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"When we eat junk foods, or food from depleted soils and synthetic fertilizers, we really aren't able to metabolize the sugars and carbohydrates properly. This adds to a diabetic condition. In essence, minerals take us to the very formation of life. All qualities of positive or negative health can be traced back to a lack of minerals. To get adequate mineralization, as we said, the minerals need to be in angstrom-size form?.001 micron. They need to be attached to covalent hydrogen in the water, which will pull them inside the cell. It is at the intracellular level where the action happens." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Yet, relatively few people realize that holding on to resentment, anger, and fear, avoiding exposure to the sun, not getting enough sleep, or eating junk foods, chemical additives, and artificial sweeteners is no less dangerous than drinking polluted water; these habits of life may just take a little longer to kill a person than tiny amoeba do. Mistaken Judgment We all know that if the foundation of a house is strong, the house can easily withstand external challenges, such as a violent storm." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Dietary principles emphasizing good nutritional habits—eliminating junk foods, saturated fats, and trans fats; increasing omega-3 oils from fish, hemp oil, and flax oil; and increasing whole grains, fruits, and vegetables—provide a range of nutrients needed to prevent and treat menstrual cramps. Stress reduction can help relieve tension in the lower back and pelvic area that can worsen cramps. Improvements in posture improve the positioning of the spine and promote proper circulation and nerve stimulation to the pelvic organs." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"These additives are often eaten in excess by kids who overindulge in processed foods and junk foods. This category also includes hormones and antibiotics that are added to foods. Your child's exposure to all five of these categories of toxins must be minimized. When exposure does occur, though, you can help your child to detoxify, and stay healthy. Getting Toxins Out The body has a four-phase line of defense against toxins. When each of these four phases is functioning properly, toxins can be adequately eliminated." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"I guessed that he was also snacking on junk foods as he played. Under normal circumstances for most children, gaming or television watching in moderation is perfectly healthy. For a child with ADD/ADHD, however, the effects are more detrimental, to varying degrees depending on the severity of the disorder." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "When family activities thereafter—like dinnertime and playtime—can be identified as group projects, your ADD/ADHD child and his or her siblings will tend to have better attitudes about eating healthier foods at dinnertime that may not always taste as good as junk foods and about playing together outdoors instead of sitting in front of a television set. In families in which the dynamic has become explosive and seriously damaged, it may be helpful to repair communication by holding a family meeting in the presence of a family therapist." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "If you were fed plenty of junk foods and dairy while growing up (as many of us were, since we knew far less about health and diet back then), chances are you've been feeding your children the same kinds of things without a second thought. If your parents made you study longer hours than they allowed you to go outside to play and exercise, chances are you're raising your children with the same priorities. This is precisely why no one knows your child better than you do and why dietary and lifestyle changes have to be family-wide." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Saturated fats, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, and junk foods are unhealthy and problematic for two reasons: (1) they interfere with the body's ability to metabolize estradiol to estrone to estriol, and (2) some of these foods are deficient in B vitamins or interfere with B-vitamin metabolism. If B vitamins are lacking in the diet, the liver is missing some of the raw materials it needs to carry out its metabolic processes and regulate estrogen levels." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Mechanization and technology have replaced long hours and hard work; cars and trucks have eliminated much of the need to walk long distances; a culture disseminated by television is replacing the one that put the emphasis on family and community; and junk foods are replacing the whole-grain breads and fresh vegetables traditionally consumed here. Young people are fatter, less inclined to follow tradition, and more outwardly focused (which also could lead to a dilution of this amazing gene pool). In I960, almost no one in Sardinia's Blue Zone was overweight. Now 15 percent of adolescents are." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"A continued effort should be made to replace these junk foods with healthier nutritious choices. The best way to ensure that you are eating well is to establish a balanced, wide variety of foods, including whole-grain cereals and breads, vegetables and fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and complementary amounts of dairy products and meats, especially fish and poultry. If you are unfamiliar with natural foods, try to find a nutritional practitioner who can advise you and begin to make appropriate changes in your diet." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Those people living in weaker economic conditions seemed to also be more susceptible, with the exception of China, Russia, and India, where those of greater affluence have more access to junk foods and are running higher rates of obesity, which is associated with diabetes. In general, what we are saying is that it is a world diet and lifestyle that is a Crime Against Wisdom. The point is clear. The reader is given the option to choose the Culture of Life over the Culture of Death." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "In 1970 the Pimas' ability to fish was compromised by some river dams and they turned more to Western culture junk foods. The rate skyrocketed when genetics and a diabetogenic Western diet collided. The rate of diabetes is dramatically affected by the genetics for diabetes in a particular culture, and many scientists believe genetics may explain the obesity problem among Native Americans. The first U.S. researcher to learn about the Mexican Pimas was Leslie O." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Now, many years later, we are subjected to junk foods, foods that have been pesticided and herbicided, microwaved foods, and foods harvested from increasingly mineral-deficient soils. The situation has only gotten worse. This is why most everyone needs mineral supplementation, whether they are vegan or meat eater. Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of two Nobel prizes, said, "You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment, ultimately, to a mineral deficiency." Research by Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"If you want to avoid dementia, avoid all processed soy milks, tofu, soy burgers, soy ice cream, soy cheese, and all other soy-containing junk foods. In spite of the documented scientific evidence that shows non-fermented soy to be carcinogenic and also cause DNA and chromosome damage, the multi-billion dollar soy industry has managed to turn this generally worthless food into one of the most widely used "nutritious foods" of all times. In a written statement, a spokesman for Protein Technologies said that they had ". . ." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"As kids grow older and become more influenced by their peers, they'll be tempted by all the junk foods that are unfortunately the dietary norm in our society. So that they can resist the peer pressure they'll inevitably encounter, your kids need to know why they eat healthful, nourishing foods. You should also start your child's school day off with a healthful breakfast. "It doesn't have to be elaborate," Dr. Lawrence Rosen emphasizes. He recommends including some protein to boost your kids' energy in those long hours before lunch. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Because most children today live off junk foods, these deficiencies are more common than you think. Eating foods drenched in pesticides and hormones and antibiotics might also be having a damaging effect—and how will ingesting yet another chemical provide a true "cure"? "There are a host of other potential modifiable contributors to our increasing fatness besides the increased availability of inexpensive, ca-lorically dense foods and of devices favoring a sedentary lifestyle," Dr. Michael Rosenbaum told me. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "These portable foods all make great alternatives to the junk foods most schools consider acceptable snacks: • Dried figs (mission and Calimyrna) • Dried dates • Dried strawberries i • Chunks of celery, carrots, and apples • Olives (black, red, green) tossed with chunks of tofu or soy cheese and Edward and Sons brown rice snaps • Granola is great for packing into your child's lunch box for a wholesome treat at school. Just put some in a waxed-paper baggie, fold over the top, and send your kid off to school with a truly nourishing treat." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Identifying Their Passion Replacing empty, time-wasting activities with constructive ones is similar to swapping junk foods for nourishing food. You'd never expect the great difference that comes from just a few simple adjustments. When children regularly escape into sedentary modes of entertainment such as television watching and video gaming to keep their minds occupied, their true passions remain undiscovered. Helping your child to discover these passions can be a rewarding journey and an unforgettable parenting adventure. Here are a few tips to get you started." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Specialize in sweet temptations for kids to taste and revel over in place of refined sugar and high fat, chemicalized, SAD, counterfeit quasi-foods and junk foods. Again, The Health Seekers' YearBook with The Best of Common Health Sense is loaded with such treat recipes: especially simple formulas of few ingredients for making endless variations in cookies, pies, sauces, puddings, nut milks, smoothies, frozen blitzes and so much more!" - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "I recommend this to people who have kids since many of the recipes and color photos are of raw cakes, burgers and healthful raw versions of "junk foods" that kids love. It also has the then-teenage authors' story about how eating raw changed their lives and made them much smarter. Other books that specialize in quick recipes include Raw Foods for Busy People by Jordan Maerin, Raw in Ten Minutes by Bryan Au, Alive in 5 by Angela Elliott and Raw Food Made Easy for I or 2 People by Jennifer Cornbleet. One of my favorite raw recipe books is The Complete Book of Raw Food, edited by Lori Baird." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Real foods have an alkaline effect in the body; junk foods have an acidic effect. Cooked food is incomplete because, at the very least, such cooking destroys its enzymes, some of the nutrition, and binds the amino acid lysine making the protein unusable by the liver to make amino acid building blocks and hormones. Cooking is a form of processing; the food is no longer natural." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"America are not getting the daily recommended amount of fiber in their diet; fewer than 11 percent of Americans consume the USDA recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day; junk foods such as chips, snacks, desserts, and soft drinks now constitute 30 percent of the American daily food intake. Fruits and vegetables no longer pack the nutritional wallop they once did; their nutrient value has declined as much as 38 percent since 1950." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Most amazingly, they do not crave or want cooked or junk foods. Even given the choice between a raw gourmet pizza dish, or something fancy like that, and nature's cuisine of plain, simple produce, they prefer the latter! Victoria Boutenko relates that the raw diet radically improved not only her kids' physical health, but also their mental abilities and behavior. Once, she invited 18 raw teens over to her house, kids that her children had been correspond- ing with on the Internet." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Avoid saturated fats, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, and junk foods. Nutritional Supplementation • Lipotropic factors: 1-2 tablets twice daily with meals • Pancreatic enzymes: 2-3 capsules 3 times per day between meals Botanicals See the Resources section for sources. • Scudder's Alterative: 30 drops 3 times per day • Echinacea/Red Root Compound: 30 drops 3 times per day • Fraxinus/Ceonothus Compound: 30 drops 3 times per day • Gelsemium/Phytolacca Compound (Turska Formula): 5 drops 3 times per day See Chapter 1 for abnormal bleeding problems. See Chapter 13 for pelvic and menstrual pains." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"School systems earn sales commissions by vending these junk foods. School officials rationalize that the kids would buy them anyway, so the schools may as well share in the profits from these sales. However, there was one alternative school in Wisconsin where administrators were smart enough to change this practice by offering only whole foods, albeit cooked. (Search the Internet for "Miracle in Wisconsin.") The school was also filmed in the documentary Super Size Me. The kids in this school shaped up, focused on their schoolwork, and achieved better grades." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The four key principles of our diet program are to avoid high-calorie, low-nutrient foods such as junk foods, candy, and soft drinks; eat a "rainbow" of fruits and vegetables; reduce the intake of meat and animal products; and eat the right types of fats. Avoid High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Foods It probably is not necessary for us to make the following statement, but we still need to say it: Don't eat "junk foods." High-sugar junk food diets definitely lead to poor blood sugar regulation, obesity, and ultimately type 2 diabetes." - Michael T. Murray, Beat Diabetes Naturally: The Best Foods, Herbs, Supplements, and Lifestyle Strategies to Optimize Your Diabetes Care (Get the book.)

"An acid based diet consisting of overcooked foods, junk foods, sugar, dairy products, excessive meats, soft drinks, alcohol, nicotine, and drugs places an ever-increasing stress on the body. In order to maintain healthy blood alkalinity, the body is forced to rob nutrients from its own tissues. As an example of how acidifying some foods are, Dr. Robbins cites the example of one meal of well-done steak with all the trimmings as requiring nine meals of fresh raw fruits and vegetables to balance out the acid introduced into the body from the meat.1 Most liquids we drink are very acidic." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "Eating a regular diet of junk food leads to vitamin, mineral, amino acid, and enzyme deficiencies. junk foods are dead because they lack their live enzyme components. Further, most of them have been refined, processed, and overheated. In addition, chemicals have been added as taste enhancers and preservatives. Junk food is toxic and stressful to the body. Too Much Cooked and Processed Food Cooked and processed food places hardships on the body. Enzymes, which are in raw food to assist in its breakdown, are destroyed when food is heated above ii2-i20°f (44-49°c)." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "We have been conditioned to eat mostly cooked foods, meat, dairy, sugar, salt, caffeine, junk foods, fried foods, processed foods, and canned foods. These may seem as if they satisfy our hunger, but they do not satisfy our nutritional needs. Industries, which control the eating habits and conditioned beliefs of the populace, desire a continuous market for their processed food. The unhealthy foods we consume make us sick. But when we do become ill, we tend to blame it on a germ or virus." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"It is now the main form of sweetener in all processed and junk foods from cola to energy snack bars, from yogurt to turkey slices, from bread to salad dressing, and even ketchup. In case an inflamed brain and an addicition stronger than cocaine doesn't convince you, here are a few other reasons HFCS (and other forms of sugar) is harmful to the brain: •r Sugar uses up your body's store of vitamins and minerals without providing any in return. • ?High sugar consumption is tied to so many mental disorders it's hard to list them all." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

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