Spiritual Authenticity

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Spiritual Authenticity

The Light Is Shining Through The Fog of Life

Key Word: Authenticity

1. The genuineness or truth of something

2. The legal validity or correctness of a legal document

3. Of undisputed origin; genuine

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We live in a world where there are so many who simulate this and that; and when it comes to that which is truly spiritual there are surely a lot of counterfeiters. However, in all honesty I must say that many of them did not start out as such; they fell into that role out of fear and ended up that way. They were fearful to admit that there were things that they did not know, so they simply regurgitated that which they heard others say, teach, and preach. They were very good at reading and retaining that which they read, and likewise good at taking that which they heard taught and preached, and made it their own experience and teaching; plain and simple they became spiritual plagiarizers. Because of that, they have no foundation of their own to stand on, so they deceive those who have little to no knowledge of the true way of the spiritual sojourner. Deception is running rampid throughout every religion found in the world today; such is also even used in customarily in politics. By any means necessary they will control the masses.

Authenticity, that which is of undisputed origin and genuine can be determined in many ways. However, the best way that I have found is to ask Spirit to show me the heart and intention of those I come in contact with, and every time I do that, it is revealed to me. Everyone can do this and get perfect results. The key is learning to listen to, and clearly hear that small still voice within. Sometimes it will come as a feeling, other times it will come as a thought, it may even come to you through those you know, and you may even hear words spoken within your mind. In whatever way the truth comes to you, there will be a knowing that is different than any other, that what has come is from on high and divine in nature. Then the only thing to do is to receive and follow the direction that comes. There have been times when I second-guessed that which came to me, and I paid the price for doing so. We always receive divine direction, even when we do not ask for it. That is why I tell people that we always know the right thing to do; the only question is this. Are we going to follow the direction that comes to us?

Every time I have ended up in trouble I was warned. Yes every single time I missed the mark, it was because I did not follow the direction that was given to me by way of Infinite Source. There has never been a time that we were not warned of pending danger if we did this or that. So, we can never honestly say the following, “I did not know”. We always know the right thing to do. Here are two of many reasons why we do not follow our divine direction. We want to do something even though we have been warned that it is not the best thing for us to do, or we are so busy that we do not take the time necessary to be still and clearly hear Infinite Source speaking words of wisdom and caution to us. Many times we are simply hard headed. Would a parent sit nonchalantly on the side and watch its child step in harms way? Of course a parent would not do such a thing. So what makes us think that our Spiritual Parent Mother-Father Goddess-God would do us that way? We cannot only expect to be able to clearly hear the direction we need, when it is saying what we want to hear. We must practice the silence so that we will come to know clearly when Spirit is speaking to us.

Each of us is called to be spiritually authentic, and let me assure you of this, that is not limited to only that which we classify as spiritual. You see, another major mis-take that humanity has made is to try to separate that which is spiritual from everything else; everything that we do is spiritual. How so? It is simple; we are spiritual beings so everything that we do has to be spiritual. For example, you cannot separate church and state; that is of course, if church is truly spiritual and not a manmade deceptive organization. Everything comes from and is created by Spirit, so that automatically makes everything spiritual. If that is not the case, please tell me when there was a separation of that which Spirit created, or when someone or something created that which we label as secular; with secular being defined as that which is not controlled by a religious body or concerned with religious or spiritual matters, and not spiritual in nature. Only a fool would say I have no time for all of that spiritual stuff, because that fool is made from pure spiritual stuff.

Humanity has created all of the problems we see in the world today out of pure laziness. Man’s laziness is the reason why we have men and women acting as if they have the answers to all of our problems and getting away with it, when all along they are the manifestation of the problem. They are afraid to say, I do not know, and they are guilty of not doing that which is necessary to receive and fully comprehend the truth. Nonetheless, those of us who follow their deception are just as guilty of doing wrong, because we follow them without going within to verify whether or not they are giving us authentic spiritual direction. We must study to show ourselves approved. We are responsible for every single thing that we do. Because no one can force us to do anything, everything that we do, and everything that is done to us can only be done by way of us allowing it to be done. So we are solely responsible for everything.

We must be authentic in our desires, meaning that we must truly want that which we desire for the right reasons, and we must be committed to doing the work that is necessary to get that which we desire. Spirit is not our Sugar Daddy or Sugar Mama, waiting to give us everything we want, without doing anything for it. This is not Wonderland and you and I are not Alice. We must be totally authentic in everything that we do, if we are not, we have a price to pay for everything that we do. There is no question of that; the only question is this, when will we pay the price and how much will it be. I know for sure that the price will be extremely higher than the price for that which we did. There are no short cuts when it comes to living an authentic spiritual life.

There is a lot of talk about December 21, 2012 and it being the beginning of a New Age. I can tell you this, we are in the process of entering into a new age, or we have already entered into the beginning stages of the new age of spiritual enlightenment. No matter which one it is, I can tell you this. We have never been able to get away with that which we thought we were getting away with. We are held accountable for everything we do as well as everything that we should do but do not do. The major difference now from the past is this; the time between our manifestations has and will continue to accelerate. There will be no such thing as even thinking you have gotten away with something wicked as in the past, our debt will be almost immediately apparent to us; and to those who have been pretending to be spiritual teachers, spiritually aware, and pretending to do that which is spiritual for financial gain and the boosting of their ego, they will be exposed by those they once deceived. All of that will happen by way of the wisdom received within from Infinite Source. That is part of the process of the New Age and its Spiritual Awakening Energy, which is being re-birthed within every single Spiritual Being on the face of Earth Mother. There will be no more mis-understanding and mis-identification about us being physical beings, having an occasional spiritual experience. Because of humans believing that the physical was their reality they have fallen to the okey-doke, the ultimate con.

We are Authentic Spiritual Beings, who possess the power to create our surrounding worlds in the spiritual state that they are indented to be by Spirit Itself. The power to create that Spirit used to create the heavens and the earth, resides within our spirit. Each of us are Eternal Spiritual beings, we were not created to live on this physical plane just to work, pay taxes, follow the direction of other humans, eat, sleep and eventually die; that existence is the creation of feeble human beings, it comes from the extremely limited temporal dense human mentality. We must once again learn how to tap into the mind of Goddess-God, and that is done by learning how to go within by way of our spiritual practice called meditation, stilling ourselves and coming to truly know Mother-Father Goddess-God. There is no short cut to divinity, and we most certainly are Divine Beings. Nevertheless, there is much work that we must do to resonate with and flow freely with our divinity. The first step in doing so is to stop looking outside of ourselves for true spiritual insight. Everything that we seek and need has always been within us. We created a major problem when we chose to look to another human being to direct us. Can an elementary student perform all of the duties of a college professor? Of course an elementary student cannot perform the duties of a college professor. So what in the world makes us believe that a man or a woman can perform the duties of Goddess-God? Those of you who are pretending to know the heart and mind of Goddess-God, and you are mis-leading people because of your ego, which ultimately means that you have edged Goddess-God out, have a great price to pay. It may not be to late to turn away from your wicked ways; so you better get busy and make the necessary changes in your life now, and stop being the deceiver.

Now on to those of us who are committed to living and authentic spiritual existence here on Earth Mother, we had better get our priorities straight. We have no choice but to stop looking to men and women for the direction and answers we seek and need. Things will sometimes come to us instantly when we seek them, nonetheless we cannot expect that which we need to come us immediately all of the time. Most of the time it will be a process that we must go through to get that which we seek, because there are so many components associated with that which we seek. Because of our oneness, what we seek affects others and calls for more movement then what we usually want to do. When we seek and are in need of something, we must understand that it does not just involve us; it involves the whole of creation to some degree. As much as we believe it, we are not solely individuals. We are a part of the Whole of Creation, and that consists of everything you see on and around Earth Mother. So from this point on, we must think in a much broader way, because our decisions affect more than us. We must start to think of the well-being of the whole of creation, and stop being so selfish as well as stop being so self-centered, thinking that everything revolves around us; just as we had to stop believing that the sun orbited the earth. We have a lot of misconceptions to correct. However, we have everything we need to turn all of that around.

Because of the Unconditional Love of Goddess-God we are able to make the transformation in ourselves that is needed, if we fully commit to doing all that we can do. This most certainly will not automatically happen to us, we must do a lot of inner spiritual work. In addition, we can no longer say; I do not know what to do, and simply leave it there as we wait for a savior. We have entered the new age of action and truth, we must stand up and do that which needs to be done for ourselves. We cannot follow the path of another to our promised land. Because what they need is on their path, not what we need. We can listen to what others have done for the inspiration; nonetheless, we must travel the path that has been designed specifically for us, in order to get that which we need from this experience called life. That is the only way we can manifest authentic spirituality in our lives. Sometimes it may seem like a lot and to difficult for us to do, but that is not the case at all; everything that we need has eternally been planted within our spirits, and a lot of it we knew in past lifetimes, laziness is what caused us to lose memory of it. Now it is time to do everything that is necessary to recover that very important information; because it is needed to transform us back into the Conscious Eternal Spiritual Beings that we are and always have been.

We are being shaken in every way possible, in order that we spiritually wake from our sleep of total ignorance of the power that resides within us. The only question that is at hand now is this. Will we wake from our sleep, or will we choose to continue to remain in the dark nightmare of spiritual ignorance? The light is shining through the fog of life.

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Affirmation:

I Am the Spiritual Manifestation in physical form of Infinite Source, and I yield totally to the Divine Direction that I receive continually within my very own spirit.

So It Eternally Is!

Baba-Kundi Ma`at-Shambhala
(SpiritWalker)
11.16.12

Happy Mothers Day Sacred Women!

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Happy Mothers Day!

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Sacred Woman
A Sacred Man's Perspective

(Revised 03.24.12)

"Well-behaved Women Rarely Make History."

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Even Though There May Only Be A Few Men and Women Who

Will Acknowledge It, A Well-behaved Strong Woman Creates

Her-Story and Creates It Well!

Create On My Beauty-Full and Power-Full Sis-Stars!

CREATE ON!

Baba-Kundi Ma’at-Shambhala

Copyright © 1999

(Revised 03.24.12)

By way of Divine Design, an orchestration of Universal Intelligence,  every woman of the human race is designed in such a way that they carry  the Most Precious Energy (seed) of Life, and the Sacred Hope of the  Future within their Spirit. In addition to such a bountiful blessing  within the eternal make-up of the woman’s Spirit, they are showered with  and completely saturated with the awesome gift of being the Nurturers  of Eternal Love and Life. Such stands alone in and of itself as being  Awesomely Sacred. On top of that, a multitude of our Eternal Beloved  Sis-Stars are also called to physically possess and maintain within the  Sacred Space of their Love Anointed Wombs, the actual physical Seeds of  Life that we eventually come to know as our physical human family. I bow  down in the spirit of Namaste’ and honor fully all of the Beauty-Full  Strong Sacred Women of  the Human Race, past, present and even those destined to enter into  existence in the future. I speak of the future, which has yet to become a  part of reality, because there is no time or space when it comes to our  true existence, our Eternal Higher Spiritual Selves. I bow down and  honor every single woman of creation, Namaste’ Sacred Woman.  There never has been, and never will be a single woman that is not  Sacred, Strong and Beauty-Full (full of the awe inspiring beauty and  Divine Grace of the Divine that  only a Goddess of Love possesses). However, there are a few of my Sacred  Sis-Stars who need to be reminded of this Divine Eternal Truth. In  addition to that, an overwhelming multitude of men need to be awakened  to this reality and reminded of this Divine Eternal Truth as well. That  is because understanding this Divine Eternal Truth plays a major role in  reconciling the relationship between man and woman, and the conscious  restoration of our collective reality of Sacred Oneness and Divine Equality.  I am now standing up and speaking out clearly and forcefully with the  Divine Authority and unshakable support given to me by way of Mother/Father Goddess/God  the Sacred Life-Giving Force that dwells within my Spirit. I am now  serving the Universe and the Whole of Creation formal notice of the  Divine Reality that is a part of my Eternal Spirit. Hear me clearly; Our  Most Precious and Beloved Women are Eternally Sacred and worthy to be  praised; because they are created by and One with the One and Only Goddess of Love; which is none other than the Sacred Feminine Nature of the Most High Godhead, Mother Goddess. Do not be confused by this expression of the Divine, there is no separation between Mother/Father Goddess/God, they are eternally one; just like woman and man.

My  Beloved Sis-Stars, no matter what your status in this experience called  life may be, no matter what race you are classified as being a part of,  no matter what your sexual orientation is, and no matter what beliefs  you espouse, You Are Sacred, Strong, Beauty-Full, Grace-Full, and Loving  in every way, because that is your Divine Eternal Nature. My Most  Precious Sis-Stars, that is just the tip of the iceberg, just the  beginning of your Eternal Glory, Graceful Power, and your Sacred  Unconditional Love Vibration. On top of all of that, the Sacred Energy  you carry within your Spirit is Divine and Heavenly, and oh so  Delight-Full to the Whole of Creation. More important than all of that; I  know that you are a Glorious Delight and a Radiant Joy to Great Spirit, our one and only Eternal Spiritual Parent, Mother/Father Goddess/God. Sacred Woman,  you are the Queen of your surrounding world, and you are overflowing  with the Sacred Majestic Feminine Glory that originates from deep within  the very bosom of our Eternal Beloved Goddess/God.  You are the Precious Life Giver and Nurturer of humanity. Because of  that Divine reality, I humbly bow down to you, and honor you fully from  the very core of my being which are my Spirit, Soul, Heart, and Mind.  You are truly a Goddess of Love, Namaste’ Sacred Woman.

All  of my Beauty-Full Sis-Stars of Creation, you are beauty-full, pure,  dainty, and extremely strong within your Spirit, which is the place  where your true identity originates and resides in it's full glory. What  is a Sis-Star? A Sis-Star is a Beauty-Full Feminine Shining Star of  Divinity, a Sacred part of creation that is full of the Radiant  Unconditional Love and Transformative Light of Spirit,  that continues to shine oh so brightly in man’s distorted, dark, and  confused selfishly created world of illusion. Every single woman is a  Sis-Star. My Sis-Stars, you are the bearers of Light, also the bears of  the Seeds of Life, which are the Precious Fruits of the past, present,  and future. My Beloved and Most Lovely Sis-Stars, you have been chosen  by our Most Divine Eternal Spiritual Parent Mother/Father Goddess/God,  to carry the Hope of Creation within the Sacred Temple of your  Unconditional Love filled womb. Every single one of you must know and  understand that you have been chosen to follow a Divine Sacred Path. You  have been given one of the most precious, most important roles ever  bestowed upon any human being. My Beloved Sis-Stars, you have been  blessed with the greatest gift of all, being a Sacred Mother;  that makes you the sustainer of life. You are the Divine-Bearer and  Loving Nurturer of Life. Why have you been honored and blessed by Spirit  with such great responsibility? You have been honored and blessed with  such great responsibility because you were created Loving, Strong,  Sensitive, and Highly Intuitive, in order that you would be able to  fully and unconditionally Love, Heal, Nurture, and Teach every  seed/fruit/child that comes forth through you, and remains with you  until the day destined for that seed/fruit/child to stand on it’s own.  You are gifted with such grace that you are able to prepare your  children for the day when they will move out into the physical world to  be strong, trustworthy, caring, nurturing, and loving, as you taught  them to be; and by the way you have lived your life before them as they  were matured into adulthood. You worked all of your wonders as you  sojourned through this sometimes dark, troubled and very confused  physical realm that we temporarily call our home.

The Womb of every Sacred Woman  is Heaven, and every human being that enters into this physical  existence, must enter into it through the Heavenly Gates of one of our  Beloved Sacred Women. Every Sacred Woman  that has forgotten this Divine Reality is being shaken and awakened to  it in this divinely appointed Age of Spiritual Awakening, Divine Truth,  and Sacred Revelation.

My  Sacred Sis-Stars, never allow anyone to cause you to feel in any way,  or come to believe for any reason, that you are weak and/or unable to  stand toe-to-toe with anyone simply because of your gender. It is not  our physical make-up that defines who we are; it is that which is within  our Precious Spirit that gives us the ability to do that which we do,  and create that which we create both male and female alike. You must  never allow yourself to be mistreated by anyone; especially an  egotistical self-righteous ignorant male that is grossly overflowing  with self generated distasteful male chauvinistic pride and insecurity.  False pride, insecurity, and fear of that which one does not understand,  happens to be the major reasons why many men do what they can to put  women and everyone else outside of themselves down. You must forcefully  remind whomever it may be male and female alike that are trying to limit  and belittle you, that you are Sacred in every way, and that Sacredness  is the major reason why you carry and give birth to children. It is  divinely ordained that all human life must pass forth into this physical  realm through a Sacred Woman.  Also, be sure to inform them that great honor has been bestowed upon you  and every human being, because every single one of us are Divine  Creations of Great Spiritual Character and Divine Spiritual-Esteem;  which is far greater than any state of high self-esteem. Then you must  shower them with the Unconditional Love that is a part of your Eternal  Sacred Make-up. You must continue to educate them by pointing out the  fact that Heaven is to be found within every Sacred Woman, and Goddess/God created every Sacred Woman  to be the Heaven that all of humanity must pass through to enter into  this dense physical realm, which is full of many valuable lessons of  which learning to value each other equally is one of the major lessons.

My  beloved Sis-Stars, it is of the utmost importance that you re-educate  whomever it may be that is trying to deceive and mis-educate you, and  anyone else concerning your Sacredness, and the Sacredness of Earth  Mother who supports the Whole of Creation. Educating others is one of  the many abilities and responsibilities bestowed upon you as a Sacred Woman, and a Sacred Mother.  You can start educating others with the elementary lesson that even the  word man comes forth from within the word wo-man. Also, educate them on  the fact that the word male comes forth from within the word fe-male.  Is that a coincidence? That is surely not a coincidence, because there  is no such thing as coincidence; that is as it is by way of Divine Plan.  Sacred Order and Sacred Law dictates that human life will come forth  through you, my Beloved Sacred Woman.  You must tap into your Sacred Wisdom my Beloved Sis-Stars, yet at the  same time never allow your Sacred Reality to cause you to think that you  are above and/or better then men; you must not fall for the same trick  that we men have been falling for century after century. Why are you  designed in such a way that all human life must pass through you? You  are designed that way because Universal Intelligence in all of ITS  wisdom ordained that you would be the Goddess of Love to humanity and  to the Whole of Creation. If you do not consciously receive and maintain  that as part of your Sacred Reality, we will all suffer. Most  Beauty-Full Goddess of Love, with great humility, I open up to the Unconditional Love and Light of Mother/Father Goddess/God  that is flowing in you and through you. Also, I open up to the  Spiritual Wisdom and Sacred Insight that flows from within you in  abundance.

Sacred Womb-Man,  your womb is our Glorious Physical Heavenly Realm. Your womb is the  place where human life is conceived; your womb is the first place where  our physical being is Loved Unconditionally and also nurtured to life.  In addition, your womb is the Sacred Place where our physical body  miraculously takes on its physical form, and where the ongoing process  of Total Spiritual Re-Call begins; which is the beginning of our full  Spiritual Awakening, our Sacred Remembrance of our Divinity. Within  heaven, which is your womb; is the Divine Place where our temporal  physical vessel is implanted with our True Heavenly Nature and our  Eternal Spirit of Unconditional Love.

Every Sacred Woman  is due no less than our utmost respect; and respect is what you must  demand at all times from every single human being. You cannot expect or  accept anything less than total respect. Every Sacred Woman must likewise be the giver of total respect. Beloved Sacred Woman,  you have the right to demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T from every man, woman, girl  and boy. Respect, honor, and credit must be given to who respect, honor  and credit is due, and that is surely you. Great Spirit  respects you so much that you have been given the ultimate honor and  position of all, that of Life Bearer and Life Giver; which is the Divine  Position that only a Sacred Mother can occupy. The oldest human remains to date found on this planet, are the remains of a Sacred Woman found in Africa.

Most Beloved Sacred Woman;  even if you do not choose to give birth to your own biological child,  or for some reason it is not ordained for you to do so, you are still a Sacred Mother. Without a single doubt, I know that you still hold the same position of Honor and Respect as those Sacred Women that give birth. It is imperative that you are recognized and honored for being the Sacred Mother and the Giver of Life that you are by everyone, including yourself. How are you still a Sacred Mother and Giver of Life if you do not give birth to a child? You are still a Sacred Mother  and Giver of Life because life resides in the seeds of Unconditional  Love, which you possess and give so freely as you nurture and Love  everyone and everything within your surrounding world of existence.  Also, because there is life in the words you speak, and there is life in  your precious warm Love filled embrace. Sacred Woman,  no matter what your choices are in this lifetime, I bow down to you and  I honor all of you equally with everything that is within me. Why do I  do this? I do this because you deserve nothing less; most importantly I  do this to Honor the Sacred Perfection of Mother Goddess  that dwells within you in Sacred Fullness. In addition, I do this  because in honoring you, I am honoring all life that has been blessed to  come forth through a Sacred Woman.

Now  the time has come for the second chapter of this story of reality. It  is now time to deal directly and forcefully with all men, and that  includes numero uno, yours truly. Yes, it is our turn my brothers. It is  time that we wake up and smell the lovely roses in our midst. We must  realize how blessed we are to have Sacred Women  in our midst and in our lives. It truly takes a real man to acknowledge  this reality, and to act accordingly to honor that reality. We must  stop allowing, and living the horrendous lie that men have been  continually perpetuating for thousands upon thousands of years. There is  absolutely no need, and never has been a legitimate reason to fear  and/or suppress our Beauty-Full Precious Sacred Women as we have been doing, and continue to do to this present moment. If we give Pure Unconditional Love and Total Respect to our Sacred Women,  we will receive Pure Unconditional Love and Respect from them in  return; that is the unshakable Sacred Universal Law of Reciprocity.  Loving and respecting our Sacred Women  is the only way that we can truly be happy and live a fruitful  harmonious life together in oneness here on Earth Mother. We must get  along with each other, that is the Divine way Great Spirit designed it to be. We need each other. Yes my brothers, I said that we need our Sacred Women;  and they need us. We need them to help us be the men that we say and  believe that we are. We need them so that we can be the men that we are  created to be. Being a man is more than just saying I am a man, and  walking around acting macho with our highly inflated ego. There must be  actions to back up and support our words, and we must Love our Sacred Women at all times, in an unconditional way.

I  cannot venture to speak for another man. So as for myself, I must give  Unconditional Love, Unlimited Respect, and Divine Support to all of my  Sis-Stars because of their Sacredness. I also must give the same honor  and respect to Earth Mother as well as the Whole of Creation. Why must I  do that? I must do that because every Sacred Woman  at the very least is due my sincere Unconditional Love, and my complete  respect at all times. Please answer me this question my brothers. Would  you be here today if it were not for a Sacred Woman? Of course none of us would be here without our Beloved Sacred Women. To be perfectly honest, I must tell you that I also respect, honor, and Love Sacred Women  because I want to be respected, honored, and loved by them. I know that  I can only receive freely and unconditionally that which I likewise  give freely and unconditionally. Sacred Women  are the Queens of their surrounding worlds (their surrounding worlds  are their families and their immediate surrounding environment, which  includes everything in it). Every Queen demands the utmost respect from  those in her Queendom. I do not know about you my brothers, but I most  certainly want to be in the Divine place that is meant for me, and that  Divine place is right beside my Queen-Sacred Woman as the King-Sacred Man  that I am. A King is not fully a King if he is without his Queen. In  addition to that, a King is not a King if he does not fully respect his  Queen. You see, our relationships have been one-sided for so long, that  when we see something like Queendom we think something like, now that is  totally ridiculous.

About  my scripted words many will ask, can he brown nose any more than he is  doing here? My brothers, I am not brown nosing or sucking up to my  Sis-Stars in any way. I am merely starting the process of  re-establishing the natural balance between the Sacred Woman and the Sacred Man that  was lost many years ago. Now I will share with you the sacred equation I  have been working on, Queendom + Kingdom = Freedom, what I call the QKF  Factor. Oh, that’s right, you never learned that in Basic Mathematics  of Life, because you cut that class when it was being taught. Not to  worry my brothers, what you are actually getting here in these scripted  words is Basic Mathematics of Life the condensed make-up version.  However, if you fail this course you are in for the worst heartache  possible to be experienced in life.

My Beloved Brothers, all men are King-Sacred Men.  However, do not even contemplate getting all carried away and big  headed over that statement. Don't get all puffed up over that, because a  King-Sacred Man stands no taller than the Queen-Sacred Woman who is standing by his side as his equal. So, if we are not allowing our Sacred Women to stand tall in their rightful place beside us, we cannot occupy our rightful place as Sacred Men beside  them; it is just that plain and simple. It is known that men are  physically stronger than most women; nonetheless, our physical  conditioning is a temporary condition, and that which is Spiritual is  eternal. What I am talking about here is the Eternal Spiritual Sacred Woman. Like it or not, accept it or not, women and men are Spiritual Equals. (period) Did you hear that my brother? I think I better repeat that so that it is sure to sink in. “Women and Men Are Spiritual Equals.”  Having a stronger and bigger physical physique means very little,  because our physical physique is not who we truly are, and it is only  with us during this microsecond in eternity. Another thing that is  brief, and can be likened unto the blink of an eye, is our level of  education coupled with the number of degrees one has, which is believed  to define who he or she is. Do not even think about waste your time  placing any value whatsoever on that, compared to your eternal existence  and Sacred Reality of Spiritual Oneness and Equality.

A  true relationship between a man and a woman is not the way that it is  portrayed in most movies and books of the past or present; you know  exactly what I am talking about. The king being big, strong, forceful,  and powerful and the queen being petite, beautiful, silent, weak, meek  and submissive at all times, to her Great and Powerful King. Both of  them, the Queen-Sacred Woman and the King-Sacred Man  have equal Spiritual Stature, equal Spiritual Power, equal Spiritual  Authority, and equal Spiritual Abilities. However, we do not get to see  many examples of that reality in the world today. You see, the major  problem is this; we men have separated the Spiritual which is the  Eternal Sacred, from everything else, and we build our faulty kingdoms  on the sinking foundation of the temporal physical realm and man made  wealth; we built them on a physical substance that is sure to weaken,  rot, give way, and collapse. I was taught years ago, that at one time in  Ancient Egypt they rarely constructed a statue of a Pharaoh-King  without having his Queen right by his side. I was also taught that the  statues were constructed in such a way that it was clearly visible for  all to see, that both the Queen-Sacred Woman  and the King-Sacred Man were equal in statue one to the other, side by  side. That symbolized the Spiritual Equality between Womb-man and Man.

Over  the years, men had most of the statues in Egypt physically separated  into two halves, or the part of the statue that was the Queen-Sacred Woman  was totally destroyed. Foolish insecure men are the ones responsible  for doing such horrendous things. In addition, did you know that there  were Pharaohs in Egypt that were women? Some men in their illusionary  superiority try to keep all of the important facts about women hidden  from the masses for selfish controlling reasons. One of many ways to try  and steal power from our Sacred Women, and all of humanity is to destroy and distort the true history of our Sacred Women.  Men vilified women in a grandiose way by creating the story of Eve,  which tells us that woman is the originator of sin; that woman is the  first to rebel against God, making her responsible for the condition of  the world today. I know that it is taught that the bible is the inerrant  word of God. However, I must burst that bubble of deception. The bible  was written by men in an effort to control the masses and keep a chosen  few in control. Today that chosen few is called the 1 %.

It  is time that we stop telling his-story with all of the untruths,  inconsistencies, and deception, and start telling her-story combined  only with honesty. Is it realistic to believe that her-story will be  accurately told by men of old who saw women as property, second to their  slaves? In the past man's interpretation of our Sacred Woman’s  story was full of intentional mistakes, deception, and manufactured  distortions, created solely by men to discredit and belittle our Beloved  Sacred Women. It is way over due for our Sacred Women’s  stories to be told honestly, completely, and accurately down to the  stories ending words. Then all men and women will be seen through the  Sacred Light of Absolute Truth, Unconditional Love, and Unwavering  Honest Compassion. That is when competition between men and women will  cease. My beloved brothers, we have been called to right that which has  wrongfully been done to our Sacred Women for thousands of years, by a  multitude of men, and also done by a few of our totally mis-educated and  deceived Sis-Stars. Are we going to answer that call and help right all  of our wrongs?

I must make quick mention of a few groups that totally disrespect and dishonor our Beloved Sacred Women;  I am speaking of many of the religions of the world. Yes, you heard me  right; religion has played a major role in disrespecting,  dis-empowering, and outright abusing Sacred Women.  The Christian religion speaks a lot of repentance. Well, they need to  repent and turn from their wicked ways, and stop their attacks on all of  the Sacred Woman of the  world. How can they see women as being so low when a woman was worthy  enough to give birth to their most worshiped son, Jesus; the most  honored and respected teacher that their religion is founded on? They  were so caught up in their religious self-righteousness, ego, and error  of grandeur, that they could not accept the teachings of Jesus; the  teaching that showed them that men and women are Spiritual Equals, and  should be honored as such. The disciples of Jesus were rebuked numerous  times for disrespecting Sacred Women;  Mary Magdalene is one in particular. As you know, this deception has  just about completely permeated every facet of human life. One day the  truth about religion is going to be completely revealed to the world,  and a multitude of people are going to be more than shocked, over the  revelations that come forth.

My  Beloved Sisters and Brothers, let us all stand up and take our rightful  place beside each other. Those of us who are starting to wake from our  long dreary sleep of absolute ignorance of our oneness, must now stand  tall and start to guide the rest of humanity back to its original state  of True Spiritual Awareness, Sacred Existence, and Sacred Oneness. I am  speaking of our Original Sacred State of Being, here on Earth Mother.  The only place that we can dwell in such an awakened state is in  Paradise; and Paradise is manifested in and through the Divine Energy of  Unconditional Love within our very own Spirits, we can and must return  to, and hold on to Paradise. The Divine Energy of Unconditional Love  originates within Great Spirit, and Great Spirit  dwells within each of our Spirits. When Unconditional Love is shared  freely between woman to man, and man to woman; then shared with the  Whole of Creation our eyes are opened wide to the Spiritual Realm we are  and have always been a part of. Because of that, we will once again  consciously see and enter into our Paradise of Divine Oneness.

Within  the Divine Energy of Unconditional Love, which is the Essence of  Paradise, every need is exposed for the illusion that it truly is.  Divine reality shows us that we are already the eternal possessors of  everything that we think we need. All we have to do is respect each  other (do unto others as we would have them do unto us) and be still and  quite long enough to hear the call that is beckoning us to re-enter our  True Spiritual State of Reality. Then we will consciously be able to  enter into the Sacred Place where our Spirit and the Spirit of our Eternal Spiritual Parent Mother/Father Goddess/God  dwells in Divine Oneness. At that moment, we will see and know the  Divine Truth that we all have been in search of our entire lifetime. We  must honor and fully respect each other as the Perfect Spiritual Beings  that we are, and have always been. We are not the sinful unworthy  imperfect human beings that we have been told we are. We are Perfect  Eternal Spiritual Beings, which are traveling through this dense earthly  plane in a physical vehicle that has been labeled male and female.  However, our true self who is Spirit has no gender, and no physical  form. We all must start the very important process of spiritual  re-education and see ourselves as we truly are.

Each One Reach One

Each One Teach One

Each One Love One

Then We Become One!

If  we start to see our selves as we truly are, we will bring respect and  truth, back into our every day lives; we will also bring respect back  into our Divinely Ordained Relationships, especially our Intimate Love  Relationships; because they call for Unconditional Love, Equality, and  Oneness. That also means that we will bring respect back into the world,  and that respect will eventually transform the world and everything on  and in it. It does not matter if it is a sister and brother  relationship, a husband and wife relationship, Soul Mates, Twin Flames,  or any other kind of relationship between two human beings. It is time  that we bring equality and respect back to everyone, and back to the  world. We must and will do away with all of the male chauvinistic  attitudes that men have been functioning in and through for thousands of  years. People only put down and belittle each other because of their  own personal low self-esteem issues, which is the outward manifestation  of the fear of personal inferiority. Fear is usually at the bottom of  all conflicts.

Because I am a man, some may misinterpret my motivation behind my offering of these scripted words constructed to Honor All Sacred Women, and that is okay. The bottom line is this; I Love and Honor All Sacred Women, because like everyone else, I entered into this physical world through Heaven, and Heaven can only be found within a Sacred Woman. "I Love You Mom!  Thank you for giving birth to me, I am extremely grateful for you  allowing me to form in the Heaven of your womb, and allowing me to pass  through your gates of Heaven. Moreover, thank you for nurturing me,  teaching me, and loving me unconditionally as you did so well. I bow  down to you Mom, because you are my mother, and foremost a precious Sacred Woman." I also Thank You and Love You Dad. You were a living example to me of how to Love and Honor a Sacred Woman, as well as others and  myself. I am so fortunate and glad that you knew without a doubt who  you were, and you were not afraid to show that to everyone you came in  contact with. Because of that, you taught me how to Love  unconditionally; and also how to become the man that I am today.

My mother made transition from this physical plane years ago, however there are other Sacred Women  in my biological family that are still here. I have a Beauty-Full  Precious Daughter who I Love dearly, and she has blessed me with two  Beauty-Full Precious Granddaughters who I also Love dearly. I grew up in  a household of four Sacred Women (my mother and three sisters). My mother and all three of my sisters taught me a lot about Sacred Women.  I have learned to respect, Love, and protect my mother and sisters; not  because they could not and do not protect and take care of themselves,  because they most certainly can and do; and very well for that matter. I  have learned that they can take care of themselves very well when men  are working together with them, and likewise when they have to work on  things and hold things together all by themselves. I have grown to  understand that I cannot receive all of the blessings from this  experience called life without working towards being in perfect harmony  with all Beloved Sacred Women. Yes my brothers, we need Sacred Women because we are one with them in and through Goddess/God. We need Sacred Women  because we are created to be together with them, and dance to the  Sacred Rhythms of Life together with them as equal partners. All of us  are whole within ourselves; we were created that way by Goddess/God. Our Beloved Mother/Father Goddess/God  created us to Unconditionally Love, Respect, and Serve each other in  harmony and balance at all times, and I refuse to settle for anything  less.

My  Beloved Brothers, I must share just a little more with you before I  bring this to a close. Never forget this Divine Reality. Within every  man you will always find feminine energy just like you will find  masculine energy. The feminine energy stands right along side all of the  male testosterone that tries to bubble over out of proportion, when not  kept in balance and controlled, the masculine energy that is sometimes  misguided, turns into the macho egotistic energy that we focus so much  attention on as we flex our muscles to show each other and women how  strong we believe we are. The feminine energy that I am speaking of, is  not something that we should be overly concerned with, fearful of,  and/or believe it will cause us to become feminine and gay. If you are  worried about becoming gay, I need to tell you this. You need to drop  your fear and fully understand that a persons true sexuality no matter  what it is, is personal and fine no matter what it is; so you must stop  worrying about it, and stop judging anyone for the way they live their  lives; because you only have time to deal with the issues that are  confronting you at this time in your life. What we do in life is all  about sharing Unconditional Love and dropping all judgment. It is okay  my brother; Great Spirit created  us with both masculine and feminine energies for a Divine Purpose. Men  and women need the feminine energy as well as the masculine energy to  consistently be the complete and balanced creation that we are.  Remember, Mother/Father Goddess/God is  a combination of both the Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine, which  makes both energies equally important and necessary. The equality and  balance between the feminine and the masculine is already present within  all of our Spirits. However, we must consciously recognize, honor, and  respect that equality and balance within our psyche before we can reap  all of the beneficial fruits from that Sacred Tree of Feminine and  Masculine Oneness. Then at the time when we are ready to share our lives  with someone of the opposite or same sex, it will be done perfectly and  in Divine Order. It is not of the utmost importance who we choose to  Love, it is of the utmost importance how we Love.

Since  entering into the divine understanding that I have, I am continually  learning how to maintain my balance, and also how to share Love  Unconditionally with everyone I come in contact with. I am now able to  release my search for a that Sacred Woman to share the rest of my life with, and know that I will connect with that Sacred Woman in an intimate relationship within the divinely appointed time; the Sacred Woman  I will share my entire life with, in and through Divine Oneness,  Unconditional Love, Sacred Harmony, Peace, Light, and Joy. You see; I  had to wake-up and learn how to fully smell the roses in my midst just  like most of you. I was sleep walking even though I had a Sacred Woman and a Sacred Man train  me up in the way that I should go as I was growing up. In my confused  macho state of mind, I unintentionally caused and invited all manner of  confusion and pain into the intimate relationships I was involved in.  Nevertheless, that is now my past; each day I find myself in a new  moment of abundant life that is called the Now, and it is full of  infinite possibilities that I am fully taking advantage of. So in the  Glorious Now, I Am Creating My Very Own Sacred Paradise that is full of  Divine Balance, and I have shared some of that with those who read this,  and I will share that with My Beloved Queen and Sacred Woman at the divinely appointed time.

SACRED WOMEN and SACRED MEN Are One; We Are Divine Equals!

Know It, Enjoy It, and Be Free Within It!

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Always remember the following my Beloved Brothers.

Honor,  Respect, and Care For All Women, Because They Are Truly Sacred. In Some  Way That Precious Woman Standing Right Next To You May Hold The Key To  Your Spiritual Awakening and Deliverance; Because She May Be Able To  Teach You How You Can Fully Open Up To The Divine Unconditional Love of Mother/Father Goddess/God That Resides Within Your Spirit.

Love Is The Spirit Within You That Gives Eternal Life and Everlasting Joy Abundantly.

This is dedicated to:

My Mother, and the Sacred Women of the World, especially, my Daughter, and Granddaughters!

"I LOVE YOU SACRED WOMEN!"

"A Well-behaved Strong Sacred Woman Creates Her-Story and Creates It Extremely Well!"

CREATE ON SACRED WOMEN!

CREATE ON MY BELOVED SIS-STARS!

Mother/Father Goddess/God

I Love You!

Baba-Kundi Ma’at-Shambhala

Copyright © 1999

(Revised 03.24.12)

Onions, Fact or Fiction?

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ONIONS Fact or Fiction?

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu... Many of the farmers and their families ha contracted it and many died.

The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser. She said that several years ago, many of her employees were coming down with the flu, and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.

Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmer's story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia, and, needless to say, I was very ill... I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put it into an empty jar, and place the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

This is the other note.

Lots of times when we have stomach problems we don't know what to blame. Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu and is the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open.

LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

Ed, who was our tour guide, is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially-made mayo is completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the summer picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table, and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that, when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the ONIONS, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.

It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!). Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

7 Foods You Should Never Eat

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7 Foods You Should Never Eat

Although this post includes eating dairy and meat; I feel it is a great starting point for those of you concerned about your nutrition and looking to make the initial steps towards eating an Organic Plant Based diet.

7 Foods You Should Never Eat

Written By Prevention Magazine

Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals–and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and supersized health.

Clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing. Often they’re organic, and rarely (if ever) should they contain additives. But in some cases, the methods of today’s food producers are neither clean nor sustainable. The result is damage to our health, the environment, or both. So we decided to take a fresh look at food through the eyes of the people who spend their lives uncovering what’s safe–or not–to eat. We asked them a simple question: “What foods do you avoid?” Their answers don’t necessarily make up a “banned foods” list. But reaching for the suggested alternatives might bring you better health–and peace of mind.

1. The Endocrinologist Won’t Eat: Canned Tomatoes

Fredrick Vom Saal, is an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A.

The problem: The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Unfortunately, acidity (a prominent characteristic of tomatoes) causes BPA to leach into your food. Studies show that the BPA in most people’s body exceeds the amount that suppresses sperm production or causes chromosomal damage to the eggs of animals. “You can get 50 mcg of BPA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young,” says vom Saal. “I won’t go near canned tomatoes.”

The solution: Choose tomatoes in glass bottles (which do not need resin linings), such as the brands Bionaturae and Coluccio. You can also get several types in Tetra Pak boxes, like Trader Joe’s and Pomi.

Budget tip: If your recipe allows, substitute bottled pasta sauce for canned tomatoes. Look for pasta sauces with low sodium and few added ingredients, or you may have to adjust the recipe.

2. The Farmer Won’t Eat: Corn-Fed Beef

Joel Salatin is co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on sustainable farming.

The problem: Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. But farmers today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for slaughter. But more money for cattle farmers (and lower prices at the grocery store) means a lot less nutrition for us. A recent comprehensive study conducted by the USDA and researchers from Clemson University found that compared with corn-fed beef, grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease. “We need to respect the fact that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken manure,” says Salatin.

The solution: Buy grass-fed beef, which can be found at specialty grocers, farmers’ markets, and nationally at Whole Foods. It’s usually labeled because it demands a premium, but if you don’t see it, ask your butcher.

Budget tip: Cuts on the bone are cheaper because processors charge extra for deboning. You can also buy direct from a local farmer, which can be as cheap as $5 per pound. To find a farmer near you, search eatwild.com.

3. The Toxicologist Won’t Eat: Microwave Popcorn

Olga Naidenko, is a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group.

The problem: Chemicals, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), in the lining of the bag, are part of a class of compounds that may be linked to infertility in humans, according to a recent study from UCLA. In animal testing, the chemicals cause liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancer. Studies show that microwaving causes the chemicals to vaporize–and migrate into your popcorn. “They stay in your body for years and accumulate there,” says Naidenko, which is why researchers worry that levels in humans could approach the amounts causing cancers in laboratory animals. DuPont and other manufacturers have promised to phase out PFOA by 2015 under a voluntary EPA plan, but millions of bags of popcorn will be sold between now and then.

The solution: Pop natural kernels the old-fashioned way: in a skillet. For flavorings, you can add real butter or dried seasonings, such as dillweed, vegetable flakes, or soup mix.

4. The Farm Director Won’t Eat: Nonorganic Potatoes

Jeffrey Moyer is the chair of the National Organic Standards Board.

The problem: Root vegetables absorb herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides that wind up in soil. In the case of potatoes–the nation’s most popular vegetable–they’re treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they’re dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting. “Try this experiment: Buy a conventional potato in a store, and try to get it to sprout. It won’t,” says Moyer, who is also farm director of the Rodale Institute (also owned by Rodale Inc., the publisher of Prevention). “I’ve talked with potato growers who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals.”

The solution: Buy organic potatoes. Washing isn’t good enough if you’re trying to remove chemicals that have been absorbed into the flesh.

Budget tip: Organic potatoes are only $1 to $2 a pound, slightly more expensive than conventional spuds.

5. The Fisheries Expert Won’t Eat: Farmed Salmon

Dr. David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany, published a major study in the journal Science on contamination in fish.

The problem: Nature didn’t intend for salmon to be crammed into pens and fed soy, poultry litter, and hydrolyzed chicken feathers. As a result, farmed salmon is lower in vitamin D and higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT. According to Carpenter, the most contaminated fish come from Northern Europe, which can be found on American menus. “You could eat one of these salmon dinners every 5 months without increasing your risk of cancer,” says Carpenter, whose 2004 fish contamination study got broad media attention. “It’s that bad.” Preliminary science has also linked DDT to diabetes and obesity, but some nutritionists believe the benefits of omega-3s outweigh the risks. There is also concern about the high level of antibiotics and pesticides used to treat these fish. When you eat farmed salmon, you get dosed with the same drugs and chemicals.

The solution: Switch to wild-caught Alaska salmon. If the package says fresh Atlantic, it’s farmed. There are no commercial fisheries left for wild Atlantic salmon.

6. The Cancer Researcher Won’t Drink: Milk Produced With Artificial Hormones

Rick North is project director of the Campaign for Safe Food at the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and former CEO of the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society.

The problem: Milk producers treat their dairy cattle with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST, as it is also known) to boost milk production. But rBGH also increases udder infections and even pus in the milk. It also leads to higher levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor in milk. In people, high levels of IGF-1 may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers. “When the government approved rBGH, it was thought that IGF-1 from milk would be broken down in the human digestive tract,” says North. As it turns out, the casein in milk protects most of it, according to several independent studies. “There’s not 100 percent proof that this is increasing cancer in humans,” admits North. “However, it’s banned in most industrialized countries.”

The solution: Check labels for rBGH-free, rBST-free, produced without artificial hormones, or organic milk. These phrases indicate rBGH-free products.

7. The Organic-Foods Expert Won’t Eat: Conventional Apples

Mark Kastel, a former executive for agribusiness, is codirector of the Cornucopia Institute, a farm-policy research group that supports organic foods.

The problem: If fall fruits held a “most doused in pesticides contest,” apples would win. Why? They are individually grafted (descended from a single tree) so that each variety maintains its distinctive flavor. As such, apples don’t develop resistance to pests and are sprayed frequently. The industry maintains that these residues are not harmful. But Kastel counters that it’s just common sense to minimize exposure by avoiding the most doused produce, like apples. “Farm workers have higher rates of many cancers,” he says. And increasing numbers of studies are starting to link a higher body burden of pesticides (from all sources) with Parkinson’s disease.

The solution: Buy organic apples.

Budget tip: If you can’t afford organic, be sure to wash and peel them. But Kastel personally refuses to compromise. “I would rather see the trade-off being that I don’t buy that expensive electronic gadget,” he says. “Just a few of these decisions will accommodate an organic diet for a family.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/01/7-foods-should-never-eat/#ixzz1p136vBqN