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  • From: "Kiwi Korners" <kiwikrnr@sunlink.net>
  • To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Dan's reply to gypsy moth cav et.al
  • Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 12:52:11 -0500


----- Original Message -----
From: Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>
To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Dan's reply to gypsy moth cav et.al
VERRY WELL STATED DJ

> Pesticide residues are, of course, in the levels that they dont' make
anyone
> drop dead instantly, but what happens when they accumulate? One of the
> fastest increasing diseases in the US is asthma, which is due in large
part
> to disruption of the immune system. How much of that is due to
accumulation
> of pesticides and other substances added to food which are piling up in
the
> liver? The liver is both the most important part of the immune system and
> the filter for many of the nastiest toxins the body takes in. It's so
> important, it's the only organ in the body that can re-grow. That says the
> body NEEDS it. But after a while, the toxins in the liver reach levels
> that interfer enough that systems start breaking down, and degenerative
> diseases result. We are too deeply entrenched in pesticide use to stop
all
> at once, but I'll support anything that helps reduce it's use, and the use
> of other substances in the food after it leaves the producer.
> ----------
> >From: PermacultureNo1@aol.com
> >To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Dan's reply to gypsy moth cav et.al
> >Date: Sat, Jan 27, 2001, 7:54 AM
> >
>
> >Oh, so naive you are!! I would like for you to document for me even one
> >instance of a death resulting from food-borne pesticide residues. Now
look
> >at the THOUSANDS who die each year from microbial-based food-borne
> >illness. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel that the proven killers are
> >the bugs.
> >p.s. I'm no flag-waver of the chemical industry but at the same time I
> >recognize the importance of having effective, well regulated, and
properly
> >used tools at hand to assist farmers in growing food to fill our
stomachs.
> >Terence Bradshaw Pomona Tree Fruit Service
> >93 Stowe St PO Box 258, Chelsea, VT 05038
> >Waterbury, VT 05676 madshaw@quest-net.com
> >(802)244-0953 >>
>
>
>
>
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