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Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland See book keywords and concepts

When used on poultry and meat products, it means "minimally processed and free of artificial ingredients" (such as colorings and nitrite in processed meat). It does not mean, however, that the livestock or poultry it came from were raised without antibiotics or growth hormones. The FDA does not have a definition of "natural" for packaged foods. þ No national standards exist for what can be labeled organic, though about half the states have their own standards, which sometimes conflict. Under new federal legislation, that will be changing.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

NATURAL • The Federal Trade Commission requires that food advertised as "natural" may not contain synthetic or artificial ingredients and may not be more than minimally processed. For example, minimal processing includes such actions as washing or peeling fruits or vegetables; homogenizing milk; canning, bottling, and freezing food; baking bread; aging and roasting meats; and grinding nuts.

Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

It is important to read the label if it is necessary to avoid these artificial ingredients. Some herbs such as devil's claw and peppermint are deactivated by contact with digestive juices. Other herbs can be so diluted that they become ineffective if they come in contact with food and water in the stomach. Capsules for these herbs are given an enteric coating with a cellulose fiber to delay the release of the herb until the capsule has reached the stomach or intestine. It is important to take enteric-coated capsules one hour before, rather than during or after, meals.

The Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

The "Feingold diet," which prohibits all foods containing artificial ingredients, became a lifesaver to thousands of parents of hyperactive children, some of whom could be taken off amphetamines as a result of the diet. However, the Feingold diet is not easy to enforce for young children, when so many social influences entice them to eat brightly colored and gaily-wrapped treats. Even more important, the Feingold diet helps only a small minority of hyperactive children. Dr. Feingold may have found one cause of hyperactivity in some children—but apparently not the main one.

Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal: How to Avoid Hidden Toxins in Your Food Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis See book keywords and concepts

This, regrettably, does not mean that the animal, when alive, wasn't fed artificial ingredients or chemicals.) On other products, the term natural may refer to specific ingredients and is therefore no guarantee that the product itself is free of additives or that it does not contain genetically modified ingredients. CONSUMER ALERT Allergic individuals, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, hyperactive children. Naturally Sweetened Once again, since "natural" has no legal FDA definition, calling a product "naturally sweetened" means little except for increasing sales.

The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free Thirty-Day Plan Marcia Zimmerman, C.N. See book keywords and concepts

I do not recommend buying products with any of these artificial ingredients in them, because they disturb glucose and fatty acid metabolism, both of which are vital to brain function. Effects of Proteins on the Brain Proteins contain twenty or more amino acids, of which eight are considered essential, or must be eaten daily, and two as semiessential for adults but essential for children. Amino acids are the basic units of growth, building muscles, organs, and other tissues of our bodies. They are also essential for brain function.

A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work James A. Howenstine, MD See book keywords and concepts

Processed food is loaded with artificial fat, sugar, artificial sweeteners, and other artificial ingredients. The food processing industry makes wide use of subliminal technology in promoting their products. The large quantity of synthetic fats and oil, as well as sugar that are added to processed food, are particularly damaging to the diabetic's ability to control his blood sugar. Cellular membrane dysfunction occurs when the body must manufacture and repair our cell membranes with the wrong fatty acids, because the right ones are not available from our diet.

Intelligent Medicine: A Guide to Optimizing Health and Preventing Illness for the Baby-Boomer Generation Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Ketchup, mayonnaise, commercial salad dressing (these have high oil, sodium, and sugar content and are often laden with preservatives, colorings, and artificial ingredients.) • Breaded or fried foods. • Refined or unrefined sugar, artificial sweeteners, honey, barley malt, maple syrup, rice syrup, and other natural sweeteners. Are Supplements Necessary? There are still huge unknowns in nutrition.

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