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Low-carb vs. low-fat diet debate distracts from the real weight loss solution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

While Americans continue to debate the merits of low-carb versus low-fat diets, the real truth about how to lose weight never gets openly discussed: and that is to stop buying manufactured foods and turn to natural foods / whole foods the way they are found in nature. Quiz time: can you guess why there is never a discussion about moving away from manufactured foods? Simple: manufactured foods are extremely profitable. Grocery stores make far more money on manufactured foods than fresh vegetables.

The new rules of imperialism: Economic warfare, consumer products and disease exports Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Through our popular soda products, cigarettes, fast food chains and manufactured foods, we have caused more death and disease around the world than any nation in human history (including Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot). And it all remains perfectly legal. Our chemical companies even manufacture and export pesticide chemicals that have been banned in the United States. Poor agricultural nations openly use those deadly pesticides on their crops, then ship the produce back to the U.S. where consumers buy it at grocery stores. It's all perfectly legal and, in fact, encouraged by U.S. political leaders.

The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body Andreas Moritz See book keywords and concepts

Refined salt is still added to thousands of different manufactured foods. Some 50 percent of the American population suffers from water retention (the leading cause of weight gain and obesity). The consumption of large amounts of refined salt is much to blame for that. Before salt was commercially produced, when it was harvested naturally, it was considered the most precious commodity on earth, even more precious than gold. During the Celtic era, salt was used to treat major physical and mental disturbances, severe burns, and other ailments.

Health Begins in the Colon Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN See book keywords and concepts

Foods grown in nature are overflowing with life-giving energy. The manufactured foods intended to replace them do not possess this essential quality. It is impossible for these false foods to nourish our bodies because they are nutritionally void. The energy or life force in food is the key to maintaining a healthy body. If you can remember the simple formula, "Live food equals life and dead food equals death" you have taken an important step towards achieving a healthy colon and body. How real is the difference between raw, living foods and dead foods that have been processed and cooked?

The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa See book keywords and concepts

Almost overnight, Americans began to find themselves inundated with and clamoring for the suburban home products, packaged goods, and manufactured foods churned out by mega-industry. Over four short decades—between 1940 and 1980—factory plumes came to shroud small towns, fleets of trucks spewed diesel exhaust as they transported a myriad of newly manufactured goods from coast to coast, and the ChemLawn truck began to circle the cul-de-sacs in neighborhood after neighborhood.

Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You Andreas Moritz See book keywords and concepts

Refined salt is still added to thousands of different manufactured foods. Some 50 percent of the American population suffers from water retention (the leading cause of weight gain and obesity). The consumption of large amounts of refined salt is much to blame for that. Before salt was commercially produced, versus harvested naturally, it was considered the most precious commodity on earth, even more precious than gold. During the Celtic era, salt was used to treat major physical and mental disturbances, severe burns, and other ailments.

Since canola oil is contained in the majority of manufactured foods, baked goods, frozen foods, and restaurant foods, is it any wonder why people are falling ill everywhere, at a rate that is absolutely stunning and unprecedented? So what do refined and manufactured oils and fats actually do to the body? For one thing, they can cause severe gastrointestinal disturbances. The number of people in the U.S. suffering from acid reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, constipation, colon cancer, etc., exceeds the number of all other diseases taken together.

Processed, refined and otherwise manufactured foods all increase insulin levels, and thereby diminish the body's energy reserves. The following list includes other factors responsible for weight gain. People who put on extra weight may have been weakened by the following factors: • Junk food (now the typical American diet). • Overworking. • Lack of exercise. • Overstimulation of senses. • Strenous lifestyle and exhaustion. • Sleep deprivation (especially the two hours of sleep before midnight) increases hunger. • Irregular eating habits. • Heavy evening meals and frequent snacking.

Low-carb vs. low-fat diet debate distracts from the real weight loss solution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Quiz time: can you guess why there is never a discussion about moving away from manufactured foods? Simple: manufactured foods are extremely profitable. Grocery stores make far more money on manufactured foods than fresh vegetables. And because these food products are so profitable, they are heavily advertised and promoted to consumers (who tend to blindly purchase whatever product is frequently advertised on television). Money from the manufacturers of such products provides financial support for virtually every newspaper, magazine, and television network in the nation.

Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews See book keywords and concepts

Salt can mask the lack of real flavor in many manufactured foods. We've become so accustomed to salty foods that we've almost forgotten that real, whole foods—SuperFoods—don't need salt to taste good. It's easy to find sodium on a food label listed in milligrams right on the Nutrition Facts panel, though it can be a bit tricky sometimes to figure out how much is too much. Remember too that a high-sodium diet, in addition to being implicated in soaring rates of hypertension, can throw a monkey wrench into your efforts at weight control.

Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You Andreas Moritz See book keywords and concepts

Added to a large number of manufactured foods, including breakfast cereals, niacin also is not without risks. After large doses of niacin (3g) were given to patients suffering from psychiatric diseases, these patients developed hepatitis and other liver problems. Among other symptoms of niacin-poisoning are hot flushes, itching skin, arrhythmia, and nervousness. Illegal use of niacin in minced meat and hamburgers has repeatedly led to similar symptoms. The main reason for adding niacin to meat is to color it red and give it the appearance of being fresh.

Depression and mental disorders can be prevented and treated with simple healing foods Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But if you eat processed foods and manufactured foods, as are generally consumed by most Americans, then of course you're going to be depressed, because you're not giving your brain the nutrients it needs to achieve a healthy mental state. So it is in fact the food supply that is causing depression in this country. It's all the refined ingredients that have their nutrition stripped away. That's what's causing depression, but what do we do in this country to treat depression?

Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements Phyllis A. Balch, CNC See book keywords and concepts

Also eliminate junk food and all foods that contain artificial colors, flavorings, monosodium glutamate (MSG), yeast, or preservatives; processed and manufactured foods; and foods that contain salicylates. Certain foods naturally contain salicylates. These include almonds, apples, apricots, all berries, cherries, cucumbers, currants, oranges, peaches, peppers, plums, prunes, and tomatoes.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Keys to addressing principle 2, excess / toxins: <** Eliminate all processed / manufactured foods from your diet. All such foods contain toxic synthetic chemicals, and many aren't even listed on the ingredients labels. •* Eliminate all conventional home care and personal care products from your life: Shampoo, deodorant, soap, cleaners, detergents, dryer sheets, air fresheners, hair spray, hair dye, cosmetics, etc. Replace them all with "green home" and "green personal care" products. (See recommendations later in this book.

How to grow your own pharmaceuticals Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's something that you can't get from synthesized pills or manufactured foods. You can only get it from plants, because it has to do with the energy of living, breathing organisms. For nearly every chronic disease, there is a plant that can treat it. Are you battling cancer? Grow yourself some garlic, onions, and broccoli. Are you battling high cholesterol? Grow and eat some blueberries. Are you suffering from macular degeneration? You can grow a wide variety of berries. If you're in the right climate, you can grow nut trees that provide heart-healthy oils right off the tree.

Healing foods beat statin drugs for lowering high cholesterol Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

If you want to be healthy, you have to give up the standard foods available in America, such as processed and manufactured foods, and replace them with natural whole foods such as nuts and whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and then supplement your diet with nutritional supplements and superfoods. If you do that, you're going to have greatly enhanced cardiovascular health, and you're going to have normal cholesterol levels. It's basic cause and effect. This follows the laws of biochemistry: if you eat the right foods, you can't help but to have healthy cholesterol levels.

Are the coral calcium claims by Bob Barefoot credible and believable? Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I think most Americans and most people in the civilized world who consume processed foods or manufactured foods do exhibit a calcium deficiency. But, understand that conventionally trained doctors, physicians and even dieticians would strongly disagree with that, because they're going off of Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) numbers. And, they're saying that if a person meets the recommended daily allowance (RDA) requirements for vitamins and minerals, then that's really all they need.

An overview of new health products, plant technology, superfoods and natural health research breakthroughs Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

If you're not having at least one a day, you're probably eating far too much red meat, white flour, sugar, fried foods, or other processed or manufactured foods. You're probably not getting enough fiber in your diet. You might suffer from a calcium deficiency that's affecting the peristaltic action of the smooth muscles in your bowels and large intestine, or from a magnesium deficiency. There could be vitamin B deficiencies involved here, or even vitamin D deficiencies.

Body odor can be eliminated through a change in diet Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

As far as other foods that cause body odor, manufactured foods -- those lacking fiber and made with refined white flour, added sugars, hydrogenated oils and other processed ingredients -- are the big culprits. When you eliminate these from your diet and shift to a 100% healthful diet made of whole grains, massive quantities of leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, soy products, supergreens, lots of sprouts, raw nuts and seeds, healthy oils and other similar healthful ingredients, your body odor will all but disappear in a matter of weeks. That's because a plant-based diet is an internal deodorizer.

Depression and mental disorders can be prevented and treated with simple healing foods Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We need to recognize the disease-promoting problems with processed and manufactured foods, everything from carbonated soft drinks to packaged instant rice products. And we need to be honest and say, look, these are the foods that are causing disease in this country, and that if we are going to be a disease-free nation, we've got to stop trying to find new synthetic chemicals to mask symptoms of disease, and stop poisoning ourselves with the food supply. We've got to ban toxic ingredients like hydrogenated oils. They should have no place whatsoever in the food supply.

"All natural" claim on food labels is often deceptive; foods harbor hidden MSG and other unnatural ingredients Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I replied by reading their PR person the list of ingredients printed right on their own box (which included autolyzed yeast extract), then I showed them documentation supporting the fact that autolyzed yeast extract always contains MSG, and that autolyzed yeast extract is used for only one purpose in manufactured foods: as a chemical taste enhancer. It has no other purpose in the realm of food science.

Natural Health Solutions Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

If you get these in your body (and stop poisoning it with manufactured foods and junk foods), you will naturally have healthy skin. This is especially true if you combine it with good sources of antioxidants such as berries, superfruits, or any superfoods for that matter. People are telling me all the time that I have great-looking skin—that I look ten years younger than my chronological age—and they ask me what I put on my skin. I say, "Nothing." It's what I put in my body that makes my skin look healthy. I don't use any skin products whatsoever.

What is a "normal" diet? Consumers and food industry pundits have it all backwards Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

There's no doubt you'll find, as have millions of others, that avoiding animal products, processed foods and manufactured foods, while consuming fresh, organic produce from nature, is the surest path to health, vitality, longevity and lucidity.

Low-carb vs. low-fat diet debate distracts from the real weight loss solution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Simple: manufactured foods are extremely profitable. Grocery stores make far more money on manufactured foods than fresh vegetables. And because these food products are so profitable, they are heavily advertised and promoted to consumers (who tend to blindly purchase whatever product is frequently advertised on television). Money from the manufacturers of such products provides financial support for virtually every newspaper, magazine, and television network in the nation.

Ten Lies About Health Your Doctor Taught You Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Processed and manufactured foods would have to be eaten at the rate of 10,000 calories a day just to meet minimum RDA requirements for basic nutrition. The only way to get adequate nutrition is to supplement with superfoods or whole food concentrates (vitamins, whole food powders, supplement capsules, etc.) along with eating healthy meals. Organizations like the AHA, however, insist that nutrient supplementation is actually bad for your health. See http://www.newstarget.com/001587.html Lie #10: All these lab tests are for your own good.

The Seven Laws of Nutrition Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

That's because healthier ingredients are usually more expensive and can often reduce the shelf life of manufactured foods.) That's the relevant point here: it costs more money to manufacture foods that offer superior nutrition. So food companies, which compete on price, obviously do not want to make their foods more expensive, because that will cost them market share. So they automatically turn to the cheapest ingredients that are acceptable to consumers. And cheap ingredients are rarely the healthiest ingredients.

Education Not Medication -- a women's health program by Mike Adams Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They include things like eating more broccoli and garlic, getting more natural sunlight on your skin (to generate the anti-cancer nutrient Vitamin D) and avoiding cancer-causing chemicals in manufactured foods (such as sodium nitrite, found in bacon, sausage and virtually all packaged meats). A more detailed list is offered below. The cancer industry depends on more cancer The cancer industry remains silent about these cancer prevention solutions. Ever wonder why? It's because the livelihood of the industry depends on more cancer!

Breast Cancer Industry A Scam? Support Education, Not Medication Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

A more detailed list is offered below. The cancer industry depends on more cancer The cancer industry remains silent about these cancer prevention solutions. Ever wonder why? It's because the livelihood of the industry depends on more cancer! If cancer rates plummeted by 70 percent or more, the industry would be devastated. The incomes, egos and power positions of cancer industry operators depend entirely on the continued spread of cancer among the population. Ever notice that cancer centers are not called, "Anti-Cancer Centers?

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

The Omega Diet If you eat manufactured foods, it is frighteningly easy to expose yourself to hydrogenated oils and trans fatty acids. Remember: the acceptable level of exposure is zero, so the only way to be safe is to utterly and completely avoid hydrogenated oils. For many people, their primary source of trans fats is margarine. Making a change in your margarine is easy: just buy margarine products that have "no trans fats" and read the ingredients labels to make sure they have no hydrogenated oils.

But it can be difficult if you enjoy any significant portion of manufactured foods: A person eating a doughnut for breakfast (3.19 g of trans fatty acids), a small order of French fries with lunch (3.43 g), two teaspoons of margarine on bread with dinner (1.24 g), and two cookies for a snack (1.72 g) would ingest a total of 9.58 g of trans fatty acids, enough to negate the serum cholesterol-lowering effects of a decrease in saturated fat of 10 percent of total energy intake. - Joseph E. Pizzorno.N.D., and Michael T. Murray, N.D.

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