The Cause Not The Cure

The Cause Not The Cure  

The cure, you can help us find it, donate today and be apart of change! Does this sound familiar? Does it appeal to your need to help humanity? Phrases like these play with many Americans heart strings and make them feel compelled to donate. When the donating effects a large group, like breast cancer does women, profits from donating increase dramatically. Many people have at least one woman in their life that they care for and would not want to be effected by breast cancer. While donating to find a cure is admirable, many do not realize how futile this good-willed action may be. Today, consumers are consistently taken advantage of by marketing statements. In the breast cancer awareness campaign consumers are told get a mammogram because it saves lives, and to donate for the cure. But, do mammograms really save lives and shouldn’t awareness of the cause be the real focus? After all if you eliminate the cause there is no need for a cure.   

  

In our fast paced society, spending money is the easiest way for us to help. Whether its donating or buying products that are supposed to support "finding the cure" for breast cancer. Many people do not think to verify what there donations are used for and even fewer actually look at the products they buy to see what's really in them. Many of the products today sold with the pink ribbon in support of breast cancer have ingredients linked to causing cancer according to various sources? For example products like, Biore deep cleansing nose strips contain laramide oxide a chemical linked to causing cancer, Ban Total Refresh Cooling Body Cloths Restore contains polysorbate another ingredient said to cause cancer and John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smooth Start Repairing Shampoo contains two different parabens (propylparaben and methylparaben) as well as Laureth-4,  and Laureth-23, all linked to causing cancer.   

Now these ingredients are only mentioned because they cause cancer if extensive research on the ingredients list in these products were done cancer would not be the only thing these products can cause. Ironically, people are buying products to fight cancer and increasing thier chances of developing cancer with those very same products.  You might be wondering why these companies would sell these cancer causing products to us?  But the answer is simple, because these ingredients make production cheaper or the product more appealing. You might  also question why is this not regulated? According to the fda.gov  "Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, cosmetic products and ingredients do not require FDA approval before they go on the market. The exception is color additives (other than those used in most hair dyes)." The FDA may test products after they have been distributed, but by then its to late it has already been sold to the general public. This approach by the FDA is retroactive and irresponsible considering according to fda.gov the "FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation."  

Speaking of radiation, the next flaw in the breast cancer awareness campaign is the push for annual mammograms. While early detection is said to be the key to fighting cancer many studies show that is not the case. According to Mercola.com "Several studies over the past few years have concluded that mammograms do not save lives, and may actually harm more women than they help, courtesy of false positives, overtreatment, and radiation-induced cancers." We are taught that radiation, in general, no matter the source leads to cancer, so why do we detect and treat cancer with something that has proven to be carcinogenic. Where's the logic? For big business it makes complete sense, because mammograms equal money and for cancer treatments the profits continuously grow. Healthy or dead people do not make companies any money, but people with chronic illnesses such as cancer are the real money-makers. While cancer treatments seem to fix the problem, many cancer treatments actually extend the illness. Sure cancers can be cut out or treated with radiation but if the cause has not been eliminated the cancer will come back and radiation will only help the return of said cancer.   

  

Finding the cause can be the cure, but shedding light on the cause would be detrimental to majority of companies in the US, because sadly there are few that do not use cheap carcinogenic ingredients. In our over-processed world the beverages, foods, cosmetics, cleaning products, homes, cars, beds, fabrics, and furniture we use all have a negative potential on our health, not limited to being carcinogenic. Removal of these harmful chemicals would be the ideal solution, but in our immorally capitalistic society that is a highly unlikely occurrence. While raising awareness is good for all cancers many companies conveniently overlook the fact that the cause is just as important and would lead to the cure. Sadly there is less money in finding the cause and many consequences for big businesses, so it makes sense that they would not be concerned with promoting the cause. In the healthcare industry there are few who do not intend to profit off of your struggles. Become informed by analyzing all information presented and following up by researching. Take your health into your own hands, because only you profit from you being healthy.

My Dream Job

This is an essay about my dream job and how I would be well suited for said job. My credentials in this essay are exaggerated, my passion for this job is, however, very real and so is the need for this job in America.

Untarnish America  

  

    

Unaware of the extensive amount of dangerous chemicals lurking in common products, consumers compromise the health of the environment and themselves daily. Sure, some are aware of the harsher chemicals, like parabens, or BHT, but what about the citric acid that is found in many juices and other products of the like? Contrary to popular belief, citric acid is not from citrus fruits. It is actually derived from GMO black mold. Or how about the aborted human fetal serum, formaldehyde, and mercury in many vaccines administered today? The primary goal of Secretary of Consumerist Welfare (SCW) is to keep consumers safe, healthy, and well- informed. If selected for the prestigious position as Secretary of Consumerist Welfare, I will do the aforementioned and more.   

With degrees in botany, organic chemistry, holistic nutrition, and traditional Chinese medicine, I am qualified and well-versed on many areas pertaining to health and the human body. During my Navy enlistment serving as Command Master Chief, I acquired many skills in research/analysis, leadership/management, problem solving, creativity, organization, and responsibility. After being in charge of three of the Navy's largest bases and one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in my twenty years of service, I am more than qualified for the job in skillset, desire, and intelligence, and I am ready to begin actively affecting change. Helping people make better health decisions by drastically reducing the amount of hazardous chemicals, while increasing awareness of existing hazards will be one of my main goals. Beginning with food additives, according to the FDA's website, "Companies that want to add new additives to food bear the responsibility of providing FDA with information demonstrating that the additives are safe." There is no indication that the companies must use an unbiased lab to test and demonstrate the safety of said additives. What stops these companies from paying a lab to produce inaccurate data?   

If selected as the SCW, I would assure that this changes by demanding that these companies comply with strictly enforced regulations. Companies would mandatorily submit additives to a lab to be rigorously tested, I would oversee the lab to ensure it would also retest all approved chemicals four times a year to maintain continuous safety. Furthermore, all vaccine makers would be made liable for any adverse reactions; doctors would be required to read ingredients lists and possible side effects to patients prior to administering them. For the products already being consumed, I would create a TV channel, newspaper, radio show, Facebook page, and website called Consumerist Welfare (CWF), that would be available across the nation. It would disseminate all information pertaining to chemicals, tests done on chemicals, and potential side effects. Food additives and vaccines would not be alone in the revision of consumer products, as personal care items can be just as perilous.    

After seeing first-hand what some of the chemicals in personal care products can do, I understand the need for change. Have you ever read the ingredients list on personal care products and seen an immensely long chemical name and wondered what it is? Many personal care products contain glycerin, sodium lauryl sulphate, propylene glycol, synthetic fragrances, and more. The reactions to these chemicals can range from dry skin to cancer. This is unnecessary, and to avoid these reactions all personal care items would be submitted to rigorous testing as well. While many groups promote creating a cure for cancer, I realize it is to some degree preventable, by eliminating the causes. Most of these chemicals have not been thoroughly tested, and up until now the American people have been treated like lab rats. Placing restrictions on these companies that mass produce products with chemical fillers is a necessary step to ensuring the welfare of American citizens. Moving this country out of the chemical plume of dangerous products will not be easy, and the list of necessary changes is boundless. But, if selected, I am prepared and excited to change the face of consumerism in America from horrendously toxic to safe. There are many issues in America, and by changing the way we produce we can dramatically reduce these problems and leave our country better than we found it. Keeping consumers safe, healthy, and well-informed is the goal of the Security of Consumerist Welfare and if selected this is exactly what I will do.