I recall once hearing the great health guru "Jack Lalane" saying "Never eat anything out of a package, bag or box". This statement was almost clairvoyant viewing what we now find in our food sources just to make the shelf life longer.
One of the additives popular nowadays is Artificial Color which can cause Allergic Reactions, fatigue and skin rashes. Another thing is Artificial Flavor which can cause Allergic Reactions, dematitis and eczema. They also effect enzymes, RNA and Thyroid.
One of many more highly used additives is artificial sweetener which is in everything that says "sugar free". But these sweeteners can cause angiodema or "wheals" similar to hives, rhinitis or inflammation of the nose and tumors. Artificial sweeteners can also cause Estrogen levels to change.
The addition of Brominated vegetable oils to our food supply has been known to raise triglycerides in some people and we know how many drugs they have out now to remedy that. The purpose of these oils is to boost the flavor in the fruit and soda drinks. Raising the flavors in these drinks can do damage to the Liver, Thyroid, Heart and Kidneys.
The ever present MSG or Monosodium Glutamate has been added to our foods for years. Especially found in Restaurant foods and foods like salad dressings, chips, frozen entrees, soups and many other boxed, and packaged foods to keep them "fresh". This additive may
stimulate
the appetite, cause headaches, nausea (like in the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome). It can cause weakness, wheezing and edema (especially swelling of the ankles). It can also cause the heartbeat to rise, burning sensations and difficulty in breathing.
This comparatively new food additive called Olesta is an indigestible fat in fried and baked foods
It inhibits absorption of some nutrients. It can cause gastrointestinal (gut) disease, diarrhea, gas cramps, bleeding and incontinence of the bowel.
The ingredient replacing fat nowadays is shortening, hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, palm oil, soybean oil and other processed oils are found in about 40,000 foods in the U.S. These processed oils contain high levels of trans fats. They raise the levels of bad cholesterols and lower the good ones and raise the risk of heart disease.
What is a person to do with all these "poisons" in our foods? Read labels to the point of eye strain? Cook everything from scratch? Go vegetarian? Juice everything in sight? Who knows how we can avoid these harmful additives? In California they recently passed a law restraining the use of trans fats in restaurants. I wonder if they're using Olesta now instead? Most "no fat" foods now have a sweeter taste due to the addition of corn syrup. So, what are we to do about our food sources? If you have an answer, please let me know!
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