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| "Ban fast food restaurants at schools and hospitals
We should also ban junk foods and fast foods at schools and hospitals. I think it's crazy that some schools have fast food chains right in the cafeteria where children can buy disease-promoting foods for lunch. It is just as crazy that our hospitals, which are supposed to be institutions of health and healing, also serve the same junk foods. There are actually hospitals with McDonald's restaurants inside the hospital
Were people out of their minds when they allowed these restaurant chains into our schools and hospitals?" - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.) |
 "Schlosser, along with Charles
Wilson, also wrote a version of fast food Nation tailored especially for teens. Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About fast food offers a kid-friendly take on the fast-food industry.
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell reports on the path-breaking study that established definitive links between nutrition and a variety of diseases, including diabetes, heart diseases, and even cancer."- Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) |
 "Get rid of all the fast food. fast food and sodas are depraved of any vitamins and it has nothing to sustain your life."
"What else can we do to get the kids going again? "
Dr. Benoit O. Choiniere: "Kids today are overweight because they eat way too many carbohydrates. Get rid of the bad carbohydrates such as sugar and give him good carbohydrates you find in vegetables and protein. Too much sugar in the blood causes an onset of adult diabetes."
"What is the best protein you can get today? "
Dr. Benoit O."- Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) |
 "In 1970 Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2000 they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music combined.5
All of these factors mean free radicals are more active and damaging than ever. Nutritional medicine, supplementing our diet with vital antioxidant vitamins and minerals, is the only means we have to supercharge our body's natural defense and immune system."- Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.) |
| "Get rid of all the fast food. fast food and sodas are depraved of any vitamins and it has nothing to sustain your life."
"What else can we do to get the kids going again? "
Dr. Benoit O. Choiniere: "Kids today are overweight because they eat way too many carbohydrates. Get rid of the bad carbohydrates such as sugar and give him good carbohydrates you find in vegetables and protein. Too much sugar in the blood causes an onset of adult diabetes."
"What is the best protein you can get today? "
Dr. Benoit O." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) |
 "Quote: "The most common workplace injuries at fast food restaurants are slips, falls, strains, and burns. The fast food industry's expansion, however, coincided with a rising incidence of workplace violence in the United States. Roughly four or five fast food workers are now murdered on the job every month, usually during the course of a robbery. Although most fast food robberies end without bloodshed, the level of violent crime in the industry is surprisingly high. In 1998, more restaurant workers were murdered on the job in the United States than police officers...."- The Disinformation Company, Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies (Get the book.) |
 "Instead, you go to some fast food place or to the vending machine, or grab fistfuls of junk food off of your shelves.
My patient Laura illustrates the way stress can drive overeating. Laura is the single mother of Zachary, a five-year-old boy. She always wanted to be a mother, but didn't realize it would be this hard. Her husband left when her son was two months old and she has been on her own since. It would be one thing if her son were compliant; maybe then she would feel as if she finally had an ally in the world, but her son fights her on everything."- Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) "She goes immediately from the audition to a fast food restaurant, and when she's done she feels even more frustrated. Eating reinforces both her frustrations and her experience of powerlessness. Powerful Reinterpretation When something happens and you feel defeated, you have two choices: First, you can always recognize that you can try again. The second is that you can evaluate the situation based on what's happening today. You can see how else you can interpret what happened. You can look for alternatives or adjust expectations." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "Xenohormesis: The Attack of the Foreign Molecules in Food
In his movie Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock ate three fast food meals a day for one month. Most of us recognize that eating a lot of fried, processed food, full of trans fat, high-fructose corn syrup, and calories will make us gain weight, promote heart disease and diabetes, and even give us fatty livers.
But what struck me the most was not that his cholesterol or blood sugar went up, but that his personality changed. He became aggressive, depressed, restless, foggy, and felt "good" only when he was eating the food."- Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) |
 "When you concentrate on eating whole foods, it becomes easier to cut bad-for-your-health fats (trans fats and saturated fats) from your diet because these fats are often added to processed foods and fast food. Likewise, emphasizing the good fats (omega-3s from fish and plants and monounsaturated fat from plants) should be a snap. (Well, maybe not a snap, but it'll be a little bit easier.)
3. Fiber, fiber, fiber. Whole plant foods contain beneficial amounts of fiber, whereas processed foods often do not."- Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) |
 "Avoid fast food, which is usually served in excessively large portions: A single meal typically contains twice the fat and saturated fat that you should be eating. Incorporate fresh vegetables into your meals. Eat fruit after every meal. The high fiber decreases the risk of cancer and aids digestion as well as weight loss. Don't eat red meat more than twice a week. Eat three to six ounces of fish or shellfish twice a week or more. Watch out for the mercury in canned tuna."- J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "That's why I stopped eating fast food. I know that I sound like a broken record when I talk about how many diseases are preventable by changing behavior. And I do understand that changing behavior is not easy; the temptation to take a pill to solve a problem is very appealing to many of us. Yet you know what I am going to say: Excess weight is not a "genetic" problem; it is not possible for genes to account for such a dramatic change in obesity in the country in such a short period of time." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "Eric Schlosser, in fast food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal, discusses how fast-food restaurants have figured out that they can increase sales by promoting "super-size" portions of food. Since most of their costs are not related to the food itself, they can ask you if you want a "large order of french fries for ten cents more" and make you feel like you are getting a better value. After all, you are getting cheaper food per pound. Nobody mentions the fact that the extra food is making you fatter and can kill you." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "If you live in twenty-first-century America and eat fast food three times a day, however, it's a bad thing. Ancient man also got more exercise, ate less food in general (not by choice), and didn't smoke, take drugs, or drink alcohol. However, those tough conditions did lead to more infection; and being eaten by tigers and falling off cliffs were occupational hazards. Luckily, those folks didn't have to also worry about their blood pressure zooming up after eating a burger and fries." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) |
| "The search for a good mate can be disappointing, but you don't have to deal with it by stopping at a fast food restaurant on your way home. In part two, I'll show you how to work on your relationships.
Conclusion # 3: Your Safety Layer You were molested as a child. You come to the conclusion that you're unsafe and can't protect yourself. The trauma and pain you're feeling are real, but extra layers of fat can't change what happened to you and won't protect you from anything. In part two, I'll show you how to create real safety by dealing with real issues." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
| "Quote: "The most common workplace injuries at fast food restaurants are slips, falls, strains, and burns. The fast food industry's expansion, however, coincided with a rising incidence of workplace violence in the United States. Roughly four or five fast food workers are now murdered on the job every month, usually during the course of a robbery. Although most fast food robberies end without bloodshed, the level of violent crime in the industry is surprisingly high. In 1998, more restaurant workers were murdered on the job in the United States than police officers...." - The Disinformation Company, Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies (Get the book.) |
| "Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About fast food offers a kid-friendly take on the fast-food industry.
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell reports on the path-breaking study that established definitive links between nutrition and a variety of diseases, including diabetes, heart diseases, and even cancer. It's not a cookbook, but it does contain a wealth of specific information about why you should eat certain foods and avoid others." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) |
| "Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music combined.5
All of these factors mean free radicals are more active and damaging than ever. Nutritional medicine, supplementing our diet with vital antioxidant vitamins and minerals, is the only means we have to supercharge our body's natural defense and immune system." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.) |
 "There is preliminary evidence that people who eat fast food at least twice a week have nearly four times the risk of developing UC than people who do not eat fast food.7
More than a half-century ago, several doctors reported that food allergies (page 14) play an important role in some cases of UC.8,9 Since that time, many doctors have observed that avoidance of allergenic foods will often reduce the severity of UC and can sometimes completely control the condition."- Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) |
 "So let's be clear: If a person is going to eat 7,000 calories of fast food a day, then these four supplements aren't going to do a thing. But if you're serious about losing weight and are willing to make some basic lifestyle changes, then the supplements I'm going to tell you about can really make a difference.
Start with Hydroxycitric Acid
Garcinia cambogia, also known as the Malabar tamarind, is a small, sweet tropical tree fruit shaped like a pumpkin. (It's also the source of the spice tamarind, which is used in all sorts of curry dishes."- 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.) |
 "An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal summed up the issue: "By being marketed in media traditionally used to flog cars, fast food and shampoo, prescription drugs have become name-brand commodities, enveloped in the kind of fantasy and desire that surrounds the purchase of lifestyle products."
The European Union voted in 2003 to continue its ban on DTC drug ads. In the debate, consumer groups argued that medical information should be disseminated by independent national sources, not drug companies."- John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "Marketing of fast food and high-calorie snacks to children continues to become ever more sophisticated, creating an unhealthy appetite for calorie-rich foods. Americans' increase in sugar consumption tells an interesting story. The USDA recommends that the average diet include no more than 10 teaspoons of sugar each day. In the 1950s, Americans' average daily intake of sugar and other sweeteners was 23 teaspoons. By 2000 this had increased to 32 teaspoons of sweeteners per day, providing an additional 135 calories." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) "Pediatricians and family doctors, for example, cannot possibly stem the tide of childhood obesity by themselves when advertisements for fast food and snack foods and vending machines containing high-calorie snacks saturate children's environment, presenting a far more compelling message. Hopefully, in the years to come we will look back and see how ridiculous we were to have believed that biomedicine alone—without considering the health consequences of how we live our lives—could possibly provide optimal health." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.) |
 "But the arteries of those who had eaten the fat-laden fast food took far longer to respond.
Why? The answer lies in the effect of fat on the endothelium's ability to produce nitric oxide. Dr. Vogel closely monitored endothelial function of subjects and found that two hours after eating a fatty meal there was a significant drop. It took nearly six hours, in fact, for endothelial function to get back to normal.
If a single meal can have such an impact on vascular health, imagine the damage done by three meals a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year—for decades."- Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) |
 "Potatoes and iceberg lettuce account for one third of all vegetables sold in North America because of their role in fast food.
Income directly affects the amount of fruits we eat. The more we have, the more we understand the complexities of health, and hence we turn to fresh produce. Affluence leads to diversified fruit consumption. On the other hand, fruits, while cheaper than cigarettes or alcohol, are too expensive for people on subsistence diets. Although bananas and oranges are certainly affordable, you can live without them."- Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) |
 "Do the following experiment: The next time you order French fries at McDonalds or a similar fast food restaurant, take some of them home with you, and leave them in an open space. You will discover that they will not decompose or even change color (unlike French fries made from fresh potatoes which will quickly shrivel up, turn grey and become moldy). Now, repeat the experiment with a hamburger. The hamburger will also last for years without deterioration. No bacteria will even try to decompose it."- Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) |
 "Home meal replacements, as they are called, are intended to be easily reheated in the oven or microwave and are designed to eliminate the need to cook at home by providing a wide variety of higher quality foods that are as convenient and affordable as fast food [199]. The widespread adoption of microwave ovens by U.S. households (now in nearly 90% of homes) contributes to the convenience of home meal replacements for takeout [199]. Driven by consumer demand for convenience due to hectic schedules, the market for home meal replacements will continue to rise."- Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) |
 "Our senses are dulled by the smell of exhaust fumes or pesticides sprayed on lawns, the sound of the constant drone of traffic or Muzak in the grocery store, the feel of concrete under our feet or the touch of synthetic clothing on our skin, the sight of skyscrapers or identical houses all in a row, and the taste of chlorine in our water or the old grease of fast food."- Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.) |
 "When America won the war and established a military base on Okinawa, it brought peace, prosperity, jobs, and a culture of rich fast food and huge portions. But as is the case with most stories of development, prosperity arrived as a paradox: The end of economic hardship also brought an end to the same disciplines, lifestyles, work requirements, and the diet that had helped foster the culture's extraordinary longevity.
After being starved for so many centuries, Okinawans seized this new food culture."- Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.) |
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