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There are approximately 100,000 chemicals in commercial use today and approximately 4,000 to 6,000 new chemicals produced each year, it is no wonder we are becoming so sick. 80% of these chemicals have never been tested for human safety or their effects on the unborn. Many of these chemicals are known thyroid disrupting chemicals and also disrupt endocrine hormones. Thyroid hormone is extremely important for brain development. We are literally poisoning our children with chemicals that impair brain function. Even though PCBs were banned in the 1970s they are still found in high concentrations in humans. Infants that are only six weeks old have been found to have elevated levels of PCBs. Studies have shown the early exposure to PCBs results in deficits such as low IQ, attention deficit disorder, impaired coordination, and reduced ability to remember what has been said. These negative effects are due to PCBs binding to thyroid hormone receptors and altering their function. BPA (Bisphenol-A) see above description, has been found in the blood of pregnant women, in the amniotic fluid, and in the umbilical cord after birth as well as the placenta. BPA has been specifically shown to bind to thyroid receptors and can be considered a weak estrogen. One study found that rats exposed to BPA developed ADHD attention-deficit hyper-activity disorder. PBDEs are an emerging chemical that is a flame retardant and is being found in greater concentrations in human tissues. PBDEs are also used in antibacterial soaps and creams. They are also found in cosmetics and personal products including nail polish removers, hair spray, perfume and eye shadow. These are thyroid hormone disrupters and are linked to hyper activity. Parabens are widely used as a preservative in cosmetics, foods, and prescription drugs. Studies show that parabens have estrogen like effects that can inhibit thyroid function. Pesticides DDT and HCB have been shown to decrease Thyroid function. The Environmental Working Group at www.ewg.org has an excellent cosmetic database that provides data on many cosmetic products and the harmful chemicals that they contain.
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some of the harmful things pesticides can do to us humans:
Children and fetuses suffer more of these effects from pesticides than do adults because children's bodily systems are still developing. Additionally, children are much less able than adults to detoxify most pesticides. Pesticide effects in the unborn and in infants can have lifelong effects. For instance, the risk of neurological or behavioral problems following early pesticide exposure extends through puberty, as the reproductive system, nervous system, and brain continue to grow. It's also worth noting that farm workers suffer more than their share of bad pesticide effects; and birds, beneficial insects, and other wild critters are impacted, too. Pesticide exposure can occur through means other than food intake, but research shows that reducing pesticide intake via food has an immediate observable effect on body-burden levels of pesticides. So, when in the produce aisle, pick organic when you can, and when you can't, try to avoid foods with high pesticide residues and substitute those with low pesticide residues. The next section explains how to do that.
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In the USA, the following seven artificial colorings are permitted in food (the most common in bold) as of 2007:
The above are known as "primary colors"; when they are mixed to produce other colors, those colors are then known as "secondary colors". The report Food Dyes – A Rainbow of Risks reviews the risks that have been known for quite some time:
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| Monosodium Glutamate plays a critical role in the development of several neurological disorders including migraines, seizures, infections, abnormal neural development, certain hormone disorders, neuropsychiatries disorders, learning disorders in children, AIDS dementia, episodic violence, lyme borreliosis, hepatic encephalopathy, specific types of obesity, and especially the neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and olivopontocerebellar degeneration.
MSG is added to our food as a flavor enhancer, but in reality it is addictive and we crave more of the food which contains it. It also works on the Hypoththalamus stopping the feeling of being full so we keep eating more of the product which contains the MSG. MSG also damages the Mitochondria which converts sugar to energy. We have less energy and less calorie burn. This contributes to obesity. For more information on MSG read Dr. Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. work.
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High Fructose Corn Syrup, (HFCS) is manufactured from corn. To extract the syrup from the corn kernel requires a chemical process that uses costic soda. Costic soda is manufactured using mercury cells. Some of the mercury leaks into the HFCS. When researchers tested products bought from the grocery store they found that approximately 50% of the food products test had significant amounts of mercury. According to the FDA 90% of USA manufactures of caustic soda have switched to a non mercury process. But do you know the source of caustic soda that your producer is using? We I looked into caustic soda suppliers China has as many suppliers as the USA. We need to have that information on our food labels.The 2nd concern is that our bodies don't process fructose the same as it does sucrose. When we eat sucrose it stimulates an Insulin response, and a Leptin response, Our cells start to convert sucrose to energy under the direction of Insulin and Leptin sends a message to the brain telling us we are full and to stop eating. When we eat fructose it doesn't stimulate Insulin nor Leptin. Fructose is converted to fatty acids, the beginning of fat, and there is no message to the brain to stop eating. It is as if our brain doesn't know that we ate fructose. Fructose contributes to over eating, weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Read your food labels and you will see that HFCS is in everything. If you are trying to lose weight a great first step is to remove HFCS from your diet.
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Hidden Names for MSG The following substances contain the highest percentage of factory created free glutamate, with MSG containing 78%.
The following substances contain some factory created free glutamate in varying amounts. Please note that some food labels list several of these items, which can add up to a considerable and dangerous amount in one product:
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Bisphenol-A is used primarily in plastics to make them shatter proof. It has been in use since 1957. Resent studies have linked BPA with cancer, weight gain, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes. It acts like estrogen and messes with our hormone system. Stimulating estrogen sensitive cancers like Breast and prostrate cancer.. It has detrimental effects on our nervous systems and brain especial in infants and children. It effects the dopamine system of the brain and is implicated in learning disorders like ADD, ADHD, and hyperactivity. BPA has been shown to bind to thyroid hormone receptor sites preventing the thyroid hormones from performing their functions. It disrupts the methylation of our gene expression. It also interrupts sexual behavior. The USA is aggressively removing BPA from our products. But when you look a BPA manufactures the largest percent are located in China. I would caution you against the use of plastics maked in China. Here is the break down of manufactures based on country.
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NO NO's / Things to Avoid
When I do my health classes I find that there is confusion about the difference between refined carbohydrates vs. complex carbohydrates. A simple example would be a potato is a complex carbohydrate and a potato chip would be a refined carbohydrate. Like wise a beet would be complex carbohydrate and beet sugar (table sugar) would be a refined carbohydrate.
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Trans Fats do occur in nature but in very small amounts. That's not the case for man made oils. Companies like using trans fats in their foods because they’re easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Trans fats give foods a desirable taste and texture. Many restaurants and fast-food outlets use trans fats to deep-fry foods because oils with trans fats can be used many times in commercial fryers. Trans fats can be found in many foods – but especially in fried foods like French fries and doughnuts, and baked goods including pastries, pie crusts, biscuits, pizza dough, cookies, crackers, and stick margarines and shortenings. You can determine the amount of trans fats in a particular packaged food by looking at the Nutrition Facts panel. You can also spot trans fats by reading ingredient lists and looking for the ingredients referred to as “partially hydrogenated oils.”
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You don't have to be Albert Einstein to figure out that something is wrong with our society's food supply.
According to C.D.C. (Center for Disease Control)
According to the American Heart association: Nearly 70% of all Americans have some form of heart disease. You must ask yourself are you going to be the one with diabetes? If you keep following the crowd and eating like they do. You stand a good chance that it will be you. Remember the definition of insanity "repeating the same behavior expecting a different result". You Must Start Some Where
Below is a partial list of thing to avoid Because they are harming your health and contribute to and early death!
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