Never Be Sick Again: Health is a Choice, Learn How to Choose It

By Raymond Francis with Kester Cotton

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Processed fats and oils:

• Fats and oils, as mentioned above, are the primary materials used in the building of the membranes in each of the trillions of cells within the human body. Eating the wrong kinds of oils can make the membranes weak, leaky, and brittle, which leads to cytopathy and disease.
• Linoleic and linolenic acids (omega-6 and omega-3, respectively) are the two most important essential fatty acids the body requires. They must be in the correct balance with one another as well, yet the typical American diet leads to an abundance of omega-6 and a shortage of omega-3.
• To avoid the imbalance, avoid processed oils from the grocery store. Most contain trans-fats and are heated to high temperatures which can cause oxidation and rancidity. Even "cold-pressed" oils are usually not safe due to the harsh solvents used in the extraction process. Products containing hydrogenated oils should be avoided as well, including everything from margarine to chocolate, breakfast cereals, and much, much more.
• High quality olive oil and flaxseed oil are excellent ways to get the good oils into your body. Raw, unprocessed foods such as avocados, nuts, and seeds, as well as high quality eggs and meats are good sources as well.

Milk & Dairy:

• Milk is another toxic, make-believe food that definitely does not "do a body good":
  - Russell Bunai, M.D. states in a 1994 issue of Natural Health that the "single change to the U.S. diet that could provide the greatest health benefits is the elimination of milk products."

• Dr. Frank Oski, the former director of the Department of Pediatric Services at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, states in the 1992 edition of his book Don't Drink Your Milk that "We should all stop drinking milk… It was designed for calves, not humans." He also states that "At least 50 percent of all children are allergic to dairy."

• About 70 percent of the world's population does not drink milk or consume other dairy products. The World Health Organization's statistics even show that the highest rates of osteoporosis, breast cancer, allergies, and diabetes are from those countries with the highest milk consumption.

• Phosphorus prevents calcium absorption, and cow's milk is rich in it. Humans need magnesium to utilize calcium, yet cow's milk is low in that mineral. The resulting calcium build-up can result in bone spurs, atherosclerotic plaque, and gout.
• Protein in cow's milk metabolizes into strong acids that can be harmful to the body, and calcium is used to neutralize these for our protection. Unfortunately the calcium used is pulled from our bones and other tissues. We should have the strongest bones worldwide due to our high rate of dairy consumption (if we were to believe all of the ads) -- yet we actually have one of the highest levels of osteoporosis.

• Milk has been linked not only to allergies, but childhood diabetes, multiple sclerosis, localized inflammations in infants' intestines, iron-deficient anemia and cancer.
• Better sources of calcium can be found right where the cows get it; dark green vegetables such as broccoli, chard, and kale.

In order to provide cells what they need, we must concentrate on nutrients, not calories. Foods that provide life, such as whole grains in the form of wheat, oats, millet, and quinoa, are excellent choices. Organic foods made without chemicals are generally higher in nutritional value, as well as unprocessed foods harvested at the peak of ripeness (and therefore nutrition!) and eaten shortly thereafter as nature intended -- instead of those that are cooked, peeled, dehydrated, frozen, and canned -- are preferred.

Beside the kind of food we eat, we also need to watch the combinations in which we eat them as well. This is due to the different environments in which food digests; proteins in an acid environment, and starches in an alkaline. To simplify, remember a few simple rules:

• Vegetables can be combined with proteins safely.
• Do NOT combine protein with starches (meat and potatoes, fish and rice, spaghetti and meatballs, burger and fries, etc.).
• Fruit should be eaten alone.

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