Thanksgiving
I want to thank all of my customers for their patience with the transfer of the business from Auburn to Roseburg over the last year. I recently read two books that made me thankful that I was born in the United States. My mother Lucille saw videos of the concentration camps in Germany after World War II and was ever grateful that she was privileged to grown up in this wonderful country. The two books I read that gave me the same feeling of gratitude were:
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park. This is the story of a young girl who suffers many privations growing up in North Korea. She escapes North Korea and gets caught up in human trafficking in China before braving the Mongolian desert and escaping to South Korea.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. This book was a National Book Award Finalist. Demick was a reporter living in South Korea. The book tells the story of the lives of six North Korean citizens over a period of 15 years. The title is derived from a song they sing in North Korea about how they have nothing to envy because their lives are so much better than living in the capitalist world.
Online talks are available for both of these writers. I don't think you would be disappointed reading either of these books. They say a lot about the strength of the human spirit and the struggles that many people face in other parts of the world. Good thoughts for developing a spirit of Thanksgiving.
Something to Ponder
Cells can use two types of fuel-- fats and carbohydrates. Fats can be utilized without the production of a lot of free radicals. Carbohydrates, the preferred fuel of the body, on the other hand, release a large number of free radicals when they are metabolized. The wisdom of nature is revealed in the fact that carbohydrate foods like fruits and vegetables are almost always loaded with huge quantities of phytonutrients that act as antioxidants. These antioxidants neutralize free radicals in the mitochondria where they are broken down to produce energy to run the body. Unfortunately, man is fond of processing his foods to remove many of these antioxidants. The result is excessive production of free radicals when food is broken down speeding the aging process and making people susceptible to illness. Eat fresh whole foods to avoid this problem. If you are consuming products made from processed grains or sugars be sure to supplement with vitamin C, carotenoids, and flavonoids so the body does not get overwhelmed by free radicals.
EMF
There is a lot we do not know about the dangers of the technology we live with every day. I have been reading some of the early studies on how electromagnetic fields similar to those in cell phones today were shown to cause chromosome breaks in cells and in the bodies of laboratory animals. They also appeared to damage the blood-brain barrier allowing substances into the brain that were not meant to be there. The link below is a good source of information about the invisible exposures we all experience. Here is a summary warning:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022— The Environmental Health Trust is advising consumers to pay attention to the fine print warnings on wireless devices and toys which say that devices should not be touching the body. Wireless devices expose people to a type of radiation called radiofrequency, or RF.
References:
Main website for Environmental Health Trust: https://ehtrust.org/about/
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