Transcript Nutrition and Ethics

Education
Latin educum = to lead, let out, reveal.
Occult
Latin occulere = to hide, keep secret, conceal.
Education
= act or process of imparting or acquiring
knowledge, developing the process of reasoning and
judgment and intellectually preparing oneself or others for
a mature life.
Edification = Intellectual, moral, or spiritual
improvement; enlightenment.
Ignorance = a state of being un-informed.
From ignore; information may have been presented yet it
has been ignored or denied, therefore not incorporated
into the world view or perception of an individual.
Nescient = not knowing, due to never having
been exposed to the information.
Naive = having or showing a lack of
experience, judgment or information.
Truth
The actual state of a matter; That which is.
Conformity with fact or reality; Objective.
Whatever occurred or is occurring.
Perception
The act of apprehending by means of the
senses or of the mind; cognition; Subjective.
Your understanding of something;
Ethics the practice of morality in the
society you live in.
Morals what an individual may believe
is right or wrong.
What are your Morals? Questionnaire:
Is there any meaning or purpose to our lives?
□ Yes

□ No
□ Not sure
If No, then make up your own rules or remain
ignorant for the rest of your life!
If Yes, then how do you determine what is right
and what is wrong?
What is the “Right” thing to do?
a) How should I know and why should I care?
b) Whatever is best for me at the time.
c) As long as I don’t get caught, I can do
anything I want.
d) The Golden Rule… Do No Harm.
e) Do not tolerate or allow harm to others.
d) and e)
= Do not take things that
do not belong to you.
L
Analytical
Precise
Logical
Repetitive
Organized
Details
Scientific
Detached
Literal
Sequential
Tolerate No Harm
R
Creative
General
Imaginative
Intuitive
Conceptual
Holistic
Heuristic
Empathetic
Figurative
Irregular
Do No Harm
Conscience
Society
1. Thinking
Willful
Fully
Ignorance
Informed
1. Transparency
2. Emotions
Passionate/
Apathy
Empathetic
2. Accountability
3. Actions
Cowardice
Courageous
3. Performance
* In alignment with the Truth
Example from July 20th, 2015 Article:
Flavor and Extract Manufacturers
Association (FEMA) makes assessments of
GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe)
ingredients to FDA for use in foods!
FEMA claims the data they provided to the
FDA since 1960 would fill about 500 boxes.
Center for Public Integrity (CSPI) FOIA October 2014 for “all
information that the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association
(FEMA) has supplied to FDA since 1960 as support for its
determinations that flavors it has evaluated are generally
recognized as safe, or GRAS”.
The FDA’s reply was: “We have searched our files and find no
responsive information.”
Controlled Corporate
music from ‘megastars’
Trinket-like gadgets
to distract people
Toxic food for
prevalent sickness
Is something Blocking our ability
understand things and reason?
“It frightens me still to realize how deeply alcohol advertisers
understand the precise nature of addiction and how deliberately
and destructively they use their knowledge”
Jean Kilbourne, Chair, Council on Alcohol Policy
“SALT SUGAR FAT”
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
By Michael Moss (2013)
Potato Chips among the most addictive junk foods (2011) – Hits all 3!
Why is MSG bad for you?!?
Interferes with actions of the
Hypothalamus in your brain.
Satiety
Center
Inhibited
by MSG
How can we protect
ourselves?
Understand the Mind and
‘Thinking’ better and
apply a useful system
of thinking
Oracle of Delphi
Heed these words…Know Thyself and you
will know the Universe…
Frederick Douglass
“I found that to make a contented slave it is
necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is
necessary to darken his moral and mental
vision and as far as possible to annihilate
the power of reason. He must be able to
detect no inconsistencies in slavery, he must
be made to feel that slavery is right and he
can be brought to that only when he ceases
to be a man.”
The Trivium
1. Grammar - Discovering and ordering facts of
reality; collecting information, it provides a base
of systematic Knowledge.
2. Logic – Developing Reason in establishing valid
relationships among facts, forming systematic
Understanding (non-contradictory identification).
3. Rhetoric - Speaking or writing persuasively.
Systematically useable knowledge & understanding
generating Wisdom.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting one in a fruit salad.
Develop skills of critical thinking (the Trivium) and
practice applying them daily by discussing
important issues with the people around you.
The Story of Bt-Toxin
The Corn cells
Now make their
own Bt-toxin
Corn Cell
This Crop is now “Pest-Resistant”
This very same Corn that kills
the other Pest that eats it,
is in practically
Everything
You Eat!
Human Genome Project (2000)
Expected ~150,000 Genes, but only found ~21,000
1 gene ≠ 1 protein
Conflict of Interest?
Shamefully Obvious
The Story of Glyphosate
Glyphosate is the major ingredient in
Monsanto’s Round-Up Pesticide
Control
No
Glyphosate
Normal Soil
Glyphosate
Applied
Sterile Soil Glyphosate Action is
Glyphosate
Applied
to promote virulent
soil-borne pathogens
by killing good ones!
Bacteria
Altered Gene
Inserted into crop
Glyphosate works by interrupting the shikimate
pathway, how plants make essential Amino Acids.
Human cells don’t have this pathway = safe for us…
But our Good Gut Bacteria DO! They are
Essential to Health and our Immune System
The Premise:
Whack in gene from bacteria
into plant - Now only this plant
is Protected from Glyphosate
mechanism of killing!
Genetically Modified
Soybean Crop
BUT In fact, this will radically affect
the good bacteria in the soil too!
Glyphosate – major ingredient in
Monsanto Round-Up Pesticide
Glyphosate
“Roundup has one of the most extensive human health
safety and environmental data packages of any pesticide
that's out there. It's used in public parks… to protect
schools. There's been a great deal of study on Roundup,
and we're very proud of its performance.”
Monsanto spokesman John Combest
One inert ingredient, polyethoxylated more
deadly to human embryonic (placental, umbilical
cells) than herbicide itself.
Many Ethical Scientist believe there may be a link between
glyphosate use and…
Autism; Alzheimer’s; Obesity; Low serotonin, tryptophan,
linked to depression, mental illnesses; Parkinson’s; Birth
defects; Celiac disease, Crohn’s and Colitis; Cancer;
Diabetes; etc…
4.6 million lbs 2001 to 100 million lbs 2009
GMO Toxicity Affects on Animals, Plants and Soil
1) GMOs disrupt digestion. A 2004 study Nature Biotechnology found that transgenic plant DNA persists in the human
gastrointestinal tract upon consumption. This is the closest thing to a human clinical trial that has ever been conducted with GMOs,
shows genetic material from GMOs actually transfers into the DNA of living bacteria in the gut, where it reproduces indefinitely.
(http://www.anh-usa.org)
2) GMOs cause cancer. The Seralini Study provides solid evidence that GMOs are processed by mammals differently than natural
foods. Rats fed a lifetime of GMOs sprayed with the toxic Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide developed serious tumors that took over
their entire bodies. Also the International Journal of Biological Sciences showed similar results, with the addition of organ failure as a
symptom of GMO consumption. (http://www.naturalnews.com)
3) GMOs increase herbicide use. Contrary to industry claims, GMOs have not reduced the need for chemical inputs, but rather
greatly expanded it. Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources found that herbicide use
has increased by an astounding 527 millions pounds since GMOs were first introduced.
4) GMOs damage native species. A major point of contention with GMOs is that they can very easily pass their traits onto nonGMO, organic, and native crops and other plants, effectively destroying their very integrity permanently. Hundreds of farmers have
been sued by Monsanto and other GMO giants after their crops were inadvertently contaminated by GMOs. GMOs are also
responsible for killing off bees, bats, butterflies, and other pollinators, whose bodies are unable to handle the onslaught of altered
DNA and chemicals that are characteristic of GMO technologies.
5) GMOs pollute the environment. A 2011 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science found
that the Bacillus thuriengensis (Bt) bacteria engineered into Monsanto's GM corn can now be found in hundreds of streams and
waterways throughout the U.S. Another study published in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry revealed that Roundup
herbicide is also present in many waterways and groundwater sources throughout America as well. (http://naturalsociety.com)
6) GMOs deplete soil minerals, destroy beneficial bacteria. Studies have shown that these chemicals degrade and deplete soils
of vital minerals and beneficial bacteria, both of which protect crops from pests, viruses, and other threatening elements. Glyphosate,
the active component in Roundup, also does not biodegrade, which means it is continually accumulating in the environment without
restraint,
7) GMOs spawn crop-destroying 'superweeds,' 'superbugs.’ The premise is GMOs artificially engineer crops with resistance to
chemicals and exposures that would otherwise kill them, thus they can improve yields and protect the environment. This allowed
farmers to indiscriminately spray chemicals (Roundup) on crops without worrying about killing them. But system is now failing, as the
weeds and pests targeted by GMO technologies have mutated and developed resistance As a result, pestilence and disease is on
the rise due to GMOs.
Some Facts:
65% of Americans are overweight.
27% are clinically obese.
(17% of kids ages 6 to 19)
60% of Americans do not exercise.
3 Worst Foods?
1.
2.
3.
#3
Acrylamide
↑ starch
↑ glycemic index!
↑ Trans Fats
GM Potatoes
Zero Nutrients
* Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
#2
Contains lots of sugar Contains no sugar
Regular
Diet
Both are Highly Addictive with Harmful Ingredients
#1
Sugar
Acrylamide
Artificial
colors
and
flavors
↑ ↑ glycemic
index!
30-40%
Trans Fat
GM Bleached
White Flour
200-300
Calories
Better Alternatives?:
Effects of
Watching TV
Fight for your Mind!
Decreased
melatonin
Obesity
Early puberty
Decreased
immunity
Cancer
Poor
metabolism
Autism
Poor
eyesight
Difficulty
sleeping
Alzheimer's
Diabetes
Just Say NO to TV!
How can we protect
ourselves?
Exercise your Body to
strengthen and protect
your Mind and Spirit
Benefits of Exercise
Healthier brains and increased cognitive skills, makes neurons release brain-derived
neurotrophic factor (BDNF), trigger brain stem cells to into new neurons.
Greater blood flow to your brain , decreased risk of heart and blood vessel diseases
Slow the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Significantly fewer plaques and beta-amyloid peptides (Alzheimer's).
Lowers activity of bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP, which slows rate of new brain cells).
Increases Noggin, that acts as a BMP antagonist.
At least as good as antidepressants, elevating serotonin and endorphins levels in brain.
Increases hippocampus cells (depression shows fewer cells hippocampus).
Avoid sugar (esply fructose) - suppresses BDNF; levels critically low in depression.
Exercise is profoundly beneficial effects on memory and mental health!
There is no way to Happiness,
Happiness is the way
Golden Ratio – Sacred Anatomy
You are Amazing!
The Vetruvian Man expressed the Canon of Proportions.
Golden Ratio
Examples in Human Anatomy
“Meditation Increases Compassionate Responses
to Suffering” Psychological Science (2013)
*Insula and Cingulate gyrus involved in empathy.
Northeastern and Harvard Universities examined effects of 8
weeks of meditation on compassion and virtuous behavior.
Who acted to help?
Non-meditating group = 15%
Meditating group
= 50%
You are in the Universe and the Universe is in you!
Human egg cell
and follicle
The Microscope:
1665-1674 Robert Hooke;
Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Robert Fludd (1574 – 1637)