Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is running defense for Pakistani-heritage couples who marry their first cousins, suggesting it is no more dangerous than White British women having children over the age of 34. The NHS trust covering Bradford, an English city where Pakistanis account for a substantial share of the population, said in literature on birth defects: “[I]t is important to mention that just like a cousin marriage is a cultural practice in Asian/British Pakistanis heritage, resulting in increasing risk factors for congenital anomalies, so too is choosing to give birth at or after the age 34 in White British women/couples.”
The trust accuses White Britons having children later in life of “choosing lifestyles embedded in liberal values such as preferring jobs, careers, bodily fitness and individualism over giving birth before the age 34.” It does not mention how rising house prices and an increasing tax burden strain White British couples, with these pressures partly driven by mass migration and failures in migrant integration. For example, the unemployment rate for Pakistanis stands at 11.1 percent, which is more than three times higher than the 3.3 percent unemployment rate for whites.
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Having children after 34 does increase the risk of birth defects, with such children—born to mothers of all ethnicities—accounting for 19 percent of cases in Bradford. However, cousin marriage appears to have far higher risks, accounting for around 30 percent of birth defects, despite Pakistanis only accounting for a little over a quarter of the city’s population.
First-cousin marriage is also linked to lower IQ and higher rates of mood disorders and psychoses, negatively impacting life outcomes across a wide variety of domains. Approaching 40 percent of Pakistanis in Bradford are in these consanguineous marriages, compared to fewer than one percent of White British couples.
Nevertheless, Muslim lawmakers are defending cousin marriage in Parliament, with Iqbal Mohamed MP telling the House of Commons that “ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold” during a debate on a bill to outlaw the practice. […]
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
