DEADLY "FOODS"
WHITE FLOUR is the product of poor, if not ill-intended, milling. During this milling, wheat is stripped of its outer shell which removes the fiber (bran) from the wheat berry. The remaining germ or endosperm is then bleached with chlorine dioxide, a known poison. Most of the essential natural minerals and vitamins of the wheat berry are destroyed during this processing. The flour is then 'enriched' with four synthetic, dead vitamins and minerals (niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, and inorganic iron) that are unassimilable by the body. The consumption of white flour is known to cause a variety of harmful affects in the human body. It is a major contributor to a fiberless diet that, in turn, leads to constipation. Over 70 percent of Americans are constipated.
WHITE SUGAR is a drug and, by far the deadliest food in the American diet. Raw sugar is refined fourteen times in order to remove all natural vitamins and minerals. In this 'refining' process, the goodness (blackstrap molasses) is removed and fed to cattle and the pure sucrose, known as white sugar, is fed to humans. Pure sucrose is a chemical. In the body, pure sucrose manufactures fat and energy. Mix this sugar with starch and it turns to alcohol, causing the pancreas to go on a roller coaster ride, resulting in emotional and psychological problems. White, 'refined' sugar is an immune system immobilizer and, given time and opportunity, will destroy the entire immune system. Nearly all manufactered, processed foods contain sugar. Ice cream contains 37 percent sugar. Breakfast cereals contain over 50 percent sugar. One soft drink can contains eleven teaspoons of sugar (equivalent to fifty feet of sugar cane).
MEAT acts as a poison in the body. Contrary to popular opinion, meat is not a source of usable protein for the human body. The injestion of meat causes the body's immune system to go on the defensive, seeking to neutralize the high acid content of the meat, to a more normal level of alkalinity. High levels of acid are known to be linked to disease. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, 70 percent of U.S. deaths are related to diet, particularly the overconsumption of beef and other foods high in cholestrol and saturated fat. Studies link red meat to the development of heart disease, strokes, and cancer. The hidden danger in consumption of meat also lies in the presence of growth hormones (synthetic estrogens), vitamins, and medications given to animals during the breeding process. These chemicals are poisonous to the body and have proven to be leading contributors to disease, especially cancer. It is believed the introduction of synthetic estrogens in meat is the leading cause of increase in the age of puberty, now seen as early as age seven.
DAIRYproducts such as milk, cheese, butter, and yoghurt are foreign substances to the body. Dairy products are toxic. They are processed foods that are exposed to high levels of heat during manufacturing, rendering these products void of nutrient value. All dairy products are high in saturated fats and cholestrol- substances that are known factors in the cause of plaque build-up in veins and arteries associated with heart attacks. Contrary to popular belief, diary products are not a valid source of calcium. In fact, because of the acid nature of these processed animal products, the body will seek to neutralize them- searching out calcium stored in the body's bones. For this reason, it is believed by some health care professionals that, that a high consumption of dairy products is a leading contributor to osteoperosis.
COFFEE, tea, and soft drinks have one common ingredient: caffeine. Caffeine is a toxin and by some standards, it is considered a drug. Caffeine is so toxic that once injested, the body tries to reject it, causing a stimulating affect. The body's natural immune system will seek to destroy this poison. Contrary to popular opinion, decaffeinated beverages are no insurance against the affects of caffeine and are, in themselves, harmful to the body.
SALT, also known as common table salt, is a combination of sodium and chloride (a form of chlorine) in equal proportions. It is inorganic sodium and chloride, rendering it a substance unassimilable by the body. When taken into the system, salt will overtax the body and as a result, the body will work harder to throw off these inorganic chemicals or poisons. Salt is known to remain as a toxic deposit in the body, building up harmful residues over the years that lead to various physical problems such as hardening of the arteries and strokes.
HYDROGENATED OIL and partially hydrogentated oil are chemically-produced oils found in margarine, shortening, and most processed foods. To produce these oils, the manufacturer takes a polyunsaturate (such as corn oil) or a monounsaturate (like canola oil) and deactivates their molecular structure by heating these natural oils to temperatures of 248-410 degrees F under pressure, reacting them with hydrogen gas, using a metal like nickel or copper as a catalyst. If this process is brought to completion, hardened vegetable oil (shortening) is produced. If this process is partially completed, partially hardened oil (margarine) is produced. In both cases, however, the natural molecular structure of the oil is altered from a polyunsaturate to a saturate, causing the nature of the fat molecule to change from a fluid,flexible state to a static, inactive state. Under a microscope, single molecules of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils resemble molecules of plastic. It is no surprise then that these saturated fats have been targeted for many years by leading medical professionals as well as health enthusiasts as being a major source of health problems. These 'plasticized' oils are not assimilable by the body and will build up a toxic residue in the system over a period of time, raising cholestrol levels that trigger many harmful conditions, including heart disease.
MSG or monosodium glutamate is the sodium form of glutamic acid or glutamate- an amino acid that occcurs in most types of protein. It is made through a chemical fermentation process. Commercially it is used to enhance flavor. Its function is also reported to be a preservative. It is found in most processed foods and widely used in many fast-food items. As a manufactured chemical, it is a neurotoxin and known to cause a variety of harmful side affects in the body and, in extreme cases, death. Side effects of this neurotxic drug include: nervousness, severe headaches (migraine), numbness in limbs, tightness in the chest, heart palpitations, respiraitory problems, dizziness, irritability, cramping, and hyperactivity. MSG also goes by the name of hydrolized vegetable protein, natural flavorings, autolyzed yeast, caseinates, and other aliases.
ASPARTAME, also known as NutraSweet and Equal, is arguably the most toxic substance in our food supply. It is found in diet soft drinks, sports drinks, gum, coffees, teas, Kool-Aid-type drinks, children's vitamins, antibiotics, frozen dairy deserts such as ice cream and yoghurts. Aspertame is 50 percent phenylalanine, 40 percent aspartic acid, and 10 percent methanol (Note: Methanol is wood alcohol. Methanol turns to formaldehyde once it enters the body- Editor). The cumulative effects these toxic chemicals have on the human body is deadly, causing high incidents of tumors as well as other debilitating physical conditions. Aspertame was approved for consumer use by fradulent means. (Partners, AIM newsmagazine, June 1998, page 16)
"You mean I've been putting my body in bondage
all this time and didn't know it?"
Wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread?
and your labor for that which satisfyeth not?
harken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Isaiah 55:2
