WHEN IS VIOLENCE

The Answer

I find it interesting the number of people that are saying violence is never the answer. Well maybe senseless violence like that which is occurring in Ferguson does not make much sense. Although I understand the rage especially after hearing the story this cop is trying to sell but if you are going to use violence it needs to be targeted at your oppressor and not your own community.

Europeans took over this country utilizing violence against the indigenous people. European people built an economy buttressed by slavery and the ongoing use of violence against African people. European people used violence to overcome the British during the revolutionary war and then again in the war of 1812. You used violence during the many wars you have fought all over the world and continue to do so to this day. 

During the 24 years between 1776 and 1800, you were involved in a total of 38 years of warfare. That's right 38 years of war in only 24 years of existence. During the next 100 years of our existence, this United States was involved in 134 years of warfare primarily against the indigenous people of this country that was discovered and seized. During the next century from 1900-2000 we slowed down a little and there was only 31 years of warfare waged by this country. However we must have realized that we were losing our aggressive and destructive nature and during 14 years of the infancy of this 21st century we have a total of 21 years of warfare. How do you have more years of warfare than your total time of existence? Right you have to have overlapping years of warfare.

The police community have waged war on the communities of color for years and years and it is only know with advent of video and social media that the powers that be are accepting the fact that we are not making this up. So we have taken the beatings, humiliation, lack of respect and degradation for generation after generation without reprisal. We have remained patient and peaceful seeking redress through the courts and other powers that exist for this purpose. What have we received for our patience and calm but more of the same abuse. It is my understanding that doing something repeatedly and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. 

So how can you tell me or anyone else to continue to be calm, be peaceful, be non violent. When has this country ever used non violence as a tool to get what it wants, needs or better yet believe it is entitled to have. This country was taken by force when in fact there was enough room for everyone. And now you want everyone else, to be peaceful. There is a level of hypocrisy here that I can not begin to describe. 

Non violence for what? What has it accomplished for anyone that the USA opposes or anyone that at their own peril dares to oppose it. Peace has not achieved equal education; equal employment; equal wages; equal representation; equal justice; equal living conditions. If peace were such a great force than why doesn't this government use it to settle their differences with other countries. Why don't the police use peace as a way of quelling disturbances. They don't because it is not effective in and of itself.

I do not in anyway condone what is not productive and the senseless violence aimed at no one is not effective or productive. It is a stupid waste of time, energy and resources. However economic, political, and social sanctioning does work and must be used consistently to dismantle the institutions that systemically suppress the community that was used to build this country into an economic, political and dare I say it, a war machine. Direct your energy and remain conscious of the racist institutions when we shop, socialize, vote, attend school and develop into the independent juggernaut that takes control of our communities rather than allowing some else do it for us.


#FTP # Ferguson #MichaelBrown #EricGarner #TrayvonMartin #EmmittTill 

FOOD 4 FITNESS

 What is in this Product?

Ferrous Sulfate side affects

• Normally prescribed by a physician
• nausea
• severe stomach pain
• bloody diarrhea
• coughing up blood
• vomit that looks like coffee grounds
• seizures
• may be fatal to a child (who is more likely to eat this crap)

 Thiamine Mononitrate

• Synthetic form of vitamin B which can be acquire by eating real food
• may cause severe allergic reaction resulting in severe itching and/or difficulty breathing.
• Most likely to contain impurities

Maltodextrin

• is hydrolyzed corn syrup an easily absorb carbohydrate that results in blood sugar spikes which eventually may result in insulin resistance.

Mono Sodium Gluconate 

• addictive
• headaches/ migraines
• sweating/flushing
• numbness
• heart palpitation/chest pain
• nausea

Sodium Phosphate

Is a laxative and under the following conditions may cause severe kidney failure:

• elderly
• if you are constipated which is exactly why you may take this. No sense whatsoever.
• if you are dehydrated
• if you have pre existing kidney condition
• if you have heart failure
• if you have stomach or bowel issues like colitis
• if you have severe stomach pain (another reason why people take laxatives)
• some patients not at risk suffered severe kidney problems

The only reason these chemicals are in our food is so they food industry can make more money.I am not sure there is much more to be said about this product. Except to say it is not food. It is a product people consume instead of food that is nutrient poor and chemical rich. You can check out my video series on you by following the link below.

http://youtu.be/aNUcMvxH3ds

IDENTIFYING THE REAL

THREAT TO OUR SAFETY

Isis the newly minted terrorist group is dominating the headlines as the newest and biggest threat to our safety and stability. They are considered ruthless and without moral code or compass due to the rather public beheadings and other types of executions which seems to scare many of us and has resulted in a call for serious action to be taken to dislodge their hold on parts of Iraq. 

Many people are talking about this issue on the television and in homes around the country and perceive is as an imminent threat to our safety. Commercial run every day making us aware of the threat of terrorism, "If you see something, say something." Even going as far as to provide the special 3 or 4 digit phone number for you to call. They want to make you think the threat is everywhere and it very well may be but the current facts don't support the over emphasis on terrorism as the major threat to our safety. Let me kick the ballistics for you.

1. Of 978 terrorism related kidnappings last year only three hostages were private US citizens, or .3 percent. A private citizen is defined as any US citizen not acting in an official capacity for the US government.
2. Of the 13,288 people killed by terrorist attacks last year seventeen were US citizens, or .1 percent.

Interesting isn't it that we are going to spend between $200 and $320 billion dollars a month on a problem that threatens less than 1 percent of the US population while the real threat to our safety and stability is barely in the conversation. When I attempted to find out how much was being spent on the real threat the information was not available. But I did find this information about the leading causes of death in the US:

• Heart disease       597,689
• Cancer                 574,742
• Respiratory          138,080
• Stroke                  129,476  
• Alzheimer's           83,494
•  Diabetes              69, 071
• Nephritis               50,097       

All of these diseases are related to the food we eat and the ways in which we prepare those foods from the garden through the grocery store to the dinner table. Our consumption of food products that are not real food is the biggest threat to our safety and we have ignored this most insidious threat to our safety and allowed it into our inner circle. We not only consciously and knowingly poison ourselves but our children families friends and neighbors as well. 

 The threat is low nutrition , high calorie food that is full of chemicals, additives, and flavor enhancers that cause addiction and eventually poor health. The entities that we were led to believe were created to protect do not. They are in bed with the producers of this garbage and their only goal is to protect the fortresses of gold. FDA, USDA, AMA, and the remainder of the alphabet soup of government and non profit agencies only work to protect their own budgets while we are becoming fat, sick and nearly dead.

The real threats are the products we are consuming in vast quantities because they do not satisfy our biological need for nutritious, vitamin and mineral laden items produced by Mother Earth under the direction of God. So stop worrying about Isis or any other terror group being the primary threat to you and your loved ones. Get off the couch watching CNN attempting to promote these violent knuckleheads half  a world away as a threat to enter our sovereign state. The real threat has already invaded our food supply under the cover of protection from the US government. 

Our food supply is our most basic and fundamental requirement for long life and good health and it should be protected at all cost. If I am going to go to war this is the war I will fight because the numbers do not lie. We lose more to the food fight than any other war fought in US history. 

1.6 million people every year die in this fight over food. That is 4500 deaths a day and many of them unnecessary since a change in diet and lifestyle may have prevented them. So get up get moving eat local and remember CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT

THEY ARE NOT PROTECTING US

NUMBERS DO NOT

LIE

It has been 70 days or 10 weeks since I last smoked a cigarette. So zero is the first number and the second number is 490 or the amount of money I have saved by not smoking. The third number is 124 over 72 which was my blood pressure the last time it was measured. The fourth number is 211 lbs so unlike many others who quit smoking I have lost weight rather than gaining it. The last number is more important to me and it is my body fat which is down to 19.7 with 20.2% considered excellent for a male my age.

So at 56 and after almost 40 years of smoking I have been fortunate to stop before any serious health crisis other than elevated blood pressure. I do consider myself very fortunate and blessed to continue to be in good health since I have not always followed the advice I give as it regards prevention of disease and illness. I was having a difficult time continuing to write and lecture about the benefits of disease prevention while I continued to smoke cigarettes. I believe they call it cognitive dissonance when you hold or propose to hold a belief but act in a manner that contradicts that belief.

So I am proud to be able to say these words when appropriate I do not smoke. Cigarettes controlled my life in some manner for years and it feels great to be set free of this terrible addiction. I thank God for giving me the strength and common sense to finally stop trying to stop smoking and stop. Just as former smokers said to me for years, "when you are ready you will stop," and they were right. In the past I was not ready and was constantly trying and convincing myself that I had done my best. Well it was not my best and when I finally gave it 100% I was successful.

Going forward I can write lecture and discuss health and disease prevention without feeling like a hypocrite. So for you folks out there who may be struggling with something that you either need to do or need to stop I hope I am an inspiration for you to finally conquer your demons and live the the life you really want. So go ahead get up get moving and remember, "CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT."

IMAGINE BEING

ADDICTED TO FOOD

After struggling with nicotine addiction for over 40 years and understanding how difficult it was for me to stop using nicotine, I am applying the same principles to weight loss and nutrition. It is clear to me after a great deal of research and inquiry that much of the processed food that we are served everyday is addictive in every manner of speaking. The processed food industry even admits it in a 60 minutes interview where they actually use the word addictive to describe the artificial flavors they create. 

My addiction was to a substance that I did not need in order to live and survive in this world. However food is something you need as we are required to eat multiple times per day. You can not survive without food so it means you have to eat. So if you have to eat and you are addicted to the wrong food substances you are fighting an uphill battle that most people appear to be losing. So unlike myself they are not able to just say no to all food as I can to all cigarettes. Now imagine that there were good cigarettes and bad cigarettes and the bad cigarettes cost less and were easier to find and they are addictive. Now add in the fact that you also have a limited income and the good cigarettes cost 20 to 30 percent  more. 

Well this is the place that many of the overweight and obese people in the USA face everyday 4-5 times a day. What shall I eat? Imagine the process of thought, it cost more; I have to travel further; and I like it less. This is why many of these people will require some sort of intervention that will assist them in breaking years of bad habits that have left them addicted to food like substances rather than real food. Artificial flavors are addictive for a reason, they want you to come back for more and if they did not add the addictive substances you would not eat them since they are not real food.

These substances activate the same areas of the brain as the known addictive drugs such as cocaine and heroin. It should be illegal but it is not because the right people are making money selling what only can be described with same words as it counterparts, junk and those who eat it as junkies. What is also tangible is that the outcome will be the same, sickness, disease, and then death. This what awaits many who find themselves trapped in a cycle of addiction that they have little or no control over. They need our help to learn and adapt to a different lifestyle.

If your poor, isolated in a food desert and uninformed you are likely to have poor numbers as it regards high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol. So means, location and education all matter in terms of your health just as they do in terms of careers, parenting and income. And no matter how much you workout you can not out work bad eating habits. So you may want to check what is in your kitchen and remember, "CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT" but you won't need to if you never put it on in the first place.

PROUD TO BE A

QUITTER

To be honest I really never thought I could do this, stop smoking. Every time I tried to do it previously resulted in me smoking as a reward for not smoking as much. I do not believe there was even one time where I actually went a full day without smoking at least one cigarette. In fact on Father's day 2014, I went the entire day without smoking one cigarette until I rewarded myself with 2 loosies from the corner store late that evening.Ten days later I stopped and even then I was not sure I would do it. I started wearing a patch on the Monday after father's day and still I smoked. Until finally I decided enough was enough and I stopped.

It has been 28 full days since I smoked a cigarette and 26 days since I used a patch and I am happy to be able to say I am a quitter. It is the only time I have quit anything  in my life. I have never been a quitter but in this particular context I am proud to say I am a quitter. That's right I quit and my body's response has been interesting. I still have the cravings and I have dreamed that I was smoking on a few occasions. Woke up happy that it was dream and I did not have to try to quit again. The first few days were very hard and even now there are moments when I crave a cigarette and my friends and family who quit say that will last for sometime. 

I have noticed a few things have changed but it is not what I have typically read or have been told. 

• The first thing I noticed is I sleep through the night now rarely awakening for any reason.
• The skin around my face feels different.
• The chronic illness I suffer with is less prolific.
• I am going to the store less frequently.
• I have more pocket money.
• I am going to the ATM less frequently.
• My truck smells better.
• I can now smell smoke on smokers.

So on this 28th day of changing my lifestyle to become a non-smoker I am proud of myself for taking the initiative to bring my claim to good health full circle. No longer will be people see me with a cigarette for the first time and exclaim disbelievingly, "You Smoke?" No more holes in my clothes or ashes all over the place. No more needing to requesting a smoking room when I go away. No more standing out in the weather and no more making sure I have enough cigarettes to make sure I have enough to last me until I am prepared to go out in the morning.

I am done smoking and I am done writing for today. Have a great day and remember "CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT."

NO MORE EATING

    MEAT

I am embarking on a new phase in my life that I am committed to. After watching, Food Inc, Beautiful Truth, Forks over Knives and a few other films I am convinced that the Food Industry, FDA, USDA, ADA and AMA Monsanto, Dow, Dupont and Bayer are all involved in a massive money making conspiracy that has many of us "FAT SICK and NEARLY DEAD." Yes I watched that as well.

Much of the information I was already aware of but my commitment to myself is solidified by viewing these films and taking in the information they had to offer. I know many of you do not want to hear it but you really need to take a look at what you are eating. Much of it is not real food as it is manipulated, radiated, and treated with chemicals while also substituting artificial flavors that are purposely addictive.

My goal is to minimize the opportunities for the medical industry to get hold of me or you. Information is power and to ignore it is foolish. I am transitioning from an omnivore to a herbivore and I am convinced it will result in better health and higher energy levels. For the past 2 weeks I have reduced the amount of meat/flesh I eat to once per day and in a very moderate amount.

Already the chronic stomach issues I have experienced over the last five years are waning and my energy level is increasing. It has not affected my ability to work out and I am still making gains in strength. I am going to produce a daily journal as well as juicing and blending techniques, and recipes that I find to be delicious. I also hope it will have a positive effect on the chronic illness BP that has negatively impacted my health by causing constant itching.

So Monday, 6/23/2014 was the first full day without any meat product fresh or processed. I feel pretty good and I have learned a couple of things. One it does take some level of preparation with your vegetables and fruits. If you buy enough to last for a week or more you must have some way to store it so that it does not spoil. So Sunday evening this is what I did. I cut, chopped and froze fruits and vegetables for the week. I also juiced some things that will serve as the base for my smoothies. The juice from the carrots, celery, broccoli and spinach are real good as a base. Additionally, I was able to use the byproduct from the carrots and broccoli for other dishes. So now you are prepared and able to prepare another dish without much work.

One of the assumptions I made was that this juicing and eating only vegetables would cause immediate evacuation of all the crap that is probably in my colon. I have never had a colonic so I am sure their are years and  years of built up waste. I am sure it will move out soon but it has not been immediate. So if there are a few of you out there who expect immediate relief, be aware it may not be that easy. It took years to get it in there and it may take some time to get it out.

I am not sure if this is my imagination but my skin actually feels better. There is a little less itch and inflammation and this is only the morning of day 3. I sure hope it continues as I am sure there are some more surprises ahead on this journey.

When I originally began writing this I really thought I'd have something to add on a daily basis but I did not so I did not write. However as this progresses I can note that after a little over a week with primarily juices from fresh vegetables as sustenance I feel great. My energy is high, and my strength and conditioning continue to progress. The jury is still out on the auto immune disease that degrades my skin as I continue to itch but there is something different. So we will wait and see.

Remember Chit Chat Won't Burn Fat get up get moving and do something to improve your health.

MSG THE FOOD ADDITIVE

THAT IS KILLING US

Researchers create obese rats on purpose by injecting them with MSG, and vaccine makers add the active part of MSG to vaccines they want every child to get injected with.  Now, solve this picture puzzle:

          +                  =            
             MSG                          RAT                   MSG-INDUCED OBESE RAT

           +        =    

MSG IN VACCINES          YOUR CHILD                        
 (PATENT IN 1982)           (BORN > 1982)                                               

"Experts” have no idea what is causing childhood obesity rates to rise in the past few decades (basically since 1982).
Seriously.

July 7, 2011 http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20110707/obesity-rates-are-increasing-in-16-states

Now for some scientific sanity:

MSG-Induced Obesity

MSG is actually injected into laboratory rats to induce obesity.  There are many many scientific studies done using these MSG treated rats since rats are not naturally overweight.  It also has been shown to increase appetite in male rats and to induce obesity in female rats and chickens.   Scientists in Spain have recently concluded that MSG when given to mice increase appetite by as much as 40%. 

http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2005/12/scientists-in-spain-link-additive-to.htm

For more related research:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?holding=npg&cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3785512&dopt=Abstract
http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/87

http://www.lf2.cuni.cz/physiolres/2000/issue2/suppl/suppl12.htm

http://www.lf2.cuni.cz/physiolres/2000/issue2/iss2cl11.htm

http://bibd.uni-giessen.de/ghtm/2002/uni/d020024b.htm

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/apstracts/1997/endo/April/71e.html

http://www.arclab.org/medlineupdates/abstract_2307116.html

http://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/2001/issue4/pdf/raccek.pdf

Although it is often brought up by glutamate industry representatives that injected MSG is somehow different than ingested MSG it has actually been proven in studies with human subjects that ingested MSG results in raised blood levels of glutamic acid and that this free glutamic acid does increase insulin levels in the human body.  The other argument often made by representatives from the glutamate industry - that the blood brain barrier protects the brain from increased glutamate levels in the blood does not address the fact that the part of the brain responsible for hunger - the hypothalamus, is not protected at all by the blood-brain barrier.  They also do not address the fact that the blood-brain barrier is compromised in individuals in a hypoglycemic state, which may occur when levels of insulin - the very hormone increased by ingesting MSG, is high. 

However, consider the fact that nearly all vaccines now have Glutamic acid - the active part of MSG and what causes weight gain - added to them.  SO, any child born since vaccine makers added glutamate to vaccines - that would be any time after 1982 - is the equivalent of an MSG INJECTED laboratory rat.

A recent Study in rural China on humans, shows ingested MSG contributes to obesity, regardless of caloric intake or activity.

The latest drug to treat both Diabetes AND Obesity is Liraglutide, a GLP-1 drug that also decreases the neurotoxicity of glutamate. It not only reduced blood glucose, but also reduced weight in "MSG-treated" obese rats.  

Regardless of that research, and the longstanding scientific tradition of creating "MSG-Induced" obese rats, and the ability of a GLUTAMATE BLOCKER to result in weight loss, and the research in Spain that showed MSG increased appetite in animals by 40% , the USDA is now working with the company that makes MSG, to put it into DIET foods anyway, regardless of the FACT that MSG CONTRIBUTES DIRECTLY to obesity.  Why you ask?  To help folks lose weight.  Really. 

Leptin

The latest studies on obesity focus on a substance made by the fat cells in the human body called leptin.  Leptin is being studied as the next "obesity drug" because in some obese test animals it has been shown to decrease body weight.   However, and this is important, leptin did not work on test animals that were obese due to MSG-induced obesity.  This suggests that perhaps the damage to the hypothalamus caused by MSG, caused the hypothalamus to  become resistant to the effect of leptin.

If we discover that leptin does not help in this latest epidemic - childhood obesity, we should perhaps focus our attention on what causes the hypothalamus to ignore the presence of leptin.  A good start would be to investigate how foods children eat cause leptin resistance.

AMPK

Currently there is scientific data being explored regarding the enzyme, AMP-Activated Protein Kinase, also known as AMPK.  Leptin suppresses the action of AMPK which causes humans to eat less and use more energy.  The data related to AMPK was discussed at a conference that took place in Australia during the week of March 22, 2004.  There is hope that knowledge of how AMPK works will help health professionals deal with the obesity epidemic. 

AMPK is released in the body during times of metabolic stress - like the ischemia that occurs during stroke. Basically the body is trying to limit its use of energy any way it can so the cells don't run out of energy and die from exertion. To do this, it activates AMPK, which is now linked to obesity because it affects our intake of food.  MSG, since it raises the amount of glutamate present in the bloodstream, will actually help to activate AMPK because it is an excitotoxon - it makes the cells use up too much energy - so its presence causes the cells to throw up the defense of activating this protein kinase to prevent to loss of more energy. So - MSG = activated AMPK = increased appetite = decreased energy expenditure = obesity. Here's a little quiz- guess which unprotected part of the brain is involved with this enzyme? The hypothalamus. According to the article: "Leptin inhibits AMPK in the hypothalamus," Kahn explains. This makes sense because the net effect of leptin is to make a person eat less and spend more energy, so inhibiting AMPK also leads to a suppression of food intake, Kahn says."

Since in animal studies, MSG-treated mice became resistant to leptin, and it is remarked on in the above article that most obese people are resistant to the effects of leptin, perhaps leptin's effect as a AMPK suppressor just can't compete with MSG as an AMPK activator.  Add to the AMPK activating effects of MSG, the damage to the hypothalamus of MSG in general, and you have an actual recipe for obesity - anything with MSG in it.

We should remind you that glutamate is proven to cause the damage in stroke. Stroke causes ischemia which causes AMPK to be released as a protective measure. This also explains much better why regular CoQ10 use appears to help mitigate an MSG reaction. CoQ10 helps the body withstand metabolic stress. The very stress that glutamate causes. Stroke is now being called an obesity-related disease, but perhaps "MSG-related disease" would be nearer the mark, and CoQ10 is now on the formulary for heart patients at hospitals in the U.S.

Insulin

By directly stimulating the pancreas to release insulin, which drops the blood sugar, MSG can be considered an "anti-appetite suppressant".  In other words, eating MSG makes you hungrier than you would have been, sooner than you would have been.   Over-release of insulin can lead to obesity and insulin resistance - the start of Type II Diabetes.  Obesity, and Type II diabetes are now epidemic in children.   Before the introduction of MSG into the American diet, these diseases were rare in children.  Based on these simple facts, US doctors are now questioning if the rising use of MSG had a hand in creating these two new "epidemics".

Who is at Risk?

Note that the two highest risk groups, African American and Hispanic children, also are the highest risk groups for asthma too.  Asthma has already been proven to be excacerbated by MSG.  Again, asthma, Type II Diabetes AND obesity all rose at the same time MSG consumption rose in the US. 

Based on this fact alone, the reason for the rise in obesity may not be Nintendo and Nickelodeon as mentioned in the article, but high-MSG foods kids love like Doritos, and most fast food. If MSG makes laboratory animals obese, it may work the same in children.  See the above information on APMK.

And obesity among young people in China is growing at 10% each decade.  According to the following BBC article, just in the years from 1985-2000, obesity in China's children increased 28 fold. (italics ours).  Like American foods, most processed foods targeted to Chinese consumers have large quantities of MSG added.

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5261946.stm

Unfortunately, the Chinese, like Americans, consume large amounts of MSG and do not consume as many other foods that may counteract it, as the Japanese do (taurine-containing raw fish, for example).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-qQXwxN7NQ&list=UUrHjZoZr7zNUv6rhbxRmxsQ

"Supersize Me" Documentary

The current documentary about a man who gains 25 pounds in one month by eating McDonald's food for 30 days makes no mention of the fact that MSG has been shown to induce obesity when injected into humans, however, it should be noted that the following McDonald's foods contain pure monosodium glutamate as an added ingredient. 

Grilled Chicken Filet
Hot and Spicy Chicken Patty
Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad
Grilled Chicken California Cobb Salad
Seasoned Beef
Sausage Scrambled Egg Mix, Sausage, and Sausage Patty

It is interesting to note that the man in the film who consumed only Big Macs did NOT become obese. 

PLEASE NOTE: The above list does not include the additional items at McDonald's that have MSG-containing soy sauce, natural flavors or hydrolyzed protein which can contain up to 20% free glutamic acid - the business end of MSG.