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WHY WE NEED SUPPLEMENTATION
HOW SAFE IS OUR FOOD?
Hippocrates, the founder of Western medicine, centered his teachings around the maxim 'let food be your medicine and medicine be your food'. It looks like we did our best to forget this principle. Today, chemicals are used in every stage of food production. Our foods are grown, harvested, stored, preserved, processed and packaged with a smorgasbord of chemicals. Food production is about conquering and dominating the natural environment, rather than working with it. The application of chemical sprays to farm fields was an early sign of a food system at war with nature.
Residues of more than 400 hundred toxic chemicals have been identified in human blood and fat tissue. Based on the Environment Protection Agency's own estimation, residues of 60 carcinogenic pesticides on 30 foods that may be eaten in just one day would result in about 64,000 excess cancers a year, more than 10% of all current cancer deaths.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
If the same crop is growing in the same soil year after year then we are dealing with soil depletion. Nutrients in food come mainly from nutrients in the soil. Conventionally grown fruits and vegetables are severely lacking in specific nutrients. The fact is that just about every nutrient in our soil has sharply declined. Researches documented, for instance, that the amount of vitamin A in some fruits (such as oranges, bananas, and apples) has dropped by approximately 66% since 1963. That means you would have to eat three pieces of these fruits to equal the vitamin level you would have received in just one piece three decades ago.
Some of our favorite fruits and vegetables contain harsh pesticides. The following chart was prepared by the Environmental working Group of Washington, DC, using Federal Drug Administration data. According to their research, the top 10 most pesticide-ridden types of produce are:
strawberries
cherries (US)
apples
cantaloupe (Mexico)
apricots
grapes (Chile)
blackberries
pears
raspberries
nectarines
CHANGES IN OUR FOOD.
Food is a $200 billion a year industry, and food companies spend about $6 billion a year on advertising. Most ads are for processed foods. TV commercials never advertise potatoes, but there are plenty of ads for French fries and potato chips. It is easy to see we are eating less natural food and more processed, packaged, man-made foods
Over 300 registered chemicals are allowed to be used in the production and handling of foods. However, the Canadian Health Protection Branch (HPB) has established residue limits for about only 100, because about 200 of those chemicals are considered harmless. As a result, the amounts used are regulated by the producer and processor. There is no government requirement that food be labeled with information about any of the seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, drugs or hormones that went into it. Food is not inspected for purity.
Additives of all kinds are put into our food in great amounts. No more than 7% of the additives have any vitamin or mineral value. All of the rest are used to change the appearance, taste, or texture of food. Many flavors are used because processing destroys the natural flavor in foods. More than 90% of the colors used are synthetic.
One additive, NutraSweet, has taken off dramatically due to the North American obsession with dieting. It contains methanol, which is a highly toxic poison. Methanol is converted to formaldehyde and formic acid - two substances that have a very toxic effect on the thymus gland. Common complaints are that it causes malaise, nausea, recurrent headaches, dizziness, and visual disturbances.
Our bodies are built from the foods we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Our cells, tissues, and organs all come from these three sources. However, today's foods have become so processed, refined and depleted that they drain our energy and immune response and can ultimately make us sick.
SEVEN IGNORED FACTORS REGARDING FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
Factor #1.
How many people really eat according to the Canada Food Guide…
7 days a week?
365 days a year?
According to Health & Welfare Canada
that means the following
MINIMUMS
every day for adults for
HEALTH MAINTENANCE:
DAILY ADULTS SERVINGS
8-10 FRUITS & VEGETABLES
10-12 WHOLE GRAINS
2-3 MEAT or ALTERNATIVES
2-4 DAIRY PRODUCTS
Factor #2
What about food QUALITY?
LOSS OF NUTRIENTS
EARLY HARVESTING UP TO 25% LOSS
TRANSPORTATION UP TO 25% LOSS
STORAGE UP TO 50% LOSS
COOKING UP TO 50% LOSS
OVERPROCESSING UP TO 100% LOSS
CANNING UP TO 83% LOSS
FREEZING UP TO 83% LOSS
REFINING UP TO 100% LOSS
PASTEURIZATION UP TO 50% LOSS
Factor #3
What about SOIL DEPLETION
HOW ARE YOU EATING - ORGANIC OR CONVENTIONAL?
Did you know their mineral content varied this much?
Calcium Magnesium Potassium Sodium Iron
Snap Beans
Organic 40.5 60.0 99.7 8.8 227
Conventional 15.5 14.8 29.1 0.0 10
Cabbage
Organic 60.0 43.6 148.3 20.4 94
Conventional 17.5 15.6 53.7 0.8 20
Lettuce
Organic 71.0 49.3 176.5 12.2 515
Conventional 16.0 13.1 53.7 0.0 9
Tomatoes
Organic 23.0 59.2 148.3 6.5 1938
Conventional 4.5 4.5 58.6 0.0 1
Spinach
Organic 96.0 203.9 257.0 69.5 1584
Conventional 47.5 46.9 84.0 8.0 19
*All data are in mg per 100 grams
Tom H.Boode-Peterson, Energy News and Updates
(Project2000, Inc., 140 Seawall St.,Boston, MA01505)
Factor #4
What about MALABSORPTION?
The food you eat today will be your body tomorrow
DIET CHOICES What you put in your mouth
DIGESTION All digestive organs work perfectly
so that nutrients can be made available
ABSORPTION Nutrients are released from the G.I. tract
into the blood stream
ASSIMILATION Nutrients are assimilated into cells from the blood stream
ELIMINATION (Detoxification) Cells release wastes into the blood stream
NUTRITION Cells are nourished by the nutrients
MALABSORPTION: Due to digestive difficulties, people often utilize only a small percentage of the nutrients in the food they put in their mouth (sometimes as little as 10-25%).
Factor #5.
What about the need of extra ANTIOXIDANTS in this polluted environment?
The IMMUNE SYSTEM
is the body's SILENT but
POWERFUL DEFENSE MECHANISM
against 'Foreign invaders'
The antioxidant vitamins are an important part of the body immune systems. This is due to their ability to neutralize free radicals, highly-reactive and unstable molecules that can cause significant cellular damage. The billions of cells in the body are continually exposed to these free radicals which are produced through normal bodily processes, as well as external sources such as pollution and tobacco smoke. This cellular damage, along with other factors, may lead to the development of a number of chronic diseases including cancer, cataracts and heart disease.
Factor #6
What about extra nutrients necessary due to STRESS?
All mental problems are physical problems. Stress is a condition that can harm the body and cause cells to die. However, we can all handle stress without any ill effects if we eat well.
RULES FOR HEALTH
It takes 6-7 times the normal amount of nutrition to build and repair than to maintain health.
Nothing heals the human body in less than 3 months, then add on one month for every year of illness.
In today's world everyone needs supplementation. By correcting nutrient deficiencies people feel better, improve their mood, mental sharpness, memory and ability to focus, as well as have more energy, resolve chronic health conditions and even lose weight.
We live in a body that has incredible, innate healing wisdom, yet degenerative diseases are rampant in our culture. If we do not give our bodies enough of the vital raw materials needed to fortify their self-repairing systems, we cannot experience optimal health. 92 percent of North Americans are deficient in one or more vitamins. That means they receive less than the MINIMUM amount necessary to prevent deficiency diseases. Nutrients are not drugs and they do not work as drugs. They work with your biology by supporting normal enzyme and biochemical reactions.
STARTING IN YOUR 30s, THINGS SLOW DOWN:
Your metabolism slows at a rate of about 1% per year.
Muscle decreases about 1-2% annually, about 5-10 pounds of muscle weight per decade, unless you engage in muscle-building activities.
From age 30 through age 80, body fat accumulates from 18-35% for men and 20-44% for women.
Bone loss begins around age 35. If calcium intake was insufficient earlier, 1% of bone mass is lost each year.
If you sedentary, stressed, smoke, drink, worship the sun, or eat poorly, you may accelerate aging - even at age 20.
