If there were a contest for the best example of total disregard for human life the victor would be McNeil Nutritionals – makers of Splenda (sucralose). Manufacturers of Vioxx and Lipitor would tie for a very distant second.
McNeil Nutritionals is the undisputed drug-pushing champion for disguising their drug Splenda as a sweetener. Regardless of its drug qualities and potential for side-effects, McNeil is dead set on putting it on every kitchen table in America. Apparently, Vioxx and Lipitor makers can’t stoop so low as to deceptively masquerade their drug as a candy of sort. There is no question that their products are drugs and by definition come with negative side-effects. Rather than sell directly to the consumer, these losers have to go through the painful process of using doctors to prescribe their dangerous goods. But not McNeil…
The People’s Chemist Interviews Renowned Wine Maker (Requires 30 seconds to load)
Enjoy this exclusive audio interview with a top wine maker, Tony Norskog, maker of Our Daily Red. Are you a victim of the “sulfite-effect?” Invest 25 minutes to learn about the industry secrets and how to enjoy the best wine, at the best price! Live young.
I ask questions with period marks to shorten conversations. I avoid eye contact with strangers in fear (maybe it’s anxiety) that I might learn too much about them. I secretly think that Metallica would be making better music if they went back to bludgeoning themselves with party drugs and alcohol, instead of “therapy.” I’m trying to master the Law of Un-attraction to shield myself from a “real job,” small homes and junky cars. And, I’m constantly giving my children advice, only to give it to myself.
Too much of anything can kill you, even vitamins. Vitamin A serves as a poignant example. In the early 1960’s, scientists found that vitamin A boosted immunity and prevented blindness in third world countries. A study in Indonesia showed that vitamin A supplementation prevented up to a whopping 50% of childhood deaths caused by disease. As people began to learn of its benefits, supplementation became common. As use became widespread, scientists discovered vitamin overdose – too much of a good thing.
Introduction: Rocket fuel found in breast milk. A whopping 11- 20 million Americans are exposed to this toxin!
Exposure: mid-western Americans are exposed to approximately 1.7- 6.4 parts per billion based on body weight and recommended quantity of drinking water, milk from cattle raised in the mid west and produce grown in the mid west, especially crops irrigated by the Colorado River.
Deadly amount: “Daily reference dose” or the maximal acceptable oral dose of this toxic substance is no more than.1.0 parts per billion or .000003 micrograms per kilogram of body weight as prescribed by the EPA. This for the average adult American male (160 lbs or 72.73 kilos) would come out to roughly .00002 micrograms total. Perchlorate concentrations in breast milk averaged a whopping 10.5 micrograms per liter!
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