To: Kirk © who wrote (50807 ) 5/25/2013 6:04:22 PM From: Machaon Respond to of 219708 My guess is his dropping 100# (or maybe only 50) and exercise had more to do with the improvement than any single food item added or eliminated. Ground Zero might have embellished a little, but I think that I could benefit from a lower calorie sweetener, like agave. Currently I use a tiny bit of grape juice in my one egg omelets and my salads. Kinda reminds me of global warming. Sun puts out more energy, ice caps on Mars and the Earth melt but some "scientists" attribute the temperature change to man polluting the Earth's atmosphere (which of course is so bad it affects the ice caps on Mars too!) Change and effect. As we change the surface, environment and health of our planet, we will certainly experience effects of those changes, good or bad. I have absolutely no doubt that the destruction of our planet's rain forests will cause climatic change. The pollution of our oceans with tons of chemical and biological wastes every hour of every day, will definitely effect the health of our oceans. Tons and tons of untreated human wastes are being poured into our oceans each day. Pleasant thought, isn't it?! Industrial pollution, is already causing climate change. Research the "Asian brown cloud." From the article: 'Brown Cloud' Stifles South Asia link: cbsnews.com The "Asian Brown Cloud," a 2-mile-thick blanket of pollution over South Asia, may be causing the premature deaths of a half-million people in India each year, deadly flooding in some areas and drought in others, according to the biggest-ever scientific study of the phenomenon. There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that humans can do significant damage to our planet. In essence, we humans are like parasites on this planet and, as in the case of many parasites, we humans are sucking the blood out of our host, the earth.