CONTENTS
1) Editorial
2) Issue Updates
--Groups Demand Immediate Halt to Food Uses of Fluoride-Based Pesticide
--Canada’s Toxic Kids
--Last Summer to Save Ontario’s Lake Simcoe
--Protect Endangered Forests! Respect Native Rights!
--Community Health Survey: Overview of Canadians’ Eating Habits, 2004
3) Media Watch
--Codex: FDA “Vetoes” Optimal Nutrition for Health
--What’s on the Minds of Organic Consumers?
--Pesticide Exposure Associated with Parkinson’s Disease
--Canada Pays Environmentally for US Oil Thirst
--Canada Stresses Commitment to Kyoto Climate Pact
--Talks Fuel Speculation on Nova Scotia Gas Project
--Critics Slam Exemption for Ontario Energy Plan
--Low Water in N. America’s Great Lakes Causes Worry
--Eco-Friendly Boating
--Action Urged on Fluoride
--Environment Movement in the Religious Mainstream
--USDA Set to Approve Second GM Fruit
--Biotech Industry Playing Role in Clothing Industry
--Biotech Crop Growers Moving into Clothing Industry
--Al Gore Takes His Green Message to Wal-Mart Headquarters
--EU Proposes Tougher Rules on Pesticides
--Ship it, Ship it Good: Driving Down Shipping Impacts
--California Enacts Safe Cosmetics Act
--The Safe Use of Cookware
--Climate Change Could Slash US Wine Industry
--The Wines, They Are a’Changing
--Will We Ever Eat Well Again
--Local Heroes: Your Guide to Sustainable Eating
--Is that Wild Salmon Really Wild?
--Growth of Sushi Bars “Driving Tuna to Extinction”
--Magnetic Therapy May Help Stroke Recovery
--Gene Therapy for Cancer in China Part II
--Mediterranean Beats Low Fat Diet
--Doctors Say Vitamins Are Safe
4) Calendar of Events
--Free Fit for Love Lecture, Aug 15th
--Free Menopause Lecture, Aug 29th
--The Ultimate Preventive Medicine, Sept 26th
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1) Editorial
Dear HANS Members and Friends;
Summer is upon us! If you’re like me, you’re having a real sabbatical from winter drearies (well, ok, just the weather), and are out there, spending time in the yard, walking, getting some fresh air.
At HANS, we’ve got a busy fall and winter season coming up. We’re looking forward to hearing Dr. Caroline Markolin in September. Her topic is the emotions and thoughts that lead to specific illnesses - another perspective on the mind-body link to health.
Let me take a moment and tell you something exciting about this summer’s Health Action Magazine. It contains some coupons that offer discounts on services and supplies for HANS members (also available to print off on our website under the membership section). What a valued and appreciated gesture from these different companies.
So how did we get these companies to participate? One of our members, Sharon W, without any prompting from us whatsoever, simply asked them. And they were very happy to agree. So, the coupons that you see in the magazine are mostly a result of her efforts. We admire her for that initiative, and we hope all you members and friends out there will consider this, and reach out to your community, to see if there are companies that would like to offer an ongoing discount of some amount to HANS members. By all means, please let us know!
And now, enjoy the e-News.
All the best,
Lorna Hancock
Founding Member and Director
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2) ISSUE UPDATES
Groups Demand Immediate Halt to Food Uses of Fluoride-Based Pesticide
PRESS RELEASE, JULY 7
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established a 30-day public comment period for a motion filed by three watchdog groups that seeks an immediate suspension of all food uses of the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride. The motion, filed by Environmental Working Group (EWG), Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and Beyond Pesticides, marks a pivotal step in the process of ensuring the safety of fluoride exposures, and is the latest in three years of such motions and requests for public hearings on this issue by the groups.
If EPA rejects the groups’ motion for a stay -- the equivalent of a temporary restraining order for sulfuryl fluoride -- and does not grant a public hearing, the next step could involve litigation in federal court.
More at http://ewg.org/issues/fluoride/20060707/index.php.
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Canada’s Toxic Kids
A new national study by Environmental Defence found toxic chemicals in the bodies of every child and parent tested. The groundbreaking report, Polluted Children, Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadian Families, reveals that in several cases children in the study were more contaminated than their parents by chemicals that are still in use, including stain repellants (known as perfluorinated chemicals or PFCs), brominated flame retardants (PBDEs) and heavy metals. Many of the chemicals discovered in the children’s bodies are associated with cancer, developmental problems, respiratory illnesses, damage to the nervous system and hormone disruption.
More at http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/reports/toxicnati....
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Last Summer to Save Ontario’s Lake Simcoe
Environmental Defence is joining with Ontario Nature and the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition to protect Ontario’s Lake Simcoe. The lake and the surrounding green space, farmland and environmentally sensitive areas are under threat from poorly planned urban development.
Campaign Lake Simcoe needs your help to save the lake this summer. A crucial law designed to protect Lake Simcoe will be voted on in the Ontario Legislature this fall.
More at http://www.environmentaldefence.ca/campaignLakeSimco....
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Protect Endangered Forests! Respect Native Rights!
Twenty-five hundred square miles of forests, lakes and rivers north of Kenora, Ontario have sustained the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation for thousands of years. Now Weyerhaeuser, the largest lumber company in the world, is turning the American dream of building a home into a native nightmare in Canada.
Massive deforestation threatens to uproot the Grassy Narrows First Nation’s traditional way of life.
Rainforest Action Network and the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation need your support. Demand the immediate termination of profiting from destructive logging without consent from the community.
More at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/328179782?...
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Community Health Survey: Overview of Canadians’ Eating Habits, 2004
According to the most recent survey of what Canadians are eating, many people do not have a balanced diet. The Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition, which asked more than 35,000 people to recall what they had eaten during the 24 hours before they were interviewed, shows that Canadians face some nutritional challenges.
Over one-quarter of Canadians aged 31 to 50 get more than 35 percent of their total calories from fat, the threshold beyond which health risks increase.
Seven out of 10 children aged four to eight, and half of adults, do not eat the recommended daily minimum of five servings of vegetables and fruit.
More than one-third of children aged four to nine do not have the recommended two servings of milk products a day. By age 30, more than two-thirds of Canadians do not attain the recommended minimums.
More at http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060706/d060706b....
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2) MEDIA WATCH
Codex: FDA “Vetoes” Optimal Nutrition for Health
http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8434
What’s on the Minds of Organic Consumers?
http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8424
Pesticide Exposure Associated with Parkinson’s Disease
http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8485
Canada Pays Environmentally for US Oil Thirst
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article...
Canada Stresses Commitment to Kyoto Climate Pact
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
Talks Fuel Speculation on Nova Scotia Gas Project
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
Critics Slam Exemption for Ontario Energy Plan
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagen...
Low Water in N. America’s Great Lakes Causes Worry
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/3...
Eco-Friendly Boating
http://eartheasy.com/play_eco-friendly_boating.htm
Action Urged on Fluoride
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.htm...
Environment Movement in the Religious Mainstream
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=10825
USDA Set to Approve Second GM Fruit
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
Biotech Industry Playing Role in Clothing Industry
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=10881
Biotech Crop Growers Moving into Clothing Industry
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
Al Gore Takes His Green Message to Wal-Mart Headquarters
http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2006/07/19/gore-walma...
EU Proposes Tougher Rules on Pesticides
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=10859
Ship it, Ship it Good: Driving Down Shipping Impacts
http://www.grist.org/biz/tp/2006/05/23/shipping/inde...
California Enacts Safe Cosmetics Act
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-7/forum.html
The Safe Use of Cookware
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/prod/cook-cuisinier_e.htm...
Climate Change Could Slash US Wine Industry
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=10842
The Wines, They Are a’Changing
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?3279
Will We Ever Eat Well Again
http://thetyee.ca/Books/2006/06/28/EatWell/
Local Heroes: Your Guide to Sustainable Eating
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/newslette.../
Is that Wild Salmon Really Wild?
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?artic...
Growth of Sushi Bars “Driving Tuna to Extinction
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article116...
Magnetic Therapy May Help Stroke Recovery
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?artic...
Gene Therapy for Cancer in China Part II
http://www.cancerdecisions.com/070906.html
Mediterranean Beats Low Fat Diet
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?artic...
Doctors Say Vitamins Are Safe
http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v02n07.shtm...
For more current stories, check out “News” at www.hans.org.
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4) Calendar of Events
Free Fit for Love Lecture
Who: Andre Noel Potvin, MSc, CEC, CSCS
When: Tuesday, August 15th, 6 – 7 pm
Where: EnerChanges, Unit M-11, 601 West Broadway
Contact: 604-681-8380. Seating is limited.
Web: www.enerchanges.com
Fit for Love is revolutionizing the world of lovemaking. Are you tired of feeling tired? Embarrassed? Frustrated? Out of Breath? Unable to reach those hard to get to places...?
This scientifically researched, credible lecture is an opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and understanding of personal lovemaking physical, behavioral and lifestyle limitations. Learn practical and innovative exercise strategies to enhance your lovemaking performance and pleasure.
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Free Menopause Lecture
Who: Dr. Brian Martin, ND
When: Tuesday, August 29th, 6 – 7 pm
Where: EnerChanges, Unit M-11, 601 West Broadway
Contact: 604-681-8380. Seating is limited.
Web: www.enerchanges.com
Menopause is not just hot flashes and night sweats! This lecture is a must for every woman wanting to maximize her health, happiness and life. You will receive the most up-to-date information and tests available to give you the knowledge, power and choice to safely and effectively save you time and suffering.
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The Ultimate Preventive Medicine
Who: Dr. Carolyn Markolin, PhD
When: Sept 26th, 7 – 9 pm
Where: Firefighters’ Banquet and Conference Center, 6515 Bonsor Ave, Burnaby (five minutes walk east from Metrotown Skytrain Station)
Cost: Pre-registration $10 HANS members, $20 non-members; at the door $15 HANS members, $25 non-members
Contact: Reserve tickets by phone at 604-435-0512 or at www.hans.org/
This important lecture is valuable to everyone affected by cancer or other illnesses. Caroline Markolin, PhD, will offer us scientific insight into the link between emotional distress and disease.
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