Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  As a side note to all of this, it's interesting to look at the companies that produce white flour and how they ship that white flour to cereal companies, bread companies and other commercial users of the product. You may know that if you're in the food business, it's difficult to ship food without having it infested by various pests. There are mice, rats and insects that want to eat your food as it is being transported.
But when companies ship refined white flour in large 50 lb. bags, they don't have to use any insecticide whatsoever. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
See book keywords and concepts |  Within one generation during which white flour became the standard, disease and death were rampant.
Responding to this newfound threat to public health, the federal government mandated that white flour be fortified with a bare minimum of eight essential vitamins and minerals-the very ones that steel-roller milling removed. To avoid a public relations nightmare, the new flour was called
"enriched white flour," marketing-speak for "stuff so lethal that the federal government made us put some other stuff in it so it won't kill you as quickly." That 1920s mandate made white flour "safe" again. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | That's because if an insect gets into the bag of white flour and starts eating it, that insect will die from consuming it. white flour is a natural insecticide because it kills any insect that attempts to live off of it.
So by the time the truck arrives at its destination, which might be a cereal company, a bread company or some kind of food producer, if there were ants or crickets or other insects that got into the truck when it left the factory, all those insects will be dead by the time it arrives. Why did they die? They were eating the white flour. | | As a side note to all of this, it's interesting to look at the companies that produce white flour and how they ship that white flour to cereal companies, bread companies and other commercial users of the product. You may know that if you're in the food business, it's difficult to ship food without having it infested by various pests. There are mice, rats and insects that want to eat your food as it is being transported.
But when companies ship refined white flour in large 50 lb. bags, they don't have to use any insecticide whatsoever. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
See book keywords and concepts | | That 1920s mandate made white flour "safe" again. We loved our white flour so much that we wanted it at any cost.
Grain products have been a major food source, seemingly without considerable problems for the last 10,000 years, so why did white flour and other highly processed grains initiate the rule of twenty years? Unfortunately, once finely ground and processed, grains can be rapidly digested and assimilated into the bloodstream as sugar-and do so at least as quickly if not more so than table sugar. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | And yet, many Americans are attempting to live off white flour because they consume it at every single meal in alarming quantities. Then they wonder why they suffer from chronic disease. The fact is that white flour will (slowly) kill you. It will cause nutritional deficiencies and it will ultimately put you in a state of chronic disease that could easily be avoided by consuming whole grain flour and getting outstanding nutrition rather than consuming processed grains.
So don't make the mistake of thinking that nutrition simply means calories. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
See book keywords and concepts |  Refined white flour products have no place in your SuperFoods weight loss plan. You'll find it in the flour sack you've got in the pantry and in many common foods like cookies, crackers, baked goods, doughnuts, and so on. You'll be delighted to find that these days there are excellent tasty alternatives to products containing refined white flour. If you bake, whole grain pastry or regular flour combined in the appropriate amounts with King Authur's unbleached flour are excellent alternatives. If it's the white color you're going for try "white" whole wheat flour. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  GRAINS
Favor
Basmati rice, white Oats, cooked
Whole rice, well cooked, Chia Seeds (super grain)
Wheat cereal, not dry
Wild rice
Reduce
Amaranth Barley Bulgur Couscous
Whole Wheat Pasta Quinoa Rice flour Udon noodles
Unbleached white flour,
Whole wheat flour
A void
Buckwheat Corn
Cereals, dried
Millet Oats, dry white flour pasta
Rye
LEGUMES, BEANS, PEAS Favor
Aduki beans
Mung beans (split or whole)
Pink lentils Tofu, fermented and cooked*
Toor dhal
*Soy milk and commercially produced tofu contain at least two highly toxic enzyme inhibitors. |
Dr. Steven R. Gundry
See book keywords and concepts | | We loved our white flour so much that we wanted it at any cost.
Grain products have been a major food source, seemingly without considerable problems for the last 10,000 years, so why did white flour and other highly processed grains initiate the rule of twenty years? Unfortunately, once finely ground and processed, grains can be rapidly digested and assimilated into the bloodstream as sugar-and do so at least as quickly if not more so than table sugar. | | Unfortunately, the shot wasn't heard until the 1920s, when diseases caused by vitamin deficiencies, notably of B vitamins, began killing millions of Americans whose diet contained a lot of white flour. I repeat, millions! Remember the old rule of twenty years? Its ugly head rears again. Within one generation during which white flour became the standard, disease and death were rampant. | | In 1890, the industrious Swiss invented a steel-roller mill that allowed commercial production of flour minus its oil-rich germ and fiber-rich bran, rendering white flour almost completely devoid of micronutrients. Its introduction fired the first warning shot that manipulating our food supply could have disastrous consequences on our genes and our destiny. Unfortunately, the shot wasn't heard until the 1920s, when diseases caused by vitamin deficiencies, notably of B vitamins, began killing millions of Americans whose diet contained a lot of white flour. I repeat, millions! |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | GRAINS
Favor
Basmati rice, white Oats, cooked
Whole rice, well cooked, Chia Seeds (super grain)
Wheat cereal, not dry
Wild rice
Reduce
Amaranth Barley Bulgur Couscous
Whole Wheat Pasta Quinoa Rice flour Udon noodles
Unbleached white flour,
Whole wheat flour
A void
Buckwheat Corn
Cereals, dried
Millet Oats, dry white flour pasta
Rye
LEGUMES, BEANS, PEAS Favor
Aduki beans
Mung beans (split or whole)
Pink lentils Tofu, fermented and cooked*
Toor dhal
*Soy milk and commercially produced tofu contain at least two highly toxic enzyme inhibitors. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, organic bleached white flour and sugar are no better, nutritionally speaking, than nonorganic bleached white flour and sugar.
Meanwhile, the term natural is extremely vague and has been abused by both conventional and health food brands. For example, a package of chicken breasts might state "all natural," but that's a little like calling a car an automobile. Again, refer to the Nutrition Facts box and the Ingredients list when deciding on what to purchase.
What Should You Eat? |
Ron Garner
See book keywords and concepts |  The items primitives received in trade were much the same everywhere: a few pieces of clothing, some trinkets, certain vegetable oils, jams and jellies, white flour and sugar. No matter where in the world these primitives lived, ninety percent of the total items they received in trade consisted of white flour and sugar.
These two foods accounted for their severe degeneration and downfall. It was clearly demonstrated that most of the diseases, which developed after adopting these foods, were not caused by genetics, but were caused by environment.26
The two totally unrelated studies by Dr. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | These habits include the consumption of caffeine, soft drinks, tobacco, white flour, added sugars, and other ingredients that actually strip nutrients away from your body.
To top it off, they're subjected to chronic stress conditions like work stress, environmental stress (breathing polluted air, drinking polluted water), relationship stress, lack of sleep, lack of sunlight, and so on. This chronic stress actually accelerates the depletion of nutrients in the body, leaving people in a deeper state of nutritional deficiency. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Complex carbohydrates are preferred over simple sugars (white sugar, white flour, white rice, etc.) because they stimulate insulin release much more slowly and in a more sustained manner, thereby preventing many of these water-retention symptoms. In fact, one study found that consumption of a low-fat, high complex carbohydrate diet alleviated premenstrual breast tenderness.18 Many other symptoms of PMS may be exacerbated by the intake of sugary foods and beverages. | | Foods that can stimulate inflammatory pathways include, among others, sugar, poultry, eggs, cheese, milk, white flour, white rice, and partially hydrogenated oils. Foods that can reduce inflammation include fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, grass-fed beef, nuts, seeds, curry powder, garlic, and onions.
Limiting the dietary intake of salt can be helpful to some women. Table salt enhances the response to the ingestion of glucose, consequently increasing the insulin response. As mentioned earlier, an increase in insulin causes swelling through water retention. |
Michael Pollan
See book keywords and concepts |  In this, white flour was a modern industrial food, one of the first.
The problem was that this gorgeous white powder was nutritionally worthless, or nearly so. Much the same was now true for corn flour and white rice, the polishing of which (i.e., the removing of its most nutritious parts) was perfected around the same time. Wherever these refining technologies came into widespread use, devastating epidemics of pellagra and beriberi soon followed. Both are diseases caused by deficiencies in the B vitamins that the germ had contributed to the diet. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | These foods include items such as white bread, refined cereals, white rice, and white flour pasta. These foods greatly stress blood sugar control and cause a rapid rise in blood sugar. In response, the body secretes insulin from the pancreas. Over time, too much insulin is secrered, called hyperinsulinemia, and the body tissues become resistant to the insulin. These two consequences of a high glycemic index diet can promote the growth of cancer and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Reading labels on packaged foods is a good strategy for reducing intake of refined sugars. | | This includes general considerations such as a diet rich in whole natural and unprocessed foods, with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, seeds, nuts, and healthy fats, and low in saturated fats, fried foods, white flour, alcohol, sugar, and salt.
The Value of Soy. One of the important dietary recommendations for all menopausal women may be to increase foods that are high in phytoestrogens, although their benefits may be more for preventing osteoporosis, heart disease, and even breast cancer than for the relief of menopause symptoms such as hot flashes. | | The refining process produces white flour stripped of B6, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, and zinc.
One of the best general dietary preventive habits to acquire is to eat a lot of dark green leafy vegetables. Kale, collard greens, romaine, spinach, Swiss chard, and other dark greens are a rich source of vitamins and minerals, including calcium, vitamin K, and boron. As you will learn in the nutritional supplements section, vitamin K is involved in the mineralization of bone, and boron decreases the urinary excretion of calcium and magnesium. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | These toxins include genetically modified foods, pesticides (used to treat the crops), meat and dairy, soy, white flour, table salt, MSG (Monosodium Glutamate), microwaved foods, refined sugar, artificial sweeteners, caffeinated drinks (colas, coffee, etc.), and alcohol. At the end of each category, I provide you with a quick reference chart for the easiest way to eliminate or reduce your daily exposure to these toxins. Remember, preventing toxins from entering your body is the
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To artificially create something by combining individual elements. | | Avoid foods commonly made from white flour: breads (even those labeled as "multigrain" or "wheat"), pizza crusts, pasta, bagels, pretzels, crackers, tortillas, hamburger and hot dog buns, and most breakfast cereals.
How Does Table Salt Cause a Toxic Colon?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutritional lobbying group, claims that sodium chloride (common table salt) could be "... the single deadliest ingredient in the food supply. | | Unlike whole grain flour, which utilizes wheat in its entirety (starch, protein, and fiber), white flour is made from just the starchy part. In effect, the healthful parts of the wheat are removed. Synthetic B-vitamins engineered from petrochemicals (derived from coal tar), are then added to replace the natural B-vitamins removed, which cause imbalances in the body. These synthetic vitamins are usually labeled thiamine (Bl), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), and calcium pantothenate (B5).
Did You Know? |
Dr. Steve Blake
See book keywords and concepts |  Beriberi can result from the consumption of unfortified refined grains such as white flour. Beriberi can cause damage to the nervous system, heart, and muscles.
Milligrams and Micrograms
One gram = 1000 mg (milligram) One milligram = 1000 meg (microgram)
Some vitamin and mineral amounts are measured in milligrams and some are measured in micrograms.
Thiamin is found in small but sufficient quantities in most nutritious foods, especially whole grains; please refer to Graph 1-1. Only highly refined foods are lacking in thiamin. Pork products are very high in thiamin. |
Ray D. Strand
See book keywords and concepts |  Methionine is found in large quantities in our meats, eggs, milk, cheese, white flour, canned foods, and highly processed foods. Our bodies need methionine to survive; however, as you can see from the list of foods that contain large quantities of this nutrient, we in the U.S. have plenty of it. Our bodies normally convert homocysteine into either cysteine or back to methionine again.
Cysteine and methionine are benign products and are not harmful in any way. | | The American diet, with its high intake of white breads, white flour, refined sugars, and fat, is terribly deficient in many of these essential nutrients. Our nation's diet is also high in meats and carbonated beverages, which increase the intake of phosphorous and decrease our absorption of calcium. Inadequate intake of any nutrients required for bone health contributes to osteoporosis.
Another common myth that teams up with Mr. Bare Bones is that calcium is all we need for strong bones and to stave off osteoporosis. |
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