Food Disease Connection
Low
Potassium/Stroke
Stroke patients with higher concentrations of potassium in the blood survive
stroke far better than those who don’t. So finds Dr Feng Hua who has carried
out studies at the State University of New York. Most people suffer potassium
deficiency disease. They simply
don’t eat the foods that contain it: most fruits, most vegetables, poultry and
seafood.
The
researcher warns, “Don’t use supplements!”. They send potassium levels
soaring, resulting in kidney damage and other serious complications.
Our View? You
read it right there -- eat the Natural Eating way and you will maximize your
chances of recovering from a stroke. Better -- you
will avoid having a stroke in the first place.
Multiple
Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-induced inflammation
that destroys the myelin sheath that insulates the nerves. Surprisingly, there
are strong links to some common foods.
Wheat gluten
is the strongest allergen that we know of and there are studies[i]
that show how it tricks the immune system’s T-cells into attacking myelin
molecules because of their similarity to virus proteins. There
are many reports[ii]
of complete remission on gluten-free diets. (See Natural Eating Book, page 73)
Milk
is the second most powerful allergen. Studies[iii]
show that it causes the immune system to attack myelin in the same way as does
wheat gluten.
(See Natural Eating Book, page 83)
BOTH
these allergens sneakily MULTIPLY
their effect by causing the gut to become leaky, thus allowing vast quantities
of these invaders to overwhelm the body’s defenses[iv].
(See
Natural Eating Book
p. 89)
An overload of omega-6 oils and a deficiency of omega-3 oils
is a third pointer. Studies[v]
show that a poor ratio is strongly correlated with MS.
So the message is still the same!
Eat Naturally to avoid MS and to beat it back.
REFERENCES
[i] Wurcherpfennig
et al; Cell; 1995; 80: 695
[ii]
Matheson;
Lancet; 1974; ii; 831
[iii]
Hartung; J Neural Trans; 1997; 50 (suppl.)
[iv]
Lange et al; Lancet; 1976; ii; 1319
[v]
Bersohn;
Nature; 1967; 215.
Starches/Acne
Highly processed breads and cereals are digested so easily
that they cause blood-sugar levels to spike dramatically. This triggers
production of acne-causing hormone[i].
Researchers say that acne is almost unknown in subsistence societies of the
Amazon and Papua New Guinea, where refined starches are not eaten.
Comment:
Sure! Humans have no business eating high glycemic foods. The
Inuit of Alaska never got spots either - until they adopted a Western diet of
refined carbohydrates.
REFERENCES
[i]
Colorado
State University, Dec 2002.
