Anti-abortion activists charged over undercover Planned Parenthood videos

California prosecutors have charged two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood with 15 felonies, saying they invaded the privacy of medical providers by filming without consent.

State attorney general Xavier Becerra announced the charges on Tuesday against David Daleiden of Davis, California, and Sandra Merritt of San Jose. The two operate the Irvine-based Center for Medical Progress.

The allegations say the pair filmed 14 people without permission between October 2013 and July 2015 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and El Dorado counties. One felony count was filed for each person. The 15th was for criminal conspiracy to invade privacy.

Becerra says they used a fictitious bioresearch company to meet with women’s healthcare providers and covertly record them.

Daleiden, in an email to the Associated Press, said the “bogus” charges were coming from “Planned Parenthood’s political cronies”.

“The public knows the real criminals are Planned Parenthood and their business partners,” Daleiden said.

Planned Parenthood – which has previously said the videos were “heavily edited to deceive the public” – welcomed the charges, saying they sent “a clear message: you can’t target women and healthcare providers without consequences”.

Planned Parenthood (@PPact)

CA Attorney General filing criminal charges sends a clear message — you can’t target women & health care providers without consequences. https://t.co/dFT42uZUyq

March 29, 2017

In April of last year, Daleiden said in a Facebook post that California department of justice agents had raided his home, seizing all of his video footage along with personal information.

Since then, the case had gone largely quiet, with virtually no revelations about the investigation and no indication that the charges were coming before they were filed on Tuesday in San Francisco superior court.

The prosecution got a new leader this year in Becerra, a longtime Congressional Democrat, who took over for Kamala Harris when she became a US senator.

Daleiden and Merritt had previously been indicted in Texas on similar charges in January 2016, but all of the charges were eventually dropped by July as prosecutors said a grand jury had overstepped its authority. The grand jury had originally been convened to investigate Planned Parenthood, but after finding no wrongdoing indicted Daleiden and Merritt instead.

Anti-abortion activists charged over undercover Planned Parenthood videos

Jello: The Undercover Health Food

Jello is a delicious versatile dessert that can help reduce inflammation, make skin look younger, and improve bone health! This wiggly dessert is not just for kids anymore!

I am not talking about the boxed commercial jello that most of us are used to. It is high in sugar and filled with artificial colors and flavors. Instead, I am referring to homemade natural jello made with gelatin, juice, and water.

I came across this healthy homemade jello because my husband is in the process of healing his inflammation through diet and this is one of the recommended foods. I have enjoyed making and eating jello often ever since. It is a tasty snack, it very easy to make, and it comes with many health benefits.

What is Jello? It May Seem Gross

Jello is made from gelatin. Gelatin is a protein derived from the collagen found in the skin, bones, and ligaments of animals (1). It comes as a pale yellow powder that can be mixed with juice or any other liquid to make the jello dessert we all know.

Humans used to eat as much of an animal as possible consuming many parts that are high in gelatin. Now most of us only consume the best muscle parts discarding the rest. Because of this, our diets are very low in the many amino acids that are found in the gelatin of an animal. Luckily you don’t need very much gelatin to get the health benefits. A small cup of jello a day is enough to the trick!

Knowing exactly what gelatin is may make some people feel a bit yucky. But this is a natural food that can be found in the capsules of your supplements, in many candies, and in broth. In fact the new craze around bone broth is in large part due to the health benefits of gelatin.

What Makes Jello so Healthy

Gelatin being a protein is made of amino acids. It contains a wide range of amino acids with glycine being the most prevalent and arguably the most helpful one (2). Glycine has been shown to be effective for a wide range of things from aiding with digestion and detoxing the liver to acting as an antidepressant and safe sleep aid.

Some of the health benefits of gelatin include:

• healing stomach lining


• eases joint pain


• helps the body heal from injuries


• eases inflammation


• improves sleep


• heals skin – great to reduce wrinkles


• acts as a natural sleep aid


• natural anti-depressant and stress reliever

(2)

Simple Health-Giving Jello Recipe

• 4 Tbs gelatin powder*


• 1/2 cup boiling water


• 3 1/2 cups fruit juice of choice*

*To make this a truly healthy dessert, choose high quality gelatin and fruit juice. Gelatin from grass fed cows is preferred organic even better, and 100% fruit juice preferably organic also and when possible unpasteurized.

Add 1/2 cup of juice to the gelatin and mix until it thickens. Add boiling water and mix until mixture dissolves. Add the rest of the juice and stir. Pour into molds.

inspired from Joint-Healing Gell-o reciepe in Hot Detox

This makes a fairly hard jello that can be cut into shapes. If you like a soft jello, simply use about 3 1/2 tablespoons of gelatin instead of 4.

Be creative with your jello. Add fruit or shredded coconut. Try making it with green tea, coconut milk, or use homemade kombucha for a probiotic version.

Sources for this article include:
(1) JRank: Gelatin
(2) Dr. Axe: Gelatin- What Is It? Plus 8 Uses and Benefits

Jello: The Undercover Health Food

Arnold Schwarzenegger goes undercover as personal trainer

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood film star and former governor of California, has gone undercover at Gold’s Fitness center in Venice, California, wearing a black wig and moustache.

Disguised as Howard Kleiner, a “fitness instructor who had grow to be regional manager for Gold’s Health club”, Schwarzenegger was filmed approaching clientele mid-exercise to give them tips on their instruction.

Standing in excess of a single member doing sit-ups, the star of Terminator tells her: “you have elbows and knees, so touch them.”

He then encourages yet another member to include “10 reps of water sipping” among every single set of workout routines.

Schwarzenegger’s appearance was a stunt to promote and raise money for Following-School All-Stars, a nationwide programme that offers cost-free mentoring, homework support, tutoring and fun actions to students from low-revenue families.

Arnold Schwarzenegger goes undercover as personal trainer

Arnold Schwarzenegger goes undercover as private trainer

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood film star and former governor of California, has gone undercover at Gold’s Fitness center in Venice, California, sporting a black wig and moustache.

Disguised as Howard Kleiner, a “fitness instructor who had turn into regional manager for Gold’s Health club”, Schwarzenegger was filmed approaching clients mid-exercise to give them guidelines on their coaching.

Standing above a single member doing sit-ups, the star of Terminator tells her: “you have elbows and knees, so touch them.”

He then encourages one more member to include “ten reps of water sipping” among every set of workouts.

Schwarzenegger’s appearance was a stunt to promote and raise funds for Right after-School All-Stars, a nationwide programme that offers cost-free mentoring, homework aid, tutoring and fun activities to students from low-income families.

Arnold Schwarzenegger goes undercover as private trainer