Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | There are way too many people still buying processed meat, cheeses and other garbage foods for Christmas...)
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We all know that sodium nitrite in processed meat causes cancer, right? Well, let's say that for ten years, somebody feeds all the kids sodium nitrite and cancer rates skyrocket. Then, they take all the sodium nitrite out of the food and replace it with a different cancer-causing chemical that they keep feeding the kids. Guess what? The cancer rates don't come down. Therefore, the logic goes, sodium nitrite didn't cause cancer in the first place! | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | They're used to those hamburgers and hotdogs and bacon, and they haven't learned about the dangers of how processed meat contains known cancer-causing chemicals, so they continue to eat them and feed them to their children, oblivious to the real harm being caused by those meats. I think that, in time, as they learn about the dangers of these products, they will greatly reduce their red meat consumption.
Similarly, 22.6 percent have given up dairy products. I think dairy products offer great nutrition for baby cows, but terrible nutrition for humans, adult or child. | T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II See book keywords and concepts | Because we humans get exposed to nitrites through consumption of processed meat such as hot dogs and bacon, some products came under fire. Hot dogs were an easy target. Besides containing additives like nitrites, hot dogs can be made out of ground-up lips, snouts, spleens, tongues, throats and other "variety meats."13 So as the nitrite/ nitrosamine issue heated up, hot dogs weren't looking so hot. Ralph Nader had called hot dogs "among America's deadliest missiles. | by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D. See book keywords and concepts | | Line a strainer with cheesecloth, put the processed meat into the strainer, and place it over a glass container. Drain the coconut milk, pressing out all the liquid with the flat back of a large wooden spoon, or with your hands. Freshly made coconut milk should be used immediately or refrigerated and used within two days.
QUICK SERVING IDEAS • Sprinkle unsweetened, dried shredded coconut over sweet or spicy soups, fruit salads, or tossed greens. Use as a topping for desserts. Add to granola and other cereals, cookies, cakes, and muffins. | Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts | Of course, it's all brand-name stuff, lots of processed meat, and frozen pizzas. Carbonated soft drink beverages are almost always in the cart. Usually, there's some form of ice cream, cookies, or crackers with hydrogenated oils. There's typically lots of cheese, and there's always a gallon of milk in there, it seems.
Sometimes there's some fruit punch, or some of those other garbage fruit drinks. There's always lots of sugar, white flour, and instant foods like macaroni and cheese and the microwaveable TV dinners. There are usually lots of fried foods as well. | 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. See book keywords and concepts | By contrast, men who ate the highest percentage of their foods from the "typical American diet" category (high in red meat, processed meat, refined grains, sweets, and desserts) had a 64% increased risk of heart attack, compared with men who ate the fewest foods in that category. The various risks in this study were derived after controlling for all other beneficial or harmful influencing factors. | James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D. See book keywords and concepts | Infection occurs from eating undercooked or processed meat. There may be no symptoms, or else nausea, abdominal cramps, fever, and muscle pain (larvae can invade muscle tissue) can occur.
The conventional treatment focuses on antiparasitic medications to eradicate the infection. Toxicity and side effects vary for each medication.
The first step in treating a parasitic infection is to get a proper diagnosis. This is mainly dependent on a stool analysis. We highly recommend using a laboratory that specializes in comprehensive parasitology testing. | Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH See book keywords and concepts | Foods prepared from processed meat and fish are not as nutritious as the original food and ought not to be used as food. This includes extruded proteins, whether of animal or vegetable origin. It also includes imitation fish, such as processed lobster or other artifacts that look like and try to taste like the original fish but seldom succeed. Several years ago there was some interest in converting oil to protein and then using this as food. | The Editors of FC&A See book keywords and concepts | | European
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.. ., „ , Other studies have connected considerable amounts of „ .„ , acrylamide, a possible well-done - especially grilled cancer-causing com- meats to colon cancer, as well, pound. That's one more reason to choose health- You might replace at least some of ier, low-fat snacks. the red meat m your diet with broiled fish or baked chicken or turkey breast. | Michael T. Murray See book keywords and concepts | When these doctors were divided into two major dietary patterns—one labeled "prudent," as it was characterized by higher consumption of vegetables, fruit, fish, poultry, and whole grains, and the other labeled "Western," as it was characterized by higher consumption of red meat, processed meat, french fries, high-fat dairy products, refined grains, and sweets and desserts. The Western diet alone carried with it a 50 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. When the Western dietary pattern
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Findings from the U.S. | Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts | None of these contaminants are required to be listed on the label of processed meat products such as bacon.
When you eat bacon fat, you are consuming highly-concentrated stores of these chemical contaminants. All those chemical toxins, heavy metals, pesticides, hormones and other substances found in the fat tissues of the original animal now become your problem. As mentioned in the quote above, 143 chemical substances have been detected in commercial meats, 42 are carcinogens and 20 can cause birth defects. | Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts | It's also interesting that the FDA should describe Ephedra as being "unsafe at any dose" when many other toxic chemicals added to foods, drugs, and cosmetics are universally declared to be "safe at low doses" even when such chemicals are known carcinogens. processed meat producers, for example, are allowed to add cancer-causing sodium nitrite to bacon, sausage, pepperoni, ham, and other meat products. | Walter Last See book keywords and concepts | Aged proteins, processed meat, cheeses, and tomato purees have higher levels of free glutamate as well, but fresh tomatoes are fine. All of these products containing excititox-ins should be avoided by sensitive individuals and their use minimized by others.
Water Chlorination: Chlorination of our drinking water is yet another instance of an added substance (chlorine) that is detrimental to our health. Besides microorganisms in the water, all other organic matter present will be chlorinated. | | Sago, tapioca, taro, and arrowroot are fine, but minimize your intake of rice, millet, and maize and avoid saturated, hydrogenated, and animal fats; cow's milk products; gluten products; egg white; smoked, cured, and processed meat; peanuts; sweet foods; tinned or frozen fruits and vegetables; salt; and food chemicals, especially colorings and aspartame. Use a strict low-fat diet. | | Nitrates and nitrites are added to most processed meat products. They can damage the blood and the thyroid gland, and in pregnant women, the fetus; they can also cause severe vitamin-mineral deficiencies and may be transformed into cancer-causing nitrosamines in the intestines. Sulfites (e.g., sulfur dioxide and metabisulfite) are widely used in processed foods, such as frozen foods, dried fruits, fruit juices, wine, beer, and prepared restaurant foods. | Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts | So the number one reason you have cancer is the toxins that are purposely being put in our food, our water, our air, our cosmetics, soaps, and cleaning supplies that all wind up in our bodies.
2. Nutritional Deficiencies. The second cause of all cancers is nutritional deficiencies. Even the U.S. Government states that at least one-half of all Americans suffer from varying degrees of nutritional deficiencies. | Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts | Most commercially sold baked, fried, frozen, canned, imitation dairy, and processed meat foods contain soy oil. Free of cholesterol and saturated fat, soy oil is a good source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, which are believed to help prevent heart disease. Use soy oil in recipes as a substitute for other types of vegetable oil. The high smoking point of soy oil means that foods may be fried at high temperatures virtually smoke-free. | Philip Yam See book keywords and concepts | Still, my chance of catching mad cow disease after eating that piece of processed meat is undoubtedly negligible, if even that much. I face much greater health risks in my everyday life, considering my habitual jaywalking and the bus fumes I inhale on Madison Avenue. And I would assuredly be worse off if I failed to go the dentist regularly.
Yes, the risks are low—for now. As a man-made disaster, BSE proved that human activity can unpredictably alter the characteristics of prions so that they become dangerous to people. | Gary Null See book keywords and concepts | | When you see processed meat that is kept red, it's frequently because this type of additive has been used as a color fixative. We don't want that, even if the meat industry does. A dead and decaying animal's flesh is not red; it's a color that would turn you off completely. And while nitrates and nitrites do serve to prevent botulism and enhance flavor, when they combine in your body with substances called amines, they become the carcinogenic chemicals known as nitrosamines. That's why I advise that foods with these additives be avoided completely. | The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts | Red meat, processed meat, cheeses, and tomato puree have higher levels of free glutamate as well. Fresh tomatoes ate fine. All ptocessed foods should be avoided by persons with Parkinson's disease.
Food Allergies
Undetected food allergies and chemical sensitivities contribute to the development of many degenerative diseases. Additionally, we know that the intestinal tract becomes increasingly inefficient with advancing age and degenerative diseases, as well as from allergic inflammation, aspirin use, and absorption of endotoxins and partially digested food as noted earlier. | Gary Null, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | Be especially careful to curtail processed meat products, margarine, and other saturated fats. Beware too of excessive intake of hot, spicy foods, oily foods, foods high in sugar, and stimulants such as coffee, tea, and recreational narcotics. Another precaution we can take is to avoid unnecessary exposure to X rays and other forms of radiation. And remember to try to limit your use of bras to less than 12 hours per day, and do not purchase a constrictive bra that may impede lymphatic drainage. | Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts | For example, Norwegian men who ate the most processed meat had the highest rates of colon cancer. In a fourteen-year follow-up study of Swedish men, meat (beef and lamb) was the only food linked to higher rates of colon cancer.
The most disturbing evidence comes from a six-year Harvard study of 90,000 women, directed by Walter Willett, M.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health. The study declared no amount of red meat safe when it comes to colon cancer. Dr. | Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D. See book keywords and concepts | Maybe we're, enjoying the benefits of eating lean chicken rather than processed meat, but we could gain even more by paying attention to what our chicken eats. To rephrase the old adage: "You are what you eat eats." This is the basis for the "free-range," "range-fed," "organic" poultry, egg, and dairy trend. For example, chickens fed natural feed laced with marine oils lay eggs rich in heart-protective EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid); meat from bison grazed on traditional prairie grasses instead of corn is leaner and lower in cholesterol, and possesses a more heart-healthy fatty acid composition. | Gary Null See book keywords and concepts | Dairy products and processed meat are the chief culprits here. Eggs especially should be avoided by those suffering from heart and cardiovascular diseases. Just like meat, eggs are directly related to elevated cholesterol levels, leading to damage and corrosion of the epithelial tissue lining the arterial walls.
ELIMINATING ANIMAL PROTEINS People who continue to consume meats, cheeses, eggs, and other animal proteins, says Dr. Whitaker, cannot seriously reduce their overall body fat. | Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland See book keywords and concepts | | The term light or lite used on processed meat means that the product has at least 25 percent less fat than usual; on other foods, until the new FDA regulations go into effect, it can refer to almost anything—including light taste, color, or texture, or reduced calories or alcohol content. Check the nutrition label carefully for calorie, fat, and sodium content, and compare it to similar products.
ž Products labeled low-calorie can have no more than 40 calories per serving and no more than 0.4 calories per gram of food. | | 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.
ž 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. | | To assure an emphasis on public health rather than product promotion, the FDA (not USDA) should be charged with setting standards for and evaluating the operation of inspection programs for all foods, including fresh and processed meat, poultry, fish, and eggs.
ž Require "traceback systems" that allow owners of contaminated animals to be identified, corrective action taken, and penalties enforced.
BRING BACK SAFE EGGS
It's a shame that eggs are so frequently contaminated with bacteria that they can no longer be safely enjoyed when raw or lightly cooked. |
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