Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 But the agency will never tell you what I'm about to say, which is that virtually all prescription drugs contain dangerous chemical compounds they are similarly dangerous to human health. Many of the chemical compounds in prescription drugs are far more toxic than heavy metals, and yet they are allowed to be prescribed to tens of millions of Americans. We've seen that with products like Vioxx, which has now been estimated to have caused up to 140,000 heart attacks, with an estimated 44% fatality rate (source: The Lancet, January 2005). |
Michael Pollan
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 Because humans are omnivores, requiring somewhere between fifty and a hundred different chemical compounds and elements in order to be healthy. It's hard to believe we're getting everything we need from a diet consisting largely of processed corn, soybeans, rice, and wheat.
3) From Quality to Quantity
While industrial agriculture has made tremendous strides in coaxing macronutrients—calories—from the land, it is becoming increasingly clear that these gains in food quantity have come at a cost to its quality. |
Marshall Editions
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 Boswellia: This herb contains chemical compounds that protect against inflammation, which may prove useful in the treatment of phlebitis. Most studies use standardized extracts of boswellia in capsule or pill form, which are taken at 300-400 mg three times a day. It is generally considered safe, although there have been some reports of mild stomach pain and nausea.
Ginger: This herb acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and also helps to thin the blood. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Phytonutrient. chemical compounds, found in plants (phyto is derived from the Greek word for plant), that have health benefits but are not (despite the name) nutrients.
Placebo. An inactive substance used in controlled experiments that are intended to test the effects of another substance.
Plaque. (1) A deposit of bacteria and other material that can build up on the tooth surfaces and lead to tooth decay. (2) Deposits of cholesterol that build up along blood vessel walls.
Platelet. One of the small, round, disk-shaped blood cells necessary for clotting.
Polyphenols. |
Marshall Editions
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| Current research i V shows that boswellia contains certain chemical compounds that protect against inflammation, making this herb very useful in the treatment of chronic asthma. Most studies have used standardized extracts of boswellia in capsule or pill form at 300-400 mg three times a day. It is important to note that these extracts used were of the resin, which is believed to contain the active components; they did not contain raw plant material. Boswellia is generally considered safe, although there have been reports of mild stomach pain and nausea. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Soy is rich in isoflavones, a class of chemical compounds that act like weaker versions of the hormone estrogen. Isoflavones, known as phytoestrogens, enhance the ability of arteries to relax and/or dilate, improving blood flow. This is true for men and women.
•Soy lowers blood pressure by as much as 15 points, according to some studies. Other studies, however, have shown more modest or no effects.
•Soy has linolenic acid, which may reduce heart disease mortality by 20%.
•Prostate cancer. |
| Foods, like drugs, are complex mixtures of chemical compounds. When some drugs and foods are taken simultaneously, the combination may increase or decrease blood levels of the drug in the body or speed or slow the drug's absorption into the bloodstream.
Example: Thiazide diuretics, one class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure and other conditions, cause the body to excrete potassium and magnesium. Taking them and eating salty foods can increase mineral loss and result in deficiencies. |
| Produce that has deep colors and intense flavors is high in flavonoids and carotenoids, chemical compounds that have anti-inflammatory effects.
Important: Have at least one serving of blueberries, cherries or pomegranates daily. These contain anthocyanins, which are among the most potent anti-inflammatory agents.
•Choose crucifers and alliums. Crucifers are strong-flavored vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and kale. Alliums include onions and garlic. Both classes of vegetables reduce chronic inflammation and lower the risk of cancer, particularly breast cancer. |
Ron Garner
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 Over 4,000 different chemical compounds, including heavy metals and pesticides, have so far been found in tobacco smoke. More than 50 of these are known carcinogens and others are suspected mutagens which can cause harmful changes in the genetic material of living cells.12 Visible tobacco smoke represents only about 5 to 8 percent of the chemicals released from a burning cigarette. The rest are invisible. Some of these chemicals include: lead, carbon monoxide, vinyl chloride, hydrogen cyanide, benzene, ammonia, acetone, and nicotine. |
Mike Adams
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 These are other chemical compounds that, technically, make up the plant's own immune system:
Phytonutrients are chemicals present in plants that make the plants biologically active. They are not nutrients in the classic sense, but they are what determines a plant's color, flavor, and ability to resist disease. Researchers have identified literally thousands of phytochemicals and have also developed the technology to extract these chemical compounds and concentrate them into pills, powders, and capsules. These are called nutraceuticals — the newest type of dietary supplement.
- James F. |
Marshall Editions
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| Green or black tea: The effectiveness of tea in the treatment of asthma is most likely due to a family of chemical compounds called methylxanthines, which include caffeine and theophylline and some prescription drugs used in the treatment of asthma. This family of compounds acts by increasing the diameter of the airways in our lungs to allow easier and more efficient gas exchange. Tea, especially green tea, also contains polyphenol compounds, which are strong antioxidants and anti-inflammatories that may also be useful for asthma. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 People need more than four vitamins, and what I think we'll see in the future is the recognition that we need more than just chemical compounds in our body to be healthy.
I'm a big proponent of a theoretical body of knowledge called vibrational nutrition, which includes homeopathy, sunlight, the memory of water, sound therapy, light therapy, photo therapy and other similar vibrational modalities. In time, I believe these will all be recognized as necessary nutritional components for human health in the same way that chemical compounds are recognized today. |
Stacy Malkan
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 The results were similar to previous studies: each person's body was contaminated with hundreds of industrial chemical compounds, including pesticides, stain repellents, flame retardants, plasticizers, even PCBs that were banned in the 1970s. But the subjects of this study were unlike any of the others. These were newborn babies, fresh from the womb. |
| According to a 1997 survey by the California Air Resources Board, more than 220 tons of personal care products were sold daily in the state, including 52 tons of hair spray, 24 tons of styling gels, 12 tons of fragrance and more — enough products to fill two tanker trucks per day with cosmetic chemical compounds, in just one state.26
An Ounce of Prevention
If any of us went knocking on the neighbors' doors inquiring about health problems, what would we find? Who of us doesn't have a family member or close friend suffering from asthma, learning disabilities or cancer? |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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 In the process of looking at these particles, which are about one-thirtieth the diameter of a single strand of human hair, chemists found hundreds of chemical compounds in that smoke. These included a complex soup of pollutants including dioxin, mercury, and the same compounds found in diesel exhaust. Moreover, the sheer volume of particles was in and of itself shocking: the particulate matter in the air that wildfire season was ten times greater than the standard set as safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| The 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act requires that new chemical compounds be tested for negative health effects before approval only if evidence of potential harm already exists—which is rarely the case for brand new chemicals. The FDA approves about 90 percent of these new compounds without restrictions. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Other foul-smelling chemical compounds include methyl mercaptan and butyric acid. Butyric acid is also found in rancid butter, parmesan cheese, and vomit. Low-molecular-weight esters of butyric acid, such as methyl butyrate, mostly pleasant aromas or tastes. As a consequence, they find use as food and perfume additives.
The swelling or inflammation of the intestinal lining and the intestinal lymph is an emergency measure the body takes to prevent the absorption of toxins into the bloodstream. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 This condition is caused in part by an overload of processed foods laced with food colorings, preservatives, flavor enhancers, high fructose syrups, synthetic sweeteners and a variety of other chemical compounds. Every mother knows how out of control their child gets from sugar or chocolate. It is the same with processed foods, only more dangerous because ADHD behavior is often mistreated. The child is stigmatized and left with a lifetime of drugs to take to keep him or her in line. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Isomers are chemical compounds that have exactly the same number and type of atoms, but in different arrangements—like, for example, the chemical equivalent of the words dog and god). The two most common isomers of CLA are called trans,9-cis, 11 and trans, 10-cis, 12. Of course that's completely useless information for the majority of people in the world, certainly those who are not doing biochemical research. But what you should know is that studies can show different results depending on the form of CLA used. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Meat lovers can eat red meat twice a week but should marinate beef using cherry or pomegranate concentrate (this reduces the inflammatory chemical compounds that are produced during cooking). You can have 1 or 2 tablespoons each day of nuts or seeds (especially flaxseed, walnuts and almonds). During this stage, get 25 g of fiber, primarily from vegetables.
Avoid grains—even whole grains—because they tend to raise insulin levels, thus increasing leptin resistance.
Most people stay in this stage for two weeks and lose six to 10 pounds. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Plants, including food plants (fruits and vegetables), synthesize a vast array of chemical compounds that are not involved in their primary metabolism. These "secondary compounds" instead serve a variety of ecological functions, ultimately, to enhance the plant's survivability. Interestingly, these compounds also may be responsible for the multitude of beneficial effects of fruits and vegetables on an array of health-related bioactivities; two of the most important may be their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. |
David Steinman
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 Less than 1 percent of tropical forest species have been thoroughly examined for their chemical compounds. A typical four square-mile patch of rain forest contains as many as fifteen hundred species of flowering plants. No doubt, your cure or mine is there, waiting. However, because these natural medicines are not readily patentable, pharmaceutical companies try to tweak the natural molecules to create a novel synthetic molecule that can then be patented as something novel and unique. Often these molecules cause as much cell mischief as the help they offer. |
Michael Pollan
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| Yet even the simplest food is a hopelessly complicated thing to analyze, a virtual wilderness of chemical compounds, many of which exist in intricate and dynamic relation to one another, and all of which together are in the process of changing from one state to another. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 According to an official publication, approximately 70,000 chemical compounds are now in commercial use. Of these, only about 10 percent have had any testing at all for neurotoxicity. Among this 10 percent, only a handful have had thorough testing."
"Volatile organic chemicals are lipid or fat soluble. Therefore, they have an affinity for the fatty or lipid tissues of the body. The brain is a primary target because it consists largely of lipid or fatty tissues. It is also a target because of its rich blood supply. The primary symptoms of volatile organic compounds are therefore cerebral. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 In many respects, these observations agree with lab experiments in which the principal chemical compounds present in citrus, polyphenols and terpenes, have been identified many times as molecules that are able to interfere with processes leading to cancer. Even if the mechanisms involved in these events remain largely unclear, certain data suggests that phytochemical compounds in citrus block tumour growth by direct action on the cancerous cells, restricting their ability to reproduce. |
Michael Pollan
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| Even though the foods in question eventually get broken down in our bodies into simple chemical compounds, as corn is reduced mostly to simple sugars, the qualities of the whole foods are not unimportant. The amount and structure of the fiber in that corn, for example, will determine such things as the speed at which the sugars in it will be released and absorbed, something we've learned is critical to insulin metabolism. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Over the last 30 years, over 2,000 patents have been approved for various chemical compounds or processes used to normalize blood sugar metabolism. This enormous interest is a 30-year ride on the money train called diabetes. It's also a good insight into the lack of progress in the treatment of diabetes over the last 70-plus years. Those suffering from other chronic disorders can follow a similar trail.
Patents: New is Not Necessarily Better
We have replaced proven insulin protocols with less effective insulins. In the 1999 U.S. Pat. #5,922,675! |
Jeffrey M. Smith
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 Pest resistance was due to the presence of a wide array of defensive chemical compounds within the plant."89 According to the Royal Society of Canada, "These 'secondary' metabolites represent an extraordinarily rich chemical arsenal that enables plants to survive as immobile organisms in a challenging environment."90
Many plant compounds are toxic or carcinogenic. Some, called excitotoxins, can cause neurological damage.91 Through selective breeding over centuries, harmful compounds in food have been suppressed. These include crops that have been genetically engineered, e.g. |
Melody Petersen
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 By 1970 the team had tested more than seven hundred chemical compounds for their ability to reduce the flow of acid. To their dismay, they found the compounds that actually worked that way were so potent that they poisoned other parts of the body. And scientists around the world remained skeptical. At a symposium at Johns Hopkins University in 1973, a leading gastroenterologist announced that it appeared that any chemical that blocked the acid-stimulating effects of histamine was "inherently toxic," a poison far worse than the disease. This lack of scientific support for Dr. |
David Steinman
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| VOCs have been making the news lately via a fresh round of studies that say these chemical compounds all too easily harm humans. In the United Kingdom, when Shawn Ellis tested the air in parts of a house where cleaning agents were stored, he was measuring the concentrations of volatile organic compounds, reported CBC Marketplace.37 A typical home might optimally have levels as low as fifty parts per billion. But levels vary within homes, depending on where cleaning products were used or stored. |
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