tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537177436971688003.post6951756097210223586..comments2023-12-22T02:14:14.059-08:00Comments on The Dirty Hippy: Down to the RootsDirty Hippyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01355453644777120173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537177436971688003.post-2050485718673339972011-03-26T11:57:16.381-07:002011-03-26T11:57:16.381-07:00Aunt Linda you are an inspiration!!! Thank you!!! ...Aunt Linda you are an inspiration!!! Thank you!!! I added aunt Jean's survivor info to the blog. Thanks for the info!! Congrats on being cancer free for 10 years! You should celebrate by heading out west again to visit us!!! Do it!Dirty Hippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355453644777120173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537177436971688003.post-57087696248983436372011-03-26T11:10:58.782-07:002011-03-26T11:10:58.782-07:00Good job for a city slicker (like me).....Aunt Jea...Good job for a city slicker (like me).....Aunt Jean is a uterine cancer surivor from 1972. I am approaching my 10th anniversary of cancer free Easter! Yay! :)Linda Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184664182276419104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537177436971688003.post-919626928848336302011-03-26T11:08:59.964-07:002011-03-26T11:08:59.964-07:00Is there a link between pesticides and breast canc...Is there a link between pesticides and breast cancer? <br /><br />Yes. Pesticides have been associated with a higher rate of breast cancer. Pesticides are fat-soluble and tend to remain in the fatty tissue of humans, other mammals, birds, and fish. Studies have shown a higher level of pesticides in women with breast cancer than in women with benign breast disease. A 1993 study by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) found that some women with breast cancer had high levels of the chemical DDE, a compound derived from DDT, the infamous organochloride used in chemical pesticides and electrical components.<br /><br />Consider the results of a 1990 study of breast cancer and pesticides in Israel. In the 1970’s, Israeli women had one of the highest rates of mortality from breast cancer in the world. Prior to a 1976 ban on several organochlorine-type pesticides in Israel, some dairy products in Israel had pesticide residues as high as 500% above U.S. levels, and residues in breast milk in Israeli women were 800 times the level measured in breast milk of women in the U.S. In the 10 years that followed the ban of the particular pesticides in Israel, the incidence of breast cancer declined 20% in Israel, while the incidence of breast cancer increased in other industrialized nations. (www.healthsearches.org)Linda Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184664182276419104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537177436971688003.post-1579599205202567422011-03-26T09:16:39.901-07:002011-03-26T09:16:39.901-07:00Despite the achingly hard work and exposure to pes...Despite the achingly hard work and exposure to pesticides my mom and her family had some good times living the simple farming life. As a "treat" the 10 kids got to go to the cotton gin(where the raw <br />cotton was milled to remove the seeds from the fiber part of the cotton). When they got enough cotton picked for selling a big load, they got to take turns riding on the big wagon load of soft cotton. <br />On Saturday nights the family would get cozy in bed and listen to the Grand Ole Opry on a big battery powered radio. Now that's entertainment!Dirty Hippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355453644777120173noreply@blogger.com