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"By "elemental" I mean that you should eat foods without additives like food coloring or stabilizers. In fact, the only additives allowed are Nutrasweet or Splenda to substitute for whole sugar. And you'll have to stay away from carbs altogether. I don't think it essential to have a workbook with a list of the carbohydrate counts in each food. A simpler way to avoid high-carb foods is to remember which general categories you should avoid completely. Stop consuming anything with alcohol in it (wine, beer, or liquor) and stop eating starchy foods like rice, potatoes, corn, bread, or cake." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Japan is really horseradish with green food coloring added to it? Real wasabi is one of the rarest, most difficult and expensive vegetables to grow in the world and is in limited supply. But the good news is, though entirely different plants, horseradish is much easier to find and shares many of wasabi's healthy characteristics. What's the Story? HORSERADISH: The English name "horseradish" was first thought to be a bungled twist on the German word meerrettich, interpreted as mare (female horse) radish (meaning root)." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Dip a cotton swab into blue food coloring and coat the front of your tongue with the dye. Move your tongue around to spread the dye. Using a magnifying glass, count the blue-dyed taste buds in an area the size of a paper punch hole. If there are more than 20, you're a supertaster. If there are 4 to 6, you're a nontaster. Anything in between means you're just plain normal. Because supertasters tend to shun strong-tasting foods, such as Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, they may lack adequate amounts of antioxidants and other important nutrients found in these vegetables." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Between 1940 and 1980, the consumption of: eggs decreased 25% food coloring increased 90% Between i960 and 1980, the consumption of: Soft drinks increased 300%. The average person now consumes 38 gallons (144 liters) of soft drinks annually, and one-fifth of our sugar intake is in soft drinks. Other statistics tell us that since the early part of the 1900s, the consumption of whole grain products and potatoes is half of former levels, whereas the consumption of animal and dairy products is now significantly higher." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"These included not only food but also the food coloring and additives. Also, pesticides in the food." Dr. Crook believed that discipline is appropriate for misbehavior in hyperactive children. "The term discipline, from the Greek, comes from disciple and it really means teaching," he explained. "You've got to teach the child and there are clear scientific studies to show that rewarding good behavior, even with a smile or a pat, is much better than punishing a behavior that you disapprove of." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Rapp says, "your child should eat only organically grown food because it is less contaminated with pesticides, food coloring or other chemical additives that may be causing adverse reactions. However, in some places, it remains difficult—and expensive—to buy foods uncontaminated by chemicals. I encourage people to grow their own vegetables so that they will have their own source in the winter and one which they know does not contain any chemicals." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "This sample of 1873 children revealed that artificial food coloring and benzoate preservatives adversely affect the behavior of 3 year olds according to parent reports but not a simple clinic assessment. EFA Supplementation in Children with Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Other Disruptive Behaviors. Stevens L,; Zhang W; et al. Lipids, 2003 October, 38(10):1007-1021. This pilot study suggests that EFA supplements may be beneficial in children with behavioral disorders. Does Zinc Moderate Essential Fatty Acid and Amphetamine Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?" - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Lieberman: "A nutrition without additives, without preservatives and without food coloring as much as you can because there can be an allergy to that. No sugar and few simple carbohydrates are important. We work with something we call an elimination diet. The elimination diet consists of taking away those sugars and things for about seven days, which is tough because the kids don't like it when you do that. But you do it. And the first thing is to see if you have a change from just that." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Before she went to preschool, I did some reflex testing and found that she was reacting both to the food coloring in the jelly beans she had eaten the day before and to a vims. The food coloring had apparently weakened her immune system and made her susceptible to the virus she must have been carrying in her system. I decided to treat her with NAET for the food coloring and her saliva. Her runny nose stopped instantly and she went off to school. In the evening I tested her for her saliva and she was very strong." - Ellen W. Cutler, Winning the War Against Asthma and Allergies (Get the book.)

"Also eliminate from the diet carbonated beverages, chocolate, cocoa, cooked spinach, refined carbohydrates (including junk food), rhubarb, and products containing caffeine or food coloring. Q Bed-wetting in children has been shown to cause low self-esteem, attention deficit, or behavioral problems and is best treated with sympathy and understanding. Do not spank or scold a child for bed-wetting. This only complicates the problem. Instead, give rewards for not wetting the bed." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Annatto seed paste produced in South America is exported to North America and Europe, where it is used as a food coloring for margarine, cheese, microwave popcorn, and other yellow or orange foodstuffs. Many times, this natural food coloring replaces the very expensive saffron in recipes and dishes around the world. Annatto paste is also used as a natural dye for cloth and wool and is sometimes employed in the paint, varnish, lacquer, cosmetic, and soap industries." - Leslie Taylor, ND, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals (Get the book.)

"I saw high fructose corn syrup; I saw preservatives; I saw food coloring. How could this be? The good news is there were no artificial sweeteners. Let me explain. You have to consider that some things are better than others. In many cases it's not a matter of right and wrong, but a matter of good, better, and best. In other cases it is a matter of right and wrong. Example: Never drink a soda with artificial sweeteners, either aspartame or Splenda. If you are going to drink a soda, I personally do not, I drink water, but if you are going to drink a soda what kind of soda should you drink?" - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Talk to any mother who's given her kid sugar or food coloring and noticed hyperactivity," observes pediatric allergist Doris Rapp, M.D., who simply can't fathom why the medical community is so reluctant to accept the idea that sweets could make sweet kids outrageously rambunctious, contrary, and rowdy. celebrity fights sugar shdck! "Sugar is the devil. Sugar is kiddie cocaine. Watch kids at a birthday party. The girls are crying and the boys are turning something into swords." —Marilu Henner, actress and author of Healthy Kids "How can doctors deny it?" - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

"It can be used in small amounts to make yellow food coloring. The fresh leaves can also be used as a flavoring. Other Uses In Asia turmeric is sometimes an ingredient in cosmetics. An extract from the leaf is used in sunscreens. In northern Indian traditional wedding ceremonies, turmeric is applied to the bride and groom to offer protection from "the evil eye." In Nepal, traditionally shepherds anoint their "third eye" (in the center of the forehead) with a turmeric paste before going out to work in the high mountains to bestow protection, blessings, and success." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.) "Edible Uses Saffron is used as a culinary spice and food coloring. It is the world's most expensive spice, and among the most labor-intensive to produce. At least sixty thousand stigmas are required to yield just 1 pound of saffron. Other Uses Saffron is valued as an important dye plant; the stigmas yield a yellow dye and the petals a blue or green dye. Crocin, the constituent that yields the coloring, is so potent that only 1 gram of it can color 100 liters of water. Saffron is also sometimes used in perfumery. In Ayurvedic medicine, saffron is used to enhance love and spirituality." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Before she went to preschool, I did some reflex testing and found that she was reacting both to the food coloring in the jelly beans she had eaten the day before and to a vims. The food coloring had apparently weakened her immune system and made her susceptible to the virus she must have been carrying in her system. I decided to treat her with NAET for the food coloring and her saliva. Her runny nose stopped instantly and she went off to school. In the evening I tested her for her saliva and she was very strong." - Ellen W. Cutler, Winning the War Against Asthma and Allergies (Get the book.)

"Unless (for some strange reason) you ingested massive amounts of food coloring, yellow stool is not normal. If your stool is pale or yellow, your large intestine, liver, small intestine, or stomach may be affected by a serious condition or disease. Additional Features of Unhealthy Stool If bowel movements are: It may be due to... Dark black and sticky (Seek immediate medical attention!" - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"This diet eliminates foods and food additives considered to be common allergens, such as wheat, dairy, eggs, corn, soy, citrus fruits, nuts, peanuts, tomatoes, food coloring and preservatives, coffee, and chocolate. Some popular books offer guidance to people who want to attempt this type of diet.119, 120 The low-allergen diet is not a treatment for people with food allergies, however. Rather, it is a diagnostic tool used to help discover which foods a person is sensitive to. It is maintained only until a reaction to a food or foods has been diagnosed or ruled out." - 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.)

"Fruits and vegetables also contain important health-essential nutrients known as phytochemicals—nature's food coloring agents. They give fruits and vegetables their color. And to obtain vitamin D, the best and cheapest source is sunlight. B12 basically consists of microbes living in your mouth and gut. There is no need to look for other sources of vitamins. Hidden Perils of Vitamin Pills Vitamins D and A Calciferol, known as vitamin D, is not a vitamin in the real sense since the body is capable of producing it itself." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"The berries are used by the food industry to produce red food coloring. Storage: The drag should be stored in paper or sacks made from cloth. LITERATURE Aron GM, Irvin JD, (1980) Antinricrob Agents Chem 17:1032. Kang SS, Woo WS, Triterpenes from the berries of Phytolacca americana. In: JNP 43(4):510-513. 1980. Lewis WH, (1979) J Am Med Ass 242(25):2759 cit: CA 93:217921 f. 1979. MecPherson A, In: Toxic Plants, Ed. AD Kinghorn, Columbia Press 1979. Shin KH et al, (1979) Soul Taehakkyo Saengyak Opjukjip 18: 90. Sick WW, Shin KH, (1976) Yakhak Hoe Chi 20(3): 149. Sick WW et al." - Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D., PDR for Herbal Medicines (Get the book.)

"The poison gases that the Nazis designed in World Wars I and II came from the production of the same dyes that the FDA allows for food coloring. The Cherry Threat Recently an apparent catastrophe occurred in the food supply, but the FDA was Johnny-on-the-spot. Magically, cherries had transformed themselves into drugs. Could this be the first terrorist example of tampering with our food supply? Operating with uncanny speed in October of 2005, under the new leadership of Gottlieb and von Eschenbach, the FDA took charge." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"The flowers can be used as a food coloring and are sometimes used as a cheaper substitute or adulterant for saffron. The Hopi Indians, for example, use it to color bread. Other Uses Safflower can be used as a dye; it has been used to redden cosmetics such as rouge and to make a yellow and red dye for fabric. Egyptians often colored linens used to wrap mummies with safflower. The dried flowers are sometimes included in potpourri. The oil extracted from the seeds is used for massage and is also an ingredient in hair-growth preparations in Asia." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"I can remember my mother kneading yellow food coloring into the white greasy mess to make it look like butter before trying to get any of us to eat it. Americans readily accepted margarine as a substitute for butter during the war out of a sense of patriotic duty and because of its cheap cost. It also was (and still is) a source of vitamin A. For this, thank food technology again. Soy oil has no vitamin A (vitamin A is found only in foods of animal origin)." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"The irony was that amid all the sugar, artificial sweeteners in pink and blue packaging, refined salt, additives, and food coloring that took up space in our kitchen cabinets, my mother banned packaged, powdered instant drinks that came in strange colors. "They're not healthy for you," said my mom, biting into a piece of white toast with margarine, powdered artificial sweetener, and jelly. My mother, Violet, was from a poor background like my father's. She was a product of a large family who always struggled to keep food on the table." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"These children need radical changes in their diets to avoid all processed grains, all refined sugars and all artificial food coloring. You take children off of those substances, and 80 percent of them are cured of ADHD within a matter of weeks. Yet, parents are told, "You're a smart consumer by putting your children on Ritalin." Once again, it's false flattery. It's a mind hack. Parents want to be told they are doing the right thing." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"Numerous chemicals on and in food, such as aspartame, coal-tar-derived food coloring, MSG, and pesticides, are neurotoxic and may damage the brain, yet the FDA sits by and allows their widespread use. The human brain is not composed of ADHD medication. We did not evolve by picking an ADHD medication off a tree. The drug companies and the FDA are hiding serious adverse side effects, including deaths, from the American public. The FDA is doing everything in its power to promote the expanded use of dangerous drugs in children." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.) "This article shows a 73% improvement in ADHD when food coloring and reactive-foods are removed from the diet. Boris M, Mandel FS. Foods and additives are common causes of the attention deficit hyperactive disorder in children. Ann Allergy. 1994 May;72(5):462-8. 29. This article explains how prenatal exposure to PCBs (see Chapter 14) damages the fetal brain and causes ADHD. Jacobson JL, Jacobson SW. Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and attention at school age.JPediatr. 2003 Dec;143(6):780-8. 30." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"Cut-rate vitamins often contain additives, food allergens, sugar, artificial food coloring, and flavoring. The potency and purity can vary from pill to pill within the same bottle. When tested, the pills may only manifest 60% of the claimed quantity of nutrient. Expired products may be kept on the shelves hoping they will sell. Timed - release pills may fail to dissolve at the appropriate location in your body and the benefit is lost. Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol or dl-alpha-tocopheryl) is a byproduct of petroleum products (acetone and turpentine)." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"If there is an additive or food coloring your body doesn't like, there can be an instant ICV reaction. If you have a sensitive ICV, you must pay close attention to how your digestive tube reacts after every meal. Even toxic smells can trigger an open ICV I was treating in the clinic one day, and I could smell the scent of hot French fries that a father was sharing with his son in the waiting room. Little currents of this aroma were wafting under the door and drifting up to my nose." - John K. Pollard, The Digestive Awareness Diet: You Are HOW You Eat (Get the book.)

"Sulfa drugs are a chemical that is a by-product of dye production, just like food coloring. This chemical works by poisoning bacteria to death. Today, someone with an inflammatory bowel condition is typically managed using sulfa drugs. If the drugs work, they poison both bacteria and immune cells, hopefully resulting in fewer digestive symptoms. While such a strategy may have benefits, it seldom fixes the problem and requires a person to maintain health by ingesting a coal-derived poison indefinitely." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

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