Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Earthquake In New Zealand Creates A New Fault Line.
The 7.1 quake that struck New Zealand a couple of days ago, created a new fault line as the Earth heaved and fractured. Parts of New Zealand were thrust up almost 1 meter and caused extensive damage to both buildings and the land mass.
Southern Hemisphere Woes
Something is happening in the Southern Hemisphere that is not a good thing. Scientists in New Zealand now claim that the 7.1 magnitude quake that struck last Saturday may be the beginning of a series of large quakes for New Zealand.
In addition, a volcano in Indonesia has erupted for the second time, spewing ash and rock into the atmosphere. It was from a volcano that had been dormant for 400 years.
Finally, southern Australia is awash with heavy rains and floods, causing lots of damage and hardships. It is as if that part of the Earth is rebelling against humanity.
The next few months will be critical here and requires close observation.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Calls for cigarette-style health warnings on junk food that is 'as addictive as heroin and cocaine'
Junk food is as addictive as heroin and cocaine, scientists say.
Studies show that the fat, salt and sugar rush of fast food affects has the same effect on the brain as hard drugs.
The findings have led to calls for cigarette-style health warnings to be placed on boxes and wrappers - and even the suggestion that manufacturers could be sued for knowingly putting people's health at risk.
The research comes as Britain fights a rising tide of obesity, with weight loss surgery alone costing the NHS more than £32million a year.
The idea that junk food is addictive is fast becoming accepted by researchers, says this week's New Scientist.
The first hint came from American studies on rats showing that those fed on syrup developed brain and behaviour changes similar to rodents hooked on morphine.
Crucially, the animals released the pleasure-seeking brain chemical dopamine after every sugar hit - a hallmark of drug addiction
Allowing rats to binge on bacon, sausage, icing and chocolate also caused 'very, very striking' changes to the brain,similar to those seen with cocaine and heroin.
Even electric shocks did not deter them from getting their junk food 'fix'.
And when people are shown pictures of their favourite foods, a decision-making area of the brain called the orbital frontal cortex experiences a surge of dopamine. The same area is activated when cocaine addicts are shown a bag of white power.
New Scientist says: 'There is now compelling evidence that foods high in sugar, fat and salt - as most junk foods are - can alter your brain chemistry in much the same way as highly addictive drugs such as cocaine and heroin.'
The food industry says that junk food is only addictive to a 'certain subset of consumers who don't exhibit the discipline required'.
Hank Cardello, a former Coca Cola executive, says solutions include giving tax relief to companies making healthy foods.
He added: 'People aren't going to change their behaviour. To me it's about getting calories of the streets.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1308106/Calls-cigarette-style-health-warnings-junk-food-addictive-heroin-cocaine.html
A White Mans Trash Is A Black Mans Treasure.
No wonder actress kirsty alley said on oprah about her weight gain, that she can still get a black man. Black men why do you want the white man's what nots? Why do black men thinking having poor,white trash becky is better than their Black queens? Self-hatred much!
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