Thanks and you for sure have done your research. Mrs D and Rose should write a book together.I before this was a worrier and obsesser so this issue has made it worse. My psych used to discourage me from reading about the meds so on cause of that. I think it had mixed results but I do feel being more informed does help. Also your right this board does make one feel less alone. I'm so happy I found it.

MrsD could certainly write a book! I, however, would just contribute to the B12 chapter.

rose

Maybe I could write a chapter on muffins, rolled up prociutto chicken and patatas???

lol

Honestly, we could worry ourselves to death on the subject of what we put in our bodies....

However, to put it mildly...."Houston, we have a problem."

What is healthy anymore? Oh sure we can go organic...for more info on that I will cite the website below.

http://cornucopia.org/pasture/index.php

It isn't THAT easy to eat healthy. Yes, we can drink more water....I live in one of the most pristine areas of the country, and guess what. I need a reverse osmosis system.....too much cow and chicken poop in the aquifer. I have a nitrate level 3 times the state limit.

I don't happen to live in the states affected by the following problem, but the Ogalalla Aquifer is almost dry. That land was meant to be grazed...not stripped, planted and irrigated. Unfortunately all the water (the deluge) that fell in the southern part of that aquifer will flow downstream and be gone shortly.

I try to eat organic food...well, that isn't easy either....reference the above website. I will admit there is likely some bias, but could some one please tell me why we are IMPORTING grain that is likely laced with countertop material?

With global warming, you can grow grapes in the midwest quite easily these days....but no, ours have to come from half way around the world.

Fortunately, my milk is local, really organic, and yes, it does turn into yogurt...unlike the Chinese milk that has too many antibiotics in it for lactobacillus to survive. Hopefully the grass our cows are grazing on isn't too messed up with Chronic Wasting Disease Prions....(deer version of mad cow) When you shoot a deer in our state, you have its brain examined before you eat it....or heck, you can donate to poor people, and just have the thrill of the hunt! I will not touch venison anymore.

One of my daughters is a water resource specialist...you don't want to hear what she tells me. The other one is an energy analyst...you don't want to hear what you are breathing either.

Oh, don't use your non-stick cookware....The product will be pulled from the market in 2012, voluntarily, by the only company that still makes it, and also still markets it, heavily. Apparently it is good for constipation...eat enough and you are nonstick forever...even the polar bears are full of it. 'PFOA'

I have a poison pen today, so my best therapy is gonna be to go dig in my semi-organic dirt....(It can't really be organic if my water is dirty now can it??) This is what I get for watching the news! I lost my appetite completely. So much for a Friday Night Fish Fry....

Hi cyclelops, if the worry doesn't kill us all the chemicals in food will.
Any fruit or vegetables we buy from the supermarket, gets a good wash under the tap before we eat it, i hope it helps as most of the stuff in our supermarkets are imported crap and the chemicals that are banned here for use for our farmers are on the imported muck, it was on tv a while back were
a scientist tested the imported fruits and they had that banned substance on them.
Even the butchers put some chemical on the meat to make it appear to be fresh for longer, it is a worry really.