By Lisa Baertlein and Charles Abbott (Reuters) – The House of Representatives dealt a blow to childhood obesity warriors on Thursday by passing a bill that abandons proposals that threatened to end the reign of pizza and French fries on federally funded school lunch menus. The scuttled changes, which would have stripped pizza’s status as a vegetable and limited how often French fries could be served, stemmed from a 2010 child nutrition law calling on schools to improve the nutritional quality of lunches served to almost 32 million U.S. school children. The action [...]
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Soda and Aggression?
Soda and Aggression? Are your teenagers getting out of control? What do you do? Who do you blame? Yourself? Violent video games? How about the culprit that is hiding in your fridge! Before you point fingers at anyone or anything, I want you to consider how much soda your teenager drinks. A new study shows that high school kids who drink more than 5 cans of soft drinks per week are 15% more likely to act violently when compared to their non-soda drinking counterparts. The study included over 1,800 students. [...]
Continue ReadingAllergy “Season” only finds some bodies
Allergy “Season” only finds some bodies Sneezing, wheezing, running nose, itchy eyes, blotchy skin — here we go again with allergy season! Sneezing, wheezing, coughing and itching are commonly considered symptoms of allergies, but joint stiffness, sluggishness, headaches, alternating constipation and diarrhea – these symptoms and others can also be signs of an “allergic reaction,” a “sensitivity,” or an “intolerance” to something entering your body. Why do some of us suffer every year, others have good years and bad years, while others never suffer allergies?? To answer this, let’s understand [...]
Continue ReadingHerbal Extracts: Beware of Toxic, Un-Natural Processing
Herbal Extracts: Beware of Toxic, Un-Natural Processing Standardization of Herbs by Nathan Jaynes, M.H., Student Advisor, School of Natural Healing A look into the way some plants are standardized should show just how un-natural this whole process is. Below is a common way alkaloids are extracted from raw plant material. This is not a recipe; some of these chemicals are very dangerous. The plant material is first juiced and blended along with water. Acetic acid (or some other acid) is added until the solution is around 5 pH. This acidic [...]
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Acrylamides World Alert Over Cancer Chemical (Acrylamides) in Cooked Food Uhlig, Robert, news at Telegraph.Co.Uk, May 18, 2002 A worldwide alert was issued after scientists announced that much of the food we eat contains a chemical [acyrlamide] known to cause cancer, damage the nervous system and affect fertility. The Food Standards Agency said that its scientists had confirmed recent Swedish findings that “significant levels” of acrylamide occurs in fried, baked and processed foods ranging from biscuits, bread and crisps to chips and possibly meat. The finding has the potential to [...]
Continue ReadingRelief of Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Relief of Fibromyalgia Symptoms Following Discontinuation of Dietary Excitotoxins Jerry D. Smith, Chris M. Terpening, Siegfried Schmidt and John G. Gums The Annals of Pharmacotherapy: Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 702-206. Background: Fibromayalgia is a common rheumatologic disorder that is often difficult to treat effectively. Case Summary: Four patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome for 2 to 17 years are described. All had undergone multiple treatment modalities with limited success. All had complete, or nearly complete, resolution of their symptoms within months after eliminating monosodium glutamate (MSG) or MSG plus aspartame [...]
Continue ReadingDo you have nerve and memory problems?
Do you have nerve and memory problems? Do your nutritional supplements contain “natural flavors” (a disguised term for MSG)? Then carefully read below. A Hidden Toxin Lurking in Your Supplements The following excellent article by Dr. Russell Blaylock explains how a common additive often found in food and nutritional supplements, listed as “natural flavors”, is not natural at all and is really a disguised term for MSG (monosodium glutamate). It is a known neurotoxin and excitotoxin, which is linked to many nerve disorders, depression and physical degeneration. But “Natural Flavors” [...]
Continue ReadingFructose is No Answer For a Sweetener
Fructose is No Answer For a Sweetener By Nancy Appleton, Ph.D. The consumption of fructose (corn syrup) has risen considerably in the general population within recent years. In 1980 the average person ate 39 pounds of fructose and 84 pounds of sucrose. In 1994, the average person ate 66 pounds of sucrose and 83 pounds of fructose. These 149 pounds are approximately 19% of the average person’s diet. This increase is due to several factors. There was a decreased use of cane and beet sugar (sucrose) in processed foods and [...]
Continue ReadingThree Ingredients You Should NEVER Consume
Health Bars and Protein Powders Three Ingredients You Should NEVER Consume 1. “Natural Flavors” (1) Not Natural For Humans We continue to be surprised at how many so-called natural products are formulated with “natural flavors”. “Natural flavors” is nice-sounding term for toxic MSG (monosodium glutamate) — a powerful neurotoxin that has the ability to damage and burst brain cells as well as creating global body symptoms, especially brain, memory, hormonal and nervous system distress and damage. We often feel like a lone wolf trying to lead the health pack away [...]
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