| Our genes are set for hunter-gatherer mode, and a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, and lean, wild game, not for the majority of foods and beverages found in today's supermarkets.
It has been estimated that 300,000 to 800,000 preventable deaths per year in the United States are nutrition related. These include deaths from atherosclerotic disease, diabetes, and certain cancers.
Here are eleven disastrous developments in nutrition that are ruining your health and the health of most everyone in modern industrialized societies:
1. Increased portion sizes.
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Kevin Trudeau
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 Whole food supplements simply take organically produced vegetables and fruits and concentrate them into a convenient tablet that you can take. When you take a whole food supplement you are getting all the vitamins and minerals in the proportion that nature intended. You are also getting the enzymes and cofactors present in nature. It is interesting to note that many natural plants have up to 30 percent of their composition that defies scientific analysis. |
Gary Null
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| It is my experience that a high-quality juicing program with a great variety of vegetables and fruits, taken gradually from smaller to larger amounts over a period of time, is the best single thing we can do to cleanse and rejuvenate. These juices are cleansing the system, cleansing the blood, lowering the viral and bacterial levels, energizing the cells, naturally chelating toxins out, and purifying the blood. In effect, they are one of the best natural, single tonics available. |
Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman
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 You don't need to eat bran, the indigestible outer layer of grain, or to take any sort of laxative, as long as your diet includes plenty of whole grains and vegetables. It may help to avoid milk and other dairy products.
Sometimes these dietary measures fail to relieve constipation. At times, an important factor may be stress of one kind or another, since the nervous system regulates the contraction of the intestinal muscles. Travelers commonly become constipated for this reason. A lack of exercise also may contribute to the problem. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| And then I did the same thing with fresh organic fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, meat, poultry, chicken, eggs, cheese, butter, and milk, and I made three luxurious delicious meals a day and three big snacks. I ate all this food, of course. It took about 20 percent more time to make the organic food, and cost only about 5 percent more, but I can guarantee you the taste was 1,000 percent better and the quantity of food was at least twice as much. It was much more food to eat. |
Mark Blumenthal
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 Steinmetz KA, Kushi LH, Bostick RM, Folsom AR, Potter JD. vegetables, fruit, and colon cancer in the Iowa Women's Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 1994;139(1):1-15.
Stevinson C, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Garlic for treating hypercholesterolemia. Ann
Intern Med 2000; 133:420-9. Sumiyoshi H, Kanezawa A, Masamoto K, Haroda H, Nakagami S, Yokota A, et al.
Chronic toxicity test of garlic extract in rats [in Japanese]. / Toxicol Sci
1984;9(l):61-75. Sunter WH. Warfarin and garlic [letter]. Pharm J 1991;246:722. Tamaki T, Sonoki S. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 All dark-green leafy vegetables also contain omega-3 fatty acids, as do some plant-derived oils. The vegetable oils that contain the highest amount of omega-3 EFAs include:
• Pumpkinseed oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Canola oil
• Soybean oil
• Walnut oil
In Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill (Alive Books, 1999), author Udo Erasmus quotes unofficial observations by clinicians that 95 percent of the population is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids have the ability to thin the blood. |
| They are found primarily in nuts, vegetables, seeds, fish, soybeans, and seed and nut oils, such as walnut oil.
Polyunsaturated fats are found in the following foods:
• Cod liver oil
• Corn oil
• Cottonseed oil
• Fish
• Flax oil
• Pecans
• Pine nuts
• Primrose oil
• Safflower oil
• Sesame oil
• Some soft margarines
• Soy oil
• Sunflower seeds
• Wheat germ oil
If polyunsaturated oils are overprocessed, many benefits are lost. For that reason, use only cold- or expeller-pressed oils. Polyunsaturated oils should never be heated or used for cooking. |
| Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have found that women who eat the most fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean meat, and fish have a 30 percent lower death rate than those who eat the smallest amounts of these foods. There is also a strong association between higher blood levels of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) from dietary sources and a lower mortality from all causes. |
| Food sources of pantothenic acid include beef, brewer's yeast, eggs, fresh vegetables, legumes, liver, mushrooms, nuts, pork, saltwater fish, whole-rye flour, and whole wheat.
Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are on the rise among adolescents, as is obesity. In fact, obesity is often a factor in the development of eating disorders. Parents should be careful not to use food as a reward or form of praise for children. This teaches children to associate success with food, and may predispose them to eating more than they should, resulting in weight gain. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 A vegetarian gravy mixed with sauteed vegetables (carrots, onions, cauliflower, mushrooms, peas, etc.) in place of the meat and served over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta is delicious.
CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP
This is a very creamy, rich flavored soup made with coconut milk. Makes a great lunch or dinner.
2 14-ounce cans coconut milk 7* cup water
2 cups asparagus, chopped 4 tablespoons coconut oil 6 tablespoons flour 72 cup onion, chopped 72 cup celery, chopped 72 tablespoon marjoram Salt and pepper
Heat coconut oil in sauce pan over medium heat. |
Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman
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| Fruit juice or flat soft drinks diluted to half water, vegetable broth (simmer mixed vegetables in water for ten or fifteen minutes, then strain), or rice water (use an excess of water to cook rice) all are good choices. Broth or soup stock made with oil or animal fat should be avoided, as should milk. Gradually increase the amount of clear liquids over a day or two, and then begin trying low-fiber foods such as white rice or toast, low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese, or bananas.
Younger children and babies do not have the fluid reserves of adults, so begin replacing their fluid losses at once. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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| Carbohydrate, which is the primary energy source in vegetables, fruits, and grains, also supplies 4 calories per gram. Fat, however, supplies more than twice that? calories per gram. You would need to eat more than twice as much protein or carbohydrate to get the same amount of calories as you do from fat.
Reducing the amount of fat we eat is a logical way to reduce total calorie consumption and lose unwanted weight. But few people can stick to a low-fat or no-fat diet for long. Fats make food taste better and are necessary in the preparation of many dishes and baked goods. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Fluoride is added into the municipal water supply of many cities in the United States. For those people without access to fluoridated water, fluoride supplements are available in the forms of tablets and drops. These supplements are not available without a prescription. Many non-prescription dental care products contain fluoride as well, including toothpastes and mouthwashes. |
Kelly Brownell and Katherine Battle Horgen
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 This may be helpful in establishing preferences for foods such as vegetables. It also appears that women who breast-feed are more likely to lose the weight gained during their pregnancy.10
Reduce Television Viewing and Other Sedentary Activities. We noted in Chapters 2 and 5 how television viewing is associated with increased obesity, less physical activity, and poorer measures of health. Promoting less time with the television has been proposed as one means for addressing the obesity crisis, especially in children. |
| Consumption of fruit, vegetables, and animal protein increases as do inactivity and leisure time. žPattern 4: Nutrition-Related Noncommunicable Disease.
The diet is high in fat, cholesterol, sugar, and other refined carbohydrates, and low in polyunsaturated fat and fiber. Sedentary behavior increases. Obesity increases as does chronic disease. žPattern 5: Behavioral Change. The desire to prevent disease leads to changes in diet and physical activity, sometimes self-driven by consumers and other times stimulated by government action.
Many countries are in pattern 3 or 4. |
| Researchers at the University of Minnesota found that the frequency of visits to fast-food restaurants by children was related to: žincreased intake of soft drinks, cheeseburgers, French fries, pizza, total fat, and calories ždecreased intake of fruit, vegetables, and milk60
People like to eat away from home because good-tasting food is enticing. Time-constrained, stressful lifestyles make it difficult to prepare meals at home. Children seeking toys and foods they see on TV pressure parents for trips to restaurants. |
| Before progress can be made on changing the American diet, there must be collective agreement that the population should be eating more of some foods and less of others, else we place equal value on bacon cheeseburgers and vegetables. Failing to assign value has a stifling influence, skirts key policy decisions that must be made, and helps defend the ruinous status quo.
Is a Braver New World Possible? |
| One study found that children who watch public service announcements focusing on nutrition choose more vegetables, fruits, and other nutritious foods.75 In another study, positive comments by an adult observer, along with pro-nutrition messages and ads for foods without added sugar, reduced three- to six-year-olds' selection of foods with added sugar. |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| It is often difficult to separate the effects of animal protein from the effects of animal fats because they are so highly correlated. That is, when animal protein intake is high, animal fat intake is typically also high. This makes it difficult for researchers to determine what the effects of a high-protein diet are based on population studies, as the source of protein cannot be identified. Despite this obstacle, there is much evidence that reliance on animal proteins to meet protein requirements is linked to the development of several chronic degenerative diseases. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Meals made from even the highest-cost fruits, vegetables, and whole grains still are priced much lower per pound than most meat products and packaged foods.
Aging promotes a loss of lean muscle tissue, body water, and bone mineral mass (density), and favors an increase in the proportion of body fat. As people age, their appetites
DHEA
The most abundant hormone in the bloodstream, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), is produced by the adrenal glands. It is produced abundantly in youth, peaking around age twenty-five, when production starts to wane. |
Thomas J. Moore
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 The National Cancer Institute limited its recommendations to urging greater consumption of fruit and vegetables. However, many in the world of health advocacy concluded that if getting a little beta-carotene in vegetables seemed to be beneficial, then taking a vitamin supplement containing more of the chemical ought to be even bettet. The lack of clinical-trial evidence that taking this chemical was beneficial did not prevent many health advocates from recommending it. It was featured in best-selling health books such as Life Extension and Spontaneous Healing. |
Healing Children's Attention & Behavior DisordersDr. Abram Hoffer, M.D., FRCP(C)
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| One should consume the edible parts, including leaves, seeds, tubers, roots, and stems where feasible from as many kinds of vegetables as are available. The same applies to grains where one should use all the grains, not just a large number of products made from flour.
Non-toxic
The natural diet is non-toxic. It is obvious that our ancestors quickly eliminated those foods which were toxic, probably at first by trial and error. If they ate the food and remained well, this would become part of the diet. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| Remember, I am not being fanatical in telling you to eat only raw uncooked fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. I am saying to take little steps and go at a pace that is right for you.
Many of you simply are unwilling to change any of your eating habits. Some of you like your hotdogs smothered with mustard and ketchup, and nothing is going to change that. That's fine. Eat your hotdog and enjoy it. But instead of buying the buns, the hotdogs, the mustard and ketchup at the supermarket, why don't you get some incredibly delicious hotdog buns from the local health food or whole food store? |
| If the politicians really had an interest in stopping illegal aliens, all they would have to do is drive up to a field, walk in to the workers picking the fruits and vegetables, and ask to see their green cards. They could virtually clean up this mess in a matter of months. In every community there are hundreds of Mexicans who stand around street corners waiting for daily work. I have asked the police personally if they are aware of this, and it's a big joke. They all know these people are illegals, but they have strict orders from "the powers that be" to leave them alone. |
Doris J. Rapp, M.D.
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 In 1998, the USDA found pesticides in about 55% of nearly 7000 fruits and vegetables; 29% had multiple residues.
• Only about 40% of the possible 496 pesticide residues identified on foods are detected by the current methods used by the FDA. This means 60% are missed!46
• It is estimated that Americans can eat as many as 20 or more pesticide-like chemicals in their meals every day.20a"c
Of the 25 most commonly used agricultural pesticides: 18 can damage the skin, eyes and lungs. 17 cause genetic damage or birth defects. 12 cause cancer.5a'c 10 cause reproductive problems. |
| The USDA found as many as 108 different kinds of pesticides on 22 fruits and vegetables.131"4
• A fungicide, Triphenytin, is used to control beetles on potatoes, pecans and sugar beets. In laboratory studies, it has been reported that is it so extremely toxic that one hour's exposure can cause irreversible damage to the human immune system's "killer" cells. We need to study the agricultural workers, who are exposed to this product, as well as their families.109""0 Are they in special jeopardy and are they in need of urgent help? |
| The Government urges children to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables but reports indicate pesticide residues in fresh fruit were found on:
56% in grapes
47% in nectarines
32% in peaches 123"-b
• Canned fruits and fruit juices are less toxic but these can contain phthalates that leak from the metal cans. 27a"d This chemical can cause precocious puberty in girls.49c (See Chapters 3, 4, 6.)
• A hormone disrupting pesticide, iprodione, was found in 29% of nectarines and also on kiwi fruit and mangos. |
Mark Blumenthal
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| Allium vegetables and reduced risk of stomach cancer. / Natl Cancer Inst 1989;81(2): 162-4.
You WC, Blot WJ, Chang YS, Ershow AG, Yang ZT, An Q, et al. Diet and high risk of stomach cancer in Shandong, China. Cancer Res 1988;48(12):3518—23. |
Thomas J. Moore
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| Even the National Cancer Institute jumped on the beta-carotene bandwagon, declaring, "A large body of epidemiological evidence indicates that cancer incidence is reduced as consumption of dietary vitamin A or its precursor, beta-carotene, found in dark green and yellow vegetables and fruits, increases."26The National Cancer Institute limited its recommendations to urging greater consumption of fruit and vegetables. |
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