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Are you shortening your years on Planet Earth?

You may have been sleeping on sheets washed in laundry detergents containing chemicals like sulfates, perfumes and dyes. Your skin can easily absorb these, especially if you sweat. Hop out of bed and head to the bathroom, where you might be brushing your teeth with fluoride, whiteners and dyes that contain heavy metals. Many mouthwashes contain sorbitol, sucralose, aspartame or any combination of toxic artificial sweeteners, not to mention artificial coloring and artificial flavors made from chemicals. Most people use deodorants and antiperspirant that contains aluminum , chemicals and parabens. If you are female, you may be using synthetic and toxic cosmetics that contain whale blubber, heavy metals, parabens and phthalates. ( http://www.naturalnews.com ) Head to the kitchen now, where you have a little snack to start your day -- this might consist of a Danish, a doughnut, a bowl of cereal, a bagel or a muffin, and all of these most likely include genetically modified ...

Water depletion – A serious concern. Act before it is too late!

According to Natural News , the largest underground freshwater supply in the world, stretching from South Dakota all the way to Texas, is being pumped dry. It provides crucial water resources for farming in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and even New Mexico. Known as the Ogallala Aquifer, it is literally being sucked dry by the tens of thousands of agricultural wells that tap into it across the heartland of America. This problem with all this is that the Ogallala Aquifer isn't being recharged in any significant way from rainfall or rivers. This is so-called "fossil water," because once you use it, it's gone. And it's disappearing now faster than ever. In some regions along the aquifer, the water level has dropped so far that it has effectively disappeared -- places like Happy, Texas, where a once-booming agricultural town has collapsed to a population of just 595. All the wells drilled there in the 1950s tapped into the Ogallala Aquifer and seemed to prov...