12 Dangerous and Hidden Food Ingredients in Seemingly Healthy Foods
Would you eat your favorite breakfast cereal if you knew that it contained Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), a product also used in jet fuel and embalming fluid? Can you imagine grilling your low fat veggie burger if you found out that its main ingredient is Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)?
Watch out, because foods that are considered “healthy” and labeled as “natural” contain many harmful chemicals used as food preservatives and flavor enhancers – and these chemicals are often disguised under unrecognizable names.
Today, I’ll expose the hidden dangerous food additives that are lurking in so-called “healthy” foods, how you can easily spot them and the simple and delicious alternatives that won’t sabotage your bone and overall health.
Unhealthy processed foods greatly outnumber unadulterated healthy foods
In the last 100 years the food industry has advanced by leaps and bounds. Today, more than three quarters of supermarket shelves are stocked with packaged and processed foods. These boxed, canned, and frozen concoctions in most cases only require boiling or microwaving to become edible.
In total, there are more than 3,000 food chemicals purposely added to our food supply, yet avoiding them is a lot easier and more economical than you might think.
You probably already know this, but the rule of thumb is that the best foods to conquer osteoporosis and to stay healthy are unprocessed natural foods. That’s because man-made chemicals acidify your body pH which in turn accelerates bone loss.
Back to basics is best for your bone health
We can all agree that scientific progress is a good thing, especially when it comes to innovations that make our life easier and more enjoyable. But advances in the food industry are hindering our efforts to stay healthy because thousands of chemicals have entered the food supply.
At the beginning of the food processing revolution, which began soon after World War II, manufacturers did not bother to hide the newly added synthetically made food additives. After all, the perception was that as women joined the workforce, their available time for cooking would be greatly diminished, and that most everyone would quickly adopt the newly invented convenience foods. So like a tsunami thunderously ravaging the shoreline, the convenience food industry has flooded grocery stores with their processed products.
As a result, foods have become so industrially processed that in some cases they could be easily labeled as “edible food-like substances” – a synthetic man-made product – rather than actual nourishing food.
Adding insult to injury, many staple foods such as potatoes and corn – often used as basic ingredients in a host of products – have their genetic makeup purposely tampered with and may be dangerous to your health.
Convenience foods hurt more than help
Ample research on the evolutionary process of humans and their nutritional requirements point to the clear fact that while our nutrition has radically changed since Paleolithic times, our biology really hasn’t. But along came agriculture and later on the Industrial Revolution and with it, man-made chemicals made their way into our dining rooms.
Fortunately, as is the case with most deceptions, educated consumers are now seeking alternatives to these chemical laden products in turn forcing food producers to get creative… That is why more often than not, food chemicals are renamed with less “synthetic names” than their older original ones.
I want you to be aware of this very important health issue, so we’ll explore together the 12 most dangerous commonly used food additives that can sabotage both your bone health and your general health. One important comment here: remember that ingredients on product packaging are listed according to quantity; the ingredient making up the largest quantity is listed first, and so on.
So now…
Let’s analyze a “healthy” breakfast cereal
Antioxidants protect cells from oxidative damage and some of them are proven potent bone protectors as well. So isn’t it a great idea to have your morning breakfast cereal with healthy antioxidants? Not so fast… Let’s take a look at the ingredients of Kellogg’s® Smart Start® Strong Heart Antioxidants:
Rice, whole grain wheat, sugar, oat clusters, sugar, toasted oats [rolled oats, sugar, canola oil with tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness, molasses, honey, bht for freshness, soy lecithin], wheat flakes, crisp rice [rice, sugar, malt, salt], corn syrup, polydextrose, honey, cinnamon, BHT [preservative], artificial vanilla flavor, high fructose corn syrup, salt, honey, malt flavoring, alpha tocopherol acetate [vitamin E], niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), calcium pantothenate, Yellow #5, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), BHT (preservative), vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, beta carotene (a source of vitamin A), vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
Worst offenders:
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene): this common additive used to prevent oxidation in a wide variety of foods and cosmetics is listed by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in 2005 as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” on the basis of experimental findings in animals. It is also used in jet fuels, rubber petroleum products, transformer oil and embalming fluid. As if this were not enough, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) warns that BHT should not be allowed to enter the environment, can cause liver damage, and is harmful to aquatic organisms.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Loaded with “unbound” fructose and glucose molecules, studies have shown that the reactive carbonyl molecules can cause tissue damage that may lead to obesity, diabetes, and also heart disease. So much for this “Strong Heart Antioxidants” cereal recipe! HFCS is made from genetically modified corn and processed with genetically modified enzymes. To make matters worse, studies have recently revealed that nearly half of tested samples of HFCS contained mercury.
Yellow #5: Almost all colorants approved for use in food are derived from coal tar and may contain up tp 10ppm of lead and arsenic. Also, and not surprisingly, most coal tar colors could potentially cause cancer.
Healthy replacements
I love starting my day with an antioxidant-rich breakfast complete with natural granola and fresh fruits sprinkled with slivered almonds, flax, and pumpkin seeds for extra crunch. Try it with your favorite milk substitute, and if you have a sweet tooth, use a little honey. I’m quite sure you’ll love it too. There are also many tasty varieties of boxed cereals that truly contain all-natural ingredients – just read the label and avoid synthetic ingredients including the ones listed above.
Are you ready for lunch?
You know that you can never go wrong with a salad to start your lunch with, so you pick your favorite bone-healthy alkalizing vegetables and all you have to do is pour some delicious dressing. Add a few crispy nuts and seeds and voila! You’ve got yourself a healthy lunch. But your choice of salad dressing can ruin your intentions… Let’s take a look at one of the most popular salad dressings, Kraft’s Creamy Italian dressing:
Water, soybean oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, contains less than 2% of garlic*, xanthan gum, citric acid, propylene glycol alginate, onions*, polysorbate 60, spice, red bell peppers*, garlic, phosphoric acid, parsley*, vitamin E, natural flavor. *dried
Worst offenders:
Soybean oil: More than half of all soybeans crops grown in the US are genetically-modified (GMO) representing a meteoric rise since 1996, when only 7% were GMO soybeans. Genetically modified crops not only pose environmental dangers. There is a growing concern (and mounting scientific evidence) that genetic engineering of food plant seeds may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health.
Propylene glycol alginate (E405): this food thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier is derived from alginic acid esterified and combined with propylene glycol. Bear in mind that even though propylene glycol is used as a food additive, it has many industrial uses including automotive antifreezes and airport runway de-icers.
Polysorbate 60: short for polyoxyethylene-(20)- sorbitan monostearate this emulsifier is widely used in the food industry. Made of made of corn, palm oil and petroleum, this gooey mix can’t spoil, so it often replaces dairy products in baked goods and other liquid products.
Healthy replacements
While some commercially made salad dressings really may have natural ingredients (make sure you read the labels), try to stick to basics and use olive oil with lemon juice as often as possible. Olive oil, is in fact a fruit juice and contains long chain unsaturated fatty acids that alkalize your body’s pH. You can also make your own salad dressing at home using wholesome natural ingredients.
An afternoon snack to energize your day
A couple of hours after lunch, you might crave a little pick-me-up snack. A few pretzels might just hit the spot, right? But not so fast… Take a look at the list of ingredients in a bag of fat free Rold Gold® Pretzels, the number one brand in the US:
Worst offenders:
Enriched flour: these pretzels are made with enriched flour. But don’t let the attractive description mislead you: like most highly processed foods, enriched flour is devoid of nutrients and more often than not it is also bleached. Since the wheat germ and bran are removed from this type of flour, the body treats it as a refined starch.
But it doesn’t end here. The “enrichment” itself is made using toxic ingredients. For example, iron is added back into enriched flour. Unfortunately, food makers use a metallic form of iron that your body can barely absorb and should not be ingested. Watch the shocking video below:
Healthy Replacements
It has fortunately become quite easy to replace enriched flour with healthy alternatives, especially with whole wheat flour. But don’t forget that there are other options that can add variety to your meals such as rye, quinoa, millet, and brown rice flour and sprouted grain products.
I like to snack on alkalizing fruits, whether dried or fresh, and sometimes add a few nuts such as almonds or walnuts and some sesame seeds that are naturally high in calcium. Dried fruits mixed with nuts are easy to carry around so you can have a bone-healthy snack anytime of the day.
It’s time for dinner now
As the day is winding down, you are looking forward to a nutritious and substantial dinner. You might choose what you think is a healthier lower fat alternative to beef, such as the Morningstar Farms® Grillers® Vegan Veggie Burgers. Take a look at the ingredients:
Water, textured soy protein concentrate, corn oil, contains two percent or less of autolyzed yeast extract, vegetable gum, natural flavors from vegetable sources, maltodextrin, soy fiber, salt, carrageenan, potato starch, onion powder, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, konjac flour, sunflower oil, sesame seed oil, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), concentrated onion juice, ascorbic acid, vinegar powder, citric acid, aspartic acid, modified corn starch, malic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, wheat flour, soy lecithin.
Worst Offenders:
Textured soy protein concentrate, carrageenan, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, modified cornstarch: All of these are basically different names to hide ingredients that either contain Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) or form MSG during processing.
It is very important for your bone health and your overall health that you avoid these acidifying chemicals that can cause a variety of undesirable side effects, besides accelerate your bone loss. MSG and its related products have been linked skin rashes, nausea, migraine headaches, heart irregularities, and even seizures.
Healthy Replacements:
If you are following the Save Our Bones Program you know that you have a very wide choice of foods to create delicious and bone-smart meals. The Program reveals an easy to follow pH balanced nutrition plan among many other things, and the best part is that you are in complete control of the huge number of combinations possible from the alkalizing and acidifying lists.
While beef is acidifying, you can build your dinner around a beef hamburger instead of the chemical meat replacement example above. I recommend you combine it with bone-healthy alkalizing vegetables and other alkalizing foods to balance your dinner.
If you opt not have meat, the good news is that many grocery stores carry all natural vegetable imitation meat patties – just make sure they don’t contain the aforementioned ingredients.
Your health is in your hands
As you can see, it is easy to make the healthy food choices that will bring back or retain your bone density and your general health. I hope that after you read this article you will pay even more attention to the ingredient labels in the foods you buy. This may sound daunting, but it’s really a lot easier than it sounds.
Simply try to eat foods in the most unadulterated “original” format as often as possible. And here’s a shortcut, any food packaging that has a long list of ingredients with names that sound like they’re from a distant planet is not the kind of food you want to eat. For strong and healthy bones, eat foods with a short and easy to recognize list of ingredients.
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June 25, 2010
What do you think of xylitol? I have read reports that claim it helps build bone.
July 23, 2010
Iam A Research Nutrionist who studies under an Internist, Gastroenterologist. She is a wonderful doctor who is filled with so much knowledge. My quest in life is to help anyone I am able to. I adore studying nutrition. You are wonderful and right on. I love reading and learning from you!!!
June 25, 2010
I am confused over into which category foods like walnuts and yogurt fall. Some lists have walnuts as acid.
June 23, 2010
carageenan is from seaweed and is used for thickening ….quite a natural and safe product as far as i have heard
June 19, 2010
Dear Vivian: Thankyou so very much for your all your advice. I don’t eat cereal,once on the w. I like to eat fruits, cerely, carrots, cucombros, an fruts… After O.meal some times, or eggs. – Cocolate and chees, some time w.toust. Etc.etc.- I like made home soups, Green plainten. No to much meet Few times fish, or chiken. I love cheeses, Vegetab les and fresh food, not frouzen. Apologize for my my gramma. Sincerely, Maria
June 9, 2010
Thanks for the info on Vit. K. You said Ki is found in SPINACH. We eat lots of fresh Spinach. Should we limit the amount? Also heard a Doctor on a radio health program promoting a product called Intellical. He stressed the value of VIT. K2. I (kathy) just started using a product called INNO-OSTEO. which contains K2,D3, Mag. B12, etc. You can check it out at Co. Website, http://www.inno-vite.com .
June 8, 2010
Thank you the article processed food dangerous & hidden food ingredients. From now on I pay attention to read the ingredient babels.
Your diet is admirable.
In morning eat fruits, pumpkin seeds. Lunch-start salad, then veggies, nuts & seeds. Do you accompany some sandwiches or rice? meat only eat at dinner.
Talking is easy, but pratice is difficult, I learn slow. I’ll do my best, because I want to get health which money can’t buy.
I think the food prepare by myself is more safe, no preservative.
June 2, 2010
Hi Vivian, I love milk, how about Goat;s milk it is praized a lot for many medicinal reasons, I did not have milk when I was grwing, my teeth where not good and now I am struck with osteo, low bone density, Vitamin D depletion,
May 29, 2010
Once again thank you for all your hard work!! For two years I have followed Michael Murrays “acid/alkaline” suggestions . And so happy you address alkaline foods. In a month I am to have a dex scan. It will be interesting how it compares to two years ago. When medical docs view my report they of course want me on “drugs”. I take to my chiropractor and he says all is well!! Go figure! Again THANK YOU
May 28, 2010
This is shocking as are so many other readily available food products that should be banned.Can we not involve our Health Ministers?
This is such a complicated issue for many people who are confused or totally unaware.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
May 23, 2010
Vivian, I didn’t go on and get my masters in nutrition but I did take every class in nutrition than was available in college–along with three chemistry classes (general, organic and food) and have done a lot of reading on the subject as well.
When I was a teenager I was taught that eating between meals (snacks) is very hard on your digestive system. Apparently it takes 4-5 hours for your stomach to digest a meal and have a time to rest before the next meal (or snack) is added to the mix. That is one reason it is essential to eat a hardy breakfast. Your body has digested your evening meal and gone a while with nothing in it and needs that good breakfast to “jump-start” your new day.
I was also taught that the evening meal should be the lightest meal of the day and eaten early so your stomach has time to digest it before you go to bed.
I know this flies in the face of the way people live today but it has worked well for me and my family. (Not all of my five children have followed their early training but I did what I could when they were home with their father and me.)
I am almost 86 now and doctors tell me I have amazing health for “a woman your age.” I am on no medications and all my vital signs are excellent. (My one health problem is a bad back–caused by a small deformity in my lower spine when I was born which I didn’t know I had until it started bothering me in my late 70′s and it was x-rayed.
I’ve led a very active life and it never really bothered me until then. I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 18 and am pretty much a Vegan now.
How do you see this?
May 17, 2010
I was suprised to read about soybean crops being genetically modified. I often snack on Edamame, which are soybeans. How can I tell if they come from genetically modified crops?
May 13, 2010
It’s amazing that so many foods have more toxic chemicals than beneficial nutrients. Are any of the bars ok for consumption like – larabar.
May 13, 2010
I need help! I have a very acidic PH… HOW CAN I GET THIS NO. AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL? Thanks
MARYJO REAM
April 30, 2010
Some years back for no reason I began losing a lot of weight. I had just about every test known to man and doctors couldn’t come up with anything except irritable bowel and GERD. I decided to go gluten free because I had a feeling that was part of my problem plus other food intolerances which I attribute to chemicals in the food I was eating. I now bake all my own bread, cakes and biscuits, drink only rice milk eat no processed foods, eat plenty of fresh fruits and veges, and take vitamin supplements and I am slowing gaining some much needed weight. Yes it is a bit more time consuming but you and your families health is the most important thing – don’t expect food and drug companies to care about your health – to them the bottom line is the almighty dollar.
May 13, 2010
I am becoming a vegetarian–I am no longer eating any processed or cooked foods; but I still feel that my bones are being comprimised due to a very acidic condition!!!! Help!
Maryjo Ream
April 26, 2010
How much grapefruit should be eatten each day? I start my breakfast with a half grapefruit, organic hot rice cereal with a few walnuts and raisens(stopped using milk on it since reading your report). The rest of day is not as good , but I do eat fresh brocoli and other veggies along with meat. 2-3 times a week I go Chinese- the salt is probably bad, but I have so many food allergies, I can usually eat Chinese without headaches. All grains except rice, and some rye-breads ( even glutan -free) seem to give headaches, and Olive Oil causes stomach upset. Most calcium supplements cause headaches or frequent urination, even those from health food stores with Citrate. I did find a liquid vitamin D from Biotics research corp. which has my level up to 85. Hopefully that will help, as it has been low many years.
razy What can a person do to improve with this crazy food allergy? My spine went from -2.5 to -3.5 within the last two years. (I’m 59.)
Thanks,
Rosemary Lambert
April 25, 2010
My Dr. is asking me to take calcium pills and I am wondering if they are good for me or not. If the calcium in cows milk depleats the calcium in our bones will calcium pills not do the same?
April 22, 2010
I am so thankful to have found your web page. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis last fall. I will be following this diet more closely when I arrive home. Thank you for all you have presented so far. I havehad a gastric by pass and have a thyroid problem so I have to diet all the time. Every bit of food I put in my mouth has to be quality food. Thank you for your information and I look forward to each email you send. Sheila Ramey
April 22, 2010
I invested in the Save our Bone Health resources several months ago and have been encouraged and amazed at what I’ve learned (and passed on to my friends and loved ones). This video about reduced iron is shocking – thank you for including this and researching all of this for us. Many people just won’t take the time to learn about the ingredients that are hidden in our food but they will have to pay the price with ill health as they get older. The more we learn about healthy alternatives, the more we can make educated and wise choices as we take our health into our own hands.
Thank you again for all of your hard work and commitment to get the word out.
Nancy O’Brien
Pensacola, FL
April 21, 2010
Can anyone tell me anything about a product called Bonexcin. Is it worthwhile?
Thank you.
April 8, 2010
what about supplements of vitb complex, c and d that I take i have bone on bone osteoarthritis in my knees, and extensive dental issues from taking fossamax a short time Oh, i also take 1800 calcium magnesium with 2000 d. Does all this stop It is extrmemly expensive, plus I have my pIN KILLERS(MORPHINE AND OXYCOTIN) tHIS IS ALL iNstead OF?
April 6, 2010
Thank you for the information it will be very helpfull
March 21, 2010
Dear Vivian,
I have just finished reading your comments re B12.
I am now taking B50, does this serve the same purpose?
Thanks also for your other valuable (and in some instances surprising) information.
Ewart
March 8, 2010
Thank you for your helpful emails. It is so
hard to find healthy foods without all the
additives. Am trying to stick to your diet so
my bones won’t get any worse, and am feeling great so far.
March 7, 2010
Strontium has been touted as a better bone-strengthening supplement than calcium. I would appreciate hering from anyone who has information about this.
Joe
May 19, 2010
Joe,
Strontium is not a bone-strengthener; it is a bone density “faker”. Why? Because strontium is denser than calcium. And let’s not forget that strontium is a minute component of bones and has its own list of side-effects.
March 6, 2010
Hi Vivien, thank you for the new info re: canned food and cereals. Amazing what is hidden from the public! I do read all ingredients and keep away from anything suspicious.
I haven’t bought your pack yet as I do not have the money, but I do plan to buy it in the future.
I also want to come off Protelos 2., which contains aspartame., an ingredient I have kept away from for a long time., there really is no alternative from my doctor and I am very unhappy taking it with that poison in it. I was on actonel and got 5 fractures in my back…which proves it does not work!! Also the jaw condition worried me sick. I mentioned it to one doctor and he said to not take it for 2 weeks before my dental work and two weeks after., which proves beyond a doubt there is a huge problem with it. I did not want to take the new one another doctor put me on, but he said he would rather me get a tumour in 10 years, than be in a wheelchair in a couple of months. I feel I was literally “forced” to take it. My doctor, I realise is just acting in good faith, he believes this to be the “wonder” drug for the bones and has sat in on trials for it. He believes he is offering me the best there is.
February 27, 2010
I would like to know what kind of calcium is recommended to take each day.
May 19, 2010
Look for organic calcium first. The most easily available organic calcium is from a rare algae. There are quite a few brands that use it in their supplement formula.
February 23, 2010
I eat a lot of bagged spinach every week. I put in in just about every thing. Is this good to gain more bone?
March 4, 2010
I hope it is organic. Spinach has lots of pesticide.
Foods You Should Always Buy Organic
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02985/12-Foods-You-Should-Always-Buy-Organic.html
May 19, 2010
Rich in Vitamin K, spinach is a good quality food for your bones. However, it has oxalates that can prevent optimal calcium absorption. Solution: have your calcium supplement with meals without spinach.
February 21, 2010
I have read that magnesium deficiency in the soil is creating one in our body. This deficiency apparently causes difficulty in asorbing calcium into bones as well as a whole bunch of other problems.
Do you plan to introduce the subject into you e-mails to us?
See “The Magnesium Miracle” by Dr. Carolyn Dean, M.D.,N.D. (Ballantine Books)
May 19, 2010
Unfortunately, magnesium is not the only “victim” of over-farming the soil. Many other important minerals are sacrificed as well.
May 23, 2010
What are the “other” victims of over farming?
February 20, 2010
This is one of your most helpful articles to date. Liked the options/suggestions for healthy eating.
February 19, 2010
Thank your for sharing your research and knowledge with us. The run of the mill food supply, makes it difficult to eat in a healthy way. Our Grocery Store carries several alternativies to the industrial food supply.
February 17, 2010
Thank you for all the wonderful information. I have started purchasing distilled water as recommended by you, but now I am reading in this forum that it may be bad for me in the long run due to lack of minerals. Who do I believe? Also should I be taking some form of minerals supplement if distilled water is not good for me?
April 14, 2010
I drink Perrier. a small bottle a day seems to add a lot of natural trace minerals. It may be why Europeans are som much healthier. Italians also drink a lot of mineral water.
I buy it at a discount club so it is not so expensive.
February 17, 2010
Vivian, thank you so much for all you write about. I have been taking vitamins and exercising since I was 18 (now 83). Seven years ago I took a fall and am now with osteo arthritis. When I open your emails I sit here for 3-4 hours reading every last bit of info.
Your knowledge is overwhelming. I’m hoping to purchase your book soon. I have 4 daughters who will also be interested.
Florence
February 17, 2010
i only uae a little milk in my coffee and a little in my oatmeal. what can i use in its place?
February 19, 2010
Instead of using dairy milk, I found Almond milk to use on cereal, as well as other uses of it.
Vivian, Do you approve of the Almond milk?
Roberta
June 24, 2010
I make my own almond milk with 1 cup of organic almonds that I soak overnight, add 3 cups of water and blend in a vitamix til smooth…I also
add 1 date for sweetness……..strain
through a nut bag…..the almond milk you buy is pasturized and therefore a lot of vitamins etc are lost
February 24, 2010
My son, my husband and myself have just gone completely veegan. I have so much to learn and I just started your e-mails yesterday and feel the information I have received from you thus far is very helpful. Thankyou I will be reading your e-mails with great interest. I read “The China Study” and have the book “Becoming Vegan” which I highly recommend to everyone.
February 16, 2010
Hi Vivian
Thanks for this information, it is very important to know about it, and then put it
too practise.
I appreciate all your good advise to help us
“save our bones”.
February 16, 2010
Vivian,
1. I have been eating microwave-able oatmeal for breakfast for a few years now; ever since I stopped drinking milk, so then do not eat dry cereal, which back then was Total. What do you know about instant oatmeal in terms of its processing and end resultant nutritional value? Would non-microwave-able oatmeal necessarily for any reason be any more nutritional?
2. About “processed foods”, which I eat next to none of, versus “natural fruits and vegetables”, which I eat a great deal of: What of the fact that our fruits and vegetables are also grown on chemically-fertilized farmland with lots of herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, and other such chemicals to speed up the growth and increase the amount grown? Does not all this have effects on our health when we eat the final apple, carrott, etc.? How then is that different from those horrible “processed foods.”
Joel M. Wilson
February 18, 2010
Hello, the short sharp answer to avoid having ANYTHING with pesticides and e numbers to name a few is to eat ORGANIC, this I have done for over 20 years, ok it is more expensive, but then again isn’t it worth it?
February 15, 2010
Are pre-washed/rinsed greens safe to eat as packaged?
February 14, 2010
Dear Vivian,
I read with interest all of your published articles and have stopped the Fosamax after 7 years. I am 62 years old and am trying to change my diet according to your book. I have celiac disease, so in terms of wheat/barley free beers and the silicon study that could be beneficial for your bones, I don’t think it will apply to us. We can only drink wheat/barley free beers. I recommend the following beer which I drink occasionally http://www.redbridgebeer.com/about/aboutRedbridge.aspx
Vivian, I am still struggling with the milk. Most of the recipes call for milk, cream, butter, etc. If you are able to balance your diet throughout the day to a 80/20 percent alcalizing/acidifying foods, then I think you can still use regular milk, cream in your favorite recipes. Am I right ?
I have a concern about carrageenan. According to your article re Dangerous and Hidden Ingredients, it is mentioned as one of the ingredients to avoid. However, I noticed it is added in Soymilk and Almond Milk ? Can you please advise why Pasteurized or Homogenized Milk would not be safer in this case ?
February 14, 2010
Your articles are an eye opener. Frequently you talk about alkalizing foods. Please email me a list of the best alkalizing meats, fruits and vegetables.
Thank you
February 10, 2010
Hello Vivien,
thank you for supporting me with your ongoing detailed information on good food choices, Warm regards, Lauren.( Australian living in south Korea.)
February 10, 2010
I never knew. Thank you so much vivian.
February 10, 2010
Sadly, I don’ think there is much out there that is safe and healthy anymore. And, I do not think there is any way to completely avoid the bad stuff. An astute member wondered if we can even trust the labels on health foods. There are so many pollutants and other dangers in the air, water, soil and in our cosmetics, clothing, detergents, even computers and cell phones that we cannot control what we are steadily being exposed to. Ironically, it seems that many people who eat all the wrong stuff like junk food and burgers, who smoke, drink, and rarely exercise, are often the healthiest; and live to ripe old ages of 80 even 90 something with no major health issues; go figure.
February 15, 2010
I am sorry that you are so misinformed. People who do all the wrong things concerning,diet,drink,lack of exercise,etc., do not live to be 80 or 90 like you believe. These people may appear to be 80 or 90 but in actuality may be in their 60′s. Furthermore, the few that do make it to 80 have a whole array of health issues and a very poor quality of life. There have always been unhealthy things in the environment, even before the Industrial Revolution.
KEEP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM STRONG AND EVERYTHING IN MODERATION OF COURSE PRAYER WILL NOT HURT EITHER
February 17, 2010
You are a product of your lifestyle.
If you eat properly, exercise and try to do all the right things you will live to 80 or 90. Our grandparents lived to 80 and 90 because the foods they ate were grown and cooked at home and they washed their clothes in a ringer type washer and hung them on the line to dry. They had labor in their lives in order to survive.
February 10, 2010
I just finished reading your article titled: 12 dangerous ingredients and was disappointed that I could not watch the video after the paragrah that states: But it doesn’t end here. The “enrichment” itself is made using toxic ingredients. For example, iron is added back into enriched flour. Unfortunately, food makers use a metallic form of iron that your body can barely absorb and should not be ingested. Watch the shocking video below:
Where else can I go online to view the video?
Thank you for all your help and information.
February 21, 2010
If you want to watch the video…go to YouTube.com in the search field type metal bits and it will bring up the video.
February 9, 2010
I agree with your information, Vivian. I learned some time ago that the body doesn’t know what to do with non-food particles, the ones you mention in addition to pesticides. It is speculated that the body stores the foreign materials, especially agricultural sprays or systemics. Some additives and dyes are possibly eliminated, or stored as mentioned above. The stored chemicals are suspect to causing cancerous tumors over time.
It is a good policy to always eat organic and natural, or as much as possible.
Thank you,
Andrea
February 9, 2010
I knew this and tried to control the horrible corn starch in the thickening in the food for my husband, the high fructose corn syrup in the glucerna that caused yeast, MRSA, 100% systemic, pain, dirreah, aricept ulcers, and finally death. I fought and was abused and so was my husband and two hospital stays were 94,000 and 96,000 dollars and the nursing homes refused to comply and have no insurance and have no drs. who see the patients. The VA would not help and I watched his eyes as he suffered and died in fear. Yes, the cereals that Walmart are now producing under their brand name are nothing but dust, crackers smelled terrible when I opened them, the price is twice as high and the other brands are almost three dollars! The msg or petroleum products in nursing homes is constantly abundant, cold hot dogs and bun and nothing else for a meal. These experiences for my husband and for me have been horrible. Death by hospitals and nursing homes and abuse from DHS, verbal to me and nursing home attendants and one place served bread in the shape of an ice cream scoop and it was colored bright pink! He could no swallow this mess, dry toast that could not be chewed and all of this starch, sugar, salt, yeast, thickening (corn starch) and I called Nestles about this. Lucien Charles Cline died Nov. 4 at hospice where they withdrew all water, food and gave him morophine every three hours until his heart stopped. I watched all of this and I had Medical Power of Attorney and they said it did not apply.
February 9, 2010
Thank you Vivian for every piece of information you share with us; I am really appreciate them.
I try to eat healthy as much as I can; my Ph is 8.0; sometimes I force myself to eat acidic foods to have a balance. The only cereal I eat is cheerios (original). I eat chicken once a week; others days I eat black beans, red beans,
lentils; I buy them dried, soak them overnite and it only take 12 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker.
My Regards,
February 9, 2010
Thank you so much for your research regarding milk and now on cereal and other food packaging contents, we will certainly will have our eyes open when shopping.
Blessings,
Lily
February 9, 2010
Hi,
In the book ‘The Bone Health Revolution’ mention is made about drinking water but not tap water. What kind of water would you recommend? Here in the UK tap water is rated as very healthy as it is well treated, whereas bottled waters of all kinds are suspect.
Many thanks.
VICTOR
February 10, 2010
wow, more bad news about whats in foods, the cereal thing with the metal, my goodness, unbelievable…..
the water thing is a question i have as well, i have been told reverse osmosis is the best, as it is filtered, 7 times they say, i also heard parasites are still in spring water, flouride in tap water is bad as well, and distilled water supposedly makes your arteries hard, ???? so what is the best water, i like the dasani reverse osmosis wth added minerals, when i need to get a bottle of water from the store, and for home i get the big bottles delivered of the reverse osmosis, oh and what about the britta with the tap water???, you hear so many things….. if you know more about this , please let us know, and thanks for all your info, its great, learning, as much as i can…..
February 11, 2010
Dr. Zoltan Rona on distilled water
For short-term detoxification purposes, the use of distilled water can be beneficial. Beyond this, any benefits of drinking distilled water are due to the placebo effect. For long term, regular drinking purposes, the scientific literature as well as my own clinical observations do not support its consumption.
Distilled water contains no minerals and actually drains your body of minerals. Without exception, those who drink distilled water exclusively, typically become deficient in calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc, iron and many other trace minerals within a year. This fact is evidenced by yearly testing done through blood, urine and hair mineral analyses.
Ref: vitalitymagazine.com
February 21, 2010
Thank you Dr. Rona. I have used Aquasana filters on my kitchen faucet and shower for years, the kitchen was the beginning. This began a very long time ago when one of our dogs was diagnosed with Cushing’s Disease, I am a believer in holistic and homeopathic medicine for animals and humans, and one of my vet reference books mentioned that too much chlorine in the drinking water can bring on Cushing’s. That did it for me, no one here drinks or cooks with anything other than filtered water, and showers are the same.
February 9, 2010
Thank you for re-confirming what I have already figured out. I am a living MSG detector. Any amount of MSG will give me a 24 hour Migrane Headache with Asthma symptoms. I have been purposely avoiding MSG & Sulfites for a few years now and whenever I miss an ingrediant and get MSG in my system, the effects seem to be getting worse. The good thing is that I can time the duration of my symptoms down to the nearest hour (24 hour period of agony).
February 9, 2010
I just purchased unsweetened Almond Milk and I don’t like the taste at all. I have to work to get past the taste…that means lot of self talk. I do not want to purchase the almond vanilla sweet because of the sweeteners added in. Is there anything out there that I can purchase that is healthy but as a better taste? Kim Mack Ohio
February 9, 2010
try coconut milk. there is the vanilla, original and unsweetened milk. i prefer the unsweetened because i don’t like sweet milk. that milk is very nutrionists. i use this milk for cooking and baking. good luck.
February 11, 2010
My understanding is that coconut milk is slightly acidic and highly inflammatory. Use sparingly.
February 16, 2010
you can make cashew milk very simply by putting raw cashews and water in a blender. there are no other steps and nothing to cook or strain.
February 9, 2010
One day I got violently sick and had eaten really awful that day—a whole box of Special K between breakfast, lunch and dinner. I almost went to the hospital. That led me to suspect preservatives and was shocked when I found out about BHT. You are right on!!! I love and appreciate your important work!
February 9, 2010
Hello Vivian and thanks for your messages. The best way to live my opinion is discipline in all the levels. Eat fruit for breakfast and small portions, lunch example small portion of tune and natural juice, dinner ditox drink and long nice sleep hours. During the day drink water. Avoid chilli, fat foods, meats, acids and processed foods. Bless the Universe and my warm regards Margarita Rodriguez
February 8, 2010
Wow! I just purchased some soy burgers- trying to eat healthy. After reading your list of ingredients I will be returning them. Thanks for the great information on hidden ingredients.
February 8, 2010
Vivian
Tank you so much for this valuable information.
February 8, 2010
WE are what we eat. Thanks for the new information. Arlene
February 8, 2010
Yes, we are what we absorb. This would include the skin and the environment and not just the food we eat or the supplement we take.
February 8, 2010
Dear Vivian
I have to be on a gluten free diet as I’m a celiac. I was told that soy products were good
but after reading your e-mail, I’m confused.I do read food labels carefully.I would like to gain weight,only weigh 82 lbs.Thank you so much
for all of your advice.
Eleanor
February 8, 2010
It is important to read labels. But can they be trusted?
http://www.naturalnews.com/021929_food_ingredients_lists_ingredients_list.html
February 8, 2010
As a caring father of teenaged daughters, what should I advise them to eat (we are vegetarian), to use on their skin, to wear, to drive? Who can be trusted not to contaminate our food, our cosmetics, our water supplies and other basic necessities? Sadly, we live in a world where money and profit is God and we have neither the time nor the knowledge to avoid these dangerous ingredients. I often wish that there was a parallel universe for us to live apart from all this!
February 8, 2010
I’m astonished with this information. I just threw all my “healthy” cereals to the trash. I hope many people can learn about natural foods and its benefits to our bodies. Thank you so much for this valuable information.
Blessings,
Amarylis
May 21, 2010
I kicked the breakfast cereal habit years ago after I met an old Polish man who had plain yoghourt with honey for his breakfast. The concept opened new worlds outside my own culture. The only breakfast cereal I have now are organic rolled oats. There are a lot of options for dressing it up. Today I had it raw with rice milk, almond meal, pumpkin seeds and a chopped pear. And I have been known to have soup for breakfast.
February 8, 2010
I found the video horrifying just shows the lengths the food industries will go to to sell their wares. I once read a report in a newspaper about a cattle farmer in America feeding powdered concrete to his cattle with the comment ” They’ll eat anything!” Makes you wonder just what is it we ARE eating doesn’t it!
mary
February 8, 2010
Vivian, I am a Vegan and rely mostly on Textured soy protein concentrate to supplement my protein. If I cut out this soy protein what would you recommend?
February 8, 2010
Dear Vivian,
Can you put an “Enable links” option on your emails. I cannot open the video. The box shows no picture, just the small icon in the upper left corner.
I will toss out my Morningstar veggie Burgers.
Thank-you. What about dairy free Ice Creams?
Trader Joe’s soy ice cream lists Organic soy bean oil as the 6th ingredient and carrageenan as the final ingredient. Is the law still in effect that requires ingredients to be listed in order of amount? So, relatively speaking, can we eat some treats if the bad stuff is minimal?
I’m working on eliminating Flouride so I would love to have your “personal care” product suggestions in an email as I am unable to open that link on your website.
I am drinking distilled water now, buying Tom’s toothpaste, but can’t find a shower filter that isn’t expensive.
Finally, My urine ph differs from my saliva when checked at the same time. What does this mean? My Ph has always been acidic even though I am Blood Type A which is the type that produces low acid in the in the digestive system. There is also Blood(5%of the body) Ph. Gets confusing.
Thank-you.
February 8, 2010
I am not sure if it is a good idea to drink distilled water as it robs the minerals from the body.
Making it acidic???
February 8, 2010
Distilled water has an acidic pH (5.4) BUT it is negatively charged. Toxic acidic residue is positively charged. Since opposites attract, distilled water drags the toxins out of the body
February 9, 2010
Yes, I am aware of the detoxification role of distilled water.
BUT “Distilled water is hypotonic to the cells so it rapidly flows in to the cells. In fact if red blood cells are placed in distilled water they will quickly swell and burst from the influx of water. One of the biggest concerns of drinking distilled water is that the sudden influx of water in to the system due to the hypotonic state will disrupt the electrolyte balance. The greater the intake of water at one time the greater the risk of a severe imbalance.
Leaching of minerals from the bone or loss of vitamins due to drinking distilled water may not be obvious or obvious at first either.”
Comments welcome.
February 9, 2010
If a person has a healthy lifestyle and drinks distilled water day in day out, then he/she probably won’t have too much toxin. Eventually, there will be an imbalance???
I will not use distilled water for a long period if I do use it. But I don’t have any intention of drinking distilled water at all. One Naturopath Doctor says that she won’t even drink distilled water during detoxification period.
February 14, 2010
Hogwash! Pure water has a pH of 7. If the pH differs from 7, there are dissolved impurities. Furthermore, all water is electrically neutral, not positive or negative. (Just GOOGLE “ionized water” to see all the scams.)
February 8, 2010
The only sure fire way to get and retain alkalinity is to drink ionized alkaline water. You can buy a water machine that will convert tap water to ionized alkaline. You can learn about this at http://www.ionways.com
February 9, 2010
Yes, ionized water is worth checking out.
I know of one healthcare professional who has bought an ionizer. In my opinion, much better than distilled water which to me can be a health hazard.
February 9, 2010
I should clarify that ionized water should be used properly to avoid adverse effects.
It’s always best to go with nature. Fresh organic VEGETABLE juice will be my first choice over any manipulated water to acquire alkalinity.
February 9, 2010
I need to elaborate. Distilled water may not be good for most healthy people. But people with kidney disease have to use it. These are my opinions and I do my best to look from many angles.
I may not have time to contribute to this web site after this newsletter.
February 8, 2010
Very interesting. For years I had Kellogs Extra Fiber Bran every morning. Then that went off the market. Now I have 1/4C General Mill Fiber One with 1/4C Almond Milk. I have a smoothie made up of 8 Al and @ AC Fruits. And I love 1/2 Red Grapefruit along with that. I love breakfast! Lunch & dinner is always 8 Al and @ AC veggies & fruits. And I try to drink 10 glassas of Distilled/Filtered Water. How about that?
February 8, 2010
Yes, thanks for this article. I always get a headache when I knowingly have MSG in foods. I will keep a watch for the other ingredients that are similar. I am very aware of food labels and have to read them for heart health. I appreciate all of the research that you make available to us.
February 8, 2010
Hi Vivian…
I look forward to receiving your e-mails and the suggestions they contain.
I’ve switched to “stevia” as a sweetener for my morning oatmeal (I also add fruit and almonds).
I don’t remember your mentioning stevia. What’s your take on that product?
Thanks.
Susan
February 8, 2010
Susan, I do recommend stevia since it’s a natural plant sweetener with no calories, representing a great replacement for the toxic artificial sweeteners. Honey is great also.
February 8, 2010
Wow! No wonder iron fortified cereals smell awful and hurt my stomach. Haven’t eaten any since being on the bone building diet (1+ years.)
I have made food from scratch most of my entire adulthood. My daughters DO NOT like processed foods because I spoiled them on home made foods. They were permitted only one prepared bag of snacks every two weeks when growing up.
They now make meals from scratch even though they’re college students. They eat dinner leftovers for breakfast and lunch. They cook lunch if there are no leftovers. People are amazed that they are thin compared to so many young people. It’s not that they don’t eat or eat only “rabbit food”. They don’t like very many prepared foods. They are healthy eaters.
February 8, 2010
The articles were very interesting and helpful.If we remember to read all lables.
I wonder what is the best multiple vitamin to take that does not have all chemicals. That will give you essential vitamins without poison,
Thanks, Barbara
February 9, 2010
I would stay away from supplements that have titanium dioxide, sorbitol, fructose ……
I prefer whole food supplements. Mind you some companies claim that their supplements are whole food when in fact they are not.
Some good products here:-
https://www.drbenkim.com/sunshop/
February 8, 2010
I need any thing that will save my bones at 73
February 8, 2010
Having a friend who worked in the chemical industry and who had seen work friends early demise decided to retire early. The imformation in Vivian’s article are what my has already told to me. I believed him but didn’t really want to believe him if that makes sense. For the food industry to knowingly poison us is criminal and unforgivable.That’s why I like Vivian’s website because she tells the truth, and the truth is very important.
February 8, 2010
You are a believer in the alkaline diet and somewhere you mentioned the book by Amy Joy Lamou – Building Bone Vitality. Are you also a believer in their statement that Calcium pills do not work? I would also like to hear your thoughts on Progesterone cream for helping bone health.
February 8, 2010
Sorry to see you spouting pseudoscience and fear tactics in the midst of some well-intentioned and generally positive and reasonable messages. BHT is an anti-oxidant, extensively studied, works exactly like Vitamin E, but is, if anything, more stable. MSG has less sodium per gram than salt, could not possibly represent more than 50% by weight of anything called a hamburger, and has never shown any advese effects in multiple, large, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical studies, even when individuals claiming sensitivity were specifically included. A lot of what Vivian says makes sense, but I get dismayed when seeing this kind of unscientific fear-mongering which just serves to make people afraid of their food. As a M.Sc., Ph.D. nutritional biochemist/neurobiologist with 30 years of experience in research and teaching and many peer-reviewed publications, I have an appropriate background to comment.
February 8, 2010
My comments are not really directed at Nancy. I have always believed in the following.
It is always good to have a different perspective. I don’t believe everything said by any professionals and I read scientific studies with a grain of salt.
http://www.naturalnews.com/023074_the_FDA_drug_trials_drugs.html
About Autism and vaccines, so do we believe Lancet then or now?
One controversy we can all relate to:
Raw foodists believe that raw foods have enzymes and eating cooked food (dead food) will tax the body of enzymes. However, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Macrobiotic folks believe just the opposite. According to one acupuncturist, “generally food should be slightly cooked in order to make it easier to digest.”
Which camp are you in and whom do you believe?
In my opinion, it is a jungle out there. My mantra – moderation, listen to your own body, you are what you absorbed, examine issues from as many perspectives as possible, use common sense ……
February 8, 2010
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/health/2010/02/03/cho.autism.vaccine.study.cnn.html
This web site does not allow two hyperlinks in one message. Hence, I did not want to include this link in the above message.
February 8, 2010
No fear tactics, Nancy… only truth. Studies confirm that MSG is an addictive product that actually damages the hypothalamus. It causes obesity, among other problems.
Here’s a link to 205 studies on MSG:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
February 8, 2010
Thanks for your advice and unfo re certain products/chemicals in our food. I have alaways been aware although one has to draw a line somewhere ortherwise you cannot eat anything. Iron and metal in our foods were always present. The stomach gets immune to these things. Dont think too much about them or they will affect your health. I have never heard of anyone dying by eating scraps of metal in our cereals. My motto is “dont worry too much – just enjoy eating and you will be OK”. I never eat cereals anyway – just a piece of toast or maybe an egg or two for breakfast. Fish or meat or fowl for supper plus fruit and veg so I cannot go too wrong. If I were to examine every food I eat, I would starve. My friend is 87 yars old. She is agile and fit as a fiddle. She eats anything that is placed on her plate and enjoys it. She never bothers about any chemicals, too much fat or any rubbish that are added to our food. She laughs at people who do. She just enjoys eating and couldnt care a toss what is in her food. I envy her. Perhaps this worry about what we eat is all in our mind. Thank you nevertheless. Good to know other peoples opinions.
February 8, 2010
Great article, thanks for all of the info
February 8, 2010
Thanks Vivian
What about cooking in a cast iron skillett?? isn’t that safer than teflon coated pans????
February 8, 2010
Teflon is a hazard to your health because it is made with toxic fluoride.
Stainless steel cookware is a good alternative.
February 9, 2010
I just want to add that GOOD QUALITY stainless steel cookwares are preferred.
Use a magnet to test the cookware before buying as some may have more nickel than steel.
February 8, 2010
It appears that we can’t eat anything that we like anymore.If it tastes good”Don’t eat it!”
February 8, 2010
I beg to differ… natural foods are delicious. If you have a farmer’s market near your house, give it a try.
March 29, 2010
Vivian. I agree with a lot now what you say about the food easily available.
I also agree with Eva Baker & Lynne.
I decided about a year ago to attempt to eat healthy. In my search for healthy meals I kept finding suggested meals that I would not want to eat if prepared and served to me, let alone if I had to prepare them. After this I got to where I was eating very little and I was losing t weight& strength. (I am 5ft 2in and weigh 125 lbs and this is what I weighed at 20) I finally decided that I had not really done to bad for 77 years, I was reasonably healthy & decided use common sense & to stop worrying so much about what to eat and to go back to my “normal” way of eating, making those changes that I could live with.
I now feel more normal & have stopped losing weight
February 8, 2010
Thank you, Vivian!
I can’t buy anything without reading the label – you posted
some new and reminded us of some old very important information – how long will it take before we’re eating JUST FOOD?
Thank you!
February 8, 2010
Thanks for the wonderful article and again, keeping us all informed.
February 8, 2010
Thanks, I appreciate the list, I have been on the alert for some of the things mentioned but did not know about all of them.
February 8, 2010
Thanks for your article about veggie burgers, processed food ,etc.
Eye openner. Its good you are around to tell us
about all these things.
Thanks again.
February 8, 2010
Hello Vivian
Thank you once again for the informative email. We certainly eat all that is as healthy as can be, fresh fruits & veg etc. if I lift a product off the shelf as a “treat” for myself, my husband will lift it back out, read the label then will tell me that, “No! you can’t have that it’s not good for you”. So it gets put back on the shelf. We have been reading what’s on the label for years and it is very frightening what the manufacturers put into their products.
Thank you again, have a nice day.
Best wishes from Scotland
Marysia
February 8, 2010
Vivian,
Although I trust what you are saying because I have studied for myself the benefits of eating naturally, I am having a hard time getting my arms around ‘no milk’ concept. Perhaps you can enlighten us more? Growing up, I was blessed with parents and relatives who grew their own beef and had access to unprocessed cow milk, cheese and butter, which was wonderful (and we NEVER got sick from it)!Organic milk is now required to be processed the same as regular cow milk. Soy products, especially the drinks make my digestive system very fitful; digesting them is harder on me than milk. Rice milk tastes like flavored water. Any suggestions? I bake and cook from scratch, so I want the best ingredients available for my family. Most recipes call for milk, sour cream, cheese or other dairy. Can you help?
February 8, 2010
Give almond milk or the new coconut milk, both now available in the carton, a whirle
February 8, 2010
You may change your mind about coconut milk once you check the Inflammatory Factor from this site.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3114/2
Coconut milk even home-made may be highly inflammatory which is bad for bones or general health.
February 8, 2010
Vannah, you can make home-made almond milk at home. I’ll post soon an instructional video showing an easy and delicious recipe to make at home.
February 8, 2010
Discovering your website has been so helpful! Your articles yield both new information and confirm what I have long believed to be true–such as today’s advice to select and eat foods in their most natural state as possible. I am working on incorporating your suggestions into my everyday life. This requires changes but I am hopeful that the effort will pay off in the long run.
I am especially grateful for the discussion of bisphosphonates in your manual. I can’t help but think that we will see a complete reversal about the safety and advisability of the use of these drugs in the future, and so many women will be left with irreversible conditions resulting from using the drugs. As scary as bone loss is, I hope to reverse my issues by addressing what I think lies at the root of the problem–the alkaline/acid balance. I’m expecting my doctor to recommend starting some type of prescribed osteoporosis drug soon and with your help I feel confident that other options are available and more advisable. Thank you.
April 8, 2010
Hello Ann,
It may be of interest to you and others that I have been on different biphosphonates for 10yrs and , monitoerd with DEXA scans every 2yrs, my bone density has always been shown to have gone down despite this treatment.
At last, last year my DEXA scan showed a slight increase – the difference – for twelve months I had been taking Algeacal and strontium boost that I get by post from America and every day I stand for 20mins on my’ Juvent 1000′ vibrating plate. The plate was developed for astronauts to maintain their bone density.
I shall be buying Vivian’s book. With her advise as well I am as confident as I can be that things will continue to improve.
Incidentally I have stopped taking my Acotenal biphosphonate!
All the best Helen
February 8, 2010
Dear Vivian:
Thanks a lot again for new information on 12 dangerous food additives to avoid. Unless it is pinpointed by someone like you, it is dif-
ficult to determine if those food ingredients
are dangerous and harmful. It makes us more se-
lective in buying foods that are more nutri-
tious and free of harmful substances.
Aloha and may God bless you everyday. Julie Hernandez
February 8, 2010
Thanks Vivian,
Natural is best. Back to basics I think.
Rochelle
February 8, 2010
Very worrying information about veggie products speaking as a vegetarian diagnosed with osteopenia. Thought that Morningstar products were healthy! Help! What do I eat then?
February 8, 2010
Fran, Go for products with only “fermented” soy in them like tempeh-wonderfully vegan too!
February 8, 2010
Try this, Fran:
http://www.amyskitchen.com/
February 8, 2010
this is a wonderful helpful and informative article–easy to read and understand, and logical. Thank you for this information.
February 8, 2010
Viv, Most interesting. The video was quite shocking, I shall carefully check the boxes that have the least additives. Thanks.
February 8, 2010
A lunch of salad with dressing and a few nuts would leave me starving. I find an alkaline diet impossible to follow for that reason. Great if you want to lose weight but i want to put it on…impossible on this diet.
February 8, 2010
Thank you for the very useful article about what is in readily available so-called foods.
I shall certainly keep the article.
BUT, please do not encourage people to eat meat – animals have suffered enough.
It is true that soya and soya products have been adulterated but there are other vegetarian ways of getting amino acids.
How can the products of cruelty and cynicism be healthy?
February 8, 2010
Inogen,
Eating meat has been for centuries the way to stay healthy. If God did not want us to eat meat, there would not have been any animals. Enjoy what you have been blessed with, eat naturally and do not worry so much. It will be okay!
February 8, 2010
Vannah,
Yes, eating meat is something that people do and have done for millennia. However, the way animals are treated in this age of “factory farms” is utterly inhumane. I love a good steak but find it hard to enjoy it knowing the suffering endured by the poor animal before it died.
February 8, 2010
Vannah,
You seem to be overlooking the fact that animals nowadays are kept in intensive factory conditions, shot full of antibiotics and growth hormones and fed on genetically modified maize and soya.
February 8, 2010
I don’t want to encourage people to eat meat… I know that there is tremendous suffering in factory farms. I only used it as an example for a better food replacement.
IMPORTANT: there are a few brands that make delicious and healthy veggie burgers without nasty chemicals, as is the case of Amy’s Kitchen brands.
http://www.amyskitchen.com/
February 8, 2010
It’s so gross what they add to foods in the supermarket! You need a list of all the things that are not “foods” and read all the packaging list and compare it with your list. Seems like a lot of work but it is worth it.
February 8, 2010
Hi Vivian, This is a very informative writing and hope that a lot of people will read this. I am taking for the pain Turmeric would you think it is bad too? This is all packed in India and Shrilanka.. I taste a difference from the normal shops and won’t help either that is why I buy in bulk straight from those countries.Could you let me know please?
Have send some articles to friends – hope they will ask your book too. Thanks again Vivian , Illya
February 8, 2010
Thanks Vivian for the information.
I cooked and grow my veggies. I stocked frozen veggies for winter, (blunched and keep them in bottle/jars).It is true that foods have dangerous additives so avoid processed foods. It is tough to buy healthy foods. Fishes have mercury, animals are feed with chemicals, fertilizers are full of chemicals too. Back to basic but my rule of thumb is:” Moderation”.
February 8, 2010
Illya, You can’t go wrong with a spice…as is turmeric
February 9, 2010
I am not so sure. One person’s food may be another’s poison.
In my opinion, if one has excessive liver heat, eating turmeric can be “lethal.”
Always listen to your body and not just what others say.
February 9, 2010
This is because turmeric is a warm herb.
When it comes to herbs, energetics should be considered. Don’t use them blindly but according to one’s constitution.
e.g. Blood-shot eyes may be a sign of excessive liver heat. Check with an herbalist before you use turmeric.
March 4, 2010
Think again. One can go wrong with garlic.
“Garlic supplements are often taken to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, which is important for heat patients. But at the same time, it can also increase the risk of bleeding among those taking warfarin.”
Check this out.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100201/heart_herbal_100201/20100201?hub=TorontoNewHome
February 9, 2010
If you ask me, I prefer enzymatic therapy to turmeric for inflammation, joint pain etc. But if your body agrees with turmeric and your pain is relieved stick with turmeric which is cheaper.
Refer to my post re: herbal energetics.
February 17, 2010
I use Turmeric also as well as cinnamon. I buy my spices from Penzys . http://www.penzeys.com
They buy their spices from all the relevant countries. If you like, they will send you a catalogue
Florence.
February 8, 2010
Such great information – thank you so much Vivian! I am also concerned about vitamin supplement ingredients and am always wondering which brands to take – it is overwhelming to shop for them – what do you take?
February 8, 2010
More often than not, I prefer liquid vitamins.
February 8, 2010
Viv, sounds like you read Michael pollan’s book “Food Rules”!
February 8, 2010
Thank you, Vivian, for all the helpful information I always receive from you. I do appreciate all the healthy tips.
Regards,
Ursula
February 8, 2010
I didn’t read it, Rose, but heard of it. If you can, get your hands on Twinkie, Deconstructed by Steve Ettlinger.