Years ago, a teacher in Wisconsin conducted an experiment with her class (p. 31).  They took 6 normal mice, put half in each of two cages, and fed them different diets for 3 months.  One set ate whole, natural food - you know, stuff you can imagine growing, like fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, whole rice or oats - and the other ate the stuff from the cafeteria.  The article doesn't specify, but I can imagine they mean pizza, American "cheese", Coke, hot dogs, candy, cookies, fries, mac & "cheese", white rice/noodles/buns, "riblets," waffles, canned fruit in heavy syrup, chicken patties, tater tots ...

Those mice went berserk.  While the "real food" mice continued to sleep & play normally,

( Well, what did the school do? ... )

( We've known for years that real food is best ... )

We know what we have to do.

Good riddance.

Six years ago, the first blow was dealt: A New York Times piece dared to ask, What if it's all been a big Fat lie?  It came after more than a decade of banning all fat, including those now recognized as "heart-healthy," like almonds, avocados, & olives.  Gradually, we began to realize that *some* fats were okay: namely, unsaturated ones.  Then, they started to tell us that butter was better than margarine.  Now, the truth is coming out that it's trans fats & partially hydrogenated oils that are killing us.  We're even realizing that saturated fats are not the devil - Crisco & margarine are.  After decades of trial, most fats - the natural ones (butter, lard, coconut oil...)  - are finally exonerated.

Did I just say lard?  You bet I did!  

The FDA has reversed its 30 year course of defending amalgam fillings (the "silver" ones) & taken a new, neutral stance.  They will remove from their website the claims that

• no studies have found amalgam to be unsafe
• other countries have acted against mercury fillings for environmental reasons only
• the 2006 Scientific Panel vote affirmed amalgam's safety

In addition, they will specifically mention the potential for harm in children, unborn children, pregnant women, & those with mercury sensitivity or pre-existing high mercury levels.  (One might note that mercury is released not only when teeth are first filled, but every time you chew, so the new statement seems to imply that mercury fillings are inadvisable for anyone who might become pregnant at anytime in the future.) The ADA will no longer be able to cite these FDA statements in public hearings.

( This is making me sweat... )