The Princess of Wales brings Awareness to Holistic Healthcare Upon Completion of Three Peaks Challenge

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The Princess of Wales completed the Three Peaks challenge over the weekend.  The challenge involves a blend of driving and trekking through three of the highest mountain peaks in England, Scotland and Wales--Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa. The challenge areas cover 23 miles of walking distance along with a 462 mile drive between each peak.   The challenge is open to the public and many aim to walk to the summit of the peaks within 24 hours.  However, the trek is so grueling and extensive that only 40% of the individuals attempting the challenge are able to complete it within this timeframe.  It is recommended that individuals desiring to complete the Three Peaks Challenge engage in strength training over a period of eight to twelve weeks. Whether Catherine engaged in strength training is unknown but she has always been quite athletic.  Not only did Catherine complete the challenge--she is part of the smaller percentage of people who were able to comp...

New Study Reveals Non Organic Cereals and Granola Bars Are Full of GLYPHOSATE WEEDKILLER!

A study recently completed by EWG (Environmental Working Group) found alarming levels of glyphosate on breakfast cereals and other foods from companies such as General Mills and Gerber. Glyphosate is a weedkiller that is produced by Bayer-Monsanto. Many of the cereals found to have troubling levels of weedkiller on them are made by food manufacturer, General Mills. Popular cereals such as Cheerios and Honey nut Cheerios had the highest amounts of glyphosate. Over twenty oat based cereals and snack products were tested and almost all contained levels higher than EWG’s health and safety benchmark. EWG’s safety benchmark is 160 ppb (parts per billion). Anything above this number is considered to be toxic and dangerous if consumed. Honey Nut Cheerios had an astounding number of 833 ppb of glyphosate, while Nature’s Valley Granola bars contained 566 ppb level.



The World Health Organization has classified glyphosate as carcinogenic to human beings. California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment classified glyphosate as a “known carcinogen” in 2017. There has been quite a few high profile cases against Monsanto, the producer of roundup weed and grass killer, which has led to juries awarding over 2 billion dollars to customers who developed cancer after exposure to pesticides and weedkiller. Glyphosate is sprayed on genetically modified oats, soybeans and corn. The only safe bet to avoid exposure to glyphosate is to refrain from consuming food products with these ingredients unless the products are USDA certified organic. The below chart contains the amounts of glyphosate found in the specific food products made by General Mills, Gerber and Mead Johnson:

As health conscious consumers, we want to urge governing U.S. agencies such as EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to set and enforce standards so that food manufacturers such as General Mills will stop using chemicals such as glyphosate and other pesticides ad herbicides on crops. Let your voice be heard through this petition, started by EWG to help get these pesticides out of our environment. You may sign the petition by clicking here: https://act.ewg.org/

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