| 1. Processed food
2. Beverages
Leads to osteoporosis.
3. Environmental toxins
ie. lotions and potions
See for yourself how the chemicals you use every day can be increasing your risk of developing cancer
4. Chlorine, bromine and fluorine from food/water/cleaning products
Do you ever think about where the pills that people flush down the toilet go to? Unless you drink spring or purified water you are drinking unprocessed toxins that outdated water treatment plants are not designed to handle.
5. SplendaŽ
SplendaŽ is chlorinated sugar with the potential to upset the normal flora or bacteria in your colon causing distress.
6. Fad High Energy Drinks
They contain caffeine and ginseng have the potential to stress your adrenal glands.
7. Aspirin
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The following three videos
are great!
They offer a lot of practical advice for how to detoxify and maintain a healthy liver, colon, and internal environment. They are quite short (5-10 minutes each).
Video One
Video Two
Video Three | |
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Source: MSN Health and Fitness
1. Sodium Nitrate (also called Sodium Nitrite)
This is a preservative, coloring, and flavoring commonly added to bacon, ham, hot dogs, luncheon meats, smoked fish, and corned beef. Studies have linked eating it to various types of cancer.
2. BHA and BHT
Butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydrozyttoluene are used to preserve common household foods. They are found in cereals, chewing gum, potato chips, and vegetable oils. They are oxidants, which form potentially cancer-causing reactive compounds in your body.
3. Propyl Gallate
Another preservative, often used in conjunction with BHA and BHT. It is sometimes found in meat products, chicken soup base, and chewing gum. Animals studies have suggested that it could be linked to cancer.
4. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
MSG is an amino acid used as a flavor enhancer in soups, salad dressings, chips, frozen entrees, and restaurant food. It can cause headaches and nausea, and animal studies link it to damaged nerve cells in the brains of infant mice.
**BE ADVISED: MSG is "hidden" in food
The following substances contain the highest percentage of factory created free glutamate, with MSG containing 78%:
MSG, Gelatin, Calcium Caseinate, Monosodium glutamate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), Textured Protein, Monopotassium glutamate, Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP), Yeast Extract, Glutamate, Autolyzed Plant Protein, Yeast food or nutrient, Glutamic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Autolyzed Yeast, Vegetable Protein Extract, Senomyx (wheat extract labeled as artificial flavor)
The following substances contain some factory created free glutamate in varying amounts. Some food labels list several of these items which can add up to a considerable and dangerous amount in one product:
Malted Barley (flavor), Natural Flavors, Flavors, Flavoring, Modified food starch, Barley malt, Reaction Flavors, Rice syrup or brown rice syrup, Malt Extract or Flavoring, Natural Chicken/Beef/Pork Flavoring, "Seasonings" (Most assume this means salt, pepper, or spices and herbs, which sometimes it is.), Lipolyzed butter fat, Maltodextrin, dextrose, dextrates, Soy Sauce or Extract, "Low" or "No Fat" items, Caramel Flavoring (coloring), Soy Protein, Corn syrup and corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), Stock, Soy Protein Isolate or Concentrate, Citric Acid (when processed from corn), Broth, Cornstarch, fructose (made from corn), Milk Powder, Bouillon, Flowing Agents, Dry Milk Solids, Carrageenan, wheat/rice/corn/oat protein, Protein Fortified Milk, Whey Protein/Whey, Anything enriched or vitamin enriched, Annatto, Whey Protein Isolate or Concentrate, Protein fortified "anything", Spice, Pectin, Enzyme modified proteins, Gums (guar and vegetable), Protease, Ultra-pasteurized dairy products, Dough Conditioners, Protease enzymes, Fermented proteins, Yeast Nutrients, Lecithin, Gluten and gluten flour, Protein powders: whey, soy, oat, rice (as in protein bars shakes and body building drinks), Amino acids (as in Bragg's liquid amino acids and chelated to vitamins), Algae, phytoplankton, sea vegetable, wheat/barley grass powders
European numbers for glutamate containing additives:
620, 621, 622,623, 624, 625,627,631,635
5. Trans Fats
Trans fats are proven to cause heart disease. Restaurant food, especially fast food chains, often serve foods laden with trans fats.
6. Aspartame
Aspartame, also known by the brand names Nutrasweet and Equal, is a sweetener found in so-called diet foods such as low-calorie desserts, gelatins, drink mixes, and soft drinks. It may cause cancer or neurological problems, such as dizziness or hallucinations.
7. Acesulfame-K
This is a relatively new artificial sweetener found in baked goods, chewing gum, and gelatin desserts. There is a general concern that testing on this product has been scant, and some studies show the additive may cause cancer in rats.
8. Food Colorings: Blue 1, 2; Red 3; Green 3; Yellow 6
Five food colorings still on the market are linked with cancer in animal testing. Blue 1 and 2, found in beverages, candy, baked goods and pet food, have been linked to cancer in mice. Red 3, used to dye cherries, fruit cocktail, candy, and baked goods, has been shown to cause thyroid tumors in rats. Green 3, added to candy and beverages, has been linked to bladder cancer. The widely used yellow 6, added to beverages, sausage, gelatin, baked goods, and candy, has been linked to tumors of the adrenal gland and kidney.
9. Olestra
Olestra, a synthetic fat found in some potato chip brands, can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and gas. Olestra also inhibits healthy vitamin absorption from fat-soluble carotenoids that are found in fruits and vegetables.
10. Potassium Bromate
Potassium bromate is used as an additive to increase volume in some white flour, breads, and rolls. It is known to cause cancer in animals, and even small amounts in bread can create a risk for humans.
11. White Sugar
Watch out for foods with added sugars, such as baked goods, cereals, crackers, sauces and many other processed foods. It is unsafe for your health, and promotes bad nutrition.
**BE ADVISED: In 2008 there will be a new GMO type of sugar on the market. It will be added into foods and will not be marked on the label.
12. Sodium Chloride
A dash of sodium chloride, more commonly known as salt, can bring flavor to your meal. But too much salt can be dangerous for your health, leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. |
