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Do you know what ingredients lurk in your favorite snacks and foods? The list is long and their consequences are many – for time sake, I will cover 3 common so-called ingredients. The Oh-h-h McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets are far from chicken. Aside from the lighter fluid ingredient that is used, several of the other 38 ingredients used are corn. The actual chicken was fed corn, cornstarch is then added, corn flour is used in the batter, then they’re fried in corn oil… and finally washed down with Coke or Pepsi, which also contain corn by way of HFCS.

High fructose corn syrup is a cheap, fattening, and versatile sweetener that was introduced in late 1970’s after the government gave corn farmers subsidies to grow it – it did save SOMEBODY millions of dollars, however… it was at the expense of a 100% increase of obesity in children and adolescents.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener that also goes by the names of Equal and NutraSweet. It is commonly added to sugar and fat free products. This artificial sweetener actually causes an increased craving for sugar and carbohydrates.

Various health concerns have been raised about aspartame since it was introduced in 1981. In 1984, six months after it’s “debut” in sodas the incidence of brain cancer and brain tumors increased 10% in U.S., Diabetes 30% and Lymphoma 60%. A 2005 study has also shown it to cause leukemia in rats.

MSG also known as Mood Swings Galore… I mean Monosodium glutamate. It was created to make fake food taste real and tasteless food tasty! For more info on MSG… see April 9th post.

Aside from all 3 of these ingredients being cheap, they are NUTRIENTLESS, which leads to more and more overweight malnourished people from all walks of life. Take a minute to read labels – it will save you a lifetime of misery and prevent dying a slow suicide.

“Corn sweetener is to the republic of fat what corn whiskey was to the alcohol republic.”

Vitamin D continues to be in the limelight for various reasons and for good reason! With sunlight being less this time of year (at least in my neck of the woods), now is a great time to begin taking some to prevent the flu, heart disease, depression and more!

Great place to get brand name products at the fraction of the cost is www.vitacost.com

Homocysteine is a type of protein that is found in our blood and used as a marker for cardiovascular disease, cancer, stoke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and other degenerative diseases.

Without proper nourishment, homocysteine can build up in our blood causing various life threatening problems, many of which those age 50 are at higher risk of. With optimal nutrition, our body can naturally turn this protein into glutathione, one of the most important antioxidants and S-adenosylmethionine, a nutrient for the brain and blood. A buildup of homocysteine in the blood also increases the risk of plaque leading to athersclerosis, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. However, it can be metabolized with B6, B12, and folate and the following dietary recommendations:

• Eat less fatty meat (4 servings or less) and more fish (3 or more times a week) and vegetable protein (5 or more times week).

• Eat a combination of 5 or more servings of fruits or vegetables a day.

• Eat a clove of garlic or take a garlic supplement daily.

• Do not add salt to food, if desired use Solo salt, which has less sodium and more potassium and magnesium than regular salt.

• Have no more than one cup of coffee or two cups of tea daily; drink herbals teas or grain coffees instead.

• Mayo Clinic suggests a diet that includes green leafy vegetables and fortified grain products. They state supplements may help as well.

A high-strength multivitamin and mineral supplement that provides the following homocysteine lowering nutrients, vitamins B2, B6, and B12, folic acid, trimethylglycine, and zinc. Vitamins A, D, E, and 1 gram of C are recommended as well.

Get The MILK FOR FREE?

There are many milk substitutes such as almond, hazelnut, soy, rice, oat, raw or coconut milk. They are delicious and can be used in place of pasteurized cow’s milk. If you must have animal milk, make it goats or raw milk from a reputable source. Dairy products are very mucus forming. I give my three-year-old grandniece raw milk (and other milk substitutes). Not only does she love them, she is one of the few at her daycare WITHOUT a runny nose.

Note* I am not a fan of too much soy anything. It is known to mimic hormones, which can create a host of health problems. Choose your milk wisely… listen to your gut.

I do believe their are pros to drinking milk, however… it starts with being breast fed. Why give a child formula and increase their risk for Type 1 Diabetes (and more), when you can boost your child’s immune for FREE the way nature intended? “Convenient” fast food can cost you your life.

Read labels to Live Long NATURALLY!

What do these and other autoimmune diseases have in common? COWS MILK!

The following autoimmune diseases are listed in order of most to least common:

• Graves Disease (Hyperthyroidism)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Thyroiditis (Hypothyroidism)
• Vitiligo
• Pernicious Anemia
• Glomerulonephritis
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Sjogren’s Disease
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
• Addison’s Disease
• Scleroderma
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
• Uveitis
• Chronic Active Hepatitis

FACT: Women are 2.7 times more likely to be afflicted than men.

FACT: 1 in 31 Americans have an autoimmune disease.

Other commonalities include

• Immune system mistakenly attacks cells in its own body, thinking they are invaders.
• They tend to occur in people living furthest from the equator.
• One or more of these diseases can afflict the same person.
• Consumption of animal based foods (especially cow’s milk) increase the risk.
• A virus may trigger the onset of the disease.

Type 1 Diabetes occurs in children. Evidence shows it is related to diet, dairy to be more specific. This occurs when a baby is not nursed long enough. They are fed cow’s milk protein instead in infant formula. For many infants, it does not digest fully and may be absorbed by the blood. The immune system sees it as a foreign invader and begins to destroy it. Since these also resemble cells of the pancreas (which make the insulin), the child loses its ability to produce insulin. The child then becomes Type 1 Diabetic and all too often for the rest of their life.

Cow’s milk may cause one of the most devastating diseases that can befall a child.

Quote and information taken from, The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II