School charged parents $10 for not including "grains" in child's lunch, gave the kid Ritz Crackers

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Imagine this: you pack a homemade lunch for your child with all the food you think he or she should be eating; then you find out that the school deemed your child's lunch incomplete, adding Ritz Crackers to "supplement" nutrition.

This is exactly what happened to a Canadian mother, who was in for a rude awakening after finding out that leftover homemade roast beef and potatoes, carrots, an orange and some milk was insufficient according to Canadian government standards.

To add insult to injury, the woman was also fined $10 by the school for not including "grains" in the child's lunch, which was in turn supplemented by the school in the form of Ritz Crackers!

Here is the note. Credit: weightymatters.ca
According to Weighty Matters:
"She sent her children to daycare with with lunches containing leftover homemade roast beef and potatoes, carrots, an orange and some milk. 
She did not send along any "grains". 
As a consequence the school provided her children with, I kid you not, supplemental Ritz Crackers, and her with a $10 fine."
Parents are growing increasingly weary of government "standards" when it comes to raising their children after this ridiculous incident and another incident that we covered when a school claimed that a student needed a doctor's note to bring lunch from home.

While grain is an important part of our diet, it's also important to note that processed wheat has been shown to have a negative impact on our health as well as having illegal and unsafe genetically modified DNA from crop cross-pollination and genetic pollution from experimental Monsanto crops.

Advice from an old farmer

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

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Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

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A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
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Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

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How to Detox Your Bladder Using These Common Holiday Berries

Carly Fraser | Live Love Fruit

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Your kidneys and bladder are very important. They function as part of the urinary system, and help in keeping the rest of your body healthy by eliminating toxins and un-wanted bacteria. Cranberries help to reduce the amount of calcium in the urine. Calcium buildup reduces kidney function and thus increases toxic buildup in your bladder which can lead to UTIs and kidney stones (two incredibly painful illnesses).

Cranberries are incredibly effective at preventing and treating urinary tract infections (UTIs). They work by preventing bacteria from sticking to the walls of the urinary tract via antioxidants known as proanthocyanidins. Ginger is a great anti-microbial and celery acts as a diuretic which increases urine output and thus faster elimination of toxins and bacteria. The apples in this recipe help to sweeten the tartness of the cranberries, while providing you with an array of benefits such as protecting against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and cancer, reducing your risk of diabetes, reducing cholesterol levels and preventing gallstones.

Ingredients:
1-2 cups organic cranberries
3-4 organic apples
3-4 inches ginger root
4 stalks organic celery
1 lemon

Juice the above ingredients in a juicer (or a blender, and then strain with a cheese cloth or nut milk bag). Enjoy!

Source: rawedibles.blogspot.ca

This is what Coca-Cola should actually be used for (and you definitely shouldn't drink it)

By: John Summerly | Wake Up World

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Coke is the most valuable brand in history, and “Coca-Cola” is the world’s second-most recognized word after “hello.” However, the beverage itself is an absolute poison to the human metabolism. Coke is very close to the acidity level of battery acid and consequently it can clean surfaces equivalent to and often better than many toxic household cleaners.

It’s cheaper and easier to buy Coke in some third world countries than it is to access clean water. Coke uses “public relations propaganda” to convince consumers and entire nations that it is an “environmental company” when really it is linked to pollution, water shortages, and disease.

People who consume soft drinks such as Coke have a 48% increase in heart attack and stroke risk, compared to people who did not drink the sodas at all or did not drink them every day. A study published in the journal Respirology reveals that soft drink consumption is also associated with lung and breathing disorders including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The carbonation in Coke causes calcium loss in the bones through a 3-stage process:

1. The carbonation irritates the stomach.

2. The stomach “cures” the irritation the only way it knows how. It adds the only antacid at its disposal: calcium. It gets this from the blood.

3. The blood, now low on calcium, replenishes its supply from the bones. If it did not do this, muscular and brain function would be severely impaired.

But, the story doesn’t end there. Another problem with most Coke is it also contain phosphoric acid (not the same as the carbonation, which is carbon dioxide mixed with the water). Phosphoric acid also causes a draw-down on the body’s store of calcium.

So Coke softens your bones (actually, makes them weak and brittle) in 3 ways:

1. Carbonation reduces the calcium in the bones.

2. Phosphoric acid reduces the calcium in the bones.

3. The beverage replaces a calcium-containing alternative, such as milk or water. Milk and water are not excellent calcium sources, but they are sources.

Esophageal cancer was very rare two generations ago — now, it’s common. The basic mechanism works as follows:

1. Mechanical damage to cells is a huge risk factor for cancer. It’s why asbestos particles, for example, cause lung cancer.

2. All soft drinks cause acid reflux (stomach acid rising up past the esophageal valve). This is more pronounced when the body is horizontal (as in sleeping), but the sheer volume of Coke and soft drinks consumed in the USA means the acid reflux is well past the danger point. Any time you ingest a gassy drink, you are going to get belching–and acid into the esophagus. How much is too much? The research doesn’t say where the limit is–it only shows that most of us are far, far, far past it.

3. Stomach acid dissolves tissue — that’s its purpose. The stomach lining does not extend into the esophagus, so the lower esophagus gets damaged by acid far more frequently in soft drink users than in non soft drink users. This results in a radical increase in cell mutations, along with a far higher level of free radicals.

20 Practical Uses For Coke

Coke acts as an acidic cleaner. The amount of acid in soda is enough to wear away at the enamel of your teeth, making them more susceptible to decay. In tests done on the acidity levels of soda, certain ones were found to have PH levels as low as 2.5. To put that into perspective, consider that battery acid has a pH of 1 and pure water has a pH of 7.

To prove Coke does not belong in the human body, here are 20 practical ways you can use Coke as a domestic cleaner:

1. Removes grease stains from clothing and fabric

2. Removes rust; methods include using fabric dipped in Coke, a sponge or even aluminum foil. Also loosens rusty bolts

3. Removes blood stains from clothing and fabric.

4. Cleans oil stains from a garage floor; let the stain soak, hose off.

5. Kills slugs and snails; the acids kills them.

6. Cleans burnt pans; let the pan soak in the Coke, then rinse.

7. Descales a kettle (same method as with burnt pans)

8. Cleans car battery terminals by pouring a small amount of Coke over each one.

9. Cleans your engine; Coke distributors have been using this technique for decades.

10. Makes pennies shine; soaking old pennies in Coke will remove the tarnish.

11. Cleans tile grout; pour onto kitchen floor, leave for a few minutes, wipe up.

12. Dissolves a tooth; Use a sealed container…takes a while but it does work.

13. Removes gum from hair; dip into a small bowl of Coke, leave a few minutes. Gum will wipe off.

14. Removes stains from vitreous china.

15. Got a dirty pool? Adding two 2-liter bottles of Coke clears up rust.

16. You can remove (or fade) dye from hair by pouring diet Coke over it.

17. Remove marker stains from carpet. Applying Coke, scrubbing and then clean with soapy water will remove marker stains.

18. Cleans a toilet; pour around bowl, leave for a while, flush clean.

19. Coke and aluminum foil will bring Chrome to a high shine.

20. Strips paint off metal furniture. Soak a towel in Coke and lay it on the paint surface.

Now can you imagine what is does to your stomach lining?

Who needs the ‘household and cleaning’ section at the hardware store when we have Coke.

Source: wakeup-world.com

About the author:
John Summerly is nutritionist, herbalist, and homeopathic practitioner. He is a leader in the natural health community and consults athletes, executives and most of all parents of children on the benefits of complementary therapies for health and prevention.
Source: WakeupWorld