coca cola is sick on SO many levels .. health wise, ecological , karmic !

hey dave print this out for your family ..coca cola sucks ! my own experience in nepal finding they are the biggest bottled water manufacturer there and have no recycling in place SHAME on them .. million sof water bottles tossed all over everest region its horrible !

and then reaad this .. GROSS ME OUT !

Coca-Cola's 'toxic' India fertiliser


The plant denies that the fertiliser is harmful to health
Waste product from a Coca-Cola plant in India which the company provides as fertiliser for local farmers contains toxic chemicals, a BBC study has found.
Dangerous levels of the known carcinogen cadmium have been found in the sludge produced from the plant in the southern state of Kerala.

The chemicals were traced in an investigation by BBC Radio 4's Face The Facts programme and prompted scientists to call for the practice to be halted immediately.

However, Vice-President of Coca-Cola in India, Sunil Gupta, denied the fertiliser posed any risk.

"We have scientific evidence to prove it is absolutely safe and we have never had any complaints," Mr Gupta said.

The results have devastating consequences for those living near the areas where this waste has been dumped

Professor John Henry,
poisons expert

Face The Facts presenter John Waite visited the plant following complaints from villagers that water supplies were drying up because of the massive quantities of water required by Coca-Cola.

Villagers, politicians, environmentalists and scientists have accused the firm of robbing the community of the area's most precious resource.

They say the area's farming industry has been devastated and jobs, as well as the health of local people, have been put at risk.

'Disturbing'

As part of the probe, Face The Facts sent sludge samples to the UK for examination at the University of Exeter.


Locals have protested at the chemicals and the draining of water

Tests revealed the material was useless as a fertiliser and contained a number of toxic metals, including cadmium and lead.

The lab's senior scientist, David Santillo, said: "What is particularly disturbing is that the contamination has spread to the water supply - with levels of lead in a nearby well at levels well above those set by the World Health Organisation."


According to Britain's leading poisons expert, Professor John Henry, consultant at St Mary's Hospital in London, immediate steps should be taken by the authorities in India to ban the practice immediately.


The levels of toxins found in the samples would, he said, cause serious problems - polluting the land, local water supplies and the food chain.

"The results have devastating consequences for those living near the areas where this waste has been dumped and for the thousands who depend on crops produced in these fields," Professor Henry said.

'Good for crops'


Cadmium is a carcinogen and can accumulate in the kidneys, with repeated exposure possibly causing kidney failure.


Cadmium and lead were found in the samples from the fertiliser


Lead is particularly dangerous to children and the results of exposure can be fatal. Even at low levels it can cause mental retardation and severe anaemia.

Professor Henry said: "What most worries me about the levels found is how this might be affecting pregnant women in the area. You would expect to see an increase in miscarriages, still births and premature deliveries."

Mr Gupta said local farmers had been grateful for the fertiliser because many could not afford brand-name products of their own.

"It's good for crops," he said. "It's good for the farmers because most of them are poor and they have been using this for the past three years."

Coca-Cola say they will continue to supply the sludge to farmers.

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

Dave!

mmmm..am I giving off a masculine vibe?

Yasmina
(badawie is arabic for female 'nomad')



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also, haven't really bothered with apples as I'm trying to get all my nutrients and I find that compared to sweeter fruits they don't measure up! (and oddly, along with bananas and watermelon, they leave a very sickening sugary aftertaste that persists for hours).
I live in a hot climate, I wish I could adjust!

hehehe ahhhh gotta love the obscurity of the internet

Jodi loves it when I get busted!

Badawie, my apologies. I stand corrected. You still sound like a lovely *person* and I wish you the best.

I will say this: In my short time experimenting with raw foods, it's amazing how different we all are! Where a certain fruit seems to be the key to one, in another the reaction is totally different. I know I'm stating the obvious but to me it's such a revelation!

Regards to all,

David

I hope you find what works for you, badawie! I still hope Bryan pops in sometime and posts his suggestions.

Thanks karen.

I was feeling so out of it yesterday that decided to skip fruit at dinner, and just have a large plate of lentils and garbanzos and a salad (not all in one sitting, I did the combining thing over a few hours). Today I feel amazing, good enough even to tackle some ashtanga.

I don't think I can afford another month without exercise. My muscles are disappearing (and I worked really hard for the little I have!) and I'm a really active person by nature, it really bums me out to be so sedentary.

Maybe I'm not ready or just not suited to live on fruit..maybe I'll give it another go in a few months.

Good luck to everyone else out there riding the blood sugar express!

Badawie,
luckily I have no blood sugar issues, thank god. But I know people who challenged their blood sugar levels with alkaline green food.
Hope it helps and take care,
Mel

Alkaline Food / Green Food Chart With pH Scale