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September 1, 2009
Book Review Campbell, T. Colin and Thomas M. Campbell....
Book Review
Campbell, T. Colin and Thomas M. Campbell. The China Study. Benbella Books. 2006.
Cordell E. Logan
This book stems from the early death of Colin Campbell's father in Virginia who died of a massive heart attack at age 70 after having his first heart attack at age 62 on their farm. Campbell decided to study why people, especially in America, were so unhealthy. This led to studies in the Philippines and eventually into China.
The book is well supported by statistic...
Campbell, T. Colin and Thomas M. Campbell. The China Study. Benbella Books. 2006.
Cordell E. Logan
This book stems from the early death of Colin Campbell's father in Virginia who died of a massive heart attack at age 70 after having his first heart attack at age 62 on their farm. Campbell decided to study why people, especially in America, were so unhealthy. This led to studies in the Philippines and eventually into China.
The book is well supported by statistic...
April 11, 2009
Tolerance and Thinking
On Broadness and Tolerance
Cordell E Logan
This article came about from many years of observation on how people react and believe under various circumstances.
I have noted many people, far too many people, do not have a broad base in their thinking and consequently are far too intolerant of other ideas. It seems the idea of truth, real truth, is far from their minds, even thought they claim they want the truth. They have an “all or none” mentality.
Mark this: No one person is all good or all bad.
Here are some examples:
1. Government
In government there floats around various “conspiracy theories.” There are some who think they are so grounded in religious or other ideas that these so-called conspiracy ideas do not exist. Then again there are others who thrive on conspiracy ideas. There seems to be nothing in between.
Perhaps one way to obviate such thinking (and this is one example) is to postulate that there may be some evil-thinking people who want to make the U.S. President and our country look bad and for us to loose support of him (or her) or our country, so they make it look like the president was behind the event, such as 9-11. Thus we loose confidence in our U.S. President, so this weakens us as nation, thereby making it even easier for evil forces to get laws passed and foster their own agenda (e.g., taking our freedoms away).
If you talk to some people about what is bad about our government, they seem to know it all and have the answers. Yet they don’t seem to be actually doing anything about it.
The origin of funds, with the concomitant strings attached can play a big role in how the government leader acts. Maybe the bigger blame should go to the person behind the funds (like one the richest investor persons in the world...hint hint).
Unfortunately too many legislators, once in office, slip away from representing the people but rather yield to those who have the money to foster their cause.
Some citizens blame it on “fate” and that in the end (whatever that means) the Lord will save them and all will be well. They can’t wait to say “See, I told you so.”
2. Religion and Home Support
There are some who knee jerk hard when someone writes about horror terrorism and plagues that will come. Thus they instantly think that we must prepare for it, from underground shelters (as in days gone by), open-pollinated non-hybrid seeds, stock piling weapons, etc, all without balancing all the known facts.
Then there are some who passively trust in the statements of their church or government leaders as they interpret something, and from this basically do very little.
Some think that their leaders said this and that, and therefore anything that deviates from this is not true. However, it could be that their initial belief was never properly interpreted and substantiated. And why? At least under some circumstances, it is because that idea was never said by the leaders, ever. It only started out somewhere and became perpetuated as a rumor. Is this even close to clear thinking (the scientific method)? Not by a long shot.
They won’t do due diligence on research. For example, non-hybrid heirloom seeds can be a good idea, not necessarily because of some doom coming, but because such plants are of better quality, and it could be that seeds may be more difficult to obtain. Lawsuits from farmers have already occurred because of GMO seeds from large controlling companies such as Monsanto (check it yourself). Any idea what varieties are going to Iraq under the idea that we Americans are so nice (again, do your own research)? Yes, GMO seeds. And don’t think the Extension folks know it all. Large companies (Monsanto not excluded) often fund some of the research at colleges. It is no different from who funds drug research. Don’t believe it? Then do your own research, and be truthful.
3. Some Concluding Ideas to Consider
Live by basic common sense principles. For many, these need to be re-kindled and studied out. Is it common sense to go back to basic ideas about government, gardening, agriculture, and health? Of course.
Are there people out there with agendas that are not for the best of the people? There always have been since the world began and this continues to this day. So deal with it.
It is only common sense to at least have some heirloom non-hybrid seeds for your garden (one site: seedsavers.org). But we don’t have to be fanatical about it. It is only common sense to study about health issues (be aware that some big drug interests have not been honest in reporting research; its all about money). Insurance companies really don’t practice medicine so don’t expect that. (Remember when it was thought that eggs were bad due to cholesterol? Now we know differently. And too low cholesterol is not healthy but it sure helps to sell statin drugs.) In government, gardening, business, education, health, and home life we need to keep an open mind and balance the whole picture.
Things change. So keep up with it.
Cordell E Logan
This article came about from many years of observation on how people react and believe under various circumstances.
I have noted many people, far too many people, do not have a broad base in their thinking and consequently are far too intolerant of other ideas. It seems the idea of truth, real truth, is far from their minds, even thought they claim they want the truth. They have an “all or none” mentality.
Mark this: No one person is all good or all bad.
Here are some examples:
1. Government
In government there floats around various “conspiracy theories.” There are some who think they are so grounded in religious or other ideas that these so-called conspiracy ideas do not exist. Then again there are others who thrive on conspiracy ideas. There seems to be nothing in between.
Perhaps one way to obviate such thinking (and this is one example) is to postulate that there may be some evil-thinking people who want to make the U.S. President and our country look bad and for us to loose support of him (or her) or our country, so they make it look like the president was behind the event, such as 9-11. Thus we loose confidence in our U.S. President, so this weakens us as nation, thereby making it even easier for evil forces to get laws passed and foster their own agenda (e.g., taking our freedoms away).
If you talk to some people about what is bad about our government, they seem to know it all and have the answers. Yet they don’t seem to be actually doing anything about it.
The origin of funds, with the concomitant strings attached can play a big role in how the government leader acts. Maybe the bigger blame should go to the person behind the funds (like one the richest investor persons in the world...hint hint).
Unfortunately too many legislators, once in office, slip away from representing the people but rather yield to those who have the money to foster their cause.
Some citizens blame it on “fate” and that in the end (whatever that means) the Lord will save them and all will be well. They can’t wait to say “See, I told you so.”
2. Religion and Home Support
There are some who knee jerk hard when someone writes about horror terrorism and plagues that will come. Thus they instantly think that we must prepare for it, from underground shelters (as in days gone by), open-pollinated non-hybrid seeds, stock piling weapons, etc, all without balancing all the known facts.
Then there are some who passively trust in the statements of their church or government leaders as they interpret something, and from this basically do very little.
Some think that their leaders said this and that, and therefore anything that deviates from this is not true. However, it could be that their initial belief was never properly interpreted and substantiated. And why? At least under some circumstances, it is because that idea was never said by the leaders, ever. It only started out somewhere and became perpetuated as a rumor. Is this even close to clear thinking (the scientific method)? Not by a long shot.
They won’t do due diligence on research. For example, non-hybrid heirloom seeds can be a good idea, not necessarily because of some doom coming, but because such plants are of better quality, and it could be that seeds may be more difficult to obtain. Lawsuits from farmers have already occurred because of GMO seeds from large controlling companies such as Monsanto (check it yourself). Any idea what varieties are going to Iraq under the idea that we Americans are so nice (again, do your own research)? Yes, GMO seeds. And don’t think the Extension folks know it all. Large companies (Monsanto not excluded) often fund some of the research at colleges. It is no different from who funds drug research. Don’t believe it? Then do your own research, and be truthful.
3. Some Concluding Ideas to Consider
Live by basic common sense principles. For many, these need to be re-kindled and studied out. Is it common sense to go back to basic ideas about government, gardening, agriculture, and health? Of course.
Are there people out there with agendas that are not for the best of the people? There always have been since the world began and this continues to this day. So deal with it.
It is only common sense to at least have some heirloom non-hybrid seeds for your garden (one site: seedsavers.org). But we don’t have to be fanatical about it. It is only common sense to study about health issues (be aware that some big drug interests have not been honest in reporting research; its all about money). Insurance companies really don’t practice medicine so don’t expect that. (Remember when it was thought that eggs were bad due to cholesterol? Now we know differently. And too low cholesterol is not healthy but it sure helps to sell statin drugs.) In government, gardening, business, education, health, and home life we need to keep an open mind and balance the whole picture.
Things change. So keep up with it.
June 11, 2008
Books
MEDICINE AT THE CROSSROADS Website: www.agclinic.com
Companion
This book is for you!
We know the original Medicine at the Crossroads was a bit technical. But it included over 700 Endnotes and a 300-list Bibliography to support alternative medicine and alternative agriculture.
Now the Companion is out and includes some summaries from Medicine at the Crossroads plus updates. And it is calling for action on your part to do something not only about improving your health, but indeed about improving our whole nation. You see, if our economy stinks, it becomes harder to take care of our health.
The Companion is about the whole of life. It stimulates thinking. It encourages you to make your own decisions, and to wrestle through the hype that is so common with market promoters. It goes from the soil to the DNA and the spirit. It calls for new thinking about our economy. We cannot have good health without good land. That land produces renewable resources; indeed that is the bases of a strong economy. Then we can have prosperity and good health. There is no other long-term passage.
Buy the Companion for only $10.00. Check bookstores, the website, and other places. Website: www.agclinic.com
Continue reading for some sample snipbits from the book --
On Metabolic Typing...
The ideal pH of the blood is 7.46. This does not change much and is always in the alkaline range. However, for our purposes here, we define blood that is above 7.46 to be “too alkaline” and blood that is below 7.46 to be “too acid” even though it really is not in the acid range.
The Fast Oxidizer’s blood is relatively too acid (but still in the alkaline range). The Slow oxidizer’s is too alkaline. The Sympathetic dominant’s blood is relatively too acid (but still in the alkaline range). The Parasympathetic dominant’s blood is too alkaline.
Yet the ideal diet for the Fast Oxidizer and the Parasympathetic person is the same. The same goes for the Slow Oxidizer and the Sympathetic person.
Tomatoes acidify the two Oxidative types. This is good for Slow Oxidizer but not for the Fast Oxidizer. Tomatoes alkalinize the Autonomic types. This is good for the Sympathetic person but not for the Parasympathetic person.
Spinach is alkaline forming for the Oxidative types. This is good for the Fast Oxidizer (whose blood is not alkaline enough) but not for the Slow Oxidizer (whose blood is too alkaline). Spinach is acid forming for the Autonomic types. This is good for the Parasympathetic person but not for the Sympathetic person.
On Weeds...
Weeds can be guardians of the soil. In J. A. Cocannouer’s book, Weeds, Guardians of the Soil, he wrote, “The German farmer did not consider many of our common weeds harmful in themselves.”2 He said failure came by the farmer’s lack of controlling them. Weeds can be used in making compost to aid in proper aeration.
In his book, Man, the Unknown, Dr. Alexis Carrel warned us that since soil is the basis for all human life, our only hope for a healthy world rests on the reestablishment of harmony in the soil.3 Carrel said chemical fertilizers cannot restore soil fertility.
On Parity...
Parity is what properly adjusts incomes to maintain the formula. Our country never had a depression when farm prices were at full parity. It is of interest that during the period of 1930-41 (depression years) the loss of national income or purchasing power through failure to maintain farm prices was $473,000,000,000 – about the cost of World War II.
On Philosophy...
Truth may be defined as something that was, is, and will be. It is absolute, stands alone, and is not changed by anyone’s thinking. The spirit testifies of it.
Honest work bears witness to truth forever. Men are measured by it. Men are rewarded by it. Men are known by it. The spirit testifies of it.
Thus we have the two great principles of life here. Changing these results is the decay of mankind. This has occurred in too many places.
This philosophy permeates all of what we do, medicine included.
A useful formula is: Value = Outcome/Costs. Play with this in considering the costs of medical care and our food system.
Here are the basic chapter headlines in the Companion:
The Basics and Options (covers homeopathy, diets, brain stuff ...)
A Short History (If we don’t understand a little about history, we tend to repeat it...)
Politically Incorrect (Most of you know something about this...)
This Land (Here is where it all begins)
Right Philosophy (Wake up America, and get it right...)
Rites of Passage (So how is your life doing? Are you on a good path?)
Begin Now (A big call to action if we the people want to save this nation and our health)
Appendices – First Aid Using Homeopathy, Some Home Tests, the Photrex, the Scientific God.
You see, we need to understand that we...our health and all...are part of an integrated universal whole.
Are you willing to stretch your mind and change for your better? The time is now!
Website: www.agclinic.com
Companion
This book is for you!
We know the original Medicine at the Crossroads was a bit technical. But it included over 700 Endnotes and a 300-list Bibliography to support alternative medicine and alternative agriculture.
Now the Companion is out and includes some summaries from Medicine at the Crossroads plus updates. And it is calling for action on your part to do something not only about improving your health, but indeed about improving our whole nation. You see, if our economy stinks, it becomes harder to take care of our health.
The Companion is about the whole of life. It stimulates thinking. It encourages you to make your own decisions, and to wrestle through the hype that is so common with market promoters. It goes from the soil to the DNA and the spirit. It calls for new thinking about our economy. We cannot have good health without good land. That land produces renewable resources; indeed that is the bases of a strong economy. Then we can have prosperity and good health. There is no other long-term passage.
Buy the Companion for only $10.00. Check bookstores, the website, and other places. Website: www.agclinic.com
Continue reading for some sample snipbits from the book --
On Metabolic Typing...
The ideal pH of the blood is 7.46. This does not change much and is always in the alkaline range. However, for our purposes here, we define blood that is above 7.46 to be “too alkaline” and blood that is below 7.46 to be “too acid” even though it really is not in the acid range.
The Fast Oxidizer’s blood is relatively too acid (but still in the alkaline range). The Slow oxidizer’s is too alkaline. The Sympathetic dominant’s blood is relatively too acid (but still in the alkaline range). The Parasympathetic dominant’s blood is too alkaline.
Yet the ideal diet for the Fast Oxidizer and the Parasympathetic person is the same. The same goes for the Slow Oxidizer and the Sympathetic person.
Tomatoes acidify the two Oxidative types. This is good for Slow Oxidizer but not for the Fast Oxidizer. Tomatoes alkalinize the Autonomic types. This is good for the Sympathetic person but not for the Parasympathetic person.
Spinach is alkaline forming for the Oxidative types. This is good for the Fast Oxidizer (whose blood is not alkaline enough) but not for the Slow Oxidizer (whose blood is too alkaline). Spinach is acid forming for the Autonomic types. This is good for the Parasympathetic person but not for the Sympathetic person.
On Weeds...
Weeds can be guardians of the soil. In J. A. Cocannouer’s book, Weeds, Guardians of the Soil, he wrote, “The German farmer did not consider many of our common weeds harmful in themselves.”2 He said failure came by the farmer’s lack of controlling them. Weeds can be used in making compost to aid in proper aeration.
In his book, Man, the Unknown, Dr. Alexis Carrel warned us that since soil is the basis for all human life, our only hope for a healthy world rests on the reestablishment of harmony in the soil.3 Carrel said chemical fertilizers cannot restore soil fertility.
On Parity...
Parity is what properly adjusts incomes to maintain the formula. Our country never had a depression when farm prices were at full parity. It is of interest that during the period of 1930-41 (depression years) the loss of national income or purchasing power through failure to maintain farm prices was $473,000,000,000 – about the cost of World War II.
On Philosophy...
Truth may be defined as something that was, is, and will be. It is absolute, stands alone, and is not changed by anyone’s thinking. The spirit testifies of it.
Honest work bears witness to truth forever. Men are measured by it. Men are rewarded by it. Men are known by it. The spirit testifies of it.
Thus we have the two great principles of life here. Changing these results is the decay of mankind. This has occurred in too many places.
This philosophy permeates all of what we do, medicine included.
A useful formula is: Value = Outcome/Costs. Play with this in considering the costs of medical care and our food system.
Here are the basic chapter headlines in the Companion:
The Basics and Options (covers homeopathy, diets, brain stuff ...)
A Short History (If we don’t understand a little about history, we tend to repeat it...)
Politically Incorrect (Most of you know something about this...)
This Land (Here is where it all begins)
Right Philosophy (Wake up America, and get it right...)
Rites of Passage (So how is your life doing? Are you on a good path?)
Begin Now (A big call to action if we the people want to save this nation and our health)
Appendices – First Aid Using Homeopathy, Some Home Tests, the Photrex, the Scientific God.
You see, we need to understand that we...our health and all...are part of an integrated universal whole.
Are you willing to stretch your mind and change for your better? The time is now!
Website: www.agclinic.com
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