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killer2021

10-26-2007, 04:00 AM

I am recently becoming very health concious about my body since I have realized that your healt is the most important asset you have. I have since learned about the dangers of flouride, mercury, lead, and high fructose corn syrup. What other toxins should I avoid?

momopanda

10-26-2007, 08:22 AM

Good for you killer. High fructose corn syrup is poison all right.
Also , two other good words to avoid on an ingredient label is anything that has been partially hydrogenated (oils) or refined (flours). Between the three of them , these ingredients are in virtually everything that most people eat all day long. Pure poison.

Eat things as close as possible to the way Mother Nature intended you to eat them.
It's not that hard, but some have a harder time than others.
I've a friend who's a nutritionist, and he claims that even if you simply switched the percentage - he says the average American eats 80% of crap , and 20% of food with nutritional value - so even if you can't go super diehard healthy - he claims that if people just ate 80% nutritionally valuable , and then ate 20% crap - that even then , they would be at almost no rosk for obesity , diabetes etc , and have severly reduced risk of cancer, and heart disease, less fatigue etc.

Weatherman

10-26-2007, 08:39 AM

You might want to be cautious about the medicines you take, too. :coolbeer:

http://goldismoney.info/forums/showthread.php?t=192520

Raccoon

10-26-2007, 08:54 AM

Aspartame!

ajrocks

10-27-2007, 06:40 PM

supposidly proceesed or white flour, something like that, somewhat of a newer trend to avoid "White foods"
Breads - whole grains are okay
Dairy - loaded with hormones -
Starches - pastas - some rice - I think brown - long grain are okay
All sugars
stevia is good, very sweet
and xylitol supposidly helps you

Medical applications

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=5)] Dental care

Xylitol is a "toothfriendly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothfriendly)" sugar. In addition to not encouraging tooth decay (by replacing dietary sugars), xylitol may actively aid in repairing minor cavities caused by dental caries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_caries). Recent research[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-6) confirms a plaque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_plaque)-reducing effect and suggests that the compound, having some chemical properties similar to sucrose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose), attracts and then "starves" harmful micro-organisms, allowing the mouth to remineralize damaged teeth with less interruption. (However, this same effect also interferes with yeast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast) micro-organisms and others, so xylitol is inappropriate for making yeast-based bread (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread), for instance.)
Xylitol based products are allowed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration) to make the medical claim that they do not promote dental caries.[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-7)
A recent study demonstrated that a water additive for animals containing xylitol was effective in reducing plaque and calculus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_%28dental%29) accumulation in cats.[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-8)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=6)] Diabetes

Possessing approximately 40% less food energy,[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-9) xylitol is a low-calorie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie) alternative to table sugar. Absorbed more slowly than sugar, it doesn't contribute to high blood sugar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar) levels or the resulting hyperglycemia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperglycemia) caused by insufficient insulin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin) response.

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=7)] Osteoporosis

Xylitol also appears to have potential as a treatment for osteoporosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis). A group of Finnish researchers has found that dietary xylitol prevents weakening of bones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone) in laboratory rats, and actually improves bone density.[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-10)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-11)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=8)] Ear and upper respiratory infections

Studies have shown that xylitol chewing gum can help prevent ear infections[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-12) (acute otitis media (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media)); the act of chewing and swallowing assists with the disposal of earwax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax) and clearing the middle ear (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_ear), whilst the presence of xylitol prevents the growth of bacteria in the eustachian tubes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustachian_tubes) which connect the nose and ear.[14] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-13) This action that xylitol has on bacteria in the back of the nose is best explained on the site dealing with the nasal application of xylitol.[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-14) When bacteria enter the body they hold on to the tissues by hanging on to a variety of sugar complexes. The open nature of xylitol and its ability to form many different sugar-like structures appears to interfere with the ability of many bacteria to adhere.[16] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-15) Xylitol can be applied nasally through a saline solution containing xylitol, such as Xlear Nasal Wash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xlear_Nasal_Wash).

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=9)] Candida yeast

A recent report suggests that consumption of xylitol may help control oral infections of Candida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_%28genus%29) yeast; in contrast, galactose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactose), glucose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose) and sucrose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose) may increase proliferation.[17] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-16)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=10)] Health concerns

Xylitol, like most sugar alcohols, can have a mild laxative (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxative) effect at high doses. It has no known toxicity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic), and people have consumed as much as 400 grams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram) daily for long periods with no apparent ill effects.[18] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-17)
Dogs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs) ingesting foods containing high doses of xylitol (greater than 100mg xylitol consumed per kg bodyweight) have presented with low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycaemia)) which can be life-threatening.[19] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-18) Low blood sugar can manifest as loss of coordination, depression, collapse and seizures as soon as 30 minutes after ingestion.[20] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-19)[21] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-20) Intake of very high doses of xylitol (greater than 500 - 1000 mg/kg bwt) has also been implicated in liver failure in 8 dogs, which can be fatal.[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-21)
One reported death occurred in a standard poodle that ate five or six cookies sweetened with xylitol.[23] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-22)
As humans can tolerate much higher doses of xylitol, large amounts of xylitol can be found in even small quantities of food such as sugar-free gums, baked goods and tooth pastes.
Dogs that have eaten products containing high levels of xylitol might need immediate medical attention even if they are not yet showing illness. Sick dogs (vomiting, weak, seizuring, etc) are likely to need aggressive veterinary treatment and close monitoring of blood values.[24] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-23)[25] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-24)[26] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-25)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xylitol&action=edit&section=11)] Other applications of xylitol

ASICS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASICS) Corp., a Japanese company, markets a line of women’s t-shirts with xylitol infused into the fabric. Xylitol, like several other sugar alcohols, exhibits a cooling effect in the mouth. The t-shirts are intended to utilize this same property to keep a person cooler in warm weather.[27] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol#_note-26)
This application has also been used by YONEX to make shirts