Why Junk Food Makes You Stronger

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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days. You betcha!

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days is an independent documentary film that chronicles six Americans with diabetes who switch to a diet consisting entirely of vegan, organic, uncooked food in order to reverse disease without pharmaceutical medication.

The six are challenged to give up meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, soda, junk food, fast food, processed food, packaged food, and even cooked food for 30 days. The film follows each participant's remarkable journey and captures the medical, physical, and emotional transformations brought on by this radical diet and lifestyle change. We witness moments of struggle, support, and hope as what is revealed, with startling clarity, is that diet can reverse disease and change lives.

The film highlights each of the six before they begin the program and we first meet them in their home environment with their families. Each participant speaks candidly about their struggle to manage their diabetes and how it has affected every aspect of their life, from work to home to their relationships.

IMO: Beats shots and medication...

Want to Get Americans Off Junk Food? Pay Them a Living Wage

Healthy food is expensive and telling people to eat organic, local food is elitist. Have you heard that argument before?

It’s true. Healthy, organic, local food is expensive. Calorie for calorie, you get more for your money at a fast food drive-thru than at a farmer’s market. And the fast food will be cooked and ready to eat, whereas you might need to take your fresh, organic produce home to cook it.

Now, you might say, that’s only a short-term calculation. Today, a $5 burger, fries, and large soda looks like a better deal than a few ounces of spinach, a handful of dried beans, and a bunch of carrots for the same price. But that overlooks the health consequences of either meal. One of these meals, if eaten regularly, will land you in the hospital someday. The other won’t.


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Where Sugar & Junk Food Cravings Come From

JUNK FOOD ADVERTISING AND YOUR KIDS!

From bribing children with toys to convincing them to eat a “fourth meal,” the industry is glutted with perverse, profit-chasing schemes.

Ever wonder why one-third of all children in the United States are overweight, if not dangerously obese? According to a slew of recent reports, the cornucopia of junk food advertising to children plays a substantial role in creating this public health crisis. From bribing children with toys and sweepstakes to convincing them to eat a “fourth meal,” the industry is glutted with examples of perverse, profit-chasing schemes to capitalize on children’s appetites at the expense of their long-term health. Here are 7 most perverse trends in junk food advertising to children.

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Junkfood Smoothies. Stay Away!

Marco here. I love smoothies, you love smoothies, right? Smoothies are perhaps the best way to fuel your body with the powerful nutrients it needs from whole plant foods to create vibrant health and glow. Making smoothies part of your diet not only help you get vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytonutrients, and fiber, but they also make the foods more easily digestible because they are blended. Blending a smoothie allows you to use the whole fruit or vegetable so you can make the most of their nutrition…including that all-important element of cleansing fiber.

However... 

That doesn’t mean that all smoothies are created equal. Far from it! Many people think that because it’s called a smoothie, it must be healthy. But if you take a pile of junk and stick it all in a trash bag, so you can’t see it all, it’s still a bunch of junk. Even if you call it “smoothie.” Read on. Thanks Kim!

Bad Smoothie! Bad.

Yummy! Pharma Burgers...

DIDN'T JESUS HAVE ABS!

Hey! Just a thought... Few people really believe in God, or The Universe, or A Higher Power, even if they claim to, because if they did, they wouldn't go out and destroy their God-given bodies with alcohol, cigarettes, booze, drugs and junk food. They don't really want to authentically believe in God, you see, because that would require a whole different level of personal discipline to act in a way that honored their beliefs (and honored their body as a temple). If you destroy your health with junk food, your actions scream to the universe that you really don't follow God's will at all.
What was that part in the Bible about gluttony? I don't often quote scripture, but it's relevant here: Proverbs 23:20-21 "Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."

Only in America does illusion dominate reality! And remember, don't count the days, make the days count! Wow! Where did that come from?? 
Peace/Love/Happy!
Marco

WHAT THE HELL ARE TRANS FATS?

Hey, it's Marco! Today's lesson... Trans fat is the common name for a type of unsaturated fat with trans-isomer fatty acid(s). (Now you know...)
Unsaturated fat is a fat molecule containing one or more double bonds between the carbon atoms. Since the carbons are double-bonded to each other, there are fewer bonds available for hydrogen, so there are fewer hydrogen atoms, hence "unsaturated". Cis and trans are terms that refer to the arrangement of chains of carbon atoms across the double bond. In the cis arrangement, the chains are on the same side of the double bond, resulting in a kinked geometry.
The process of hydrogenation is intended to add hydrogen atoms to cis-unsaturated fats, eliminating a double bond and making them more saturated. These saturated fats have a higher melting point, which makes them attractive for baking and extends their shelf-life. However, the process frequently has a side effect that turns some cis-isomers into trans-unsaturated fats instead of hydrogenating them completely.

Trannies! (Not that kind..)

THE GUBMENT IS USING YOUR TAXES TO PROMOTE JUNK FOOD!

Hey, it's Marco! When I walk on by, girls be looking like damn he fly! I pimp to the beat, walking down the street in my new la freak, yeah...This is how I roll, animal print, pants outta control, What?? Oh, Oh, wait! Sorry! That's what I get for workin' with my Ipod on... Anyway... With rates of obesity, diabetes, and nearly every other major health problem rising each year, why has the United States decided to heavily subsidize junk food? Farmers around the country choosing to grow healthy crops like chard, broccoli, and spinach simply do not have the government funding that those growing massive amounts of corn and soy beans (of which above 90% of each are genetically modified) do. Does the U.S. government really think that fruits and vegetables are not as important as grains which are used mostly for processing harmful food items? It may be time for a policy change. Wouldn't you agree?
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TIME FOR CHANGE AT THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

Registered Dietitians are tired of their organization being financed by the junk food industry and Big Pharma. Now they’re starting to speak out. reallyeatright.org is the American Dietetic Association’s website. It claims to offer “food and nutrition information you can trust.” But can we really trust nutrition information from an organization that says sugar, fluoride, and artificial colors are safe for children?

Change!

The One Life-Saving Low-Carb Secret You Never Hear About

Hey, it's Marco! Under, "nutritious snacks" at http://www.cancer.org/, you will find these suggestions:
*Cookies
*Pudding
*Custard
*Sherbet
*Egg Nog (pasteurized)
*Gelatin
*Muffins
*Ice Cream! Seriously?

The One Life-Saving Low-Carb Secret You Never Hear About