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"Considering the statistic that one in every two Americans will develop some form of cancer, and knowing that the prospects of avoiding cancer are worsening each year, it only makes sense that we keep away from manufactured foods (and other cancer-producing factors) as much as possible. If you have cancer, your chances of recovery will increase dramatically when you eat only natural foods that have not been manipulated and altered by the food industry. I especially recommend that you consume only organically grown foods, ideally locally grown, during the recovery period." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Likewise, poisonous drugs like Aspartame, Splenda, and MSG are now hidden in the majority of the nation's bestselling manufactured foods and beverages because of the FDA approval. These drugs are more addictive than heroin, caffeine, and nicotine taken together. They make it nearly impossible for their "victims" to abstain from overeating. Their disastrous effects on the human body are well documented, and the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and food industry have known about it for many years." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Thus, feeding the body exclusively with manufactured foods is simply homicidal. Eating the more or less typical American diet consisting of red meat, fried foods, full-fat dairy products, refined grains, and desserts is, in fact, synonymous with unintentionally attempting suicide. In an observational study, investigators examined the relationship between the dietary patterns of more than 1,000 people who had been treated for stage III colon cancer and their risk of colon cancer recurrence." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "There are always other factors present, such as acidosis of the tissues (due to eating an overly acidifying diet consisting of animal proteins, trans fatty acids, and manufactured foods and beverages), most pharmaceutical drugs, an accumulation of heavy metals and harmful chemicals in the tissues, toxic blood, a severely congested liver, an unbalanced lifestyle, and foremost of all, sunglasses and sunscreens. The human body was designed to absorb UV light for very good reasons; otherwise we would have been born with a natural sunscreen for UV light on our skin and in our eyes." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Salt can mask the lack of real flavor in many manufactured foods. We've become so accustomed to salty foods that we've almost forgotten that real, whole foods—SuperFoods—don't need salt to taste good. It's easy to find sodium on a food label listed in milligrams right on the Nutrition Facts panel, though it can be a bit tricky sometimes to figure out how much is too much. Remember too that a high-sodium diet, in addition to being implicated in soaring rates of hypertension, can throw a monkey wrench into your efforts at weight control." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Almost overnight, Americans began to find themselves inundated with and clamoring for the suburban home products, packaged goods, and manufactured foods churned out by mega-industry. Over four short decades—between 1940 and 1980—factory plumes came to shroud small towns, fleets of trucks spewed diesel exhaust as they transported a myriad of newly manufactured goods from coast to coast, and the ChemLawn truck began to circle the cul-de-sacs in neighborhood after neighborhood." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The typical "dose" of sugars in manufactured foods runs about 35 to 40 grams per serving. If you start to read labels, you will be surprised to see how consistent this level of sugar is. Observe your own response to the taste of sweet foods. Usually we have come to expect that this level of sugar tastes right. Sugar-sensitive people tend to be more comfortable with sweeter foods. Remember Dr. Kampov-Polevoy's experiments with alcoholic men who preferred drinks that were so much sweeter than the drinks preferred by nonalcoholics?" - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"Added to a large number of manufactured foods, including breakfast cereals, niacin also is not without risks. After large doses of niacin (3g) were given to patients suffering from psychiatric diseases, these patients developed hepatitis and other liver problems. Among other symptoms of niacin-poisoning are hot flushes, itching skin, arrhythmia, and nervousness. Illegal use of niacin in minced meat and hamburgers has repeatedly led to similar symptoms. The main reason for adding niacin to meat is to color it red and give it the appearance of being fresh." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Keys to addressing principle 2, excess / toxins: <** Eliminate all processed / manufactured foods from your diet. All such foods contain toxic synthetic chemicals, and many aren't even listed on the ingredients labels. •* Eliminate all conventional home care and personal care products from your life: Shampoo, deodorant, soap, cleaners, detergents, dryer sheets, air fresheners, hair spray, hair dye, cosmetics, etc. Replace them all with "green home" and "green personal care" products. (See recommendations later in this book." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "If you get these in your body (and stop poisoning it with manufactured foods and junk foods), you will naturally have healthy skin. This is especially true if you combine it with good sources of antioxidants such as berries, superfruits, or any superfoods for that matter. People are telling me all the time that I have great-looking skin—that I look ten years younger than my chronological age—and they ask me what I put on my skin. I say, "Nothing." It's what I put in my body that makes my skin look healthy. I don't use any skin products whatsoever." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Foods grown in nature are overflowing with life-giving energy. The manufactured foods intended to replace them do not possess this essential quality. It is impossible for these false foods to nourish our bodies because they are nutritionally void. The energy or life force in food is the key to maintaining a healthy body. If you can remember the simple formula, "Live food equals life and dead food equals death" you have taken an important step towards achieving a healthy colon and body. How real is the difference between raw, living foods and dead foods that have been processed and cooked?" - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"That's because healthier ingredients are usually more expensive and can often reduce the shelf life of manufactured foods.) That's the relevant point here: it costs more money to manufacture foods that offer superior nutrition. So food companies, which compete on price, obviously do not want to make their foods more expensive, because that will cost them market share. So they automatically turn to the cheapest ingredients that are acceptable to consumers. And cheap ingredients are rarely the healthiest ingredients." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Processed, refined and otherwise manufactured foods all increase insulin levels, and thereby diminish the body's energy reserves. The following list includes other factors responsible for weight gain. People who put on extra weight may have been weakened by the following factors: • Junk food (now the typical American diet). • Overworking. • Lack of exercise. • Overstimulation of senses. • Strenous lifestyle and exhaustion. • Sleep deprivation (especially the two hours of sleep before midnight) increases hunger. • Irregular eating habits. • Heavy evening meals and frequent snacking." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Also eliminate junk food and all foods that contain artificial colors, flavorings, monosodium glutamate (MSG), yeast, or preservatives; processed and manufactured foods; and foods that contain salicylates. Certain foods naturally contain salicylates. These include almonds, apples, apricots, all berries, cherries, cucumbers, currants, oranges, peaches, peppers, plums, prunes, and tomatoes." - 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.)

"Since canola oil is contained in the majority of manufactured foods, baked goods, frozen foods, and restaurant foods, is it any wonder why people are falling ill everywhere, at a rate that is absolutely stunning and unprecedented? So what do refined and manufactured oils and fats actually do to the body? For one thing, they can cause severe gastrointestinal disturbances. The number of people in the U.S. suffering from acid reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, constipation, colon cancer, etc., exceeds the number of all other diseases taken together." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Refined salt is still added to thousands of different manufactured foods. Some 50 percent of the American population suffers from water retention (the leading cause of weight gain and obesity). The consumption of large amounts of refined salt is much to blame for that. Before salt was commercially produced, when it was harvested naturally, it was considered the most precious commodity on earth, even more precious than gold. During the Celtic era, salt was used to treat major physical and mental disturbances, severe burns, and other ailments." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Pressure-cooked foods produce greater leukocytosis than non-pressure-cooked foods. 4. manufactured foods such as wine, vinegar, white sugar, and ham offend the most. Kulvinskas goes on to say, "Prepared or processed meat (cooked, smoked, and salted) brought on the most violent reactions equivalent to the leukocytosis count manifest in poisoning." He also found that a largely raw food diet offsets the adverse effect of a small amount of cooked food so as not to cause leukocytosis. Kulvinskas later wrote, "Cooked food has lost more than 85% of its nutrient value." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"Have a look at the ingredients of the manufactured foods you are consuming; you are likely consuming one or more of these irritants at every meal. The Thrive Diet recipes are free of these allergens; the 12-Week Meal Plan on page 167 will point you in the right direction. Why are some foods likely to cause sensitivities? In short, because they are no longer in their natural state or are being eaten by someone other than the intended consumer. com Corn, or maize, in its current state is, believe it or not, a man-made food." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"We are told manufactured foods are better than foods from our garden. We are told that ultra-expensive cosmetics that cost as much as $ 100 an ounce are more effective than smearing lard on our skin. We're told that through the miracle of nanotechnol-ogy, someday medical scientists will be able to unleash an army of tiny robots that will course through our veins and destroy cancer cells and fight disease. Yet, these outrageous visions of nanotechnology ignore the simple truth: We already have the best nanotechnology in the world ?an immune system ?" - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) "Modern processed and manufactured foods actually cause disease; they don't provide nutrition. Cosmetics just cover up the problem; they don't address the underlying health of individuals. And most of the common surgical procedures performed today are unnecessary; they're performed simply to generate profits for surgeons, hospitals and clinics, and really have no scientific evidence supporting their use. People are easily trapped in the system of seduction Once we get into the system, we are harmed by it to the point where it sometimes becomes difficult, if not impossible, to get out." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) "Then educate yourself about nutrition, the healing power of foods and the destructive effects of processed foods or manufactured foods. Defense against misdirection Mind hack No. 3 is misdirection, and the defense against misdirection is to educate yourself; to recognize these distortions and learn about the true nature of foods, food ingredients, drugs, cosmetics, surgical procedures and so on. One of the best ways to do this is to read ingredients labels. Don't pay attention to packaging, which contains misrepresentations. That's what that the manufacturers want you to read." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"A simple "balanced diet" is no longer sufficient due to the overabundance of highly refined and manufactured foods. Teach children the importance of good nutrition when they are young so they create healthy habits for the future. Emphasize the fact that processed foods, sugars, and soft drinks add zero nutrition to their diet, and that their use may even lead to health problems. Processed foods also make it less likely that they will eat the foods that contain essential nutrients they need for proper growth and development. How can I feed my child healthier foods?" - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Refined salt is still added to thousands of different manufactured foods. Some 50 percent of the American population suffers from water retention (the leading cause of weight gain and obesity). The consumption of large amounts of refined salt is much to blame for that. Before salt was commercially produced, versus harvested naturally, it was considered the most precious commodity on earth, even more precious than gold. During the Celtic era, salt was used to treat major physical and mental disturbances, severe burns, and other ailments." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"There's nothing wrong with purchasing manufactured foods such as breads, soups, microwaveable meals and so on, as long as you don't rely on these items for the bulk of your diet. • Get into the exercise habit. Cardiovascular exercise is crucial to supporting your weight loss and health enhancement goals. It will make your diet far more effective, and it will accelerate your progress towards your goals." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.) "But it can be difficult if you enjoy any significant portion of manufactured foods: A person eating a doughnut for breakfast (3.19 g of trans fatty acids), a small order of French fries with lunch (3.43 g), two teaspoons of margarine on bread with dinner (1.24 g), and two cookies for a snack (1.72 g) would ingest a total of 9.58 g of trans fatty acids, enough to negate the serum cholesterol-lowering effects of a decrease in saturated fat of 10 percent of total energy intake. - Joseph E. Pizzorno.N.D., and Michael T. Murray, N.D." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.) "Processed foods, sometimes called manufactured foods, are less healthy for you than food ingredients in their natural state. For example, fresh broccoli from the grocery store is far healthier for you than packaged, flavored broccoli or broccoli-based frozen dinners. Most packaged foods are overpriced From an economic perspective, be especially wary of the price you're paying for each ounce of processed, packaged foods. Some prices are absolutely outrageous, like $1 per ounce (or even more)." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.) "They also provide digestive enzymes that are typically absent from manufactured foods. Furthermore, these vegetables provide phytonutrients and a wide spectrum of healing compounds that enhance your overall health and support your dietary goals. In fact, let me share with you a little trick I used to increase my consumption of fresh vegetables. The way I follow a weight control strategy is to not only avoid carbohydrates, but to also count calories. I count the total calories of every food item I eat, but all vegetables are free. That is, I don't count raw or steamed vegetables at all." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"So too are manufactured foods that contain hydrogenated fats, so check ingredients lists on labels carefully. I use pumpkin seed butter instead of butter or margarine as a spread. It tastes delicious. Frying, as mentioned earlier, is another way to damage otherwise healthy oils. The high temperature makes the oil oxidize so, instead of being good for you, it generates harmful free radicals in the body (explained fully in chapter 15). Frying is therefore best avoided as much as possible, as is any form of burning or browning fat." - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"Refined salt is still added to thousands of different manufactured foods. Some 50 percent of the American population suffers from water retention (the leading cause of weight gain and obesity). The consumption of large amounts of refined salt is much to blame for that. Before salt was commercially produced, versus harvested naturally, it was considered the most precious commodity on earth, even more precious than gold. During the Celtic era, salt was used to treat major physical and mental disturbances, severe burns, and other ailments." - Andreas Moritz, The Amazing Liver & Gallbladder Flush: A Powerful Do-It-Yourself Tool To Optimize your Health and Wellbeing (Get the book.)

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