People are consuming these products without thought like Mindless idiots. Is it there fault? Partly yes.. and partly no. I personally always read the ingredients and if I am unsure what it is, I put it back. My health and my children’s health is more important to me than a tasty treat that will kill you later.

I do not trust the FDA even though they are not our governing body in Canada. I would not trust them if I was American either. There is to much proof that the FDA is corrupt company created for the wealth of mega companies to control markets and trick people into believing things are safe and good for them.

That being said the Health Canada seems to rather stupidly accept what the FDA says as the truth. Something I hope will come to an end and that Canadians will voice their opinion on. We are not American and do not believe the influence of the FDA should cross our border.
The FDA is not a real company but a company created and paid off to do bad things so that companies like Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble and others can do what they want to people and control the markets. Another company to be careful of is Nestle. They own hundreds of other brands you may not be aware of and are eating. Dr Oetker, Michelinas are two off the top of my head.

Back to Chewing Gum though and is it safe.
The answer you will get really depends on who you ask. If you ask a rep for the company that uses these products the definitive answer will be YES! If you ask people on the health side of things or that have had their health compromised from these ingredients, the answer will be NO. Who you believe is up to you, but I tend to believe the people who are not selling me the product.

We all know that Aspartame is not safe. It is downright dangerous for us and causes many many health problems. Some you may not see for years to come. Others can appear overnight.

Sucralose the 2nd artificial sweetener is also not a healthy or smart choice. For those of you that do not know Sucralose is produced by chlorinating sugar (sucrose). This involves chemically changing the structure of the sugar molecules by substituting three chlorine atoms for three hydroxyl groups. (adding chlorine.. do you think it is safe still??)

Sucralose is not yet approved for use in most European countries, where it is still under review. This is where Health Care is the best in the world and free. They do not want the burden of health issues that come with its use and that is why it is not approved there.

Where you will find Sucralose:

• Baked goods and baking mixes
• Chewing gum
• Confections and frostings
• Fats and oils (salad dressings)
• Fruit and water ices
• Jams and jellies
• Processed fruits and fruit juices
• Sweet sauces, toppings and syrups
• Beverages and beverage bases
• Coffee and tea
• Dairy product analogs
• Frozen dairy desserts and mixes
• Gelatins, puddings and fillings
• Milk products
• Sugar substitutes

Here is a small list of side effects from using Sucralose.

• Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage)
• Enlarged liver and kidneys
• Atrophy of lymph follicles in the spleen and thymus
• Increased cecal weight
• Reduced growth rate
• Decreased red blood cell count
• Hyperplasia of the pelvis
• Extension of the pregnancy period
• Aborted pregnancy
• Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights
• Diarrhea

I personally would have read the first ingredient (sweetener) as Aspartame and put it back. I would not have had to keep reading but for those of you that do and got to Sucralose. I hope this has shed some light on what it is exactly and how it is not healthy for you and downright dangerous to your children and your health. My advice is if you want to live a long healthy life and not die before your kids or struggle with your health you do not eat these mad made sugars. Go for products with natural sugars which have been used for thousands of years! White sugar is better but not great, but still better than artificial sweeteners. I personally go for Raw sugar if possible or sugars like Fructose (fruit sugar), Dextrose or Xylital.

The 3rd man made sweetener on the list is Acesulfame-K. Another one you should avoid.
Acesulfame-K is an artificial sweetener that’s about 200 times sweeter than sugar. It’s used in baked goods, chewing gum, gelatin desserts and soft drinks. Studies have found that this substance may cause cancer, and other studies to reliably prove this additive’s safety have not been conducted. Acesulfame-K also breaks down into acetoacetamide, which has been found to affect the thyroid in rats, rabbits and dogs.

If you do some searches on Yahoo and other Search engines I am sure you can find tons more of info regarding the toxicity of artificial sweeteners and how they affect your health.

My advice is the next time you pick up a pack of gum to put it back if it reads one of those ingredients. Email or call the company and let them know you want natural sugar back.

Natural sugar is not the cause of health problems, diabetes etc. Artificial sweeteners are along with over eating bad chemical filled products.

In all my years growing up I never knew anyone with diabetes till the last 15 years. Now I can name of 10 people and these people eat artificial sweeteners, drink diet pops and do not watch what they eat.

Knowing what you eat is important. Not just what it is called or the brand name but the ingredients. Do your self and children a favour and read the ingredients on the products you by and make your opinion heard to store managers and the companies that make these products.

My youngest is now 4 and eldest is 8. There are time when we still get the sniffles and spike a fever but thats no reason to visit the doctor. This usually happens after a few days of snotty noses at the kids school during the winter months. They say its the season to be merry.. but I am thinking otherwise.

So you set off to the local drug store to find something safe to give your children that will bring them ease and break that fever. If you are like me and read the ingredients you can easily spend 20-30 minutes trying to find something that has little filler ingredients in it or known toxic and dangerous chemicals. YES…THESE ARE IN YOUR CHILDRENDS COUGH MEDICINE!!

Last year after having to head to the drugstore to get something to break my sons fever, I spent over 20 minutes trying to find a product that would take my sons fever down. My first thought was Tylenol.. Why? Because we grew up on that brand. It is a brand you would think you could trust. Right? Well not in my eyes anymore.

Here are just a few of the ingredients i have found in Tylenol products that I would not ingest or give to my children due to known side effects and the fact they are not safe!

Butylparaben, propylene glycol, methylparaben, propylparaben, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, butylparaben, Aspartame (yeah.. I want my kids having that), castor oil (contains a known poison.. seriously) and I am sure I could find more with some reading.

So when it comes time to get some Tylenol or another brand of fever medicine. Make sure to read the ingredients and look for one with the least amount of fillers. Don’t trust a brand name because you grew up on it and your mom said they were the best. Read and educate yourself.

Our children are our most precious and I personally find it upsetting that companies put these ingredients in products we give to our children. Time for some change I say. Tylenol, Motrin, Exact.. get with it. Stop poisoning us and our children.

You have always wanted to know what Mc Donalds Big Macs were made of.
Watch this video and find out more now.. it will amaze and disgust you.

After watching this video, please pass it on to your friends. It is time for change and the world knows it. Peoplea re fatter than ever, health care is a industry when it shoudl not be. People are the sickest in North America compared to other countries and getting sicker all the time.

It is time people stopped letting lies rule the world and take back there freedom and rights to be healthy.
Enough is enough… pass this on, spread the word and make a difference.

Only we can change the word.
Don’t just complain.. do something!

TORONTO (CP) – Armed with tests that suggest the body of every Canadian carries trace evidence of dangerous chemicals, Ontario’s New Democrats are spearheading an effort that would help them learn exactly what carcinogens or toxins they are exposed to on a daily basis.

Toxic chemicals are in many everyday products, from household cleaners and laundry detergents to hair dyes and cosmetics, said NDP environment critic Peter Tabuns, who is pushing for a new law that would compel manufacturers to disclose dangerous ingredients in their products.

Consumers would demand changes if labels told them exactly what a product contains, Tabuns said in an interview.

“Right now, most people don’t know whether or not products that they buy have cancer-causing agents in them.”

Tabuns hopes to convince Ontario to follow the example of California, where community right-to-know legislation has helped get arsenic out of bottled water and lead removed from some candies. Manufacturers there opted to find alternatives rather than list carcinogens on their labels, he said.

“They are not going to want to have that label on their products,” Tabuns said. “They know that consumers, especially parents, don’t want to subject themselves to exposure.”

He cited the example of Gillette, which reformulated Liquid Paper correction fluid to eliminate trichloroethylene, a suspected carcinogen, rather than comply with California’s 15-year-old law to label the product with a warning that the ingredient could cause cancer.

The members of Canada’s Chemical Producers Association believe in right-to-know legislation, but “the devil is in the details,” said Michael Bourque, the association’s vice-president of public affairs.

He cautioned against labelling products that contain only a few parts per billion of a certain chemical – levels that scientists say are safe.

“One problem (is) where you provide a fire hose of information that no one can drink from it, or you provide lists of things that are in such minute quantities that we don’t know whether there’s an impact,” Bourque said.

“Do we support giving people information that’s going to confuse them, alarm them unnecessarily? No, we don’t.”

The lobby group Environmental Defence has issued three reports since 2005 detailing tests on Canadian children, adults and even four federal MPs that found evidence of 68 different chemicals, including pesticides, PCBs, stain repellents, fire retardants, mercury and lead.

Environmental Defence policy director Aaron Freeman said legislation like that proposed by Tabuns is “absolutely essential” in order to help protect consumers.

“You’re seeing consumers making environmentally sound choices when they’re given information, (such as) the slow-motion explosion toward organic food and non-toxic alternatives in areas like pesticides and cosmetics,” he said.

“It’s true that some chemicals are only in certain products at very small amounts, but for some chemicals, those small amounts are still very toxic. At a very basic level, if something is toxic, we have a right to know.”

Tabuns’ private member’s bill, dubbed the Community Right to Know act, has received second reading in the Ontario legislature, but there’s no indication the Liberal government will agree to hold public hearings on the bill or allow it to come back to the legislature for third and final reading.

Anne O’Hagan, the senior communications adviser to Environment Minister Lauren Broten, said the government supports the general idea behind the bill. “More information can only be a good thing when it comes to the environment.”

Tabuns’ bill also calls for better worker access to warnings about harmful chemicals they are exposed to on the job, and he plans to introduce companion legislation, a Toxic Use Reduction act, to force companies to cut the use, waste and spillage of toxic chemicals.

The European Union and the state of Vermont have similar product-labelling laws, and Tabuns said it’s time Canada started catching up with those jurisdictions that help protect consumers from dangerous chemicals.

“This issue really has arrived, and the political momentum among the public is there,” he said. “If the (Liberals) don’t act, they will face the loss of support from environmentalists and public health advocates in the next election.”

Written by: KEITH LESLIE