Factoid # 2 - Cancer Research Charities are not charitable The American Cancer Society, for example, once held hundreds of millions of dollars in cash, owned a fleet of luxury cars, owned $11 million worth of real estate, and hundreds of millions of dollars in other assets. Its CEO currently earns over $760,000 / year in salary. See The American Cancer Society: The World's Wealthiest Nonprofit Institution.
Factoid # 3 - According to new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, sugar consumption in 1999 was 158 pounds per person — 30 percent higher than in 1983. Consumption has risen every year but one since 1983. 158 pounds per year = 50 teaspoons a day. In 2002, the consumption of sugar is approximately 170 pounds per person per year in the United States
Factoid #4 Only 2 of the 12 most common eaten foods on the entire planet are raw plant foods. Oranges and coconuts.
Ew I'm never donating to a cancer charity what the fuck!! And yeah there is more sugar in things now, more soda, more candy... yuck.
Factoid # 5 The used cooking oil behind restauraunts is often used in pet food and cosmetics, where-as it could be used as a clean burning bio-diesel fuel alternative. Women who wear mainstream cosmetics products may be unknowingly applying as many as 175 different chemicals to their bodies every day, according to ChemicalSafeSkincare.co.uk. Also, don't think of your skin as a wall, but a sponge to these chemicals. To get a real understanding of this, rub a piece of garlic on your foot and you will taste it in your mouth 15 minutes later.
Factoid # 6 Additives in Processed Pet Foods Anticaking agents Antimicrobial agents Antioxidants Coloring agents Curing agents Drying agents Emulsifiers Firming agents Flavor enhancers Flavoring agents Flour treating agents Formulation aids Humectants Leavening agents Lubricants Nonnutritive sweeteners Nutritive sweeteners Oxidizing and reducing agents pH control agents Processing aids Sequestrants Solvents, vehicles Stabilizers, thickeners Surface active agents Surface finishing agents Synergists Texturizers
My mom discovered this fact and went crazy a few months ago. Our local health food store carries organic-no-by-product dog food. It's steep at 90 bucks for a 40 pound bag and people thing she's ilogical for spending that each week on dog food (we have two big dogs) but it's perfectly logical to me. If you're going to domesticate animals you owe it to give them a good and healthy life or else you are not keeping them as pets-you're enslaving them. I traded in my bobbi brown make-up for this mineral make-up from whole-foods. I saved a lot of money and my skin isn't irritated and dry any longer. The mascara is wonderful and it conditioned my eye lashes so well that sometimes I even skip the mascara now.
