Whenever you cook food on a stove, oven, grill, microwave, or in a fryer, not only does the molecular structure of the food become denatured, re-arranged, and degraded, but those molecules are changed into new chemical configurations. The food becomes carcinogenic and mutagenic byproducts form. The degree to which this happens depends on cooking temperature, method, and time cooked. Grilling, bbqing, smoking and frying are the worst. Heat destroys nutrients, especially the water soluble vitamin C and all the B vitamins. The heating of food also destroys enzymes. A 100% of food enzymes are destroyed beyond 118 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition, the oxygen and water content of the food is drastically decreased, fats, are carcinogenized, carbs are caramelized, and proteins are coagulated and become virtually unusable by the body.

Acrylamides- Are cancer causing byproducts from cooking carbohydrates such as bread, pastry, potatoes or any kind of starch. The FDA even has a list of the amount of acrylamides found in various cooked foods.

Ally aldehyde, butyric acid, nitrobenzene and nitropyrene: US FDA’s Office of Toxicological Sciences and The Nutritional Research Counsil, and the American Academy of Sciences lists these toxins as being formed from heating the fats and oils in food.

Epoxides, Hydroperoxides, unsaturated aldehydes: Generated from heating fat from meat, milk, eggs, and fish.

Fural/Furans: These toxins are created when heating sugars

Heterocyclic Amines: Formed when adding heat to amino acids (proteins) in meat, fish, chicken, etc.

Indole, skatole, nitropyrene, ptomatropine, ptomaines, leukomaines, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, cadaverine, muscarine, putecine, nervine, mercaptins, These toxins are found in cooked cheese. Any cheese is mold and not good whether cooked or not.

Methylglyoxal and chlorogenic atractyosides: Produced when heating the coffee bean.

Nitrosamines: Nitrogen oxides from a gas flame oven or barbeque interact with fats to create this toxin.

Polycyclic Hydrocarbons: Carcinogens generated from charring meat.

Life and Health Publishing of Maryland reported that at least two carcinogens are created by the heating of animal flesh over 300 degrees. One is malanaldehyde and one methylcholanthrene. In addition, Dr. Samuel Epstein, formerly of the Cleveland Clinic, reported before Congress on the carcinogenic properties of benzopyrene, created by charcoal broiling steak.”

Even when cooking with common oils such as olive oil, the heat denatures the oil molecule and causes the oil to turn rancid.

What happens after we eat all these toxins?

We increase our white blood cell count, indicating the body is under attack which weakens our immune system. When your body is weak and overworked the body breeds such ailmets as allergies, diabetes, heart disease, depression, erectile dysfunction, calcium in our bones is released to try to neutralize the acidity, and various cancers thrive,

Toxic waste accumulation and plaque build up in the colon and blood. A congested bowel full of putrefied cooked food can lead to back up and reabsorption of toxins back into the bloodstream.

When we become acidic we are rusting from the inside out. This accelerates aging, and free radical formation. The build up of toxic acidic waste material often referred to as free radicals accumulates in the skin.

Cooking kills the food and its bioelectrical energy is destroyed. Eat Alive-Stay Alive is stated very simply. Even if you are not ready to make the complete switch, keep adding more raw food to your diet slowly as you eliminate the toxic food choices.

 (www.doctorginger.com 2007)

Alcohol: Are you thinking the worst side effect of alcohol is empty calories or a little in moderation is fine? You might be saying “But I have read about the health benefits of wine reducing chances of stoke and anti-aging”. The next time you have a small drink of alcohol it is best to know the following: Whether it is mixed with grain, berries, grapes, or sugar it is still Ethyl alcohol. How do we justify that Ethyl alcohol is healthy for the body in any small dosage? Alcohol causes brain cell loss, breathing issues, ages us rapidly leaving us with horrible looking skin, dehydrates, stops the natural release of Human Growth Hormone, causes liver disease, highly acidic (tanking your imune system and drawing calcium from your bones), is a depressant, causes sleeping disorders, along with hurting a women’s reproductive system with minimal consumption.

For The Men Who Enjoy Sex…even moderate consumption of alcohol can lead to impotence, lost sensitivity, loss of sperm, and neuropathy. Why risk permanent loss of erection ability and sensation by continuing to drink?

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is responsible for our growth through childhood years. It also helps with regeneration and repair of human tissue during our lifetime. When we are 30, people have spent most of their lives with considerably high levels of human growth hormone.

When we reach the age of 30, our HGH levels are only about 20 percent of their peak levels during childhood, and after the age of 30, they continue to decline at about 14 percent per decade, and often much more. By the time most of us are 30 years old, our bodies no longer produce enough HGH to repair all of the damage that is occurring in our bodies. As our HGH levels continue to decline, the damage that we call aging continues to accelerate. The more we drink alcohol the faster we age. Alcohol suppresses the natural release of HGH in our bodies. http://www.nd.edu/~ucc/muscle.html

How Alcohol Effects Muscle Development and Recovery

Everyone knows that working out while under the influence of alcohol is dangerous because of the likelihood of injury, but few athletes realize that consuming alcohol after a workout, practice, or competition can cancel out any physiological gains you might have received from such activities. Not only does long-term alcohol use diminish protein synthesis resulting in a decrease in muscle build-up, but even short-term alcohol use can impede muscle growth.

In order to build bigger and stronger muscles, your body needs sleep to repair itself after workouts. Because of alcohol's effect on sleep, however, your body is robbed of a precious chemical called "human growth hormone" or HGH. HGH is part of the normal muscle-building and repair process and the body's way of telling itself your muscle needs to grow bigger and stronger. Alcohol, however, can decrease the secretion of HGH by as much as 70 percent! Also, when alcohol is in your body, the production of a substance in your liver is triggered that is directly toxic to testosterone, a hormone essential to the development and recovery of your muscles.

Speeding the recovery of sore muscles and injuries is integral to optimal performance. Alcohol is a toxin-a toxin that travels through your bloodstream to every organ and tissue in your body, thus slowing your body's ability to heal itself. Additionally, once alcohol is absorbed through your stomach and small intestine and finally into your cells, it can disrupt the water balance in muscle cells, thus altering their ability to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is your muscles' source of energy. ATP provides the fuel necessary for your muscles to contract.

Be strong and turn down an offer of alcohol at parties, social events, dinners, or celebrations.  Do we desire the feeling we get from alcohol more than we value a healthy life? Now people will always tell you everything in moderation. Would you take strychnine in moderation? How about drinking bleach in moderation, drinking gasoline in moderation (of course not)?  They are dangerous poisons. Why would we choose to have a little poison here and there in moderation?

 
NOW FOR THE WOMEN

In human females, alcohol ingestion, even in amounts insufficient to cause major damage to the liver or other organs, may lead to menstrual irregularities. It is important to stress that alcohol ingestion even in amounts insufficient to cause permanent tissue damage, can disrupt the delicate balance critical to maintaining human female reproductive hormonal cycles and result in infertility. A study of healthy nonalcoholic women found that a substantial portion who drank small amounts of alcohol (i.e., social drinkers) stopped cycling normally and became at least temporarily infertile.

RYBACK, R.S. Chronic alcohol consumption and menstruation. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 238(20):2143, 1977.

Research shows that alcohol use negatively affects puberty in females, disrupts normal menstrual cycling and reproductive function, and alters hormonal levels in postmenopausal women. These effects of alcohol use can also have important consequences for bone health.

Alcohol markedly disrupts normal menstrual cycling in female humans. Alcoholic women are known to have a variety of menstrual and reproductive disorders, from irregular menstrual cycles to complete cessation of menses, absence of ovulation, and infertility (reviewed in Mello et al. 1993).

It's the beginning of November, and a study comes out from Denmark that says, "We have done a five-year research study that says: If you drink one scotch a day it's healthy for you; but if you drink two, it's deadly." And I said, "Did I really read that?  I had to read it two or three times to say, "Are they really trying to give this con to the public here?  And are they going to buy it?"  Well, first they're going to buy it.  People read the first part “If we drink wine it's good for you."  A logical person would say, "Well, wait a minute.  If two is going to kill me, how is one not going to half-kill me?"  Do you follow that?  That's what logic prevails.  But people read, they cherry pick, as I say, what they want to do.  And this is what we hear.  Because they find a few phytochemicals in it perhaps it is good…?  Well, I'm sure if I looked at heroin close enough; I'd find some phytochemicals in it.  Is heroin ever going to be good for you?  You know, you've got to look at this stuff, and look at what's really happening.  We are about ready to absolutely destroy humanity, and we're still more interested in selling you something than we are in getting serious about survival.” info@aliveraw.com

The Biggest Myth of Them All—The Protein Myth

The biggest myth circulating is that animal protein is an optimal quality protein. Protein is supposed to be the one thing—hell, virtually the only thing—that animal foods have going for them. The belief in the primacy of animal protein may be the most dangerous dietary myth circulating. Researchers have been trying to shoot holes in that myth for years, but the man who has finally put the kibosh on it is Dr. T Colin Campbell, the lead researcher in the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition in human history. For over 20 years (the work is ongoing), his study has looked at diet, nutrition, disease, and death rates in over 2,400 countries.[i]

We once thought that the only way to consume complete protein was through animal protein and that it had to be superior to plant-based eating. We thought that to grow big strong muscles and to be an athlete, our protein had to come from animals. This myth is taxing the human body and our health care tremendously. Ten essential amino acids create a complete protein. Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body and obtained in our diet.

There are numerous complete plant protein sources, and the larger the variety we consume the better. Peas, brown rice, and hemp are a few that rival animal products. Ounce for ounce, sea vegetables contain more protein than meat does. They are also the highest in absorbable calcium, vitamins, and minerals, more so than any other food group. Dulse and nori are two examples of sea vegetables.

Will I get enough protein on a plant-based, raw diet? Even for a top athlete, it is more than enough. The World Health Organization suggests that, to maintain optimal health, we need about five percent of our daily caloric intake to be protein. The USDA says six and a half percent is better for health. The average American consumes 11-21 percent without even trying. In the U.S., we have a disease of excess protein and not a protein deficiency. The body cannot use excess protein and it becomes toxic in the body. Animal protein makes us acidic and weakens our body rather than strengthening it. Beans, grains, seeds, and nuts contain about 10 to 25 percent of protein. Vegetables are 20 to 50 percent, on average. Amino acids can only be found in plants or animals that consume plants. Direct sources of plant amino acids are the most efficient way for our bodies to obtain enzymes, neutralize acidity in the body, and build muscle.

Not all calories are the same in food. Whey protein is highly acid-forming but, sadly, has been a past staple in our society for athletes. Once dairy becomes isolated and pasteurized, it becomes even more acidic. The more man has touched the food and processed it in general the more acidic it becomes. Keeping food in its original state is best. Acid forming foods include meat and dairy, margarine, coffee, prescription drugs, artificial sweeteners, soft drinks, and flour-based foods (white pasta, cereals, and conventional baked goods). Eating too many acid-forming foods will promote inflammation, reduce immune function, and cause highly alkaline calcium to be pulled from the bones to keep the blood in its neutral state.

Do you want a highly alkalizing protein that is already in amino acid form and can be absorbed quickly? The body needs to convert protein into amino acids before it can use it, and animal protein is very inefficient in the body. Raw spinach is 45 percent protein, and dark raw lettuce greens are mostly 40 percent. Hemp also is a complete protein that can easily be added to salads or shakes. The most alkalizing foods are dark leafy greens because they have the most chlorophyll.

Try raw protein powders (hemp, rice, pea, artichoke, etc.). On my website www.AvoidDisease.com, I have a link to a few good ones. In the old days, we used to believe that complementary proteins were what we needed. Now, many studies have come to find that we do not need to combine amino acids. We can synthesize amino acids from a variety of foods. Almost all fruits and vegetables have the basic essential amino acids our bodies need. The rest of the amino acids our bodies make.

Consuming the highest quality protein is more important than the quantity we consume. We can benefit the most when we choose protein sources that complement each other while obtaining efficient amino acid absorption. If you want a healthy body weight and low fat, a plant-based diet is perfect. Plant protein is the most easily digested form of protein. Many athletes are now discovering this and achieving better performance and endurance, while not wasting organs or fuel on breaking down animal meat. Plant proteins do not have the growth hormones, steroids, or antibiotics found in many meat sources. Fish are acid forming and also have heavy metals, mercury, and parasites.

Quality, Nutrient-Dense Plant Proteins to Try:

• Hemp protein (one of the most complete amino acid profiles of any plant-based protein);

• Yellow pea protein;

• Brown rice protein;

• Flaxseed (also high in Omega-3s);

• Chlorella (a microscopic, freshwater green algae from Japan);

• Almonds, other nuts, and seeds (preferably sprouted because sprouting pre-digests the proteins in seeds, making the amino acids more available to the body);

• Legumes;

• Pseudograins (including quinoa and buckwheat); and

• Sea vegetables, such as nori and dulse.

When we consume animal fat and cholesterol (only found in animal products), we are clogging our blood and making our blood platelets stick together. If you were to take a vial of your blood after eating animal products, you would see the fat floating on the top. Anthony Robbins does this in one of his seminars to show people up front what their blood looks like. This is exceptionally difficult for your body to manage and it only slows your energy levels down. Working out does not automatically clean out our blood, and working out does not erase all the plaque buildup from our arteries and organs. Oxygenation from working out does help keep our body stronger to fight toxins. The only way to achieve a truly healthy body is to stop eating what is killing us, slowing us down, and making us weak. Our society is infatuated with health being defined by looks. If you have many muscles or a thin body shape, the assumption is that you must be healthy. Most body builders tax their organs by consuming too much animal protein. Thankfully, there are now many plant-based body builders showing the way (search "vegan bodybuilding" sometime online).

                                                                 WHAT ABOUT PROTEIN?

Raw foods contain all the protein your body needs. The world has been manipulated into asking the ridiculous question that all plants, animals, insects, and microscopic organisms seem smart enough to answer. Here’s the simple truth. Your body makes electricity, acid, adrenalin, serotonin & many other chemicals... hair, skin, blood, nails and bones, as well as protein & calcium (all protein requirements are made by the liver daily). Everything you are made of is protein instructed by DNA to become part of an organ or bone! It simply requires food to do so; good food for good long-term use; bad (or junk) food for bad short-term use. Ask an elephant, zebra, horse, rhino, ox, bull, gorilla or giraffe how many protein shakes they’ve had since the beginning of time. The Brachiosaurus, the largest dinosaur weighing 200 tons, thrived on a plant-based diet. In the wild, meat-eating lions sleep 18 hours a day & live only 18 years. Plant-eating elephants live 70years, sleeping only 4–6 hours. The countries with the highest consumption of protein actually have the highest rates of sickness, osteoporosis, and protein deficiency. Deficiency in the body usually does not stem from what is lacking, but stems from what is consumed... such as cooked, processed food.[ii]

 Proteins are highly complex molecules made up of linked amino acids. Amino acids are simple compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and occasionally, sulphur. There are about 20 different amino acids commonly found in plant and animal proteins. Amino acids link together to form chains called peptides. A typical protein may contain 500 or more amino acids. Each protein has its own unique number and sequence of amino acids that determines its particular structure and function.

Proteins are broken down into their constituent amino acids during digestion and are then absorbed and used to make new proteins in the body. Certain amino acids can be made by the human body. However, the essential amino acids cannot be made, and so they must be supplied in the diet. The eight essential amino acids required by humans are leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and lysine. For children, histidine is also considered to be an essential amino acid.
Proteins are essential for growth and repair. They play a crucial role in virtually all biological processes in the body. All enzymes are proteins and are vital for the body's metabolism. Muscle contraction, immune protection, and the transmission of nerve impulses are all dependent on proteins. Proteins in skin and bone provide structural support. Many hormones are proteins. Proteins can also provide a source of energy. Generally, the body uses carbohydrates and fats for energy, but when there is excess dietary protein or inadequate dietary fats and carbohydrates, protein is used.

The first question people think of when starting to shift their diets and eating habits is, "Where do I get my protein?" We have been trained from birth to think that we must eat meat to obtain enough protein. We have all been deeply conditioned to believe that in order to get enough protein, we must eat meat. Most of us were raised eating three basic meals per day, and those meals were centered primarily on meat, milk, cheese, eggs, and refined grains in the form of bread and cereals. Many feel that if they do not eat meat, they are missing something, or they reward themselves by eating it. 

Remember when you used to ask your mother, "What's for dinner?" What would she say? Likely, she would say: hamburgers, hotdogs, steak, pork roast, chuck roast, beef stew, chicken, turkey, fish, and that would be it. One word to describe the kind of meat she was fixing for dinner. Now, when we ask what is for dinner, what is the answer? If the response was salad and vegetables, that would sound funny, wouldn't it? None of us are used to emphasizing fruits, vegetables, and salads in our diets. We have been conditioned to believe that we must eat meat every day to obtain enough protein. We have been programmed to center our meals on meat. For all the discussion, information, publicity, commercialization, and marketing of food, we are more obsessed with protein than any other nutrient. One would think that for all we hear about protein—whether it be in the form of protein bars or drinks or foods—that we would be well informed about protein. 

Not only are we more obsessed with protein than any other nutrient, we are also more confused about protein than any other nutrient. Most Americans don't know the basic facts about protein and, sadly, that includes many doctors, dieticians, teachers, government agencies, friends, and our well-intended mothers. We are constantly bombarded with misinformation about protein by the so-called experts.

What is the purpose of protein in the human body?

Protein is a very important nutrient that has many functions, according to Dr. Leslie Van Romer.

• Enzymes are forms of protein that catalyze all chemical reactions in the body.
• Antibodies are made of proteins, which fight diseases and clean up foreign bodies.
• The carrier agents that transport oxygen in the blood are made of protein.
• And, of course, as we all know, protein is essential for the structure, growth, repair, and function of all the cells that make up our tissues, organs, and glands.

Our best sources of outside protein do not come from animal products. If you research the journals and the books by experts such as John McDougall, M.D., Neal Bernard, M.D., Joel Fuhrman, M.D., T. Colin Campbell, PhD., and many others, you will discover that the best sources of protein for human health—without the excess fat, cholesterol, chemicals, animal protein, and calories—come from plant foods.

It can be hard to believe that plant foods contain enough protein for human health. Let's use our common sense and think about protein logically. What is one of the main purposes of protein? Protein is necessary for growth, right? When do we grow the most? From birth to two years of age? What is the best food for growing babies? Human breast milk. How much protein is in human breast milk? 4.5 percent. The World Health Organization recommends that 4.5 percent protein is necessary for human health and fitness. How much protein do oranges contain? 8 percent. Carrots? 10 percent. Tomatoes? 16 percent. Potatoes? 11 percent. Brown rice? 8 percent. Romaine lettuce? 36 percent.

According to the World Health Organization, we consume plenty of protein from plant foods. One more logical question to ask yourself when you are wondering whether or not you are obtaining enough protein is, "Where do some of our great, big, strong mammals get their protein for growth and maintenance for their muscles and bones?" Do elephants eat chicken? Do horses eat fish? Do apes eat cheese? Do giraffes eat eggs? Of course not! These animals grow, maintain large muscles, and thrive by eating plant foods, and not even a huge variety at that. So the next time you eat beef or chicken or turkey or fish, don't fool yourself into thinking that you are eating it because you have to consume protein. Be honest. The reason, and the only reason, why you are eating animal products is because you like them, and you choose to eat them.

Webster's dictionary defines food as "any substance taken into and assimilated by a plant or animal to keep it alive and enable it to grow and repair tissue; nourishment; nutrient." Animal foods don't accomplish that task very well at all because they lack carbohydrates, the body's natural fuel for energy, and they lack enzymes, fiber, and disease-fighting antioxidants and phytochemicals. All that is supplied by animal foods is dead protein (which is difficult for the body to break down), fat, cholesterol, stored toxins, and some minerals (which can be supplied by other foods more efficiently). Yes, technically, this alleged food could keep you alive if you had nothing else to eat, but then your body would have to burn protein and fat for fuel, which would put you in a state of ketosis and would pose a threat to your kidneys. (Just ask the deceased Dr. Atkins.) The fat is, to an unwelcome degree, saturated and destructive to your arteries, while the protein is unhealthy, excessive, acidic, and sulphuric.

What about organic animal protein? Well, organic plaque in our organs would lead to organic blood clots. Catchy! The concept does seem to sell to some. If you like your plaque to form organically, or if you like your parasites and bacteria organic then sure! If you want to tax your organs and clog your bloodstream in an organic fashion, that's fine. If you want to be acidic the organic way. I think you understand my point. It is the animal products themselves that are not good for our body. Organic might be better for the animal in the short term, but not for human consumption. While it is better to have fewer chemicals in what we eat, our government does not regulate this well. Even if there were "100% clean" meat (if there was such a thing), it is not efficient for our body to try to utilize with respect to our organs, intestines, immune system, and our blood flow. Quality digestible protein is what counts…not just the grams of protein. Now, the next time someone asks you “Where do you obtain your protein?” your eyes will probably roll back in your head too. And you'll be smiling! I have lived endless years being asked that question and would have loved to have had a copy of this blog to hand out whenever I was asked!

Percentage of Calories from Protein

Vegetables

Spinach                49%

Broccoli               45%

Mushrooms          38%

Zucchini               30%

Green beans         26%

Cucumbers           24%

Green peppers      22%

Artichokes           22%

Celery                  21%

Eggplant              21%

Tomatoes             18%

Onions                 16%

Beets                    15%

Pumpkin               12%

Potatoes               11%

Yams                      8%

Fruits
Lemons                16%
Honeydew melons 10%
Cantaloupes           9%
Strawberries           8%
Oranges                  8%
Watermelons          8%
Bananas                 5%

[i] Campbell, supra

[ii] www.planetraw.com

[iii] www.vegsoc.org/info/protein.html

Any animal product, alcohol, coffee, processed flour or sugar will immediately make our body acidic and therefore lowering our immune system. However, many are not aware of the important role enzymes play in our bodies health function.

Why do enzymes matter?

Enzymes are incredibly sensitive to the molecular destruction of cooking food. Unfortunately, each of us is given only a limited supply of enzyme energy at birth that must work to keep every body system in working order throughout our lifetime. The only other backup source we have comes from the food we eat. If our food is cooked above 115° F. it kills enzymes! So what happens if you make some big enzyme withdrawals when you catch a virus, do something physically strenuous, face an emotional crisis, breath unclean air, get extremely angry, and then eat cooked and processed foods? The balance is your enzyme account drops low, is not replenished, and your body faces enzyme bankruptcy.

When this happens, the body puts out an emergency call to enzymes throughout the body. The body will rob enzymes from glands, muscles, nerves and blood to help in the demanding digestive process. Eventually there is a deficiency of enzymes in those areas, and this, many scientists throughout the world believe, is the real cause of various allergies, sickness, and diseases. According to medical research compiled by the pioneering enzymologist, Dr. Edward Howell, enzyme shortages are commonly seen in a number of chronic illnesses such as allergies, skin disorders, obesity, and heart disease, as well as in aging and certain types of cancer.

The healing power of enzymes is absolute and proven. Almost every regulatory system in our body depends on enzymes and suffers by their depletion: coagulation, inflammation, wound healing, and tissue regeneration, to name just a few. The enzyme account throughout the body is replenished by the living foods we eat as the enzymes are absorbed into the blood to reestablish normal blood-serum enzyme levels. To track the whole-body value of an enzyme-rich diet, researchers have tagged enzyme supplements with radioactive dye and traced them through the digestive tract. They discovered that the tagged enzymes could be found in the liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs, duodenum and urine.

Stop unnecessary waste of enzyme energy and make daily deposits into the enzyme account. Few withdrawals and large deposits are the key to becoming richly supplied with the metabolic enzymes that are responsible for strengthening our immune system, building, cleansing, and healing the body.

Asparagus - many of the elements that build the liver, kidneys, skin, ligaments, and bones are found in green asparagus. Also, helps in the formation of red blood corpuscles. The green tips are high in vitamin A.

Avocado - contains a high amount of fruit oil. Fruit is a rare element giving high food energy value. Contains no starch, little sugar and very few carbohydrates, 14 minerals, all of which regulate body functions and stimulate growth.

Beets - High vitamin A, good for eliminative system and also digestive system.

Broccoli - High in vitamin A and C. Low in calories.

Carrots - The most neutral of all vegetables. So high in vitamin A it has been used extensively to improve eyesight and as a general body builder.

Celery - An alkaline, protective food, aids digestion, counteracts acidosis, halts fermentation and purifies the bloodstream. It can help clear up high blood pressure. One of the best foods for keeping the body well, celery can be a brain tonic, and the sodium in it will neutralize acids in the body. The leaves are rich in potassium.  

Cucumber - alkaline, non-starchy, cooling effect on the blood. A wonderful digestive aid, purifying effect on the bowel and very beneficial to the skin.

Garlic - An internal antiseptic, it contains allylic sulphides, which work by waxing chemicals inside cells.

Greens - Strengthen and heal the body. They bring in chlorophyll, carotene and calcium, and neutralize acidity.

Kale - Very high in calcium, vitamin A and iron. Builds strong teeth, an is beneficial to digestive and nervous system

Red Pepper - Peppers are classified as a protective food because they contain so many elements that build up resistance. Best eaten raw, they are very high in vitamin C. they contain vitamin A, which makes our tissue more resistant, especially to colds and catarrhal infections in the respiratory organs, sinuses, ears, bladder, skin and digestive tract and Vitamin B, aids in food absorption and normalizes the brain and nervous system by increasing metabolic processes.

Seeds - Food that have seeds are the greatest foods for us. Seeds are the glands of the plant. Foods with seeds help us nourish the glands, nerves, and brain. Pumpkin seeds in the diet may actually prevent cancer in the prostate.

Snap Beans - Beans, especially green beans, are an alkaline vegetable. Beans are high in protein and essential on a vegetarian diet.

Spinach - an excellent source of vitamin C and A, and iron, contains about 40 percent potassium. It leaves an alkaline ash in the body. Good for lymphatic, urinary, and digestive systems.

Sprouts - Very high in silicon. They come from seeds that contain all the elements necessary for life, and when they first begin to sprout they are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes and prostaglandins.

Squash - all squashes are low in calories, high in fiber and easily digested. Great for the eliminative system, they produce absolutely no gas in the intestinal tract. Winter squash contains more vitamin A than summer squash.

The word and term “Health” or “Healthy” in our country has become an ongoing joke that has no relative comparison. Pretty much anything that is not deep fried has been considered “healthy” by some marketing propaganda twist at one time. As well as almost everyone who is not obese, anorexic, drugged, or diseased considers them selves to be healthy. There is a great magnitude of health understanding that is not yet discovered by much of the world. “Health” has become a fancy word for marketing conglomerates pushing products, when the earth already provides what we need. Ideally on a perfect earth we would still have untainted soil and air, and chemicals would not be so filtrated through our food. As imperfect as our world is, our choices for what we decide to put in our bodies can still be better. A friend of mine once said it is easier to break someone of a heroin habit, than changing someone’s thinking and built in patterns about food.

Over the years the words vegetarian and vegan have been derived. We all know someone sickly looking who claims to be a vegetarian or vegan who has chosen to eat that way due to not wanting to harm animals. While that alone is a great conscious decision in helping the environment and animals, it is not the only reason someone should cut out animal products. Understanding health from a perspective on energy, anti-aging, and disease prevention is crucial for a quality life.

Being a Vegan or Vegetarian does not mean you have a healthy body. In fact there are tons of processed Vegan junk foods now on the market to confuse you further. Vegetarians often eat, eggs, and dairy products, which does not lend to stopping disease from forming, and can rob your body of more nutrients, rather than doing your body a favor. Vegan’s by definition can eat processed chips, alcohol, and candy turning the body highly acidic and still fit in the specifications of that title. You can also use drugs or alcohol and be part of those classifications, which is very harmful.

I have created a new word to come forth into our language and vocabulary.

Are you ready? Here is your new word of the year! “Healthatarian  ™” The definition being:  “Continuous Conscious Mindful Improvement of What You Put Into and On Your Body”. This would better describe what we should aim for. Consuming as much plant based raw food as possible is best while making sure we are not harming ourselves through other means of food, drink, or drug intake either.

Energy and Positive Thought start from nourishing our cells internally. In order to have ultimate life energy we need to feed our cells with alive nutrients and enzymes. You are consciously what you eat.

There are numerous reasons one chooses to define themselves with a word or group. As clarification to what society has already set up as definitions I am including them below in case of any confusion already.

• Semi-vegetarian - Eats only small amounts of animal flesh.
• Pescetarians- Eat Fish
• Vegetarian
  • Lacto-ovo-vegetarian - eats no animal flesh, but sometimes eats eggs and dairy products (not healthy).
  • Vegan - Eat no animal products, no eggs, and no dairy products (or products tested on animals). Many do not use animal products such as leather either.
  • Raw Vegan -No cooked foods usually above 118 degrees and no animal products.

RAW- “If you can get more raw live plant based foods into your system you are going to have elevated thought forms. You are what you eat is a quantum phenomenon. It affects us on the level of quantum physics. Our science has guided us from this very Newtonian kind of mathematical reality to quantum physics: Which, basically says; hey we are mostly empty space, but we are mostly an energy field.  That energy field is influenced by energies that we interact with, but primarily by energies we put inside our body. What an incredible metaphor. Purity is its own reward”. Taken from David Wolfe's presentation at T. Harv Eker's Extreme Health Seminar in Los Angeles, CA

 These Statistics Include You

• ONE in TWO Men get Cancer
• ONE in THREE Women get Cancer

We can change this statistic and take control of our future. While the diseases above may not kill you the first time around, they surely do not add to quality of life. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. When a person gets heart disease they have clogged their body with plaque.

Statistics never include you, correct? Should we learn more about prevention? Why does everyone think they are not one of the two or three until too late? Are we really “standing up” to cancer by searching for a cure? Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, with one out of every three Americans falling victim to it at some point in their lives. Let’s take ownership now and prevent this from happening. You will be shocked to know that genetics and environment are not the biggest causes of either of those diseases. How strong your cells become overtime, and what you eat can change the outcome of your life. You can even reverse it now. It is not too late!

What is the one thing we are for sure in control of in our life? While there are endless uncertainties, our food choices can be easily controlled if you are old enough, and can afford to pay for your own food. There is no better investment than in your body.  Once we control our body’s cellular destiny we can control other avenues of life much better as well.  We are already gambling with every bite we eat and drink, but we can also change the outcome.

Heart attack, cancer, diabetes, breast cancer….all of this is familiar with someone we have loved or will love in the future. Eating habits are the leading cause of disease, disability and death in the US today. Heart disease can be reversed with a plant-based diet (Caldwell Esselstyn, MD). Dr. Neal Pinckney at age 58 had a coronary artery 100% blocked. After a plant based diet and some training he was running a half marathon seven months later. He had never run in his life previously. American food lobbyists are pushing high animal fat diets serving to keep people on the very diet that causes the number one killer (heart disease).

Let’s stop our blood platelets from sticking together that form clots inside our bodies. With eliminating as many animal products as you can, you can help your blood flow evenly. Why use a pill to thin your blood when all you need to do is eliminate the things that clog it. You can help your pH balance to be normal so that cancer and other diseases will be limited to grow. You can start flushing your body out, and neutralizing more by adding more raw vegetables and nutrient dense foods.

Research on Cardiovascular Disease in Women. Program Brief. AHRQ Publication No. 06-P016, June 2006. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/womheart.htm

Let's start with the men first. What threatens men's lives the most? The list is surprisingly short. Here's a snapshot of the 10 leading killers of American men. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mayoclinic.com  How can you be assured you are not one of the two?

If you had a one in two chance of dying from the diseases just discussed would you change or continue to justify your choices?  Of course alcohol, cigarettes, processed foods, processed sugar, charing our food, etc will also increase your chances of disease and dying drastically sooner. Let’s pick foods that make us stronger.

Now For The Women: Heart disease is the number one killer in the world period between either sex. One in two women die of this disease or stroke. It kills more people than cancer in the USA. One in 8 women will get breast cancer. Many might say….”oh well”. If there were a murderer who was killing half of America would our police officers go after this person? It is time to go after ourselves for letting our health come to this. Stand up to knowledge that does not come from marketing. Let’s help educate our society together. This murdering business through food marketing is big business and making people rich.  Our marketing policies have literally destroyed what people know to be healthy.

Are the doctors really on our side?  Medicine is reactive while prevention is pro-active.  Doctors are often at a loss of knowledge because they continue there education by listening to what Pharmaceutical Companies teach. Our government backs the pharmaceutical company’s teachings. Medical establishments have had tight relationships with the drug industry for a while now.  Many scientific journals are marketing propaganda for pharmaceutical companies, and the clinical trail research reported is also funded by drug company money. Academic researchers will invest a ton on finding a pill to treat symptoms, but prevention does not have the lucrative money trail. Our society is sadly a band-aid society in masking every bit of pain or dysfunction we get in our bodies into instead of looking at the true root causes.

Cellular Health is based upon the concept that health is determined at the level of the billions of cells that make up the human body. The cellular level in the body has effectively been neglected by conventional medicine, and most doctors treat our organs without properly addressing the nutritional status of the cells that compose them.

Vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other essential nutrients are needed for the thousands of biochemical reactions that take place continuously in each cell, and a chronic deficiency of these essential nutrients is the most frequent cause of cellular dysfunction. An optimum intake of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other essential nutrients is the key to achieving optimum health and preventing the development of chronic diseases. The best source of nutrient dense food comes from raw foods. Taking synthetic vitamins can be very toxic to our body.

What are the advantages of the Cellular Health approach over conventional medicine?

Conventional medicine divides up the body into different disciplines and essentially treats each organ as a separate entity. In conventional medicine, the cardiologist takes care of the heart; the gastroenterologist specializes in the digestive system; the hepatologist deals with the liver; and so on. This approach ignores the fact that the most important reason for an impairment of cell function is a lack of bio-energy at the cellular level.

The most important bio-energy molecules that cells need to function properly are biocatalysts; small molecules that accelerate the chemical reactions that take place in cells. The most important among these molecules are vitamins, minerals, trace elements and certain amino acids.

Pharmaceutically-based medicine, on the other hand, does not treat the root causes of diseases - nutrient deficiencies at the cellular level - and instead only treats the symptoms: painkillers for headaches; antacids to counteract acidity of the stomach; anti-inflammatory drugs for arthritis; and so on.

Pharmaceutically based medicine is extremely dangerous. In 1998, for example, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a study which estimated that in 1994 around 2,216,000 hospitalized patients in the United States had suffered a serious adverse drug reaction (ADR) and 106,000 had suffered a fatal ADR. This suggests that prescription drugs administered in a hospital by qualified medical staff in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions were between the fourth and sixth leading cause of death in the USA in that year. More recently, US Food and Drug Administration analysts estimated in 2004 that a single drug, Vioxx, had caused between 88,000 and 139,000 heart attacks, 30 to 40 percent of which were probably fatal, in the five years it was on the market.

Why do we not hear about this?

Therapies based upon the use of whole raw food vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other naturally occurring essential nutrients are of no interest to the pharmaceutical industry, because they cannot be patented. However, the synthetic patented drugs produced by the pharmaceutical industry can be patented, and total global pharmaceutical sales grew by 7% in 2006, to reach $643 billion dollars. In other words, the pharmaceutical industry’s total global sales for a single year now come to well in excess of half a trillion dollars.

The marketplace for the pharmaceutical industry is the human body - but only for as long as the body hosts diseases. Thus, maintaining and expanding diseases is a precondition for the growth of the pharmaceutical industry.

A key strategy to accomplish this goal is the development of drugs that merely mask symptoms while avoiding the curing or elimination of diseases. This explains why most prescription drugs marketed merely target symptoms.

While the promotion and expansion of diseases increase the market of the pharmaceutical investment industry - prevention and root cause treatment of diseases decrease long-term profitability; therefore, they are avoided by this industry. Worst of all, the eradication of diseases is by its very nature is incompatible with and diametrically opposed to the interests of the pharmaceutical investment industry.

Teaching Nutrition

 “Dr. William Harris, MD, author of SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR VEGETARIANISM, found a relationship between major money interests and nutritional teaching. Nutrition departments in major universities receiving dairy industry funding are more likely to be silent about the numerous hazards of dairy consumption.

It makes sense that if you take one prescription pill you will need numerous others to counter the side effects. That is smart business by default! Why are their not any studies proving if we eat cancers and tumors in meat we have a higher chance of getting cancer? Because there is not a devised way yet to form a pill to counter act eating cancers and tumors. Until that happens there is no money in proving that theory. Studies often do not include all aspects. For example, we used to think genetics played a bigger role in many diseases. Our genes need a catalyst in order to make us diseased. Genetics are not generally studied scientifically by lifestyle and eating patterns of our family passed down. We often think since our parents had a disease it is natural for me to get it to. If you have a similar learned lifestyle, diet, and patterns…it makes sense.