Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 REPPED: A new study from the US National Institutes of Health and Bristol University that questioned 11,875 pregnant women on their dietary habits found that eating more fish during pregnancy resulted in significant, measurable benefits to the communication skills and social standing of their children seven years later.
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Eating less than 12 oz. of seafood each week was found to result in a 48% increased risk of children ending up in the lowest group of demonstrated verbal intelligence. |
Jack Challem
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 After all, the way we eat is shaped by our society and influences that include family upbringing, peer pressure, our knowledge about food, the stresses we face, food availability, and the amount of time we have to shop and prepare meals. eating habits do affect our moods and behavior, however, and in this way they contribute to the tenor of the world. You need look no further than the late-afternoon rush hour to see how hunger and low blood sugar affect our patience on the road. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It's not that difficult. It's eating foods of different colors; the rainbow diet. There's an anti-cancer strategy right there. There's another book called, Eat to Beat Cancer that lists all the anti-cancer foods out there, everything from nuts and peanuts to legumes, brown rice, onions, kale, spinach and cauliflower. If you do these things right, you won't have cancer. There's another book by Dr. Gabriel Cousens called Conscious eating that gives you loads of information on using live foods to eliminate chronic disease (and heal the planet, too).
Cancer is not a matter of luck. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Health experts warn against pregnant women eating certain types of fish -- such as tuna -- due to latent mercury content.
The health benefits of fish consumption are believed to be due to the omega-3 fatty acid content of oily fish.
Quote: "This idea of fish being toxic has been around for a long time but this study seems to be saying that is a minor problem compared with the benefits you get from fish. |
| The mercury content of fish can be largely nullified by taking chlorella (a superfood supplement) or eating cilantro (a common culinary herb) during the meal that fish is consumed.
Mercury is found in fish because industrialized nations continue to pollute the environment with mercury from dental fillings ("silver" fillings) and coal-fired power plants. Mercury fillings introduce over 300 metric tons of mercury into the environment each year.
In the U.S. |
Jack Challem
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| The physical and mental consequences of eating all of these sugars and sugarlike carbohydrates may sometimes take years to develop, and they contribute to a variety of intertwined health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Although sugary foods are often promoted as energy foods, whatever increase in energy they provide is short-lived, followed by a speedy drop in energy levels and often mood. |
| Many other people wield far greater power in politics, eating habits, and economics than we do, and we are no match for the billions of dollars that junk food companies spend on marketing and advertising. Yet we can make a difference as individuals.
How can we do this?
I have long believed that positive, long-lasting social change—characterized by greater patience, tolerance, and fairness—is best accomplished on a grassroots, one-to-one basis. |
| For example, we cannot legislate the eating habits of millions of adults; however, people in many communities have successfully urged their governments to prohibit the sale of junk foods in public schools. It's a small step, one of a great many steps to be taken, but an important step nonetheless.
It's also important that we relearn how to connect with other human beings, to break bread with them. To do this, we must consider what we share in common instead of emphasizing our opposing political, social, and religious views. |
| As individuals, we have the power to control our own eating habits and do many other things to improve our moods and behavior, as well as our overall health. Every day presents us with countless opportunities to make important choices. We can choose to drive to a fast-food restaurant for a burger, fries, and a soft drink or go to a market for more healthful and wholesome foods. We can react with irritation and anger at inconsiderate drivers, or we can take a deep breath to protect ourselves against negative emotional shrapnel. |
| We can influence the eating habits and the lifestyles of our family members and set an example for our friends and coworkers.
And we can, in small ways, affect the quality of foods in the marketplace. Businesses want to earn a profit, and we can dictate the foods they produce by how we spend our money. The phenomenal growth of organic foods is one example. Ten years ago, organic foods were a niche in the health food industry. Today, being organic is a sophisticated and powerful selling point. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 These subjects accomplished the same thing while eating a heck of a lot more fat—and saturated fat—than the current standards, plus they lost more weight in the bargain. The authors wisely conclude that "this study provides a surprising challenge to prevailing dietary practice."
Finally, ketogenic diets have been used as treatments for childhood epilepsy for more than seventy years. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The link to obesity is very strong with these ingredients; if you eat a lot of foods containing MSG or similar substances, you will find it very difficult to stop eating. That's because MSG harms the normal function of your endocrine system and it disrupts your appetite control system. So even though you may be physically full from eating, your brain tells you you're still hungry and you overeat. If you've ever felt like you are eating unhealthy foods but couldn't stop eating them, it could be because you've been poisoning yourself with MSG. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 What food are they eating that they shouldn't be eating, what foods should they be eating that they're not eating, what nutritional supplements can we give the person to help their system start producing more appropriate levels and appropriate types of cholesterol? In addition, if we have to, there are some natural herbal therapies that can be used to help decrease their cholesterol levels. I always try first to do it with diet and nutrition, and then use the herbs.
Mike: That's interesting. Do you find that patients are able to integrate the diet and nutritional advice?
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 But when five people croak from eating raw almonds, they treat it like it's a national emergency. Maybe terrorists are now using salmonella as a biological weapon...
But let's get real here: eating food comes with some risk. You can die from salmonella poisoning in alfalfa sprouts, too, if you have a really weak immune system, or you could keel over from eating raw sushi at the local Japanese diner. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| What food are they eating that they shouldn't be eating, what foods should they be eating that they're not eating, what nutritional supplements can we give the person to help their system start producing more appropriate levels and appropriate types of cholesterol? In addition, if we have to, there are some natural herbal therapies that can be used to help decrease their cholesterol levels. I always try first to do it with diet and nutrition, and then use the herbs.
Mike: That's interesting. Do you find that patients are able to integrate the diet and nutritional advice?
Dr. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| But let's get real here: eating food comes with some risk. You can die from salmonella poisoning in alfalfa sprouts, too, if you have a really weak immune system, or you could keel over from eating raw sushi at the local Japanese diner. You might croak after drinking a gallon of raw milk that went really, really bad, or you could buy the farm after eating a salad contaminated by salmonella from the knife you used to slice that contaminated chicken (70% of store-bought raw chicken meat is contaminated with salmonella, did you know?). These are inherent risks in life. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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| You can—and should— add fiber by eating as many fibrous vegetables and fruits as you can, but it's doubtful you'll get enough to have the kind of therapeutic effect I'm talking about. So eat those vegetables, but supplement your intake as well. Incidentally, all the grain foods and cereals we've been taught are a great source of fiber are actually fiber lightweights. Most commercial breads have a couple of grams at best, and most cereals have embarrassingly low amounts. |
| In animal research, it has been shown to increase the number of insulin receptors, and recent studies showed that even nondiabetics taking American ginseng before eating had less elevated blood sugar readings after they ate.
Siberian ginseng might be worth a try if you're fatigued, or try American ginseng if you're concerned about your blood sugar. Alternatively, you can get the more stimulating Panax type, also known as Chinese or Korean ginseng. |
| Note: Ketone body concentrations are hi from eating. gher when fasting than during a ketogenic diet due to the slight insulin response
Reprinted from Lyle McDonald, 77ie Ketogenic Diet: A Complete Guide for the Diet and Practitioner (Kearney, Neb.: Morris Publishing, 1998), by permission of the author.
After data from G.A. Mitchell et al, "Medical Aspects of Ketone Body Metabolism," Clinical and Investigative Medicine 18 {1995): 193—216, and A.M. Robinson et al, "Physiological Roles of Ketone Bodies as Substrates and Signals in Mammalian Tissues," Physiological Reviews 60 (1980): 143-87. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The drug companies have no reason to tell people they can eliminate depression through phototherapy or by eating flax seeds, walnuts, fish oils and molasses. They want people to think the only solution is a chemical solution; that if you have a symptom, you need a drug.
And surprisingly, many people believe just that. I have seen perfectly healthy individuals believe some diagnosis of depression, and walk around popping Prozac pills every couple of hours. I ask them, "Why are you taking these drugs?" And they say, "My doctor told me to. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 That means eating unprocessed foods and avoiding all white flour, white sugar and other added sugars. It means avoiding all chemical additives such as saccharin, aspartame, monosodium glutamate and artificial colors.
It means turning to whole food sources such as whole grains, beans and legumes, nuts, seeds, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits and superfoods. When you choose these as your food sources, you are fortifying your body with the vitamins, minerals, healthy oils, fiber and other nutrients it needs to boost its immune system function and fight off the flu. |
| So, if you're eating a lot of salt, it could mean that water is not going to get to your organs and cells because it's all tied up in the salt.
Often, sick people say, "I'm going to have some chicken soup" because that's supposed to be good for a flu. Chicken soup is actually one of the worst things that you can eat when you're sick due to its high sodium content. There is so much salt in a can of chicken soup that it directly acts as an immune system suppressant. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Recommended Food
Follow a diet consisting of whole, natural foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, legumes, fish, nuts, and seeds. This eating plan, which is high in nutrients and fiber, will reduce your risk of forming blood clots. The antioxidants in these foods will also counteract free-radical damage, making you less likely to develop arteriosclerosis.
Fish are high in essential fatty acids and decrease your risk of stroke. They contain "good" fats that improve circulation and act as natural blood thinners. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 So while others are eating poisonous foods and taking toxic drugs, I'm eating nutrient-dense superfoods and taking aloe vera.
The effect is so powerful that I'm fairly certain as soon as professional athletes figure this out, they're going to start doping with aloe vera gel. They'll cycle farther, swim faster and recover more quickly from any physical exercise. Aloe vera gel turns normal blood into super-oxygenated blood. But you have to eat a lot of it. I blend up an entire leaf (a piece of gel about the size of my forearm) in a smoothie and drink that. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Don't just stick to eating or drinking one type of berry. Instead, seek out a wide variety of berries and other superfruits.
#9: Can juice products cure my cancer?
Probably not by themselves. Beating cancer with nutrition almost always requires these things:
Daily consumption of raw plants from the allium family (garlic is best)
Daily consumption of raw cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli)
Massive intake of vitamin D (under supervision of a naturopath)
Daily consumption of raw, freshly blended fruit and vegetable juices (includ beet, ginger, kale and all the superfruits you can find... |
| Total body cleansing, including liver cleanse, kidney cleanse and digestive cleanse
Supplementation with trace minerals like selenium
Regular physical exercise that makes you sweat (sweating is the body's way to eliminate toxins)
Completely eliminating all smoking, eating processed foods and using common personal care products or cosmetics (which contain cancer-causing chemicals)
Daily consumption of medicinal mushrooms like Reishi (recommended brand: www.MushroomScience.com)
Daily consumption of anti-cancer rainforest herbs (like Cat's Claw or Una de Gato: See http://www.newstarget. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 You certainly don't lose weight by eating pizza, ice cream and burgers. You do it by eating fresh produce and avoiding processed foods and animal products.
The title of this article is completely nonsensical to begin with: "Bad foods that are actually great for your waist." How can foods that are bad somehow magically be great for your waist? This article implies that these junk foods will result in a reduction of your waist size. And yet any person with even an inkling of nutritional knowledge knows that the foods recommended in the article actually increase your waist size. |
Cheryle Hart, M.D., and Mary Kay Grossman, RD
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 These were depressed mood, fatigue, low motivation, poor focus, poor muscle strength or feeling weak, anxiety or worry, fearfulness, PMS-related moodiness, irritability, anger, chronic pain, achy muscles, sleep problems, cravings in the afternoon or evening, eating large food portions, feeling not satisfied after eating, thinking about food often, and craving chocolate, caffeine, nicotine, starchy foods, sweets, or alcohol.
Discussion of Study Results
There were originally eight participants in each group of either active ingredients or the placebo lozenges. |
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