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@P_McCulloughMD Our research papers show COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis is common, serious, and fatal. Cannot be blamed on prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. Extremely concerned about cases if cardiac arrest 2+ years after ill-advised shots. Only hope until we know more is detoxification.

The aluminum-based compounds in antiperspirants — their active ingredients — keep sweat from getting to the surface of the skin by blocking the sweat glands. There’s a concern that if the skin absorbs these aluminum compounds, they can affect the estrogen receptors of breast cells. However, according to the American Cancer Society, there’s no clear link between cancer and the aluminum in antiperspirants because: Breast cancer tissue doesn’t appear to have more aluminum than normal tissue. Only a tiny amount of aluminum is absorbed (0.0012 percent) based on research on antiperspirants containing aluminum chlorohydrate... Antiperspirants and deodorants work in different...

Cilantro was described as an aphrodisiac in the Arabian Nights, but that fact fails to impress those who hate it with a passion. Cilantro was described as an aphrodisiac in "The Arabian Nights," but that fact fails to impress those who hate it with a passion. Julia Child famously told Larry King that it has a "dead taste," and she would pick it out of a dish "and throw it on the floor." The pro-cilantro crowd is just as vocal, if not as descriptive. You can find the debate anywhere you find cilantro and the people who meticulously pick it...

I'm starting to notice everyone -- and I mean EVERYONE -- having serious software issues. A website I manage is malfunctioning without decent reason; my home computer is acting strange; when I reached out to various friends, they are telling me the various systems they work around are all crashing. Even Emory (hospital) has had a major MedRec crash. I'm starting to wonder if something deeper is going on. China, NorKorea, all our opponents -- any of them are capable of developing a 'quiet virus' that goes unnoticed by major Antivirus vendors. I wonder if we have been assaulted. Please...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T383NmA8uPE] Here it is: Day 30 of no tv, no movies, no video games, no mp3 players and no social networking. What surprised us most? Frankly, it was the lack of excitement exhibited by the children at the prospect of having their iPods, Gameboys, and NindtendoDS's returned to them. We were both expecting a level of anticipation akin to that of Christmas morning, we were pleasantly shocked by what actually transpired. Even Gracie, our 13-year-old, who had been most vocal about missing her digital accoutrements, was not champing at the bit in the least. Missy and I give thanks to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP3tiOGAYuc Couples: Once you take your own Family Media Detox challenge, you may be amazed by how much more time you suddenly have for meaningful time as husband and wife. I don't mean to imply that watching a television program or a movie together is necessarily "wasted time," but in most cases, there are much more fruitful and substantive ways for the two of you to relate to one another. Use this newly-liberated spare time to serve, enjoy, and re-discover your spouse. Virtually every dimension of your marriage can benefit from a radical reduction in entertainment. As you dial down...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkq3tnzkcWM As today's video explains, our Craigslist ad finally paid off: The TV was sold! A young fellow who looked like he may have been a college student outfitting his dorm room got quite a bargain. But the transaction reminded of something that occurred years ago, when I got convicted that my huge collection of secular rock 'n' roll cd's needed to go. I had always loved rock (the edgier, the better) and I had amassed a remarkable library of music; if I were to deny that the sometimes satanic, always worldly content of those songs influenced me, I'd be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zum7uuMntxk Most of us have heard the term "vast wasteland" used to derisively describe television programming. But do you know the origin of that phrase? It comes from a speech given to the National Association of Broadcasters on May 9, 1961 by Newton N. Minow. At the time of the speech, Mr. Minow was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It can be read (and even listened to) in its entirety at Americanrhetoric.com - and I assure you, it's well worth reading - but at least read this excerpt for the context of the famous phrase Minow coined: "When television...

I’m no fan of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and I certainly don’t support intrusive, regulatory paternalism, but I know a lot of folks who would like to see fewer ads for Cialis, Viagra, and booze. An excerpt from an article published on the Healthfinder website: The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn’t want children exposed to tobacco ads at all, and wants to limit their exposure to alcohol marketing and advertisements for erectile dysfunction drugs and other prescription medications. Those are just a few of the recommendations in its new policy statement, “Children, Adolescents, Substance Abuse, and the Media,” published...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrIdWcg6oQE] One of the questions that we are frequently asked is, "What's next, after the 30 days?" In other words, what will have changed? If you've followed the blog, you already know that we are no longer a television household. Sometime in week two we decided to rid our home of both TV's. One of them, however, will be housed next door at our church. With that in mind, we have agreed that when times arise when we, as a family, desire to watch a video together, we can do so over there (The idea being that we will have...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQMSorXYkE Jim's update: I take the blame for my sons' obsessive video game habits. Ever since I got my first Coleco Telstar tennis/hockey/handball rig for Christmas in 1977, I have had some kind of gaming going on. A few years later it was Intellivision; later still NES. Today, in our household, we own a PS2, XBox 360, and a Wii, along with a few personal Gameboy-type devices. (And if I had a quarter for every quarter I dropped into arcade machines, I'd have a lot of quarters.) In moderation, I think playing video games with my sons can be time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVZ2XLm4Cs From the TV Turnoff Network: -According to the A.C. Nielsen Co. the average American watches 3 hours and 46 minutes of TV each day (that's more than 52 days of nonstop TV-watching per year). -By the age of 65 the average American will have spent nearly nine years glued to the tube. -Parents spend 38.5 minutes per week in meaningful conversation with their children is 38.5.

-The number of videos rented daily in the United States is six million while the number of public library items checked out daily is three million. -The average American child sees 200,000 violent acts...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta37J9Tp6v4] A word to couples: We are loving the effect of this experiment on our marriage. Missy and I have always been blessed with remarkable compatibility, and I can speak for both of us when I say we truly are each other's best friends. There is no one with whom I more enjoy spending time, and she feels the same way about me. But without the television and movies, we've had more meaningful time together as husband and wife than we've had in a long time. Even the 10 minutes or so a night it takes to film our little...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJPqSOLEC7E I read a warning in the Telegraph to social media users that certainly applied to me when I was still a Facebook aficionado. I have no idea how many times I announced to the world at large via the Internet that I was on vacation with my family or out of town for the weekend. It turns out miscreants, ne'er-do-wells, second-story men and all manner of rascals are gleaning a goldmine of helpful information by surveying status updates. The article gave a rundown of a case in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in the UK: Peter Trower, 22, and Joseph McLennan, 18,...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9diCmxno7MA As we explain in today’s video, Missy and I have decided to “cross the Rubicon” as it were. I speak for both of us when I say that we feel good about this choice, but we also want to acknowledge that this is a matter of personal, spiritual conviction for us. We don’t want anyone to interpret this as a legalistic condemnation of those who choose to go a different path. We’re merely trying to demonstrate that what many seem to believe is impossible or unthinkable is really neither. And please understand that we aren’t trying to hold ourselves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbd5k_SiHo From the Center for Screen-time Awareness at www.tvturnoff.org: Parents might know that sitting children in front of the television for hours at a time isn’t the best way to encourage intellectual growth. But a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that simply having the TV on in the background can stifle interaction between parent and child, decreasing the number of words spoken and possibly slowing the development of a baby’s language skills. Scientists have long suspected that TV viewing can damage early development. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends avoiding exposure...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLp1ZI33ZSI In today's video, Missy and I discuss a topic that never fails to be controversial: Modesty in dress. The Bible, in 1st Timothy 2:9-10, commands it. Paul wrote, "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works." With seven daughters, we take this matter seriously. That's why, in an effort to lead by example, I have vowed to never wear miniskirts, strapless evening gowns, or gownless evening straps. I'm not talking legalism here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXAJl1zc44 Jim's update: In today's video, you will catch a glimpse of what I consider one of the most precious blessings of our little experiment: One of our children is joyfully reading to his engrossed younger sibling. Moments like this completely justify the "sacrifices" of these past 17 days, which are seeming less and less like sacrifices. God continually delights in exceeding our expectations of Him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC-mgpnGAKo Jim's update: In the Day 15 video, Missy and I were discussing our hope that someone would hear about Family Media Detox and take up the challenge. In today's video, we introduce you to the answer to that prayer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJAzoT_FdLE Missy's update: Day 15! To celebrate September’s half-way point…a riddle: What do sock puppets, a lot of new rubberneckers, and a syringe full of pureed cat food have in common? They were all part of our day at Stately Bennett Manor! We would like to offer a big blog THANK YOU to George Rath from K-LOVE for the great story he produced about our Family Media Detox. We had a LOT of new visitors on the blog today…many of whom came to us from the K-LOVE and AIR-1 websites. What a blessing! Aside from the excitement of getting to...