The Epitome of Stupidity

Alright... I feel so strange calling myself a human being. I mean, look at what humans do to themselves... They commit homicide out of jealous fits of rage, boredom or accidental... They spend ridiculous hours working class A jobs for slave pay. They buy random products at the store hoping to get a mellow feeling (alcohol). Now, these are legal and are monitored by the FDA and the ABC board (Alcohol Beverage Control). With that being said, here is my rant for the week!

Look at this picture.

What do you think the manufacturers are trying to represent?  We all remember Cheech and Chong and their ad libs and random bouts of humor never forsaking the green herb and it's powers of relaxation. We remember the hippy sixties and their 'free love' message.  But what stops a child from getting their hands on this? Now granted, the ingredients do not list any illegal drugs, IE., marijuana, THC, or cannabis... However, they are putting herbs of some sort along with Melatonin.

Melatonin is a chemical hormone produced by your pineal gland. It is the power to your internal clock that begins to release as the sun sets, causing your body to get tired, relaxed and ready to call it a day. However, the FDA is not monitoring these companies or their use of the supplement, therefore, who know how much melatonin they are putting in these lazy cakes...

On the defensive side, according to the National Sleep Foundation, melatonin is found naturally in some foods, therefore the FDA is not required to monitor its usage in vitamins and minerals because it is synthetically produced and is not classified as a drug. However, various studies were inconclusive as to the benefits of the use of Melatonin, including the time of day the product is used, the severity of the sleep disorder/problem and the resetting of ones biological clock by the use of the product.

In addition, when animals ingest the product, melatonin can and may change the blood pressure and affect fertility. Such effects in humans would be a medical risk for people with heart-related problems, hypertension and stroke, kidney disease and sleep apnea as well as for women of child-bearing age.

You will not see any of the above listed on the packaging for these lazy cakes! Instead you will see a dietary supplement sticker with all the warnings you would find on any bottle of vitamins or minerals. However, their website says something a little different. "Warning, causes extreme relaxation.  Do not eat before a hot date, during work, while driving or operating machinery or equipment."  In addition, the site also promotes Mary J's Relaxation Brownies, with a warning, "For Adults only. Dietary Supplement. Not suitable for children".

According to one site, "National poison center data show melatonin prompts more calls than any other herb or supplement." In addition, there's been at least one report of a toddler in Tennessee eating a Lazy Cake and ending up in the hospital.  Rumors are rampant they contain the same synthetic marijuana compounds found in herbal incense products like Spice or K2. 

In conclusion, we as humans are comparable to that of a lab rat. We have arms and legs to maneuver through life. We have lungs to breath, a heart that pumps blood and a large empty space in our cranium where a brain should be, but the makers and buyers of crap like this lead me to believe that humans are not the brightest crayon in the box!

Until tomorrow,
LaVonda