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Hi Jimi,

A quick reminder that our Sleep As Medicine webinar with Dr. Afrouz Demeri is happening today:

Thursday, October 8th at 8 p.m. Eastern (US) / 5 p.m. Pacific (US)

To go to the live room, click on the link below at the start time:

Click Here To Attend

Thank you again for your support and we'll see you tonight!

Stay curious,

Nick Polizzi
Host of Healing Kitchen: Let Food Be Thy Medicine
& Founder of The Sacred Science

 

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[td] Newsletter #959: The Pesticide Mixtures No One Is Testing Subscribe | Donate | View On Web​ ​ [td] TAKE ACTION​ Tell Congress to Close the GMO Pesticide Loophole Before the Farm Bill Is Finalized​ A loophole buried in the Farm Bill would let new GMOs and engineered microbes dodge pesticide safety review entirely, and it’s still in the bill right now. The provision creates new federal definitions for “plant biostimulants” and “plant-incorporated protectants.” That second term is EPA’s own name for GMOs engineered to produce their own pesticides. Some biostimulants are low-risk, but the definition is loose enough to let gene-silencing RNAi sprays and genetically engineered microbes hide under that label. RNAi sprays silence genes with no guarantee the silencing stops at the intended pest, and engineered microbes, once released, can reproduce and spread on their own with no way to call them back.​ Congress has stripped related provisions before, and can do it again. The House passed its bill in April. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version in September, but the full Senate hasn’t voted, so the two chambers still have to reconcile their bills, likely after the November elections. Whatever survives that negotiation becomes law, and with the 2018 Farm Bill now expired, this is a good time to call. Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for the staffer who handles agriculture policy, or use the form on this page to email your Representatives and Senators. Tell them: strip the biostimulant and plant-incorporated protectant loophole from the final Farm Bill, and keep gene-silencing GMOs and engineered microbes subject to real pesticide safety review. TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Close the GMO Pesticide Loophole in the Farm Bill!​

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HEALTH​

New Research Finds 485 Chemicals in U.S. Pesticide Products Linked to Breast Cancer​

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“New research has identified at least 485 chemicals used in US pesticide products that are linked to breast cancer, raising questions about the safety of food and other products at a time when early onset breast cancer rates are surging worldwide.

The new peer-reviewed paper, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a top journal from the American Chemical Society, highlights what public health advocates say are a range of deficiencies in how US pesticides are regulated. The review includes active pesticide ingredients, but also hundreds of so-called ‘inert’, or inactive, ingredients that typically do not undergo a thorough safety review.

The Environmental Protection Agency only considers each pesticide ingredient’s individual health risks, and does not consider the entire pesticide formula, or exposure to multiple pesticides.”

These chemicals are not just found in pesticides used on crops, but also in lice treatments applied to children’s scalps, home lawn fertilizers, and flea and tick treatments.

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André Leu, International Director of our sister organization Regeneration International, has been raising this concern for years, and the study backs it up. Regulators usually test one active ingredient at a time and treat everything else in the product as inert, so the formula that actually gets sprayed often isn’t the one that was reviewed. Leu argues that formulated products can be hundreds of times more toxic than the active ingredient alone, and that pesticides in combination can amplify each other. His recent piece lays out the research and where regulators fall short. Read “Serious Deficiencies in the Regulation of Toxic Chemicals”.​

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APPETITE FOR A CHANGE

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Worth Your Time: Yuka’s New Report on Ultra-Processed Foods, Free Scanner for Your Next Grocery Run​

Most of us worry about how many ultra-processed foods fill grocery stores, and a new report from Yuka breaks down what the research says. It covers products that make up around 60 to 70 percent of the food supply in many countries, and over 60 percent of what kids in the U.S. and U.K. eat. Eight multinational companies control about 42 percent of the global food market.

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The authors recommend checking ingredient lists and cooking more at home, and they say fixing this will take more than shopping smarter. They call for rules on marketing and changes to farm subsidies.

To help with your food choices, try the app out next time you go grocery shopping. Yuka’s app lets you scan the barcode on a food or cosmetic product and see a score from 0 to 100 right away. For food, 60 percent of the score is nutrition quality (based on Nutri-Score), 30 percent is additives, and 10 percent is organic certification. Scanning is free, and a paid premium version adds extras like a search bar and offline mode. Yuka started in France in 2016 and says about 80 million people now use it in 12 countries, with the U.S. as its biggest market.

Read the report: Ultra-Processed Foods, Decoding a Food Transformation with Major Health Consequences, by Yuka authors Julie Chapon and Gabriela Mourad Vicenssuto.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your State Legislators to Ban Ultra-Processed Food From Schools!

Try the Yuka app: Yuka deciphers product labels and analyzes the health impact of food products and cosmetics.

Use our Regenerative Farm Map to find local unprocessed food.​

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BEYOND PESTICIDES​

Ask Your Candidates To Go on Record on Pesticides and Organic Farming​

We let you know about this questionnaire last week but are getting the word out about this again because election season is one of the few times candidates actually have to answer for where they stand on the food and farming system. Beyond Pesticides has sent a nonpartisan questionnaire on pesticides and organic agriculture to every U.S. House and Senate candidate this cycle, and some challengers are already answering with more depth than the incumbents they’re running against.​

This is one of those times when being an engaged citizen can really have an impact. Beyond Pesticides is asking voters and organizations to send the questionnaire themselves to candidates in their own district and state, since candidates are more likely to respond to their own constituents than to a national organization reaching out on its own.

There’s a step-by-step guide too, for pushing past talking points once you get an answer.

Every candidate who goes on record is one more person whose vote in Congress you can point back to later. Candidates have until October 16 to respond, so there’s still time to get your own representatives and challengers answering for where they stand on pesticides and organic farming.

Find the questionnaire and the guide here.​

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BIOSECURITYNewly Created Viruses Are a Warning. We Still Have a Window To Stop AI-Enabled Bioweapons.Steph Guerra, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:“Nature is the world’s worst bioterrorist is a common maxim in the field of biosecurity, a reference to the idea that naturally emerging pathogens cause far more deaths than any biological attack a terrorist could carry out. But the trope may soon be outdated. In an article published Aug. 6 in the journal Science, scientists demonstrated that trained  AI models can design novel viruses  as well as—if not better than—nature itself.  Their experiment created viruses that infect bacteria, not humans. Still, much like the multiple  AI models that escaped  their test environments to hack other networks this summer, these newly revealed capabilities give biosecurity experts like me pause.How do we keep enabling legitimate scientific progress, while also preventing AI from assisting in the creation of biological weapons?”One prevention strategy is mandatory gene synthesis screening, an idea gaining traction among the highest levels of the AI industry and political leadership.

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Newly Created Viruses Are a Warning. We Still Have a Window To Stop AI-Enabled Bioweapons.​

Steph Guerra, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:

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“Nature is the world’s worst bioterrorist is a common maxim in the field of biosecurity, a reference to the idea that naturally emerging pathogens cause far more deaths than any biological attack a terrorist could carry out. But the trope may soon be outdated. In an article published Aug. 6 in the journal Science, scientists demonstrated that trained  AI models can design novel viruses  as well as—if not better than—nature itself. 

Their experiment created viruses that infect bacteria, not humans. Still, much like the multiple  AI models that escaped  their test environments to hack other networks this summer, these newly revealed capabilities give biosecurity experts like me pause.

How do we keep enabling legitimate scientific progress, while also preventing AI from assisting in the creation of biological weapons?”

One prevention strategy is mandatory gene synthesis screening, an idea gaining traction among the highest levels of the AI industry and political leadership.​

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Herbs, Garlic, and the Plague Doctor’s Beak​

Herbs, Garlic, and the Plague Doctor’s Beak

Toxic air, medicinal smoke, garlic chemistry, and the valerian thread in the Pied Piper legend

read.sayerji.com

 

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Hi Jimi, Dr. Katie Takayasu, a board-certified family physician, never likes to travel without a packet of pistachios or almonds in her bag. She calls nuts and seeds "the perfect food." The research backs her up. The Adventist Health Study 2 followed more than 81,000 adults. Those who got the greatest share of their protein from nuts and seeds had a 40% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who got the least. Her habit is one of nine in a free e-book from our friends at Goodness Lover, 9 Simple Longevity Habits from World-Leading Doctors. They asked nine doctors and researchers what they personally eat and do to age well, and the answers are refreshingly doable. Get your free e-book When you download it, you'll also get complimentary access to The Gut-Aging Solution, an 8-part docuseries featuring 21 experts (including yours truly) on how the gut shapes the way we age. It's normally $297, but you can watch it free for a limited time. Yours for many vibrant years, Ocean Robbins P.S. Another doctor in the e-book, Dr. Ilana Gurevich, batch-cooks Cuban-style black beans and freezes them in jars for quick weeknight tacos. In a study of older adults in Japan, Sweden, Greece, and Australia, legumes were the only food group that consistently predicted survival. Download 9 Simple Longevity Habits here.

 

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Can a Spice Rival a Drug? 10 Head-to-Head Trials Put It to the Test​

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Ten head-to-head clinical trials — pulled from the GreenMedInfo archive — in which honey, turmeric, saffron, ginger and a handful of other kitchen staples matched or outperformed prescription medications. Each one links to the full research write-up.

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[td] Hey Jim, I promised to introduce you to Leslie. The first time we sat down, she was exhausted. Not "I need a nap" tired. The deep kind. The kind that makes you wonder if this is as good as it gets. She told me: "I feel like I'm disappearing into a body that isn't mine. My hair is thinning, I'm constipated all the time, and no matter what I eat, or don't eat, I keep gaining weight. I used to feel sharp and vibrant, and now it's like I'm dragging a 50-pound backpack everywhere I go." Ten years on thyroid medication. Told she'd need it for life. Told the fog and bloating were just aging. She believed it too. So we didn't chase her symptoms. We went looking for the missing pieces. It started with a control center in her brain, the hypothalamus, that wasn't doing its job. But a reboot doesn't hold if the cells are still carrying a load, or if the nervous system is stuck in chronic stress. So we addressed all three together: Cellular healing and cellular detoxification Nervous system regulation, including limbic system rewiring and brain retraining Resetting that control center, the Hypothalamus Reset Her digestion healed. Her energy came back. The scale started moving, because her body wasn't fighting itself anymore. Then came the message I still think about: "Heidi, my doctor says I don't need my thyroid meds anymore. After 10 years. He actually said, 'Congratulations.'" That's Leslie's story. Every path looks different, and any change to medication happens with your own provider. But if you're on treatment and still don't feel like yourself, her story is proof you're not stuck forever. On Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 PM CT, we'll walk you through the path we used with her. Save my seat →​

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[td] Health and Happiness, Heidi Cooper, CNHP, LE Dr. Bruce Cooper, PhD, BCND P.S. Leslie thought it was just aging too. It wasn't. Come see what it was​

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Latest Guide Signs You Should See A Neurologist​ Your body sends warning signals, but knowing which ones point to something serious is where most people get stuck. This article breaks down the key signs that mean it is time to see a neurologist, before things get worse. [td] Read More »​

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Hi Jimi,

Our worldwide Sleep As Medicine webinar with Dr. Afrouz Demeri is happening tomorrow!

You've already registered, but we wanted to make sure you had the details.

Here they are:

Start time: Thursday, October 8th at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific (US)

I will send you a link to go to the live room near the start time.

See you tomorrow!

Nick Polizzi
Host of Healing Kitchen: Let Food Be Thy Medicine
& Founder of The Sacred Science

 

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Dr. Makis Is Right: Repurposed Drugs Like Ivermectin Deserve a Place in Cancer Care​

In my interview with Dr. William Makis on Decentralize TV, I heard something that most oncologists will never say out loud: cheap, off-patent drugs may hold real answers for...

 

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Georgia's largest health system will fire workers who refuse the flu shot, including remote workers and contractors​

Georgia's largest healthcare system is threatening to terminate employees who decline the influenza vaccine, raising questions about workplace mandates and vaccine effectiveness...

 

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Sun-powered survival: Why portable solar chargers are essential gear for preppers and outdoor enthusiasts​

In an increasingly uncertain world, reliable power has become just as important as food and water in any emergency preparedness plan...

 

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The #1 anti-cancer vitamin​

Hi Jimi!

In 2016, a landmark study was published on one of the most studied, most powerful anticancer vitamins.

In their study, the researchers identified the precise blood levels of this vitamin you need to reduce your risk of all cancers by 67%!

But it's not just for prevention. This vitamin is also critical to take if you have cancer, as many cancer patients are perilously deficient.

Plus, this vitamin helps strengthen your innate immune system to protect you against infections from viruses, bacteria, parasites, and pathogens.

In my newly updated article, you'll learn about the latest research, how much of this vitamin you need, what form to take, and where to get it.

Before you click to read the article, can you guess which vitamin it is?

Hint: It's not vitamin C...

The #1 anticancer vitamin

To your life and health!

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p.s. When the free screening of my SQUARE ONE Program goes live on October 13th, you'll learn about more essential vitamins and nutrients for combating cancer. I can't wait to share it with you!

p.p.s. There's still time to share the free screening. Here's the link: https://go.chrisbeatcancer.com/10dayscreening

 

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Hi all,Thanks to everyone who joined for this week's live Q&A with Joe Tippens.We had a huge turnout- over 400 of you!The full recording is now available:This was a sanctioned livestream, with recordings hosted on Joe’s official blog.Click here to watch the LiveStream Recording Question & Answer Session fromTuesday, October 6th at 2 pm CST.So many great questions were asked live in the chat!Joe answered your questions, repeated his story, and listened with love to your details. THANK YOUAs always, none of the discussion in this session is medical advice — please direct any personal health questions to your own healthcare provider or an integrative practitioner.Joe’s Blog- mycancerstory.rocksJoe’s Facebook Group - Facebook Botanica website- ultrabotanica.com and ultratoday.com (same website)Discount code for Ultra Botanica: PATHWAYS2026 for 10% off all productsMy goal has always been simple: to help people and offer guidance during what can be a very difficult and uncertain time. I’m grateful you’re here, thankful for those who have shared their stories with me, and honored to be on this journey with you.Warm regards,Joe Tippens Click here to watch the latest livestream

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