Transcript Tricks or Treats

The Effects of
Tricks or Treats on Human
Physiology
Does what we eat
really matter?
Important Factors in Health
1) Diet (Nutrition)
2) Physical Activity
3) Toxins (Environment)
4) Mentality and Emotions
5) Spirituality
Materials for the Body
• Carbohydrates
• Minerals
• Lipids
• Vitamins
• Proteins
• Enzymes
Whole Foods
• Unrefined, entire original “item”.
• All original nutrients remain intact.
• Unprocessed, not chemically treated.
e.g.: - whole brown rice ()
- organic vegetables and fruit
- raw nuts and seeds
Refined Foods
• Heavily processed from original form.
• Most (if not all) original nutrients removed.
• Often chemically treated (in processing and
for shelf-life).
e.g.: - white sugar ()
- white flour
- heavily preserved (packaged) items
What is a Carbohydrate?
Glucose* = monosaccharide, a simple sugar
Lactose* = disaccharide (glucose and galactose)
Maltose* = disaccharide (glucose and glucose)
Sucrose** = disaccharide (glucose and fructose)
Cellulose = polysaccharide (cannot digest)
Starch = polysaccharide (many glucose molecules)
Simple
Refined
- candy
- white bread
- potato chips
Complex
Whole
- fruits
- whole grains
- vegetables
What is Sugar?
Glucose - most important sugar in Human Body!
Sucrose - highly refined, ‘table sugar’ – Avoid!
High Fructose Corn Syrup – Evil!!!
“But it tastes so good”
Why?
Insulin
Levels
Glycemic Index and Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetic
Normal
Advanced Glycation
End-products (AGE’s)
Glycoproteins - normal.
If blood glucose chronically elevated, it binds
to proteins non-enzymatically = AGE’s
This is when things start to go wrong!
Impaired circulation
BKA’s
Blindness
Diet and the Immune System
The Effects of Carbohydrates
on the Phagocytic Index
Sugar suppresses
Immune System!
* Rat tooth
enamel study
Many pathways in the body elevate
blood glucose but only one lowers it.
Insulin
Why only one way to lower blood glucose???
Far more Sugar in our Diet now!
e.g., in 1999 the average American
consumed 150lbs of sugar/year.
Why?
Cultural? Social? Conditioning?
Television, Movies, Advertisements
Taste Test
(Montague, 2005)
A
B
50% - 50% split!
Coke
85% chose coke!
Pepsi
50% - 50% split!
Researcher’s Comment
“There are visual images and marketing
messages that have insinuated themselves
into the nervous system of humans who
consume the drink. It is possible that cultural
messages perturb taste sensation.”
All Fats are Not Equal!
Omega-3- and 6-Fatty Acids

Cholesterol (LDL’s and HDL’s)

Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils

Trans Fats and Acrylamide

*Dr. Ancel Keys (1958)
Ischemic Heart Disease
Unsaturated Oils vs. Saturated Fats
Polyunsaturated Fats – e.g., canola, soybean,
safflower, corn - easily become rancid when
exposed to oxygen and produce free radicals in
the body. ? Olive oil – good!
Virgin Coconut Oil - a saturated fat with
medium chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) extremely heat stable and very
beneficial for human physiology. 
Saint-Onge and Jones (2003)
How much Protein?
Metabolic Typing
1. High Protein.
2. High Carbohydrate.
3. Mixed.
High in Protein
a) Meat
growth hormone injected, antibiotic loaded,
corn fed, poorly treated, sick animals.
b) Soy
trypsin inhibitors, goitrogens, phytic acid,
phytoestrogens, haemagglutinin, GM.
c) Eggs
Find organic eggs! Nutrient rich!
d) Quinoa
Complete protein, higher protein
content than soy.
A Better Food
Structure?
COCONUT OIL!
Why Organic?
1. No growth stimulants, artificial fertilizers.
2. No pesticides, irradiation, preservatives,
additives, artificial colors or flavors.
3. No Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs).
4. Primarily Locally Grown.
Some Facts:
65% of Americans are overweight.
27% are clinically obese.
(17% of kids 6 to 19)
60% of Americans do not exercise.
3 Worst Foods?
1.
2.
3.
#3
↑ starch
↑ glycemic index!
Acrylamide
↑ Trans Fats
GM Potatoes
Zero Nutrients
* Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)
#2
Regular
Diet
Ave. American consumes 54 gallons/year
#1
Acrylamide
Sugar
↑ ↑ glycemic
index!
White
Flour
30-40%
Trans Fat
200-300
Calories
Suggestions:
Avoid certain “foods”!
- No, not even in moderation! -
Better Alternatives?:
What about artificial additives and flavors?
Question why they are added.
Examine what their effects might be.
• MonoSodiumGlutamate (MSG) ‘flavoring’.
• Aspartame artificial ‘sweeter’ (Sucralose)
Excitotoxins
(Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills - Russell Blaylock, 1995)
Are substances when ingested in high quantities
that interfere with nervous transmission.
e.g., interfere with the excitory neurotransmitters
Glutamate and Aspartate.
Why is MSG bad for you?!?
Interferes with actions of the
Hypothalamus in your brain.
Saiety Center Inhibited by MSG
Foods always contain MSG
when these words are on the label:
MSG
Gelatin
Calcium
Caseinate
Monosodium
glutamate
Hydrolyzed
Vegetable Protein
(HVP)
Textured
Protein
Monopotassium
glutamate
Hydrolyzed Plant
Protein (HPP)
Yeast Extract
Glutamate
Autolyzed Plant
Protein
Yeast food or
nutrient
Glutamic Acid
Sodium Caseinate
Autolyzed Yeast
Foods made with the following
products often contain MSG.
Malted Barley (flavor)
Flavors, Flavoring, Reaction Flavors
Modified food starch
Barley Malt
Fermented "anything"
Rice syrup or brown rice syrup
Malt Extract or Flavoring
Natural Chicken, Beef, or Pork,
Flavoring "Seasonings”
Lipolyzed butter fat
Maltodextrin
Soy Sauce or Extract
"Low" or "No Fat" items
Soy Protein, Stock
Caramel Flavoring (coloring)
Corn syrup, corn syrup solids
Bouillon, Protease
Soy Protein Isolate or Concentrate
Citric Acid (from corn),
Cornstarch
Broth, Pectin
Wheat, rice, or oat protein
Milk Powder
Carrageenan
Flowing Agents
Dry Milk Solids
Anything enriched or
vitamin enriched
Protein fortified "anything"
Protein Fortified Milk
Whey Protein or Whey
Enzyme modified "anythng"
Gums, Annatto
Whey Protein Isolate or
Concentrate
Ultra-pasteurized "anything"
Spice or Spices
Protease enzymes
Dough Conditioners
Yeast Nutrients
Girl Scout Cookie Label
Lets go back to Sodas!
Contains lots of sugar
Contains no sugar
Aspartame - An Intense Source
of Excitotoxins
• Made from phenylalanine and aspartate.
• Accounts for ~ 70% of all complaints to FDA.
• Breaks down at room temp into several primary
toxic and dangerous ingredients:
1. DKP (di-ketopiperazine). When ingested, converts to a near
duplicate of a powerful brain tumor causing agent.
3. Formaldehyde - embalming fluid.
4. Methanol - extremely dangerous alcohol, causes blindness.
Dangerous Ingredients in Diet Coke
Ingredients
Purpose
Adverse Effects
Aspartame
Sweetener
Breaks down to its neurotoxic components
phenylalanine, aspartic acid and methyl alcohol.
FDA reports consumption associated with headaches,
dizziness, loss of balance, mood swings, nausea,
memory loss, muscle weakness, blurred vision,
fatigue, weakness, skin rashes, joint and musculoskeletal pain. Also linked rare tumors known as
gliomas and lymphomas.
Acesulfame K
Sweetener
Causes cancer in animals. Breaks down to
Acetoacetamide, shown to affect the thyroid gland in
rats, rabbits, and dogs. Use with aspartame to cover
its bitter taste, however, there are no studies to show
if the combination is safe or whether it produces other
toxic by-products.
Phosphoric
Acid
Acidifier
Erodes tooth enamel; leaches calcium from bones.
High soda intake children suffer from osteoporosis.
Citric Acid
Preservative,
Acidifier
Harsh on tooth enamel, but when mixed with
potassium or sodium benzoate during storage (esply
at raised temperatures), can form benzene, a known
carcinogen.
More Dangerous Ingredients in Diet Coke
Ingredients
Purpose
Adverse Effects
Caffeine
Flavoring
A CNS stimulant, highly addictive, diuretic; can
provoke mood changes, lethargy and headache.
Ingestion of high levels can cause miscarriage, peptic
ulcers and heart ailments. Children consuming caffeine
have higher incidences of illness, headaches, sleep
problems and iron depletion.
Sodium
Benzoate
(E211)
Preservatives
In acidic solutions (e.g., sodas), benzoates can break
down into benzene. Surveys show levels in soft drinks
up to 40 times higher than recognized ‘safe’ doses.
Sulphite
Ammonia
Caramel
(E150d)
Coloring
Made by heating sugar, ammonia and sulphites.
Ammonia is toxic and caramels made by an ammonia
process may damage genes, slow growth, cause
enlargement of the intestines and kidneys and destroy
vitamin B. This coloring has never been fully
evaluated for its potential toxicity.
Sugar
Aspartame
Lunch?!?
Environmental Toxins
• Not just in what you eat!
• Cosmetics, Personal Hygiene, Perfumes.
• House Cleaning Agents and Solvents.
Harmful Ingredients in Cosmetics!
• Parabens – widely used in skin-care products.
Mimic estrogen, encourages growth of human breast tumors.
• Phenol Carbolic Acid - found in many
lotions and skin creams.
Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, respiratory failure.
• Methylisothiazoline (MIT) – extensively
used in shampoos.
Causes neurological damage (National Institute of Health).
More
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate - the 'foam-up' of
soaps, shampoos, detergents, toothpastes.
Breaks skin’s moisture barrier, can become a “nitrosamine”.
• Toluene - in most synthetic fragrances.
Linked to anemia, ↓ blood cell count, liver/kidney damage.
• Propylene Glycol - main ingredient in antifreeze and used in hydraulic fluids.
Dermatitis; kidney/ liver abnormalities
The Information is Out There
1. Question Everything – Don’t blindly accept.
2. Empower yourself (well-informed decisions).
“Our lives begin to end the moment we
become silent about the things that matter”
Martin Luther King Jr.
Education
• The knowledge or skill obtained or
developed by a learning process.
Edification
• Intellectual, moral, or spiritual
improvement; enlightenment.
Some Ref for More Info:
1. Informative Films:
a) “The Future of Food”.
b) “We Become Silent” (Codex Alimentarius).
c) “Super Size Me”.
2. Informative Books:
a) Sugar Blues
b) Lick the Sugar Habit
3. Informative Websites:
c) Seeds of Deception
a) mercola.com
b) seeds of deception.com
c) naturalnews.com
d) Peer Rev. articles!