Archive for March, 2010

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Table Of Contents

• History of Soda
• Background of Major Manufacturers
• Deleterious Ingredients in Soda
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup
    • Effects on the Body
  • Caffeine
    • Effects on the Body
  • Carbonation
    • Effects on the Body
  • Artificial Sweeteners
    • Effects on the Body
  • Phosphorous/Phosphoric Acid
    • Effects on the Body
• In The News
  • Soda Tax
  • PepsiCo – Out of Schools
  • Developing New Natural Sweeteners
• What Happens Within 1 Hour of Drinking a Soda

Links:

Pop vs Soda vs Coke Map
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
History
http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/soft_drinks.htm
High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/
http://www.naturalnews.com/028340_diabetes_sodas.html
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/dec2008_Metabolic-Dangers-of-High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup_01.htm
Ingredients Information
http://www.mcvitamins.com/Health%20Opponents/soda.htm
Effects on body w/i 1 hr
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/19/what-happens-to-your-body-within-an-hour-of-drinking-a-coke.aspx
Soda tax
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32883748/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
PepsiCo – Out of Schools
http://www.pepsico.com/PressRelease/PepsiCo-Sets-Industry-Standard-By-Establishing-the-First-Consistent-Global-Appro03162010.html
Developing No-Cal, Natural Sweeteners
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36006288/ns/business-consumer_news/

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Mascara Overview
  • Chemicals Found in Mascara
    • Parabens (methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, or E216)
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
      • Also Listed As
    • Triethanolamine
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • Propylene Glycol
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • Phenoxyethanol
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
    • PTFE (Teflon)
      • Uses
      • Effects on Body
      • Also Found In
• News Articles
  • Nutrition Supplement Regulation Takes Effect in Canada
  • Comparison of Drug Mark-ups Across Variety of Pharmacies

Links:

General Information –
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/06/22/Body-Absorbs-5-Lbs-of-Make-Up-Chemicals-Per-Year.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/22/the-rise-of-organic-makeup.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/25/the-hidden-danger-in-lotions-and-sunscreens.aspx
Triethanolamine MSDS –
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/t5291.htm
Propylene Glycol -
http://antiagingchoices.com/harmful_ingredients/propylene_glycol.htm
Phenoxyethanol MSDS –
http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-2_Phenoxyethanol-9926486
European Study on Parabens –
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/fr/scdocs/doc/opinion_afc16_ej83_parabens_v2_en1,4.pdf
British Journal of Pharmacology Article on Parabens –
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121665122/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Supplement Regulation in Canada –
http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/03/15/supplements-yanked-from-canadian-pharmacies/
Drug Mark-up Comparisons -
http://web.archive.org/web/20050326070849/web.wxyz.com/extras/040205-drugchart.html
http://www.snopes.com/medical/drugs/generic.asp

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SHOW NOTES

Table of Contents:

• Pancreas Overview
• Location
• Anatomy & Physiology
  • Exocrine Portion
    • Enzymes
    • Bicarbonate
  • Endocrine Portion
    • Insulin
      • Diabetes
    • Glucagon
    • Samatostatin

Links

General information -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreas
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/pancreas/anatomy.html
General info video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5WF8wUFNkI

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