Galpon in Buenos Aires: Photo by Paula Avarado

The high cost of health care is a problem we cope with in the United States and other areas. The same is true of medical care in Canada, where socialized medicine has long required some Canadians to cross into the States and pay for their own surgery because they could not get care in Canada.

This type of thing happens in Europe as well.

Now we have the plan for national health care in the United States. It seems unclear whether it will be implemented any time soon but the globalists usually get what they go after eventually. They are so creative about convincing us that it is for our own good that people  cooperate—and sometimes even cheer!

However, Americans do seem to finally be coming awake. That’s a good sign although we think it is not likely to get a whole lot better real soon. Dr. Stanley Monteith (www.radioliberty.com) reports that many doctors are retiring early or leaving the country because they just don’t want to deal with the problems in what was formerly the very best health care system in the world. Consequently, some cities now report a shortage of doctors.

At the same time we have a huge positive that may outweigh the negatives by a country mile! The idea of improving lifestyles and achieving genuine health instead of just taking medicine for the symptoms is taking hold. To his credit, Gerald Celente predicted a long time ago that this trend was in the works. At that time, he named the alternative health field as one in which those who are offering services are likely to do well. (That’s a hint!) We here at FFJ are watching the trend develop before our very eyes and we are pleased.

Since we have more faith in what is real than what is false, we cheer for genuine health. It may come as a surprise, but if we are on a prescription drug we are not healthy. A healthy immune system will fix almost anything. There are a few (very few!)  among us who may have to settle for a palliative treatment, but it is better to really get well if we are among the majority that can. It is true that many would rather take a pill than change. We say, To each his own! But the way things are going that may not be the brightest decision.

This writer writes from knowledge and conviction, having recovered from a tumor diagnosis and basil cell carcinoma 14 years ago just from changing how I eat and live. I have had not one single lesion removed surgically (or any other way except naturally) since then and my final visit to the doctor to check on the tumor that they were going to rush me to surgery for—three years later was  gone. In the process, my osteoarthritis of 30 years standing also cleared up. The last doctor for whom I filled out a medical history, when he heard of my recovery from arthritis, said it was a false diagnosis because there is no cure for arthritis and he was going to indicate that and get arthritis off my medical records with the government—it affects your health insurance rates he told me.

Well in the first place, I had the large bony knot on my wrist that is characteristic of arthritis, a limp in my right ankle, and had been sent to back school by another doctor to learn how to get out of bed, etc., painlessly. So there is no way I accept that it was a false diagnosis. But I let him have that one anyway since it seemed to disturb him less.

This will give you a background as to one reason we are pro natural health here. We LOVE to see people who are sick get really well instead of just add another prescription to their repertoire of drugs! Also, we believe in personal responsibility and independence, while we also believe in community (helping our neighbors). Natural healing fits those goals. I don’t need the government to provide my health care, thank you! And chances are you don’t either if you are willing to make the necessary changes.

We think South America is a relatively healthy place to live. We have yet to see a chemtrail. It is possible they are being laid down at night but I don’t think so. We do not see them in the daytime. One of our crew made a trip recently through Uruguay, Argentina and Chile and reported not a single chemtrail in any of these countries over a 30-day period.

We do not have fluoride in our water here. However, we still believe in filtering or distilling our water. We live in Buenos Aires, a province of 7 million, and I have seen the river that our water comes out of. Therefore, I distill drinking water and filter shower water. You may or may not want to do that. At least it is not fluoridated!

There are fresh vegetable and fruit stands everywhere and the produce is gorgeous. We buy organic products and have them delivered to our door. If you want to see where we get our food you can check El Jardin Organico, El Rincon Organico,  and Tallo Verde. Some of the delivering suppliers have storefronts also, but there are places you can go to buy in person that are much less expensive. El Galpon (pictured above) is one of them.

We tell you this just in case you would like to see what is available. We will soon be coming into summer and will have more variety. It is now mid-winter here in South America. In our case we do fill in the blanks with products shipped in from Chile that no doubt are not organic. Avocados being one example.

Everything delivered to us is always beautiful. I don’t know what in the world the chickens eat but the shells are a long way from fragile.  They are thick and strong and require a pretty good whack on the edge of the countertop. We do get organic chickens here but they are now about $20.00 US per chicken. They are large and plump but we do without at that price.

Sadly Argentina has taken to using the U.S. methods of raising chicken, complete with hormones, to bring them to market in weeks, so we will take a pass on the chicken here unless it is organic. And since we consider $20.00 more than we want to pay for chicken, we do without. On my anti-cancer program I am not supposed to eat animal products anyway, but now that I am in such good health, I occasionally make an exception. But those occasions are rare.

Update on Paraguay and Venezuela

As reported previously, the president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo, was impeached and removed from office almost overnight in what we think was a political coup and his vice president is now acting president. Consequently, since it appears that the Paraguay Senate railroaded a democratically elected president out of office, other members of MERCOSUR, the South America trade union, suspended Paraguay from membership. Following Lugo’s removal from office of president, the remaining countries in the union, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, admitted Venezuela, a move that Paraguay opposed for many years.  Chavez’ political personality is not exactly squeaky clean in the opinion of those in power in Paraguay. Also, there is plenty of question whether this admission is legal since the requirements are for 100% agreement before a new member can be admitted and Paraguay did not have a vote.

Of course Venezuela has an abundance of natural resources that no doubt look pretty good to both Brazil and Uruguay, and possibly Argentina.

Interesting events in the Southern Cone!

Argentina

The economic situation in Argentina continues to deepen with the government putting in all kinds of regulations to try to contain the situation.  President Cristina Kirschner’s restrictions on imports from various countries are causing the closing of high-level stores like Ralph Loren and Cartier. It’s pretty impossible to stay in business if you can’t get your products into the country.

Inflation continues to ramp up but salaries do not. Some think it is looking worse than before the 2001 crisis in Argentina. We do not think the efforts to keep things afloat here are going to work and we, like the Argentines, expect another crisis.

We also think that it will affect other countries in this area. Much of the economy of Uruguay depends on Argentines crossing the river to spend their money. Not only that, the economic developments in Argentina right now are just history repeating itself. Government policy puts Argentina in this state of affairs every decade.  Because of Uruguay’s previously strong banking laws, Argentina money has traditionally taken refuge in Uruguay banks in other than Argentina pesos.

But recently, Uruguay agreed to open the bank accounts of Argentines to the Argentina government beginning in 2013. In the face of that development, Argentina money has been taking flight to friendlier jurisdictions. The exit of funds from Uruguay banks is just peripheral fallout from the crisis in Argentina.

Sounds like all bad news doesn’t it?

Not necessarily so. Every coin has two sides and we suspect this one does too. Some of you have expressed disappointment in rising prices in Uruguay and Argentina. You really like this part of the country, you just didn’t get here soon enough and prices have risen and you feel the need to find less expensive real estate. If you are in that group, just hang on. You are likely to see great buying opportunities ahead.

Marijuana in Uruguay?

The President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, has proposed making the growing of marijuana legal in Uruguay. His plan is pretty extensive, including legal shipping with customs charges at the border for large shipments.

The news item, written in part by Emily Schmall and Lisa Horta Moriconi, stated that Mujica’s move is “part of a rising movement in this region to create alternatives to the United States-led war on drugs.”

There is huge public opposition in Uruguay to the proposal and Mujica says that as long as this is the case, he will take the idea off the table while he builds public support. Although we here at FFJ frown on any kind of drugs, legal or illegal, except in a life-threatening situation, we think that alcohol prohibition in the United States should have taught the world something. The idea on the part of the Uruguay president is that the war on drugs has actually increased crime instead of reduced it and he aims to change that trend.

Under Mr. Mujica’s plan, private marijuana growing would be legal but anything more than that would be government regulated—and taxed—of course. Surprise! Surprise!

Personal use of marijuana has already been decriminalized and we believe that there is plenty of growing marijuana already gracing closets in Uruguay.

On the light side, we are sincerely amused by this President who, at age 78, still drives his 1981 Volkswagen Beetle into Montevideo to work every day. We would like to see certain other presidents follow his good example!

We are off to Uruguay next week. Until we return . . . . Hasta Luego!

 

Copyright Four Flags Journal  08/05/2012

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