LIFESTYLES
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The
Summer Trend Endangering Our Children! ©
by Lena Sanchez
Warm months seem to bring out all those
sweet myriad of colored drinks and tempting snack foods, for kids, loaded with
killer additives.
Caffeine and food additives are addictive
killer drugs found in the attractive soft drinks, cereals, punches, Kool-Aid
and even over-the-counter and prescription drugs. These dangerous, but
socially accepted chemicals cause many problems within the child's body. When
consumed they put those little body organs into a state of constant of
confusion.
Hot weather finds cases and six packs of
bottles and cans of sodas along with huge amounts of snack foods in grocery
baskets of moms everywhere, which contain additives, artificial colors and
caffeine! These are the same moms who will cry WHY, when her child becomes
ill!
The average overall, adult and children,
consumption of artificial food coloring and flavors is 327.6 mg. Yet the
testing is done at a level of 27.0gms, so do we even know the full extent of
what will happen down the road?
Since artificial food coloring is usually
made from Petroleum, you might as well give them a glass of gas or oil.
If it's spelled with "butyl" you
can bet it's petroleum! The most popular additives in foods and drink are BHA
(Butylated hydroxyanisole ) & BHT (butylated hydroxyanisole). One-eighth
mg of BHA & BHT fed to mice turned them into fighting, hyper, ill
mice.
Artificial colors and additives are found
in processed foods such as; cereals, cakes, cookies, ice cream, juice drinks,
soda's, chewing gum and more. Listed chemicals are, Alginates, Lecithin,
Mono-& Diglycerides, Methyl Cellulose, Carrageenan, Glycerine, Guar Gum,
Fumaric Acid and Sodium Aluminosilicate.
Food dyes and artificial additives are just
as dangerous as Caffeine, but you never really hear about them! It's the
chemical worlds secret and they want it to stay that way.
All artificial colors and food additives
are proven to be connected to a world of illnesses, not to mention they kill
the immune system at 27.0 gms. So what's really happening, at the average
intake, is anybody's guess.
Put the average daily consumption of
drinks, cereals and fast foods, per person, containing colorings and
artificial flavorings together and we are looking at a world of children with
ADD, ADHD, Autism, Asthma along with a load of other neurological
problems!
While another common additive
"caffeine" will temporarily stimulate and arouse the intellect and
put a temporary damper on fatigue, it is short-lived. The excess stimulation
depletes the body of vital energy as it struggles to deal with these poisons,
which has entered its system. This additive seems to be included just for
getting you addicted to whatever it is added to. Contains no nutrient value
what-so-ever!
A drop of caffeine on the head of a pin
kills a mouse.
Foods with caffeine, artificial colors and
flavorings artificially stimulate the brain creating interruptions and
increase the heart rate.
Studies have shown that the consumption of
caffeine produces increased incidence of bladder and stomach cancer, raised
blood pressure, increased heart rate, and aggravates diabetes while damaging
the lining of the stomach. Caffeine contributes to and/or causes birth defects
in children and causes at least six kinds of cancer.
In 2003 some schools banned additive and
caffeine containing vending machines, but not sufficient numbers to make a
huge difference! And it may be too little too late for those children who have
been raised on all these colors, additives and caffeinated foods and
drink!
One ounce of chocolate has 35 mg caffeine.
They are not required to tell us how much coloring or artificial flavors are
used, but you can bet they are many!
Colas range between 34 and 49 mg. caffeine
per 12 ounces. Mountain Dew topped out at 49 mg. per 12 ounces, while the
lowest was Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Light at 34 mg. Coca-Cola has 42 mg. Regular
Pepsi-Cola has 35 mg. Store brands are not usually tested as to their amounts
of caffeine is anybody's guess!
Sodas contain the artificial colorings,
Amaranth (red), Bordeaux (brown) Orange I (yellow) and Ponceau (scarlet) dyes,
all of which are unfit for human consumption. Again they will not tell us how
much the drinks contain!
Sugar-free (aspartame) ingredients, used in
diet drinks and sugar free foods, have been shown to cause MS and other
neurological problems.
In his book, Water Can Undermine Your
Health, Dr. N. W. Walker writes, “Supposing you knew that Soft Drinks could
cause your brain to disintegrate, would you drink them? More than a million
children today are afflicted with cerebral lesions (injury to the brain that
causes sudden discharge of excessive nervous energy) and other afflictions
caused by Soft Drinks!”
"Soft drinks have much in common with
hard liquor, claimed the co-discoverer of insulin," Dr. Charles Best.
"Cirrhosis of the liver has been found among teenagers who drink large
quantities of soft drinks, as well as among chronic alcoholics.” In a report
found in the FDA Consumer, October 1980, “Most soft drinks, including the
cola and pepper-type drinks contain caffeine and are the number one beverage
in the United States today, with coffee second. Caffeine is a drug, which
stimulates the central nervous system. In the amounts presently being
consumed, it can cause insomnia, nervousness, irritability, anxiety and
disturbances in the heart rate and rhythm.”
Since 1980 a lot more has been proven and
none of it good! Actually worse than Dr. Best had thought!
Dr. Mary Ruth Swope wrote, “Why I Don’t
Drink Soft Drinks and I Wish You Didn’t,” making the following statement:
“Cola drinks contain caramel coloring, which, according to some researchers,
has genetic effects and is a cancer-causing suspect. olyethylene glycol is
used as an ingredient sometimes."
Glycol is used in anti-freeze in
automobiles and as an oil solvent. Perhaps you have noticed that pouring cola
drinks on your windshield in a snow or ice storm will keep the windshield from
freezing over with ice and removes tarnish and grime form stainless
steel.
A government warning was once issued to the
manufacturer of a certain world-famous refreshing soft drink for its suspected
effect on the bones of children because of the large amount of phosphoric acid
in it. No forthcoming penalty was given and the practice continues!
Dr. George M. Halpern, Division of Allergy
at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, reports that diet
soft drinks may cause allergies. “The potential problem may be due to
toxicity because of the increase in consumption of diet drinks. Acute or
chronic hives may be symptoms caused by this low-calorie, artificial
sweetener.”
In her 1971 book, “Consumer Beware,”
Beatrice Hunter writes, “Dr. Clive McCay, working at the Naval Research
Institute, placed extracted human teeth in cola drinks. Within two days, the
teeth became very soft, and the enamel surface lost much of its calcium. Rats,
well fed but given nothing to drink except cola beverages, after six months
had their molar teeth dissolved down to the gum line. When Dr. McCay reported
years ago that the rat experiments before the Delaney hearings on chemicals in
foods, a lawmaker reminded him that the soft drink industry represented huge
economic investments. He suggested that these alarming findings be
soft-pedaled to avoid disrupting the industry and the economy as a whole. So
do not expect government to help with this gross problem…
The research is abundant and the case is
very clear; Colas, soft drinks and food additives are detrimental to all of
God’s children no matter what their age and should be eliminated from the
diet immediately.
You and your family are daily exposed to
countless advertisements, commercials and “so-called scientific” studies
designed to promote meat, dairy products, sugar, white flour and other
processed foods, as well as drugs such as coffee, sodas, candy, cereals,
cigarettes, alcohol, etc. Carefully consider your choices as you plan the
summer outings for yourself and your family! Replace those fast food snacks
and drinks with frozen grapes, frozen bananas, healthy fresh fruit juice and
plain ole filtered water!
***Lena Sanchez a happy retired Medical
Office Nurse/Administrator/Consultant took charge of her health 9 years ago
and is committed to helping others do the same… Editor of ‘Natural
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Exercise may curb blood pressure risk in blacks
By Melissa Schorr
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (Reuters Health) - A lack of
enough exercise may account for some--but not all--of the greater propensity
for black Americans to develop
high blood pressure compared with those from other ethnic backgrounds.
Overall, people who exercise moderately to vigorously at
least five times a week are 25% less likely to have high blood pressure, or
hypertension, than their peers who get no exercise, according to a report
in the February issue of Preventive Medicine.
However, while black Americans seem to be more likely to be
sedentary, with 32% of black respondents reporting no physical activity in a
week compared with 18% of non-Hispanic white Americans, blacks who did report
exercising still had a higher likelihood of developing hypertension than
whites who exercised an equivalent amount, the report indicates.
This suggests there may be additional risk factors other
than a lack of exercise for the high rates of high blood pressure among black
Americans. For example, some researchers have suggested that black Americans
could have a lessened ability to properly excrete salt, which can lead to
hypertension, said study co-author Dr. David R. Bassett, Jr., a professor in
the department of exercise science and sport management at the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville.
"Even after we adjusted for different levels of physical
activity, blacks had a greater level of hypertension," Bassett told Reuters
Health. "So at any level of physical activity, blacks were more likely to have
hypertension than whites."
In the study, Bassett and colleagues analyzed data taken
from more than 12,000 Americans who participated in the third National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Overall, 31% of non-Hispanic blacks, 21% of Mexican
Americans and 21% of non-Hispanic whites had hypertension. Hypertension was
defined as having a systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or greater (the first
number in a blood pressure reading), or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg
or greater (the second number in a reading), or taking hypertensive
medications.
One limitation to the study is that because the study design
did not allow the researchers to assess physical activity obtained on the job,
they may have underestimated physical activity in black study participants,
Bassett noted.
Still, combining this study with the findings of other
research suggests that physical activity can lower the risk of hypertension
across all ethnic groups.
"The take-home message is that regular physical activity
does appear to be associated with a lower prevalence of hypertension," Bassett
said. "Blacks would still be at higher risk (of hypertension) than whites who
exercise the equivalent amount, but they would have a lower risk than blacks
who are sedentary."
SOURCE: Preventive Medicine 2002;34:179-186.
Related Topic:
Exercise Can Curb Your Medical Bills
Blacks watch more TV than
any other groups
by Marie Love Darbouze
It is a proven fact that a sedentary lifestyle
or lack of exercise cause diseases such as heart attacks, high blood pressure,
obesity and diabetes. It is also
a fact that African Americans are more likely to suffer from those ailments than any
other racial groups in the United States. Yet, blacks continue to adopt a
lifestyle that is conducive to those diseases.
According to Initiative Media, a network
advertising buyer, blacks watch 73.6 hours of TV a week, about 17 hours more
than Latinos, and 22 hours more than nonblacks (whites and Asians). Regardless
of the time of day, African-American viewership is significantly higher. For
example, during overnight hours, blacks averaged 10.3 hours a week, compared
to 4.1 hours for nonblacks and 3.7 hours for Latinos.
Take obesity for example, it is linked to an
increasing rate of diabetes in the United States, and doctors say the higher
incidence of the disease is due in large part to America's weight problem.
Experts blame several factors - hundreds of TV channels, stressful jobs
that lead people to gulp down fatty fast food, the rise of computers at home
and at work, even a construction boom that has gobbled up space for outdoor
exercise.
When a segment of the African-American
populations watch 73.6 hours of TV a week, the black community must be very
concerned with this kind of unhealthy lifestyle.
Because of lack of minority representation
among TV performers, creators, and executives, NAACP has tossed around the
idea of boycotting the four major networks.
Would it be killing two birds with one stone
– this unhealthy lifestyle, and the lack of minority TV representation?
Related Topic:
At Risk: Reality TV: Danger of Diabetes
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