On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, ~ Rainah ~ wrote: > I don't feel I have a holier than thou attitude...wiser than thou, > maybe..I just don't trust what man makes...if it isn't NATURAL/if God > didn't create it, I don't trust it, but that's me... Yes I'm fanatical, > I admit it, especially when it comes to health...I have a lot in Virgo > LOL I dunno I'm a virgo and I'm not very fanatical. I mean you're sitting in front of a computer typing. If you really are worried about things such as microwaving, then it's possible that you shouldn't be using a computer or watching tv either. I'm in no way saying that microwaving isn't bad for your or computers won't harm you. I'm just saying that it seems if you're going to take such an attitude you would need to really look at all aspects of your life and not only the food aspect. > I would like to thank Louise for posting that very informative artical > on Microwaving...I also noticed a mention about irradiation in there, > another very scary issue that seems to be eccepted these days and Susan > for posting the information about the asprin... The problem I have with information on the internet is that you really need to weed through it. I mean there are numerous people out there writing things about white supremacy and other similar issues and just because they put it on their web page doesn't make it true. So certainly you do need to take information to heart....take the nutrasweet issue. I have explored both sides of that one. There is just as much convincing info on either side of that issue, all of it available on the internet. The monsanto web site explains exactly how nutrasweet is metabolized. Every single person is different though, so bottom line is...if nutrasweet makes you feel bad then you shouldn't be using it. Then there's the whole question about whether or not you can believe the claims Monsanto makes....they have a product to sell. At the same time...the articles I've read about the ill effects of nutrasweet come from sources that aren't credible...nor do they have any sort of degree in biochemistry. Remember, the side effects sheet you get with a prescription tend to list every side effect that someone experienced while in the study....so maybe you get some guy who is about to have a heart attack any day...he starts some drug study...has a heart attack which was not related to the drug at all yet it gets put in the brochure. Just my 2 cents.