Freedom Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in One Day

Health Freedom Candidate Ron Paul Raises $6 Million in Record-Setting Online Boston Tea Party

This is most likely all over the internet by now - and you've probably heard of it, if you check the social news sites at any degree. This is the only candidate worth listening to, measured solely by voting record/ past history. Ron Paul tells the truth - something that's blazingly obvious especially when cast next to another candidate. He's the only one who comes out with a straight answer. He understands the Constitution and why it originally made our country great.

Politics: Interview with Ron Paul

RealClearPolitics - Articles - My Interview with Ron Paul: "government creates too many (wrong) rules"

Listen to this man, Ron Paul, and understand that the federal government is not supposed to be what it is today. It's not even supposed to be doing a minuscule portion of what it does today! Think about it: The Dep't of Education: How is that supposed to be something that is regulated at the federal level? If you try to rationalize that in any way, you haven't studied the Constitution.

Our country grew and prospered for over a hundred and thirty years before things started on their downward slope. Freedom is what lets a country grow, and if it's not growing, it's dying.

The Soy Controversy, or the Corporate Food Problem

Someone recently asked me whether I liked a popular, brand-name soymilk. I don't drink Soymilk anymore because of the controversy that soy causes. Yeah, I know soy is still in a lot of foods, especially those little protein bars (the ones that taste like candy bars and claim to be good for you), but that's beside the point. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy#Soy_controversy

In addition, the company that makes the soymillk in question this morning takes soy and adds sugar, plus artificial flavors. It also adds sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate for preservatives. IF they're going to add a preservative, they should NOT use the benzoates (either sodium- or potassium- ); these can combine with Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) to form benzene -- a known carcinogen. (Potassium Sorbate is safe) So, they are essentially making something quasi-healthy into something definitely-not healthy. I can't get myself excited over that.

Having a little fun, I did a quick search on some of the other ingredients in this particular brand of soymilk. It's important to consider however that these ingredients are not common to only soymilk, but many, many manufactured foods available today. ALSO please note that this is the result of a quick websearch and may or may not be documented properly.

• Potassium Citrate can have the effects on you that can stop your body from working and stop your blood flow and circulation. Do not have it if you are pregnant, or sick.
• Dipotassium Phosphate - the purpose of this in food is to prevent protein coagulation and also to prevent its precipitation. However, this active ingredient is commonly sprayed on leaves as a fertilizer, and seems also to help control certain fungal diseases on ornamental plants. It's also added to antifreeze solutions as a buffer, liquid detergents as a dispersion medium, and what-the-heck, added to paper, um, just because?. It's generally okay to consume, but ... why would you want to?
  
• Sodium Polyphosphate - An emulsifier. Harmful if swallowed or inhaled, and in contact with the skin. Why do they even have to add emulsifiers? Can't people stir their drinks anymore?

In conclusion, the safest way of choosing what to eat would be to just not eat processed foods at all. You can't even trust the organic brands to be good for you, considering that the Big Corporate Food companies have been buying up the small, organic companies and making those brands their own -- without telling anyone. But that's another story.