Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge

From: "KD Weber"
Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge

Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge:

What your Doctor is not telling you

By: Dr. Scott Johnson

3615 Central Ave. #5

Fort Myers, FL 33901

www.DrScottJohnson.com

av1611@ix.netcom.com

Office: 1-239-936-9466

Fax: 1-239-936-9468

Voice Mail: 1-239-872-7446

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients
in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of
disease." Thomas Edison

Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..."

Daniel 12:4 "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to
the time of the end: many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be
increased."

The Definition of Health

According to the World Health Organization health is defined as: “A state of
complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.”

How are Americans dying?

Hospitalization and Outpatient Deaths

106,000 Non-Error, negative effects of drugs
80,000
Infections in hospital
45,000

Other errors in hospital
12,000

Unnecessary surgery
7,000

Medical errors in hospital
199,000

Death caused by outpatient care
449,000

Annual Iatrogenic*Deaths in America

* The term “iatrogenic” is defined as “induced in a patient by a physician’s
activity, manner or therapy. Used especially to pertain to a complication of
treatment.”

Conventional Care’s Annual Leading causes of Death

1. 710,000 Heart Disease (on the rise)

2. 550,000 Cancer (on the rise)

3. 160,000 Strokes (on the rise)

* (Conventional medicine itself, would technically be #3)

Source: J.A.M.A. (Journal of the American Medical Association)

What Foods are American’s Eating?

1. Refined Sugar:
Joseph Beasly in the Kellog Report of 1989 reported that average American’s
consumption of sugar in the 1800’s was 10 pounds. Today it is conservatively
estimated that the average American consumes over 170 pounds of refined sugar
per year!

Refined sugars include the obvious “hard core” sweets such as cookies, soda,
candy, chocolate, pastries, ice cream, etc. Most people know that these foods
are loaded with processed, bleached, white sugar. Surprising to many, however,
is that approximately one half of the 170 pounds of sugar we eat during the year
is “hidden sugars” which are added to catsup, chewing gum, fruit juices, rolls,
yogurt, granola bars, canned fruit, alcoholic beverages, and breakfast cereals.

2. Refined Flour

A 1983 Study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics found that
the number one food consumed by most Americans was white flour bread products.
The second highest consumed foods were doughnuts, cookies, and cake.

White flour bread, rolls, crackers, most cereals, pastas, bagels and tortillas
are a few examples of refined flour products. The average American diet is
estimated to consist of somewhere between 60-70% refined flour products. Most
people who eat this way believe they are eating a “sugar-free” diet, and are
unaware of the health risks associated with the over consumption of these foods.

Did you know? The Supreme Court declared the bleaching of flour illegal in
1918. But the law was never enforced because the vice president of one of the
biggest milling companies (Pillsbury) was also the executive head of the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). The criminality of flour bleaching was admitted
by the flour millers themselves in a bulletin published by the North Dakota
State Agricultural Experiment in 1906. They sent out 24 questionnaires to flour
millers and asked them what they thought about flour bleaching. Eighteen of the
millers wrote back and said that it was a criminal act and hoped that the FDA
would ban the flour bleaching.
Flour bleaching brings on diabetes by converting xanthine (which is one of
the nutritional chemicals in flour) into alloxan, which is a very dangerous
poison that specifically destroys the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Insulin is produced through the Islets of Langerhans.

Salient Point: Because the vast majority of nutrients are completely destroyed
in the milling of flour, there is a direct correlation between heart disease and
white flour.
“We might as well remove the term heart disease and supplant it with ‘white
flour disease.”
“America’s food industry is built to a large extent on foods which would
ordinarily be highly perishable. Rather than finding methods of efficient
distribution, it has been easier to simply devitalize the food. Foods which
have their vital factors removed will fail to sustain life for insects, molds
and microbes; consequently they can be easily shipped over long distances and
simply stored over long periods. Unfortunately foods which will not sustain
other forms of life, will not satisfactorily sustain human life.” Dr. Royal
Lee, D.D.S.

Excessive consumption of refined sugar and flour has been linked with the
following nutritional deficiencies:

Vitamin B complex Vitamin C Magnesium

Chromium Calcium Zinc

Excessive Consumption of Refined Sugars and Flour has been linked with the
following disorders (to name a few):

Diabetes Depression Allergies

Heart Disease Anxiety
Hyperactivity

Obesity PMS
Fatigue

Hypertension Irritability Insomnia

Headaches Indigestion Cancer

Galatians 6:7 “…for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”

“It would be a miracle for us to invite disease by using counterfeit foods and
then have the Lord help us out every time we get sick. That’s like the guy who
tries to commit suicide and jumps off the Empire State Building, changes his
mind on the way down and asks the Lord to save him. It is any different if we
spend our whole life eating counterfeit foods and then develops cancer or polio
or something like that and asked to be saved. We have departed from nature’s
plan and are going to pay the price.” Dr Royal Lee 10/16/1955

3. Trans Fatty Acids (hydrogenated fats and overheated vegetable oils)

A study done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that during the past 80
years, the average American’s consumption of Trans-fatty acids in the form of
hydrogenated oils and overheated vegetable oils has increased by 400%!

Common source of hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils include:

margarine, mayonnaise, vegetable shortening, breads, crackers, muffins, cookies,
pancake mixes, peanut butter, cereals, salad dressings, corn chips, potato
chips,

frozen foods, non dairy creamers, and whipped cream.

Did you know? Trans-unsaturated fat is 14 times more potent as a disease risk
factor than the saturated fats that the public has been warned about for years-
the kind in marbled beef, butter and cheese.

Excessive Consumption of Trans-fatty acids has been linked with antioxidant
deficiencies, EFA deficiencies and the following disorders:

Heart Disease Excessive Menstrual Bleeding

Diabetes Hypertension

Stroke Arthritis

Eczema Psoriasis

Immune Disorders Allergies

Depression PMS

Cancer

Confused About Fats?
These nutrient-rich traditional fats have nourished healthy population groups
for thousands of years:
a.. Butter
b.. Beef and lamb tallow
c.. Lard
d.. Chicken, goose and duck fat
e.. Coconut, palm and sesame oils
f.. Cold pressed olive oil
g.. Cold pressed flax oil
h.. Marine oils
These new-fangled fats can cause cancer, heart disease, immune system
dysfunction, sterility, learning disabilities, growth problems and osteoporosis:
a.. All hydrogenated oils
b.. Soy, corn and safflower oils
c.. Cottonseed oil
d.. Canola oil
e.. All fats heated to very high temperatures in processing and frying

Common Health Myths

Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof
are the ways of death.”

Myth: Heart disease in America is caused by consumption of cholesterol and
saturated fat from animal products.
Truth: During the period of rapid increase in heart disease (1920-1960),
American consumption of animal fats declined but consumption of hydrogenated and
industrially processed vegetable fats increased dramatically. (USDA-HNI)
Although currently heart disease is the number one killer in America, the
disease itself was virtually unknown in this country till the early 1900’s.
This was also around the same time as the mass refining of flour and sugar
started to take place.

Myth: Saturated fat clogs arteries.
Truth: The fatty acids found in clogged arteries are mostly unsaturated (74%) of
which 41% are polyunsaturated. (Lancet 1994 344:1195)
Saturated fats play many important roles in the body. They provide integrity to
the cell membrane, enhance the body’s use of essential fatty acids, enhance the
immune system, protect the liver and contribute to strong bones. Saturated fats
do not cause heart disease. In fact, saturated fats are the preferred food for
the heart. Your body can make saturated fats out of carbohydrates.

Myth: We can get all the nutrition we need from the average American diet.
Truth: Americans tend to consume very calorie dense diets, which are at the
same time very nutrient (vitamins, minerals, photochemicals, etc.) poor. Our
bodies perceive this lack of nutrients. As a result, we tend to crave more
food because the body is desperately trying to obtain nutrition. In essence
Americans are starving from a lack of nutrients and at the same time receiving
an overabundance of calories. This would explain the obesity epidemic in
America.

Myth: Vegetarianism is healthy.
Truth: The annual all-cause death rate of vegetarian men is slightly more than
that of non-vegetarian men (.93% vs .89%); the annual death rate of vegetarian
women is significantly more than that of non-vegetarian women (.86% vs .54%)
(American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1982 36:873)

Myth: For good health, serum cholesterol should be less than 180 mg/dl.
Truth: The all-cause death rate is higher in individuals with cholesterol levels
lower than 180 mg/dl. (Circulation 1992 86:3:1026-1029)

Myth: Animal fats cause cancer and heart disease.
Truth: Animal fats contain many nutrients that protect against cancer and heart
disease; elevated rates of cancer and heart disease are associated with
consumption of large amounts of vegetable oils. (Fed Proc July 1978 37:2215)
Myth: Children benefit from a low-fat diet.
Truth: Children on low-fat diets suffer from growth problems, failure to thrive
& learning disabilities. (Food Chemical News 10/3/94)

Myth: A low-fat diet will “make you feel better .. . . and increase your joy of
living.”
Truth: Low-fat diets are associated with increased rates of depression,
psychological problems, fatigue, violence and suicide. (Lancet 3/21/92 v339)

Myth: To avoid heart disease, we should use margarine instead of butter.
Truth: Margarine eaters have twice the rate of heart disease as butter eaters.
(Nutrition Week 3/22/91 21:12)

Myth: Red Meat and Eggs should be avoided.

Truth: Red meat is a rich source of nutrients that protect the heart and
nervous system including vitamins B12 and B6, zinc, phosphorus, carnitine and
Coenzyme Q10. Eggs are nature’s perfect food, providing excellent protein, the
gamut of nutrients and important fatty acids that contribute to the health of
the brain and nervous system. Americans had less heart disease when they ate
more eggs. Egg substitutes cause rapid death in test animals. Ideally red meat
and eggs should be certified, organically raised.

Myth: Americans do not consume enough essential fatty acids.
Truth: Americans consume far too much of one kind of EFA (omega-6 EFAs found in
most polyunsaturated vegetable oils) but not enough of another kind of EFA
(omega-3 EFAs found in fish, fish oils, eggs from properly fed chickens, dark
green vegetables and herbs, and oils from certain seeds such as flax and chia,
nuts such as walnuts and in small amounts in all whole grains.) (American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1991 54:438-63) Polyunsaturated fats in more than
small amounts contribute to cancer, heart disease, autoimmune diseases, learning
disabilities, intestinal problems and premature aging. Large amounts of
polyunsaturated fats are new to the human diet, due to the modern use of
commercial liquid vegetable oils.

Myth: A vegetarian diet will protect you against atherosclerosis.
Truth: The International Atherosclerosis Project found that vegetarians had just
as much atherosclerosis as meat eaters. (Lab Invest 1968 18:498)

Myth: Diseases are caught and by and large unpreventable.

Truth: “There’s no sense in treating any disease if you don’t remove the cause.
That is what’s critically wrong with so many approaches. Disease is a natural
reaction to an abnormal environment. If you surround yourself with an improper
environment, that includes food and various wrong things, you’re going to
develop disease. It’s a natural reaction.” Dr. Royal Lee 10/16/1955

Myth: Cooked food is just as good as raw food.

Truth: Every time cooked foods are eaten it causes a massive spike in
lymphocytes(a form of White Blood Cell) and T cells in the blood stream. This
phenomenon is called “Digestive Leukocytosis”. This happens because the immune
system perceives that the body is being poisoned. This same spike is also
produced from pasteurized milk and distilled water (both viewed by the body as
cooked foods).
Life Saving Tip:
Studies have also shown that if you eat at least 50% of any meal in the form of
raw foods, that the other 50% can be consumed cooked without causing this
massive lymphocyte and T cell spike. So it is a wise habit to have a salad
before an entrée. Paul Kouchakoff, M.D., Institute of Clinical Chemistry,
Lausanne, Switzerland
Salient Quote; “We call arthritis a cooked-food disease because wherever you
find people living on a preponderance of raw food, you find no arthritis at all.
There’s no arthritis in China. They eat too much raw food to have it. They don
’t eat refined food. You can’t find virtually any heart disease in China. We
have 20 million arthritics in this country and we have about 700,000 people die
every year from heart disease. It’s all totally unnecessary.” Dr. Royal Lee
3/10/1955

Myth: Cancer is something that is largely genetically determined?

Truth: While genetic predispositions to cancer can exist, cancer can only form
in a body that has a suitable terrain for its growth to occur. Cancer is not
caught; it is earned; through poor diet, excessive stress, exposure to
environmental toxins, etc… 100 years ago very few Americans ever died of cancer.
Some physicians would practice their whole career without ever seeing one case
of cancer. Currently though, 42% of Americans can expect to develop cancer in
their lifetime. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates deaths from
cancer will double over the next 20 years.

Glucose and Cancer:
Dr. Quigley (one of the most celebrated cancer authorities of the mid 1900’s)
stated that it is impossible to treat any cancer patient successfully until you
get all the glucose (synthetic, refined sugar and carbohydrates) out of his
diet, because it sets the stage for cancer.
Life Saving Tip: Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that by just removing
glucose from the diet of cancer patients, that the vast majority of the cancer
patients went into remission. It was determined that the cancer cells “Self
Destructed” when deprived of glucose. It was also proven that as blood sugar
rises so does cancer risk.

What Medications Do American’s Take?

1. Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs (Lipitor, Zocar etc.)
a. Side effects listed in PDR: Constipation, flatulence, dyspepsia, muscle
inflammation/weakness, blurred vision, abdominal pain and liver toxicity.
b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: Co Q10

Did you know?: “Statin drugs work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase,
which is required for the production of Cholesterol. Well, this enzyme is also
involved in the manufacture of Coenzyme Q10, a compound that is essential for
energy production and is especially abundant in the cells of the heart. CoQ10
deficiencies and heart failure go hand in hand, and patients with the lowest
levels (of CoQ10) generally have the most severe disease. We are seeing heart
failure like never before, and I believe that the CoQ10 deficiencies caused by
our increasing reliance on statin drugs are largely responsible for this
epidemic.” Julian Whitaker, M.D., Director: Whitaker Wellness Institute,
Newport Beach, CA

Salient Point: 80% of all cholesterol is produced by the body itself. So the
best way to lower cholesterol is not to restrict dietary consumption of
cholesterol, but to reduce the mechanism by which it is made. The best way to
accomplish this is to consume a diet low in processed carbohydrates and sugars.
In fact this is the best and fastest way to lower the vast majority any
abnormal, blood lipid pattern.

2. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Oral Contraceptives
a. Side effects listed in PDR: Abdominal cramps, abnormal vaginal
bleeding, bloating, blood clots, breast swelling and tenderness,
depression, dizziness, enlargement of benign uterine tumors, fluid
retention, gallbladder disease, hair loss from the scalp, increased body
hair, migraine headaches, nausea, sex drive changes, vaginal yeast
infections, and excessive weight gain
b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: The vitamin B-Complex family,
magnesium, folic acid, and zinc

3. Ulcer Medications (Prilosec, Prevacid, Zantac, Pepcid etc.)
a. Side effects listed in PDR: Diarrhea, headache, dizziness, reversible
confusional states, impotence, rash,, and blood abnormalities.
b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: Folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D,
zinc, iron, and calcium

4. Aspirin
a. Side effects listed in PDR: Fever, hypothermia, arrhythmias,
hypotension (low blood pressure), agitation, cerebral edema(fluid on
the brain), dehydration, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal bleeding, hearing loss,
tinnitus(ringing in the ears), problems in pregnancy

Important: New research has strongly linked aspirin to Macular Degeneration
(which is the #1 cause of blindness in people over 55). Researchers found that
in 109 patients afflicted with Macular Degeneration, all had been taking
frequent dosages of aspirin.

b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: Vitamin C, calcium, folic acid, iron,
sodium, potassium, and pantothenic acid,

5. (NSAIDs)Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
(Motrin IB, Advil, Nuprin, Midol, etc.)

a. Side effects listed in PDR: Nausea, epigastric pain, heartburn,
dizziness, headache, nervousness, confusion, fatigue, high blood pressure,
kidney and liver damage, allergic reactions, water retention and rashes.

Important: Long term NSAID use has been found to actually speed up joint
destruction. So while NSAIDs are masking your pain, they’re setting you up for
more joint problems in the future.

b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: Folic Acid

6. Glucophage (Biguanides)
a. Side effects listed in PDR: Lactic acidosis, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting,
flatulence, abdominal discomfort, abnormal stools, hypoglycemia,
myalgia, dizziness, rash, sweating, taste disorders, chest discomfort,
chills, flu syndrome, palpitations, and headache.
b. Induced nutritional deficiencies: Folic acid, Vitamin B12, Co Q 10

Opinions of Leading Medical Doctors

“Every educated physician knows that most diseases are not appreciably helped by
drugs.” Richard Cabot, M.D., Chief of Medical Staff, Massachusetts General
Hospital

“There is not a single medicine in all the world which does not carry harm in
its molecule, there is no medicine that does not harm.” J.N. Hurty, M.D.,
Indiana State Board of Health

“Drugs do not cure disease. The particular symptoms may be quieted by some
drug, but the disease itself remains.” T.R. Allison, L.R.C.P., London England

“Eighty-five percent of all internal operations done today are not only
unnecessary but harmful to the future health of the patient.” “The drugless
healer is one of the best things that has come into the time of the present.”
Charles Mayo, M.D., of the Mayo Brothers Clinic, Rochester, MN

What else affects our nutritional status?

1. Excessive Stress

Sources: Physical stress such as excessive physical stress, lack of sleep, and
emotional stress (including financial stress, relationship stress, etc.)

Induced nutritional deficiencies: B-Complex and C-Complex

2. Chemicals

Sources: Pesticides, herbicides, chlorine, fluoride, plastics, household
cleaning agents, etc. *Most of the 60,000 chemicals in use today have been
developed only in the last forty years.
Induced nutritional deficiencies: Liver detoxification nutrients
such as Glutathione, Methionine, Folic Acid, and vitamin B12.

3. Heavy Metals

Sources: Dental amalgams, grains treated with fungicides, air near industrial
areas, tap water, vaccinations, and cigarette smoke.

Induced nutritional deficiencies: Liver detoxification nutrients and zinc.

What Kind of Nutritional Supplements are American’s Taking?

Option #1 Synthetic Vitamin Supplements

This is the by far, the most popular way to supplement the diet with nutrients.
During the manufacturing process, the organic nutrient that is considered to
contain the “essential component” of a vitamin complex is synthesized in a
laboratory from non food compounds such as coal tar.

Thiamine Mononitrate, for example, is a B1 molecule derived from coal tar, and
is labeled as “vitamin B1” in nearly all of the popular “B-Complex” supplements.
. This factor has been directly linked to the 50% reduction in sperm count
among American males over the last 50 years. Excess Thiamine Mononitrate
consumption also mimics most of the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroid disorder.
This synthetic version of Thiamine differs from a food source of vitamin
B1, such as whole wheat, in the following ways:

1. Thiamine Mononitrate B1 contains none of the co-factors necessary for
vitamin B1 to be utilized in the body. Vitamins analyzed in food are always
found in combination with numerous enzymes, co-enzymes, trace minerals, and
other activators that are necessary for the vitamin to be utilized. This is how
God intended man to get vitamins and minerals.

2. The amount of Thiamine Mononitrate B1 found in synthetic B-complex
supplements is far more B1 than could ever be consumed in a food based diet.
(Example: The typical orange has about 5 mg. Ascorbic Acid (which is commonly
referred to as vitamin C). Whereas some “authorities” today advocate taking as
much as 20,000 mg of Ascorbic Acid a day ongoing. How can this discrepancy be
reconciled? No where in the history of mankind has anyone ever consumed these
kinds of concentrated, isolated, synthetic nutrients; not to mention in the
sheer quantities that are being advocated.

Other examples of the commonly synthesized vitamins used in supplements include
d-Alpha Tocopherol (labeled ‘Vitamin E’), and Beta Carotene (labeled ‘Vitamin A
’). Like Thiamine Mononitrate, these synthesized vitamins contain none of the
co-factors that are found in the food source of the vitamin, and are used in far
greater quantities than could ever be consumed in the diet.

Important: “Just as a chemist cannot create life, neither can he create a
complex vitamin: the life element in foods and nutrition. This is a mystery
the chemist has never solved and probably never will, and the synthetic vitamins
he creates on the basis of chemical formulae bear as much resemblance to the
real thing as a robot does to a living man, lacking an elusive quality that
chemistry cannot supply.” Dr. Royal Lee, D.D.S., 1953

Did you know? Most vitamins on the market claiming to be natural only have to
be 10% natural to make this claim. While the word “Organic” means anything that
contains a carbon atom which could be a synthetic substance, not just
organically grown produce.

Salient Point: The problem is that when the body is lacking nutrition, it’s
not lacking in one isolated nutrient. Whatever the patient did to create the
vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency; they at the same time created a deficiency
of all the other co-factors. We don’t develop synthetic vitamin deficiencies;
we develop food deficiencies. Some foods have up to 3,800 nutrient components.
To nourish the body and make up for nutrient deficiencies, you have to give the
body real food.
The problem with taking partial nutrients, as in isolated synthetic
vitamins, is that in order to use that food, the body has to make up the
difference with its own reserves. Dr. Joel Robbins

More Studies:

1) Researchers found that at the 500 milligram level, synthetic Vitamin C (or
Ascorbic Acid) promoted genetic damage to the DNA. The genetic damage was so
great that the study had to be stopped prematurely. (Nature 392:559, April 9,
1998 Leicester, UK “High Doses of Vitamin C May be Harmful”)

2) Mega doses of Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) blunt the beneficial effects of
chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Cancer cells have numerous receptor
sites for synthetic vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), making the vitamin C act as a
growth tonic for cancer cells. Professor Brain Scott Peskin

3) Dr. Weston A Price in his book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, reports
the test effects of vitamin D in 500 human pregnancy cases. All the women given
Synthetic vitamin D developed calcified and diseased kidneys, while those given
vitamin D from natural sources had no observable changes in the kidneys.

4) A study on the effects of synthetic vitamin A supplementation in pregnant
mothers was done by Boston University School of Medicine and published in the
New England Journal of Medicine (Nov. 1995). In this study, synthetic vitamin A
was given to 22, 748 pregnant women at a dosage of 10,000-20,000 iu per day. A
240% increase in birth defects occurred in the women taking the 10,000 iu, and a
400% increase of birth defects in those taking 20,000 iu. The defects included
cleft lip, cleft palate, heart malformations, and nervous system damage such as
hydrocephalus. The same study stated that no birth defect risk was noted from
foods containing vitamin A.

5) Investigators found that woman whose dietary source of the Vitamin E complex
was dietary, displayed significant reductions in LDL (bad cholesterol)
oxidation. However, women who took in synthetic vitamin E supplements actually
increased their LDL oxidation levels. “The more they took in, the worse their
LDL oxidation.” Dr. Lauri Mosca of the University of Michigan as told to
Reuters Health Publication

Option #2 Phytochemical Supplements

These are supplements derived from food sources that contain a single
therapeutic component of that food. Examples of phytochemical supplements
include Indole 3-Carbinol extracts from broccoli and Lycopene extracts
from tomatoes.

Although they are generally safer than synthetic vitamins, a phytochemical
supplement is an isolated nutrient or compound that can’t provide the full
benefits of its original food source. Isn’t it possible that there are other
beneficial nutrients in tomatoes that are necessary for lycopene to work most
effectively?

Option #3 Organic Whole Food Supplements

Jeremiah 6:16a “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for
the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest
for your souls.”

This type of supplement provides nutrients from concentrated food sources. The
only alteration to the food when making these supplements is the removal of
moisture and fiber. A food supplement contains all the trace minerals, enzymes,
co-enzymes and other activating factors that are necessary for specific vitamins
to be safely utilized in the body.

In contrast with a synthetic vitamin A or Beta Carotene supplement, a vitamin A
food supplement would primarily contain foods that are rich in vitamin A, such
as carrots and alfalfa.

Whole food supplements have never been popular to manufacture for the following
reasons:

1. Manufacturing costs

2. Marketing difficulties

3. Limited shelf life.

Salient Point: “Even is we consume a totally perfect diet, it does not contain
enough nutrition to take care of today’s needs and have enough left over for
paying back long-standing nutritional deficiencies. That’s why I highly
recommend whole food supplements to the majority of my clients…
Taking supplements bridges the gap between what you would like to take and
what you actually eat. It can take a long time between the depletion of vitamin
stores in our body and the full blown deficiency symptoms to manifest. By then
it’s often advanced, and the person requires several supplements over a longer
period of time.

The body uses nutrition first for day-to-day survival. Healing is the body’s
second priority. It’s only when nutrients are left over at the end of the day
that the body can heal. That’s why natural healing takes time.” Lorrie Medford
Author of “Why Do I Need Whole Food Supplements”

From my personal experience I have only found one company that can properly
manufacture organically grown whole food supplements: Standard Process.

What Makes Standard Process

Food Supplements Unique?

1. Organic farming of supplement ingredients: Alfalfa, beets, Spanish black
radish, Brussels sprouts, buckwheat, carrots, garlic, kidney beans, pea vine,
oats, and other nutrient rich foods are regularly grown at the Standard Process
farm. No other nutritional supplement manufacturer grows the majority of their
supplement’s ingredients

2. Exclusive manufacturing processes: The low temperature, high vacuum
dryers, and juice extraction methods developed by Standard Process founder, Dr.
Royal Lee, are exclusive to Standard Process. He believed that “whole foods are
the best sources of vitamins (and) the key to the highest quality is the
manufacturing process.”

3. Quality control
a. Stage 1- Before any crop is grown; the nutrient levels of the soil are
tested.
b. Stage 2- Scientists in SP.’s microbiology lab, sample and test each raw
material that will be used in the supplements. This ensures that the
product
will be safe from bacterial contamination.

c. Stage 3- Chemists at S.P. perform assays on all product batches to determine
the vitamin and mineral content.

Salient Point: “It costs money to stay healthy! There is no way around it. It
is not cheaper to eat better or healthier. You have to think of this as an
investment in your health. Isn’t it cheaper to spend money today and prevent
heart disease than end up with a triple by-pass surgery operation 10 years
later? This surgery costs thousands of dollars and could have been prevented!
Which was the better investment?” Lorrie Medford Pg. 99 “Why Do I Need Whole
Food Supplements”

“There’s no question about that. You have to pay more for real things than you
do for counterfeits.” Dr. Royal Lee, D.D.S.,10/16/1955

A Good Place To Start

1. A Broad Based Vitamin/Mineral Supplement (ex. Catalyn)

To make a large bottle of Catalyn (360 tablets) it takes 25 pounds of fruits and
vegetables. This product was first introduced by Standard Process in 1929. He
chose the name Catalyn to reflect the product’s catalytic effects, since the
vitamin, mineral, and enzyme complexes found in Catalyn work as catalysts in the
body.
2.Stress adaptation support (ex. Drenamin)

3.Liver detoxification support (ex. Livaplex)

Dietary Guidelines
1.. Eat whole, natural foods.
2.. Eat foods that will spoil, but eat them before they do.
3.. Eat naturally, organically, raised meat; including fish, seafood, poultry,
beef, lamb, game, organ meats and eggs.
4.. Eat whole, naturally-produced milk products from pasture-fed cows,
preferably raw and/or fermented, such as whole yogurt, cultured butter, whole
cheeses and fresh and sour cream. Health Fact: The pasteurization of dairy
products destroys the enzyme phophatase. This enzyme is essential in the
assimilation of calcium and iron.
5.. Use only traditional fats and oils including butter and other animal fats,
extra virgin olive oil, expeller expressed sesame and flax oil and the tropical
oils—coconut and palm.
6.. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables, preferably organic, in salads and soups,
or lightly steamed.
7.. Include enzyme-enhanced lacto-fermented vegetables, fruits, beverages and
condiments in your diet on a regular basis.
8.. Prepare homemade meat stocks from the bones of chicken, beef, lamb or fish
and use liberally in soups and sauces.
9.. Use herb teas and coffee substitutes in moderation.
10.. Use spring water for drinking purposes. The best being Evian. If spring
is not optional use a good filtered water. Preferably carbon/reverse osmosis
filtered water. Do not consume distilled water or tap water.
11.. Use unrefined Celtic or French Atlantic sea salt and a variety of herbs
and spices for food interest and appetite stimulation. Salt is crucial to
digestion and assimilation. Salt is also necessary for the development and
functioning of the nervous system.
12.. Make your own salad dressing using raw vinegar, extra virgin olive oil
and expeller expressed flax oil.
13.. Use natural sweeteners in moderation, such as raw honey, maple syrup,
unsulfured molasses, dehydrated cane sugar juice and Stevia Glycerite.
14.. Cook only in stainless steel, cast iron, glass or good quality enamel.
15.. Use only low heat processed, organic, whole food supplements.
16.. Get plenty of sleep, exercise and natural light.

Dietary Dangers
1.. Don’t eat commercially processed foods such as cookies, cakes, crackers,
TV dinners, soft drinks, packaged sauce mixes, etc.
2.. Avoid all refined sweeteners such as sugar, dextrose, glucose and high
fructose corn syrup.
3.. Avoid white flour, white flour products and white rice.
4.. Avoid all hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats and oils.
5.. Avoid all vegetable oils made from soy, corn, safflower, canola or
cottonseed.
6.. Do not use polyunsaturated oils for cooking, sautéing or baking.
7.. Avoid fried foods.
8.. Do not practice strict vegetarianism (veganism); animal products provide
vital nutrients not found in plant foods.
9.. Avoid pasteurized milk; do not consume lowfat milk, skim milk, powdered
milk or imitation milk products.
10.. Avoid highly processed luncheon meats and sausage containing MSG and
other additives.
11.. Avoid rancid and improperly prepared seeds, nuts and grains found in
granolas, quick rise breads and extruded breakfast cereals, as they block
mineral absorption and cause intestinal distress.
12.. Avoid canned, sprayed, waxed, bioengineered or irradiated fruits and
vegetables.
13.. Avoid artificial food additives, especially MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable
protein and aspartame, which are neurotoxins. Most soups, sauce and broth mixes
and commercial condiments contain MSG, even if not so labeled.
14.. Avoid caffeine-containing beverages such as coffee, tea and soft drinks.
Avoid chocolate.
15.. Avoid aluminum-containing foods such as commercial salt, baking powder
and antacids. Do not use aluminum cookware or aluminum-containing deodorants.
16.. Do not drink fluoridated or chlorinated water. Do not consume tap water
or distilled water.
17.. Avoid synthetic vitamins and foods containing them.
18.. Do not use microwave ovens.

Recommended Educational Resources

1. Why Do I Need Whole Food Supplements? Lorrie Medford C.N.

2. Going Back to the Basics of Human Health, Mary Frost, M.A.

3. The Real Truth about Vitamins and Antioxidants, Judith DeCava, MS, LNC

4. Empty Harvest, Bernard Jensen, D.C. and Mark Anderson

5. Nourishing Traditions, Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.
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