What prescription can reduce the risk of breast cancer up to 23 percent?  The answer is surprising, exercise!  That's one quarter of the puzzle. 

A  medical review done by University of Pennsylvania featured a study  showing that strenuous physical activity was associated with dramatic reductions in cancers.  The question is why did it take so many decades of treatment and research to come up with the idea that moving the body helps promote health?

That's where the politics comes into the mix, and policy decisions are made about how to treat the problems of illness.  In America, focus goes to treating the disease and very little is done to target toxic causes.

This isn't because the cancer researchers aren't the most dedicated and brightest we can hope to have, they are all that and more.  The problem is that much of the toxic environment and food is made by a powerful cartel with powerful lobbying interests.  Their only goal is to make more profits.  One way to do that is reduce costs.

In toxic industries reducing costs is often the same as reducing consumer protections.  Very often Americans assume this is where government regulators step in and enforce limits.   In theory that's true.  In practice not really.

Beginning in  the earliest days of America's petrochemical industry there was evidence of chemical induced illness.  Among the first substances to be identified as carcinogenic were PCB's and dioxins.  

In 1935 there was a meeting between Monsanto, GE-Hallowax, Harvard School School of Public Health and other concerned groups to talk about the problems of worker illness caused by exposure.  A decision was made to fund more study and keep the suspicions quiet to avoid public panic.  By 1947 there was clear evidence of a link between the deadly products and cancers but it was covered up.

These were knowingly used for decades and the companies who pumped and dumped were planting the seeds of future cancers in every water supply and land fill they contaminated.

As time has passed these same companies have continued to grow into providing diagnostics and heath care, drugs and treatments and all the while avoiding cause.  Who can blame them?

If you were GE wouldn't you rather study new ways to diagnose as opposed to paying to clean up the PCB's.  You bet your bottom dollar and that's how it is.  Monsanto, sole producer of PCB's and one of the Agent Orange gang is or has been Pfiser and Searle and they are raking it in selling treatments. 

Not only that,  Monsanto has so much influence at the top tier of government they  have been subsidized to feed Americans rBGH, hormone dairy that is banned worldwide for its known cancer causing effects.  Cancer is an immune system failure as are diabetes, arthritis, psoriasis and a host of others that are reaching epidemic proportions.

 There's a policy of don't look don't find.  These companies fund research for treatment which is fantastic but what about prevention?   It's hard to believe that anyone would cash in on sickness but the truth is they do and Congress is the biggest partner.

It's funny that common sense and basics like exercise do the most to benefit us.   When we add unknown risks form toxic corporate profit seekers we end up with something harmful.  That's not surprising.  That Congress has handed them the food supply and looked the other way allowing the polluters fees for Superfund clean up is shocking.

There are ways to fight back and a good diet, as free from the toxic touches of the petrochemicals is a great way to start.  Commit to eliminating hormone dairy products along with exercise and you'll do a few good things.  You will be healthier and funding the companies and farmers dedicated to real food.

Every food purchase you make has an effect.  Use that power wisely and we will all be healthier as a result.

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