Donate your body to science, and the Army uses it to test landmines

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Only fools donate their bodies for "science." As we're learning from recent scandals, there's a massive underground economy where thousands of body parts are sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars -- even body parts from now-deceased people who thought they were donating their body parts to "science."

But now the story gets stranger still. Tulane University in New Orleans was receiving more bodies than it could use. So it hired a New York company to distribute the so-called "surplus body parts" for profit. This New York company, National Anatomical Service, turned around and sold bodies to the Pentagon to be used for -- get this -- landmine testing!

That's right: people who thought they were donating their bodies for science were actually having their bodies used to test military explosives. That's not what most people have in mind when they think they're donating their bodies to science.

I've warned people against being organ donors for years. When you donate organs or your entire body to some organization out of good will, there's absolutely no guarantee that the organization -- even a university -- isn't going to sell your dead body to someone who will use it for some outrageous or obscene purpose. The surfacing of this story proves that. Keep your organs. Even when you're dead. And don't let some huckster sell your body parts for his own personal profit.

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About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher and author with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored more than 1,500 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a maker of super bright LED light bulbs that are 1000% more energy efficient than incandescent lights. He also founded an environmentally-friendly online retailer called BetterLifeGoods.com that uses retail profits to help support consumer advocacy programs. He's also the CEO of a highly successful email newsletter software company that develops software used to send permission email campaigns to subscribers. Adams is currently the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit, and enjoys outdoor activities, nature photography, Pilates and adult gymnastics. He's also author of numerous health books published by Truth Publishing and is the creator of several consumer-oriented grassroots campaigns, including the Spam. Don't Buy It! campaign, and the free downloadable Honest Food Guide. He also created the free reference sites HerbReference.com and HealingFoodReference.com. Adams believes in free speech, free access to nutritional supplements and the ending of corporate control over medicines, genes and seeds. Known as the 'Health Ranger,' Adams' personal health statistics and mission statements are located at www.HealthRanger.org


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