Amara Strande died of liver most cancers from publicity to extremely poisonous fluorinated chemical substances often called PFAS contaminating the groundwater in her St. Paul suburb Maplewood the place PFAS manufacturer 3M had been dumping its waste because the Fifties. She was simply 20 years outdated.

PFAS are “forever chemicals” utilized in a wide range of merchandise, together with waterproof fabric, stain-resistant carpets, nonstick pans, flame retardant furniture, take-out containers, cosmetics and firefighting foam.

Minnesota grew to become the second state within the nation (Maine was first) to ban PFAS when it handed the invoice she tirelessly lobbied for till her premature demise, which got here to be often called Amara’s Law.

Maine and Minnesota have handed broad bans on merchandise containing PFAS.

Each state within the nation ought to do the identical.

TAKE ACTION and be taught extra: Inform Your State Legislators to Ban Poisonous PFAS!

Watch these three glorious movies about troubling historical past of the businesses that profited from PFAS, figuring out they have been poisoning their workers, communities and prospects:

The Devil We Know 

Dark Waters 

Semper Fi Always Faithful 

The heroic folks whose tales are informed in these movies deserve our help.

Additionally learn “Our sewage usually turns into fertilizer. Drawback is, it’s tainted with PFAS”,  by Barbara Moran for WBUR

Excerpt: “These eternally chemical substances … trigger hurt to human well being at very, very, very, very low concentrations to the purpose the place there is no such thing as a protected focus of PFAS,” stated Simply Zero’s Laura Orlando. “The logical factor to do is simply not unfold it far and wide.”

“An annual worldwide celebration of ecological economies, communities, and native meals: 

Watch the trailer featuring Vandana Shiva, Jane Goodall, Russell Brand, Brian Eno and more

World Localization Day, on June twenty first, celebrates the worldwide localization motion–not solely on the day itself, however throughout the whole month of June. In 2023, for the fourth yr in a row, folks everywhere in the world will come collectively to discover the facility of localization, and to honor the various initiatives, outdated and new, that foster ecological economies, thriving communities and wholesome native meals techniques. Keep tuned for 2023 updates and browse previous occasions beneath.” 

Discover occasions, tales and watch the movie Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution

Justin Lewis writes:

“Plant It and They Will Come! 

Do you like butterflies and birds and wish to welcome extra of them to your yard? Planting native bushes and shrubs in your yard is assured to draw our fluttery and feathery buddies! 

Do you know that many butterfly (and moth) species use native bushes and shrubs as host crops (crops that insect larvae use as a meals supply) for his or her caterpillar stage of life? Did you additionally know that birds depend on these caterpillars as a essential spring and summer season meals supply, particularly to feed their younger? And did you additionally know that bushes, shrubs, butterflies and birds, when native to an ecosystem, can’t solely survive collectively but in addition thrive? 

Learn on to learn how butterflies, birds, bushes and shrubs all go collectively to extend the biodiversity of your yard!” 

Take Action for Pollinators and Native Plants

On this particular episode of Good Vibe Therapeutic, Dr. Henry Ealy of the Energetic Health Institute explains how fasting triggers a cascade of actions inside your cells that result in a therapeutic course of referred to as autophagocytosis. This course of may even result in DNA restore via a course of referred to as nucleotide excision restore.  

With a subject as advanced and complicated as this, we’re fortunate to have Dr. Ealy to interrupt all of it down right into a easy and simple idea: starvation is therapeutic!

Want a quick introduction? Check Out This 4 Minute Intro to Fasting Clip 

Watch The Full Episode: Good Vibe Healing – Fasting and Autophagocytosis Explained 

Do you wish to discover ways to harness the therapeutic energy of fasting and different key elements of energetic well being and therapeutic? Take a look at our weekly stay present of Good Vibe Therapeutic on Rumble and Rokfin. 

U.S. EPA studies:

“Ecoregions are areas the place ecosystems (and the sort, high quality, and amount of environmental assets) are usually comparable. This ecoregion framework is derived from Omernik (1987) and from mapping achieved in collaboration with EPA regional places of work, different Federal businesses, state useful resource administration businesses, and neighboring North American nations. Designed to function a spatial framework for the analysis, evaluation, and monitoring of ecosystems and ecosystem parts, ecoregions denote areas of similarity within the mosaic of biotic, abiotic, terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystem parts with people being thought-about as a part of the biota. These areas are essential for structuring and implementing ecosystem administration methods throughout Federal businesses, state businesses, and nongovernmental organizations which might be answerable for various kinds of assets throughout the similar geographic areas (Omernik and Griffith 2014, McMahon et al. 2001). 

Ecoregions are recognized by analyzing the patterns and composition of biotic and abiotic phenomena that have an effect on or mirror variations in ecosystem high quality and integrity (Omernik 1987, 1995). These phenomena embody geology, landforms, soils, vegetation, local weather, land use, wildlife, and hydrology. The relative significance of every attribute varies from one ecological area to a different whatever the hierarchical stage.“ 

Find your ecoregion here

Native Plant Societies

Veronica Wells writes on MadameNoire.com:

“Whereas the nation could have simply caught on to the truth that Juneteenth is essential sufficient to be designated as a federal vacation, Black people have recognized because the 1800s that our liberation is all the time trigger for celebration. 

In different phrases, we’re not new to this, we’re true to this. 

However in the event you’ve by no means made a follow of celebrating Juneteenth in your individual lives, know that there are some fairly lovely and significant traditions related to the day that the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas discovered that they have been free. 

In lots of cases there are fireworks, barbecue and the consumption of pink meals and drinks. In accordance with an article revealed by the New York Times final yr, in celebration of the vacation, pink drinks have been stated to symbolize the blood of the ancestors who suffered and died beneath the establishment of slavery on this nation.” 

Learn extra concerning the custom’s origins 

We consider that the general public is more and more skeptical of high-tech, genetically engineered “options” and is able to hearken to us, greater than ever, concerning the significance of wholesome natural meals and pure well being cures and practices.

Now’s the time to hitch collectively, left and proper, city and rural, beneath the banner of natural and regenerative meals, farming, and land use, pure well being, and constitutionally based mostly participatory democracy. 

Our targets for 2023 and past are clear: shut down the “twin use” bioweapons labs. Cease the weaponizing of pathogens that precipitated the COVID-19 pandemic. And make natural food-as-medicine, and pure well being practices and cures, the norm, not simply the choice. 

We at OCA wish to thanks in your loyalty, help, and engagement.  

Transferring ahead we’ll proceed our decades-long marketing campaign to coach and mobilize the general public. As all the time we’ll expose the dangerous—how our deteriorating public well being and continual illness epidemic is instantly associated to our degenerative meals, farming, and land use practices—whereas highlighting the great—how natural and native meals and pure well being practices can resolve our well being, environmental, and local weather disaster. 

However we want your assist to step up our fact telling as we marketing campaign to regenerate our politics, meals, farming, and well being. 

In case you’ve already donated just lately, thanks a lot in your help. 

If not please take into account giving us a donation now. 

Make a tax-deductible donation to Natural Customers Affiliation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 

Support Citizens Regeneration Lobby, OCA’s 501(c)(4) lobbying arm (not tax-deductible) 

Make a tax-deductible donation to Regeneration International, our international sister organization

Order your OCA “Negotiate Don’t Escalate” bumper stickers from our Minnesota workplace

Click on right here for extra methods to help our work

James Strawbridge writes in his e book from Chelsea Inexperienced Publishing:  

“Salt is extraordinary. A elementary, historical useful resource used for hundreds of years around the globe, it’s the one important ingredient that transforms all cooking: elevating flavors from good to nice, to unforgettable. On this beautiful new cookbook, chef, TV presenter, meals photographer, and sustainable dwelling skilled James Strawbridge shares with you the basics of this artisan ingredient: from distinctive taste notes and profiles of various salts discovered around the globe, to brilliantly helpful strategies—equivalent to brining, baking, charring, fermenting, and preserving. 

Salt and the Artwork of Seasoning will present you ways to decide on the proper sort of salt for the proper sort of dish, the way to add it on the proper time and in the correct amount. James shares strategies equivalent to utilizing salt to pickle, treatment and ferment in addition to making your individual flavored or smoked salts to convey out all types of beforehand hidden flavors.” 

Check out Salt and the Art of Seasoning for an unforgettable journey exploring salt’s long role in food throughout the world and human history—while teaching you how to best use this fundamental spice tonight to make your meal sing

Evaluation by Dr. Joseph Mercola:

“In accordance with analysis revealed within the June 2023 challenge of the journal Science, the semi-essential amino acid taurine seems to play an essential function in longevity and wholesome ageing.  

Taurine has lengthy been recognized to profit mind and coronary heart well being. It’s additionally wanted for wholesome muscle operate, bile salt formation and antioxidant defenses. It protects your antioxidant standing by: 

• Neutralizing hypochlorous acid, a neutrophil oxidant 
• Diminishing the era of superoxide by the mitochondria 
• Minimizing oxidative stress, together with mitochondrial oxidative stress induced by toxins 

Taurine additionally helps rebuild broken collagen fibers and will help ease nervousness by rising glycine and GABA. Taurine is a byproduct of the sulphurous amino acids cysteine and methionine (technically a sulfonic acid), and is simply present in animal meals. Examples of taurine-rich meals embody seafood, pink meat, poultry and dairy merchandise. It’s additionally accessible in complement type.” 

Study extra about how Taurine Impacts Longevity

Dan Kois studies in Slate:

“Since I purchased this pretty cheap transportation machine in 2021, I’ve ridden a whole bunch upon a whole bunch of miles, every of them changing a mile I’d as soon as have pushed in a automotive. I’ve taken uncountable journeys to the grocery retailer, and scores of rides to the workplace or the Metro or to fulfill buddies for an evening out. Free of site visitors and parking worries, confronted with a trip within the contemporary air quite than one more journey in a automotive, I’m going out extra. My suburb has come to really feel like a spot newly value exploring. 

My e-bike has modified my life. I’m happier, more healthy, and extra energetic. My relationship to my group has been fully remodeled. 

“The very first thing to say about driving an e-bike is that it actually does really feel like magic. You pedal the identical method you’ve been pedaling bikes because you have been a child, however the bike simply sails ahead, as if a large hand is pushing you from behind. You’re not going alarmingly quick—my bike has variable velocity settings, so you may actually cruise at no matter velocity you need—however you’re going quicker than you’d anticipate, given the modest effort you’re placing into pedaling.” 

Learn extra about how proudly owning an e-bike might end in a much more energetic life-style

Kavya Beheraj writes for Axios:

“Some stargazers need to journey greater than 200 miles to see a sky devoid of light pollution. 

Why it issues: Darkish skies are very important for the operate of native ecosystems and our understanding of the universe. As mild air pollution grows annually, really darkish skies may get tougher to seek out. 

By the numbers: The U.S. has over 60 darkish sky locations licensed by the International Dark-Sky Association. 9 are “sanctuaries,” areas of distant wilderness particularly protected for distinctive stargazing. Hundreds more, whereas not licensed, have low-enough mild air pollution to warrant a go to. 

• Residents of New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island have the farthest common distance to darkish skies, whereas Maine, Utah and Hawaii residents are the closest. 

Underneath the darkest of skies — when stars are the one supply of sunshine — you may even see shadows forged by the Milky Approach.” 

Check out the map here

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