Tuesday, June 29, 2010
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com

http://www.naturalnews.com/029098_orthorexia_mental_disorder.html

(NaturalNews) "In its never-ending attempt to fabricate "mental disorders" out of every human activity, the psychiatric industry is now pushing the most ridiculous disease they've invented yet: Healthy eating disorder.

This is no joke: If you focus on eating healthy foods, you're "mentally diseased" and probably need some sort of chemical treatment involving powerful psychotropic drugs. The Guardian newspaper reports, "Fixation with healthy eating can be sign of serious psychological disorder" and goes on to claim this "disease" is called orthorexia nervosa -- which is basically just Latin for "nervous about correct eating."

But they can't just called it "nervous healthy eating disorder" because that doesn't sound like they know what they're talking about. So they translate it into Latin where it sounds smart (even though it isn't). That's where most disease names come from: Doctors just describe the symptoms they see with a name like osteoporosis (which means "bones with holes in them").

Getting back to this fabricated "orthorexia" disease, the Guardian goes on to report, "Orthorexics commonly have rigid rules around eating. Refusing to touch sugar, salt, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, gluten, yeast, soya, corn and dairy foods is just the start of their diet restrictions. Any foods that have come into contact with pesticides, herbicides or contain artificial additives are also out."

Wait a second. So attempting to avoid chemicals, dairy, soy and sugar now makes you a mental health patient? Yep. According to these experts. If you actually take special care to avoid pesticides, herbicides and genetically modified ingredients like soy and sugar, there's something wrong with you.

But did you notice that eating junk food is assumed to be "normal?" If you eat processed junk foods laced with synthetic chemicals, that's okay with them. The mental patients are the ones who choose organic, natural foods, apparently.
 

What is "normal" when it comes to foods?

I told you this was coming. Years ago, I warned NaturalNews readers that an attempt might soon be under way

because of its anti-cancer phytonutrients. This mental health assault on health-conscious consumers is part of that agenda. It's an effort to

by declaring them to be mentally unstable and therefore justify carting them off to mental institutions where they will be injected with psychiatric drugs and fed institutional food that's all processed, dead and full of toxic chemicals.

even goes to the ridiculous extreme of saying, "The obsession about which foods are "good" and which are "bad" means orthorexics can end up malnourished."

Follow the non-logic on this, if you can: Eating "good" foods will cause malnutrition! Eating bad foods, I suppose, is assumed to provide all the nutrients you need. That's about as crazy a statement on nutrition as I've ever read. No wonder people are so diseased today: The mainstream media is telling them that eating health food is a mental disorder that will cause malnutrition!

Shut up and swallow your Soylent Green

It's just like I reported years ago: You're not supposed to question your food, folks. Sit down, shut up, dig in and chow down. Stop thinking about what you're eating and just do what you're told by the mainstream media and its processed food advertisers. Questioning the health properties of your junk food is a mental disorder, didn't you know? And if you "obsess" over foods (by doing such things as reading the ingredients labels, for example), then you're weird. Maybe even sick.

That's the message they're broadcasting now. Junk food eaters are "normal" and "sane" and "nourished." But health food eaters are diseased, abnormal and malnourished.

But why, you ask, would they attack healthy eaters? People like Dr. Gabriel Cousens can tell you why: Because

.

Eating junk foods keeps you dumbed down and easy to control, you see. It literally messes with your mind, numbing your senses with MSG, aspartame and yeast extract. People who subsist on junk foods are docile and quickly lose the ability to think for themselves. They go along with whatever they're told by the TV or those in apparent positions of authority, never questioning their actions or what's really happening in the world around them.

In contrast to that, people who eat health-enhancing natural foods -- with all the medicinal nutrients still intact -- begin to awaken their minds and spirits. Over time, they begin to question the reality around them and they pursue more enlightened explorations of topics like community, nature, ethics, philosophy and the big picture of things that are happening in the world. They become "aware" and can start to see the very fabric of

, so to speak.

This, of course, is a huge danger to those who run our consumption-based society because

combined with suggestibility. For people to keep blindly buying foods, medicines, health insurance and consumer goods, they need to have their higher brain functions switched off. Processed junk foods laced with toxic chemicals just happens to achieve that rather nicely. Why do you think dead, processed foods remain the default meals in public schools, hospitals and prisons? It's because dead foods turn off higher levels of awareness and keep people focused on whatever distractions you can feed their brains: Television, violence, fear, sports, sex and so on.

But living as a zombie is, in one way quite "normal" in society today because so many people are doing it. But that doesn't make it normal in my book: The real "normal" is an empowered, healthy, awakened person nourished with living foods and operating as a sovereign citizen in a free world. Eating living foods is like taking

because over time it opens up a whole new perspective on the fabric of reality. It sets you free to think for yourself.

But eating processed junk foods is like taking

because it keeps you trapped in a fabricated reality where your life experiences are fabricated by consumer product companies who hijack your senses with designer chemicals (like MSG) that fool your brain into thinking you're eating real food.

If you want to be alive, aware and in control of your own life, eat more healthy living foods. But don't expect to be popular with mainstream mental health "experts" or dieticians -- they're all being programmed to consider you to be "crazy" because you don't follow their mainstream diets of dead foods laced with synthetic chemicals.

But you and I know the truth here: We are the normal ones. The junk food eaters are the real mental patients, and the only way to wake them up to the real world is to start feeding them living foods.

Some people are ready to take the red pill, and others aren't. All you can do is show them the door. They must open it themselves.

In the mean time, try to avoid the mental health agents who are trying to label you as having a mental disorder just because you pay attention to what you put in your body. There's nothing wrong with avoiding sugar, soy, MSG, aspartame, HFCS and other toxic chemicals in the food supply. In fact, your very life depends on it.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to join the health experts who keep inventing new fictitious diseases and disorders, check out my popular

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Tuesday, May 04, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer

http://www.naturalnews.com/028710_aspirin_heart_disease.html

(NaturalNews) "Aspirin is unhelpful in preventing heart-related death in those "at risk" of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).

Doctors have long recommended that people who have survived heart attacks or strokes take an aspirin a day in order to reduce their risk of dying from another cardiovascular event. Between 2005 and 2006, however, many health professionals began to recommend the practice in people who had never suffered a cardiovascular event, but who were considered "at risk" to do so - such as those over the age of 50, those with Type 2 diabetes or those with high blood pressure.

"Current evidence for primary prevention suggests the benefits and harms of aspirin in this setting may be more finely balanced than previously thought," said DTB editor Ike Ikeanacho, "even in individuals estimated to be at high risk of experiencing cardiovascular events, including those with diabetes or elevated blood pressure."

A recent meta-analysis of six prior studies into the risks and benefits of a daily aspirin in people considered "at risk" of cardiovascular disease found that heart benefits of the treatment were minimal, and were far outweighed by the increased risk of potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding.

"For those who do not have heart and circulatory disease the risk of serious bleeding outweighs the potential preventative benefits of taking aspirin," agreed the British Heart Foundation. "We advise people not to take aspirin daily, unless they check with their doctor. The best way to reduce your risk of developing this disease is to avoid smoking, eat a diet low in saturated fat and rich in fruit and vegetables and take regular physical activity."

The DTB called for the revision of guidelines on daily aspirin use, and for a review of all patients currently undergoing daily aspirin treatment."

Sources for this story include: news.bbc.co.uk.

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Sunday, May 02, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer
 

http://www.naturalnews.com/028698_fructose_diabetes.html

(NaturalNews)" Widespread use of the sweetener fructose may be directly responsible for some of the ongoing increase in rates of childhood diabetes and obesity, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California-Davis and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Fructose is a sugar that naturally occurs in low amounts in fruits and vegetables, making up as much as 5 to 10 percent of any given fruit by weight. In 1971, however, scientists discovered a way to synthesize a cheap syrup composed of 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose. Because normal table sugar is composed of only 50 percent fructose and 50 percent glucose, the sweetener was dubbed "high fructose corn syrup" (HFCS) and quickly became the most popular sweetener in the U.S. food and beverage industry.

HFCS is six times sweeter than sugar and costs only half as much.

Researchers put 16 volunteers on a controlled diet, supplemented with either fructose (derived from corn) or glucose. After 10 weeks, both groups of participants had gained equal amounts of weight. Participants in the fructose group, however, showed an increase of fat cells around major organs including their hearts and livers, and also underwent metabolic changes that are precursors to heart disease and diabetes.

"This is the first evidence we have that fructose increases diabetes and heart disease independently from causing simple weight gain," lead researcher Kimber Stanhope said. "We didn't see any of these changes in the people eating glucose."

The effect seems to occur because fructose is not broken down in the digestive system like other sugars are. Instead, it moves directly into the liver, where it interferes with that organ's ability to process fat.

The researchers noted that over the long term, participants on the fructose diet would also have gained more weight.

Health professionals agree that everyone could stand to cut back on their sugar intake.

"Historically, we never consumed much sugar," said Barry Popkin of the University of North Carolina, and a health policy adviser for the U.S. government. "We're not built to process it."

Sources for this story include: www.telegraph.co.uk; www.telegraph.co.uk.

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Chiropractic Cuts Blood Pressure

Eighty million Americans have high blood pressure and it’s estimated that another 40 million have high blood pressure that’s gone undiagnosed.  In a new landmark study done at the University of Chicago Hypertension Center, Chiropractic care was shown to lower high blood pressure more effectively than TWO blood pressure medication combined!

The first cervical vertebrae (neck bone), the Atlas, is the shape of a ring that “hugs” the brain stem.  The brain stem houses the two centers that have control of the entire function and muscles of the body.  If the Atlas bone is out of alignment as little as a half of a millimeter, it disrupts these centers.  Realigning the Atlas bone took pressure off of the brain stem so the heart could function normally once again.

The research study was over an eight week period.  None of the participants had to take their blood pressure medication while under Chiropractic care! 

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20070316/chiropractic-cuts-blood-pressure

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Back Pain Shrinks “Thinking Part” of Brain

If you’re one of the 240,000,000 Americans suffering with back pain, new research shows you may be aging up to 20 times faster than normal. 

Research done at Northwestern University found that back pain shrinks the brain by as much as 11 percent!  The part of the brain most affected was the grey matter, which is responsible for memory and information processing.

Scientists found that chronic back pain sufferers lost up to 11% of their grey matter which equates to 20 years of aging. 

Those patients that suffered with back pain, along with sciatica, had the largest decrease in grey matter.  The more years someone has chronic back pain, the more brain loss they suffered.

http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/news/20041122/chronic-back-pain-may-shrink-brain

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Read the article below and see how a single, specific Chiropractic adjustment improves immune function!

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Maximized Living Named as Exclusive Chiropractic Partner of USA Weightlifting

Nicole Jomantas February 05, 2010

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - USA Weightlifting is pleased to announce that Maximized Living has been named as the exclusive chiropractic partner of USAW.

Through this partnership, key Maximized Living chiropractors will become members of the USA Weightlifting Wellness Advisory Council.  These doctors, who meet standards established by Maximized Living and the USA Weightlifting Committee, will provide chiropractic services to weightlifting athletes at domestic and international events.

"Maximized Living has more than a thousand doctors throughout the United States and we are looking forward to working with these experienced chiropractors to bring a new aspect of sports performance to our lifters," said USA Weightlifting CEO Rick Adams.

Maximized Living has a long history of working with elite athletes from a wide array of sports and National Governing Bodies, including wrestling and judo.  Through these partnerships, Maximized Living doctors work with coaches, trainers and medical doctors to deliver the most comprehensive and proactive performance program to these leading athletes.

"One of the primary goals of Maximized Living is to get young men and women off the couch, away from their computers, and get them fit. A very key component of measuring good health is your fat to muscle ratio. In a sedentary world, even children have too much fat to muscle and therefore we're experiencing a huge increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease in kids." declared Dr. Ben Lerner, NY Times Best Selling Author and Co-founder of Maximized Living.  "We're certain that by caring for the athletes of USA Weightlifting and encouraging more young people to enter the sport, we're not only helping to create more gold medals, but creating a healthier America."

The outcomes of the program consistently demonstrate:

• Reduced injury rates
• Increased recovery time
• Increased energy and sustained performance
• Enhanced focus and mental clarity
• Extended athlete careers
• Improved training productivity                   
• Winning

"I think it's good to have us show both the corporate and performance related benefits.   In addition to working with USA Weightlifting's world class athletes, we are committed to supporting grass roots efforts in getting our youth and parents engaged in both the sport and the principles of lifelong wellness," said Maximized Living President Shel Hart. "Maximized Living's comprehensive Wellness Programs and experienced network of North American doctors combined with the discipline and physical/mental conditioning through USA Weightlifting are a winning formula."

Maximized Living's vision is to fundamentally change the way people view and manage their health.  Through its' network of 1,000+ doctors, Maximized Living incorporates their "5 Essentials" in promoting holistic wellness programs including: chiropractic care to maximize nerve flow, nutrition, detoxification, exercise and mental well being.  For more information about Maximized Living, please visit www.maximizedlivingchiropractic.com

USA Weightlifting is a non-profit member organization of the United States Olympic Committee that is based out of Colorado Springs, Colo.  The National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of weightlifting in the United States, USAW serves more than 6,000 members with the mission of achieving sustained competitive excellence in Olympic competition and promoting weightlifting throughout the nation.  For more information about USA Weightlifting, please visit www.usaweightlifting.org. 

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