In This Edition:

1. Date Claimers.

2. Your Herbs and Spices Might Contain Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead.

3. A Review of the Ingredients in Skittles.

4. Car Give Away.

5. The Learning Network – Our Children are Being Used As Fodder.

6. Tell Your Elected Leaders What You Think  - That is Why We Pay Them.

DATE CLAIMERS:

1. CPR Training (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: First Aid):

We are still taking bookings for Monday night April 24 from 5pm - 7pm,

at the Maleny Showgrounds. $95.00 per person. 

Knowing this technique for adults, children and babies can save lives. 

Learning to be more resilient and skilled in times to come is important.

Remember the Queensland Hospital System is broken! More than 10,000 Queenslanders are waiting 24 hours in the Emergency Department just to get a bed, and Maternity Wards are closing right across the State!

2. Plantsalot Garden Group - Next Meeting: Friday 14 April at 8.00am: 

No meeting tomorrow (Good Friday).

Casual, Fun, Educational - all things Gardening! Lots of produce, seeds and information…and more!

Your Herbs and Spices Might Contain Arsenic, Cadmium and Lead!:

Very Important reasons to grow your own herbs and spices.

CR tested 126 products from McCormick, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and other popular brands. Almost a third had heavy metal levels high enough to raise health concerns.

Items like basil, cumin, ginger (all but one)!, Oregano (all of them) Paprika ( half of them) Thyme (all of them) failed the toxicity test!

To find out more, watch here:

https://youtu.be/uF730ErSUIA 

Do You Read Ingredients? A Review of Skittles:

- From Anth & Crystal, The Health Patch (not fact checked)

One of the most popular candies on the shelf today is skittles.

The box of little multi coloured candies that has “taste the rainbow” as their slogan...it sounds delightful doesn’t it?

Unfortunately (I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear this) the ingredients are anything but delightful.

Take a look:

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oil, Food Acids (330, 331), Thickener (Dextrin), Modified Corn Starch, Flavour, Colours (171, 129, 110, 132, 133), Glazing Agent (903).

Now while it might not be a long list of ingredients…I cannot overstate how bad these ingredients are.

You have sugar, more sugar, vegetable oil (it’s actually industrial seed oil, there’s no such thing as vegetable oil!) and then a bunch of chemicals thrown together with some corn starch that’s probably made from GMO corn!

There’s nothing good here whatsoever…no protein, no fat, no fibre, no vitamins or minerals whatsoever. But as bad as this whole list is, I just want to focus in on the set of 5 numbers at the end there, the colours and flavours. You’ve probably seen these numbers before, they appear in so many products, but do you know what these numbers actually mean? I was shocked to discover just how bad these little numbers actually are!

Let’s take a closer look at them…

129 (Allura Red AC): A dark red powder that’s made from either coal tar or petroleum (take your pick right?). This dye has been linked to hyperactivity in kids and may also cause allergic reactions in some people.

110 (Sunset Yellow FCF): Another commonly used dye that’s also made from coal tar, this additive has been linked to hyperactivity, ADHD, and behavioral problems in kids. It may also cause allergic reactions and trigger asthma symptoms in some people.

132 (Indigo Carmine): This blue dye has been linked to allergic reactions, hyperactivity and potential carcinogenic effects.

133 (Brilliant Blue FCF): Another blue dye that has been linked to hyperactivity and ADHD in children, as well as potential carcinogenic effects.

But I’ve saved the worst for last…

171 (Titanium dioxide): This additive is used as a whitening agent in foods and has been linked to inflammation, genotoxicity (damage to DNA) and potentially carcinogenic effects in the body.

Because of this titanium dioxide has been BANNED in the EU since 2022.

Yet it (and the others listed above) appears in one of the most popular confectionary brands in Australia and most of the world.  200 Million individual skittles are made in factories around the world every single day.

A little label located on the bottom of every skittle box that says “Be treatwise” Followed by “Enjoy a balanced diet”. This is Mars’s (the company behind Skittles and a bunch of other crap) way of pretending to look out for our kids health by encouraging moderation when in reality their only goal is to sell as much candy as possible.

In short, don’t give this company or any others like them your support. Don’t buy Skittles, M&Ms, Snickers or Twix bars. These products provide no nutritional value and have no place in anyone’s diet. Our kids (and us!) truly deserve so much better.

It’s so important that we teach our kids the value of nutrient dense foods early on and make sure they are exposed to as many fresh whole foods and as little ultra processed packaged foods as possible.

Do You Know Anyone In The Maleny Community Who Might Be In Need Of A Reliable Car?:

The Maleny Church I attend is looking for someone in need of a car.

30 families put in $100 each so the car, an older model mitzubishi (?) could go to the mechanics and have over $3,000 spent on a motor overhaul, new tyres etc, so it will be in good condition for whoever receives it. 

We are looking for preferably a single mum who’s doing it tough and needs a reliable vehicle (But not necessarily).

If anyone knows of someone who could be blessed by this gift please reply by return email

The Learning Network - Our Children Are Being Used As Fodder:

During April there will be a special mailout with the focus on our Children, The Education System and what might be “Workable Solutions” going forward. 

We may even organise an open forum night to discuss in depth if there is enough interest.

If anyone has articles or insight into this area of our network can you please get in touch or send them through by return email so we can create a comprehensive piece of work for parents to review.

Meanwhile, if this is an area of interest for you, I would like to encourage you to watch this :

Jordan Peterson and Jeff Sandefer

Short version - 12 minutes:

The US School System Was Designed to Create Factory Workers   

https://youtu.be/VpXoHPxQ9rY 

Long Version - 2 hours:

How to Educate Your Children - EP 336   

https://youtu.be/FEUjcRWfu3c

Tell Your Elected Leaders What You Think - That Is Why We Pay Them!:

I cannot encourage people enough to engage with your State and Federal Representatives. I know many of you are trying to extract yourselves from the system but right now this system (as corrupt and broken as it is) is the one impacting our lives and I believe we need to learn to use it to our advantage.

In Maleny both our reps are LNP candidates (who are currently in opposition) but the question is; do they know who you are and what you are concerned about?

Remember, all they want to do is WIN their seat at the next election. A ground swell of push back on any one topic can make a difference. I am well aware that within our network community we have different opinions on several topics but I want to encourage you to not be apathetic, whatever your stand is.

When was the last time you wrote to either of the Andrews or called in and spoke with them? 
 

Do they know you by name?

Andrew has said to me  “But Jennifer, NO ONE has mentioned that to me, it just isn’t a community concern. “

People appear to be silent on so many topics that I have brought up:

• The closing of local banks.
• WEF infiltration to the Australian parties. 
• The WHO treaty.
• The “TRUSTED” digital identity. 
• The CBDC digital currency.
• Vaccine mandates.
• The Voice.
• The sexualisation of our children in schools and public places and more. 

The more people speak up about issues of concern for our community at the local elected level the better it will be.  

Please start engaging as together, we are many.

Andrew Wallace reached out to me this week with this note:

“I would be very happy to do a morning tea at your home with other members/non members if that is something that interests you Jennifer? Regards Andrew (Wallace)”

I would love to take him up on that and have 20 or more folks from our community express their concerns, fears, disappointments, etc to his face. 

I imagine he is very unlikely to speak up for us or do anything other than the party line but I think it is important to:

• Learn to articulate our concerns.
• Let him hear what we think and how we feel.

Let me know if this is something you might be interested in by return email.

From Andrew Powell’s newsletter - Queensland Housing:

Parliament returned this week with Health and Housing front-and-centre. We know more Queenslanders than ever are struggling to keep a roof over their head. 
In the last seven years the number of lot approvals has fallen 33%. That’s almost 60,000 fewer homes that should’ve been built. Has Anna got an answer? Has the QLD LNP got an answer?

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