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The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

There are two real culprits in the obesity crisis: one, the fast-acting carbs and sugars in breads, cereals, pastas, desserts, cakes, rolls, crackers, and fast food; and two, the obscenely large portions of everything else. As my wisecracking pal, the brilliant nutritionist and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) researcher C. Leigh Broadhurst, Ph.D., says, "No one ever got fat on peas and carrots." So of course, watch your sugar content. But most vegetables don't have that much, particularly compared to the real culprits in the American diet. (Potatoes and corn are exceptions.

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts

Super Size Me directed by Morgan Spurlock (2004) In this documentary, Morgan Spurlock literally sacrifices his body to illustrate the destructive power of fast food. A news story about two teens who tried to sue McDonald's for allegedly making them obese inspired Spurlock to find out exactly what a steady diet of fast food would do to the human body.

The new rules of imperialism: Economic warfare, consumer products and disease exports Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Through the proliferation of fast food restaurants, pharmaceutical companies, chemically-contaminated consumer products and similar items invented in America, the world is being bombarded by systems of food, medicine and distorted intellectual property claims that are producing far more casualties than any bombs-and-bullets war. How to control a nation In World War II, the Germans attempted to steal natural resources from neighboring nations by forcefully occupying and controlling the targeted territories.

Dietary fats reduce effectiveness of antioxidants like vitamin C Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

While some lipids are necessary for storing energy, others include a class of harmful trans-fatty acids found in hydrogenated oils and partially hydrogenated oils common not only in fast food but also in many products found on grocery store shelves -- including dairy products and meat. This year major cities in the U.S. are taking steps to ban trans-fats in food served in restaurants.

Movie review: Idiocracy starring Luke Wilson, directed by Mike Judge Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Fast food products are named, "Big Ass Fries!" and the court system operates as a name-calling contest where people are deemed guilty because they, "talk like fags" by using intelligent-sounding words. This is actually not that far from the state of affairs today in the United States. Political elections are won on rehearsed sound bites and acting skills, TV news has devolved into a violence-dominated ratings game hosted by supermodels with surgically-enhanced lips, and the population is so drugged up on medication that they can't think straight, drive straight or even vote straight.

Processed Meat Unsafe For Human Consumption; Cancer Experts Warn of Dietary Dangers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But once that issue went mainstream, fast food restaurants all over the country announced changes to avoid hydrogenated oils. I believe that sodium nitrite in processed meats is the next big food safety issue that's about to break into mainstream awareness. More and more consumers are suddenly aware that hot dogs promote cancer, or that bacon consumption is incredibly bad for your health. As awareness of this issue builds, there's going to be increasing political pressure to pass laws that protect the public by strictly limited or banning the use of sodium nitrite in processed meats.

Movie review: Idiocracy starring Luke Wilson, directed by Mike Judge Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This has actually been put in place at fast food restaurants in modern times, where employees punch the icons of food items rather than keying in prices (because most of today's youth are too mathematically inept to handle money anyway, utterly lacking the ability to count back fifty-six cents in change, for example, or even calculate a ten percent discount in their heads). What really struck me about Idiocracy, though, is how familiar the main character's observations are to me personally. When I walk around certain areas of a U.S.

Interview with "Kevala" Karen Parker, master raw foods chef Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But over time, it no longer takes an expert or a conspiracy theorist to say that fast food and this fast food nation certainly are devolving American citizens on a cellular level and otherwise because we're beginning to link into the relationship between a mineralized body and a better functioning brain and consciousness in general. Mike: Look at mental health in this country today. I believe recent studies show as much as 15 to 20 percent of the population is currently suffering from some kind of a diagnosable mental disorder, and that's not normal. Kevala: And what is normal, by the way?

Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Fratellone hears "horror stories" from patients flirting with disastrous dietary behavior—cereal, white bread, or bagel for breakfast, fast food for lunch, and maybe a few vegetables and protein for dinner. "The higher the carbohydrate intake, the higher your triglycerides will be. When your triglycerides go up, your HDL or 'good' cholesterol goes down. Not enough people know that high triglycerides are an even bigger risk factor for a heart attack than high cholesterol," says Dr. Fratellone, former executive medical director of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine.

How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

If you were to eat in fast food restaurants at least once a day, you would easily be able to meet your weight gain goal within one year and cash that $10,000,000 check. Be sure to order the largest quantities of soft drinks, fries and hamburgers, because it's quantity that counts here. Aided by menu items from fast food chains, you can pack in as much as 2,000 calories in a single meal! This is going to rapidly accelerate your weight gain efforts, because the average adult human being needs only 2,000 calories per day.

Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Half chose candy, more than one-third chose soft drinks and ice cream, and about one-fourth bought fast food," explains nutritionist Dr. Nestle in her book Food Politics. Specifically, reports Nestle, "soft drink companies unapologetically name 8- to 12-year-olds as marketing targets. Advertisers encourage marketing directed to 9-year-olds as a logical consequence of the fact that children—and girls in particular—are maturing earlier." In fact, corporations have devised ways to win over young people by hooking up with organizations that cater to them.

Unleash the Inner Healing Power of Foods The Editors of FC&A See book keywords and concepts

Avoid fast food pitfalls Let's face it - it's almost impossible to dodge the drive-thru. But eating super-sized and deep-fried will play havoc with your diet. So here are some handy tips for the next time you must have fast food. Never, ever super-size a meal. Order a small or regular size burger instead of the quarter-pounder with cheese. You'll cut 250 calories. Skip the large fries and save 540 calories. That's about the calorie equivalent of an entire meal. Think grilled when choosing chicken or fish. Frying can cost you over 100 calories. Call in a thin crust veggie pizza.

From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life C. W. Randolph, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Avoid fast food, but when you have no other choice, order a grilled chicken "sandwich" without the bun or mayonnaise. Most fast-food chains now also offer some type of side salad or fruit cup. Don't eat the dressing. Sprinkle with lemon juice instead. When eating out, avoid croutons and order low-fat salad dressing on the side; drizzle sparingly. Also when eating out, ask for a double order of broccoli or asparagus and dress with lemon juice to substitute for a buttery potato or rice dish. Keep a large bowl of broccoli and cauliflower florets ready for cooking or snacking.

101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! David W. Grotto, RD, LDN See book keywords and concepts

I bought breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner at the fast food establishment across the street and started smoking. A customer who befriended me suggested that I try adding some veggies, fruit, and whole grains to my diet—not all at once but a little at a time. I figured I had nothing to lose, so I made some of the suggested changes and quickly discovered what good health really felt like. Over the years, as I became healthier and more intrigued about nutrition, I did a lot of reading on the subject.

Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Schlosser, Eric. fast food Nation: The Dark Side of the Ail-American Meal, New York: Perennial, 2002. Severson, Kim. "Sugar and Alcohol Basic Food Groups for Many Adults: High-Calorie Meals Often Nutritionally Deficient, UC Berkeley Professor Finds." San Francisco Chronicle, June 2, 2004. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/06/02/MNG0U6V4S436.DTL. Sherman, Robert B. "A Spoonful of Sugar." Lyrics. National Institutes of Health website. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/spoonful.htm. Spreen, Allan N.

The new rules of imperialism: Economic warfare, consumer products and disease exports Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Through our popular soda products, cigarettes, fast food chains and manufactured foods, we have caused more death and disease around the world than any nation in human history (including Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot). And it all remains perfectly legal. Our chemical companies even manufacture and export pesticide chemicals that have been banned in the United States. Poor agricultural nations openly use those deadly pesticides on their crops, then ship the produce back to the U.S. where consumers buy it at grocery stores. It's all perfectly legal and, in fact, encouraged by U.S. political leaders.

Interview with "Kevala" Karen Parker, master raw foods chef Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But over time, it no longer takes an expert or a conspiracy theorist to say that fast food and this fast food nation certainly are devolving American citizens on a cellular level and otherwise because we're beginning to link into the relationship between a mineralized body and a better functioning brain and consciousness in general. Mike: Look at mental health in this country today. I believe recent studies show as much as 15 to 20 percent of the population is currently suffering from some kind of a diagnosable mental disorder, and that's not normal. Kevala: And what is normal, by the way?

Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition Hyla Cass See book keywords and concepts

Globally, fast food, junk food, and sugary sodas and other drinks are increasingly accessible. These affordable, convenient sources of calories are being gobbled down in place of nutritious, traditional ethnic fare, and the result is weight gain . . . and ever-rising rates of type 2 diabetes. Junk food accounts for 90 percent of diabetes diagnoses, affecting some 177 million people worldwide. Obesity, where body weight is 30 percent or more beyond ideal, is a major risk factor for diabetes.

Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well Elaine Magee See book keywords and concepts

When you concentrate on eating whole foods, it becomes easier to cut bad-for-your-health fats (trans fats and saturated fats) from your diet because these fats are often added to processed foods and fast food. Likewise, emphasizing the good fats (omega-3s from fish and plants and monounsaturated fat from plants) should be a snap. (Well, maybe not a snap, but it'll be a little bit easier.) 3. Fiber, fiber, fiber. Whole plant foods contain beneficial amounts of fiber, whereas processed foods often do not.

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

Do you eat processed food or fast food? ? Have you ever smoked or been exposed to second-hand smoke? ? Do you eat in restaurants more than twice weekly? ? Do you use bug spray in your home or have a pest control service? ? Do you use weed killer on your lawn? ? Do you dye or bleach your hair? ? Do you use cologne or perfume? ? Are you overweight, underweight, or do you have cellulite deposits? ? Does your occupation expose you to toxins? ? Do you drink alcoholic beverages regularly? ? Do you eat fish more than twice a week? ? Do you regularly swim in a pool or lake? ?

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food Ann N. Martin See book keywords and concepts

Schlosser, E., fast food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal, New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Straw, D., Why Is Cancer Killing Our Pets? Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2000. Strombeck, D.R., DVM, Home Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1999. Zucker, M., Natural Remedies for Cats, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999. Zucker, M. Natural Remedies for Dogs, New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999. Websites In the United States American Board of Veterinary Toxicology.

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

If you've been eating fast food every day for the last twenty years, I don't expect you to quit cold turkey. As with the other lifestyle changes critical to the entire RENEW detoxification program, go at your own pace and at the least, replace an old, unhealthy habit with a new one once or twice a week until you've made enough modifications in your lifestyle to put you on a path to vibrant health. Use these ideas as recommendations that you can then tailor to your own personal needs, likes, and dislikes. You'll find recipes for a few of my favorite meals in Chapter 11.

The list continues throughout your day as you work under fluorescent lighting, lunch at a fast food restaurant, and take in all the gases floating around your breathing spaces. A DOSE OF REALITY Before you pack up the car and think about living off the land in a remote corner of the country, let's get one thing straight. We may live in a toxic soup but we can't escape it by moving to a far-off location, pretending it's not there, or redefining what "normal" is.

Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs Melody Petersen See book keywords and concepts

A competing company had announced it would be spending as much money to promote Lunesta as McDonald's was paying to promote its fast food. The Lunesta ads appearing on television and in magazines featured an evanescent luna moth quietly fluttering in a deep purple starry night and offered slogans like "For refreshing sleep—night after night after night." It was this "night after night" part that had the French company's executives particularly stewing. When Sanofi's product, Ambien, was approved, the FDA required the company to warn doctors it should rarely be prescribed for more than ten days.

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

Among the chilling details uncovered by Schlosser are the current methods for preparing fast food (and, for that matter, processed foods in general), which are less likely to be found in cookbooks than in trade journals such as Food Technologist and Food Engineering. The scientists behind the development of the industry for fast and processed food, which took off after World War II, knew less about nutrition than they did about making products taste better, last longer, and be safe from contamination by microorganisms.

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey See book keywords and concepts

Data from the 1977-78 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey and the 1989-91 and 1994-96 Continuing Surveys of Food Intake by Individuals document a decrease in the percentage of energy obtained from foods consumed at home and school and an increase in the percentage of energy obtained from foods consumed at fast food establishments and restaurants among adolescents and young adults. The trend in eating out may be related to the observed increase in energy intake among Americans, because food away from home is generally higher in energy and fat than food consumed at home [184, 193].

The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith See book keywords and concepts

But the fast food industry isn't solely to blame, as food additives are found in just about everything these days. Many strawberry yogurts, for example, get their color from carmine, which is also found in many frozen fruit bars, candies, fruit fillings, and juice drinks, as well as cosmetics like lipstick and eye shadow. Carmine is a food dye derived from ground-up insects that produce the pigment-containing carminic acid. (As with many food additives, carmine FACT The American flavor industry has annual revenues of about $1.4 billion.

The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest Dan Buettner See book keywords and concepts

Was there any regard for the old ways in the age of fast food and text messaging? I met Kamada's great-granddaughter, 14-year-old Kur-ara, in a village park where she was taking part in a school track meet. She blew away the competition in the first leg of an 800-meter relay race. As she passed the baton to her teammate, she threw her arms victoriously into the air and then ran to the finish line to cheer on her teammates. Kurara was still breathing hard when I caught up with her. "Champions!" she shouted in her confident, deep voice, pointing to her teammates who smiled beside her.

When America won the war and established a military base on Okinawa, it brought peace, prosperity, jobs, and a culture of rich fast food and huge portions. But as is the case with most stories of development, prosperity arrived as a paradox: The end of economic hardship also brought an end to the same disciplines, lifestyles, work requirements, and the diet that had helped foster the culture's extraordinary longevity. After being starved for so many centuries, Okinawans seized this new food culture.

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