Nuganics

Great doco on bottled water. The only issue is that they are strongly against privatisation. The problem with public water is that it is abused and wasted. If you own something you will naturally not waste or exploit it. Just look at public housing/public transport/public health/ etc. It is a limited resource and no government will protect it for the people long term as there are so many special interests who weasel their way in no matter what politicians say. Be sustainable and don’t rely on the government to protect water only individuals can protect this resource.

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Great 1 hour documentary on vaccines that shows both sides of the story at http://video.pbs.org/video/1479321646/# .  I personally think vaccines do more good than harm but as a libertarian I believe everyone should be able to make that choice.  It looks like the general public and medical professionals still think vaccines are essential then I guess students can be refused entry to public schools if they are not vaccinated. Home schooling or private schools are the only other options. In a ideal world I don’t think there should be public funded schools and I believe this would open up the market to parents who want to send their children to un-vaccinated schools.

Just because it sells it doesn’t mean it is legitimate. Coral calcium was just one of these products that was just a fad but has nearly died now. If it really benefited so many people why isn’t it sold abundantly any-more?   Always remember that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Many people like Trudeau are still operating in Australia feeding off the sick.  Lies will never help the sick and improve the health of the general population.  If it is real why don’t these snake oil salesmen get it properly tested to improve everyone’s health or they just in it to make a quick dollar?  If the claims are correct and they really do work it would be very profitable for the salesman and it would also be good for the sick.  It is a win-win situation so why wouldn’t the salesman want to prove their product?

We all drink/eat out of plastic bottles/containers at some stage but do the chemicals within the plastic leach into our food and water? Common sense would suggest that there would be some chemical leaching especially when the plastic is subjected to microwaves, strong acids/alkali or heat from dish washing but is this a concern?

A lot of plastic materials have recycling numbers imprinted into the plastic. For example most disposable water bottles are made from PET which is recycling number 1. This plastic if fine for single use but can decay allowing microbe contamination to grow which can be a health hazard. They should only be used for single use.

Since PET is meant to be single use we may turn to sports bottles which are commonly made of a harder plastic as they are designed for multiple use. These are commonly made from recycling number 7. Recycling number 7 contains a chemical called Bisphenol A. This chemical has been found to mimic hormones in our body. Bisphenol A has shown in rat studies to effect reproductive and fertility function. Pregnant or expecting mothers need to be particular aware of this problem as it could have similar effects in humans.

So what are you left to use? I recommend using glass where ever possible. It is easy to clean, won’t scratch and doesn’t have the potential problems of plastic. I would also keep away recycling numbers 3 and 6 as they also have other chemicals that maybe of concern.