain of function research on it, I thought it best to pass on what I could find that has the potential to minimize the risk to you if the outbreak occurs.

Here’s the data on the development of it:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing a vaccine for a virus it’s already making more infectious and deadly with gain-of-function experiments.

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/us-department-of-agriculture-is-developing

And here is one potential solution:

As the H5N1 influenza A virus (IAV) infects birds and mammals, including humans, across the world, health experts are warning a bird flu pandemic could be “100 times worse” than COVID-19.

A comprehensive systematic review summarizing studies over the prior 50 years on the antiviral effects of ivermectin published in Nature’s Journal of Antibiotics in June 2020 characterized ivermectin as “a wonder drug.”

https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/8-studies-support-ivermectins-effectiveness

I bought some Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine here:

http://buy-ivermectin-suppliers.com

I cannot vouch for them other than the fact that it was supplied promptly and they followed up to make sure it was received OK.

With all the rain the eastern states have been having lately, it is not surprising that mould has made an appearance again. Sometimes it is pink, sometimes green or black – is there any difference between the colours?

Pink mould tends to flourish in the bathroom, especially in shower cubicles, around taps and on or under kiddies’ baths and bath toys. It is more often a bacterium than mould and while it might seem less threatening than black mould, it still needs to be eradicated as soon as it appears.

Green is the most common colour for mould. There are myriad types of mould and many appear green at some point. So when it comes to green mould, the colour won’t tell you much, but chances are that it could be Aspergillus, Penicillium or Cladosporium.

Both pink and green mould can usually be removed from surfaces using a vinegar-water solution.

Like its green cousin, black mould comes in many varieties with not all necessarily dangerous, despite its ugly, threatening appearance. It is most likely to grow in dark, constantly damp conditions, such as after flooding, in walls or under flooring.

But black mould will emit toxic spores, so it is crucial that it be treated with caution; to remove a small patch, wear gloves, mask and protective clothing, and use a strong bleach solution in well-ventilated conditions only. If there is a lot of it, consult a professional to have it removed safely.

https://www.echoapp.com.au/news/eps-property-search/issue/664d41274fdc5d0002b87457/664d36684fdc5d0002b87438

Correction: It is not pink mould at all, it is bacteria.

Not enough people who get MRIs with contrast realize what is in contrast dye and how much havoc it can wreak on your body, especially the brain. There used to be a very informative group here on this platform that helped me tremendously when my body reacted to this poisonous substance years ago.

Be REALLY careful with this stuff, friends. Some of us have genetic issues that make our bodies less able to wring out the bad junk from our cells than other people. I’m not a fan at all and always list it as a major allergy so that I’m not given this stuff. But these imaging places love the with/without contrast script because they get to bill for a whole lot more since it’s 2 scans.

https://mybiohack.com/blog/gadolinium-based-chelation-contrast-agents-removal

• Evidence continues to accumulate showing that vitamin D is a strong ally to combat cancer
• Low vitamin D levels are linked to an increased risk of cancers, while vitamin D can attach to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in your cells, setting off a series of signals that may affect how they grow, develop and survive
• Although increasing vitamin D levels may help to reduce cancer deaths, health officials rarely recommend optimizing levels for this purpose
• Vitamin D targets cancer in multiple ways, including anticancer, antimetastatic and anti-tumorigenic effects
• The best way to optimize your vitamin D level is via regular sun exposure, which enhances production of melatonin — a potent anticancer agent

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/05/01/vitamin-d-cancer-mortality.aspx