Quotes about Agricultural Runoff from the world's top natural health / natural living authors
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 "In this odyssey, it can run into sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrial wastes and take up whatever dangerous microbes and chemicals might be in them.
Microbes, fortunately, are not much of a worry in industrialized countries. Since the early 1900s, local and regional governments have added chlorine to drinking water to kill infectious organisms, and this basic public health measure successfully eliminated threats of cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and the like in all but the poorest and least-developed areas of the world."- Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) "The position of a fish in the food chain matters because rivers and oceans are highly polluted with toxic chemicals that get into the water from industrial wastes and agricultural runoff. These become incorporated into the muscles and fat of small fish, and get passed up the food chain. Sharks do not come with Chemical Facts labels, and you have no way of knowing what toxins they may carry. That is why shark tops the list of fish that you should hardly ever eat—and should never give to young children or eat yourself if you are pregnant or even remotely likely to become pregnant." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.) |
 "Preparations and Dosage:
• Fresh juice: 1 ounce 3 times daily
• Herb infusion: 2-4 ounces 3 times daily
• Poultice: as needed
Cautions: It is possible that Horsetail, exposed to common agricultural runoff, produces several toxic compounds. Do not collect and use the plant around these areas. In addition, excessive quantities of the tea or juice may irritate the kidneys.
Other Uses: The abrasive qualities of Scouring rush are practically legendary, but over-rated."- Charles W. Kane, Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest (Get the book.) |
 "According to some experts, this is exactly what is happening: Municipal drinking water supplies have tested positive for agricultural runoff. Drinking water that contains pesticides will obviously have an adverse effect on our immune system and health.
As destructive and prevalent as uncomplementary stress is, its positive aspect is that we have control over it. Understand it and take steps to eliminate it, with the Thrive Diet as your guide. complementary stress
I call the right amount of stress to stimulate renewal and instigate growth within the body complementary stress."- Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.) |
 "Nitrates are produced by agricultural runoff from fertilizers and are also found in cured or smoked meats such as ham, hot dogs, bacon, and jerky to keep the food from spoiling. Nitrates react within the body to form compounds known as nitrosamines. Nitrates and nitrosamines are known to cause diabetes in animals. Infants and young children are believed to be particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of nitrate exposure.
One of the most alarming features of type 1 diabetes is the fact that it is becoming much more prevalent, with a current growth rate of 3 percent per year worldwide."- Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.) |
 "These "unacceptable" levels of Cryptosporidia, most likely from agricultural runoff, forced users of the public water system to boil their tap water before using it. The same organism has created controversy over the safety of the water in New York City; many people with weakened immune systems have charged that Cryptosporidia in the city water have made them sick, even though local officials insist that the water is safe to drink. For people with HIV or AIDS, Cryptosporidia can be lethal.
The chlorine added to water to kill bacteria is not effective at killing these parasites."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.) |
 "But it is poisoned from man's dumping and agricultural runoff. DDT has been found in the livers of penguins in the South Pole. The Earth's oceans and winds are like our body's bloodstream and lymph system circulating throughout. So the pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean ultimately mingle with toxic agricultural runoff from some Illinois farm whose treated soil erodes into the Mississippi River, flows south to the Gulf of Mexico, and follows the Gulf Stream into the Atlantic Ocean and north throughout the world.
Protein-bound iodine is a very important radiation protective factor."- Dr Bernard Jenson and Mark Anderson, Empty Harvest (Get the book.) |
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