“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” Mahatma Gandhi
We are devoted to bringing you information from reliable sources that are based on scientific facts to help you make the right decisions for your family’s health.
This website is dedicated to all of the young people diagnosed with cancer and other deadly diseases and to their caregivers and in all too many cases, the loved ones that grieve after their untimely deaths.
Eric Jacob Motazedi 1981 – 2021
In memory of Eric Jacob Motazedi, who passed away in 2021 from colorectal cancer at the age of just 39 years young, and all the young people who have been taken before their time by this devastating disease. Starting in the 1990s, colorectal diagnoses among people in their 30s and 40s have increased by 50%. It has become one of the most deadly cancers in this age group. Some studies point to lifestyle factors like the ingestion of sugar, fast food, alcohol use, lack of exercise, and obesity rates. Eric was a healthy, strong vibrant adult and did not fit this medical profile. I think the answer is more insidious – the introduction of plastic into our lives during the 1900s, and the introduction of high-density polyethylene bottles in the 1960s that replaced glass. Almost our entire food supply comes into contact with plastic at some point, and the nasty chemicals in plastics leach into our food and drink. Plastic particulates are inhaled into our lungs and absorbed through our skin. These chemicals are not just poisoning our environment, they are poisoning us. – Victoria Motazedi
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
James A. Garfield
All journeys have a beginning
We invite anyone interested in living a healthy lifestyle to become a community member of The Healthy Monkey and to join us on a journey. All journeys have a beginning and as we embark on this trip there may be times when the solutions may seem to be overwhelming, but if you persevere, the results will be amazing.
Misinformation has been used since the dawn of mankind to influence others and to manipulate their actions and behaviors. False beliefs in modern miracles, like the promise that plastic, pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, and the like will make our lives happier, healthier, and easier are changing our world and not for the good. Over time the truth has leaked out of the shadows like a black ooze and has come into the light. A lot of these chemicals have done irreversible damage to our environment, our bodies, and our psyches. To save ourselves, we need to take a hard look at the scientific facts surrounding these innovations and make immediate changes to our lifestyles. Then and only then, can we lead a healthy and health-filled life.
The Healthy Monkey is a community of like-minded individuals who care about the environment and the health of themselves and their families. We are dedicated to bringing you information that is scientific and real regarding those modern innovations that are creating havoc in our lives. Blogs and articles based on science and not conjecture will be available here to inform and answer questions you may have about products and their safety. Because science is always changing, the topics, blogs, and articles we have posted here will change as well. We seek the truth, and based on new information, the truth may change. We also encourage comments from the Healthy Monkey community. So please, feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have on how to make this site better.
