EnergyFanatics.com

By PL Chang on January 25th, 2012

Bisphenol A (BPA) Health Effects and Protection Methods

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a hazardous chemical known to mimic estrogen which can interfere with the hormonal system. Independent studies have linked Bisphenol A to increased risks of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and birth defects. Other studies have suggested that BPA can reduce fertility in male because it is toxic to sperm. In August 2010, the journal Biology of Reproduction did a study concluding that BPA caused genetics defects. BPA is commonly found in conventional food of Western countries. Because of this, a great portion of their population has BPA in their bodies.

Below is an except from ewg.org about bisphenol A (BPA)

Independent laboratory tests found a toxic food-can lining ingredient associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems in over half of 97 cans of name-brand fruit, vegetables, soda, and other commonly eaten canned goods. The study was spearheaded by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and targeted the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to line metal food and drink cans. There are no government safety standards limiting the amount of BPA in canned food.

EWG’s tests found:

Of all foods tested, chicken soup, infant formula, and ravioli had BPA levels of highest concern. Just one to three servings of foods with these concentrations could expose a woman or child to BPA at levels that caused serious adverse effects in animal tests.

For 1 in 10 cans of all food tested, and 1 in 3 cans of infant formula, a single serving contained enough BPA to expose a woman or infant to BPA levels more than 200 times the government’s traditional safe level of exposure for industrial chemicals. The government typically mandates a 1,000- to 3,000-fold margin of safety between human exposures and levels found to harm lab animals, but these servings contained levels of BPA less than 5 times lower than doses that harmed lab animals.

Even though independent studies have shown that BPA is very toxic to the body, the FDA is doing little to stop the use of BPA in consumer products. However, because of public outcry against BPA, some major food companies are starting take actions to ban the use of BPA.

As mentioned at naturalnews.com.

In a recent survey, the investment fund Green Century Capital Management asked 26 major food companies for their policies on the chemical. Roughly 50 percent said they plan to phase it out, compared with 23 percent just one year ago. Among the companies committed to ending use of BPA are Nestle, Heinz, General Mills and Campbell Soups.

How to protect yourself and your family from bisphenol A

A large portion of commercial plastic products contains BPA. As a result, plastic containers, pacifiers and baby bottles usually contain BPA.
Most canned food and beverage products contain BPA because they are lined with a resin made with this hazardous chemical. The manufacturers of this resin deny that it is hazardous. Instead, they claim that it protects the flavor of the food.
Use glass containers to store food or cans labeled BPA free.
Use bottles made of polycarbonate plastic (PC). These bottles should have a “PC” label on the bottom. Also, do not drink from a bottle with the number “7″ labeled on the bottom. Instead, drink from bottles that are labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 because they are not suppose to contain BPA.

The good news is that more countries and companies are starting to ban the use of BPA in their products. Canada has recently listed BPA as a toxic chemical and has banned BPA in baby products. Some states in the US have also banned the use of BPA in baby products. In Europe, the popularity of banning BPA is increasing everyday. However, the European Food Safety Agency still refuse to classify BPA as a toxic chemical.

Potential Health Risks for Bisphenol-A (BPA): Medicine Matters From Sandra Fryhofer, MD

Canada Declares ‘Bisphenol A’ Toxic

Related Posts:

[ Share ] [ Save ] [ Email ]

Physical Energy

Full Story

By PL Chang on January 18th, 2012

EnergyFanatics.com Could Soon Be Shut down by the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)

If you have been surfing the Internet today (January 18, 2012), you may have come across a few websites that are blacked out. The Internet blackout is a protest from websites throughout the world against an anti-Internet freedom bill known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This protest is also targeting the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Do not let the names fool you because they are just cover-up names for the government’s hidden agendas. They are similar to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Patriact Act which have little to do with being patriotic.

Below is an excerpt form wordpress.org about this Internet censorship bill.

WordPress.org is officially joining the protest against Senate Bill 968: the Protect IP Act that is coming before the US Senate next week. As I wrote in my post a week ago, if this bill is passed it will jeopardize internet freedom and shift the power of the independent web into the hands of corporations. We must stop it.

Below is an example of a website protesting against the SOPA and PIPA. The image below is a screenshot of wikipedia.org, one of the largest online free encyclopedias in the world.

The following image is another example of a website protesting against the SOPA and PIPA. It is a screenshot of naturalnews.com, one of the largest natural news website in the world.

The above images could be a reality if the SOPA is signed into law. According to NaturalNews, section 105 of the SOPA allows the US government to shut down websites it claims “endanger public health.” This means that the US government can shut down any health related websites. The SOPA is not only designed to target health related websites. It is designed to restrict freedom of speech on the Internet or stop it completely.

Here is what inforwars.com, one of the largest alternative news in the world, has to say about the SOPA.

The secret behind SOPA, the so-called anti-piracy bill which is today the target of an unprecedented backlash with Wikileaks and other major websites ‘going dark’ to protest the legislation, has nothing to do with piracy or copyright theft – it’s about the formal effort to mimic Communist China’s system of Internet censorship.

But don’t take our word for it, listen to what Joe Lieberman, co-sponsor of PIPA, SOPA’s sister version in the Senate, said about the purpose of behind the US government’s efforts to control the Internet under the guise of cybersecurity.

Lieberman characterized fears that the US government would use such powers to censor political content as “total misinformation,” yet goes on to admit that the purpose behind the agenda is to mimic China’s ability to “disconnect parts of its Internet in case of war,” adding, “we need that here too”.

The SOPA, PIPA, NDAA and Patriot Act are nothing more than bills designed to destroy our freedom and liberty. In other words, they are like declarations of war against the American people. The American people are waking up and the government is scared. Instead of acting like responsible adults and negotiating with the American people, our government decided to pass these laws to protect itself from the American people who are sick and tired of being taking advantage of.

It is crucial that we the people take peaceful actions now and prevent President Obama from signing the SOPA. Even if Obama says he opposes the SOPA, he will most likely sign it into law. Remember what he said about the NDAA? He told the American people that he would veto the NDAA but instead quietly signed it on New Year’s Eve.

Join the resistance to stop the SOPA from becoming a law. Take action now to voice your opposition to SOPA and stand up for Internet freedom.

To email your representative, please click this link for more information on how to do this.

To contact your US Senator, please click this link for more information.

Let your representatives and senator know how you feel about the SOPA. Below are some topics that you may want to include in your email or phone call.

You oppose internet censorship and the SOPA.
You will not support or vote for any candidate that supports the SOPA.
Urge them to vote against the SOPA.

Update (January 19, 2012):

We the people of the world have made it clear to our politicians that we do not want anymore restrictions on the Internet. According to The New York Times Bits Blog, by the afternoon of the day of the Internet blackout protest, over 4.5 million people have signed Google’s petition. Some members of Congress have suggested that they will no longer support legislation that is aimed at censoring the Internet. There are better ways to fight piracy but the way the SOPA and PIPA are written could allow authorities to abuse this power. For example, if someone post a comment on a website with a link to another website that sells illegal products, the website with the comment could be shut down by the SOPA.

Congress is planning to vote on this Internet censorship bill on January 24, 2012. Please contact your representatives and urge them to vote against this bill.

Update (January 20, 2012):

It looks like we have temporary won this battle for freedom. Congress has decided to postpone voting on the Internet censorship bill. However, the people who wrote this legislation will most likely try to bring it up again. We will need to keep a close eye on the bill and make sure it is not going to be used to destroy the freedom of knowledge and speech on the Internet.

Update (January 22, 2012):

The shut down of MegaUpload, a popular website that has hundreds of thousands of subscribers, is concrete proof that our government already have the power to shut down any website it wants. Imagine if the SOPA and PIPA become laws. Our government could have the authority to shut down any website that it does not like, even if the website contains no illegal media. I’m not a person who support piracy but to shut down a website without going through a normal court process is a threat to our freedom and liberty. That is exactly what certain authorities in our government did to MegaUpload. It is an example of guilty until proven innocent which is the opposite of innocent until proven guilty. You can read more about the shut down of MegaUpload at this website.

Protect IP/SOPA Breaks the Internet

Reddit Co-Founder Discusses SOPA at New York Protest

Anti-SOPA Rally in San Francisco

[ Share ] [ Save ] [ Email ]

Physical Energy

Full Story

By PL Chang on January 18th, 2012

Biofeedback Devices: Reduce Stress and Increase Energy

Biofeedback devices are advanced monitoring devices used for measuring specific activities of the body and then feed back the information into charts or other forms to show you how your body is reacting to the stimuli. They can also be used to monitor how your body reacts to stress and emotions. The best biofeedback devices usually have the ability to show you in real-time how your body reacts to different stimuli. This is great for understanding how different stimuli can cause stress and harm your body. Once you become aware of what is causing stress or harm to your body, you will have a better understanding of finding ways to counter them.

As described at lifematters.com.

Biofeedback involves using electronic instrumentation to monitor specific, often unconscious physiological activities and habit patterns of your body and then “feed back” the information to you. Once you are aware of what your body is doing, you can change those patterns to reduce or eliminate your symptoms. Biofeedback is effective for chronic, benign problems because it reduces long term medication use, the frequency of emergency room visits, physician consultations and it has NO side effects!

How biofeedback devices help with stress

Stress is an emotional and psychological response to negative stimuli. Chronic stress can decrease your energy and cause chronic health problems later on in life. One of the negative effects of stress is hormone imbalance. When you experience stress, your body produces certain anti-stress chemicals to protect it from the harmful effects of stress. Too much stress can cause your body to produce too many anti-stress chemicals. These chemicals can disrupt your chemical balance, weakening all the systems of your body. For these reasons, you should learn to reduce stress as much as possible.

A great way to manage or reduce stress is to use biofeedback devices to monitor how your body respond to negative stimuli. Biofeedback devices are great for monitoring stress levels because it allows you to see how certain stimuli affect your biology and physiology in real-time. As a result, biofeedback devices have the potential to help you find and eliminate most stress.

As expressed at thetruthaboutfoodandhealth.com.

Biofeedback devices are highly useful and effective in addressing stressful negative emotions because most people don’t yet have an understanding of what thoughts and emotions are actually positive or negative. That might sound absurd, but when you hook a person up to a heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback device for the first time, they are nearly always in a constant state of learning. Many times it’s even surprising to them at which mental processes produce stressful physiological responses.

When you can see what thoughts are actually beneficial or harmful, you learn to let go of negatives, and focus on positives instead. Then, once the stressful negatives are let go of, the body then has the energy and ability to heal itself.

With the use of clinically proven tools like biofeedback devices you can access the power of your mind to directly change your state of health, and this is all done in a completely safe manner that doesn’t involve negative side effects, prescription drugs, or any other type of risky medical procedure.

How biofeedback devices increase energy

Stress is one of the major causes of fatigue because it disrupts the chemical balance in your body. Because biofeedback devices are great for detecting and monitoring stress, they can help you learn how to reduce stress. As you learn how to reduce your stress levels, you will increase your energy because your body is not wasting extra energy to counter your stress.

Besides helping you reduce stress, some biofeedback devices can also help you detect nutritional deficiency and find cure for diseases. To accurately measure the specific amount of vitamins and minerals you need or find cure for diseases, you will need to use a biofeedback device that can monitor how your body reacts to certain signature compounds. By using a biofeedback device to stimulate your body with a signature compound, your body will react to the compound as if it is being given that substance. When information collected from the biofeedback device is put into charts or graphs, you will be able to tell what vitamins and minerals your are deficient in or how much herbs or medicine to take. This method works similar to the placebo effects but better. Some biofeedback devices can even detect diseases before they manifest into physical symptoms.

Nutritional deficiency and diseases are major causes of fatigue. If you learn how to detect nutritional deficiency and diseases at an early stage, you can prevent fatigue that is associated with nutritional deficiency and diseases. Detecting diseases at an early stage can increase your chance of treating the disease, especially cancer.

Below is a short video clip of a portable biofeedback device called emWave. This device is developed by HeartMath and is available for purchase at this website (aff. link). This biofeedback device is great for helping you reduce and monitor stress which is important for increasing energy. It also helps you rebalance your mind, body and emotions, increasing your ability to think clearer and make better decisions under pressure.

HeartMath’s emWave Personal Stress Reliever

Related Posts:

[ Share ] [ Save ] [ Email ]

Full Story

By PL Chang on January 11th, 2012

Three Energy Exercises to Calm Your Mind

Image provided by Luigi Scorcia
The human mind is one of nature’s greatest achievements because of its unlimited potential. The human mind has unlimited potential because it is made of units of consciousness that allow the human mind to have infinite potential. Unfortunately, at your current level of evolution, you can only control a small portion of the unlimited potential that lies dormant inside your mind. To be able to use more of your mind, you will need to learn how to calm your mind. There are many ways to calm you mind. One of the effective ways to calm your mind is through practicing energy exercises on a daily basis.

Learning how to calm your mind is very important for your health because it helps reduce energy distortions in your mind. When the energies of your mind become too distorted, this can cause you to become depressed. This state of depression can lead to chronic stress and health problems.

Below are three energy exercises that are great for calming your mind and helping you find inner peace.

Tai Chi: An ancient Chinese martial art that is designed to help harmonize the energy of the mind and body. Unlike most martial arts, tai chi involves slow and meditative body movements. When practicing tai chi, it is best to clear your mind and try to feel the flow of your energy as you move your body. Doing this will help calm your mind.
Qigong (“chee gung”): An ancient healing art that utilizes the qi (life force energy) through the help of the gong (practice and cultivation of the qi). Qigong is similar to tai chi because it uses a combination of exercises that involve slow and deep breathing, and meditation, visualizations and movements. These meditative body movements are designed to help improve the balance of the functions of the body.
Yoga: An ancient healing art that is believed to have originated in India. Yoga involves a combination of poses, stretches, and breathing and meditation techniques. These techniques are designed to bring balance to the body, mind and spirit.

Because of the advance in health technologies and openness to study energy exercise, tai chi, qigong and yoga are not just ancient healing arts anymore; they are now healing arts that can be backed by science. There have been hundreds of scientific studies proving that energy exercises are beneficial for the human body. You can read more about these scientific studies at qigonginstitute.org.

Related Posts:

[ Share ] [ Save ] [ Email ]

Mental Energy • Spiritual Energy

Full Story