Go Natural for Good Health
Introduction
"Go Natural for Good Health"
In the decade between the 1980s and 1990s, Nancy Pidutti wrote many local health columns. Later, she wrote a two-and-a-half year, monthly health newsletter, called “Let’s Be Healthy.”
She will be sharing some updated versions from her newsletter on a wide variety of topics.
You might find her newest book, “How to Stay Healthy in a World Gone Mad: A Handbook for Kingdom Living,” an interesting addition to these columns.
Apeel Has Lost Its Appeal
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- Published: 25 June 2024 25 June 2024
The concern about keeping vegetables and fruits fresh has led to all kinds of innovations, most of which are not good for us. I once walked into an Eastern supermarket and found the manager of the vegetable department coating cucumbers with Johnson’s wax. That was in the years before there was such concern for food safety as we find among consumers today. He justified it by saying “everyone was doing it."
The ever-busy Mr. Gates has invested in a new product to do the same kind of job of keeping produce edible longer. Finding the truth about this product is a challenge. Those with vested interests defend its safety. Those who are more concerned about customers' health over monetary gain have other things to say about this substance that coats produce peels.
Glyphosate, A Nerve Toxin That May Be In Your Blood
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- Published: 18 June 2024 18 June 2024
That statement seems radical, but see for yourself. It’s an unwanted residue in much of our food. HealthDay News July 12, 2022, made the statement that most Americans have this weed killer in their urine. It’s been called “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Let’s dig deeper. Glyphosate is the chemical in Roundup, a weedkiller (herbicide) that many people have used. They can be exposed to it in food, on golf courses, and in household yard use, and company employees who do landscape maintenance are likely candidates, and the general populace from residuals left from that treatment.
Broccoli Sprouts Enhance Life and Good Health
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- Published: 03 June 2024 03 June 2024
MSG, The Great Pretender
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- Published: 20 May 2024 20 May 2024
MSG, The Great Pretender
Monosodium Glutamate probably has more names to hide under than you have hats to wear. It was originally used in the East to enhance food flavors and was extracted from seaweeds.
In the 1960s, people began reacting to it with "tingling, numbness, brain fog, chest pressure and pain.”
In the 1970s, researchers found that the pharmaceutical substance would kill brain cells in the lab. (Maybe that’s why some have brain fog and migraines).
Sugar, the Socially Acceptable Addictive Substance
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- Published: 07 May 2024 07 May 2024
Sugar, the Socially Acceptable Addictive Substance
Did you know there are about 48 different kinds of sugar? The food industry has found many ways to incorporate them into our food. That doesn’t count the sugar alcohols I wrote about last week. Nor does it include maple sugar or syrup, honey, or blackstrap molasses.
The intent behind food processing executives is to get you addicted from the cradle to the grave. The better to cull your money, honey.
I was reluctant to touch this “sacred cow,” because people will not find it a popular topic. However, if you really want to reclaim your health you need to learn about the calculated efforts to keep us buying more products. I think of Detective, Joe Friday, who said with a straight face, “Just the facts, ma’am.” So, that’s what I‘m going to give you.
Sugar Alcohols are Not Sugar or Alcohol
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- Published: 01 May 2024 01 May 2024
So, what are they? They’re carbohydrates concocted from certain substances by a chemical process. The end result chemically resembles both sugar and alcohol. That’s how they got the name of sugar alcohol.
While investigating the types of substances being passed on to the public as “safe” and “good” for you, I’ve found so many alarming things that I feel I must warn you. We’re on a roll with “artificial sweeteners,” and all sweet substances that end in “ol” are considered sugar alcohols.
They’re mostly considered sweeter than sugar with almost no calories. People who consume them thinking they will help them lose weight, often find they increase their weight. Since clever ads, do their best to convince people that these substances are all safe, many wonder what’s wrong with them since their results don’t live up to the “promises.” Some experts believe sugar alcohols increase a craving for sweets.
Don’t Get Hi on Hi-Fructose Corn Syrup
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- Published: 22 April 2024 22 April 2024
After World War 2 people began to acquire a taste for something sweet. Sugar was the first sweetener to become popular. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was added in the 1950s. When it made its arrival, it quickly became a go-to in all kinds of foods and beverages.
HFCS is made from corn starch. The chain of glucose molecules is broken down into single ones. The result is HFCS. (Can you recall pecan pies made with dark Karo syrup?)
Doctor Don Colbert, MD was one of the first to sound an alarm. In 2014. His concern was based on research studies done at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina. They found that some patients who had cirrhosis of the liver, especially non-drinkers with fatty liver disease were liberally consuming fructose in their foods.
Danger Ahead. Sucralose (Splenda) is Chlorinated Sugar!
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- Published: 15 April 2024 15 April 2024
Many people use artificial sweeteners assuming they will help them lose weight. However, the opposite is true for many. It increases appetite in animal research labs. What do you think that will do for you
The fact is that it messes with your body chemistry making you want to eat more food. That becomes a real problem for diabetics and others with blood sugar problems.
Here is one challenge: When Splenda is used in baking, it begins to break down and interact with an element in fat molecules called glycerol. This creates substances called chloropropanols. These may raise the risk of triggering cancer. Healthline.com “Sucralose (Splenda): Good or Bad?"