Circumcision: a complete 180

Okay, so after doing a lot of research, I have become passionately anti-circumcision, in all its forms. I know a year or so earlier, I caused a small stir on my blog because of my espousal of so-called "holistic" circumcision. I have since reversed my position, and I am now patently against circumcision, no matter the "reasons" people give for mutilating their sons.

Having said that, I have found a wonderful website that dispels the propaganda of this victorian practice, called Circumstitions. It is a wonderful site that gives a heavy dose of reality.

When you really think about it, all of those arguments that pro-circumcision people use don't really make any sense. I mean, if a foreskin was a harmful thing to have that should be removed--very painfully I might add-- in infancy, then why are men born with one? How can it be cleaner to remove an organ that nature has bestowed upon males (and females really, since the clitoral hood is very similar to the male foreskin). And really, what is cleaner? Is it supposedly less bacteria? With all the new information that has been discovered about bacteria and how people actually need bacteria to survive, I don't even think that argument relevant. Because there is less bacteria, does not mean that it is cleaner. We need to get away from this idea--an idea that is a result from our modernized society that demonizes anything natural, including organs-- that our bodies are somehow dangerous for us that we need the good ol' doctor to come and take away the "useless" parts. Everything on our bodies has a purpose, and if we let nature take its course, that purpose will be fulfilled.

Like all other unnecessary surgical procedures such as apendectomies, tosillectomies, and what ever other organs people these days desire to remove, this must be stopped! I mean, not too long ago, it wasn't considered ludicrous to remove part of people's brains through lobotomies in order to "cure" their mental problems--the medical knowledge we have gained has somehow given us this idea that we to start removing organs because we are supposedly more enlightened now.

One poster, correctly, criticized my support for so-called holistic circumcision. I am glad that poster criticized me as they did, because it prompted me to seek out the real truth behind this procedure: it lit a fire under me, and forced me not to complacently and blindly accept the falsehoods that purported by the American Medical Machine.

I feel like boys today are being attack from all sides: vaccines that predominantly affect them, plastic products that will affect their fertility, and a general attitude that being a boy is some how bad. That is not to say that girls are treated with the utmost respect, but the environmental changes that we see today are affecting boys in a very profound and dangerous way, and, in effect, our future. Now, I am not saying that pollution does not effect girls negatively, in fact I think it is effecting girls in a way that has not been reported on yet (and I have my suspicions that all of these feminizing hormones work to contribute to estrogen dominance in girls).

It seems like in society today, men are portrayed like sex-hungry, dumb, and abusive creatures, without souls and hearts. There are so many negative attitudes towards boys in movies, television, and music that I think we are conditioning a whole new generation to just value the opposite sex for nothing more than mere satisfaction of primal urges.

Like I said before, it is time to resurrect the image of males in general, and to stop casting them into categories. I think we can start that by stopping circumcision. I mean, in the website, some women even described the natural male penis as gross looking and disgusting! Any way, I know that when I have children, my sons will most certainly NOT be circumcised. I will leave them as nature has intended them to be. I know beforehand, when I was on the dark side (pro-circumcision), I cited religious arguments to sustain my position. I can no longer use that as a reason to destroy my future son's body, and I won't use that as a reason. After watching an actual circumcision I cannot reconcile within my heart to do something so dastardly to a newborn, and I cannot conceive how any one else can do that to their kids. Even then, my heart was torn apart by this commandment and by the prospects of having to do this. But I won't. It is not my son's choice to do this to himself, so I won't start off his life on such a bad foot!

We are in the 21st century, it is time to move on from this truly barbaric practice.

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Featured Website of the Week

This weeks featured website is Alex Jones' Infowars, because there is most certainly a war for your mind.

This website is important because I reveals the truth that everyone needs to know, and allows for this truth to be made known.

I think it is more important than ever to really start learning the truth behind lies in not only the Medical Industry but the powers that be as well. That is precisely what I think this website is all about. It is also important to get this information out now, so that when it is unavailable, we can still have some semblance of what is really going on.

I hope you have time to peruse this sites articles, they are good, and I hope this site serves to unfold the truth. Have a good weekend.

FWW

This weeks featured website is Natural Birth and Baby Care. This website provides an exceptionally valuable service because it shows how to naturally care for babies, good nutrition during pregnancy (and a few things that I didn't know!), as well as natural birthing tips.

I have been reading a lot of the articles and I can say that this website is one of the better ones for natural baby care.

Featured Website of the Week

I did a post a week or so ago about my new-found respect for Traditional Chinese Medicine and medicinal Chinese herbs. So it seems only natural that I post as my featured website of the week the website, Plant Cures.

I have been trying for months to find a non-conventional method of getting rid of uterine fibroids for a friend. The conventional method (hysterectomy) was very troubling to me because I know that method would cause undue hormonal imbalances. I also learned recently that hysterectomies contribute to osteoporosis, so I definitely did not want my friend to got through that kind of heartache.

I was so elated to find this website! It has so much wonderful information, and a lot of good herbs that help with many problems. I am especially interested in the He Shou Wu, because it helps get rid of gray hairs and generally makes you healthier.

I hope you, the reader, finds this website useful to your many needs, it certainly has helped me.

Featured Website of the Week

This week, I have selected a website that is very relevant to one of the main health concerns in the United States: vaccination. I personally don't approve of vaccination, especially of newborns, and I thought this website would be very informative and helpful to any and all struggling with whether or not to vaccinate there children. It takes a lot of courage and questioning, especially since you may encounter hostility from your pediatrician/doctor, but it is well worth it -- your life and the lives of your children are far more important than the snippy remarks of any doctor/pediatrician.

Anyway, here is the web address: http://www.vaclib.org/dd

As I have begun to learn, vaccines are responsible for far more than just Autism, they are responsible also for SIDS(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), behavioral problems, learning disabilities, and some times death. This website shines a light on these and other effects of vaccines and it would be wise to peruse all of its insightful articles. Enjoy!

Featured Website of the Week

This week's featured website is really a series of websites which I think are really important. These sites give gardeners tools to grow natural, bio-diverse foods. Reading through these websites and looking at all of the plants their seeds produce was truly fascinating! I never knew there were so many varieties of corn, tomatoes, broccoli, pumpkins, cucumbers, beans, etc. So I am really excited to blog about these sites because it is truly educational to discover just how many varieties of plants there are, and how we are missing out by buying the conventional versions of these plants. Furthermore, I think that with websites like these, we can fight back at companies like Monsanto by simply growing our own healthy, non-GMO foods; preserve the environment; and retain the bio-diversity of our favorite vegetation.

These Foods are:
1. Seed Savers Exchange
2. Amishland Heirloom Seeds
3. Heirloom Acres Seeds
4. Victory Heirloom Seeds

All of these websites supply a wide variety of different seeds and different kinds of plants, mostly organic. As an aspiring gardener, I will definitely utilize these sources for getting organic, truly non-GMO plants more so than the conventional seeds sold in stores.

These next few websites are really just for those who get these seeds and need to save them for the next season and to preserve this unique type of plant. This seed saving advice doesn't seem too difficult and it is very much worth it.
1. International Seed Saving Institute
2. Healthy & Green Living

I like to look at these websites, and those like them, as tools to better then evironment and improve health. Who knows what little wonders lie in the different variations of our favorite vegetables? Or even what different, more bio-available variations of vitamins and minerals are in these kinds of vegetables? Forget conventional seeds! Go with Heirlooms!

Featured Website of the Week

The Alliance for Natural Health website is a very good website providing up-to-date information on the goings-on in the natural health world. I just discovered this website this morning and thought I would share it with my readers.

And also, with this post I just wanted to post another video on the evils of Monsanto, the GMO (genetically modified organism) producing seed company that desires to control the world food supply. Hopefully, you have seen my other post about Monsanto and watched the video within. This is just a reminder that we need to fight for our right to be healthy, and fight for the safety of our food supply, and fight for knowledge about our where our food comes from and how it is produced. Get the word out to as many people as possible about the ills of this company. Thank you.

Featured Website of the Week

I think it is important that everyone that reads my blog get a good amount of information, and good links to websites that are important. This one website I came across has given some information on the future of the internet as we know it. So this website, http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2, is the FWW. This website give disturbing news that by the year 2012(more likely sooner), the internet will be regulated and converted to a TV-package like system where you would have to pay for a certain amount of websites, and then pay an additional fee for other websites. This is worrisome because I think this would lead to the end of websites like the ones I have listed in my links, and this blog (I am a college student who cannot afford unnecessary fees). That, to me, means that information on natural health and news on governmental escapades, will be silenced. Spread the word, that is the only way to ensure

Featured Website of the Week

This weeks FWW is naturalnews.com for their honest reporting and in-depth articles. As I read the editor's, Mike Adam's, news piece exposing psychiatry, I thought, 'Wow, what a wonderful resource!'
Some other health website have an agenda and promote products regularly, but this website offers honest, non-incentive reporting, and I like that.

Just as a reminder to all why websites like naturalnews.com are important, here is a video detailing just some of the escapades of conventional medicine.

For your viewing pleasure:

Featured Website of the Week

This week's FWW is Crev.info

To me, this site is really important because it gives scientific evidence to Creation. As a natural health advocate and avid creationist, I believe whole-heartedly that this website serves a great purpose, and that purpose is spreading the truth of Creation.

Unlike its counter part AIG, Crev.info provides more scientific evidence. Not to berate AIG, but it was more designed to sway laymen, so it serves its purpose. Crev.info however, satisfies the scientist in me, so, this website is one that I think everybody should view.

Featured Website of the Week

I know this is the second time Featured Website of the Week (FWW) I posted, but this is a really important site, and I feel that it can help many people.

This week, since I have independently researching natural beauty, I felt it necessary to mention this website, Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database, because it can help people really see what they put on their skin, their hair, and what is essentially going into their bodies.

As an avid skin care enthusiast, I found it quite useful in helping me convert from chemically-filled, carcinogenic creams, lotions and personal care products that were harming me. I encourage all reading this passage to really take into account what is put on your skin. This site will definitely be a great help!

Featured Website of the Week

discountjuicers.com

This website has made the Featured Websites of the Week list simply because it offers great deals on juicers, sprouters, dehydrators and water purifiers that will make going natural and raw an easier step.

A few weeks ago, I posted a blog on going raw and its importance. Well, if you are looking to start consuming raw foods more, this is a great place to get discount prices.

Of there wide selection of juicers, I think the champion juicer looks pretty good, and it is only about $199 (a steal if you are looking for a good juicer!).

Summer is almost here, so if you looking to lose a few, get rid of that un-sightly cellulite, clear up your acne, or just get healthier overall, this site is definitely a great place to start!

This site will be added to the links.

Featured Website of the Week

I was browsing the articles of www.naturalnews.com when I came across a link for this website,
http://survivingthemiddleclasscrash.wordpress.com/

Okay, I watched their video on composting and read their instructions on how to milk a goat and I am really impressed with their information. After watching their composting video, and I went out to work on my own compost pile.

What I got from the video was that in order to create your own compost pile, you need 3 parts green to 1 parts brown. Green parts would be grass clippings, banana peels, apple cores and other food scraps; while brown parts would be hay, wood chippings, leaves, etc. Another thing you need is soil because it has microorganisms that break down the green and brown parts. If the compost pile is dry, just add some water.

With all the ingredients, turn pile to speed up decomposition process. The pile is ready for gardening once it looks like potting soil.

Basically, put all these ingredients together, and you are on the way to organic gardening!