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"Avoid the following: o Simple sugars, which include: sugar, fructose, glucose, corn sweeteners, corn syrup, fruit sugar, table sugar, and brown sugar, o Fatty foods, such as bacon, cold cuts, fried foods, gravies, ham, sausage, or dairy products, o Artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame and saccharin, o Foods that contain artificial colors or preservatives, o Alcohol. o Caffeine, nicotine, stress, and other stimulants. CHAPTER TWENTY THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH SUGAR AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS What is one of the most widely consumed addictive substances on the planet?" - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Potato and corn chips, pretzels, fried snacks, and doughnuts. Fats from animal sources: None, except unsalted butter. All foods fried in fats. Lard, shortenings. All fat meats. Butter: Salted butters, stale, rancid. Any that has been stored unfrozen for months. Oils: All oils that have not been cold-pressed or that have been extracted with chemical processes. Commercial mayonnaise and salad dressings. Stale, rancid oils. All margarines and hydrogenated oils. Nuts: Roasted and salted, stale. Nuts that have been out of the shell a long time. Any nut that is off-color and possibly moldy." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Fruit leather/strips þMangos þPineapple þPlantains þRaisins þRipe bananas þRipe papayas þRipe pears þSeedless grapes OTHER FOODS TO AVOID þAlcohol in a mixed drink, white or rose wine, beer, malt liquors þFruit juice (all kinds) þHoney, molasses, maple syrup, corn syrup, and other sweeteners þJam, jellies, preserves, condiments made with sugar þJell-0 (including sugar-free Jell-O) þSoft drinks, including sugar-free and diet brands þVegetable juice (all kinds) FOODS TO BANISH INITIALLY "BROWN" FOODS These foods unquestionably slow weight loss. Ifit'A "brown,"Mow down." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Typical offenders are wheat, dairy, citrus, gluten, peanuts, corn, soya or sugar. In practice, wheat and dairy are the top two culprits because people tend to over eat them which creates sensitivity. For more information about food sensitivities see Chapter Three. If your anal fistula is related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), refer to the appropriate disorder for more information on natural treatments of your disease (see Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel disease)." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"It's easier to be inspired to eat more vegetables in the middle of summer when the zucchini is firm and the corn is fresh. But The Quickest Way to Three Servings a Day One serving can be: y 1 slice of whole wheat or other whole grain bread / 1 small muffin made wfoh a whole grain y 1 cup of ready-to-eat whole grain cereal y V2 cup of hot whole grain cereal y V2 cup of cooked brown rice or whole wheat pasta It's actually pretty easy to hit tuting whole grains for refined oifie examples of some whole grain each meal, and you've hit your goal the "three servings a day" mark." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"THE LINK BETWEEN GRAIN-BASED OILS AND INFLAMMATION Why are most "green" and "brown" oils so beneficial and "beige" grain-based oils-think corn, soybean, cottonseed, and safflower-so bad for you? As you now know, "green" oils are higher in the essential omega-3 fats, while "beige" oils contain a preponderance of omega-6 fats. Both fats are essential, meaning that although our bodies can't manufacture them, they're necessary for normal cellular function. In general, omega-3 fats reduce inflammation, blood pressure, water and sodium retention, and pain and also relax blood vessels." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "FISH OILS: SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET Even if you eat fatty fish every day, you are likely to be dramatically deficient in "green" fats, at the same time you're regularly deluged with omega-6s in grains, fat from grain-fed animals, milk, cheese, and oils made from corn, sunflower, safflower, and cotton. That's why supplementing with fish oils is of huge benefit not only for heart health but also for depression, arthritis, and weight loss.8,1011 However, be aware that the content of EPA and DHA, the active ingredients in fish oil, vary widely in different brands." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Green peppers, avocados, cucumbers, zucchinis, pumpkins, eggplants and corn are all technically fruits because they contain the plant's seeds. Olives are fruits. Sesame seeds come from sesame fruits. Those luffa sponges we use in the shower are fruits of the Luffa cylindrica tree. Vanilla is the fruit of a type of orchid. Roses turn into rosehips. Lilies become beadlike fruits. Poppy seeds come from fruit pods whose sap is full of morphine. We bite into and spit out the husk of sunflower fruits to get at sunflower seeds." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "The top six crops in the world are all technically fruits: wheat, corn, rice, barley, sorghum and soy. Even though grains are small, they too contain seeds. Africa's savannas started producing grasslands that were full of wild cereals and grains around 14 million years ago. This allowed humans to descend from trees and evolve into bipeds. A nut is defined as a hard one-seeded fruit. Many things called nuts really aren't. An almond isn't technically a nut; it's a seed found within a hard shell that forms inside a fruit that is actually a relative of peaches, apricots and plums." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats are found in nuts and seeds in their natural state, however, most polyunsaturated oils are not good for you because they are processed using very high temperatures (such as when corn oil is removed from the corn). And as heating and processing any fat renders them harmful, it is even worse to cook with this type of damaged fat. The best oils are those that are liquid and cold-pressed (not heated in processing). Any oil can be cold-pressed, and would be indicated on the label." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Sweet oranges only arrived in the Mediterranean basin in the late 1400s. corn is believed to have evolved from a minuscule grain called teosinte, slightly bigger than an earwig. It took thousands of years of human selection for teosinte to become the size of a human finger, then thousands more years to become the thick cobs we slather with butter today. Not surprisingly, many fresh fruits were considered unhealthy by classical medical authorities. Pliny said that all pears are indigestible unless boiled or dried. Columella warned that peaches reek with "malevolent poison." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Bagels þBlended coffee drinks þBread (including flat bread, pita, and whole wheat, whole-grain, and sprouted-grain products) þBreaded food (any kind) þBuns þCereals (hot and cold) þChips þCookies þCrackers þDeep-fried food (any kind) þFrench fries þLow-fat processed foods þMuffins þPastry þPizza þPretzels þRolls þTortillas (flour or corn) KILLER FRUITS Avoid these sugar and calorie bombs. þDates þDried fruits of any kind (currants, prunes, blueberries, cranberries, etc." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"In food, this technology has primarily been adopted by large-scale monoculture growers of corn, soybeans and grain crops. It has also been used with sweet fruits, but on a limited scale. Ice-Minus and Frost Ban strawberries were grown with the addition of genetically modified bacteria called "frost-inhibitors," but they never passed the developmental phase. The Flavr-savr tomato, which contained cold-resistant fish genes (arctic flounder, to be precise), failed after a few years on the market." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"SHAMPOOS/CONDITIONERS Aubrey Organics Natural Baby and Kids Slwmpoo Ingredients: deionized water, coconut oil, corn oil soap, hydrolyzed soy protein, extracts of fennel, hops, balm mint, mistletoe, chamomile and yarrow, citrus seed extract, xanthan gum, vanilla oil, almond oil www.aubrey-organics.com Dr. Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap Ingredients (certified organic): water, saponified organic coconut, organic palm, organic olive oil, organic hemp oil, organic jojoba oil, essential oils, citric acid, vitamin E www. drbronner." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Common sources include walnuts, safflower oil, sunflower seeds and oil, soy nuts, corn oil, Brazil nuts, soybean oil, pecans, tofu, peanuts, peanut butter, almonds, and dark-meat chicken. Studies show that omega-6 fats can reduce total and LDL cholesterol when they replace saturated fat in the diet. But excessive intake of omega-6 fats can cause a few health problems. What Does It Mean If Our Omega-6s Are Sabotaging Our Omega-3s?" - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Medications and vitamins may contain traces of corn starch. To do a soya challenge test, eliminate the following foods for five days: tamari, soy flour, soya beans, soy protein isolate, vegetable protein, soy flour, soya, vegetable broth, soy protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, soy oil, soya bean oil, lecithin and soya lecithin. To do a nut challenge test, eliminate the following foods for five days: all nuts, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, filberts, hazel nuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, peanuts and walnuts. Many foods are cross contaminated with nuts, so read the labels." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Sorghum was brought to America during the Colonial period; settlers used to refer to sorghum as "chicken corn." Sweet sorghum (sorgo) was introduced to America from China in 1850; the place of origin of sorgo is thought to be Egypt. In the United States, sorghum is primarily used as livestock feed. In China, sorghum is important in producing many beverages, including Maotai and kaoliang. In many parts of India, bhakri (unleavened bread) made from sorghum is a staple in the diet. Where Is Sorghum Grown?" - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Think of it: one bowl of Cocoa Puffs has the same amount of sugar as a 50-gram bag of Hershey's Kisses, and a bowl of corn Pops is the sugar equivalent of eating a Kit Kat bar.) Chips, multi-dye-colored cheese Goldfish, and pretzels in foil-lined bags, along with processed meats, fill the typical lunch box. Dinner often comes from a box or prepackaged bag from the freezer, and snacks and sodas—of which there are a plethora to choose from in our snack culture—serve as pick-me-ups in between. What fresh foods we do consume—unless organic—are sprayed liberally with pesticides and fungicides." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Beta-sitosterol is a plant sterol found in almost all plants, especially in rice bran, wheat germ, corn oils, and soybeans. In clinical research it's been shown to help lower blood cholesterol, but more to the point, it's also been shown to reduce the symptoms of BPH. Four double-blind, placebo-controlled studies including 519 men and lasting from 4 to 26 weeks concluded that beta-sitosterol significantly improved urological symptoms and flow measures." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "A 1997 study found that subjects fed a diet high in spinach and corn experienced nearly a 20 percent increase in macular pigment density. What's the connection with those foods? That diet effectively boosted the subjects' consumption of lutein about 400 percent and zeaxanthin about 300 percent. That same year it was found that the use of a lutein supplement can also increase the density of the protective macular pigment." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "Other usual suspects include eggs, chocolate, wheat, corn, citrus fruits, and fish. Tartrazine (yellow dye #5) is believed to be a trigger for thousands of people. A rotation diet (see page 210) is a good way to identify any food triggers, but it is a tad labor intensive. Even easier is the shotgun approach called an elimination diet, whereby you simply get rid of all the dietary "usual suspects" that cause most of the problems in most other people with asthma—then see whether there's an improvement (there almost always is)." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"As you will learn in chapter 13, at the turn of the twentieth century Sylvester Graham had invented his cracker, John Harvey Kellogg his corn flakes, Franz Mesmer his magnets and hypnotism, A. T. Still the osteopathy, D. D. Palmer the chiropractic, Mary Baker Eddy Christian Science, and so much more. All of this, and the Pentecostal movement, played on fear of illness and death. Today, the vernacular is riddled with scientific inferences spewed by physicians and metaphysicians." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"The glucose is often derived from corn syrup. Many consumers believe that vitamin C is beneficial, as about 30 percent of the U.S. adult population takes supplemental vitamin C. Currently, vitamin C is the most widely used vitamin supplement in the world. Vitamin C is also used extensively to preserve food. L-ascorbic acid and its fatty acid esters are food additives used as browning inhibitors, antioxidants, flavor stabilizers, dough modifiers, and color stabilizers." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) "Vitamin B3—Niacin, Feel the Burn The disease pellagra has been known since the introduction of corn to Europe in the 1700s. The connection between pellagra and niacin was confirmed in 1937 by an American scientist who was searching for the cause of pellagra. Vitamin B3 can be found in two different forms, niacin and niacinamide. Niacin is known chemically as nicotinic acid and can cause skin flushing if taken in larger doses. Niacinamide is the form of niacin commonly found in the blood and is known chemically as nicotinamide." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) "G R A I N S V E G F R U I R o T E I JL 1w E A T Food Whole-wheat bread White bread, enriched Oatmeal corn tortillas Spaghetti noodles Spinach, cooked Broccoli, cooked Carrots, cooked Green beans, cooked Potato, cooked Apple Orange Strawberries Avocado Milk, non-fat, fortified Cheddar cheese Pinto beans, cooked Tofu, extra firm Peanut butter, chunky Sunflower seeds, dried Ground beef, cooked Chicken breast, roasted 1 breast Canned tuna % can Hard-boiled egg 1 egg Niacin % cup 2 ounces 3.125 mg 6.25 mg 9.375 mg Graph 1-3 Niacin amounts in some common foods. 12." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Some examples are: Heavy: cheese, yogurt, wheat products Light: spinach, apples, corn, barley Oily: dairy products, fatty foods, oils Dry: barley, corn, potato, beans Hot: hot food or drink Cold: cold food or drink As with taste, these six qualities can be used to balance an aggravated dosha: Vat is balanced by hot, heavy, and oily. Pitt is balanced by cold, heavy, and oily. Kaph is balanced by hot, light, and dry. Maharishi Ayur-Ved also emphasizes the importance of the manner in which food is eaten." - Hari Sharma, Freedom from Disease: How to Control Free Radicals, a Major Cause of Aging and Disease (Get the book.)

"Drought reduced corn and soybean production in northern and central states. One of the 1983 storms caught me unawares off the inhospitable central California coast. We had set sail northward from Santa Barbara to San Francisco three days before on the wings of a northeaster blowing off the land. Later we rejoiced when the wind swung to the southeast as what NOAA Weather Radio called "a weak cold front" made its way across the coast. The forecasters having called it a slow-moving system, we thought we had time to slip into the Golden Gate with a fair wind astern." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.) "The greatest diversity of edible wild plants and animals occurred between 1,400 and 2,000 meters above sea level. corn can be grown up to 2,130 meters but requires irrigation below 1,700 meters. The Anasazi farmed maize, beans, and squash with great success, but they always relied on wild plant foods and were always ready to move, since the fertility of their environment varied dramatically from one area to the next. El Nino's influence is weaker in Anasazi country, but rainfall is all-important." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

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