The Anthroblogogist 

Yes, sure this title is a tad bit insulting. I did ponder changing it but the reason I am making this list is because of the overwhelming amount of people out there who still don't know what they are talking about. One parent on a article about Amanda Peet dissing parents who choose not to vaccinate said "What if you don't have a choice. If I decided not to let my kids get vaccinated, I would have to home school them...." I wonder if this parent ever thought about googling words like "vaccines" with other words like "exemption,  opt-out, options, choices". I wonder what this statement would look like if we took it out of the context of today and vaccines and considered say microchipping, the grandchild of vaccination; We might have something like "If I decide not to let my kids get chipped I would have to home school them...". This page is simply for the parents who find it difficult for what ever reason to search the web and evaluate information.

* Most vaccines contain toxic ingredients that the manufactures refer to as "purifiers" because when your read the word purified you will most likely think..."hmm pure--thats good huh?". These purifiers are bio killers like thimerosal (mercury) and/or the newer replacement formaldehyde to which there are NO safe dosages for the human body, let alone our newborns, infants and toddlers. They are used to kill or weaken the viral/bacterial concoction and or used as a preservative.

Cultures are something that people often talk about in reference to someone else's. Your own tends to be this invisible field of normalcy, reality, that you don't differentiate from those other people. An anthropological perspective can not only help you to understand the cultures of other people objectively, and relatively, it can help you examine your own. By doing this, the invisible hand that molds your thoughts, your values, your habits, becomes visible. You can then analyze them as to whether they serve their purpose, and hopefully that purpose is some type of benefit to you, your family, your group, country, humanity, etc. If not its time to blow the whistle and make changes. Here are a list of concepts, ideas and norms you may have taken at face value without any actual analysis. In doing so you've probably fallen victim to culturally ingrained misconceptions. Even some of my own professors have done this.

Health

Birth: It is often subconsciously, if not directly, thought of and treated as an emergency, something the body can't do, wasn't designed to do, and will probably mess up, thus we need professionals to come in, and birth for us. Where does this misconception come from? Well there are tons of books written about the very subject. Here are the main ideas from all of those books. In the past women had social trends among the elite, like corseting & crash dieting. This led to pelvic deformity, and malnutrition manifesting in rickets and other diseases, even among rich people. Among impoverished there was also a number of malnourishment related complications. The women began to dread and fear birth, with real reason, but due to the abuse they had done to their own bodies, not because the body isn't capable by default. So they abandoned midwives over physicians who could drug them up, knock them out, and basically rip the babies out of them. Terrible things happen, parts of the body were removed by accident, babies died, doctors spread disease from person…

Hemp is an underrated, over looked treasure chest of resources. The jewel in that chest that I'm going to discuss here is Hemp Seed/Hemp Oil. The special thing about this oil is the fact that it has a 3:1 ratio of omega 6 : omega 3 fatty acids + omega 9. This is the perfect ratio in terms of requirements by the human body. Hemp also contains all of the necessary amino acids. Essentially taking hemp oil as a supplement can successfully replace any other incomplete fatty acid supplement that you might already be taking. Hemp is sometimes referred to as a superfood because there is no other plant, let alone any man made concoction that has all of these essentials in a readily absorbable form. It promotes a healthy immune system, some suggest that eating hemp seed products could even heal people who suffer from immune deficiency diseases, including cancer by riding the body of carcinogens.

Don't worry you won't get "high", there are no significant levels of THC in hemp oil or most hemp products as a standard of production. Although there is some concern as to whether the oil consumption will produce a positive urine test. If there is some concern about this with your job, I would consider talking to your employer about this and showing them data about the levels that show up in urine from hemp seed consumption, so there is no confusion between drug use and your healthy diet. It is not illegal to use hemp products such as hemp oil which to do not produce a psychoactive reaction, and thus it probably isn't legal to be fired for eating hemp oil. Just be responsible and proactive if you think it might cause an issue.

The taste of hemp oil can be described as a nutty flavor. Its very mild and can be used to make salad dressings, special sauces or a replacement for olive oil in an oil and vinegar mix for sandwiches or bread dipping. It should not be used for cooking as, of course, the high temperatures will break down the abundant nutrients, which would really defeat the…

This article contains information about my personal experiences with the menstrual device known as a menstrual cup. The information provided below is targeted towards females who are curious about menstrual cups, thinking about switching to them, or have already switched and experiencing any difficulties. If you have a personal aversion to topics dealing with periods or the female reproductive organs, please navigate away from this page.

So, I ordered my Mooncup (UK, not to be confused with the Keeper's knock off) a while back. I got it from ebay, thats pretty much where I get everything since I have a very specific health oriented life style that most retail stores just can't accommodate. Those that do carry products I would purchase just don't do it at the right value to the customer. Any who, it arrived before my next period so I was able to try it out during the entire period. Since I have had my daughter my cramps have been extremely reduced, to the point when I am not aware of when my period starts. I used to be ready for it almost a day in advanced--but now its more of a bothersome surprise in the middle of the night in my bed. I have read in the cup support forums of women putting theirs in when they know they are due to start. Unlike a tampon the menstrual cup can be worn at anytime during your cycle without any of the health risks or discomfort in say, putting in a tampon before you've started. It also can be left in place for a good amount of time (up to 12 hrs) without needing to remove it, rinse/clean it, and reinsert; so its perfect for leaving in to catch your period, pun intended, right when it starts. I will consider this for cycle #2.

I get up, grab my Mooncup from the drawer with this kinda pubescent, girly excitement, although I am still pretty out of it since its was like 3:00am. I go to the bathroom, rinse the cup in the sink. It was being stored in the little pouch it came in since I boiled it the day it arrived. I hadn't cut the stem yet, and…

I've warned a few of my friends and loved ones, especially those expecting babies or with young children, of the dangers and pointlessness of vaccination and I have gotten mixed reactions. Some of the most common reactions are negative to varying degrees. Examples include the person who plain out doesn't believe me no matter how much I explain the reasons why they don't work and are dangerous to our health. Others get some what angry. This is a common reaction when one's perception of reality is shaken. Its seems that vaccinations are one of those things that people believe in, to the core, despite evidence that shows they aren't a good thing nor are they the cause of the decreases we have seen in childhood and other illnesses.

I must admit that although I care greatly about the over all well being of humanity, I have grown tired of trying to convince people of the obvious truth. Everyone cannot be healthy, be saved, accept truth, live a happy life in the world as it is, thus I will direct my attention to those people who are thirsty for truthful alternative to mainstream and profiting sources of information who have simply not been aware of these truths; and save my breath in the full on convincing arena. There is no need for me to rebuild the wheel, as an abundance of experiential and scientific information about vaccines is out there, which I will provide here for your own research. I and the many people who tell the truth of about vaccination and other conspiracies have no vested interests in telling you this stuff, so perhaps it wise of you to question those whose pockets are getting lined, not the hundreds of people who painstakingly gather elusive scientific articles, experiential accounts from parents and victims, etc just for the purpose of informing their fellow human being.

Some parents argue that the reason they so readily cling to vaccines, and line their children up to be inoculated is because they love their children and want to protect them as much…

What truly bothers me about the approval process that the FDA uses is that they approve things that allow companies to cut corners and produce things cheaper (regardless of their effect on small farmers, the environment, or our long term health) as long as they can say "there is no evidence to suggest that it is unsafe".

First of all cloning is fairly new, especially in its utilization in consumer produce. I hope by now most people realize that the "no evidence" BS doesn't mean they actually looked for evidence of danger via scientific research. It can't and doesn't with the rate that they approve new and experimental technologies. I also wasn't fond of their whole genetic tinkering with produce either.

What's more is that they don't think that genetically tampered with or cloned goods are something we should be aware of when we are out shopping, as there is no kind of label that designates normal food from Dr. Jeckle's freak farm produce. This is something we have the right to know. The FDA likes to pretend, in the public, eye that they are in place as a protective measure for the consumer but all of the things that DON'T have their label like natural herbal remedies, seem to be the safer choice in most cases. As far as I see it the FDA is erasing many of our rights as consumers.

I did a little background research and you'd be surprised how many of the name brand companies commonly use genetically modified produce in their products. I did a little more research and found some studies on genetically modified food being harmful to our health. Why doesn't the FDA know this? Better question is why do they choose to ignore it? The best question is what can WE do about it since "they" don't care?

I don't really want to take the time to get into how dangerous new technologies have turned out to be in the past, but its a reoccurring phenomenon that happens similarly each time (same epidemic different year). For those of us who already feel nice and uncomfortable about…

While Bisphenol A was first synthesized in 1891, the first evidence of its estrogenicity came from experiments in the 1930's feeding BPA to ovariectomised rats (Dodds and Lawson 1936, 1938).

Some wildly popular water bottles are made of polycarbonate

Another compound invented during that era, diethylstilbestrol, turned out to be more powerful as an estrogen, so bisphenol A was shelved... until polymer chemists discovered that it could be polymerized to form polycarbonate plastic. Unfortunately, the ester bond that links BPA monomers to one another to form a polymer is not stable and hence the polymer decays with time, releasing BPA into materials with which it comes into contact, for example food or water.

Bisphenol A is now deeply imbedded in the products of modern consumer society, not just as the building block for polycarbonate plastic (from which it then leaches as the plastic ages) but also in the manufacture of epoxy resins and other plastics, including polysulfone, alkylphenolic, polyalylate, polyester-styrene, and certain polyester resins.

Its uses don't end with the making of plastic. Bisphenol A has been used as an inert ingredient in pesticides (although in the US this has apparently been halted), as a fungicide, antioxidant, flame retardant, rubber chemical, and polyvinyl chloride stabilizer.

These uses create a myriad of exposures for people. Bisphenol A-based polycarbonate is used as a plastic coating for children's teeth to prevent cavities, as a coating in metal cans to prevent the metal from contact with food contents, as the plastic in food containers, refrigerator shelving, baby bottles, water bottles, returnable containers for juice, milk and water, micro-wave ovenware and eating utensils.

Other exposures result from BPA's use in "films, sheets, and laminations; reinforced pipes; floorings; watermain filters; enamels and vanishes; adhesives; artificial teeth; nail polish; compact discs; electric insulators; and as parts of automobiles,…

I was reading some selected passages from one of those allopathic, technocratic books like the what to expect series in my perspectives on motherhood class. The things that they were saying about breast feeding were so appalling and laughable even. They were giving all of the reasons why one might choose not to breast feed or why one might give up fairly early. The paragraph supporting breast feeding was a little less compelling I must say.

Some of the obstacles that they listed were: that you have to restrict your fashion to wear crappy ugly nursing bras, and stupid, old hag looking nursing blouses. WELL! coming from a person who doesn't refer to anything in her wardrobe as a BLOUSE--YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIMIT YOUR WARDROBE. Here are some easy fashion work arounds for HOT MAMAS:

* Demi or 1/4 cup bras: They only cover a small portion of your breast and can fold down or be moved out of the way to reveal your nipple pretty easily. Some of the ones with stiffer cups even work well when you pop your boob out, its kinda hoist it up in the C-hold position but hands free!

* For your tops choose plunge necks as deep as you are comfortable with and tube tops work really well (when you read on you'll see that I also recommend layering in order to preserve your modesty). If your breasts are good at supporting themselves fairly well regardless of size you can opt for one of the tube tops that have a built in liner and go bra-less. This simplifies things quite a bit. And if you are in that leaky stage or are still generally a leaker then you can add some breast pads.

* Speaking of breast pads I really like to use nipple covers as breast pads. They don't work by absorption like traditional breast pads but instead they apply a pressure similar to putting your finger over the source of the leak. So basically none of your milk is wasted. There is actually a brand of silicone breast pads out of this specific purpose but, they run $15 a pack or more and they don't last nearly as long…