Health, Wealth and Happiness

“Lanikai Oh Lanikai”, sung to the tune of Galveston, by Glenn Campbell.

It’s unbelievable here.  It’s now 2 AM and I am typing this in my loft office as the breezes dominate the sounds outside, rather than the old H-1 and 16th Ave. noises my wife and I were used to.  Around 11PM and sometimes midnight every night, it seemed there would be the extreme blasts of the fast cars or motorcycles on H-1.  I imagined that it was the exact time of shift change for HPD, which could explain the timing.

Thye city of Honolulu seems like a distant memory to me already.

None of that here.  I guess the mansion next door has automatic sprinklers, cuz they just kicked in.  If my wife was here I am sure she would thnk that was the rain.  It is so wonderful to hear the rain here, as well.

For those of you who don’t know Lanikai, well, you don’t know what you don’t know.  When we were first offered the chance to stay here for a short while, I told my wife NO, and went over the list of reasons, so matter-of-fact(ly), so logically.  I was Ben Franklin, with the legal pad with the pros and the right and the cons on the left.  By the way that method is over-rated, we all know we can manipulate the process. 

Anyway, like many things, talking about Lanikai Beach, connected to Kailua Beach, is just NOT good enough.  It has to be experienced.  You could notice, some night in the area, how extravagant the moon and stars look through the tops of the palm trees, but chances are you’d miss it. 

You could ‘luck out’ and catch a photo with the fading available light as the sun dips behind the mountain here.  You know, it is more of a hill, but mountain sounds good, doesn’t it?

You may catch a nice picture of the Mokes, (the Mokulua Islands), but not really ‘get it.’

There is really nothing like the daily “hey, I’m on vacation” feel here.  It is incredible to catch the various shades of shadowy light in the evening and snap as many ‘perfect’ pics as you want.  And I can’t wait to catch another unique sunrise from behind the Mokes.  In 3 more hours….ouch.

Anyway, if it sounds like I am bragging, I failed.  As a painter attempts to catch a moment, I want to share a few of the magical moments here.  Besides my wife is off-island tonite and I am up late.

Our time here may be limited.  If this is heaven, God, I DO want to stay here forever.  Just wanted to get THAT out there.  We are so blessed.  Thank God I married wisely….. 

Of course I will show pics soon.  But give me a minute, we just got the computer set up today.  So it’s me and the cat(s) off to bed for now…………aloha 

Why I am writing is that this new venture is making me 1% a day, while advertising my websites to over 500 people a week.  Granted it is only a 5 to 15 second page view, but who knows, once in a while someone may save my site or stay on it and I will get a conversion that way.  The real beauty is that it supports my main businesses and pays me cash just to have money invested.

In other words if you would decide to enroll, you would have you website in the rotation to be viewed by the thousands of members randomly.  You would fulfill your obligation (earn the right to advertise) by viewing/surfing sites for between 10 and twenty minutes a day.  It is interesting when you start.  I started with 20 bucks in, and I watched the 20 cents, then up to 22 cents each day and so on.  For my original investment of 20 dollars, in about 3 weeks I now have 26.00.

What is interesting is that people that choose to purchase ad packages in the thousands can make hundreds a day.  Then you compound the earnings by sharing this with others.  Now, again, if YTB is working, the money may not be the motivator, but as you add downline in one business that trust you, you can sometimes make them a part of your trusted loyal ‘tribe’ and share other ideas with them.

Some may take offense or call you a scammer for putting together huge email mailouts (I don’t mind)  but if you are doing business with these people and perhaps just sharing another opportunity that is working for you….it’s more accepted.

If the money is not necessary and I think we know scriptures that warn us about greed, then perhaps you can share this with others that DO need the income from home.  I have found that there are many who will not recruit no matter what, for traditional MLMs.  It is not in their nature.  This, however, will allow them to make some cash and build trust in the company before they send someone to a site.  Besides where else can you legitimately enroll for 20 dollars in something that works well, quickly and is this easy to share?

Now if I did not know you well already, but felt I had enough of a relationship or let’s say permission, to ‘pitch’ you, I’d say this.

(Friend),

I know we know each other and I have previously shared about my travel business.  It is still going well, but a good friend of mine has shared this new venture with me and I have added it as yet another stream of income.  It is so easy.  They pay us to advertise our website, just for spending a couple of minutes every day looking at ads. 

I suggest starting for 20 dollars, (like we did) and just having fun with it.  As you start to earn 1% or more EVERY DAY, perhaps you will increase your investment (advertising package) and even share it with others.

Go to www.asdcashgenerator.com/?ref=53127 and take a look.  If when you sign up you need my number, use 53127 as your sponsor.  You will set up/go to your site, and the menu will stay start surfing.  You get 2 company ads first, which you watch as the counter counts down the seconds, then you click on the corresponding color tab to move on.  When you get to around 25, you have fulfilled your daily surf requirements.  You can stop, but I always go on ’til they make me stop (73 credits).

These credits are the amount of views that you now can use for your site.  Set up your website(s) and just keep periodically transferring the credits so that that site keeps getting viewed.  No site? no worries, use mine    :)  In other words, if doing it just to make some money from home, put any site (with permission of course).  You COULD use your ASD site I guess.  I would NOT suggest they join YTB at that point (495.00?) but perhaps some other site that is free or low-cost.

People can put their blogs, as I will in the future, or perhaps their employers site (again, with permission.)  I mean this is a bonanza for Realtors-put a listing site, or businesses…..Keep in mind that the surfers are from all over the country, though.                 Call me if you have more questions   Suzie Lou (not her real name)………..but my real ASD site and #

As you fulfill your ad-watching/surfing obligation, you CAN put on headphones/turn down the speaker volume, do little tasks around the house, cuz no one will know if you focused on the offers.  I have only really clicked on a few, but have used the names on a few sites to write down for future prospecting.  Again, I do that carefully.  I actually think it is valuable to see the many different ‘ideas’ and some very interesting sites along the way.

Alright, to conclude.  go to www.asdcashgenerator.com/?ref=53127 which will put me as your sponsor (53127) and ‘take off’.'   Rick 

As I taxied toward takeoff on my new favorite airline Jet Blue, I reflected on the previous 4 days.  Zrii was launched!  I had gotten a high concentration of my favorite product, frequently double-dipping at the Zrii Bar.  I hung out with my upline, and talked to one of the highest paid IEs in the company. I took a lot of notes on techniques, strategies, dreams and visions.  I met famous BBall player Thurl Bailey and got his autograph.  I sponsored a guy in the hot tub at the Hilton-still waiting for him to actually follow through. I found a check on the sidewalk which I returned (of course.)  The couple was so happy that they gave me a bronze staue that the husband had created.  Being in Salt Lake City (SLC) I wasn’t sure if it was Joseph Smith (mormon dude) or Jesus.  I was hoping it was Jesus but leaning towards the other guy.  I have proclaimed him JESUS. I watched Bill Farley so eloquently announce our start and then pour out his thoughts.  I know Deepak Chopra thrilled the crowd and Thurl Bailey and Chris Gardner (Pursuit of Happyness) spoke so well also.  Many others, including Jason Domingo, our master distributor gave out nuggets of wisdom too. Anyway, with all of the new materials and sales aids and theories, and with the celebrities behind us, I look so forward to continuing to build this-Look Out.  Zrii is SO ready to hit unheard of goals for a company starting out.  The Pre Launch phase worked out all the kinks very early on, and now we are at full gallop.   I see so much integrity in the management. So, what’s next.  Well more of the same-many phone calls, some in-person (belly to belly) presentations and more people that have dreams like I do finding ways through this company to acheive them.  Join us!     

Now, what has changed, and why am I grateful?

I was grateful that I came out of the procedure without too much damage, heck I was breathing.
I’m grateful that so many of my bros and sisters in Christ saw fit to visit me. My mom, and two of my sisters made the drive up from Chicago (to Milwaukee).

I took another look at my life, and eliminated most if not all of the stress. Eventually people stepped up big time to help reassemble my poor condo.

Less than one year after the visit to the hospital I married the most wonderful perfect woman for me. And she is a Holistic Chiropractor. I live in Hawaii. God has been very very good to me.

The changes I made right after I got back home from the hospital included adding fruits and vegetables and cutting out the red meat for the most part.

Then Dr. Malia and I met in person. The moment I saw her at LAX, I said “She’s the one for me!” She said to herself “He’s OK.”

She gave much more advice about nutrition and gave me adjustments. She also introduced me to NET,(Neural Emotional Technique.) I felt more love and encouragement the more we got to know each other. We are a great match.

I work at home (do you call this work?) so most of the frustrations from a job are gone.

The beauty, the skies, the beaches the air so wonderful, the trade winds, the temperature here in Hawaii obviously blows away the gray, too cold or too hot, rush hour traffic life in Milwaukee. I know there are good things there too, of course.

I want to share my life, my knowledge of health, my wife’s knowledge and advice. I want to help those I can. I know the Bible a little and find that that is a major help in my life. I am willing to share that too. (I don’t think God let me live to just kick back and watch ESPN.)

Sharing YOUR story will be refreshing and will help others. You definitely CAN become a part of a published book, Thank God I had a heart attack. (If that is your passion.)

We will get some audios, some videos and some pictures of other survivors. The top pic is me and my lovely bride, Dr. Malia walking down the aisle. I guess you will see others.

I have lost 20 pounds with the help of some herbal tea, and I can share that with all of you. The Holy Tea can be found on my blog.

I use a health formula, a liquid nutritional, called Zrii and that has really impacted my health.
Go to http://www.rickemmerich.myzrii.com for details.

I’m starting Yoga and can’t wait to get back into a workout routine. It’s been a while.

We have some new technology that will really impact people and their sleep and energy.  Go to http://www.squidoo.com/wishforlove

Please write your heart attack survivor story and share pics at http://www.squidoo.com/ThankGodIhadaheartattack.

Malia and I believe that God kept me around for a reason, and my relationship with Him is so important.  If that is a need or desire of yours as well, we’d love to share more how He has impacted our lives.

Those more interested in Chiropractic and Dr. Malia (not TOO interested guys) can go to  http://honoluluchiropracor.net to find out more

I love you all, my wife Dr.Malia and I are very grateful for our lives… hope you all are as well.

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Alright. The divorce. I will NOT dwell on that. I am a Christian and it totally surprised me that my bride went off the deep end and got involved heavily in drugs. She just checked out. She MAY now be sober. She deserves our prayers and has battled her demons.

Room mates. I will condense this because I feel that I have at least two chapters in a future book on this topic. My one room mate was a cool guy, but one night he ’snapped.’ Now that is not the medical term I am sure. Remember there are no letters behind my name. But it happened. He became scattered, hostile, threatening, really out of control.

The other room mate helped me deal with the first one. But he was a handful himself. He thought he was an reincarnation of Jesus, yes he did. He thought that when he went through an emotional experience in Western Canada once(many seem to think they are saved at that moment) that he, in fact became Jesus.

On top of that he was running for president. Yeah really. The only thing he had going for him in that illusion was that it truly was 2004 and there really was an election going on.

These two guys were rooming with me at the same time. The first one went nuts and I had to get a restraining order on him the night we changed the locks

The other one just up and left after that incident, but while he was there he paid me handsomely for editing his story. Once he talked me into it, I took a real liking to the project.

Bad finances. I spent more that I made. I made some big mistakes. I refinanced after being convinced that my home was worth more than it really was. I was not financially healthy at all.

My first wife and I bought the condo when we were married and the deal was, when she left, she took most of the stuff and I got the condo. Not such a bad deal, but I never took the time or the money to keep up the basic repairs. It was ugly, with one bathroom torn up, and other things needing paint, nails, cleaning or major overhaul. I owed 97K and it was worth 81K.

My job. I was passed by by technology according to my boss. He told me gently, roughly, rudely, and in attempts to shock and embarrass. I listened, it went in one ear and out the other. My production declined, my pay did too, of course. The company changed the deal for us as well. Many of us know that when they change the deal, they give you LESS money, not more. Guess what? Now that I am spending my time on the phone every day, I figured out that my boss was right in his criticism. We keep living, we keep learning hopefully.

I slept too little and it was ruined by worries and caffeine among other fears and situations.

My diet. The biggest and easiest to identify, in retrospect. Everything was wrong. Too much red meat, bratwurst, cheese, eggs, pizza and more. I really overdid it. Also, I drank Pepsi and Mountain Dew like there was no tomorrow. There came a time where that almost happened.

No fruit, and few vegetables also.

Combine that with the no exercise, the stress, some good old-fashioned despair, and now you can see my situation. Also, I could be a victim with the best of them. All in all, I was a train-wreck waiting for a place to happen.

The event itself is another story. Let’s just say that I was in the right place, at the right time, and made the right decisions, even under the effects of the heart attack.

Milwaukee Wisconsin’s finest cardiologist was on duty. Dr. Frank Cummins saved my life with an agressive cardio-catherization, just 64 minutes after the onset of the incident. In heart surgery, agressive is good. In rushhour traffic-agressive is bad. (In case you were wondering.)

Now, what has changed, and why am I grateful?  See Part 3.

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Thank God I had a heart attack

I am a heart attack survivor. There are no letters after my name, but I WAS smart enough to marry a Dr. I want to highlight life changes that came about as a result of my heart attack. I hope to help others by letting them tell their story, which should enrich all of our lives.

We are all survivors of something and it is NOT what happens to us that is important but how we respond, rebound, regroup, revive, flourish and become remarkable, following our heart incident.

Thank God I had a heart attack!  We will release a book of the same name later on this year…..

My life before.

I am truly grateful that I had a heart attack. I did it to myself without a doubt. See How to Have a Heart Attack in 9 Easy Steps   at  http://rickemmerich.com    I did everything wrong, and did it over and over again.

Some of you may relate. We thought we were in good shape. We USED to be in good shape. Back in the day I bounced at the hot night club, did aerobics, free weights, golfed, played other sports and took saunas, even rode 26 miles round-trip on my 12 speed to and from the factory job I had.   And it was 12 hours each shift.

But that was then.  (20 years ago.)  4 years ago, I had BIG issues.
1. A painful, rather sudden divorce, out of left field.
2. 2 Room mates that were crazy-yes really crazy you’ll see.
3. Bad financial dealings: bad decisions, and over-spending my earnings.
4. A condo in a state of disrepair, sliding its worth downward from the level I refied at. (Upside Down)
5. A stressful job that I did not handle well in my stressed lifestyle.
6. Lack of sleep and no quality sleep even when I did rest.
7. Terrible diet, enough said.

OK, stop, breathe, don’t focus on the negative I just threw at you. Unless you see your present life in the descriptions.

This is the first of 3 in THIS series and can also be viewed at http://www.squidoo.com/ThankGodIhadaheartattack  check it out, rate it, share it.  To order the first book in the series, Thank God I….called surprisingly enough,   Thank God I……  go to http://thankgodi.com/?idAff=4    

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Here’s a tidbit from a powerful and sobering study done on the effects of EMFs (Electro-Magnetic Frequencies) that come from cell phones, TVs, video games, and computers.  The study in full is at www.brainsurgery.us and follow their links.

Heck I get a sore neck form using my phone, but as many of you will remember I married a Holistic Chiropractor and that is treatable.  If I see you walking around with a computer up to the side of your head then we will have to talk.  For now, I’d prioritize the cell phone as the most dangerous source of EMFs in each of our lives.

To find ways to combat the danger go to www.mybiopro.com/drmalia

Mobile Phone-Brain Tumour Public Health AdvisoryVini G. Khurana, MBBS, BSc(Med), PhD, FRACS Key messages of this work:

• Mobile phones are convenient and frequently invaluable, yet exposure to their electromagnetic radiation is invisible. Therefore, any danger this exposure poses may be easily dismissed.
• Exposure is long-term and its effects on the body, particularly its electrical organ, the brain, are compounded by numerous other simultaneous long-term exposures including continuous waves from radio and TV transmitter towers, cordless phone base stations, power lines, and wireless/WiFi computing devices.
• A malignant brain tumour represents a life-ending diagnosis in the vast majority of those diagnosed. There is a significant and increasing body of evidence, to date at least 8 comprehensive clinical studies internationally and one long-term meta-analysis, for a link between mobile phone usage and certain brain tumours.
• Taken together, the data presented below compellingly suggest that the link between mobile phones and brain tumours should no longer be regarded as a myth. Individual and class action lawsuits have been filed in the USA, and at least one has already been successfully prosecuted, regarding the cell phone-brain tumour link.
• The “incubation time” or “latency” (i.e., the time from commencement of regular mobile phone usage to the diagnosis of a malignant solid brain tumour in a susceptible individual) may be in the order of 10-20 years. In the years 2008-2012, we will have reached the appropriate length of follow-up time to begin to definitively observe the impact of this global technology on brain tumour incidence rates.
• There is currently enough evidence and technology available to warrant Industry and Governments alike in taking immediate steps to reduce exposure of consumers to mobile phone-related electromagnetic radiation and to make consumers clearly aware of potential dangers and how to use this technology sensibly and safely.

It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking, and directly concerns all of us, particularly the younger generation, including very young children.

One other way to help lessen the EMF damage is to go to your local ocean and go for a dip.  If you do, watch out for the man in the gray suit and leave your gold chains and other bling on the shore. 

Seriously, do not ignore the warnings about EMFs and follow up at Dr Malia’s website.

Rick Emmerich aka @hearthealthguy

Drs, they sometimes LIKE to give us the news and, sometimes, well, you can just tell, right?

I have a quick blurb from a Dr. Paul Williams, who from my sources is a great Dr. and speaker.  When I get the whole speech, I will look at giving more info.

He said in a recent speech that there are 3 TOP causes of death in the medical community.

One.  No surprise here…..it’s Heart Disease.  See previous blogs, and for obvious reasons, I will be updating heart health info weekly.  As some of you know I am the ‘Heart Health Guy’.  There are all kinds of factors that contribute to heart disease.  Certainly some are completely in our control.

Two.  And giving the heart a run for the money, it’s…Cancer.  I know, there’s a shock.  As we find out every day, there are more and more things that contribute to cancers.

and coming in at number Three, is….drum roll please….The Medical Profession.  Yes, you read that right.  That same group of highly trained professionals, they make mistakes.  Heck, when I make a mistake, I pull out the white-out.  (I know, not on the computer screen.)  When Drs make them, it can result in the wrong limb being removed, and as we know, death is worse.

In that category would be deaths resulting from wrongly using prescriptions, and as you might guess, there is wrong diagnosing.  Now, I did not write this to bust the Drs, just to present an alternative.

As many of us get more knowledge and perhaps return to alternative medicine and preventative measures, doesn’t it follow that less trips to MDs, and hospitals, means less prescriptions and less operations.  Why not prepare the body for health, by balancing it?

Don’t throw out the Acupuncturists, the Chiropractors, the Massage Therapists just because your insurance doesn’t cover it.  There are more and more articles published each year that reflect on thousands of years of Eastern Practices as opposed to mere hunderds of years of medicine here.

I knows some MDs and certainly am aware of the hard work and dedication that they have gone through to become Drs in the first place, and then to build a practice.  I am not here to bash them.  I am particularly grateful to the Cardiologist, Dr. Frank Cummins that saved my life on the operating table about 32 months ago.

On the other hand, Drs are human and make human being-type mistakes as we see.

Just like the people that are getting sick from the poison that is shot into them called a flu shot, there are others feeling the repercussions from all the prescription meds that are out there.

I am rising up to declare.  Get fit, get healthy and stay away from the Drs!  Change your diet, cleanse your body, dump the addictions, and this one is going to hurt (me), exercise. 

We see radical transformations on the TV with many people losing so much weight.  That has to become a habit, as does the other factors I have mentioned.

As the weeks go by I will talk about alternatives to stress, obesity, heart disease, and death, by bringing news and teachings that apply.   

Yes I am qualified to train people on this.  August 21, 2008 will be the 4 year anniversary of my heart attack.

 1.  No matter what, DON’T exercise.  Relax on the couch as much as possible.  It’s exercise to type on the keyboard and surf through all those exhausting miles on the net.  Rush hour traffic in Milwaukee/Honolulu/Insert your city is burning some calories too, for sure.  Run up to work when you get there 3 minutes after 8AM, it gets the blood moving.

2.  Hold in that stress that comes from financial dealings.  In fact, make sure that you are flying by the seat of your pants all the time.  Make sure EVERY car payment and mortgage payment get in just before the penalties are assessed.  Heck, having a mortgage these days is stressful enough isn’t it?

3.  Make sure that you really raise your voice when you talk to Customer Service people and bill-collectors.  They are evil.  Some of them are in India and the Philippines.  Those people not only speak a diferent brand of English, but they may have stolen one of your friends’ jobs along the line.  They don’t like you and get a kick out of sticking it to you, because they can.  The ones in the US are easeier to get to by pushing their buttons.  Make sure you win every argument and conversation with these people.  Let them and everyone else, for that matter know what a victim you are.

4.  Always keep your plate full and when necessary, get more plates.

5.  Keep your home environment in a constant state of confusion-THAT burns calories as well.  Find people that will contribute to that chaos and get them to move in,  it helps with the mortgage payment.  Extra points if you find anyone that is a compulsive liar, compulsive hoarder, an addict or thinks he is Jesus Christ.

6.  Keep up the illusion that you are as healthy as ever.  Ignore all reasonable suggestions from well-meaning friends, especially those with healthcare backgrounds.  Always play softball on the church league so that you exhibit your athleticism to as many people as possible.

7.  Use a ton of caffeine.  It gets you going.  It is your friend.  Caffeine has other helpers, usually found in soda and Snickers.  The resulting sludge that used to be called your blood is of no concern, heck you are only in your 40s.  Drink energy drinks, they keep you going, keep you young.

8.  Diet.  Make sure that you eat plenty.  WHAT you eat is of no real concern since you take daily vitamins.  You’re a fast mover and fast food fuels your lifestyle.  Try NOT to eat fast food more than 3 times a day though, that would be overdoing it.  Eat regional foods, support local businesses.  Wisconsin Cheese-heck, put cheese on everything.  Cows, they are dairy, right?  Eat a lot of red meat.  When in Rome….Eat a lot of bratwurst, you’re German aren’t you?  Pizza is good-eat a lot, you really like to eat don’t you.  Skip fruit and vegetables, too much trouble.  If you eat too many hotdogs, stop for a while when you develop gout.  Then you can restart after it clears up.

9.  Sleep?  Sleep is a sign of weakness.  Only sleep when you have to.  Your bed is better than using your keyboard as a pillow, however.  Make that necessary sleep from 4-5 hours tops.  (That way you have more time to enjoy your wonderful life.)  Make sure when you do pop out of bed, you hit the ground running.

The author, Rick Emmerich is a heart health enthusiast.  Once is enough.   Having practiced the above techniques and attained the result, he has now made MANY changes, including marrying  Dr. Malia.   http://rickemmerich.com, twitter: @hearthealthguy    www.holyteaclub.com/rickemmerich     www.rickemmerich.myzrii.com    facebook, and the other usual hangouts.  This entry is a small portion of a future Thank God I book series publication, Thank God I had a heart attack.   To order the first book of the series     click here   http://thankgodi.com/?idAff=4              rick   808 371-6501

Here is an interesting article I just received, AP published.  Good reason to drink Dr. Miller’s Holy Tea!

Call me at 808 371-6501 for information about the tea, which will detox your body to remove harmful substances.

Think You’re Drug-Free? You’re NOT!

March 10th, 2008

Did you know that every time you take a drink of tap water, you’re taking drugs? And I’m not just talking about flouride here. Anticonvulsants, antidepressants, antiobiotics…and that’s just a few of the As!!

The AP just published an article about pharmaceuticals found in municipal water supplies. Not just floating around in the reservoirs, but in the actual water you’re drinking, cooking with, and bathing in. And every time you connect with that water, you’re taking in low levels of drugs. Which drugs and how many – well, no one is being directly forthcoming about that. But count on this: It’s a lot of different drugs, and more than you should be getting.

This is some seriously scary stuff – alarming, really. And it’s worse than it sounds, because not every municipality tested their water for drugs. And the ones that did, well only the drugs they’ve specifically tested for will be reported. Some water supplies contained dozens of different trace pharmaceuticals – Philadelphia, for example, turned up 56 different drugs in their drinking water. 56!

Yes, this is scary, and overwhelming. But it does have its funny moments, as reported in the AP article. Here are a few of my favorite lines:

Arlington, Texas, acknowledged that traces of a pharmaceutical were detected in its drinking water but cited post-9/11 security concerns in refusing to identify the drug. [O]fficials in Emporia, Kan. refused to answer AP’s questions, also citing post-9/11 issues.
(Right…because Arlington, TX and Emporia, KS are known terrorist target cities, and not disclosing drug findings protects their citizens from…what exactly? )

Water sampled downstream of a Nebraska feedlot had steroid levels four times as high as the water taken upstream. Male fathead minnows living in that downstream area had low testosterone levels and small heads.
 
Ask the pharmaceutical industry whether the contamination of water supplies is a problem, and officials will tell you no. “Based on what we now know, I would say we find there’s little or no risk from pharmaceuticals in the environment to human health,” said microbiologist Thomas White, a consultant for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
 
“It could be that the fish are just exquisitely sensitive because of their physiology or something. ”
 
Confidence about human safety is based largely on studies that poison lab animals with much higher amounts.
 
“I think it’s a shame that so much money is going into monitoring to figure out if these things are out there, and so little is being spent on human health,” said Snyder.

Excuse me, but how is this issue not related to human health? We’re prescribed too many drugs. Those drugs end up hitting us a second time through the water supply – along with dozens of other drugs. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are breeding like never before. And the paltry amount of money governments are spending to find out if our most basic need is safe – that’s not critical human health spending? Now I’m really afraid.