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Archive for December, 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010. Wow! Where has the year gone? Today I am grateful for those who are campaigning to have a fluoride-free America, Canada, and the world.

FAN BULLETIN                                                  December 30, 2010

Dear Dr. J. Collins Meek,

The Fundraiser
Before we get to how FAN’s messages are getting around the world we have to report on another exciting day in our fundraiser yesterday. Unbelievably, we have nearly reached our goal of $50,000. Yesterday, we received another $2,173 from 37 donors. This brings our grand total to $48,516 from 295 donors.

With 5 more donors we will have reached a total of 300 donors that will mean that we will get another $1000 kicking in from one of our generous challenge donors. At that point we will be a stone’s throw from $50,000 – but some distance from our goal of 500 donors.

But the key challenge for us right now is whether or not we can get another 105 NEW donors – of any amount – to kick in the second donation of $1000 if we can hit 400 donors by midnight Dec 31. This may be a little too ambitious but we have to hope.

For those of you who value the work of FAN but haven’t yet contributed, would you consider chipping in $5? A donation of $10 will get you the DVD “Professional Perspectives on Water Fluoridation” ($12 for Canada and $15 for all other countries).

You can make a tax-deductible online donation – see also more details on other premiums.

QUOTES ON FLUORIDATION
Tomorrow we would like to distribute some of the best quotes on fluoridation. These can make such a difference in letter-to-the-editor or in presentations. Do you have a favorite quote that you like to use? If soplease send it in (with complete citation) to me.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS ARTICLES
Several news articles and two recent emails have brought home FAN’s ability to reach around the world.  Many of the articles stem from themedia release that FAN put out on the latest IQ study. Here are a few examples of those articles:

1) Eco Walk the Talk, Asia’s Global Green Community (Dec 24): Do We Really Need Fluoride In Water? by Sahana Singh.

2) International Business Times (Dec 28), Fluoride in water lowers IQ levels: report

3) Sierra Club Canada, Fluoride in Water Linked to Lower IQ in Children

4) Pravda, Russia (Dec 26): Fluoride in Water Linked to Lower IQ in Children ..that explains a lot

5) India Times, Lower IQ in Children could be caused by Fluoride in Water

THE TWO EMAILS
The first came from Mageswari Sangaralingam (a signer of the Professionals’ Statement) from Malaysia who wrote to us that her group, Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) had sent a letter to the newspaper Bernama that had published an article indicating that fluoridation would be re-introduced into the city of Sabah.  Their letter,Stop fluoridation of M’sian, Sabah water supply, signed by S.M. Mohamed Idris, President of CAP, was published today.

The second came from Sweden giving us some interesting historical information on the Swedish campaign to keep fluoridation out of that country and also expressing how puzzling America’s support for this outdated practice is to Swedish eyes. ……………………………………………………………………

Thank you, Dr. Paul Connett, and others, who are tirelessly trying to eliminate toxic fluoride from our drinking water supplies!

Doc Meek, Friday, December 31, 2010, South Jordan, Utah, USA

Thursday, December 30, 2010. Today I am grateful for Doug Casey, a bit of a maverick, who tries to teach us to avoid stupidity and to learn about the true nature of economics and the market in order to protect our financial situation (individual and country).

DOUG CASEY, Chairman And best-selling author of The International Man, Crisis Investing and Strategic Investing, among others. Doug is a near-legendary speculator who has parlayed his contrarian instincts and encyclopedic knowledge of markets into a fortune for himself and many of the longtime readers of his advisory services.

Profile above from: http://www.caseyresearch.com/premium-publications/the-casey-report/?ppref=CWC012XX1210B

Text below from: http://www.caseyresearch.com/displayCwc.php?e=true

“My Favorite Quotes”

“Doug Casey, Chairman, Casey Research”

“When I first got into the habit of ending every edition of The International Speculator (and later The Casey Report) with a quote – starting in the 1990s – I almost always referred to at least one of my four favorite modern philosophers—Mikhail Bakunin, Peter Kropotkin, Edward Gibbon, and H.L. Mencken. These are some of the quotes that I used from them (there are many more in the archives) so long ago now that many current subscribers either haven’t seen them, or have let them fade into the further reaches of their consciousness. I believe they belong in the very front of your consciousness. Take a few of the quotes you like best, and tape them on your computer or your fridge. They’ll provide a continuing measure of solace and amusement to current events.

“Let’s set the tone with Einstein. I don’t quote him often enough, but two of my all-time favorite observations are courtesy of him:

‘Two things are infinite – the universe and human stupidity. And I’m not sure about the former.’

‘After hydrogen, the most common thing in the universe is stupidity.’

“At the opposite end of the fame spectrum from Einstein is Mikhail Bakunin, the Russian anarchist. Bakunin, like Kropotkin, was a genuine revolutionary. And both were popular rabble-rousers. Unfortunately, neither had any understanding of economics – but they had a fantastic grip on the nature of the state, and a great sense of life. And at its best, their rhetoric absolutely sings – it’s the verbal equivalent of the 4th movement of Beethoven’s 9th symphony, or Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries.”

Thank you, Doug Casey, for helping to stretch our minds!

Doc Meek, Thursday, December 29, 2010, South Jordan, Utah, USA

Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Today I am grateful for those who are willing to speak out about the questionable practice of  fluoridation of drinking water. Specifically, those such as Dr. Paul Connett, who let us know that the fluoride put into our drinking water supplies by many municipal authorities is a toxic waste product from the aluminum manufacturing industry.

Image from: http://www.gerber.com/birth/nutrition_and_feeding/supporting_your_babys_healthy_immune_system.aspx

Parents Should be Warned: Fluoridated Water is Not Recommended for Infants

Contacts:
Paul Connett, Director of FAN, at media@fluoridealert.org
Stuart Cooper, FAN’s Campaign Director at stuart@fluoridealert.org

A new study confirms infants fed formula reconstituted with fluoridated water are at greater risk of developing discolored teeth (dental fluorosis). (1) The American Dental Association (ADA) warned dentists about this in 2006 but has done little or nothing to inform the nearly 200 million Americans who live in communities with fluoridated drinking water.

The study by Levy et al., a Journal of the American Dental Association cover story (October 2010), confirms Levy’s earlier studies, which show “[F]luoride intakes during each of the first 4 years were individually significantly related to fluorosis on maxillary central incisors, with the first year most important,” and that “[I]nfant formulas reconstituted with higher fluoride water can provide 100 to 200 times more fluoride than breastmilk, or cow’s milk.” (2, 3)

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 32% of American children have dental fluorosis, an increase of 23% from the 1980s. (4) Black and Hispanic populations have even higher rates. Dental fluorosis is a visible sign that a child was overexposed to fluoride. Pictures of fluorosis:http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/teeth/fluorosis/moderate-severe.html

“The message from Dr. Levy’s work is loud and clear: Don’t give babies fluoridated water,” says Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director, Fluoride Action Network (FAN). “Unfortunately the ADA has known about these risks for more than four years. Researchers are telling dentists; but dentists are not telling parents.”

This and other little-known adverse fluoride health effects led Connett to co-author, “The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics that Keep it There,” with James Beck, MD, PhD, professor emeritus of medical physics, University of Alberta and Spedding Micklem, DPhil, professor emeritus at Edinburgh University.

A recent review in The Lancet (5) describes fluoride as “an emerging neurotoxic substance” that may damage the developing brain. The National Research Council (NRC) has identified fluoride as an “endocrine disrupter” that may impair thyroid function. A recent Harvard University study links fluoride to bone cancer (6).

“Approximately half of the newborns and infants I see in practice are fed formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, which I find alarming since the blood-brain barrier is not even developed until 6 months of age, placing these young infants at risk for neurotoxic effects that can be severe and permanent,” says Dr. Yolanda Whyte, a pediatrician in Georgia. “Parents should be warned not to give fluoridated water to babies and children, and they should know that fluoride is also present in juice and other water-reconstituted beverages. I diagnose dental fluorosis on average 5 times daily, but fluoride doesn’t only affect teeth, it can potentially affect the brain and nervous system, kidneys, bones, and other tissues in young children during their critical stages of organ development. A public awareness campaign is urgently needed.”

Thank you, Paul Connett, for having the courage and persistence to speak out about the dangers of fluoridation of drinking water!

Doc Meek, Wednesday, December 29, 2010, South Jordan, Utah, USA

Tuesday, December 28, 2010. Today I am grateful for Pat Wyman, and her willingness to share what she learns with the rest of us.

This is your Instant Learning Tips Newsletter from HowToLearn.com

Today:  Weird Tip To Shed Fat After The Holidays

Dear Doc,

If you’re like most of us, you’ve probably had a little trouble
keeping the weight off over the holidays…

Could be that your excess ‘baggage’ is all over, or maybe
just in certain areas like your belly – or maybe just your
hips or thighs like me…

And like anything else you’ve been struggling with, you
might suspect that there is something out there that could
help that you just don’t know about yet…

After all, you know that diets just don’t work-

-and all that treadmill exercise is way too boring and takes
too much time-

-and any weight you do lose ends up right back on your body
once you’re forced to stop the crazy dieting and exercise
routines!

Am I right?  I thought so…

…then I know you’re going to be happy to hear more about
this UNIQUE NEWS story I just finished reading:

The facts are, a formerly overweight Michigan couple LOST
OVER 101 POUNDS of fat in just a few months by stumbling on
this 1 weird trick that burns fat for 3 FULL DAYS from just
15 minutes…

…yeah, that’s what I thought too, it DOES sound amazing!

You can even see their before and after pics on their website
right here: (make sure your speakers are turned on as Rob starts
speaking when you get to the site)

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=52GBd&m=1fAF9vMhR8PI2b&b=kQSyAvOX3EDRUR0qvIHtGw

But here are the other important facts from this unusual
story you’ll want to know about first:

1. They did it by enjoying delicious foods several times a
day, EVERY DAY, never hungry a minute…

2. They DID NOT do one minute of ‘cardio’ exercise, but
still lowered their resting heart rate and developed the
near-boundless energy of a spry teenager…

3. In addition to the weight loss, he lost nearly 10 INCHES
OF BELLY FAT, and she dropped 8 DRESS SIZES, going from a 12
to a 4…

4. They did this all while doing almost the EXACT OPPOSITE
of what most fitness experts have been teaching us for
years…

I did not repost the full story in this newsletter, but you’re
probably already wondering about all the other details…
don’t worry-

-you’re going to learn everything you need to know
(including the inspiring before and after pics) at Rob’s
website, right here: (make sure your speakers are turned
on as Rob starts speaking when you get to the site)

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=52GBd&m=1fAF9vMhR8PI2b&b=kQSyAvOX3EDRUR0qvIHtGw

Rob even shows you the 5 BIG MISTAKES you’ve probably
been making trying to lose the weight, among all the tricky
little details of their fascinating, life-changing discovery.
Enjoy, and you’ll thank me later 😉

To your health and fitness,

Pat Wyman
Founder, HowToLearn.com
P.S. I lost 10 pounds recently!

The Center for New Discoveries in Learning, Inc., 4535 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89102 …………………………………………………………….

Thank you, Pat Wyman, for sharing your secrets with us for shedding fat after the holidays!

Doc Meek, Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at my own computer in South Jordan, Utah, USA

Monday, December 27, 2010. Today I am grateful for those who put their inspired images and thoughts down for the rest of us.

Image from:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow

Remember this following quotation when you don’t feel good about yourself. You DO have a place even when you don’t feel it. Love and Blessings, Doc

“Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you.”
~ T.A. Barron (born 1952); writer

Thank you T.A. Barron, for sharing your convictions with us!

You give us all hope, even in our dark hours.

Doc Meek, Monday, December 27, 2010, at my own computer in South Jordan, Utah, USA

Sunday, December 26, 2010. Today I am grateful for my daughter, Charlene, for the life she leads and for the people whom she influences for good. She could not have given me a better Christmas present than Heidi S. Swinton’s biography about a hero of mine, “The Big Swede with the Big Heart”: Thomas S. Monson.

Image from: http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Biography-Thomas-S-Monson/dp/160641898X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1293380283&sr=8-1

In Heidi S. Swinton’s thoroughgoing work, To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson, she points out his native optimism and his healing influences on the lives of regular people everywhere (page 5):

“He starts his first meeting of the day with ‘Top of the morning’ [which alone is enough to warm the cockles of the heart of this Irishman, me], he whistles in the middle of the afternoon, and he advocates with true sincerity finding ‘joy in the journey’ at every turn.

“Some of those [he serves] look put together on the outside but cry out . . . from within . . . .

“He hears them.

“He has continually offered the promise of peace, hope, and comfort in spite of challenges and grief, some seemingly insurmountable.”

[This is my kind of guy–how I wish I could emulate him more!!!]

“He quotes often the promise of Jesus Christ:

‘I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up’.”

This promise is from the Doctrine and Covenants (Section 84, Verse 88), one of the four volumes of scripture sacred to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:

(1) The Holy Bible (both the Old Testament and the New Testament)

(2) The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

(3) The Pearl of Great Price

(4) The Doctine and Covenants

My hero, Tomas S. Monson, “the Big Swede with the Big Heart,” is currently President of the worldwide church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Thank you, Heidi S. Swinton, for bringing us the whole life of the man who brings wholeness to all who come within his sphere of influence!

Doc Meek, Sunday, December 26, 2010, at my daughter Charlene’s computer, in South Jordan, Utah, USA.

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

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Saturday, December 25, 2010, Christmas Day! Today we are grateful for the spirit of generosity that pervades this season of the year. And thankful for the birth of a humble child, Yeshua the Anointed One, destined to help us overcome personal selfishness and pride and become our better selves.

 A Bible illustration of Nativity, c. 1925.

Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus

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Again today we are grateful for Uinise Langi who sent us this beautiful animated Christmas card. We are also grateful for the talented animal-loving creators of this eCard. We wish we knew who the creators are so that we could acknowledge them and thank them:

http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/preview/flash/bws8Shell_fps24.swf?ihost=http://ak.imgag.com/imgag&brandldrPath=/product/full/el/&cardNum=/product/full/ap/3166187/graphic1

Jeannette & Doc Meek, Saturday, December 25, 2010, South Jordan, Utah, USA.

Jeannette & Doc Meek, the “ghosts from Christmas past” . . . way past! 😮

(This was the only digitized photo I could find on short notice. Honest!)

Friday, December 24, 2010.

Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowman

Today we are so grateful to Uinise Langi who sent us this beautiful animated Christmas card. We are also grateful for the talented animal-loving creators of this eCard. We wish we knew who the creators are so that we could acknowledge them and thank them:

http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/preview/flash/bws8Shell_fps24.swf?ihost=http://ak.imgag.com/imgag&brandldrPath=/product/full/el/&cardNum=/product/full/ap/3166187/graphic1

Jeannette & Doc Meek, Friday, December 24, 2010, South Jordan, Utah, USA.

Jeannette & Doc Meek, the “ghosts from Christmas past” . . . way past! 😮

(This was the only digitized photo I could find on short notice. Honest!)

Thursday, December 23, 2010. Once again I am grateful for GHNI (Global Hope Network Internation) and the faithful staff and volunteers who reach the poorest of the poor worldwide. They just sent me an email about “A Parable of the Three Committees.”

Phil Costello/Pak Lura

Photo above and text below from this website:  

http://globalhopenetwork.org/parable-of-the-three-committees?utm_source=GHNI+Email+List&utm_campaign=3bb7bca9b4-An_Unusual_Parable_of_the_Three_12_23_2010&utm_medium=email

“What? A Parable of the Three Committees? I know, it sounds a little odd – but stories are sometimes the best way to communicate, even to government officials! At least, that’s what GHNI’s Phil Costello and Jackie Rahardja discovered in a “heart-to-heart” they had with Pak Lura, a local government official in Indonesia. Check it out [here]:

http://globalhopenetwork.org/parable-of-the-three-committees?utm_source=GHNI+Email+List&utm_campaign=3bb7bca9b4-An_Unusual_Parable_of_the_Three_12_23_2010&utm_medium=email

“You also don’t want to miss this video clip of Jackie [explaining TCD (Transformational Community Development)] to community leaders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCoN5-Ve_C4&feature=player_embedded

“It made me smile even though I don’t understand Indonesian. I guess laughter is contagious, no matter what language it’s in! 🙂

“Merry Christmas! – Naomi Schalm, GHNI Web Journalist”

Thank you Naomi Schalm,  Phil Costello, Jackie Rahardja, and Pak Lura!

Doc Meek, Thursday, December 23, 2010, at my wife’s computer, in South Jordan, Utah, USA.

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Today I am grateful for Paul Taubman.

Paul Taubman, The Gratitude Guru, who operates this website: http://www.AllAboutGratitude.com, from which I got the following Melody Beattie quote:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what
we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into
acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can
turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger
into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings
peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
~ Melody Beattie

Whether you are a student or a teacher, gratitude will change the way you learn and teach (students and teachers are both learners and teachers, I think).

Explore gratitude, build up your personal awareness of gratitude, practice gratitude daily, hourly, minutely, and you will both learn better and teach better. Much better.

I promise you!

Thank you, Paul Taubman, for helping us lift up our hearts and minds to gratitude daily!

Doc Meek, Wednesday, December 22, 2010, on my daughter Charlene’s computer, at South Jordan, Utah, USA.

J. Collins Meek, Ph.D. (Doc Meek)
“What if you are smarter than you think?”
Learning Specialist https://docmeek.com

For brain health, ensure heart health (short video):
http://www.amiraclemolecule.com/themeekteam
More on heart health http://www.themeekteam.info
Ph (801) 971-1812 (Jeannette); Fax [801] 282-6026

THE LEARNING CLINIC WORLDWIDE, INC.
CANADA: P.O. Box 3105, Sherwood Park, AB T8H 2T1
TONGA: Mele Taumoepeau, P.O. Box 60, Nuku’alofa
USA: 3688 W 9800 S, #138, South Jordan, UT 84095

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