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Origins Unacceptable Levels
Written by Pedram Shojai Ed Brown
Directed by Mark Van Wijk Macroscopic Media

Cancer, heart disease, infertility, mental Ed Brown talks about the proliferation of
disorders, and other degenerative diseases are chemicals in just about everything since World
widespread today. They have not always been so. War II. Many of the chemicals have not been
A variety of experts in this film agree that the tested for safety at all. When they are tested, they
diet and lifestyle that sustained traditional cul- are tested one at a time. No testing has been done
tures for thousands of years are not the source of of chemical combinations but we are assured
the problem. People around the world have been by all the industry's experts that they are safe
eating highly valued saturated fat and cholesterol and to suggest otherwise is to be scientifically
for a long time. Fat, cholesterol, and traditional irresponsible.
foods are not the problem To find the solution to a These chemicals are very likely a factor
recent problem, one must look at recent changes. in the explosion of chronic disease. Genetics is
A lot has changed in the last hundred years. almost certainly not a factor. The large spike
We are now exposed to thousands of untested in chronic disease has happened too fast to be
chemicals. We have isolated ourselves from genetic in origin.
nature. Our food is no longer food. In my most One of the best examples of systemic insan-
recent trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina ity today is fluoridation of water. Former EPA
I noticed a sign very prominently displayed on scientist Robert Carton, PhD, has called it the
the doors of a local Dairy Queen. It said, “Treat “greatest case of scientific fraud of this century,
Center Only. No food available at this location.” if not all time.” Scientific fraud is a highly com-
The message is a little disturbing but at the same petitive field and everybody has his opinions,
time has an element of almost refreshing honesty. but fluoridation is a strong candidate. Fluoride
It pretty much says it all. The processed sugar we is a phosphate industry waste product that is
consume as the primary offering at “treat cen- considered a pollutant in air, ground, bodies of
ters” is eight times more addictive than cocaine. water—everywhere but in our drinking water.
GMO Frankenfoods introduce genetic variations Another example would be the practice of re-
never before seen in nature. naming human sewage “sludge” and selling it
Do you suppose all these changes to the to farmers as fertilizer.
basic ways we sustain ourselves could be at the Even toys for small children are not safe.
root of our modern health issues? The experts in The ageless rubber ducky contains toxic vinyl. When we
this video think so. They further point out that Sunscreen typically has more than one toxic chemically
the health of plants, animals, and humans is all ingredient. The cosmetics industry pretends to
connected. When we chemically force crops to regulate itself but you can guess how effective force crops

grow in depleted soil, the unhealthy results ripple that is. An entertaining example shows Homer to grow in
up the food chain. We can’t expect to remain Simpson at the “Screaming Monkey Medical depleted soil,
healthy eating animals that have been subjected Research Center” where he is a test subject for
to concentration camps and torture chambers. some new chemical. Brief exposure causes him the unhealthy
One suggested solution to these problems is to obvious pain and burning but in the next scene results ripple
disrupt the industrial food system and buy local. the experts are immediately recommending it for up the food
I agree. We all need to be more disruptive. The general use. Those experts do not get a thumbs
thumb is UP. up but the video does rate thumbs UP. chain.
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