Wake Up To Health In The 21st Century!
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Fascinating new insights into the 'fast food'
industry: just what is in those burgers and fries? These chapters will
be a valuable tool in educating friends and family into healthier
alternatives.
“Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get in line, study the backlit colour photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over your money. Watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a plastic tray full of food wrapped in coloured paper and cardboard. The whole experience of buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly unexceptional and mundane, that it is now taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. They rarely consider where this food came from, how it was made, what it is doing to the community around them. I think people should know what lies behind the shiny, happy surface of every fast food transaction. They should know what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns. As the old saying goes: you are what you eat.” Eric Schlosser, Fastfood Nation
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Germ theory and 'infectious' illness. Almost everybody has heard that well-worn
phrase, "There's a nasty bug doing the
rounds." But despite this popular belief,
the true causes of so many of our illnesses are not germ or viral-based
but environmental. Did you know that on his death-bed, Louis Pasteur, the
father of 'modern-day germ theory', recanted many of his ideas? And he had
very good reason to do so. Read a fascinating account of the history of
illness and disease and how our unquestioning acceptance of germ theory is
profiting the large corporations. Once again, it is 'big business' behind
today's promotion of bugs, germs and viruses, etc.. Break free from those
age-old fears about 'getting infected' and re-discover the simple,
nutritional approach to the cause, treatment and prevention of so much
illness and disease today.
“With the germ theory of disease we do not have to take responsibility for sickness caused by our own transgressions of the laws of health. Instead, we can blame germs that invaded the body. The germ theory shifts our personal responsibility for health and well-being onto the shoulders of the medical profession who are the ONLY ones who supposedly know how to kill off the offending germs. Our own personal health slips from our control. We have been educated to be terrified of bacteria and to believe in the idea of contagion.” Joyce Marshall, ‘Germ Theory of Disease is one of the False Foundations of Modern Medicine’
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Allergies and allergy
testing: there's a boom industry in
our midst, but some of these testing procedures are highly questionable.
Dust and household dirt are frequently blamed for many
of the allergies presenting themselves today. But are these
accusations entirely warranted?
"Behind the ongoing epidemic of allergy and autoimmune disease there’s a surprising culprit: cleanliness. A report in the The New England Journal of Medicine now offers powerful support for this theory. The researchers carefully vacuumed up dust from the beds of 812 children from rural areas of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The result: the kids who had the cleanest mattresses had the most hay fever, allergic asthma, and allergic reactions. The kids with the dirtiest beds - and least allergy and asthma - were most likely to live or play on farms." Dirt May Be Good For Kids, Pregnancy and Parenting
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The health of our pets: Discover some scandalous facts about
commercial pet food and 'medicines' and consider some simple
alternatives!
“Today, even the best intentioned of pet owners can unknowingly find themselves feeding their dogs and cats the toxic residues of factory-farmed, antibiotic-fed, hormone-laced cows and chickens and sheep, mixed with spoiled grains and some rancid oil. Many are also feeding their pets preservatives and sweeteners. The market is flooded with expensive, "scientifically" formulated pet foods, all supposedly providing 100 percent complete nutrition. Do they?” Keith Christie, ‘The Whole(istic) Truth About Pet Food’
Plus many other topics not covered above.
Wake Up To Health in the 21st Century
Steven Ransom
Credence Publications, October 2003