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Henry G. Bieler, MD |
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... As civilized man's diet gradually became more unnatural he began to
suffer not only from disturbances of fat metabolism but also from
carbohydrate and protein indigestion, resulting in a general toxemia of
the blood. This is the primary cause of many, perhaps all, diseases ... |
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Henry G. Bieler, MD |
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... The average American predilection for doughnuts and
coffee, hot dogs with mustard, ice cream, fried meat,
french-fried potatoes, pie a la mode, together with between-meal
sweetened cola drinks, candy bars and coffee breaks, synthetic
vitamins and aspirin cannot make for health ... |
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Dr. Ted
Cooper
Former
US assistant health secretary
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... Though scientists do not all agree
till now on the relationship between illness and
nutrition, but evidence is mounting and there is a general
consensus that the quality and quantity of foods we
consume in our affluent society and our sedentary lifestyle are the main factors causing many forms of
cancer,
cardiovascular and other degenerative diseases ...
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Important note
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The foods listed below
should be avoided in general. For your current health condition
you might have to avoid other foods which normally would be
considered healthy.
For example, if you have
diarrhea or a
bleeding ulcer, you should avoid lettuce among many
other foods that are
otherwise considered
healthy.
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Sugar
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This is the worst food ever. It
gradually lowers the body's immunity and leaves it susceptible
to infections by germs and other diseases
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Fast foods
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These foods comprise the main part
of the Standard American Diet, often referred to as the
SAD
diet. It is rich in saturated fats and cholesterol. It is the
cause of many diseases including heart disease
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Highly refined foods
with no fiber
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Constipation is the root cause of
many diseases. Lack of fiber in diet is the primary cause of
constipation. The
SAD diet consists primarily of refined foods
(white bread, white rice and meats).
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Canned foods
especially canned meats
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All canned foods have substantial
amounts of chemical additives. These additives have known and
unknown side effects, especially when they are combined together,
as in the case of canned foods.
How many products that contain
these additives have been pulled off the shelves when it was
proven that they cause cancer or other ailments?
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Genetically modified
foods
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This is the most insidious, because
it is difficult to differentiate between regular and genetically
modified foods. These products have some known and some
yet-unknown effects on our bodies.
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Hydrogenated oils
(margarine)
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... Commercial oil is processed by
cooking corn oil in water at high temperature and then crushing
it and treating it with lye and bleach. The oil is reheated in a
vacuum for twelve hours to deodorize it. Finally, a synthetic
antioxidant is added to prevent spoilage. To make margarine, the
refined oil is saturated with hydrogen to solidify it ...
Michio Kushi, The
Macrobiotic Way
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Heavily fertilized
produce
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The purpose of chemical
fertilizers is to make crops grow faster and bigger, a YIN
phenomenon. These crops when consumed heavily cause a break down
in health and a lower immunity. Immunity is YANG and YIN breaks
it down.
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Synthesized vitamin
and mineral supplements
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... Most of the vitamin supplements on the market are synthesized from coal
and tar and other petroleum derivatives. And while the synthetic
substances may be chemically identical to the natural vitamins,
they may have only a fraction of the biological activity ...
Michio Kushi, The
Macrobiotic Way
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Alcohol
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All alcoholic substances are
extremely YIN elements. That is why people who drink heavily are
characterized by having red noses and red faces in general.
Alcohol gradually breaks down the body immunity levels causing many
diseases including
liver cirrhosis.
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Ice cream
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The bones are the most YANG (hard)
of all organs. Expansive YIN foods, such as sugar and ice cream,
antagonize and eventually corrode YANG elements such as bones.
The most destructive of foods to the bones are sugar and
acid-forming foods. Before developing a
polio vaccine,
polio used to spread during the summer months
when people consume lots of sugar and sweets in the form of ice
cream.
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