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==== Heart Disease ====

==== Heart Disease ====

In countries where there is a high amount of sugar consumption, there is also a high incidence of heart disease. The theory behind this is that high amounts of sugar cause

In countries where there is a high amount of sugar consumption, there is also a high incidence of heart disease. The theory behind this is that high amounts of sugar cause the insulin in a body to convert blood glucose (sugar) into fatty acids and triglycerides (a kind of blood fat). People on a high-sugar diet develop a significantly higher level of fats in their blood than those who eat no sugar. This high fat content in the blood is believed to be related to the development of atherosclerosis. Sugar may also contribute to heart disease by increasing the blood pressure-raising effects of a high-salt diet.

 

the insulin in a body to convert blood glucose (sugar) into fatty acids and triglycerides (a kind of blood fat). People on a high-sugar diet develop a significantly higher level of fats in their blood than those who eat no sugar. This high fat content in the blood is believed to be related to the development of atherosclerosis. Sugar may also contribute to heart disease by increasing the blood pressure-raising effects of a high-salt diet.

=== Sweet Lies: The Sugar Defenders ===

=== Sweet Lies: The Sugar Defenders ===

In 1879, a substitute for sugar was discovered that was 300 times as sweet as white sugar. Called saccharin, a pill the size of a pinhead can sweeten a cup of coffee.

In 1879, a substitute for sugar was discovered that was 300 times as sweet as white sugar. Called saccharin, a pill the size of a pinhead can sweeten a cup of coffee.

In 1970, researchers at the University of Wisconsin reported a link between saccharin use and cancer of the bladder. Based upon this and other studies, the F.D.A attempted to ban the sweetener in 1977. A public uproar developed, however, because with the removal of saccharin from the market, there would be no way for diabetics and other people on a sugar-restricted diet to obtain concentrated sweeteners (or so the reason-

In 1970, researchers at the University of Wisconsin reported a link between saccharin use and cancer of the bladder. Based upon this and other studies, the F.D.A attempted to ban the sweetener in 1977. A public uproar developed, however, because with the removal of saccharin from the market, there would be no way for diabetics and other people on a sugar-restricted diet to obtain concentrated sweeteners (or so the reasoning went). Congress therefore imposed a ban outlawing the removal of saccharin but required stores to post a notice indicating that products containing saccharin were sold there.

 

ing went). Congress therefore imposed a ban outlawing the removal of saccharin but required stores to post a notice indicating that products containing saccharin were sold there.

Needless to say, this artificial sweetener is dangerous enough to be banned, and should be avoided by ail people.

Needless to say, this artificial sweetener is dangerous enough to be banned, and should be avoided by ail people.

== Questions & Answers ==

== Questions & Answers ==

Well, you’ve pretty well eliminated any possible sweetener I could use. Isn’t there anything we can use to add extra sweetening to our food that isn’t harmful?

'''Well, you’ve pretty well eliminated any possible sweetener I could use. Isn’t there anything we can use to add extra sweetening to our food that isn’t harmful?'''

If you are having fruit meals, you can add dried fruits for a concentrated sweet flavor. In connection with that, you can also consider date sugar as probably the least harmful of all concentrated sweeteners. Although made entirely from dates, date sugar is still not an optimum food because it is usually dried at a high temperature before being powdered.

If you are having fruit meals, you can add dried fruits for a concentrated sweet flavor. In connection with that, you can also consider date sugar as probably the least harmful of all concentrated sweeteners. Although made entirely from dates, date sugar is still not an optimum food because it is usually dried at a high temperature before being powdered.

If you’re eating a proper diet, high in fresh fruits, your sweet tooth will be well satisfied without any concentrated sugars.

If you’re eating a proper diet, high in fresh fruits, your sweet tooth will be well satisfied without any concentrated sugars.

My husband is a diabetic, and we’ve been using artificial sweeteners instead of refined sugars. We’re going to stop now since we’ve learned about the carcinogenic (cancer-causing) properties of these additives. But can he start to eat a lot of fruit, since he is diabetic?

'''My husband is a diabetic, and we’ve been using artificial sweeteners instead of refined sugars. We’re going to stop now since we’ve learned about the carcinogenic (cancer-causing) properties of these additives. But can he start to eat a lot of fruit, since he is diabetic?'''

Fructose, as it exists in fruits, has a greater advantage for diabetics than other sugars. Unlike other sugars, fructose does not require insulin to get into the liver and the body cells. So when you eat fresh fruits high in fructose (natural sugar), there’s no sudden demand for insulin, which diabetics cannot produce in adequate amounts. Similarly, fructose in fruits is also an ideal sugar for hypoglycemics. Remember, don’t get this confused with the refined fructose (the white powder) which should not be used by diabetics, or anyone else for that matter.

Fructose, as it exists in fruits, has a greater advantage for diabetics than other sugars. Unlike other sugars, fructose does not require insulin to get into the liver and the body cells. So when you eat fresh fruits high in fructose (natural sugar), there’s no sudden demand for insulin, which diabetics cannot produce in adequate amounts. Similarly, fructose in fruits is also an ideal sugar for hypoglycemics. Remember, don’t get this confused with the refined fructose (the white powder) which should not be used by diabetics, or anyone else for that matter.

People who have milk cows frequently make the same statement when they are told about the harmfulness of milk products. People that hunt and kill their own meat also think that because they are getting their product “fresh,” it must somehow negate the bad aspects of the food.

People who have milk cows frequently make the same statement when they are told about the harmfulness of milk products. People that hunt and kill their own meat also think that because they are getting their product “fresh,” it must somehow negate the bad aspects of the food.

I congratulate you on having bees around. They perform a very vital job in the garden and orchard by pollinating these plants. But why do you want to rob them in return and eat a food that was made by the bees for themselves alone to eat? Every

'''I congratulate you on having bees around. They perform a very vital job in the garden and orchard by pollinating these plants. But why do you want to rob them in return and eat a food that was made by the bees for themselves alone to eat?'''

species has its own food to which it is uniquely adapted. We humans are best suited for the fresh fruits and vegetables of the earth; that is our physiological nature. Bees are best suited to the honey that they make with their own body secretions.

Every species has its own food to which it is uniquely adapted. We humans are best suited for the fresh fruits and vegetables of the earth; that is our physiological nature. Bees are best suited to the honey that they make with their own body secretions.

It often takes a long time for the realization that cow’s milk (another animal food) is not suitable for man to eat, even if it is fresh and unprocessed.

It often takes a long time for the realization that cow’s milk (another animal food) is not suitable for man to eat, even if it is fresh and unprocessed.

The simple truth is that if you are eating a natural and optimum diet of chiefly fresh, raw fruits and vegetables, you will have no desire for a concentrated sweetener like honey in the first place.

The simple truth is that if you are eating a natural and optimum diet of chiefly fresh, raw fruits and vegetables, you will have no desire for a concentrated sweetener like honey in the first place.

This may sound silly, but what about desserts or candies? Without some kind of sweetening, you take a lot of pleasure out of eating. How could I ever make a cake for instance?

'''This may sound silly, but what about desserts or candies? Without some kind of sweetening, you take a lot of pleasure out of eating. How could I ever make a cake for instance?'''

You’re not going to like this answer, but you really shouldn’t be eating or making these foods in the first place. I repeat, if you are eating a sufficient amount of fresh or dried fruits throughout the day, you’re not going to want cakes, pies, cookies or candy. You can make a whole meal one big “dessert” if you have an all-fruit meal.

You’re not going to like this answer, but you really shouldn’t be eating or making these foods in the first place. I repeat, if you are eating a sufficient amount of fresh or dried fruits throughout the day, you’re not going to want cakes, pies, cookies or candy. You can make a whole meal one big “dessert” if you have an all-fruit meal.

Manite acid of honey is a protoplasmic poison. It interacts with protein and from this, forms alcohol, ammonia and carbonic acid.

Manite acid of honey is a protoplasmic poison. It interacts with protein and from this, forms alcohol, ammonia and carbonic acid.

As eaten, honey is an atrocious food. It is usually added to starches and proteins as a sweetener. It readily ferments when held up in the stomach with other longer-digest-

As eaten, honey is an atrocious food. It is usually added to starches and proteins as a sweetener. It readily ferments when held up in the stomach with other longer-digesting foods. The byproducts alcohol, ammonia and carbonic acid are deleterious to human health.

 

ing foods. The byproducts alcohol, ammonia and carbonic acid are deleterious to human health.

Honey is, therefore, neither a nutritious nor a safe food. Life Scientists should not use honey as a part of their diet.

Honey is, therefore, neither a nutritious nor a safe food. Life Scientists should not use honey as a part of their diet.

Then there’s the matter of the nutritiousness of honey. It has only minute quantities of nutrients though it has “nutritional merit.” Ms. Honorof says, “Many people converted to using honey, often excessively, despite the fact that to the human body, honey is hardly different than refined sugar—remember honey was meant for the bee.” Which is to say that honey is not our natural food but natural food for the bee.

Then there’s the matter of the nutritiousness of honey. It has only minute quantities of nutrients though it has “nutritional merit.” Ms. Honorof says, “Many people converted to using honey, often excessively, despite the fact that to the human body, honey is hardly different than refined sugar—remember honey was meant for the bee.” Which is to say that honey is not our natural food but natural food for the bee.

She quotes a famed bee specialist, Colonel Clair of Hawaii. Some of the data she quotes turns out to be very revealing, a lot more than honey promoters would appreciate. First, most beekeepers rob their bees of practically all the honey and substitute for it water and sugar or wastes from candy factories. Anything sweet and cheap is substituted for the honey taken from the bees. The result is diseased bees. Further, the chemical industry has begun furnishing “medicines” or drugs for beekeepers just as they have furnished “medicines” for humans.

She quotes a famed bee specialist, Colonel Clair of Hawaii. Some of the data she quotes turns out to be very revealing, a lot more than honey promoters would appreciate. First, most beekeepers rob their bees of practically all the honey and substitute for it water and sugar or wastes from candy factories. Anything sweet and cheap is substituted for the honey taken from the bees. The result is diseased bees.

 

Further, the chemical industry has begun furnishing “medicines” or drugs for beekeepers just as they have furnished “medicines” for humans.

We Life Scientists have great concern for bees. They are our symbiotic partners in

We Life Scientists have great concern for bees. They are our symbiotic partners in

When we speak of a natural food we mean, of course, a natural food for humans.

When we speak of a natural food we mean, of course, a natural food for humans.

Now Nature has been, on the scene for who knows how many eons of time. Blackstrap molasses has yet to reach its 300th birthday! Nature came mightly late in providing us with this wonder food! Nevertheless, let’s put blackstrap molasses to the “natural” test.

Now Nature has been, on the scene for who knows how many eons of time. Blackstrap molasses has yet to reach its 300th birthday! Nature came mightily late in providing us with this wonder food! Nevertheless, let’s put blackstrap molasses to the “natural” test.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must be one to which humans have adapted anatomically, physiologically and psychologically.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must be one to which humans have adapted anatomically, physiologically and psychologically.

# TOBENATURAL,afoodmustbedelicioustothepalateofhumansinitsnaturalstate.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must be delicious to the palate of humans in its natural state.

# TOBENATURAL,afoodmustbeeatenandrelishedinitslivingorrawstate.Humans, like animals, weren’t endowed with cook stoves.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must be eaten and relished in its living or raw state. Humans, like animals, weren’t endowed with cook stoves.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must have been nurtured to its finished state by Nature by

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must have been nurtured to its finished state by Nature by strictly natural agencies.

 

# TO BE NATURAL, a food must appeal to un-perverted human gustatory senses, i.e.,to our senses of smell, taste and sight such as does a beautiful redolent apple, for instance.

strictly natural agencies.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food can be eaten alone and relished by un-perverted palates.

 

These are only some of the criteria for a natural food of humans. How does molasses stack up against these yardsticks?

# TOBENATURAL,afoodmustappealtounpervertedhumangustatorysenses,i.e.,to our senses of smell, taste and sight such as does a beautiful redolent apple, for instance.

# TO BE NATURAL, a food can be eaten alone and relished by unperverted palates. These are only some of the criteria for a natural food of humans. How does molasses stack up against these yardsticks?

 

# To begin with, humans haven’t been eating molasses long. No adaptation whatsoever could be possible. Psychologically the product has no appeal at all except that we are conditioned to it as we are to other perversions. Children rebel against the stuff, something they don’t do with, say, apples or bananas.

# To begin with, humans haven’t been eating molasses long. No adaptation whatsoever could be possible. Psychologically the product has no appeal at all except that we are conditioned to it as we are to other perversions. Children rebel against the stuff, something they don’t do with, say, apples or bananas.

# Molasses is not delicious to any normal palate and is repulsive to most who “eat it for health” reasons. Molasses has no natural state inasmuch as Nature never created such an abomination.

# Molasses is not delicious to any normal palate and is repulsive to most who “eat it for health” reasons. Molasses has no natural state inasmuch as Nature never created such an abomination.

# Molasses has no living state, for Nature did not create it. It is a waste product in the production of white sugar with all its evils plus a host of its own. Molasses is one of the most cooked substances you can buy. As our friends into Yoga would say—it has no prana or life force.

# Molasses has no living state, for Nature did not create it. It is a waste product in the production of white sugar with all its evils plus a host of its own. Molasses is one of the most cooked substances you can buy. As our friends into Yoga would say—it has no prana or life force.

# Blackstrap molasses is repulsive to our senses of smell of taste and sight.

# Blackstrap molasses is repulsive to our senses of smell of taste and sight.

# And last, but not least, blackstrap molasses cannot be relished by itself by even the hardiest! A proper food of humans can be eaten as a meal. For instance we can make a mono meal of any one of these foods: apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, apricots, figs, dates, etc. And you can live well on one of these foods alone for several weeks with healthful results. Many people do! Can you imagine trying to live on a mono diet of blackstrap molasses for several weeks? Or some of its syrup cousins, including the highly touted maple syrup and honey? So much for the “naturalness” of blackstrap molasses. It doesn’t meet one single criterium as a natural food for humans. And certainly a food that is not natural to humans cannot be healthful for humans. Moreover, you wouldn’t consider putting an unnatural, unhealthful food into your body, would you? For more detailed information on molasses, see Lesson 35 - Junk Foods: A Case Study On Molasses

# And last, but not least, blackstrap molasses cannot be relished by itself by even the hardiest! A proper food of humans can be eaten as a meal. For instance we can make a mono meal of any one of these foods: apples, watermelons, cantaloupes, bananas, grapes, oranges, peaches, apricots, figs, dates, etc. And you can live well on one of these foods alone for several weeks with healthful results. Many people do! Can you imagine trying to live on a mono diet of blackstrap molasses for several weeks? Or some of its syrup cousins, including the highly touted maple syrup and honey?

So much for the “naturalness” of blackstrap molasses. It doesn’t meet one single criterium as a natural food for humans. And certainly a food that is not natural to humans cannot be healthful for humans. Moreover, you wouldn’t consider putting an unnatural, unhealthful food into your body, would you?

 

For more detailed information on molasses, see Lesson 35 - Junk Foods: A Case Study On Molasses