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"A women's group in south korea had twenty-four products tested in 2003 and found that 100 percent contained phthalates; half contained more than three different types. (5) Because phthalates have become so prevalent, we have countless opportunities to absorb them every day. These exposures are cumulative, so have a much greater potential for affecting our health than any one phthalate from any one product has on its own." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Fry was in south korea buying persimmon trees, he boasted at the Tubercular Sanitarium near Seoul that he could have all their tubercular patients well within one month. When the Koreans took him up on the offer, Dr. Vetrano agreed to take charge of the project. She started out with 50 patients as hundreds more called to see if they could be admitted to the project. Many became completely well within one month, while many of the others were well on their way to complete recovery by the time Dr. Vetrano left Korea. Both T. C. Fry and Dr." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"VIRUS: Scientists at Seoul National University in south korea fed an extract of kimchi, a spicy Korean version of sauerkraut, to thirteen chickens infected with avian flu. A week later, eleven of the birds started to recover. ULCERS: In a small study, participants who had stomach ulcers drank a liter of fresh cabbage juice daily for ten days. All ulcers had healed by the end of the ten days! Tips on Using Cabbage and Sauerkraut SELECTION AND STORAGE: • Cabbage heads should be large and compact without discolored veins." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"In the course of 1999, stock markets in Asia (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and south korea) and Latin America (Chile and Mexico) all made spectacular gains. It was a truly spectacular worldwide stock market boom. 600 -i 0 -I-1-1---1-1-r 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Figure 1." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Brazil, India, south korea, and other developing countries. • Global military spending experiences a sharp rise, as the U.S. and its allies and the opposing bloc countries enter the spiral of an arms race. • Global economic stagnation combined with U.S. unilateralism weakens the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization. As regional economic agreements become more attractive than multilateral trade arrangements and bilateral trade with the U.S., trade wars become frequent and destabilizing." - Ervin Laszlo, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World (Get the book.)

"Both parents had grown up in south korea, where academics were more demanding than in the United States. In a session together, Suk-yi and her husband said that despite the difficulty level of the school curriculum, neither of them was a particularly bad student (although neither excelled, either), and this was why they were so confused over how their son could do so poorly in school. Jae was in the sixth grade and extremely introverted. Since he was never disruptive, his teachers never had any reason to complain about his behavior or even to notice him in a classroom full of faces." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"China, India, Russia, south korea, Japan, and the United States are the leaders in cabbage production, in that order. New York is the top producer within the United States. Why Should I Eat Cabbage? Cabbage is a good source of vitamin C and fiber. Red cabbage also contains anthocyanins, a phytochemical also found in blueberries, beets, and Bermuda onions. Sauerkraut is an excellent source of vitamin K and vitamin C, and a good source of folate, potassium, iron, and fiber. Sauerkraut is equally rich in the friendly bacteria lactobacillus acidophilus." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"In just a few months, the Women's Committee had scored a major victory for safer products in south korea. But more than a year after the release of the Not Too Pretty report, the US environmental groups still couldn't get a response from the Dutch conglomerate. Power of the Press Procter & Gamble — creator of such iconic symbols to American womanhood as Tide, Crest, Ivory and Cover Girl — was also singing a different tune to consumers overseas. The company's official position, as P&G spokesperson Tim Long told Bryony Schwan, was that phthalates are safe as currently used in cosmetics." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) "Unilever — confronted by Herrick with their contradictory letter from south korea — said it was not planning to reformulate products in the US to remove DBP. In a written response to the newspaper, "Unilever North America said it believes phthalates are safe, as does the Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel. Unilever didn't address the Korea memo," Herrick wrote. Who Owns Your Worth? Sometimes the truth is even more surreal than the glossy ads. That's what it felt like the day the letter arrived from L'Oreal." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) "Just one MOMENT can change everything!" In south korea, Unilever was responding quite differently to consumer concerns. The Women's Committee of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements had decided to do their own product testing to look for phthalates in cosmetics. They bought 24 products in various famous department stores throughout Seoul and sent them to a lab. "All of the products investigated had phthalates. Hundred percent of the products investigated, i.e." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) "China, Japan, south korea and California were adopting similar legislation. "We see this trend of the EU being a frontrunner." On the horizon in Europe, the major development is the new chemicals legislation called REACH — for "Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals." The REACH legislation requires the chemical industry to provide safety data for thousands of high-volume chemicals and substitute the most hazardous chemicals. In Rivlin's opinion, REACH would not have a major impact on the cosmetics industry." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"The goal is to include a variety of opinions and viewpoints previously ignored by South Korea's conservative mainstream press. With 27,000 citizen reporters and about 1 million daily readers, OhMyNews has become perhaps the most influential news source in Korea. japan Media Review recently interviewed OhMyNews founder Oh Yeon-Ho, who said, "Journalism is changing. The form of 20th century journalism and the form of 21st century journalism will be fundamentally different." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"And Paris-based chemical maker Rhodia is cutting nitrous oxide emissions at its plants in south korea and Brazil. Rhodia will likely sell those credits, equivalent to as much as thirteen million tons of C02." Prices for C02 credits for the first phase of the scheme (2005-2007) had "surged off a low of just over six euros a ton in mid January 2005 to nearly thirty euros seven months later," said Reuters. You'd almost think this was all the fantasy of an underground man, his jaws gnawing, as he typed away in his lonely basement?" - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Maybe we should start using ink and skin to celebrate the species—living and dead—with whom we share the planet, as Involuntary Parks ¦¦¦¦ The so-called demilitarized zone between North and south korea is devoid of any human habitation or activity, and has been for about fifty years. As a result, this space—155 miles (250 kilometers) long, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) wide— has become home to a staggering array of rare plants and animals, including the highly endangered red-crowned crane. The DMZ is not the only government-owned wasteland of its kind." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "The Center for Democracy and Technology points to the government of Seoul, south korea, as an illustration of this. As part of a comprehensive campaign against corruption initiated in 1998, the government streamlined the regulatory rules of systems like licensing and permit approval that are most subject to corruption through bribes. An online tracking system now helps citizens monitor the status of government applications." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Immediately, the company found itself at loggerheads with governments around the world, particularly those in middle-income countries, such as south korea and Brazil. From the industry's perspective, these countries have large middle-class populations that can afford to buy brand-name pharmaceuticals. It was important therefore that battles over pricing be strenuously fought, and not altogether surprising to find the US government in industry's corner." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.) "After heavy pressure from the US, south korea agreed [in 2003] to pay a price for new drugs equivalent to the average of their cost in the G7 countries,' said Geoff Dyer in the Financial Times.13 This was the $27,000 a year price in December 2001, equivalent to $19 for each lOOmg capsule of the drug. In contrast, Japan paid $25; France and Switzerland paid $20; Germany, Italy and the UK also paid $19; and Brazil just $13. The US, somewhat unfairly given its strong-arm tactics, paid only $16 per capsule." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.) "Middle-income countries have faced mini-trade wars with the pharma industry's staunch supporter, the US government, as when south korea protested that the $27,000 a year cost of Glivec for a rare skin cancer was too high. The pharmaceutical industry has been able to amass such colossal power in a single human lifespan. The year my father was born, 1928, was also the year Alexander Fleming had his serendipitous insight into the nature of mould that went on to consign many infectious diseases to history. Since then, medicine's achievements have transformed people's lives." - Jacky Law, Big Pharma: Exposing the Global Healthcare Agenda (Get the book.)

"The rise of East Asia, led by Japan and followed by the "tigers" (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and south korea), initiated a period of self-examination in the developing world. (Although there had been similar efforts toward industrial-technological cooperation between China and the USSR in the 1960s and '70s, these initiatives were cloaked in the ideological battles of the Cold War, which ultimately hampered their efficacy.) The addition of Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines to the cadre of quickly industrializing nations got everyone's attention." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"In another recent industry debacle, South Korea's most famous scientist, Professor Hwang Woo-suk, admitted in December 2005 that he had faked cloning experiments on human stem cells. Despite the concerns about deformity percentages, obvious quackery, and lying in the industry, recent reports indicate that the USDA and the EPA are comfortable with selling cloned animals and having the industry advertise the products as essentially identical to normal animals. Corporate attempts at limiting research and journalism that might be negative to genetic manipulation have been effective." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"Finally, a very interesting study done in south korea found that polyphenols isolated from the persimmon leaf had an antiwrinkle effect when applied to human skin. Fm not sure you get those same benefits by eating the fruit, but, as they say, "It couldn't hurt." Quince What if it wasn't the apple that Eve used to tempt Adam? Believe it or not, some historians think it might have been a quince. In fact, some people believe that a quince—not an apple—was the fruit that's mentioned in the Song of Solomon." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"EVERYONE'S DOING IT In 1950, Judy Holliday could be seen on the big screen, Ben Hogan dominated the world of golf, the musical South Pacific won big at the Tony Awards and on June 25, North Korea invaded south korea. The American administration was taken aback but responded quickly. Within days, President Truman sent in troops on the ground and bombers overhead to push back the North Korean army. Three years later, in July of 1953, a formal cease-fire agreement had been signed and the Korean War was over. During this period of time, over 30,000 American soldiers were killed in battle." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Early in 2006, more than thirty-five countries, among them Japan, south korea, Russia, and China, were still refusing to im- port American beef because of what they perceived as inadequate testing for BSE. The effect of this ban on American meat exports is striking. In 1999, the United States produced 19 percent of world beef exports, but that percentage fell to 3 percent in 2004. You might guess that the beef industry would be desperate to put the tightest possible controls in place, but you would be wrong." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"There had been threats back and forth between the two Koreas, and when on June 25, 1950, North Korean armies moved southward across the 38th parallel in an invasion of south korea, the United Nations, dominated by the United States, asked its members to help "repel the armed attack." Truman ordered the American armed forces to help south korea, and the American army became the U.N. army. Truman said: "A return to the rule of force in international affairs would have far-reaching effects. The United States will continue to uphold the rule of law." - Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (Get the book.)

"On the other hand, stevia's many supporters, which include the American Herbal Products Association, Herb Research Foundation, and the American Botanical Council, as well as integrative physicians and nutritionists, are quick to point out that stevia has been consumed safely by humans for centuries in south korea, Thailand, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, and Japan, with no known complaints. Over the years, those who've spoken out in favor of stevia include Julian Whitaker, M.D., Dr. Andrew Weil, the late Dr. Atkins, Dr. Ann-Louise Gittleman, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dr." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"Korea, occupied by Japan for thirty-five years, was liberated from Japan after World War II and divided into North Korea, a socialist dictatorship, part of the Soviet sphere of influence, and south korea, a right-wing dictatorship, in the American sphere. There had been threats back and forth between the two Koreas, and when on June 25, 1950, North Korean armies moved southward across the 38th parallel in an invasion of south korea, the United Nations, dominated by the United States, asked its members to help "repel the armed attack." - Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (Get the book.)

"It is cultivated on a large scale in China and North and south korea. Safety Rating: ? ? ? Properties: Adaptogen, antioxidant, central nervous system stimulant, immune amphoteric, and anti-inflammatory. Constituents: A range of triterpenoid saponins known as ginsenosides or panaxosides, panaxanes. History'/Etbnobotany Ginseng has a long history of use in the Orient as a superior, or kingly, tonic remedy." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"Habitat: Leonurus japonicus is found in China, North and south korea, and Japan. Production: Chinese Motherwort fruit is the dried fruit of Leonurus japonicus. actions and pharmacology COMPOUNDS Diterpenes: including leonurine Fatty oil: chief fatty acids oleic acid and linolenic acid EFFECTS When taken internally, the alkaloid-containing drug (chief active ingredient leonurine) is said to have a contracting effect upon the uterus and to have generally anti-inflammatory effects upon various organ systems. Topical application is said to reduce edema connected with injuries." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Kwanak-Ku, Seoul, south korea. "Stephen Nottingham's meticulously researched online book, Beetroot' 2004, The Times (London), 15th August 2005 Nottingham, Stephen, 2003-2006. Science writer and journalist within project teams at ESN (European Service Network). Numerous research summaries, articles and reports for print and web publication. Lee, K.W., et al. "Cocoa has more phenolic phytochemicals and a higher antioxidant capacity than teas and red wine." JAaric Food Chem. 51 (25^:7292-7295.2003. Drewnowski, A.; Krahn, D.D.; Demitrack, M.A." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded south korea. Supplied by the Soviets, and eventually joined by the Chinese, North Korea fought forces of south korea and the United Nations. North Pole The northern end, or pole, of the earth's axis. (See Arctic and Arctic Ocean.) North Sea Arm of the Atlantic Ocean northwest of central Europe. fa Oil was discovered under the sea floor in 1970. North Yemen See Yemen. Northern Hemisphere The northern half of the earth's surface; the half north of the equator." - James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.)

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