Watch Out For This Carcinogen In Your Organic Food

By Food Babe

Food Babe requests we share this on our blogs, so here it is!

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I really wish I wasn’t writing this post right now. The information I am about to share with you will likely make you pretty angry and it should.  Do you consume any of these brands in the picture below (Silk, Starbucks, So Delicious, Horizon, Zico, Blue Diamond, Pacific, Carnation and Tempt)? My guess is that you probably do.

A few days ago, the Cornucopia Institute released a Video by it’s co-founder and Senior Farm Analyst, Mark Kastel and a full PDF Report that shares some very startling practices between the USDA and the NOSA “National Organic Standards Board”- the agency that regulates organic food. This report explains the details behind several allegations of corporate corruption that has allowed several agribusinesses to use chemicals in organic products without sufficient regulatory oversight.

A Carcinogen Hiding In Organic Dairy & Dairy Substitutes

One of the findings has to do with a carcinogenic ingredient all these products have in common, a substance derived from red algae called carrageenan. Carrageenan can be found in most milk substitute products, infant formula, deli meats, cottage cheese and some flavored coconut waters regardless if the product is certified organic by the USDA. I know so many people who get soy lattes from Starbucks to avoid having to consume conventional milk products, so I thought it would be pertinent to include them here on the list below, since they and many other coffee shops use soy milk that contains carrageenan.

I’ve had my doubts about carrageenan for a long time – it started in 2011 when my cousin from Ohio sent me aFacebook message asking about whether or not it was ok to feed store bought almond milk that contained this additive to her toddler aged son. Since I didn’t have all the facts, I erred on the side of caution and suggested she make her own almond milk from scratch only.

Now, there are sound reasons and a plethora of studies that the Cornucopia Institute has summarized that has made all my hunches come true. Their report detailed out several specific studies that showed that food safe and approved “undegraded” carrageenan is containaminated with the non-approved degraded carrageenan. Furthermore, when you ingest the undegraded version, it actually starts to degrade in the gastrointestinal tract and in the liver and turn into a carcinogen, resulting in a serious inflammatory agent that also can cause intestinal abnormalities. Because of this reason and other studies conducted the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer and the National Research Council of the United States both have determined that carrageenan is a carcinogen – a substance that causes cancer.

How In The World Can A Carcinogen Be Allowed Into Organic Food?

This is where the Cornucopia Institute does a extraordinary job showing you the timeline of events, lack of regulation, and down right shadiness that all led up to carrageenan’s approval. They show you the series of situations where companies that profit from these ingredients were some of the only reviewers involved in the decision. It’s easy to understand how this can happen, now that organic food companies are being bought by major conventional food companies left and right. Below is a chart taken from the Cornucopia website that shows the relationship big food now has on several smaller organic companies. Please note – This was taken in 2009 and is even worse now, for instance Kraft has since bought Cadbury and so on.

Every time I mention a particular ingredient and it’s harm, I come across opponents to my line of arguments, saying that I am being alarmist or using scare tactics. They love to point out that it’s “food grade” or is safe in “low doses.” Looking at the findings and report on carrageenan, you can see these arguments can be seriously flawed. It reminds me of the times where I discussed the ingredient proplyene glycol in Panera Bread’s salad dressings and TBHQ in Chick-fil-A’s sandwiches. Just like the NOSB has accomplished with the USDA, the FDA also has continuously approved countless chemicals to be added to our food in a low doses. Does anyone really know what the cumulative effect of these additives is over time? Our soil is already depleted of several vitamins and minerals and the nutrition content of our food is declining every single year. How can we afford to put these chemicals in our body? Should we let the FDA tell us what percentage is safe? Or should we use our common sense and decide as a collective group not to consume these additives and chemicals?

I don’t know about you but I feel personally duped by carrageenan. I assumed that once a product was certified organic like Pacific Almond Milk, that it was perfectly safe to drink. I’ve even recommended this product and some others that contained carrageenan here on this site. I’ve since cleaned up my ingredient lists on my recipes and made sure my pantry staples list does not contain any products with this additive in it. We are all learning here together and I hope you forgive me for ever assuming this substance was safe to consume, because it is clearly not.

What You Can Do Instead

Milk substitutes are wildly popular and something many people consume almost everyday, so it’s important that if you were relying on one of these products above to start making your own milk or find another substitute. It’s so easy to make your own. Watch this video to see how I make it. I like to strain my milk through a very fine grain strainer. Check it out, just to see how easy it is! You won’t ever be tempted to buy processed almond milk in a carton again.

Even though Cornucopia estimates they are close to 300 chemical additives approved to be used in organics, there are still thousands approved for conventional products. The facts presented here should not discourage you to eat less organic food, but to encourage you to fight for its regulations and ultimate safeguard. I urge you to watch the Video by Mark Kastel and read the Full Cornucopia Report when you have time and to spread this information to as many people as possible – Please feel free to share this post on Facebook, Twitter and your own blogs.

In The Best of Health Always,

Food Babe

P.S. Check out Cornucopia’s new shopping guide to find out which products do and do not contain carrageenan (Tree of Life, 365 Brand Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s (cold section) are a few).

8/19/2014 Update: In response to this blog post and your activism, Whitewave committed to remove carrageenan in 2015, but has not been completed yet.

2/24/2015 Update: Check out my new book The Food Babe Way for nut milk recipes and strategies you can use to break free from the toxins in your food! My recipe for cashew milk takes 1 min and super easy to make!

New Vendor event with free raffles coming up for Direct Sellers and their customers!

A new vendor event starting this Friday!

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New Blog, New data, New Month!

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 Now am going to change the format of this blog.
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Why Acti-Labs?

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The overuse of medications in children

According to current U.S. law, pharmaceutical companies may only market drugs for their FDA-approved conditions. That means if a product has only been approved for use in adults, it cannot be suggested for use in children.

Big Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) decided laws and safety aren’t really that important.

GSK influenced doctors to prescribe the antidepressant paroxetine(brand name Paxil) to kids and teenagers for years, despite it never having been approved for use in those age brackets by the FDA. That is what some circles would call “illegal.”

Why would doctors do that? Well, GSK funded a study which claimed to show that the drug was “well tolerated and effective” in kids.

A following study, not funded by the company, came to wildly different conclusions about the safety and efficacy of Paxil in teens and children – it was found to have serious side effects and even make children suicidal.

So, GlaxoSmithKline got a fine for misleading doctors to prescribe a drug for off-label, unapproved use.

And now, Big Pharma wants the law changed so they can freely advertise drugs for whatever purposes they want, without FDA approval. Two companies have sued the FDA for violation of their First Amendment right to free speech.

But, we the consumers, don’t have the right to know anything about the drugs they want us to take, other than that Big Pharma thinks its good for us to put money in their pockets.

Now I see in my practice, other providers recommending anti-depressants to kids all the time. Granted, some respond well and improve in their school work, but do you know what patients tell me regarding how these drugs make them feel? Emotionless! So now you have kids feeling emotionless and playing these violent video games, how do you think they will turn out as adults? This is only an example, what about all the kids, especially boys being diagnosed with ADD or ADHD? Sometimes boys will be boys, there are few outlets to let boys run and play and be boys, they are restrained chemically. Big Pharm wins again!

Knee pain and weight gain the vicious circle

Weight gain - knee pain
If your knee pain has led to weight gain, you are not alone. Individuals suffering from recurrent or chronic knee pain are often caught in a relentless cycle: knee pain begins to limit activity, which leads to weight gain.

For every pound of weight, 5 pounds of loading force are passed on through the knee during activities such as walking.
The average weight gain of patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) is around 40 pounds. This weight gain typically occurs within the first year after diagnosis. A 40 pound weight gain equates to 200 additional pounds of force being transmitted across the knee joints each time a step is taken. This increased force accelerates the rate of damage to the underlying cartilage or meniscal tissue, which results in more pain.

As the level of pain climbs, activity is further curtailed and leads to increased weight gain. The cycle is perpetuated and usually results in compensatory gait mechanics (people start walking in an abnormal fashion to avoid pain) and ultimately a sedentary lifestyle to avoid pain.

This in turn produces higher levels of inflammation within the joint which results in faster and faster rates of cartilage breakdown. It’s no wonder that knee degeneration can be rapid — a person may go from the early stages of OA to the end stage within two years, unless this vicious cycle is broken.

There are ways for people to escape this cycle.
Joint Fluid Therapy and Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy lower levels of inflammation and help stabilize the cartilage matrix. Off-loading braces protect the area of injured cartilage and help retrain muscles that help stabilize the joint.

As the level of inflammation decreases, the number of pain transmitters is reduced, and people can start returning to activity with less pain. As their activity increases, they are able to start shedding the excess weight which helps reduce the pain, allowing them to be even more active.

The entire Reflex team is passionate about helping people break out of this vicious knee pain cycle. Don’t let knee pain keep you on the sidelines — let us help you get back to life. ‪#‎kneepain‬ ‪#‎obesity‬

Cancer and Whey Protein

The incidence of cancer is now 1:2.2 so chances are you know someone dear to you that has it or has had it. This is an important read

SCIENCE MEETS HEALTH: Stay with me on this one!!!
There are sooooo many "shakes" out on the market. The truth is they are NOT all equal. I share information ….. you decide if you want to read it or not. Deal?
I want to cry when I see people putting substandard stuff into their body thinking it is good for them. I have learned to let them go…. but if I can change one life by posting this info…. it is so worth it. xo

This article deals with CANCER. Yes the C word… just way too much of it out there.
I know this is a long post… but out of all those words below the most important thing to highlight is:
Buyer beware. All whey protein products are not created equal.
*****When choosing a whey protein powder – look for a high-quality whey product that comes from grass fed animals. Simply put, the animals ought to eat only pesticide-free grass and/or non-GMO food. Naturally, consumers must also be sure that the whey is not denatured in the production process.*****
Q. Why should cancer patients consider whey protein?
Simply put, whey’s lactoferrin is a cancer killer. Lactoferrin activates the innate immune system cells like the neutrophils, macrophages and T-cells. These are the first line of defense against harmful pathogens – including cancer cells. You see, cancer cells have a highly negative membrane charge which attracts lactoferrin, while healthy normal cells have a neutral charge. Lactoferrin is attracted to the cancer cells, attaches to them and triggers a process that kills the cancer cell; as well as blocking angiogenesis – the growth of blood vessels that feed cancer cells. Just be careful about the quality of your whey protein. For example, I know that Goat Whey Protein Plus comes from grass fed goats and these animals are never fed GMO foods. Another key to lactoferrin’s cancer-fighting properties is its amazing ability to bind with iron. It forms a bond with iron that’s 100 times stronger than transferrin – your body’s major iron transport protein. Keep in mind, as you may know, several studies suggest that excessive amounts of iron, in your diet, increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer. Researchers have shown that many chronic diseases – in particular, cancer – need iron to reproduce and grow.
Q. How does whey protein boost my antioxidant levels? Lactoferrin triggers the production of glutathione, better known as the ‘master’ antioxidant and a powerful substance in the prevention of cancer. Research reveals that this increase in glutathione was responsible for preventing the development of prostate cancer. In addition, a clinical study with cancer patients showed a regression of patient’s tumors when given whey protein at concentration levels of 30 grams per day. Glutathione is classified as a phase II enzyme. These enzymes are compounds, which carry out many life enhancing functions on a cellular level. Paul Talalay, M.D. of John Hopkins says over 20 years of research confirms that raising the levels of phase II enzymes proves to be a highly effective way to protect against carcinogenesis – the development of new cancer. He says whey supplementation should be considered a cost effective way to both prevent and dismantle cancer. Researchers, at Lund University in Sweden, reported that alpha-lactalbumin proteins found is whey solid have the ability to kill all the known types of breast cancer cells – even at low doses. In fact, their peer-reviewed paper – published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry suggested that when consumed by the body, alpha-lactalbumin is configured into a protein that selectively induces apoptosis (programmed cancer cell suicide) in cancerous tumors. Even the Unites States National Center for Biotechnology Information – a part of the National Institutes of Health says, ‘whey protein in diets appears to significantly inhibit the incidence and growth of chemically induced tumors in mice.’
Q. Can whey protein slow down tumor growth?
Researchers have shown that the branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, isoleucine, and valine and other compounds, found in whey protein, create a calorie restrictive response. Why is this so valuable for cancer patients? Because an extensive amount of research suggests that restricting calories will improve cancer patient outcomes. More than 100 years ago, lab research first indicated that mice fed a calorie-restricted diet had “significantly slower” tumor growth than those fed their regular diet. Obviously, this research is not suggesting that cancer patients starve themselves – but it’s worth noting that ‘more food’ doesn’t always equal greater nutrient absorption or better results for cancer patients. And, of course, most cancer patients would benefit greatly from eating primarily nutrient-dense superfoods – that tend to be lower in calories and support optimal health. What can cancer patients do about cachexia? Loss of muscle and fat tissue – due to chronic conditions like cancer, AIDS and mercury poisoning – is called cachexia. For cancer patients, this is often why they succumb to the disease. Fortunately, by drinking a whey protein smoothie – every day, cancer patients have an easy way to enhance lean muscle mass and boost their energy.

Buyer beware. All whey protein products are not created equal.
*****When choosing a whey protein powder – look for a high-quality whey product that comes from grass fed animals. Simply put, the animals ought to eat only pesticide-free grass and/or non-GMO food. Naturally, consumers must also be sure that the whey is not denatured in the production process.

After much research, I encourage you to do the same. 

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#cancer #wheyprotein #allshakesarenotthesame  

Aslo look into digestive enzymes