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[FairfieldLife] EU Report: Pesticides can cause brain damage and organic food is the future

[Dick Mays dickm...@lisco.com [FairfieldLife]]

 
Pesticides can cause brain damage and organic food is the future, EU report says
Organic food contains fewer chemicals so may be healthier

Narjas Zatat  @NtheodoraK 
 a day ago1 comment 

 


http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/environment-report-eu-pesticide-link-brain-damage-lower-iq-billions-of-pounds-lost-organic-food-a7771056.html
 


The Independent Online

A display of organic tomatoes Getty Images
Eating food with high levels of pesticides has an adverse effect on the brain, 
according to a review of existing scientific evidence commissioned by the 
European Parliament . 
downloadable here:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/581922/EPRS_STU%282016%29581922_EN.pdf
 

The MEPs wanted to know whether organic food was healthier than conventionally 
grown crops and asked experts to look at the relevant research.

A report based on the review said a California study had found that children 
whose mothers had traces of organophosphate metabolites – the basis for many 
pesticides – during pregnancy were more likely to have “adverse mental 
development at two years of age, attention problems at three-and-a-half and 
five years, and poorer intellectual development at seven years". 

Another study calculated that an estimated 13 million IQ points a year are lost 
as a result of pesticides, which represents a loss of approximately €125bn 
(£109bn) across the European Union 
.

READ MORE
'Bee friendly' plants found to contain pesticides that harm them
 

The report suggested this figure was likely to be an under-estimation, as it 
failed to take into account the possible impact of pesticides on diseases like 
Parkinson’s, diabetes and some types of cancer.

The experts also raised concerns about pesticide regulation. While they undergo 
“a comprehensive risk assessment before market release … important gaps 
remain," they said.

READ MORE

Pesticides are not needed to feed the world, says UN report 

Case for ban on pesticides linked to bird and bee deaths 'stronger' 

Pesticide linked to ‘large-scale population extinctions’ of wild bees 

"At least 100 different pesticides … [are] known to cause adverse neurological 
effects in adults and all of these substances must therefore be suspected of 
being capable of damaging developing brains as well," they added.

Organic food, however, contains low pesticide levels and the “potential risks 
to human health are largely avoided”.

Professor Ewa Rembiałkowska, of Warsaw University, said: “There are indications 
that organiccrops have a lower cadmium content than conventional crops due to 
differences in fertiliser use and soil organic matter, an issue that is highly 
relevant to human health. 

"Organic milk has a higher content of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids compared 
to conventional milk, although we cannot currently derive any specific health 
benefit from this.”

And Professor Johannes Kahl said: "We find that people who prefer organic food 
also have overall healthier dietary preferences, including more vegetables, 
fruits, and wholegrain products and less meat.

"These patterns are also favourable from the perspective of environmental 
sustainability."

The report concluded that there was a link between organic food consumption and 
a decreased risk of allergic diseases, as well as potential benefits for 
overweight or obesity people.

Some References for Negative Effects of Exposure to Pesticides on Cognitive  
and Brain Development of Children

The study (2006) commissioned by the EU Parliament  can be downloaded here: 
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/.../EPRS_STU%282016... 



 Rauh, V.A., et al., Brain anomalies in children exposed prenatally to a common 
organophosphate pesticide. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2012. 109(20): p. 7871-6.
 
 Van 

[FairfieldLife] > Secrets to a longer, healthier life

[email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

http://www.globalgoodnews.com/science-news-a.html?art=14950504172900664

How modern scientific discoveries and ancient holistic traditions can reverse 
aging
by Robert Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Seven Longevity Lessons from Blue Zones 

 1. Move naturally—Be physically active in daily life.
2. Eat moderately—Eat until you're 80 percent full, which cuts calories by 20 
percent.
3. Consume a plant-based diet—Bump up your intake of fruits, veggies, legumes, 
and whole grains, and avoid meat and processed foods.
4. Down shift—Relieve stress, as in your twice-daily Transcendental Meditation® 
(TM) practice; rest and relax regularly.
5. Have purpose—Determine your life purpose and live by it.
6. Enjoy social support—Make family, loved ones, and your social circle a 
priority.
7. Belong—Participate in a spiritual practice and community. 

[FairfieldLife] DLF > Benefit for 10,000 Veterans and At-Risk Youth,

[email4you mikemail4...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

http://enjoytmnews.org/kennedy-center-benefit-1-veterans-and-at-risk-youth/#.WTVAU9wlGih
Jerry Seinfeld will headline the David Lynch FoundationSM (DLF) benefit concert 
to teach Transcendental Meditation® (TM) to 10,000 at-risk veterans and youth 
in Washington, D.C. Co-hosted by Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness Jackman, and 
Katie Couric, the lineup features comics Jay Leno and Margaret Cho, and musical 
artists Kesha, Ben Folds, Angélique Kidjo, and Sharon Isbin.Seinfeld also 
performed at the inaugural DLF benefit concert in New York City in 2009, along 
with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Since then the Foundation has provided TM 
scholarships for over 500,000 people in need in 35 countries.

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Importance Of Group Meditation

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 Is it necessary to meditate with the group?
 Meditating as a group creates a more powerful spiritual vibration than 
meditating alone.  Amma has designed each session of the meditation retreat to 
increase the spiritual benefits to each participant.  She asks that we all 
attend every meditation together, and not meditate alone in our rooms.  If you 
would like to start meditating before the first session, you are welcome to 
come to the main meditation room and start early.  -Karunamayi
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 The 'Collective Meditation'   
 

 -Spiritual Regeneration Movement NEWSLETTER 

 May 1965
 Maharishi Concludes Five World Tours
 

 "His Holiness returned to India on 20th March, 1965 after a successful 
nine-month world tour.
 

 ..A special feature of this tour was the keen interest generated in scientific 
circles in England, Germany and America, where scientists are now conducting 
experiments to assess the effects of Deep Meditation.."

 

 


 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 

 "An event of unique importance took place on the 28th of March, at 
Shankaracharya Nagar, Rishikesh. The saints and Mahatmas of Uttarakhand 
assembled on the ground of the Academy of Meditation to invoke the benign grace 
and the almighty power of the gods to right the wrongs of today's world 
society."

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 ..in "Duty-bound" 
 

 The "collective meditation"  of  "Deep Meditation", 
 

 "In welcoming the saints and Mahatmas, Maharishi said that the world today 
needed the intercession of the saints who are established n themselves and are 
therefore, nearer to the almighty power. The situation of the world now 
demanded of the people a powerful invocation of the grace of gods to fill the 
atmosphere with peace and purity. This, he said, can be effectively done by 
those who by long practice of meditation and various spiritual disciplines, had 
gained the privilege of being nearer to the seat of divine power and mercy. The 
saints of Uttarakhand therefore were in duty-bound to intercede on behalf of 
the people and invoke the grace of gods to alleviate human suffering."

 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 "..After Maharishi had stressed the importance and purpose of the assembly of 
the Saints and Mahatmas.. 
 Then the party entered the 84 caves of Shakaracharya Nagar, where collective 
meditation was held for one hour. So soon as everyone had taken their seats in 
the caves, the meditation started with a recitation of Vedic hymns, and as 
everyone sank deep within, nature herself was absorbed in silence. There was 
utter stillness for one solid hour, at the end of which, the meditation was 
broken by a recitation of vedic slokas. The saints who are accustomed to long 
meditation felt the powerful intensity of today's collective meditation. It was 
decided to continue collective meditation regularly every Sunday until 
atmospheric tension abates.”
  
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

Anybody have short quotes from the TM movement about the value of group 
meditation?  Doing TM in a group.  Something from the old days of Maharishi in 
the time before the siddhis?
 

  There are plenty enough of charts and pronouncement of a value for practicing 
the TM-Siddhis in a group.  How about for pre-siddhis meditators and group 
meditation?  It seems that some portion of the meditating community is not 
interested in practicing the TM-Siddhis, at least for that long as they do in 
the Domes now. 
 

 Is there a value to just meditating in a group.  Evidently Fred Travis has 
data that shows that there is a spiritual value related to proximity and 
numbers of meditators meditating.   
 

  
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Group meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as well 
as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree of 
Self-realization of each member of the group by the law of invisible vibratory 
exchange of group magnetism. —Paramahansa 
Yogananda in Seeking God Together

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 ..Group meditations strengthen the individuals. When you're in meditation with 
other devotees you don't know how much you help one another. It gives you 
strength. There is a vibration that is created that strengthens, and supports, 
and encourages each one. So when you sit to meditate just remember this.
 —Sri Daya Mata on the SRF tape Karma Yoga
 

 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Group meetings to practice the techniques of meditation are vitally important. 
Group meetings strengthen the individual Self-realization that one has acquired 
in private at home.  

[FairfieldLife] History: research Revolutionized a view of meditation

[dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 

 In the mid-20th century, there was little scientific research on meditation.

 

 May 1965
 Maharishi Concludes Five World Tours
 

 "His Holiness returned to India on 20th March, 1965 after a successful 
nine-month world tour.
 

 ..A special feature of this tour was the keen interest generated in scientific 
circles in England, Germany and America, where scientists are now conducting 
experiments to assess the effects of Deep Meditation.."
 
 --Spiritual Regeneration Movement NEWSLETTER 
 

 In the early 1970s, when a group of young scientists and academics from around 
the world set out on a revolutionary quest.

 

 
http://enjoytmnews.org/remarkable-story-scientific-exploration-enlightenment/#.WTUxixPyto5
 
http://enjoytmnews.org/remarkable-story-scientific-exploration-enlightenment/#.WTUxixPyto5

 

 

 ..we were keen to research the new state of consciousness we were experiencing 
during TM. So we sought to create a scientific portrait of TM and 
Transcendental Consciousness, and its myriad benefits.
 
 Working with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Founder of TM, we established two 
universities. These institutions are dedicated to the experiential, 
theoretical, and empirical study of enlightenment and its relationship to all 
fields of academic study: Maharishi International University (MIU, now 
Maharishi University of Management) and Maharishi European Research University 
(MERU).