Prolonged or severe stress has been shown to weaken the immune system, strain the heart, damage memory cells in the brain, and deposit fat at the waist (body’s mechanism to prepare for food shortage!), which are risk factors for heart disease, cancer and other illnesses.

What’s Your Health Score?

Coming from a family with a ‘rich history of diseases’, I take my health  seriously.  I wouldn’t say I am an all-muscles marathon kind of woman, but I just want to be fit enough so I don’t need to spend a lot of money in future on prescription drugs, needless surgeries.  In the end, that bone marrow or organ transplant IS going to wear out if you do not take a more pro-active approach to your health.  Those insulin injections are going to be rejected by your body as “foreign objects” because our human body is not a vehicle, it is a live whole being made up with living breathing cells.

Knowing your health score is not so much of a scary decision! Soon, I will be providing Singapore-based residents a service that most cannot refuse because the start-of-the-art and precise equipment I use will be able to help me to tell you:

1. Your weight, height and BMI (Body Mass Index)
2. Whether you have hidden fats (you can be slim but also you can be obese – don’t let the mirror fool you!)
3. Whether your organs are wrapped in layers of fat that encourages future degenerative diseases
4. Which part of your body you need to focus more on (for those who are exercising to build more skeletal muscle)
5. Whether you need to take preventive measure to reduce your stress levels
6. How old your body is (ie. your Body Age). Many people look young on the outside, but are really “old” inside.) and preventive measures to lessen aging
7. Briefly, the *kinds of food you should avoid (and not avoid)  Full list here!

and more…

As much as I actually hate animal experiments, scientitific studies proved that some form of caloric restriction actually lengthened the lives of Rhesus Monkeys.  It’s the same for humans because most of us are not actually eating to produce energy, but to store them as unhealthy fat!

Who will Benefit from my Health Analytical Service?

1. Schools and colleges planning to raise funds for their poor students or for other charities can participate with no money down.  (Everyone takes home a Health Score sheet that they can show to their friends, fitness instructor or doctors.)
2. Cooking classes can add my Health Analytical Service as a ‘bonus’ value-added service.
3. The Health Analytical Service can compliment any fitness instructor who wants to motivate their clients to exercise right.
4. The service will generate your Health Score (much like how you get your IQ score) so that it is of extra information to your doctors
5. Individuals who prefer private home visit or office visit.  Each health analytical service is precise and will not exceed 15 to 30 minutes (the reading takes less than 3 minutes).  No blood sample, no urine extraction needed!
   
6. Post-pregnant women who want to know their BMI and Health Scores.

The Health Analytical service is going VERY cheap at SG$20/person per reading (1-to-1 consultation) so group bookings will actually be much more affordable. (There’s another state-of-the-art equipment that scans you and tells you if you are at risk of cancer and other diseases, but I don’t own that equipment.   It can serve as a complementary tool to Thermography, which is a more accurate tumour-detecting tool that detects more accurately than mammograms; thermography can detect cancer up to 10 years before they actually appear via mammograms!  This kind of scan can also be arranged at SG$8/head.)

If you’re a Singaporean, and am interested to book me for my Health Analytical Service after 22nd Feb 2010, please feel free to leave a comment below, or contact me privately here.

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More coming when I later update this blog entry!

*The information given should be used in conjunction with your doctor’s diagnosis and advise.  Many prescription drugs are in conflict with natural foods.  Do not start any new diet without a doctor’s or herbalist’s consultation.  I highly recommend people approach homeopathic or even ayuverdic physicians, or a CTM physician (Chinese Traditional Medicine sinseh).  You may need help to “wean off” prescription drugs before starting on a new diet as prescribed by a homeopathic or natural medicine physician.

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Skeptics: Some Ready to Learn…Others may be Not

Here’s a screenshot of one who came with an open mind:

All skeptics have a similiar response – that they “need to explore and read more”.  (If there’s a genuine intention to learn more, I congratulate them and I encourage them to read more!)

I consider myself a “Health Skeptic” although I am not a skeptic of alternative health remedies.  There’s no reason why our ancestors want to leave us “food info” that could harm us, regardless of whether it’s homeopathy, Chinese Traditional Medicine or Ayuverda (India).

Homeopathy is the oldest form of  herbalism that actually complements orthodox medicine and treatments.  It is the most respected form of “modern pharmacology”, although it can work totally without prescription drugs, radiation, irradiation and surgeries.  Prevention of ailments is at the core with alternative remedies like homeopathy and naturopathy, with many scientifically proven (I try my best to name the original source of clinical trial studies where possible since health skeptics in the other group love to refer to them like how Christians refer to the Bible).   [Note: Being a vegan I am, I will in future, only "focus" on homeopathic remedies that do not use spider parts, crushed ants or snake venom - there are numerous of them!]

I see time and again also why some health skeptics are eager to pull the wool over homeopathy. More than half of those who vehemently supports Big Pharma do not want you to know what their antibiotics are doing to you (this is only 1 fear of their many fears)!   When there’s a cure for disease, who needs prescription drugs anymore?  Surely, big pharma’s profits will suffer, and they don’t want that to happen.  Their way of preventing this from happening is to discredit everything alternative medicine and remedies are for.

Take for instance…do you know that antibiotics causes Cancer?  Which can lead to pathogenic overgrowth of yeast and fungi related ailments?  Ref:   Dr. Lisa Landymore-Lin More studies are   also showing antibiotics’ link to allergies in children (same for vaccines!)

The National Library of Medicine’s  (USA) database brings up well over 9,700 mentions of “antibiotic allergic reactions” and is estimated to be responsible for more than half of the people who are sent to the Emergency Room each year.

Health Skeptics discredit Homeopathy in many ways!
‘Homeopathy is Worse than Witchcraft’  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-451908/Homeopathy-worse-witchcraft–NHS-stop-paying-it.html  via http://quackfiles.blogspot.com/2009/02/homeopathy-is-worse-than-witchcraft-and.html
One of the most useless petitions I’ve seen in a long time: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/1023CAM/    The petition is made by people who want to discredit God’s food and herbs.
I just threw out Media Life Magazine, for discrediting alternative remedies and calling those who practise them, “quacks”!  (A better magazine to read?  Check out RIMGlobal on Twitter!)

My opinion on the latest “quackbuster” is connected to Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s “Fall from Disgrace”.

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Skip to the Recipes (no cooking needed!)

First of all, I applaud this vegetarian restaurant, DeliVege, for sending the message that children too, can grow up healthy and smart without meat. In fact, a fallacy, that we need a lot of protein.

It’s great that DeliVege chooses to cook without MSG, white salt and white sugar.  There are many good alternatives, eg. Himalaayan salt and Stevia (sugar alternative).  And when food is nutritious, who needs MSG anyway?

While vegetarians would love the food in DeliVeg, vegans may wanna avoid because they do cook food with honey, and they do serve dairy drinks (milk, coffee).

One thing they should re-consider are foods with Garlic and Onion.

Garlic is anti-parasitic and has allicin, an anti-microbial compound that’s naturally deactivated if garlic is cooked (crushing garlic, place aside for 10 minutes before cooking helps maximise allicin).

1. Garlic has essential minerals like copper, zinc, magnesium and selenium.   Its sulphur compound, sulphide, lowers high blood pressure and cholesterol, and staves off blood clot.  In these ways, garlic lowers heart diseases by as much as 76%, as well as the risk of dementia (memory loss).
2. As garlic compounds helps flush out cancer-causing agents in the body before they damage DNA cells, garlic not only appears to ward off stomach and colorectal cancers, cancer cells are also “encouraged” to self-destruct.  [More Info: Healing Cancer from Inside Out (DVD)]
3. Studies have shown that garlic compounds kills the Helicobacter Pylori, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers and damages stomach lining, thus making people less susceptible to cancer.
4. Garlic can help ward off some sinus infections and common cold, and is associated with lower incidences of hay fever.

Studies for Garlic

US researchers from the University of North Carolina found that people who ate an average of 5 cloves of garlic a week (cooked or raw) cut their risks of colon cancer by 33%, and stomach cancer by 50%.  This was compared to those who didn’t eat much garlic.

In the Iowa’s Women’s Study (USA)  found that women who consumed 2 cloves of garlic a week had a 32% lower risk of colon cancer compared to those who rarely ate garlic.

US National Cancer Institute found that men in Shanghai who ate at least 10 grams of chopped garlic a day (about 1.5 tablespoon of crushed garlic), lower their risks of prostate cancer by as much as 49%.  Men who ate more than 5 cloves of garlic, reduced their cancer as much as 53%.

The good news is, raw garlic’s “over-powering” flavour mellows quite a bit after cooking. It repells ticks, and even other people if you eat a lot of the raw crushed garlic!
Onion causes  cell membranes to be less reactive to allergens (usually toxic chemicals) in air and food.  Eating onions regularly help asthmatic sufferers experience lesser asthma attacks (of course, other factors can be reasons like chemicals in perfume and detergents; for babies, detergent residues in babies’ fabric and even consumption of commercial milk formula can increase allergies in babies.  More info on what could trigger allergies).  Only a very small percentage of people are ever allergic to onions, so there’s no reason to avoid onions unless you are allergic to it.

Onion improves body’s absorption of Vitamin C; even the onion skin, rich in antioxidant known as “quercetin” (just make sure you remove from your onion soup them before consumption).  Like the garlic, onion can ward off some sinus infections and common cold.  [It has the same effects as breathing in (gently and slowly) steamed water. ]  A good “old fashioned” spicy curry will also do the trick.  If you find it too spicy for your liking, all you need to do is take a little butter for your tongue!    (Other foods rich in quercetin are red grapes, berries, green leafy vegetables and tea.)

What other Improvements can DeliVege make?

While eating mock meat made with textured soy is inevitable in most vegetarian restaurants, perhaps the restaurant can also consider making their own mock meat with buckwheat or quiona seed (grind them into flour first).   This is because soy has their problems unknown to the many who eat them….

Unfermented Soy products including soy milk and unfermented beancurd have toxic phytic acid that prevents the intestines from absorping nutrients.  Nutrients essential to boost your immunity against colds and degenerative diseases.

Also, scientists have known for years that the isoflavones in soy products can depress thyroid function and cause goiters (aka goitre) in otherwise healthy children and adults. “Children who develop Type1 Diabetes are twice as likely to have been fed soy formulas as those fed all other foods.” – combined research team of Cornell University Medical College and Long Island Community Hospital medical experts.

Even FERMENTED soya beans can be harmful.  Soy isoflavones (in soy products) are phyto-endocrine disrupters. They can prevent ovulation and stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Eating as little as 30 grams (about 4 tablespoons) of soy per day can result in hypothyroidism with symptoms of lethargy, constipation, weight gain and fatigue.

How Soya Beans are processed is a clue to how healthy or toxic they really are. Alkaline solution is used to remove fibre of soya beans, then precipitated and separated using an acid wash.  Then, soya beans are neutralized in an alkaline solution – “lysinoalanine” (a cancer-causing nitrate) is formed at this stage.  On top of this, acid washing in aluminum tanks leaches high levels of toxic aluminum into the final product.  That’s how you get your toxic fibre-less soy ppwder, which is tehn used to make your mock meat and beancurd.

Numerous artificial flavourings, like MSG, are added to textured vegetable protein and soy protein isolate products, which gives these toxic soy products its “meaty taste”.  All vegans should be aware of this!   You can read more about soy here! (If you eat or use soy products, they should be kept to the minimum, because of all the reasons stated above.)

There is a study by a Vanderbilt University stating that their studies on men and women in Shanghai who ate soy products showed good signs of health etc.  I find the study flawed because these people may already be eating other anti-cancer foods like green tea and mushrooms.  It is also VERY unlikely for soy factories to overhaul/replace their machinery -  which would surely dent to their profits -  just to produce toxic-less soy food.

Check out more soy info from Mike Adams’ Soya Bean News and my other post on Soy Lies.

I hope DeliVege is also not warming or cooking foods through microwave ovens, not using gmo foods, and I definitely hope they’re not using non-stick pans.

Want more control over your food? Hint:  DeliVege could serve these!
Try this GarlicVegan Recipe: 5 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon oil (either extra virgin olive oil or organic coconut oil), 1 teaspoon dried bail leaves , 1 teaspoon thyme powder, ground mustard and black pepper.  Add to about 1.4 kg of young coconut flesh, mix well and ready to serve!

Try this Onion Vegan Recipe: Sliced onion, zucchini (or cucumber), eggplant (brinjal) + red wine vinegar + dash of black pepper  = Yummy  (Fast, easy and no-cooking!)  Can be added to cooked pasta or noodles!

Raw Food is faster to prepare, and especially if you hate cooking!  To learn more about transiting to a raw lifestyle, I highly recommend these resources:

1. Going RAW in 30 days (pics below)
2. More great vegetarian and vegan resources are listed here (if you are one, come on in and list yourself for free).  Later I will be setting up a proper directory so people can add themselves for others to locate better.
3. Karen Knowler is a fun RAW FOOD Coach to learn stuff from (and she has lotsa free stuff to grab!)
4. Raw Food World radio Interview with Victoria Boutenko (famous for her Chimpanzee and Green Smoothies story).   Victoria’s also on Twitter!
5. Raw Food World Radio Interview with David Wolfe (famous “Avocado Man” whom I wrote a review here).  David Wolfe’s on Twitter too!

Although Dr. Mercola and the Weston Price Foundation said that vegetarianism is a ‘flawed food’ lifestyle, I am still on the research as to whether humans can REALLY survive on nutrients from non-meat alone.  Grass-fed beef and raw milk (where unpasteurized milk is allowed) may not be 100% safe to consume, due to various environmental reasons.  And there is a desperate need to move away from the foods that can make us feel sick.

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Regulators (FDA) said they won’t require human trials to test the safety of eating genetically modified animals. This means YOU – the human being – is the guinea pig for GMO foods!  Beware!
Deadly GM Foods – ‘They Knew & Didn’t Tell’ – >Video
Germany Bans Monsanto’s GM Maize
Truehealthfacts.com has GREAT GMO info and links!
The Doctor Within talks about 60,000 chemicals, genetically-modified foods, vaccines, allergies (a good read!)
GMO grown in the USA today
Farmed fish fed with GMO corn are unhealthy. Thenourishinggourmet has news about Farmed Tilapia
“50 Harmful Effects of GMO Foods” by Nathan Batalion
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British Medical Council has recently ruled that Dr. Wakefield acted dishonestly and unethically in his research.  The Lancet has since apologized and said they have removed Dr. Wakefield’s reports via their publication.

Dr. Wakefield  did not ask for parental permission before collection of blood samples, and also when he did not initially state that he was monetarily compensated for every parent referred to his ‘autism lawyers’.   Did he acted “unprofessionally”?   The answer may be obvious but, I don’t think Dr. Wakefield should be blamed for the rise in MMR cases because:
1.  Children who had MMR vaccination could still BREAK OUT with mumps (before recovering), as stated by literature via NIH.   Could this be the reason why there was an increase in children with measles/mumps?

2.  The virus found in Measles is also found in snake venom, and in some animals that children may come in contact with (and who subsequently did not wash their hands.)   In other words, it may be an indication that more care need to be given to active children when they are awake; caregivers and teachers should be more alert when caring for toddlers and children in their charge.

3.  It had been proven that autism is not caused by genes. – Professor Baron Cohen This leaves environmental factors responsible for autism, like food, water, medicine and vaccines!

4.  The number of Japanese children born with autism fell drastically in 1991 to 92, when Japan withdrew MMR vaccines. – Honda/Rutter studies.   That number (of autistic children) raised again after 1993 when single measles and single Rubella vaccines came into Japan.    This shows that….MMR vaccines may not be the ONLY vaccine shots that causes autism!

5.  Also, childhood diabetes is listed as an adverse reaction on  Merck’s MMR’s vaccine leaflets.   Irrefutable!

Briefly, the accusations against Dr. Wakefield’s mode of operations:
“Carried out invasive, unnecessary tests” Like?
“Failed to act in the best interest of the children” Were any children hurt?
“And misused public funds” Details please?

Did the British Medical Council verify that the “sharp increase” in children getting measles/MMR between 1996 to 1997 were from n?  Or from UNVACCINATED children?  Did the British Medical Council offer any other information to disconnect vaccines’ link to autism (other than stating why Dr. Wakefield’s conduct was ‘dishonest’?)

Did the British Medical Council the above into consideration? No!  You see, this is because Professor Alan Emond of the British Medical Council, is on UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI).   (It’s a little like having my dad as a judge overlooking a court case for a crime  I commit against you – I’d most likely GET OFF the HOOK!)  By not revealing his relationship to the JCVI, the media may be fooled into thinking this is REALLY the end of  MMR vaccine-autism debate.  This conflict of interest is a strong indication of why the British Medical Council’s attempt to disgrace Dr. Wakefield is now,  “weakened”.

Without Dr Wakefield in the picture, the efficacy and safety of MMR vaccines and vaccinations, remain  questionable.  In fact, the British Medical Council has never explained why the FDA COULD approve the MMR vaccine that’s capable of brain damage.   I wonder if they even noticed that the CDC had admitted vaccines’ link to autism  (watch the video!)

Aha….I am still not convinced that Dr. Wakefield is guilty of passing off the MMR vaccine as harmful.   Health Skeptic? Yes, I am one! Are you?

I just wonder what was Lancet’s take on the matter….did they just remove Dr. Andrew’s findings because of how he lured children into giving him their blood sample without seeking the parents permission (primarily his research methods were dishonoured)?

And why did 10 of 13 authors (of the study) decide to renounce their findings?  Why did those 3 not renounce the findings? May be we will never know…but I have a feeling the answer may just “pop up” 10 to 50 years from now!

Feel free to share your thoughts – leave a comment below!

Other blogs who blogged about this:
Curtis Maybin Healthy Living
Larry King’s “The Debate Over Autism”

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Here’s 60+ things you should avoid (you may find some ingredients in pet food as well!) I feel it’s best to ban these if you can by making gradual changes (set weekly or monthly targets to avoid certain foods). A small change in your lifestyle can be beneficial, not just to prevent thyroid problems or degenerative diseases, but also to prevent one organ adversely affecting another organ in your body.

Avoid foods and drinks containing:

1. BVO (brominated vege oil) and all vegetable oil and canned citrus drinks, some commerically-made bread and cakes, potato chips, snacks, and even in some brands of wholemeal bread with bromine or bromide (aka bromate, “Potassiam Bromide” aka “Potassiam Bromate”).  Bromine/Bromate are responsible for activating all kinds of degenerative diseases.   A century ago potassium bromide was used as a sedative although it is toxic  (caused coma, spasms, nausea, abdominal pains, etc). More info
2. Products with alloxan (usually in white bread).    This is the same substance used to feed laboratory acts to make them “catch cancer”.  Found in BLEACHED flour or “vitamin-enriched flour”, and any bread or confectionaries made with white flour.
3. Preservatives like sodium benzoate, ethoxyquin, preservatives of mixed-tocopherols, calcium propionate and TBHQ (or anything that “preserves freshness”).  Sodium benzoate (benzoic acid) occurs naturally in blueberries, and is perfectly harmless.  Scientists in China recently found that antioxidant-rich rosemary extracts are capable of inhibiting oxidation of sunflower oil -  this could just be a safer alternative to chemical preservatives but at this point, steer clear of any food with preservatives!  Source: Food Chemistry,Volume 118, Issue 3, Pages 656-662
   Ethoxyquin, another preservative, still in very cheap poor-quality foods and pet food.
   TBHQ, another preservative, contains petroleum-derived butane.
   Fruit wax (also another kind of chemical preservatives).  I found they’re not as waxy after washing them with organic detergents – you can just FEEL the difference just by touching your washed apples!
4. Calcium Suplhate is a “firming agent” commonly found in food.  It’s actually Plaster of Paris!
   
5. Fat-free oils and snacks with chemical “fat substitute” like Olestra.  The problem is, not all processed foods list chemicals like Olestra, so it makes VERY good sense to reduce or avoid processed foods wherever possible.  (EFT teaches you how to overcome certain food addictions and I highly recommend you to check out sites that have information on this.)
6. All or any genetically-modified foods (GMO) like Canola Oil; or any food products made with those.  Check out “50 Harmful Effects of GMO Foods” by Nathan Batalion
7. High Fructose Corn Syrup (made from GMO corn, why GMO foods are dangerous) because the syrup attacks pancreas, spikes glucose and causes weight gain.   Many amaranth and millet flake cereals contain corn.
   And do you know, our vaccines for “immunizations” have HFCS too?  One reason why I never quite make it in the Food & Beverage industry here!  Vaccines are TRULY genetically modified material (gmo).  Everything (almost) you ever wanted to know about GMOs are here.
8. Dextrose is sugar that feeds cancer, causes hyperactivity and weight gain.
9. Unfermented Soy products including soy milk and unfermented beancurd because they have toxic phytic acid.  Also, scientists have known for years that the isoflavones in soy products can depress thyroid function and cause goiters (aka goitre) in otherwise healthy children and adults. “Children who develop Type1 Diabetes are twice as likely to have been fed soy formulas as those fed all other foods.” – combined research team of Cornell University Medical College and Long Island Community Hospital medical experts.  Check out more soy info from Mike Adams’ Soya Bean News and my other post on Soy Lies.
10. Even FERMENTED soya beans can be harmful.  Soy isoflavones (in soy products) are phyto-endocrine disrupters. They can prevent ovulation and stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Eating as little as 30 grams (about 4 tablespoons) of soy per day can result in hypothyroidism with symptoms of lethargy, constipation, weight gain and fatigue.
    How are Soya Bean processed? Alkaline solution is used to remove fibre, then precipitated and separated using an acid wash.  Then, soya beans are neutralized in an alkaline solution – “lysinoalanine” (a cancer-causing nitrate) is formed at this stage.  On top of this, acid washing in aluminum tanks leaches high levels of toxic aluminum into the final product.  That’s how you get your toxic fibre-less soy product!
    Many canned tunas contain textured vegetable protein, which is from soy (look for low-salt versions, which tend to be pure tuna, with no fillers).

    Numerous artificial flavourings, like MSG, are added to textured vegetable protein and soy protein isolate products, which gives these toxic soy products its “meaty taste”.  All vegans should be aware of this!   You can read more about soy here!
    Beware also, of studies that are funded by third-party companies like the Solae Company, who in turn works with companies like Dupont and Monsanto.  Their work involves using foods to change chemical messages in your brain (yep, genetically modified foods)! For example, you would be able to taste sour foods as sweet, bitter foods as non-bitter. In other words, foods that trick the brains! Do you really want foods that alters your mind’s natural senses and functions??  Often, such funded studies give you misleading information like this one here given to Stephen Daniels at http://www.foodnavigator.com/Publications/Food-Beverage-Nutrition/NutraIngredients-USA.com/Research/Soy-isoflavones-heart-benefits-again-under-question-Study that says “soy isoflavones (from unprocessed soya beans) have no effect on baby boys’ testosterones” – which cannot be further from the truth.  Refer to green text above!
    

11. Flouridated water, chlorinated water (Use a water filter with osmosis reversal system; however chlorine is not easily eliminated by water-filters nor by boiling.)  Definitely reduce swimming in chlorinated water, if you can.   [Unfortunately, government regulations are in place for many countries to have private and public swim pools to have clorine in them (saving water a priority).  The only way to help change things around is to petition for non-chlorinated water to be replaced by oxygenated water because germs and pathogens cannot survive in oxygenated water.  More info about "oxygen therapy".]
12. Be on the alert for Food Fillers binders, excipients, food polish & glazes and lubricants. Some of these are designed to make vitamin tablets “stick” together, others are designed to flow more easily frombetween stages of the vitamin-manufacturing process.   Rice Hull, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Soy Bean Hulls , Wheat Flour, Wheat Bran, Starch, Corn Starch (terrible filler that causes several health issues including allergies) or other “cheap” fillers, can be harsh on intestines and cause digestive upset.
    A lot of fillers have sugar or cane molasses, making them unhealthy.  (White sugar by itself, can cause hyperactivity in children, and also diabetes.)
    One other common food binder is cellulose; although touted as non-toxic, it may include recycled cardboard in pet food! However, cellulose in most organic supplements are safe to consume.
    
13. Only eaten by koala bears (eucalyptus leaves), eucalyptus oil is not meant for digestion and will cause stomach upset.  In large quantifities, this oil is fatal to humans. It’s better used as a medication oil to ease headaches, colds, insect bites, etc. but definitely not safe for use on babies and infants who may accidentally ingest it via their skin.
14. Sodium bisulfate (used as food “disinfectant”).
    
15. Caramel colouring. Sugar-based toxic! Basically made from burnt sugar, or via ammonia process in food factories, caramel coloring shows up in sodas, breads, gravies and even in pet food. Scientists have actually used caramel coloring in lab experiments on mice to interfere with white blood cell production. In other words, caramel coloring suppresses the immune system. Why would anything burnt, like burnt sugar be healthy?
    
16. Thiamine hydrochloride is the cheapest, poorly assimilated source of Thiamine, Vitamin B1.  Collapse and death have been reported from pets injected with this.  Pruritus, Urticaria, weakness, sweating, nausea, restlessness, tightness of throat, cyanosis, pulmonary edema and hemorrhage into gastrointestinal tract have been reported.
    
17. Trace minerals (like sodium tripolyphoshate a synthetic version of Vitamin K, and potassium chloride). Potassium chloride is a highly corrosive chemical used to make soap, in bleaching, and as a paint remover. A potentially harmful source of phosphorous and once used as a fire-extinguishing agent, it is also currently used in pesticides, non-organic soil fertilisers and perhaps in some prescription drugs.  If ingested, may result in small intestinal ulcers.  Both of these trace minerals indicate lack of well-rounded supplementation that may have been depleted during food manufacturing.
18. Sea salt is used to cover up any rancid meat and fat.  What makes sea salt especially dangerous is its toxic refined sodium chloride table salt, which can cause kidney and heart disease, hypertension, etc.  Watch a video about sea salt episode #445 (and while you’re there, download a free ebook “HIGH RAW”!) Or follow Kevin on Twitter for great health tweets!
19. Dicalcium phosphate, used as a food texturizer and found in chicken feed, becomes toxic to the body.
20. Flow Agents and Excipients
21. Fish, although may have omega-3 fatty acid, fish may have high levels of mercury from contaminated waters.  Farmed fish may have poor nutrition themselves (fed GMO corn), and not healthy.
22. Wheat, even “enriched wheat flour”
23. Corn, Dairy that may be GMO, full of antibiotics, animal hormones and possibly pus from infected cow
24. All or any food with Excitotoxins, which includes MSG, Aspartame and all other sugar substitutes, aspartate, Cysteine, cysteic acid.  - Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. (ISBN #0-929173-25-2)
25. Other food additives that should be avoided: Propyl gallate, acesulfame-K, white sugar and sodium chloride
26. Some “permitted” food dyes or food colouring. For instance, yellow dye 5 (Tartrazine) which is banned for usage in Norway, Austria and Germany.  Other toxic food dyes include blue 2, red 40and red 3 (cancer-causing),
    
27. Trans-fat in the form of French fries, deep-fried foods, shortening, or heated vegetable oil (includes food stir-fried with vege oil or heated olive oil). “Vegetable
    
28. ” are not “natural foods”, they are fully hydrogenated cottonseed oil and some soybean oil. A s they made in a way so as not to melt easily in room temperature, they also clogs up arteries.  Therefore, shortening including “bread shortening“, unhealthy.
29. Reduce (but do not ban) unsaturated oils from your diet.  ‘Problem with Unsaturated oil: tends to lower the blood sugar in at least three basic ways, damages mitochondria.  It suppresses the activity of the respiratory enzyme (directly, and through its anti-thyroid actions), decreasing the respiratory production of energy (causing respiration to be uncoupled from energy production, meaning that fuel is burned without useful effect).’ – Dr. Ray Peat
30. Soft drinks, energy drinks, diet soda or no-calorie but sweetened drinks are suspect (aspartame which is actually a man-made and therefore is “artificial” sugar, high fructose corn syrup in manmy sweetened processed foods also has trans-fatty High Fructose Corn Syrup.)  Health hazards of Aspartame listed in a $350 Million Lawsuit
    
31. MSG (with free glutamic acid and has similar effects to those of artificial sugar, aspartame). You can find aspartame (and MSG) in any products with “yeast”; yeast is also “hidden” in processed foods as “isomalt”, “natural non-animal extracts”, “autolysed yeast”, etc.
32. Synthetic or artificial flavourings, Flavour-enhancers
    
33. Synthetic vitamins, and vitamin and supplements that are not hexane-free. For example, beta-carotenes (natural vitamin A) in natural foods is never toxic unless chemically extracted for placing into another product. like your artificial vitamins (vitamins made this way are cheaper to produce for the manufacturers).  Vitamin extracted into another product, CAN BECOME “toxic synthetic vitamins”.  Another example…”tocotrienols”  (natural Vitamin E) versus n”tocopherols” (artificial vitamin E).   But is Natural Vitamin E good for heart health?
    While many media sources say natural vitamin E is good for the heart at correct levels, other studies indicate otherwise.  Who to believe? Your only option is to read more newsletters and come to your own conclusions. It pays to remember that while Vitamin E is not protecting against oxidative harm (heart health, age-ing, etc), it may be beneficial for those with diabetes.  The good news is, there is no way to get exessive vitamin E from natural foods.
    Another instance is the Gingko Biloba believed to sustain alterness and usually taken before academic examinations and driving tests!  While Gingko Biloba has been thrown out as a preventive measure against Dementia and Alzheimer’s, it is still an effective pain-reliever for those with neurological disorders.
    Vitamins are supplements that you need because of toxic polluted environments and processed foods – but they are never a panacea.  That is why it’s very important to eat a lot of foods in its whole forms, even when you may be taking GREAT CARE in choosing your vitamins.   Remember to choose only organic natural vitamins that are free from hexane and the other things listed in this blog entry like autolysed yeast, etc!
34. Vitamins and Food Products with Magnesium Stearate (Steriac Acid) and Carnauba Wax should also be avoided
35. Avoid any foods or cosmetics that has Titanium Dioxide, which is best known as an ingredient in sunscreen, but also used in thousands of cosmetic products and nutritional products.  Classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ”possibly carcinogen to humans”… This evidence showed that high concentrations of pigment-grade (powdered) and ultrafine titanium dioxide dust caused respiratory tract cancer in rats exposed by inhalation and intratracheal instillation*.  CosmeticsDatabase.com lists titanium dioxide as being linked to cancer, allergies, immunotoxicity and organ system toxicity.  Titanium Dioxide is found in some brands of baby’s talcum powder!
36. Potentially carcinogenic white pigment added to pet food, known as Titanium Dioxide colour.
37. Fruit wax (also another kind of chemical preservatives).  I found they’re not as waxy after washing them with organic detergents – you can just FEEL the difference just by touching your washed apples!
38. Especially for those who eat meat, please avoid fake sushi.   Similar to textured soy meat (mock meat), fake sushi has very little nutrition because of its flour content, etc.    Projectswole.com has excellent information on this as well as on other foods.  Here’s a free ebook for your download, “Ocean Medicine”.
39. Avoid microwaved foods and why
40. Any GMO (genetically-modified foods).  For example, seedless grapes are considered GMO.  Possibly sold featherless chicken (also GMO!) The Doctor Within talks about 60,000 chemicals, genetically-modified foods, vaccines, allergies (a good read!)   GMO grown in the USA today
    
41. Be wary of any products with “oestrogen” or “hormones“.  For example, women past child-bearing age and women who had their ovaries removed do not need oestrogen.  My mum belonged to the latter group and developed breast cancer after being given oestrogen for her fibroids.  Hormones are not safe, when they are altered in food (most plant foods have no hormones anyway, so consider going vegan!)  Such harmful hormones (and other environmental chemcials) are also found in in the environment as revealed by videos from The Sprecher Institute for Comparative Cancer Research.
42. Be wary of any foods that have  isoflavone, like soya bean products.  Jill Schneider, associate professor of biological sciences at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,”In a study of hamsters, we found that a component of soy beans – isoflavones – significantly accelerated the onset of puberty in the rodents.  These finding are elevant because many babies who are allergic to cow’s milk are fed soy-based formulas which contain isoflavones. Isoflavones can act like oestrogen.”  (Please refer to point #30.) Revealed via Failure of Hormone Replacement Therapy (PDF document)
43. Brewers’ Rice - a waste product from breweries, cheap, non-nutritive filler can be harsh on intestines and lead  to diabetes.
44. Avoid foods that may worsen allergy symptoms. Avoid eggs, Crustacean Shellfish, Brewers’ Yeast, Treenuts, and Peanuts if you have an allergy to them.  Food allergies can be reversed with short-term naturopathy but for the time being, do not eat them while you’re on sich treatments.  Avoid Nuts,(including peanuts) although a good source of protein and zinc, you may wish to restrict these if you are pregnant.  Research has found that regular consumption of nut products during pregnancy, raises the odds of your child having asthma symptoms by nearly 50 percent.  And avoid Dry Whey, made from cows’ milk. (If you’re starting to feed your infant semi-solid puree, make sure to only feed one type of new food per week.  If there are rashes or other signs of allergies, you’d know what food your child is allergic to.)
    
45. Avoid foods with gluten because they can encourage and exaberate Diabetes. Gluten-free foods are also healthier for those with allergies and the Celiac disease.  Corn gluten meal can cause allergies and sugar imbalance.
    Breads advertised as gluten-free still might contain coats, spelt, kamut, or rye.
46. Do REDUCE MEAT (go off it totally if you can)!   Dangers of meat protein revealed via Prof. T Collin Campbells’ The China Study. If you have no wish to ban meat, here’s 9 principles to help you with eating lesser meat (from the health experts of course!) You’ll also find the “pleasures of non-meat” here for those who have cholesterol problems or ‘weak’ heart!
    

Avoid from Air, Environment, Cosmetics

1. Breathing in of fire retardants found in fabrics, carpets, mattresses etc.
2. Some nasal spray for asthma and ulcers
3. Toxic-laden cosmetics, skin gels, sun blocks, make-up, talcum powder, etc.  Here’s a list of toxics commonly found in consumers’ personal care products, even in famous brands!
4. Too much stress Learn to relax and get away from negative energies.  Focus on things that you can benefit from instead of on things that annoy you.  Some people have used EFT, Music Therapy , Yoga, Pilates and Reiki with success.
5. Avoid restaurants and eateries who have no concern of food safety nor your health!  In 2006, polydimethylsiloxane (silicone-based chemical used as an emulsifier and to stabilize cheese) is a non-FDA approved food additive which Pizza Hut admitted using under the guise of “food additive”.  Formaldehyde results as a byproduct when frozen silicone-sprayed pizza is re-heated in their commercial broilers.  I can attest that Pizza Hut’s pizza are not “freshly made” as I’ve had in the past bitten into one that was hot on the outside but cold on the inside!  It is not known how many people ate silicone!!  (Dow Chemical sold the silicone as “Dow Corning FG-10″.)
6. Avoid dust!  Jobs or areas with heavily-polluted air (and water). Keep your home (and if possible) your workplace clean.  Household dust will make a sick person feel sicker!
7. Are you breathing in Bromine from your clothes?  Bromine is a fire-retardent chemical that slows and often stops fires by interfering with the basic chemistry that creates it.  Your alternative is to support “organic fashion”.  Many clothes are made from organic hemp.  Miss Diana Russo, who I had the pleasure to know via Twitter, is an authority on this in Australia.  A little more expensive but may be worth the money as compared to hefty hospital bills!
8. Bromine-based hot tubs and swim pools because ingesting bromine via skin displaces iodine
9. Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides like Methyl Bromide (pesticide for fruits) and Phosphate Fertilizers (not to be mistaken with Phospate “oxygen is added to a mineral known as phosphorus”).  ‘Chronic exposure to low levels of contamination can be as dangerous.’ – The Florida Institute of Phosphate  Research.  The incredible thing about pesticides like Malathion and Chlorpyrifos pesticides was, they had shorter “staying power” (not effective at repelling pests)!  Yep, useless harmful toxics!
   
10. Avoid  use of non-stick pans and cookware
11. Avoid using these as they may have toxic chemicals, especially bad for pregnant women when breathed in:
    # Bleach
    # Carpet Cleaner Dangerous stuff in them
    # Dry Cleaning Fluid
    # Aerosols
    # Turpentine/White Spirit
    # Air Fresheners
    # Paint Stripper
    # Paint or Varnish
    #  Perfumes Many have the chemical Toulene, a known mutagen and sensitizer that easily accumulates in the body.  Triggers asthma attacks in healthy and asthmatic people.  Repeated exposure to toulene damages liver, bone marrow and kidneys, and affects the brain (slow reflexes).  If you find yourself losing concentration or suffer from headaches, perfumes may be the culprit. – “Making Sense of Scents”.
    # Pesticide/Insecticides
    # Antibacterial Soaps has triclosan react with chlorine (from your tapped water) to form chloroform and sometimes dioxins.  Both are cancer-causing. – Environmental Science & Technology, April 2005
    # Window Cleaner Toxic stuff in them
    # Toilet Bowl Cleaners You may find safer alternatives that do the job effectively (cleaning your clothes and deodorizing your home) without harming your health, children and the environment.
12. Using harsh chemical-based detergents to wash plastic containers causes BPA (Bisphenol A) to leak from plastic – another reason not to store food in plastic containers (if you do, store only COOLED food as heat is able to leech toxic BPA into food).  This is also reason why you should also consider using non-chemical detergents for washing dishes; many of them are eco-friendly enough to wash vegetables and fruits (double-duty non-chemical and eco-friendly!)  Plastics (Burning of and breathing in fumes of BHA; ingestion of  BHA via some plastic cups, bottles, etc)   More info
13. Avoid accidents that can be prevented.  Take preventive measures by being prepared for accidents!  Never listen to your music or iPod, nor answer your cell phone when you are moving, driving and walking, your music or call can wait!  Never leave  child in a bathroom to answer a call, etc.  Teach your children moral values by being role models.
14. And definitely avoid places where you know you’d get hurt (eg. waters heavily infested with boxed jellyfish, places where people are influenced by alcohol and gambling habits)

I know..the last 2 sounds like grandma’s advise but since you’re reading!  lol  It’s not very hard to avoid foods with questionable ingredients as you’ll find that most of them are from highly-processed or refined foods like canned meat, canned fruits, etc.

Getting a more healthier lifestyle is about making steady and gradual changes. You may want to add a few of your Belated New Year’s Resolution for this!    Like what Dr. Wayne Dyer said on Oprah Show,”It’s never too late to make your own New Year resolutions…and keep to them!”

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Disclaimer: This blog entry is NOT a source of medical advice and is not liable for any accidental omissions. Any and all suggestions stem from personal opinion and experience. Any and all information you deem important should be presented to your TRUSTED medical practitioner/vet for evaluation and incorporation into YOUR personal situation.

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How Iodine Deficiency Affects Humans

According to  Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov , there’s increasing evidence that low iodine is related to numerous diseases, including  cancer.  Another study proves iodine deficiency encourages cancer.  Iodine deficiency is related to cancer of:  breast, thyroid, endometrium, esophageal, ovarian and stomach!

Iodine deficiency increases uric and lactic acid levels, raises triglyceride levels and inhibits copper metabolism.  Lack of iodine deals a huge blow to the human nervous system and symptoms range from dream-like (or drug-like!) stupor, inability to think logically (thus appearing stupid) and eventually lack of direction and control (eg. uncontrollable salivation, feeling of extreme thirst).

When in an iodine-deficient state and bromine (found in many commercially-prepared vegetable oil) comes together, your thyroid gland takes bromine in, because it *appears* to be a close substitute for iodine.   Long after consumption of Bromine (BVO), traces of BVO remain in the human body, and can be found in tissues. BVO (aka Bromide and Bromine) is a halide which has been shown to inhibit (stop) thyroid function by blocking the uptake of iodine.  BVO (aka Bromide and Bromine) also inhibit hormone production, that gives you a less active  thyroid gland!   BVO and 60+ Things to Avoid/Ban in Food, Water, Air and Everyday Consumer Products

Although cancer can be caused by many other reasons, iodine deficiency is just one reason not to ignore. If you need another solid reason to replace your vegetable oil, this is it…or find out about the effects vegetable oil has on heart health!

People with Thyroid disorders also have an increased risk for Alzheimer’s.

While food technologies and medicine “advances”, our body has not changed much the past decade.  You still need oxygen, you still need nutrients from REAL FOOD, to feed every cell in your body…and to keep you in tip-top condition.

Where to Get Iodine?

You can easily get your share of iodine from many foods like seaweed (must be fresh and not treated with heat or with as little heat as possible).  Also, my conversation with Elaine (God bless her!) recently, revealed that chlorophyll (from seaweed or “ocean leaves”) is an ideal choice for supplementing an iodine-deficient YOU!    Just a single molecule closer to blood, a chlorophyll is rich is rich in Vitamin B, and its center has magnesium and iron.

The only problem is that chlorella has a great affinity for mercury and other heavy metals, and may extract mercury (a toxic) from the water it is grown in.  So it’s important to only ingest chlorophyll from uncontaminate unpolluted sources.

You don’t need to travel far to get your chlorophyll!  One place rich in such uncontaminated chlorophyll is the Klamath Lake in Oregon – its alkaline lakes has a high mineral content from volcanic ash deposited 7,000 years ago. Blue-green algae (that has chlorophyll), also known as micro-algae, is one of nature’s “best-kept”  oxygenating food (different remedies related to oxygen therapy revealed here).

Elaine suggested shopping at iHerb for my supply of Liquid Chlorophyll.  You may find chlorophyll in “pill form” but liquid gets absorbed faster.  Taking chlorophyll is similar to having a fresh oxygenated blood transfusion!

Organic spirulina may make a better choice (if you’re still worried about quality of algae/chlorophyll); spirulina is rich in gamma carotene (the body automatically converts gamma carotene to natural vitamin A without fear of over-dosage of vitamin A).

Maca is also a root crop rich in iodine and copper (mineral).  It has 723% more anti-oxidants than most typical dark chocolate drink!  Maca is highly recommonded by David Wolfe.  My review of David Wolfe, the man who has never been ill last 15 years

Strawberries, peaches, kelp, dulce (sea vegetable algae that makes a perfect replacement for meat toppings on pizza!) are also good sources of iodine.  (Anytime I need to replace chicken in a recipe, I use the ‘flesh’ of a young coconut.)

If you’re lazy to shop for iodine, a herbalist or homeopathic physician would be able to suggest one for you.  Detoxified Iodine Solution like this can make a whole load of difference because it is not alcohol-based, non-GMO, and suitable for vegans too.

Incidentally I’ve a few downloadable Iodine Info ebooks I’ve collected over the years (please tweet/share them to your family and friends who may find these ebooks useful).  Here’s 2 of the best:
95-Page PDF eBook about Iodine from a 2007 Medical Conference (readable with Free Adobe PDF Reader 9.0).  The eBook is prepared and presented by these good people:
Guy E. Abraham, MD – former Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Endocrinology at the UCLA School of Medicine
Dr. St. Amand was an Assistant Professor of Endocrinology at UCLA UCLA!
David Brownstein, MD – family physician and one of the foremost practitioners of holistic medicine in Michigan (part of the “goiter belt belt”)
Bernard A. Eskin, MS, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Menopause/Geripause Center at Drexel Univers University College of Medicine
Jorge D. Flechas, MD, MPH, Medical Director of Flechas Family Practice in Hendersonville, NC, specializing in hormonal therapy for the treatment of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS)
William Shevin, MD, DHt (Homeopathic), in private practice at Integral Health Services in Connecticut. Had over 300 patient patients in treatment with iodine therapy in 2007)

Mike Adams’ Ocean Medicine eBook for Iodine (ignore the price – it’s FREE to DOWNLOAD!)

Getting healthier does not necessarily mean “expensive” medicines, hospitalization or consumption of meat (view a meat scan of a meat-eater here!)  One of the keys to good health is to start eating right and learn more about “disease prevention”.  (Disease prevention is perhaps the only thing I can think of that is better than insurance because money doesn’t necessarily buy you health.)

If you wanna learn more about using your diet and “hidden” natural remedies to boost your health (the only way to protect yourself against cold and flu infections and to prevent chronic or degenerative diseases), read more and learn more!  Watch more, learn more!  DVDs I own and I think you should watch them yourself too.  Here are some great vegetarian and vegan resources I highly recommend you visit:
Dr. Vernon Coleman’s 21 Reasons for being a Vegetarian
Vegetarians very much less likely to suffer from cancer
Going RAW in 30 days (pics below)
More great vegetarian and vegan resources are listed here (if you are one, come on in and list yourself for free).  Later I will be setting up a proper directory so people can add themselves for pthers to locate better.

Credits for Info on Oestrogens in Soy Products
“Evaluation of the Health Aspects of Soy Protein Isolates as Food Ingredients” by Life Sciences Research Office, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Good Sites to follow/explore for GREAT Health!
Denmark: gender-bending chemicals in such everyday items as waterproof clothes, rubber boots, bed linen, food, nappies, sunscreen lotion and moisturising cream.  Why Boys are Turning into Girls (Thanks to Rediceradio)
Iodine Deficiency FAQ
More reasons why iodine is essential
Can WHO and FAO be trusted?
Using iodine for protection from nuclear (radiation) via Ryan Drum
How do you know if you are  Hypothyroid or if you just have an under-active thyroid gland
My Cancer Thyroid Story
Nascent Iodine (in 1930s) used in dentistry and as an antiseptic for burns, cute , sunburns, boils or skin abrasions, also for arthritis, gastrointestinal and urinary disorders, high blood pressure, goiter (gotre), eye-ear-nose-and-throat infections, bronchiti, asthma, etc.
Top 10 Toxic Foods People love to eat
Most experts who promote cholesterol lowering drugs have made money from producers
Kelley Eidem

The Raw Food Diet that Many Sweared have cured them of their Diabetes
Are you killing your pets too?  Even pets get Cancer due to the unhealthy DRIED store-bought pet food they eat
One man’s victory over cancer without chemo
A Man Who By Absolute Record Had Cured People Of Cancer, Including Children, And His Incredibly Courageous And Lonely Fight Against The Forces Of Organized Medicine
Winning the War on Cancer
Cancer Clinic as Death Camp for Children
Jury says chemotherapy is “manslaughter”
Conventional Medicine: Cancer Screening Errors Possible

Top posts about Cancer on MyQute.com
Cancer is not a Bitch (Most commented!)
What killed Patrick Swayze
Why you May not want to FLY the Pink Ribbon
Debunking the Debunk on Essiac Cancer Cure
Sunlight DOES NOT cause cancer!

Disclaimer: This blog entry is NOT a source of medical advice and is not liable for any accidental omissions. Any and all suggestions stem from personal opinion and experience. Any and all information you deem important should be presented to your TRUSTED medical practitioner/vet for evaluation and incorporation into YOUR personal situation.

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Then someone told me she has thyroid problems.  And another in Twitter asked me about Hashimoto.  (Thanks to these friends – this post was made for you, and thousands others with the same issue.  The info presented here contains basic and not-so-basic info that I hope you can benefit from.)

Basically what I found out was that Oprah may have one of these:
1.  an active or lazy thyroid gland
2.  you lack iodine
3.  you lack certain hormones

5 ways in which your thyroid gland can go wrong.

What if there are Antibodies that attack the Thyroid Gland?  Wouldn’t Hormone Replacement or Iodine be of Little Use?

According to Dr. Robert Boydston of the Boydston Institute, “There is NO cookie cutter approach to dealing with autoimmune thyroid. First of all, with the help of your holistic doctor, you’ll need to find out what triggers cause and promote the autoimmune attack.  Then your holistic doctor will systematically remove those triggers before “dissecting” autoimmune system.  Before all these are done, there really is no chance at ever normalizing thyroid function and giving you your life back.

Honestly I could teach my six year old son to give you the current treatment you are getting. “I’d tell him to look at the thyroid labs, and if the TSH is greater than “X” give synthroid. When the TSH drops down to “Y” and the patient still has symptoms, give the patient anti-depressants, because the remaining symptoms are in their head.” Of course I am being sarcastic but that is exactly what I hear and see from patients every day.

You deserve better than this. You deserve to have a doctor who listens, who understands you, who is willing to do what it takes to help you, regardless of what some out of touch doctor or HMO thinks. Because it doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks, what matters is that you’re still suffering and you need someone that is going to treat you right and help you.”

Powerful words indeed!

Do not SELF-MEDICATE without consulting a holistic doctor first! Iodine containing supplements can actually trigger a Hashimoto’s response. Although iodine is a very important supplement for many people but it is contraindicated in Hashimoto’s because it triggers the immune attack. Hashimoto can also by triggered by food insensitivity and pregnancy.  Surges in insulin promotes the autoimmune attack on the thyroid, etc!

Your best approach is to find a doctor who is aware of WHEN and WHY iodine and hormone replacement therapy fail.  And knows exactly what he’s doing.  Because doctors cannot prescribe treatment or medicine without first having an accurate diagnosis. “The diagnosis is the hardest as many sicknesses share the same symptoms.”

Download for free Dr. Boydston’s Confidential Report Discover The Truth About Why 90% of People Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism Will NEVER Feel Normal With ANY Type of Thyroid Replacement Treatment. Clue: wrong diagnosis!

If you’re a healthy person wanting to know how iodine deficiency affects you (it is linked to cancer), click here!

Have a thought to share?  Please feel free to comment!

Disclaimer: This blog entry is NOT a source of medical advice and is not liable for any accidental omissions. Any and all suggestions stem from personal opinion and experience. Any and all information you deem important should be presented to your TRUSTED medical practitioner/vet for evaluation and incorporation into YOUR personal situation.

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This is a long blog entry! Please bookmark this or print. Better yet, tweet it and favourite it via Twitter so you can come back here anytime to continue reading. I hope to make it a lil easier for you…if you are in a rush, skip to the part where it matters most to you although I highly suggest you read this blog post in full to get a better understanding of your heart and health.

To make clearer points, cooking of meat is mentioned in this blog entry although I am a vegan (I don’t eat meat, nor dairy or honey products). “”Vegetarian since Feb 2009, Vegan since Sept 2009″

After reading this blog entry in its full entity (I am hoping you do!), it’s you (not me) who decide which is the healthiest oil for you, and whether there are better ways to deal with and prevent heart problems.

Happy Reading!

1. Unsaturated Oil intake affects Diabetes Sufferers
2. The Biggest Myth about Vegetable Oil
3. Contradictions in Info on Olive Oil and Margarine are Unsaturated Oils + 1 Other Common Factor
4. 2 Questions about Olive Oil
5. Differences between Canola and Olive Oil
6. What beats Olive Oil and Virgin Olive Oil
7. The Caveman Diet
8. What are the Signs of Heart-Related Problems?
9. Are Official Associations Clueless?
10. Statins and Memory Loss
11. The Bad Cholesterol “Secret”
12. A few More Tips for a Healthier Heart – Sodium (Salt)
13. 14 Foods and 1 Vitamin that are More Effective than Cholesterol-reducing Statins and Heart Drugs
14. Other Information related to Heart Health and Cholesterol

Recently, I was looking through my neglected memory cards and found some interesting images. In early 2009, I had the “benefit” of cleaning a Cookerhood that’s NOT been cleaned for 2 years. The part where it catches oil looked like this:

“YIKES” is right! Imagine this kind of stuff lining the walls of your arteries (you have 3 of these, also known as “aortas”), and that they’re getting as high as the “Great Wall of China”! lol

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Our body is an amazing machine, 1 blocked aorta, we have 2 more to “rely on”. lol But would you risk placing extra stress on your remaining aortas?

Back to the stuff lining walls of our arteries…. Those are the hardened (and blackened) oil you’ve just seen in the picture above – from ground nut oil and peanut oil. Your plaque (not unlike teeth plaque but it hardens with a plug inside your aorta). Although vegetable oil is healthier than lard (pigs’ oil), many do not realise that any vegetable oil that is heated long enough and remains in cooked food, is trans-fat. Trans-fat is the sticky stuff hardening in your aorta, blocking or interfering with blood circulation and oxygen intake. [Sorry folks - trans-fat includes cooked olive oil. I only use olive oil as a salad dressing (no cooking of it). Read more below!]

The Biggest Myth about Vegetable Oil (including Olive Oil, Canola Oil and Corn Oil)
“No vegetable oils contain cholesterol – cholesterol is only found in animal products.” Wikipedia says “Trans fats may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated but never saturated.” (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat ) Vegetable oils may have either, or a combination of both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

I tried to differentiate “good oil” and “bad oil” based on whether they are polyunsaturated or monosaturated, but found that it does not really help me to choose the healthiest oil. Why? Because we still need monounsaturated and polyunsaturated oils! Here’s what my research turned up from Corn oil to Margarine (definitely not an extensive list but I think you’d agree with me that the numbers do not help to differentiate the good oil from the bad):

• CORN: 59% polyunsaturated 24% monounsaturated 13% saturated
• OLIVE: 9% polyunsaturated 72% monounsaturated 14% saturated
• CANOLA: 31% polyunsaturated 65% monounsaturated 4% saturated
• COCONUT: 1% polyunsaturated 6% monounsaturated 93% saturated
• *VEGETABLE SHORTENING: 27% polyunsaturated 46% monounsaturated 27% saturated (Note: “Vegetable Shortening” are fully hydrogenated cottonseed oil and some soybean oil. As they are made in a way so as not to melt easily in room temperature, they exist in semis-solid state and easilt clogs up arteries. That is why shortening including “bread shortening”, is unhealthy transfat.)
• *MARGARINE:34% polyunsaturated 47% monounsaturated 19% saturated (Note: non-hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated and fully hydrogenated margarine are all unhealthy.)

*Definitely transfat!

So, what do we go by now, to differentiate good oils from bad ones? This is what I am attempting to do (please continue reading!)

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Contradictions in info on Olive Oil & Margarine

A PDF document by the Heart & Stroke Foundation says,”All soft , spreadable margarines must meet the 2% trans fat restrictions.”

Wikipedia says “Trans fats may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated but never saturated.” (Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat ) And olive oil is, ladies and gentlemen, 75% monunsaturated oil (while your healthy butter and coconut oil are saturated oil). And it gets even worser when olive oil is heated to cook our food. There is no controversy that trans-fat is bad for us if we ingest it.

In fact, butter and coconut oil – villified for more than 50 years – decrease chances of insulin sensitivity for those who are on insulin therapy (ie. Type 2 Diabetes patients). [ When diabetic sufferers become resistant to insulin therapy (insulin sensitivity is increased), this means that insulin has stopped being accepted by the body, and the patient's condition escalates from Type 2 to Type 1 Diabetes (dialysis machine) - reason why diabetic patients' health do not turn for the better. It's unfortunate we continually have websites that encourage diabetic sufferers to eat unsaturated fats and oils in polyunsaturated fats (like http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/healthandfitness/p/trnasfats.htm ). ]

Do not be mistaken by this statement because this 2% transfat restriction is what the law allows, NOT what YOUR body allows. Much like toxic lead, there is no safe level of trans fat! Center of Science in the Public Interest quoted the Institute of Medicine’s,”The only level of trans-fat that’s safe is ZERO.”

A Little Comparison between Canola Oil and Olive Oil

If Canola Oil is so harmful, why do the Japanese have the lowest incidence heart and cancer problems?
The diets of elderly Japanese in Okinawa (the Okinawans), aged between 90 to 112, were once studied. According to the authors of “the Okinawan Way”, their diet consists of low-calorie, plant-based, high complex-carbohydrate diets (this kind of diet is very similiar to the Raw Vegan way of eating.)

While genetics may account in part for Okinawans’ longevity, studies have revealed that when they move away from the archipelago and abandon their traditional ways, they lose their health advantage, proving that lifestyle is, at the very least, a highly influential factor. Traditionally, the Okinawans do not have Canola Oil in their diet – Canola Oil only burst into the scene in the 1990s.

The Okinawans’ program of diet, exercise and spiritual health – which includes eating a lot of green tea and mushrooms – owers their risk for heart disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s, as well as cancer of the breast, ovarian, prostate and other organs.

Besides, Canola Oil is a genetically-modified oil, it has no contribution to Okinawans’ longevity whatsoever.

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Do you know…the defrillibrator that shocks a dying heart back to its normal rhythm, works 1% of the time to save lives? By contrast, people who change for a healthier lifestyle would avert 8 times as many deaths. - American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

How does Canola Oil measure up with Olive Oil? Which oil is healthier to use?

1. Olive Oil may or may not have added omega-3 fatty acids, if if it does, it basically has way lesser omega-3 fatty acids, compared to Canola Oil.
   
2. A study by Dr. Robert Vogel in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that olive oil significantly reduces blood flow to different parts of your body, whereas Canola Oil do not.
3. Olive oil impaired vascular function just like a Big Mac or fries or Sara Lee cheesecake.
4. Canola Oil has long chain fatty acids which turns it into transfat after cooking.
5. Canola Oil has MORE Omega-6 oil than Omega-3 oil (the human body requires more omega-3 oil than omega-6).

My verdict? Don’t buy into the media, just because Canola oil doesn’t have news reports and isn’t heavily researched, doesn’t make olive oil the better of the two. Both are not healthy oils.
Back to the topic of olive oil! Like the canola oil, olive oil was touted as ‘health’, way before any tests were conducted on it. By the time the results were out, it manufacturers hid them from public (nowhere does mainstream media say that cooked olive oil in trans-fat!)

2 Commonly Asked Questions about Olive Oil

1. “Olive oil cannot be trans-fat. It’s not even hydrogenated.” True or False?
Not totally true, but yet not totally false. Not all olive oil are hydrogenated, some are cis-unsaturated olive oil. However, even partially hydrogenated olive oil – which appears as SOLID – is trans- fat in the form of OLIVE BUTTER that’s made with hydrogenated vegetable or Canola oil. More info

2. “Olive Oil is not trans-fat when cooked or heated.” True or False?
Dr. A. Kiritsakis, a world renowned oil chemist in Athens, and author of “OLIVE OIL FROM THE TREE TO THE TABLE” (Second edition 1998) said, “All oils will oxidize and hydrogenate to a tiny degree if repeatedly heated to very high temperatures such as is done in commercial frying operations.” Of course, never use cooking oil repeatedly as the will turn rancid.

Anyway, let’s take a look at 3 facts:

1. Although phenols (antioxidant like oleocanthal in found in Olive Oil), “keeps” oil from becoming rancid, its function is quite restrictive if oil reaches its smoking point. All vegetable oil turns into trans-fat at their “smoke-point”.
2. Pure virgin olive oil smokes at 160°C (320°F), while normal olive oil smokes between 210°C to 238°C (410 to 609°F).
3. Stir-frying seldom hit temperatures above 82°C (180° F) – that is to say, you should NEVER stir-fry with pure virgin olive oil
4. Roasting beef tenderlion never exceeds 220°C (425°F) – that is also to say, you should never roast or bake with olive o

#3. and #4. clearly shows when WHICH Olive Oil turns trans-fat with WHAT sort of olive oil. So the advise NOT to use virgin olive oil for cooking stays TRUE.

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What’s better than Olive Oil (if you must stick to it)?
Organic Virgin Olive Oil helps reduce asthma and arthritis inflammation, and also aids in reducing blood pressure. Taking organic virgin olive oil with primrose evening oil, helps regulation of ovaries and breast.

But what’s even better than virgin olive oil? Oxygenated olive oil!

In fairness, some of the wonders of Olive Oil may be overhyped by the cooking oil industry, considering that the Mediterranean diet consists of not only olive oil but also plenty of fish, fruits and vegetables. So again, it is important not to treat just one single health food or oil as a panacea!

Talking about Mediterranean diet, I personally view the ‘Caveman diet’ as more effective. The “Caveman die” cosnists of:

• foods that are rich in live cells (phyto-nutrients) that work inside our body
• foods that have nothing artificial or harmful added to it, nor anything taken away from it due to heat/cooking
• foods that will go bad if not eaten immediately or within a day.

In other words, real naturally uncontaminated unmodified foods that raw vegans dig! If you don’t eat meat, there’s no need to really worry about “cooking” to kill parasites. Meat is cholesterol, bad ones!

Are ‘Official’ Associations clueless?

Recognise that many official associations ar NOT doing their jobs of giving the RIGHT info! Take for instance what this website is saying:

The American Heart Association is saying that trans-fat will not raise LDL (bad cholesterol)! This is a total contradiction to Wikipedia’s (which I will repeat):“Trans fats may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated but never saturated.”

I searched more online to find out if anyone else caught the deception. Apparently, one did many years back. Karl Loren wrote at his site that,”The AHA proposed a diet that causes heart diseases.” He received a threatening letter by AHA’s lawyers but refused to remove his statement. Do visit Karl’s site – a lot of good health info to explore and learn from!

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I refrain from visiting websites like the AMA. Because in year 2000 published the following in its Journal of the American Medical Association (December 6, 2000. Vol. 284. No. 21.2740-2747 ), “Margarine is healthier because it has no cholesterol, and because it is made from natural vegetable oils.” via http://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/health_food/healthy_eating/margarine_or_butter_we_give_you_the_facts.html and http://www.choosemargarine.com/latestSpread_fda_publication.html (Of course, would you say your meat is sick n unhealthy if you are selling meat?)

It’s gets even more ironic….the AMA’s own Journal of the American Medical Association admits that nearly 50% of all heart bypass patients shouldn’t have had this deadly surgery!

I also refrain from visiting websites like AskDrSears’ (Canola Oil viewed as healthy by Dr. Sears!) ,
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fat/NU00262 ,
http://www.healthcastle.com/goodfats-badfats.shtml
http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/culinaryreference/a/fattable.htm
and http://www.scandpg.org/mapsearch.php (most dieticians I know promote Canola oil or Olive oil…or both!)

I find sites such as Jigsawhealth.com is more accurate and well-balanced when it comes to fat and oil info,”The truth of the matter is that living the “low-fat” or “fat-free” lifestyle is actually very damaging for your health. Understanding dietary fats and making good, natural choices are the only real ways to preserve your waistline, and protect yourself against chronic conditions.” Another website I rely on for great information is the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM.org

Many who are healthy take over-the-counter cholesterol-lowering drugs; and many who have a history of heart problems, including shortness of breath and inability to return to normal heart rate within a reasonable amount of time after exercise, take heart drugs. Both kind of drugs may actually do more harm than good. [ The next paragraph may be the most important thing one can ever learn.... ]

What these drugs do are – erode the plug of your plaque. Much like an unhealed scar on your knee, when this plug is removed, blood rushes out. Blood rushes to the area where attention is needed, indirectly causing the rest of the heart to be deprived of blood.

Guess what happens next? Your heart goes into a heart attack.

‘During the past 10 years, prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering medication have increased 10-fold.’ – Thomas B. Newman and Stephen B. Hulley of the University of California.

There’s also another danger is leaving hardened plaques alone – they may get “washed up” and end up as blood clots elsewhere. If one ends up in the brain, a stroke occurs. If one ends up in the lungs, you’ve got a case of pulmonary embolism. Ignoring bad cholesterol, is definitely not a good idea, because by the time you FEEL it, you’ve suffered quite “a bit”!

“Lack of signs and symptoms is not a sign of good health.”

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What are the Signs of Heart-Related Problems if they can be Spotted?
You may already have a sign if you are living in an area of polluted air. So…what to look out for? Signs may include one or more of these:

• arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat)
• swollen or tender, and red or discoloured skin on the affected legs (for DVT)
• rapid breathing or difficulty breathing
• profuse perspiration
• increased heart rate
• unexplained shortness of breath
• chest pain
• coughing up blood
• feelings of anxiety or dread leading to fainting

Statin Drugs & Memory Loss

“Duane Graveline, MD, MPH, a retired family doctor and former NASA scientist/astronaut, recounted his own hair-raising experience taking the popular statin drug Lipitor for only six weeks. Soon after he went for a walk, Dr. Graveline was found wandering, confused, and reluctant to enter his own home because he didn’t recognize it or remember his wife’s name. Six hours later–after being examined by a neurologist and undergoing an MRI–he came to his senses.

Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) was diagnosed…. Duane Graveline continued taking Lipitor. Again, at six weeks, the TGA returned. This time, he regressed to his teen-age years with no memory for his time in college, medical school, or the recent past. “Many decades of my life were obliterated,” he said. “The diagnosis was TGA: cause unknown.

Cholesterol-lowering statins not only kills enough brain cells to cause memory loss, they deplete the body of an important anti-oxidant (CQ10) with muscle wasting and heart failure as a result.”

Yep, you read that right, statin drugs reduce CoQ10 levels in the body. TheCoQ10 Study: Hodges S, et al., CoQ10: Could it have a role in cancer management? Biofactors 1999; 9 (2-4): 365-370.

Dr. Andrew Weil,“Cholesterol levels are important, but they’re not the whole story when it comes to heart disease. Indeed, more than half of all first heart attacks occur in people with normal cholesterol levels. “

What’s the Bad Cholesterol “Secret”?

You may have heard that the bad cholesterol (LDL) is the baddie that gives you heart problems but do you know…there’s no such thing as bad cholesterol?

Because when good cholesterol is attacked by free radicals, it becomes bad cholesterol.

Good cholesterol interacts with oxidised iron (freckles) and calcium (plaque) and becomes bad cholesterol. The effect is similar to the browning of a freshly-cut apple – that’s what free radicals in the air does. While free radicals cannot be avoided, you can avoid the attacks. More information on vitamins’ and anti-oxidants’ role with free radicals (one extra way to prevent or “beat cancer”!)

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WHAT’s better than cholesterol-reducing drugs and Heart Drugs? 14 Foods and 1 Vitamin (This is only a partial list. It’s not possible to list all foods that encourages good heart health.)

1. A much better alternative is to eat vegetables as Vegetal Fibre helps eliminate excess cholesterol from the body. (You can think of vegetable nutrients as the ‘roadside sweeper’, sweeping away the sticky bad cholesterol from our heart arteries! Vegetable fibre from broccoli and green leafy vegetables wraps around toxins before they are eliminated from our body! This is the easiest and perhaps the “cheapest” alternative to a healthier heart….I can almost see NO EXCUSES for you not to have a healthy (or healthier) heart!
2. Flaxseeds (aka Linseeds) are excellent colon-friendly source for fibre (lessens constipation). Flaxseeds can be grinded to powder before adding to your favourite vegetable or wheat grass shake.
3. I and my mum have happily switched to using organic coconut oil (not all coconut oil are the same!) Benefits of Coconut Oil
4. There’s a tree bark mentioned on this site that is also said to be beneficial for preventing heart and heart-related problems. They don’t say the name without you having to buy the ebook but I’ll let you in on this BIG SECRET! It’s Pycnogenol! Pycnogenol was tested on more than 5,000 people, and has been mentioned in 56 Clinical Studies and 168 scientific and medical journals. Patented by Horphaq Research (info and videos), pycnogenol is widely used even for support of Joint Health, Diabetes Care and Sports Nutrition. (In Singapore, pycnogenol was mostly promoted to support our body’s immune system, and was first marketed by Nature’s Farm more than 14 years ago! I know I am giving you a lot of information here but I highly encourage you to get the ebook for fantastic heart health information you’ll never find on the web!)
5. Resveratrol from Red (unskinned) Grapes also acts as a great support to heart health! Despite the French’s unhealthy lifestyle (eg. smoking a lot), they have the fewest heart attacks in the world. Their stronger cradiovascular systems may be attributed to their habit of drinking red wine with food. Inside your body, resveratrol converted to an anti-cancer agent which selectively targets and destroy cancer cells, without any harm to healthy cells (chemotherapy kills all cancer cells and healthy cells). – reported by researchers from the School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University in Leicester and published in the British Journal of Cancer. However, experts advise no more than 2 glasses of red wine per day, for it to be effective.
6. Garlic reduces heart diseases by as much as 76%. – Framingham Heart Study. Unless you are already taking blood-thinning drugs, there’s no reason why one could not take copous amount of garlic. Simply allow crushed garlic to stand for 10 minutes before cooking it. Even the Garlic Peel is rich in Quercetin, and is suitable for cooking in soup – just make sure you sieve them out before serving.
7. Cranberries are full of phyto-chemicals (these phyto-chemicals help plants/fruits to fend off their diseases!) that are considered good “heart food”.
8. Foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids like Spirulina, Brazil Nuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Chia Seeds, Wheat Germ Oil (NOT supposed to be used for cooking because it turns rancid and can cause cancer; choose wheat germ oil with care), Hemp Seed Oil and Walnuts are also heart-healthy.
9. Vitamin B (Niacin) is highly recommended by Dr. Andrew Weil. Vitamin B greatly reduces the chances of Stroke, heart pains, heart problems, Pulmonary Embolism (”stroke” in the lungs), and even Deep Vein Thrombosis (removing the veins via surgery only remove the symptoms but not the root of the problem).

Back to Index Having good cholesterol is not just all about the heart, HDL, the “good” cholesterol travels away from the arteries, and back to the liver for eventual elimination. So it makes sense to also eat foods that protect your liver from damage.

Altmedicine.about.com has excellent information on using herbs and supplements in place of statin and cholesterol-lowering drugs.

A few More Tips for a Healthier Heart – Sodium (Salt)

A recent study found that reducing salty food will decrease your chances of heart diseases. – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2010, Volume 91, Pages 456-464 Here are several tips that can help you improve heart (and overall) health:
# If you eat processed foods, pick those that have no more than 120mcg of salt per 100 grams of food.
# Your salt to potassium level needs to be 1:9. Many cancer sufferers’ salt levels in body are not int his normal ratio.
# Also, do avoid cancer-causing artificial salt, Sodium Nitrate (also common in processed foods).
# For healthier uncontaminated salt, consider using Himalayaan salt which is not only organic, but also contains 84 minerals essential to humans.
# The good news is, most naturally occuring foods – and I am not referring to processed or canned foods – are low in salt (sodium).

[ Deep vein Thrombosis (DVT)... I know of a lady who had her veins removed, only to be suffer from severe heart pain several years later. Had she known about this safer alternative option, she could have avoided a heart attack. She is now doing alright, after consulting a holistic doctor.

Another obese 9-year-old Malay boy was hospitalised for MONTHS because of DVT. He is now still in Kandang Kerbau Hospital. The kid is talented but because of his DVT, he lost a lot of school! He often screams in pain whenever the nurses gives him injections near his butt. Is such suffering and expensive hospitalization needed for treatment of DVT? Again, I refer to the ten better, safer and more affordable alternatives to stains and cholesterol-lowering drugs - there are better ways to avoid, stroke, heart attacks, DVT, etc! ]

The American Medical Association stated,”More tests need to be done to see if these drugs causes cancer.” What?? I thought it’s already proven….no?

FDA-required trials (trials that pharmaceutical companies need to conduct and submit to FDA) do not report memory loss in people taking statins. The companies who manufacture or market these drugs hope that sales of the drugs are continued. These drugs continue to be sold and people continue to suffer. What a life!

“Old age is no longer about being sick nor remaining sick. It’s about having a good quality of health…if you only know how.” – unknown What life do you wanna make for yourself?

CREDITS
Chris Gupta (Dr. Graveline’s experience)
N_Fan (for tweeting and sharing great health links!)

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Disclaimer: This blog entry is NOT a source of medical advice and is not liable for any accidental omissions. Any and all suggestions stem from personal opinion and experience. Any and all information you deem important should be presented to your TRUSTED medical practitioner/vet for evaluation and incorporation into YOUR personal situation.

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The tweet was something to his effect,”I don’t think you’re telling the truth. I always buy my books from Readers’ Digest and they never come by chapter by chapter.”

Well, this is the “book” I bought (2 pics) to prove my point on how Readers’ Digest failed to send the chapters (missing pages):

As you can see the “book” is via a ring-bound folder – pages sent by Readers’ Digest could  be inserted as and when they arrive via mail.

This one instance shows that one’s beliefs are shaped not only by education, but also by one’s own experience; and sometimes the experience may not always portray truth.

“You can be sincere, but you can also be sincerely wrong.”   (I love meaningful quotes!)   I think this also describes modern conventional medicine quite well – they think that NOTHING else can be better than prescription drugs and vaccines.

Have something to say? Feel free to share your thoughts – I seldom censor negative comments but I do delete any URL that promotes prescription drugs.  

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They SAY Microwave Ovens are Safe Safe Safe!  How do you know if they are True True True?

Jim Collis, spokesman for the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical Appliances, admitted they had NEVER tested the effect of microwaves on milk.

Gordon Andrews, chairman of the Microwave Association,  once said: “We do not think there is any need to carry out the tests. We are very skeptical about the tests.”

So…what’s the truth?  There are MANY reports discrediting ill-effects of microwaved foods, as they had also for vitamins, acupuncture & alternative remedies.

Microwave Ovens:  Safety to Environment and Health Revisited

These microwave apparatus were first created to support mobile operations during Russia’s invasion of the Soviet Union.

Biological effects of microwaves was then conducted at the Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin in 1942-43.  Their research showed a breakdown of the human life-energy field that was so serious, that the Russians set strict limits of 10 microwatts exposure for workers and one microwatt for civilians.  (These workers, were then working in development of radars (in 1950s), and thus, had been exposed the microwaves’ emission of radiation.)

With its alarming findings, the Russian scientists were able to get OUTLAWED of the use of microwave ovens – but *only* outlawed, for use as military weapons!  At the same time, the Russian scientists also issued an international warning about the biological and environmental damage that can result from the use of microwave ovens and apparatus of similar frequencies.

The damage by microwave ovens were written in three categories, namely
1.  cancer-causing effects (this may explain why there’s a huge spike in colon cancer in USA alone)
2.  destruction of nutritive value of food, and
3.  biological effects of human’s direct exposure to microwave emissions

Russian Military Banned Microwave oven as Military Weapon in First Place, Not as a Kitchen Appliance

This does not mean Russia banned microwave ovens for sale or anywhere in the world, it only means they don’t wanna use electrical parts of a microwave oven for creation of their military weapon.  And that they had issued an international warning the same way a warning was done so for GMO foods (genetically-modified foods, although are questioned for safety to human health, are NOT banned for sale!)

Despite the microwave oven being classified as SAFE by the FDA and official authorities, here are some facts that has again casted some doubts in my mind:

Dr. Lita Lee of Hawaii (December 9, 1989 Lancet): Microwaving baby’s milk converts 1 of the amino acids, L-proline, to d-isomer (poisonous to the nervous system & kidneys).

Dr. Hans Hertel (author of PERFECT BALANCE, book sold via Amazon): Microwaved food alters the blood chemistry of people who eat it. The manufacturing companies are trying to keep this information suppressed through court orders.

The Canadian Cancer Society, also states on their site, “Substances used to manufacture plastic – found also in microwave oven – leaks out of the container and into the food it holds, making microwaved foods carcinogenic (cancer-causing).”

Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell of WorldWithoutCancer.com (audio podcast) and The Christian Law Institute stated that
Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence;
Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term – permanent – brain damage by “shorting out” electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].

Thawing foods in microwave ovens, also convert fruits’ glucoside (hydrolyzed dextrose) and galactoside (hydrolyzed alcohol) into carcinogenic substances (cancer-causing)!

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture mentioned that,”Clear disadvantages were detected when broccoli was microwaved, namely high losses of flavonoids (97%), sinapic acid derivatives (74%) and caffeoyl-quinic acid derivatives (87%).”

Microwave ovens do things to food that resembles molecules of decomposing material and corpses.  Free radicals! Free radicals also attack WEAK cells in the living.  See what free radicals can do to you (pictures):

In fact, consumers can easily notice the warning label of a microwave oven telling you to stand a minimum distance from an active microwave oven. Radiation!  You are safe, but what about your food in the microwave oven?

Food Becoming Explosives in Microwave Ovens
“Forming water vapor bubbles in the midst of liquid water, a process called nucleation, is surprisingly difficult and it typically happens at hot spots or non-wetted defects (places where the water doesn’t completely coat the surface and there is trapped air). When you boil water in a metal pot on the stove, there are hot spots and defects galore and nucleating the bubbles is not a problem. When you boil water in a glass or glazed container using a microwave oven, however, there are no significant hot spots and few non-wetted defects. The water boils fitfully (n a microwave oven) or not at all. The “not at all” possibility can lead to disaster.

With no bubbles to assist evaporation, the water’s only way to get rid of heat is via evaporation from its top surface. If the microwave oven continues to add thermal energy to the water while it is having such difficulty getting rid of that energy, the water’s temperature will skyrocket and it will superheat severely…Highly super-heated water is explosive… By design and by accident, our society has lost the ability to distinguish real risk from imaginary risk. ”

How to Avoid Microwave SuperHeated Accidents (I blog about this not because I recommend use of mcrowave oven, but because injuries are not fun!)
One should be careful about heating liquids in a microwave oven, particularly in glass or glazed containers!  (Funny thing is microwave oven manufacturers blame “glass impurity” for explosions!)
And NEVER microwave unshelled eggs either!  There are pockets of trapped air in eggs that make them quite “explosive” because like my science teacher said “HOT AIR always rises!”

Dr. Coleman also wrote about a publisher, William Kopp of The Journal of Natural Science, who changed his name and “disappeared”, after gathering early documents about microwave ovens.   Dr. Coleman said,”This may sound dramatic but I have met another researcher into the danger of microwave ovens who has been subjected to threats and whose attempts to publicise the truth about microwave ovens has been met with lawsuits and other attempts to silence him.”

Do you know that there are Ferrite Beads that actually REDUCE overexposure of radiation via cell phones?

Like GMO foods AND Chemotherapy (also radiation-based like microwave ovens), the existence of microwave ovens has been for decades – regardless of doubts on their safety!

Thus, it is obvious, that a ban on sale of microwave ovens, will put a dent on the many companies who manufacture microwave ovens all round the world.  There’s NO INCENTIVE for them to stop selling these ovens but there’s enough incentive for me to stop using one.  I’ll stick to my gas oven, esteamer and crockpot – better for my nerves! lol

Enjoyed this article? You may like WHY Teflon Non-stick Cookware is Hazardous to your Health or an old article about Microwaved Foods.

Have a thought about microwave ovens?  Please share your thoughts by commenting!  Thank you!

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If you have one and would like to have yours listed here, just leave a comment here giving me information on which legends should apply to your site (non-gluten or raw, etc) and tweet me!  There’s all there is to it!    (Preference will be given to blogs and sites that have at least one blog entry or some info, on why they chose to go vegetarian or vegan.)

“Why would you promote Vegetarians’ resources when you could just promote Vegans’ resources?” Because many people I know are vegetarians but they do not yet feel ready to go without cows’ milk, cheese and honey.  “Testing the water” is  fine!   Once you’re comfortable going totally off animals’ products, that’s when you wanna refer to Vegans’ resources.

Of course, it would also work if people wish to jump right into Vegans’ resources.

“What’s the BIG deal with going vegan or vegetarian?”  It’s much healthier and more! Please take a moment to check out a handful of athletes, champions, bodybuilders, runners and cyclists that are also vegetarians (or vegans); this blog entry includes a bio-scan of a meat-eater.  Because such a lifestyle do make a difference to their lives, and could do the same for you.

Here are also some excellent info for non-vegetarians:

Dr. Vernon Coleman’s 21 Reasons for being a Vegetarian
Vegetarians very much less likely to suffer from cancer
Going RAW in 30 days

*R : content concerning with Raw Food.
*G : content with gluten-free recipe/food
*O : strictly about certified organic vege/vegan foods
*W : has vege/vegan resources, books, DVDs, etc shipped worldwide
*C : ships to certain countries
*F :  has forum for people to mingle with
*T :  is on Twitter
*A : has Audio podcasts/video
*E : has ebooks for free download

*R : content concerning with Raw Food.
*G : content with gluten-free recipe/food
*O : strictly about certified organic vege/vegan foods
*W : has vege/vegan resources, books, DVDs, etc shipped worldwide
*C : ships to certain countries
*F :  has forum for people to mingle with
*T :  is on Twitter
*A : has Audio podcasts/video
*E : has ebooks for free download

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