Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring

Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy 
can have long-term impact on female offspring
University of Wisconsin researchers’ study confirms chlorpyrifos levels far below "toxic" threshold can impair learning, change brain functionand alter thyroid levels into adulthood for tested mice.

http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/20091110/porter_chlorpyrifos_tiny_dose_pregnancy_impact_daughters

Excerpts from Rodale Institute story:

A new animal study accentuates the risk of ultra-low levels of the common pesticide chlorpyrifos to cause long-lasting birth defects in female offspring of exposed mothers. The daughters exhibited learning delays, disturbed brain function and altered thyroid levels. Significantly, these symptoms resulted from low toxicity exposure during late gestation—an impact route not even part of current regulatory pesticide testing.

Damage at these doses highlights vulnerability during gestation from toxins even at the parts per billion level.

In a paper published October 29, 2009, by Reproductive Toxicology (1), a peer-reviewed academic journal, a team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Department of Zoology, detail their findings from research on pregnant female mice exposed to minute levels of chlorpyrifos late in gestation.

The results are dramatic because of the tiny doses involved, and because of the near ubiquity of chlorpyrifos present in humans. The pesticide is highly regulated because of its known hazards to human health, but is still used widely in food production, ornamental horticulture and treating buildings for insects.

Haviland JA, et al. Long-term sex selective hormonal and behavior alterations in mice exposed to low doses of chlorpyrifos in utero. Reproductive Toxicology (2009), doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2009.10.008

The Haviland, et al, paper in Reproductive Toxicology will be accessible at 
http://www.citeulike.org/article/6050702. (access fee)

Before...

“...Before you speak, listen. 

Before you write, think. 

Before you spend, earn. 

Before you invest, investigate. 

Before you criticize, wait. 

Before you pray, forgive. 

Before you quit, try.

Before you retire, save. 

Before you die, give.” 

~ William Arthur Ward

Overcoming “Career Fear”

Overcoming Fear |  Rebecca Carlson

Purely Delicious® Raw Food and eco-Lifestyle Magazine

 Please join me tonight for a free webinar on the subject of bliss tonight : register here.

 

1. Don’t worry if you don’t have all of the pieces of the puzzle in place. Be confident and open to ways that your needs will be met along your journey. Just start.

2. Gather a circle of 3-4 close friends or family members, but look for these traits:

• Do you trust them completely?
  
• Are they kind, positive and truthful? All three are required! (They’ll tell you the spinach is in your teeth but won’t embarrass you)
• Don’t include “half-empty” thinkers.
  
• Are they someone you respect and admire?

3. Contact your group and one at a time begin to tell them your dream (only a rough outline) If they shoot you down, they are out! The important thing is to start speaking your dreams, in the act of doing this you are beginning a sequence of events. You will be amazed how this one step starts things in motion.

 4. Get at the root of where your fears are coming from. 

• Are they rational? (There is a bear chasing me) 
• Or are they irrational? (What if I make a mistake? etc.)
  

 5. Take one little step. It doesn’t have to be anything major. For example if you have been dreaming of going back to school, call and have them send a brochure.

 6. Write up an “I’d like to do this before I die” list. Sounds kind of silly but write up a list of 100 or so things to do... from places you’d like to visit, to foods you’d like to try, to people you’d love to meet, etc. Have fun! Then pick one and don’t be surprised when you sign up for that belly dancing class! Fall in love with your life again!!!

 7. Journal, blog, or write. It is a great way to say what’s on your mind, get things off your chest, develop ideas and work through emotions. It doesn’t have to be public, do what makes you comfortable. There is power in the written word.

 8. When you do decide to act, realize that fear and doubt are NORMAL everyone feels it, not just you. But the people who succeed ignore it and push right through it. Remember you have three options when faced with fear: turn around, stay still, or take a step forward. You don’t climb a mountain in one step, but you have to take a step to climb one.

 9. If you are confused about your next step, in a job you dislike or are staying there just because of the money…

• Make a list of everything you have ever hated about a job: smelly office, long commute, no window, etc. Then on a separate sheet of paper list everything you loved about any job you have ever had: a respectful boss, great pay, fun co-workers, chance to write, etc... Then put them side-by-side and circle the top five or six from each side of the list. 
• Now on a fresh piece of paper write in big letters along the top: MY LIST OF DEMANDS!
• Now, rank every job you have ever held according to this list (including the current.) It’s amazing, but my list was totally eye opening. When I was my happiest and did my best work, the score was in the 90% range. But when I was miserable at a job it rarely scored above a dismal 50%.
  
• You can use this to judge your current situation, and any new, prospective opportunities.

 10. Never give up. I used to play volleyball in a men’s doubles league. And the guys used to try to intimidate me and frustrate me, etc. But I had a secret weapon... a hat. At each timeout I would take off my hat and read what was written along the inside of the rim. It said “NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER GIVE UP.” Remind yourself that giving up equals defeat, but worse than losing is never trying. Fear of failure, success, or what others might think about you amounts to wasted emotion, energy and time.

11. If you are in a bad situation, there is hope. “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”  ~ Gen. George Patton

 12. Try not to trash talk yourself (or others.) There is an old quote that goes something like this: “Whether you think you can, or can’t, you are right.” If anyone is worth taking a chance on, it is you.

©2009 Rebecca Carlson, Purely Delicious Magazine. May be republished with full credit and a link to http://www.PurelyDelicious.net. You are invited to listen to Rebecca speak on this subject on Keeping It Real Radio with Tanisha Marshall: http://keepitrealradioonline.com. Or on the webinar “BluePrint for Bliss” with host Tali 'Kombucha' Clavijo: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/473315489

 

Blueprint for Bliss

Are you feeling like it may be time for a life change? 

Or,  are you just not feeling fulfilled and happy?

Please join me for a free webinar this Monday (Nov 9th) at 6PM PST with host Tali 'Kombucha' Clavijo. This is NOT a sales event.

We’ll chat about my journey of leaving the high-stress world of advertising to venture into the world of entrepreneurship. I’ll share how I was able to overcome fears, doubts and obstacles, and share with you the mistakes I made along the way to finding my way to happiness and a life lived with renewed purpose.

Please pre-register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/473315489
It’s never too late to follow your dreams. I hope you can make it.

XOXOXOX

New Review - by Debra (Vegan Family Style)

I always hold my breath when someone asks to review Purely Delicious. 

The closest comparison would be a time in elementary school, our family had just moved into a new house so I had to start fresh at a new school. All of those thoughts washing over me “Will they like me?” “Will I make a new friend?” “Am I dressed ok?.” 

While I have grown up and out of that particular socially awkward feeling personally, I still feel a bit vulnerable and protective about the area of my work for some reason. So it is always a big sigh of relief when the review finally happens – and it’s positive. 

Whew.

I'm curious, does anyone else feel this way about their work? 

If you are interested in reading the review, please visit the Vegan Family Style blog written by a vegan mom cooking and caring for a family of eight. Hats off to you Debra, I’m amazed that you can even find the time to blog. You’re my new hero! 

I guess my excuses for not posting more regularly just flew out the window!

xoxoxo

Comparing apples to apples... literally.

You know the old saying about comparing apples to apples, right? Well recently I was asked to do just that. It’s no secret I fantasize about fall for one reason and one reason only... honeycrisp apples. Ok, there’s the crisp weather, college football and such. But for me it’s all about the apple.

A few years ago while out in Seattle, we happen to pick up a few at the market (watch out for flying fish!) And needless to mention we were in love at first bite. Our love affair has continued through the years. So I jumped at the chance for a free box of those little juicy guys. We were expecting them around September 10th, but they didn't arrive until October. (sniff-sniff) But there wasn’t a whole box, just two little apples.

Disappointed but still eager to put our taste buds to the test, we washed and sliced them up. Both of us recognized the honeycrisp like an old familiar friend. “Sweet-tangy-juicy-love.” We tasted the other, “eh” not so good. It was easy-peasy.

So imagine our surprise that the trick was on us - BOTH apples were honeycrisp. They were brilliantly making the point that just because it says honeycrisp... doesn’t mean it tastes like one. PEPIN... we agree.

Keep growing and we’ll keep eating.

Oh, and if you have any more you’d like to send, you know where to find us. (wink)

Want to try the challenge yourself? CLICK HERE.

Just for fun...

WINK!  ( ;