How to avoid deceptively 'healthy' junk foods while shopping

How to avoid deceptively 'healthy' junk foods while shopping Saturday, August 25, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036950_junk_foods_shopping_food_labels.html#ixzz24aNGLQwW (NaturalNews) An increasing number of "junk" food items are now being repacked and rebranded as health food items, with claims that they contain things like added vitamins and minerals, or no trans-fats. But oftentimes such items are still just junk foods with deceptive labels, and consumers need to be aware of this when browsing the grocery store aisles in search of foods that are truly healthy for them and their families. Just because a box of sugar-filled, artificial color-laden cereal, for instance, says it is an "excellent source of fiber" or "made from 100 percent whole grains" does not necessarily mean that the product is healthy. Even if the cereal has been enriched with "eight vitamins and mineral," it more than likely was so highly processed in the first place that the manufacturer had to go back and add in synthetic nutrients just to make the product edible. Most added vitamins and minerals are synthetic, do not absorb well in the body Cereals, crackers, chips, cookies, juices, fruit snacks, and many other junk foods marketed primarily towards children often bear labeling that claims they are rich in certain vitamins, or that they contribute to a healthy and balanced diet. But what many parents do not realize is that the added nutrients in such products are typically synthetic, which means they are not easily absorbed by the body. Refined flour-based products are almost always fortified with synthetic vitamins and minerals, for example, because these nutrients have been fully stripped out during processing. But the type of vitamins and minerals that are added back in have been concocted in a lab rather than in nature, and tend to provide little or no benefits when consumed.

Many so-called healthy brands are also guilty of this deception, as they, too, fortify their flour-based snack products with vitamins and minerals that would have been naturally present had heavy processing not been a part of the production process. This is typically the case with crackers and breakfast cereals, most of which undergo intense processing and cooking protocols. A good way to tell whether or not a food product has been synthetically fortified with vitamins and minerals is to look for them spelled out individually in the ingredients list. If you see these additives listed out, there is a pretty good chance that the product has been highly processed and is nutritionally inadequate, requiring the addition of at least some nutrients back into the product. Autolyzed yeast extract, GMOs, and soy Another additive to watch out for is autolyzed yeast extract, which is basically just another name for the brain damaging chemical monosodium glutamate, or MSG. Flavored snack chips, crackers, meats, food bars, and many other items that appear healthy often contain it, despite the fact that, just like MSG, autolyzed yeast extract can cause headaches, reproductive problems, endocrine disruption, nervous system disorders, and other harm. (http://www.naturalnews.com/020426.html)

The same goes for hidden ingredients of genetically-modified (GM) origin such as soybean and canola oils. Many of the so-called healthy products sold at health food grocers like Whole Foods Market , for instance, contain canola oil, a highly toxic oil that studies are now showing actually promotes heart disease and disease-causing inflammation in the body. Soy ingredients, which are often found in many "health" foods as well, are also problematic. Besides being of GM origin unless otherwise specified, soy ingredients can seriously alter hormone levels in the body, and many soy derivatives are created using a highly toxic solvent chemical known as hexane. (http://www.naturalnews.com/026303_soy_protein_hexane.html)

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55-yr-old former model battles breast cancer with diet changes; refuses chemo and surgery

55-year-old former model battles breast cancer with diet changes; refuses chemo and surgery

Augu16, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036830_breast_cancer_dietary_changes_recovery.html#ixzz23hfXvu6l (NaturalNews) The story of former model Jessica Richards' battle with cancer is a remarkable one, especially because it has defected from the use of conventional treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. In her book The Topic of Cancer, Richards explains how following a strict metabolic diet and receiving high-dose intravenous injections of vitamin C has helped successfully reverse the progression of her breast cancer, to the shock of many conventional doctors. It is a story you will likely never hear from the mainstream media, at least not from the perspective of being taken seriously, and yet it is one that people desperately need to hear. Rather than follow in the footsteps of the millions of others who have lost their lives as a result of all the cutting, burning, and poisoning, Richards made the personal, informed decision to naturally fight breast cancer by feeding her body a plethora of cancer-fighting nutrients, and cutting out a host of cancer-causing foods and substances.

After learning that she had an unusually large tumor in one of her breasts, Richards was told by her doctors that she would need to begin an aggressive treatment protocol that involved removing the breast, having it reconstructed, and undergoing an intense series of radiation and hormone treatments to keep it at bay. Knowing a bit about the toll this would take on her body, Richards decided to take a different route. "The cancer consultant who'd done my ultrasound scans said my tumor was so large I'd need accelerated chemotherapy for several months," writes Richards about her initial diagnosis. "He said I would almost certainly need a mastectomy or at least a large lumpectomy with significant reconstruction, my lymph nodes removed, radiotherapy and five years of hormone-altering drugs after that."

After researching alternative options, Richards decided to eliminate all dairy and sugar from her diet, including most fruits, and instead eat lots of vegetables and take high doses of vitamin C intravenously. After just three weeks of starting this regimen, which many said she was crazy to undertake at the expense of conventional treatments, scans showed that Richards' tumor had essentially "gone to sleep," and was in the process of regressing. Almost immediately after beginning the protocol, in fact, Richards began to see drastic improvements. "I switched from a generally healthy diet to a metabolic one, focusing on alkaline over acid foods and cutting out all sugars," adds Richards. "I also cut out all grains and most fruit, which are broken down into sugars. Instead, I concentrated on leafy green vegetables, short grain rice, quinoa and linseeds, and cut out all dairy, which is pumped with artificial hormones. I also had regular high-dose infusions of vitamin C, a natural form of chemotherapy." With the help of alternative cancer specialists, Richards has all but completely cured her cancer

After several months of adhering to her strict diet, which she admits has not always been easy, Richards was told by her consultant radiologist that her tumor was effectively breaking down in the same way as it would with intensive chemotherapy, except without all the organ damage and other deadly side effects. A little over a year after first being diagnosed with cancer, Richards was able to stop her intravenous vitamin C injections -- and not long after that was told that she was completely healthy, and would not have to return for a checkup for another year. Today, Richards is healthier than ever, and has never once had to be blasted with radiation, poisoned with chemicals, or had a knife cut her skin.

ANYONE CAN BEAT CANCER see google donportercancer You can also check out her website at: http://www.jessicarichards.co.uk/ Sources for this article include: http://www.thesun.co.uk Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036830_breast_cancer_dietary_changes_recovery.html#ixzz23hfO1zMs