Perfect Health: The Natural Way

By Mary-Ann Shearer

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Sweeteners

SORBITOL (E 420)

• Mainly used as an artificial sweetener.
• Formerly presumed safe, recent research shows that there is the possibility of it being carcinogenic, causing, in particular, bladder tumors. It can also produce diarrhea.

ASPARTAME

• Also marketed as NutraSweet, Canderel, and various other brand names.
• Independent scientists claim that it causes mental retardation, brain lesions, and neuroendocrine disorders (disorders associated with the nervous, endocrine, or hormonal systems) thus affecting the thyroid, pituitary and adrenal glands, and the ovaries and testes.
• Research shows that chronic brain damage may be caused when aspartame is consumed in combination with monosodium glutamate (MSG).

SACCHARIN

• Found to cause cancers in laboratory tests, particularly cancer of the urinary tract.

Miscellaneous Additives

MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

• Also known as MSG, this flavor enhancer stimulates the taste buds, which causes them to become inflamed and more sensitive.
• Found in packet soups, seasonings, processed savory foods, bouillon cubes, sauces, and almost all fast food. Almost every savory processed food contains this chemical and it is often referred to as a flavor enhancer or natural flavors.
• Affects the chemistry of the brain, can cause acute discomfort, including headaches, respiratory problems, and muscle tightness (usually felt in the neck and shoulders).

CAFFEINE

• A flavoring agent that acts as a stimulant, affecting the central nervous system, the heart, and the kidneys.
• Found in coffee, cocoa, tea (including green tea), chocolate, and soft drinks.
• Consumption can result in nervousness, anxiety, irritability, aggression, sleeplessness, and insomnia. Continual stimulation of the central nervous system with caffeine can result in tiredness, depression, moodiness, and contributes to myalgic encephalomyelitis.
• Strong evidence shows caffeine may contribute to the formation of breast lumps.
• Coffee drinkers are more likely to suffer from heart disease.

IRRADIATION

• A preservation treatment that uses very large doses of ionizing radiation, which produces a change in food in order to ensure a longer shelf life.
• The materials used are cobalt 60 or cesium 137, common nuclear waste products.
• Has been around without public knowledge since 1916 when the first fruit experiments were conducted on strawberries.
• According to Dr. Donald Louria, chairman of the Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, nuclear waste used in this process takes many years to break down. Research used as a basis for allowing the process was poorly documented and in these experiments, laboratory animals died for no apparent reason.
• Dr. Richard Piccioni, a senior staff scientist with Accord Research, claims it causes chemical changes to take place so that both known and unknown carcinogens and mutagens are formed. He also says that little research has been done.
• Dr. George Trisch, a cancer research scientist in Buffalo, New York, says that mutagenic and carcinogenic substances are formed during this process and that formaldehyde (a very toxic substance) is formed in carbohydrates. Dr. Trisch states that in research done on children and animals, more chromosomes appear in the cell (as seen in tumors), and that carcinogenic substances are formed when unsaturated fats are irradiated.
• Both fruits and vegetables contain carbohydrates and unsaturated fats. Therefore, according to research results, when fruits and vegetables are irradiated, formaldehyde and carcinogenic substances must be formed. The food is then eaten by the consumer.

 

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