money talks so loudly to many, how we spend our’s truly changes how others be- have.
You know I would say stop buying
sugar. It is killing us and our planet. But, people feel they have to have it, so we can at least make sure the sugar we buy was produced where people aren’t clear-cut- ting valuable lands and where it is not a non-native plant, so growing it doesn’t re- quire toxic chemicals and huge amounts of valuable water. We’re all in this together. It’s up to
us to make things better, and I’m here to help.
The algae that has taken over the waterways down south. According to CNN on August 23rd, and
these figures are most likely low, there are 100 dead Manatees (which are still endangered al- though they were downgraded to “vulnerable”), 300 sea turtles, at least 12 dolphins and millions of pounds of fish. There was also a dead 26-foot whale shark that washed up on shore, and many shore birds are dying. The ocean, sand and air are toxic. Life-
guards are having to wear gas masks. The tourist industry, which is the industry that supports Florida, has lost ninety million dollars so far. The fishing industry is also suffering. By allowing the unsustainable practices of agriculture, especially big sugar and the lack of protection of the natural filtration systems, we are seriously compromising the ability to live in the lower half of the state. If you’ve followed me here and/or listened
to Rockin’ Your Health, you’ve heard me talk about the grim reaper we call sugar and how harmful and addictive it is. Once again, sugar is killing us, and this time we don’t even have to eat it to incur the damage. This is just one example of the many man-made disasters all over our coun- try and planet. These are allowed because money talks louder than doing the right thing for a lot of people in positions of power. The best thing we can do is to educate our-
selves about what is really going on, not what mainstream sources tell us. Voting is critical, but voting with our dollars has an even faster and greater impact. Since there are so many people who need to be forced to do what’s right, and
You can read more about sugar and the environment here.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/industries/sugar- cane
Electra (The Rock-n-Roll Health Chick) is an Inte- grative Health and Nutri- tion Consultant and Coach, specializing in the health of musicians. She is the co- creator and host of “Rockin’ Your Health,” which is heard on FM radio, streaming on www.Elec-
traLandRadio.net, and is archived at www.OurHealthRevolu-
tion.net/radio. You can
find her online at
ElectraLandProductions.net and on FB and Instagram at Rockin’ Your Health and ElectraLandRadio.
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