PrRE: debunking nutrition myth was: Cholesterol question

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Katja,

You just said what I've been saying to myself for some little time. Just

haven't put it into words.

People have been consuming the causes of diabetes, heart disease, obesity,

etc. since humans first removed all the nutrients from wheat (not that wheat

is that good for us in any form) and created hydrogenated fats from

vegetables. Then when they saw the problems it caused they added back a very

few faked " nutrients. "

So for at least three to four generations of people have these diseases that

" run in the family " so they MUST be genetic. Right? WRONG! ! !

It is my firm belief that if we started eating only those items that can be

prepared from scratch in our own kitchens in 20-30 years we would see a

dramatic turn around in the health of this country.

And that is exactly what the " Establishment " does not want. Removing the

" designer diseases " would destroy the drug and medical industries. And none

of the disease societies (American Cancer Society, American Diabetes and

Dietetic Associations, American Heart Association, etc) have any desire to

put themselves out of business.

That is why there is no talk of real " prevention " in the media. The only

prevention they want is a pill or a shot taken on a regularly scheduled

basis for the rest of one's life. The idea of true prevention through

inexpensive whole foods and nutrient supplements strikes terror into their

hearts.

I'm sure that everyone on this list is aware that the nutrient requirements

set by the USDA are only intended to prevent visible symptoms of deficiency

diseases. And what I have stated above is exactly why.

Judith Alta

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From: katja [mailto:katja@...]

hey, ami -

i think this sort of thing is really important. it's hard to get over the

propaganda that we've been fed, and even harder is to take the step and be

truly responsible for your own nutrition. if we do what the " experts " tell

us, and we get sick/fat/die, then hey - we did what we were supposed to do.

it's not our fault. cancer/heart disease/whatever runs in the family...

but letting go of the cholesterol numbers, and letting go of all the other

quatsch, as hard as it is at first, is the only way to avoid the things

they say " run in the family " . sure, genetic stuff is genetic stuff, but so

many of the things that we consider familial traits are because of habit,

not genetics. by repeating our parents' habits, we're dooming ourselves to

repeat their illnesses, too.

so, ya know. there's not really a point here, except that it's a little

scary to throw away the net, to be sure of ourselves - and that's ok.

for me, that's the most important reason to be on this list. that net

wasn't helping us anyway.

-katja