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REVIEWS © kidney damage and cancer—yet the US Food & Drug Administration chooses to ignore these and relaxes its regulatory requirements THE FOOD THAT WOULD LAST so new products can regularly be included. FOREVER: Understanding the Dangers The FDA first approved irradiation in 1963 of Food Irradiation for insect-control in wheat flour, and stepped by Dr Gary Gibbs up its approvals—and propaganda—in the | Published by Avery Publishing Group Inc, mid-80s after it banned a post-harvest fumi- (1993), USA gant, ethylene dibromide. In 1983 the ISBN 0-89529-547-4 (191 pp s/c) process was approved for seeds and spices Price: USD$9.95; CAN$14.95; overseas and in 1986 for fresh fruit and vegetables. orders phone/fax for postage quote Amazingly, a number of non-food products Available: USA—Avery Publishing Group, _are also irradiated, e.g., medical equipment, Garden City Park, NY, ph (516) 741 2155, | bandages, lubricating jelly, talc and even 1-800 548 5757, fax (516) 742 1892. tampons! Haven't we been tampered with The growing global trend towards food enough without this added irradiation threat? irradiation for the sake of extending shelf- life may actually result in the shortening of | HELP YOUR CHILD TO PERFECT human life. If we consumers were more EYESIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES aware of the inherent dangers in irradiation by Janet Goodrich we would demand an end to it, but with no Published by Sally Milner Publishing Pty labelling requirements we don't even know Ltd (1996), Australia what we're buying. This book explains the ISBN 1-86351-194-6 (262pp s/c) con deal behind what we've really been sold. Price: AUD$35.00; NZD$39.95; o/s orders As New York-based author Dr Gary Gibbs phone/fax for p&h quote points out, food irradiation is an industry-led Available: Australia—Sally Milner push foisted upon an unsuspecting, apathetic — Publishing Pty Ltd, RMB 54, Burra Rd, public. Gibbs has spent years as an activist Burra Creek, NSW 2620, ph +61 (0)6 236 and health practitioner, investigating the sci- 3.41 2, fax +61 (0)6 236 3446; NZ—Dist. by entific, technical and medical evidence Transworld, Auckland, ph (09) 415 6210. against irradiation, as well as the politics and No longer need parents despair when they money behind the push, especially in the US. discover their child has impaired vision. Janet Goodrich, Ph.D., in her latest book, outlines a variety of techniques which can assist children correct their vision, whether their problem be long- or short-sightedness, astigmatism and more, and enable them to throw away their glasses for good. Goodrich's emphasis is on learning new vision-improvement techniques through practical fun-and-games. Her approach is a mixture of enlightened ophthalmology and inspired behaviourism and her techniques are all scientifically-based. The vision games and songs are fun; they help reinforce good visual habits and assist the development of the child as a whole. They can be undertak- en with family involvement, and more confi- dent children can pace their own learning. The techniques also have benefits for adults with vision difficulties and are established Dr Gibbs explains that people who eat irra- according to tried-and-tested principles. diated food are indirectly exposed to radia- Dr Goodrich has helped thousands of peo- tion. Food molecules undergo molecular ple improve their vision and see clearly with- changes, making them radiomimetic, i.e., out glasses. Indeed, in her late 20s she their effects mimic those of actual exposure developed a unique repertoire of exercises to ionising radiation. The free radical ions and succeeded in combating her own poor emitted create new chemicals in the food, eyesight. She's since gone on to teach these such as formaldehyde and benzene, known techniques around the world, and her first to cause mutations and to be carcinogenic. book, Natural Vision Improvement, was a Disturbing side-effects from eating irradiat- _ best-seller. This latest book is making ed food have been well-documented—chro- _jnroads for the possibilities it offers children mosomal damage, birth defects, heart and in reversing visual problems early in life. HELP YOUR CHILD TO PERFECT EYESIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES by Janet Goodrich Published by Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd (1996), Australia ISBN 1-86351-194-6 (262pp s/c) Price: AUD$35.00; NZD$39.95; o/s orders phone/fax for p&h quote Available: Australia—Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd, RMB 54, Burra Rd, Burra Creek, NSW 2620, ph +61 (0)6 236 3412, fax +61 (0)6 236 3446; NZ—Dist. by Transworld, Auckland, ph (09) 415 6210. No longer need parents despair when they discover their child has impaired vision. Janet Goodrich, Ph.D., in her latest book, outlines a variety of techniques which can assist children correct their vision, whether their problem be long- or short-sightedness, astigmatism and more, and enable them to throw away their glasses for good. Goodrich's emphasis is on learning new vision-improvement techniques through practical fun-and-games. Her approach is a mixture of enlightened ophthalmology and inspired behaviourism and her techniques are all scientifically-based. The vision games and songs are fun; they help reinforce good visual habits and assist the development of the child as a whole. They can be undertak- en with family involvement, and more confi- dent children can pace their own learning. The techniques also have benefits for adults with vision difficulties and are established according to tried-and-tested principles. Dr Goodrich has helped thousands of peo- ple improve their vision and see clearly with- out glasses. Indeed, in her late 20s she developed a unique repertoire of exercises and succeeded in combating her own poor eyesight. She's since gone on to teach these techniques around the world, and her first book, Natural Vision Improvement, was a best-seller. This latest book is making inroads for the possibilities it offers children in reversing visual problems early in life. 64 ¢ NEXUS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1996