Most of the people in the America are doing their best to lose weight. They go on diets, eat low carbs, take diet pills, buy diet books, and join fitness clubs or work out as best as they can.
 
Guess what? They still put on more weight and obesity rules!
 
Years and years ago we were advised to follow the four basic food groups: meat, dairy, grains and fruits and vegetables. Maybe if the first two were eliminated people would lose lots of weight.
 
What’s interesting is that these food groups were sponsored by the American Dairy Association, so it’s not surprising that dairy took its place on the list. Too bad they never said that dairy was cooked up to 500 degrees leaving only liquid fat.
 
Let me put an essential into its proper perspective. Because of doing “Health Talk” radio shows and being forced to get a Masters degree in Nutrition by the medical doctors that used to call in all of the time on my show asking “what my credentials were”, I discovered something amazing. That being that the human form is specifically and anatomically designed to eat plant-based foods. Also, in various scriptures, I found information about offering only plant-based food to God. Why? To take away the karma of killing the plants, grains, seeds, fruits and vegetables. In essence, the human form is the only form that bears karma. All others, no karma!
 
Getting back to the beginning of this article, no one out there really knows anything when it comes to medicine, health, disease, illness, sickness or obesity. But, they certainly know how to profit off of obesity and sickness.
 
So, why do people put on weight? For openers, the could have a low metabolism that doesn’t burn off fat quickly. Then, what if you have is an underactive thyroid gland that can turn the food that you eat into fat? Guess what? The fluoride in the drinking water creates a hypoactive thyroid. It’s no accident that the USA is loaded with fluoride in their drinking water.
 
What if you have a pancreas that doesn’t work like it should? It seems that fat people have a pancreas that secretes more insulin than normal? And, why would that happen? How about food additives and refined sugar? Oh yeah, the good ole USA foods have more refines sugars in them than any other country!
 
You do know that your liver is a detoxifying organ and it being clogged crates weight gain? Guess what causes liver problems? OTC drugs, Rx drugs, chlorine, fluoride, food additives, processed foods, fast foods, white flour, refined sugar, artificial sweeteners, monosodium glutamate (MSG), and preservatives. Thank you Big Food and Big Pharma!
 
Let me put something about fluoride to you. It involves corruption all over the place. Back in 2010 there was a fluoride labeling hearing at the Hawaii State Capitol with 425 people there.
One of the guys that was testifying about the “benefits” of fluoride was the Hawaii Dental Chief, Dr. Mark Greer. In his testimony he said that the toxicology tests proved that fluoride was safe an effective. I followed him in testimony.
 
I said “we were very honored to have a man like Dr. Greer as our Dental Chief. In fact, he missed his calling. He should have been President of the Liars Club”. After the 425 people stopped laughing I said, “Uh oh, I just called our Dental Chief a liar in front 425 potential witnesses. Is there a lawyer in the house? I just opened a classic Defamation of Character lawsuit and if you’re here, I beg you, take the case. Because when we go to court he will have to present the toxicology reports he ‘s talking about that do not exist.” The bill got killed and I never got sued! Only one area of Hawaii got fluoridated. The military area.  Keep’em brain dead so they will  follow orders!
 
If you think the MD’s or the food companies or the government care about the people, think again!
 
People overweight have a problem with digestive enzyme production. Small production, higher weight gain. Thank you Big Food for all your added additives, yeast extract (MSG) and antibiotics, which kills the friendly flora.
 
Also, most overweight people eat even when they are not hungry, because of stress, emotional eating or food cravings caused by the toxins you put in your body. And, that’s just for openers. Add a large appetite, hormonal imbalance due to excess toxins in the body or way low exercise, eating larger portions than you should, consuming “diet foods” like “low fat”, “sugar free”, “low calorie”, “lite”, “low carbs”, “lean”, and the list goes on. The bad news is that all those “ “ listings are loaded with artificial sweeteners, high amounts of sugar, or chemical additives that cause weight gain. And, let’s not forget eating right before going to bed and, the growth hormones put into the meat and dairy, and the fact that the human form has an enormous convoluted digestive tract that makes digestion and elimination SLOW, lets all those poisons sit in the body for seven days.
 
The food industry is made up of publicly traded corporations having one objective: “Gimmie da money, honey”! The only way to obtain that is by selling cheap foods at high prices. The people running the companies only care about their profits, If they can get away with fraud, lies and cheating, they will laugh all the way to the bank. Take a moment and think about Monsanto/Bayer and their GMO nightmare!
 
When a food company does what it does to make their products cheaper, it becomes more synthetically toxic. And, how do they do that? More toxic chemicals! The food companies have chemical laboratories where thousands of chemical additives are researched and rested. And, by the way, the labs are kept secret and have more security than the CIA headquarters.
 
What’s their objective? Make the food addicting to create weight gain and increase your appetite.  Remember that your “buddies”, aspartame and high fructose corn syrup, are your nightmares! And like the wonderful execs of the tobacco industry, everything is denied. But it will make you fatter and sicker.
 
The bottom line is that more profit is the goal. So you MUST eat more and more and more.
 
Knowledge of the truth is the best food you could ever eat, because it will allow you to eat real foods you can enjoy, never go hungry, and live a long, thin life!
 
Aloha!
 
Sources:
www.publichealth.org
www.obesitypreventionofamerica.org
www.vox.com
www.asanediet.com
 
 

​If symptoms of hypoglycemia increase discomfort, patients generally take teaspoonful of sugar. However downward fluctuating blood glucose levels does not require eating more sugar. On the contrary, all dietary recommendations and home remedies for controlling hypoglycemia do not revolve around taking higher sugar intake but in trying to stabilize sugar levels, so that the body enjoys a constant source of energy during the day.
So, check out what nature provides:

Licorice root:
Licorice root is a very good natural cure for alleviating symptoms of low blood sugar. It helps increase blood sugar levels in the body. Cut the root in pieces and add to boiling water and boil this for five minutes, then drink it once a day.
 
Licorice also relieves stress related to low blood sugar levels. Person with high blood pressure should avoid licorice as it is known to increase blood pressure. Even otherwise, it should be taken in moderate quantity.
 
Apple: 
Apples are very effective for people with low blood sugar as it is rich in chromium and magnesium, both of which are known to regulate blood sugar level. Two apples should be taken after meal everyday for better results.
 
Wild yam: Wild yam is a very effective natural cure for low blood sugar, as it controls the level of insulin in the body, thereby increasing the sugar level in the blood. Yam should be boiled in water and left for an hour before drinking. The dried powdered root can be made into a paste, and this paste should be added to a glass of warm water and consumed.
 
Molasses: 
Molasses is a very useful natural cure for low blood sugar. Drinking extract of molasses provides the required glucose during exertion. Take a little molasses and add to a glass of warm water, drink this at least twice daily to improve blood sugar level.
 
Dandelion root: 
Dandelion root contains large amounts of calcium, which helps in proper functioning of pancreas and liver, which helps to keep the correct blood sugar levels. Powder the root and mix the powder in a glass of warm water, take this mix daily for better results. A concoction made of this root can be taken twice daily.
 
Parsley: 
Parsley helps in improving the functions of liver and pancreas, making it a very effective natural cure for low blood sugar. Juice extracted from the leaves of parsley can be taken daily to rejuvenate liver and pancreas. Parsley leaves can also be steeped in hot water and taken internally once a day for beneficial results in Hypoglycemia.
 
Tomatoes: 
Tomatoes contains lycopene which is a potent antioxidant which help in improving functioning of liver and pancreas. Drinking fresh tomato juice, twice daily, for two weeks, is very effective way to alleviating pancreatic disorders which cause low blood sugar. Fresh tomatoes also can be included in the diet for better results.
 
Sunflower seeds: 
Sunflower seeds are a rich source of poly-phenols, which help remove destructive oxidants from liver and pancreas. In particular, chlorgenic acid promotes synthesis of glycogen in the liver and is very beneficial in regulating sugar levels in the blood. Sunflower seeds can be eaten in raw form or can be powdered and added to water, taking sunflower seeds daily, is a very effective natural cure for low blood sugar.
 
Pumpkin seeds: Pumpkin seeds are a rich source of several micronutrients including iron, magnesium and manganese. It is also known to prevent deposition of calcium oxalate in the kidney and helps in regulating functioning of kidney. This helps regulating the blood sugar level and is effective in treatment of Hypoglycemia. Powder pumpkin seeds and mix in a glass of milk or warm water and drink for beneficial results.
 
Gentian root: Gentian root is very useful natural cure for low blood sugar as it boosts the sugar level in the body. Take gentian root and dip in boiling water, to make a concoction and drink this twice daily.
 
Barley: Barley is a first-rate food for patients if type 2 diabetes or people diagnosed with low blood sugar. Barley is a rich source of essential minerals, vitamins and
dietary fibers. In particular, Barley contains magnesium and beta-glucan which helps in regulating glucose absorption in blood.
 
Balanced meal for low blood sugar individuals: 
An ideal diet for low blood sugar patient should be well balanced with enough nuts, fruits and fresh vegetables and carbohydrates. Seeds and nuts should be taken in raw form and grains and seeds, like buckwheat, should be cooked. Beans and legumes will provide balanced protein as well.

Chromium: Research has shown that a balanced intake of chromium is very important for regulating GTF (Glucose Tolerance Factor), which is responsible for balanced metabolism of glucose. Thus chromium helps stabilize blood sugar both in cases of hypo and hyperglycemia. A normal adult requires a daily chromium intake of 200 mcg to maintain optimal blood sugar level in the body. This can be taken as a supplement or from food rich in chromium such as brewer’s yeast, potatoes, peas, whole wheat bread, rye bread and wheat germ.

Magnesium: Magnesium helps prevent falling of blood sugar levels in people with hypoglycemia. A healthy adult requires round 340 mg of magnesium in his daily intake. Food rich in magnesium include artichoke, banana, dry figs, barley, oat bran, prune juice, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, beans, broccoli, pumpkin seeds, soybean, spinach, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
 
Vitamin B3: Vitamin B3 (niacin) has been found beneficial in regulating level of blood sugar in hypoglycemic people. Food rich in Vitamin B3 include portabella mushrooms, asparagus, green peas, sunflower seeds, and avocados.
 
Dietary fibers: Dietary fibers allow sugars to be absorbed more slowly, which regulate glucose in the blood. Person with low blood sugar should consume around 25-40 g of dietary fiber per day. Psyllium, oat bran, apple pectin, whole meal cereals and ground flax seed are rich in fiber.
 
Proteins: Proteins provide the body with a more consistent source of energy that sugar or fat. This is because they are absorbed less rapidly than fats (lipids) and sugars (carbohydrates). Protein intake should constitute 15-20% of total energy intake while fat should constitute around 30%. Always keep nuts and seeds, handy to fill your protein needs on the go. Bear in mind that all vegetables contain protein. They are the same as protein found in flesh foods except that are far cleaner.
 
Other Vitamins: Vitamins like C, E and B complex help normalize blood sugar level in the body, thus making it a very effective natural cure for low blood sugar. The prescribed daily doses are: Vitamin C (2000- 5000mg), Vitamin B (50mg) and Vitamin E (1600 IU). Increase the vitamins intake in the diet, to maintain proper blood sugar levels.
 
Preventing fluctuations in blood glucose levels
Taking regular small snacks, (about once every two hours) helps prevent fluctuations in blood glucose levels. Snacks should be rich in carbohydrates (15-30 g per snacks), dietary fibers (2-3 g) and proteins (3-9 g). It is important to take a snack early, before feeling the loss of energy. Eat a little more if you exercise.

Foods to be avoided in Low Blood sugar
Concentrated sugars get rapidly absorbed in blood and cause a sudden increase in blood sugar followed by a sharp decline which can be very dangerous. Concentrated sugars are the most important food content to be avoided. One must try to completely eliminate intake of concentrated sugar. If it cannot be eliminated totally,
at least it should not be eaten alone. In any case, the amount of sugars should not exceed 5 g per serving.

Other foods to avoid include
§  Refined and processed foods.
§  Canned foods
§  Alcohol (especially on empty stomach), tea and caffeinated foods
§  Carbonated drinks
§  Foods high on salt

§  Drink plenty of water: People with low blood sugar should drink plenty of water to keep the body hydrated and to flush out toxic radicals from the body. Drinking water also helps in cleaning bowel movements by dissolving surplus intake of dietary
fibers.

§  Take small and regular meals: Person with low blood sugar levels should take small and regular meals throughout the day rather than taking three large meals a day. This helps in keep the levels of sugar in the blood to normal.

§  Take meals at fixed times. This distributes energy absorption equally throughout the day. It is important not to skip any meals and not to fast.

§  Physical activity: Exercise and relaxation are good ways to reduce stress that is a primary cause of hypoglycemia attack. Exercise promotes release of adrenalin and other vital hormones that help regulate and control blood sugar. Regular exercise is recommended. Exercise regularly but moderately. Avoid strenuous or intense exercises.

§  Relaxation activities: Hypoglycemia patient should avoid stress and relax as much as possible. Yoga, Meditation, progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercises are beneficial in curbing low blood sugar induced stress.

​§  Sufficient sleep should be ensured.

Conclusion
If symptoms of hypoglycemia are seen, always consult a naturopathic doctor. The MDs are brainwashed by the pharmaceutical industry and can seldom be trusted. Hypoglycemia can usually be cured if the exact cause is diagnosed. Hypoglycemia is also cured in many cases by a simple reorganization of the foods you eat.
 
SOURCES:
www.healthline.com
www.everydathealth.com
 

As you already figured out, I tried to find out all I can about how callous, impersonal, selfish, greedy and uncaring about people, Monsanto/Bayer was.
So, I’m cruising the internet and I come across an article that put Monsanto/Bayer’s complete disregard for people’s spiritual/ religious perspective about eating.
The article, written by David Stein and appearing on Food Freedom News, made it so clear as to how Monsanto/Bayer does not give a s**t about anything but money. I contacted them, asked, and received permission to reprint.
The title is, Your Spiritual Right to GMO Labeling.
“Have you ever considered that without labeling, numbers of religious groups are having their religious rights violated? 
Jews have kosher labels.  So where are the labels for all people with the religious need to eat what comes only from God, or to eat in a way that is spiritually tolerable according to their beliefs?
Buddhists are not supposed to take in anything toxic whether by mouth or through what they read or hear, but are forced to consume toxic GMOs by not knowing what is what.
Orthodox Jews are not supposed to mix species when plowing fields (no horse and buffalo, together) or in clothing (no linen mixed with wool) or to eat milk with meat, but they are being forced to eat food that mixes species and whose RNA can be affecting their DNA.
What of pantheism which runs through almost all religions, in which people believe deeply that we are all part of nature itself and their spiritual lives are based on seeking and finding that harmony? 
How can they/we find spiritual peace inside ourselves if nature itself is being ripped to shreds by the biotech industry and they/we are forced through lies and trickery to consume abominations of nature and the defiling of God’s gift to us all? 
As the earth is being desecrated by corporations, pantheists are, increasingly, all of us. 
 The genetic engineering of plants, trees, and animals is a genetic engineering of living things that people feel viscerally, out of horror at the attack on what God has given us in perfection, or out oneness with all life, as a literal attack on themselves.
Spiritual and religious people cannot eat food blindly.  They must know if they are violating fundamentals of their moral codes, or spiritual codes. 
 For those who are not vegetarian but find cruelty to animals violates their most deeply held religious beliefs, what of them, they must know whether those animals are forced to eat feed that is causing them pain, and is turning them infertile.
Putting “health” aside, eating GMOs is an immense and profound religious issue.  Religious groups can’t even practice according to their ethical beliefs or even religious injunctions unless they know what they are eating. 
Many religious or spiritual people consider the body a temple of God and what they take into it is a sacrament.
Kosher labeling came into place to allow Jews to fulfill their religious requirements. 
Would Jews accept being told it costs too much, or that it doesn’t matter and pork is fine?  What would happen if anyone tried to lower kosher standards?  Are other people’s religious needs to know what they are eating any less significant?
For many religious or spiritual people, sickness follows not so much from eating what is toxic but from violating spiritual principles.
The biotech industry is desecrating gifts given to all of us by God.
From “In the Beginning and in the Other Beginning“:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth ….
“In the beginning of the 1900s, bankers and oil barons created laboratories to produce synthetic substances ….”
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
“…. Then CEOs said, ‘Let the laboratories alter seeds that already exist so we can claim them as an inventions and apply patents so they are no longer free to all mankind.  And let these laboratories ensure these “inventions” include poisons we own.  And let these “inventions” not produce seed after more than one season.”
…. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
“Then farmers planted the man-altered seeds which produced vegetation never seen before and different from its kind, and causing new illnesses as well as deaths of fetuses. And farmers had to sign contracts forcing them to use poisons on the man-altered seeds, contracts that forbade them and even Ruth, from ever collecting these altered seeds.”
And God said, “Let the water team with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.” And God saw that it was good.
“And the CEOs said “Let our seeds fill the land and our poisons in the waters and air,” and they were silent as the altered seeds and poisons deformed and killed animals of water and air.  And the CEOs saw that their profit was good.”
God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
“The CEOs cursed them ….  ”
And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.”
And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
“The CEOs said “Let our laboratories produce the wild animals, so that all living creatures can be patented and owned. And the CEOs saw that it was profitable.”
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
How can people fulfill a religious obligation to rule over nature and protect it if a few corporations claim to own it and are setting loose unnatural, plants and even man-made creatures that can destroy a natural that many people believe deeply was given to all out of love?
The intense reaction to what the biotech industry is doing is inadequately described as coming out anger at injustice or out of fear over health concerns. 
What we are feeling comes out of pantheism and other spiritual beliefs in which we know deep inside us that we are inseparable from the salmon being mutated or from the corn being inserted with pesticides or from the water being poisoned. 
Those with spiritual consciousness experience all living things – animals, plants, trees, fish – as part of themselves, and all as part of God. 
In not labeling GMOs, people are being forced against their will to participate in the evil of deconstructing what God (Nature) has provided everyone, forced to consume it and feed it to their children. 
 But they are also being cut off from consuming what is from God, and having their every bite be a sacrament and a moment of great gratitude. The spiritual issues pile up. 
There is the reality that fertility itself is of central spiritual importance and people are being blocked from avoiding GMO’s that are damaging fertility.
And in this time of awakening of human consciousness, for those who believe this is the point of their spiritual life and all life itself, many believe that their DNA is directly related to spirituality  so to threaten DNA is to threaten spirituality and consciousness itself.
But whether one agrees or not, based on religious rights, why do we even need to know for sure whether soy does cause infertility or corn, cancer, or GMOs are damaging our connection to God or the cosmos? 
We don’t have to answer those questions but only need to know that we have the right to know what is from God or what is not. 
Because man has broken the chain of life in which food was perfect fit for animals and humans and was healing and has been so tampered with as to create not health but fear and disgust, many people, out of religious or spiritual need, want to and even must avoid anything coming from man – because it is non-God, unnatural, “sin – thetic”.
And many people want to avoid any potential eugenics threat from man (whether by accident or intentionally) which man can create in “playing” God.
Don’t Jews, out of religious feeling and the spiritual honoring of their dead, have the religious right to refuse whatever is made by the same companies that dealt in eugenics before and intentionally killed millions?  Is this not a religious need?
From a religious point of view, do we not all have the right to know what is coming from these historically racist and deadly companies in order to distance ourselves from their evil?  (This includes vaccines, that are also GMOs,  being forced on children and increasingly on adults and aftermaths have shown they do not work and studies show worse.
So evil and unstoppable have these companies become, there is a PR effort to bring back eugenics and treat it as more than “normal,” but as a social obligation in one’s own family.

• Science 2.0, USA: Eugenics 2012: Genetically engineering babies a moral obligation?
• The Daily Telegraph, UK: Genetically engineering ’ethical’ babies is a moral obligation, says Oxford professor
• Reader’s Digest, UK: The maverick: ”It’s our duty to have designer babies”

The debate around GMOs has not reached to the depths enough. The core issue involved is that we are all part of the web of life, of which corn and soy and every plants, every fish, every mosquito, tree, frog, bird, microorganism, water and each of us is a precious, critical piece. 
One can protest the threat to health from GMOs or the greed involved or the corruption of governments and laws, but for many people, deep inside themselves, this is a spiritual issue. 
To be connected to Nature itself, is what makes life worth living, is an obligation deeper than any other.  To tear it apart is to tear at God.  To alter it is evil.  To attempt to force what is not from God on anyone breaks a bond they need to live. 
To create a man-made “invention” (via “destruction” of nature) that is coded with poisons, and one that is potentially eugenic (able to end fertility) and then to force it by lies of feeding the hungry or creating a new drug, on any living creature or any human being, goes beyond evil.
In this, even atheists and spiritual people of all kinds can come together, for one does not have to believe in a God to feel oneself part of the web of life and so deeply affected by attacks on it. 
The labeling of GMOs is a spiritual necessity for all those who view their relation to nature (or God) as indivisible from it.  For an increasing number of people, food is a sacrament, and nature is holy”.
This is just another nail in the coffin by Monsanto. They follow my favorite expression to the T: In God we trust. All others pay cash.
When I wrote my article  about the group Aikea formed in Hawaii, in an effort to bring government back to the hands of the people, I received a comment that this group resembled Marxism.
My comment about that is we have become so complacent and so subservient to the political powers that be that anything that tries to restore power back to the people is looked down upon. If we can change the political climate in America and through diligence and perseverance have all our foods labeled, how is that anything less than democracy? The problem is that a program like that takes effort and very few people can’t be bothered.
For more information regarding Aikea, their website is www.aikeahawaii.org.
Oh yeah, two of Hawaii’s Senators in the District of Corruption voted against keeping the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution as it is and wanted to vest it in the hands of the United Nations. They were not alone. There were 44 others and they lost by 7 votes.
(2nd Ammendment: “The right to keep and bare arms.”
Slowly, the Constitution is being eroded and internment camps are being formulated in the contiguous United States, with Hawaii being a full State camp unto itself due to the fact that the only way really to get in or out is by plane or boat. The Coast Guard will take care of the latter and shutting down the airports takes care of the first.
First, reverse your health and become vibrant. The last thing the government, the biotech industry, Big pHarma, the medical profession, the media and the large food companies that all voted to defeat Proposition 37 in California want, are healthy people. 
Why? Because they are harder to control and exploit.
Aloha!
Sources:
www.verywellmind.com
www.linkedin.com

​ 
When well chosen, a vegan diet can be more conducive to good health than the Standard American Diet and is linked to a reduced incidence of chronic diseases. The following are but a handful:
 
OBESITY: In a vegan diet more fiber-rich foods are consumed; therefore, less total calories are consumed and the overall healthy lifestyle of vegetarians may lead to increased physical activity.
 
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: Vegans tend to lead a lifestyle devoid of smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and regular exercise. This, in conjunction with the elimination of the artery clogging and blood flow restricted saturated fat found in flesh, dairy and eggs, and the increased consumption of fiber, fruits and vegetables, leads to lower blood pressure.
 
HEART DISEASE: Because a diet without flesh, dairy and eggs and with way more fiber unclogs clogged arteries allowing blood to flow unrestricted, the symptoms of heart disease and stroke are virtually eliminated.
 
CONSTIPATION and DIGESTIVE DISORDERS: Because of the high alkaline vegetarian diet, which is soothing to the system, and all the fiber consumed, there is virtually no problem in elimination or with “heart burn”.
 
CANCER: It’s not rocket science; less fat, less protein, no diseases in what’s converted to food, and you are left with little or no carcinogens to ingest.
 
ALSO: A vegan diet that is more humane in saving the lives of living entities that would be slaughtered for food; is more economical than a flesh based diet, and creates fewer demands on the environment.
 
So, does the thought of becoming a vegan seem appealing yet a bit overwhelming in that you don’t know where to begin and you’re not ready to go “cold broccoli”?
 
Try this: start by eliminating one type of flesh from your diet and sticking with that until you are used to it. Then, do the same thing with another flesh item, then eggs, then dairy.
The mind blower you never hear about is that all dairy is cooked up to 500 degrees, making it nothing but liquid fat. Yummy!
 
Go slow. Have a couple of vegan meals a week and over time increase them until all are vegan. While doing this, pick up some vegan cookbooks and experiment. When eating out you will find that most restaurants will easily accommodate you.
 
I’ve written about this before, but eating organically grown produce is the way to go. ‘Organic’ simply means food in its purest form, produced without chemical aid. When you bite into an apple, you get more than just the apple. The apple absorbs the chemicals it is fed and next in the food chain to absorb these chemicals is you. I would think that you would want to eat the cleanest food you could. Do not think for a minute that washing the outside or peeling will rid the chemicals. What about what permeates the entire make-up of the food?
 
There is debate as to whether or not organically produced foods are more nutritious than conventionally grown foods, but what is for certain is that healthy soils grow healthy plants, and lots of us believe that they taste better and indeed are more nutritious. Try it and decide for yourself.
 
The bottom line: try it for 3 months. If you don’t like the way you feel and look, you can always go back.
 
Aloha!
 
www.asanediet.com
www.peta.com
P.S.  A vegan lifestyle prevents a tremendous amount of animal slaughter and suffering and it offers a potent way to shrink our environmental footprint, especially in regard to climate change. Also, a well-planned vegan diet can fuel the highest levels of fitness, while reducing our risk of various chronic diseases.
Also, check out the books,  “A Sane Diet for an Insane World”, and “Treat the cause.

As a vegan for years, the question of where do you get your protein or your calcium or your whatever, always comes up. So, where is it acquired? Read on.
 
PROTEIN
Nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, whole grains (brown rice, quinoa, bulgur, barley, etc), meat, chicken and fish substitutes, artichokes, asparagus, beets, bell peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, collards, corn, cucumber, eggplant, kale, leeks, lettuce, okra, onions, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, string beans, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, turnip, and all vegetables not listed, apples, apricots, avocado, banana, berries, cantaloupe, cherries, dates, figs, grapes, grapefruit, guava, kiwi, lemon, limes, mango, melons, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears, persimmons, pineapples, tangerines, all the fruits not listed, tofu.
                                                                                                         
BETA CAROTENE (Antioxidant)
Sweet potato, carrots, butternut squash, red peppers, tomatoes, pumpkin, spinach, collards, cantaloupe, apricots, peaches, broccoli.
 
COENZYME Q10 (Antioxidant protection, decrease risk of skin cancer.)                              
Peanuts, sesame seeds, pistachio nuts, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach.
 
VITAMIN C (Antioxidant, helps form new cells, Improves immune system.)
Berries, sweet red peppers, bell peppers, parsley, broccoli, cauliflower, berries, lemons, romaine lettuce, Brussels sprouts, papaya, kale, turnip greens, kiwifruit, oranges, tomatoes, grapefruit, asparagus, celery, pineapple, watermelon, squash, carrots, garlic, apricots, sweet potatoes, onions, potatoes.
 
VITAMIN D (Strengthens & helps form bones & teeth via calcium & phosphate.)
Sunshine, fortified cereals.
 
GLUTATHIONE (Powerful antioxidant)
Greens, chlorella, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, watermelon, avocado, walnuts, grapefruit, oranges, cantaloupe, acorn squash peaches, zucchini, spinach.
 
THIAMINE (Vitamin B1) (Converts food into energy, boosts nerve function)
Romaine lettuce, asparagus, spinach, sunflower seeds, celery, green peas, tomatoes, eggplant, Brussels sprouts, mustard greens, cabbage, watermelon, carrots, squash, broccoli, corn, kale, oats, oranges, split peas, peanuts, lentils, whole wheat.
 
RIBOFLAVIN (Vitamin B2) Converts food into energy, supplements healthy skin, hair, beard & brain)
Cremini mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, Swiss chard, mustard greens, broccoli, collard greens, turnip greens, green beans, cabbage, strawberries, cauliflower, raspberries, Brussels sprouts, summer squash, tempeh, plums, soybeans, almonds not irradiated.
 
NIACIN (Vitamin B3) (Converts food into energy, makes the nervous system healthy)
Corn grits, nuts, peanut butter, enriched cereals.
 
PYRIDOXINE (Vitamin B6) (Makes red blood cells, improves sleep, appetite and mood)
Spinach, bell peppers, turnip greens, garlic, cauliflower, mustard greens, beans, bananas, celery, cabbage, asparagus, broccoli, turmeric, kale, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, watermelon, Swiss chard, nuts.
 
BIOTIN (Vitamin B7) (Metabolizes carbs, fats, & amino acids, is the building block of protein & strengthens the hair and skin)
Peanuts, filberts, almonds, soy beans, cauliflower, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, cashews, sweet potatoes, spinach, Swiss chard, legumes, tomatoes, avocado, bananas.
 
FOLATE (Vitamin B9) (New cell creation & DNA synthesis)
Romaine lettuce, spinach, asparagus, greens, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, legumes, beans, squash, cucumbers, papaya, strawberries, flaxseed.
 
METHYLCOBALAMIN (Vitamin B12) (Breaks down fatty acids & amino acids &boosts red blood cells)
Organic sulfur crystals.
 
MAGNESIUM (Stops cramps, boosts better sleep and instant relaxation)
Swiss chard, spinach, kelp, tofu, legumes, chocolate, potatoes (baked), oatmeal, squash, seeds, ginger, quinoa, buckwheat, tomatoes, beets, Brussels sprouts, scallops, asparagus, cremini mushrooms, tempeh, brown rice lima beans.
 
SELENIUM (Antioxidant, boosts brain, heart, thyroid & immune health)
Nuts, soybeans, corn, wheat, brown rice, oatmeal, and vegetables. Also, Brazil nuts are very concentrated in selenium so go lightly.
 
POTASSIUM (Boosts diabetic health, good blood pressure, heart & kidney health, digestion, keeps the body well moisturized, supplies bone structure strength, energy levels, brain functioning, strengthens the nervous system and mental wellness)
Swiss chard, figs, currents, seeds, cremini mushrooms, spinach, romaine lettuce, celery, greens, broccoli, fennel, squash, blackstrap molasses, eggplant, kale, Brussels sprouts, turmeric, beets, asparagus, cauliflower, apricots, potatoes, raisins, ginger, yams, kiwifruit, chili pepper, adzuki beans, cabbage, bananas, oranges, avocados, watermelon, kidney beans, prunes.
 
IRON (Supplements energy & focus)
Swiss chard, spinach, thyme, turmeric, dill weed, cinnamon, parsley, rosemary, blackstrap molasses, greens, string beans, shitake mushrooms, asparagus, garbanzo beans, leeks, tofu, olives, lentils, kelp, sesame seeds.
 
ZINC (Improves heart health, metabolism, anti-aging, immunity, anti-cancer, & reduces bodily inflammation)
Cremini mushrooms, spinach, squash, asparagus, Swiss chard, greens, whole grains, miso, broccoli, maple syrup, beans, green peas, nuts, seeds.
 
MELATONIN (Better sleep, reduces seasonal depression, increases human growth hormone and eye health)
Oats, corn, brown rice, ginger, tomatoes, bananas, barley, cherries.
 
CALCIUM (Boosts dental strength, healthy heart, enemy of type-2 diabetes, prevents kidney stones and osteoporosis, aids safe blood pressure and assists in blood clotting)
Nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains, oats, vegetables, fruits, spirulina, dried fruit, nut and seed butters, soymilk, rice milk, almond milk, hemp milk, tofu, tempeh, black strap molasses.
 
 
OPPOSITES
For those of you that go against vegetarianism and veganism, I would like to add a perspective of your diet:

MEAT (All dead, rotting, chemical injected flesh foods including fish sits in your body for 7 days)

LIQUID FAT. (All Dairy is cooked up to 500 degrees)

CHICKEN’S PERIOD (Eggs)

​NON- ORGANIC FOODS  (Endless chemicals injected to extend shelf life for months)
 
The bottom line is, when you eat the OPPOSITES, not only will you have a short life, but you will be loaded with poisons, chemicals, synthetics, constant medical prescriptions, constant MD visits and lots of pains. The human form is specifically and anatomically designed to consume plant-based foods, which goes against the money makers and TV ads.

Did anyone see the February 2008 media report of the 146 million pounds of contaminated meat that was recalled? The problem being that most of the contaminated meat has already been consumed through the school lunch program, the food banks and the meatheads!
 
Any other questions?
 
Aloha!
 
Sources:
www.sciencedirect.com/topice/food-science-plant-based-food
www.healthline.com
 

There is a saying that “If slaughterhouses had glass walls we all would be vegetarians”. What will be presented in this article is what happens behind those windowless walls.
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​One of two things will happen by the end of this article. One, you will feel sadness and make an attempt to change how and what you eat, or two, you will put it aside and continue doing what you have been conditioned to do and live with the reality that you most definitely are what you eat – a compassionless, hard hearted person.
 
All animals go to slaughterhouses. While there, they can hear, smell and hear the death around them. And while these animals struggle to keep alive, the workers, to not slow down “production”, exhibit impatience to these poor animals.
 
The government, in their compassion, requires that an animal be stunned prior to its being murdered. How do the do this? With a method called, captive bolt stunning. A gun is put against the animal's head that shoots a metal rod into its brain. What if the animal struggles and the rod misses? Easy. Do it again and again until it hits the right mark.
 
Then, there's electrical stunning. This electrically zaps the animal creating a grand mal seizure. But, what if the electrical charge is not high enough? Then the animal will become paralyzed but will not lose sensibility. Whatever it takes, right?
 
Next is ritual slaughter where the animal's throat is cut while fully conscious. Supposedly, the animal will become unconscious within seconds. The reality is that because of blood flow through the back of the neck the animal can remain conscious and bleed up to a minute, all the while screaming in pain.
 
There was an article in the Washington Post that revealed that hogs are immersed in scalding water after they are stunned to soften their hides for skinning. Given the mental acuity of the employees most of the hogs are scalded and drowned while conscious and kicking and squealing while being lowered in to the water. The same applies to chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese that undergo electric stunning. They are usually conscious as they are boiled or drowned.  
 
Many slaughterhouse employees get their rocks off by punching the animals while alive or ripping the eggs out of a hen's body and then having egg fights or ripping the heads off of turkeys that got their feet stuck in the transport truck cages. If a bird missed the throat-cutting machine a worker simply rips its head off to not slow down production.
 
Some of the other employee pastimes include throwing live chickens into a wall, picking chickens up by their feet and swinging their heads into walls or the floor, or throwing them on the floor, while alive, and jumping up and down on them.
 
The USDA, which oversees the treatment of animals and birds in the slaughter houses says, “Drastic increases in production speeds, lack of support from supervisors in plants, new inspection policies which significantly reduce our enforcement authority, and little or no access to the areas of the plants where animals are killed, have significantly hampered our ability to ensure compliance with humane regulations”.
 
The good news – even when problems are reported to the inspectors, the government ignores them. A case in point was that no action was taken against a Texas beef company for chopping the hooves and ears off of live cattle.
 
It's up to you to look into your heart and decide if you want to be a part of this or not.
 
Aloha!
 
Sources:
www.100percentpure.com
www.alurxwellness.com
 
 

 Are you well balanced emotionally? Do you have a genuine respect for the rights of others? Do you try to discover your true relationship with others? Or has bitterness and unhappiness, in your life, due to worry, caused you to unintentionally cultivate a critical outlook on life in general?
 
You must learn to think positively, without worry. Thoughts materialize themselves into reality, as “thoughts are things”. Worry is a ravenous creature that can destroy you. It destroys your strength, induces major and minor illnesses, sicknesses, diseases, and can cause a complete nervous and mental breakdown. It can so mess-up your subconscious mind that an individual is totally unable to deal with circumstance at hand. Worry makes the slightest irritant seem like a catastrophe.
 
Worry, does indeed, exist. One must make an effort to conquer it. Develop faith and strength with constructive mental exercises, like meditation, on a daily basis. If you try, you can achieve a happy, peaceful, healthy, harmonious and abundant life.
 
By the thoughts you entertain, you can either strengthen or weaken your world every day. You can destroy your health and vitality in the same manner.
 
Most people are victims of chronic exhaustion and mental fatigue, with only a small percentage from purely physical reasons. Yet, over 75% are tired from worry and emotional difficulties. Emotional fatigue and worry can cause you to become thoroughly discouraged, terribly tired, and, at times, lose the will to live.
 
Our need is to develop a positive attitude by positive thinking and faith. Secondly, stop pushing so hard at life and get off the emotional merry-go-round you've been riding. We are possessed by negativity when we worry, and borrow trouble unnecessarily by conjuring up things that never really exist. We become so distressed and anxious at times over a normal happening that we personally turn it into an unbearable crisis, which we can hardly cope with.
 
Many common diseases are due largely to our inability to handle stress, rather than direct damage by germs, poisons, or other external stimuli. Stress, fear and anxiety are personal problems of most everyone and a part of life. Unfortunately, as long as we are alive we cannot avoid stress, but we can learn how to handle it and keep it to a minimum.
 
Vital health lies in the successful adjustment to changing stresses. If not, ill health and unhappiness become the penalty for failing to adapt. When a person stops worrying and develops self-confidence and self-assurance, a wonderful feeling of peace prevails. We must learn to carry out our daily chores quietly, without stress, strain or nervous tension.
 
We look at the world through the windows of our own mentalities and interpret everything we see in terms of our own mental limitations. So, renew your thoughts and make them constructive. Transform your life into a success story.
 
You alone can re-shape and re-mold your character by changing it the way you want it to be. Learn how to be content with what you have and don't worry about what your neighbor has.
 
We come into this world carrying baggage as a result of previous actions. There is nothing you can do about that. But you can do something about your actions in this lifetime. Every action has a reaction, be it good or bad. Let the past work itself out but re-shape your future by your actions from this day forward.
 
Aloha!
 
Sources:
www.raystedman.org
www.psychologytools.com

Truth in advertising doesn’t hold true for political ads.
Democracy takes effort and with it brings easy questions but hard answers.
Question: Say I want to run a political television commercial; do I have to tell the truth?
Let’s say there’s a guy running for Mayor. He’s popular and he has strong political instincts and the guy knows how to read an audience. So, what can I say about him to knock him off his game?
Answer: Anything I want!
Question: Really? Come on, I can’t lie can I?
Answer: The Annenberg Public Policy Center said in summarizing the position of both the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission in regulating TV ads and the Supreme Court in upholding the First Amendment, “Candidates have a legal right to lie to voters just about as much as they want.”
Question: Let’s say I want to say a particular candidate took “illegal campaign contributions”. The contributions were illegal because the people who gave them to him violated the campaign spending laws, not because the candidate did anything wrong. Despite this can I make it sound like the candidate is a criminal?
Answer: The “say anything rule” is clear. Back in 1972, the FCC made a TV station in Atlanta, Ga., run a commercial from a white racist running for the U.S. Senate. His disgusting ad said the “main reason why n----rs want integration is because n-----rs want our white women.”
The FCC said if the station takes any ads from candidates in that race, they have to take all ads and as long as they are not obscene, you can say anything in a commercial.
Question: Listen, TV commercials are regulated. You can’t say that fried chicken makes you skinny, so how can I say that this guy is using “loopholes” to get away from disobeying the law, when it isn’t the truth? Even the head of the Campaign Spending Commission said this guy was legal and obeying the law. But you say I can still say he is “politically bankrupt?”
Answer: Fire away! But there’s an exception. If you are advertising a business you have to watch out. The FTC (Federal Treachery Commission), in 2004, penalized Kentucky Fried Chicken when it tried to claim that fried chicken could be a part of an effective diet program. It made them pull the TV ads and made them submit all advertising for FTC review for the next five years.
But, and there’s always a but, political ads are wrapped in free speech!
The Supreme Court takes this seriously. Here is what it said in a 1971 libel case: “it can hardly be doubted that the constitutional guarantee of free speech has its fullest and most urgent application precisely to the conduct of campaigns for political office.”
Question: Holy shit, so I can lie in my ads but will it do any good?
Answer: Dishonest political spots work all the time. TV viewers just think that all ads are the same and if you put it on TV, someone is checking to make sure it is true.
Don’t we all think that if an ad appears on TV that there must be some truth to it and doesn’t this so-called truth in advertising lull us into a false sense of security?
So, the question then arises if I have to twist and distort someone’s record to win or blatantly lie to get votes and win, how will I be able to look at myself in the mirror when it’s over?
That’s a question that can only be answered by the individual. Unfortunately, in the worst case scenario, that question never entered Biden’s, or his boss Obama’s, mind!
Aloha!
Sources:
www.newrationalist.com
www.politico.com