8 Foods We Eat In The U.S. That Are Banned In Other Countries

1. Artificial food dye: Makes your food pretty and can inhibit nerve-cell development.

Found in: Practically everything we eat: cake mixes, sports drinks, cheese, candy, and even MACARONI AND CHEESE.

Why it’s dangerous: Artificial dyes are made from chemicals derived from petroleum, which is also used to make gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, and tar! Artificial dyes have been linked to brain cancer, nerve-cell deterioration, and hyperactivity in children, just to name a few.

Where it’s banned: Norway, Finland, Austria, France, and the U.K.

Via: shutterstock.com

2. Olestra (or Olean): Lowers calorie counts while causing vitamin depletion and anal leakage.

Found in: Fat-free potato chips, corn chips, and French fries.

Why it’s dangerous: Created by Procter & Gamble as a substitute for cooking oil, Olestra robs your body of its ability to absorb vitamins. Fun side effects include cramps and leaky bowels.

Where it’s banned: The U.K. and Canada.

Via: flickriver.com

3. Brominated vegetable oil: Makes food dye stick to liquid, but also may cause birth defects and major organ damage.

Found in: Sports drinks and citrus-flavored sodas.

Why it’s dangerous: Bromine is a chemical used to stop carpets from catching on fire, so you can see why drinking it may not be the best idea. BVO is linked to major organ system damage, birth defects, growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss.

Where it’s banned: In over 100 countries.

Via: mountaindew.wikia.com

4. Potassium bromate (or bromated flour): Great for impatient bakers, bad for your kidneys and nervous system.

Found in: Wraps, rolls, bread crumbs, bagel chips, flat breads.

Why it’s dangerous: Derived from the same harmful chemical as brominated vegetable oil, brominated flour is used to decrease baking time and reduce costs. Only problem is, it’s linked to kidney damage, cancer, and nervous system damage.

Where it’s banned: Europe, Canada, and China.

Via: shutterstock.com

5. Azodicarbonamide: Bleaches flour, plastic, and induces asthma as an added bonus.

Found in: Breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packaged baked goods.

Why it’s dangerous: Used to bleach both flour and foamed plastic (yoga mats and the soles of sneakers), azodicarbonamide has been known to induce asthma.

Where it’s banned: Australia, the U.K., and most European countries.

6. BHA & BHT: Waxy preservatives linked to cancer and tumors.

Found in: Cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes.

Why it’s dangerous: Used to keep food from becoming rancid, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are known to cause cancer in rats. And we’re next!

Where it’s banned: The U.K., Japan, and many other European countries.

Source: amazon.com

7. Synthetic growth hormones rBGH and rBST: Harmful to cows and linked to increasing tumor development in humans.

Found in: Milk and dairy products.

Why it’s dangerous: Growth hormones are bad for cows and people, potentially causing infertility, weakened muscle growth, and a whole array of cancers.

Where it’s banned: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, and the EU.

Source: shutterstock.com

8. Arsenic: Basically this ish will slowly kill you.

Found in: Poultry.

Why it’s dangerous: Used in some chicken feed to make meat appear pinker and fresher, arsenic is poison, which will kill you if you ingest enough.

Where it’s banned: The EU.

Via: bilgrimage.blogspot.com

CORRECTION: Some studies linked in the original version of this article were concerning unrelated issues. They have been replaced with information directly from the book Rich Food, Poor Food (6/22/12).

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When have you last been to your chiropractor?! 

Regular chiropractic visits are essential to keep your body maintained and in working order! 

Don't wait until you've fallen apart and it's too late!

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Dr. Thropay, a graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College in Los Angeles, founded his practice in Downey, CA in 1978.  He has exclusively practiced the very gentle and scientifically-based Sacro-Occipital Technique (S.O.T.), along with Craniopathy, with phenomenal results.  

Dr. Thropay’s warm regard for his patients is always paramount in his demeanor.  Not content with his extraordinary chiropractic skills and achievements, he has always looked for even more ways to help people gain and maintain good health.  He became deeply impressed with the value of Nutrition Response Testing, and he added that component to his practice in 1999. This brought to a new level of excellence the already superb health benefits his patients had experienced.

Whenever possible, Dr. Thropay loves to study and teach from the Bible.  He and his wife  have three grown children and one granddaughter.

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ACID REFLUX

For about 20 years, I had acid reflux symptoms.  I took both prescription and over-the-counter medications in my unsuccessful search for relief.

Last year, I also discovered that I had high blood pressure.  I was put on medications to regulate my blood pressure numbers.

I came to this clinic for Nutrition Response Testing several months ago.  Besides making major changes in my diet, I began taking whole concentrated food supplements that were assigned according to my body’s specific requirements.

My acid reflux is much better!  I no longer have the discomfort that made me seek relief for it in medication.  My blood pressure is also doing better.  I am hoping to be able to completely wean myself from the blood pressure medication, in time.

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Overweight, chronically sluggish and lethargic in both body and mind, frequently dizzy and constantly living with insomnia, numbness in both hands and feet - these symptoms were all mine. What's more, I thought it was normal to be like this when a person was over 40! After several months of conscientiously following your customized program for me, I am delighted to report that:

1. I have lost 40 pounds
2. the lethargy, sluggishness, foggy thinking, insomnia, and dizziness are all gone
3. my feet and hands are no longer numb

And, as a bonus, the astigmatism in my eyes has disappeared! This was a part of my life since fourth grade. Also, my eye prescription has improved, rather than worsening.

I can't thank you enough for your part in these amazing, unexpected results! You truly have the key to helping the body regain good health. I will continue to refer many people to you so they, too, can live productive lives. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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The June issue of Reader's Digest has an article on page 36 entitled "How Everyday Eaters May OD on Vitamins."  This write-up is a perfect example of the paradoxical health information out there that bewilders and confuses people.

 

Put briefly, the premise is that anyone eating "functional foods" will receive far more than the Recommended Daily Allowance of certain nutrients, and this "may carry health risks."  A sample day's diet is given, accompanied by a graph that shows the excess nutrients this food contains.

 

Deciphering and sorting this material into true vs.false is a fairly simple process. 

Step One:  Define the terms

       

            a) functional foods are explained as "fortified foods" - this is key.  Fortified foods are those items that have been processed to remove much of their nutritional value (and extend their shelf life) but contain added vitamins or minerals in order to compensate somewhat for the lack

Thropay Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative medicine

Chiropractic is a complementary and alternative medicine[1] health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health.[2] Chiropractors emphasize manual and manipulative therapy for the treatment ofvertebral subluxations. Currently, chiropractors practice in over 100 countries in all regions of the world, however chiropractors are most prevalent in North America, Australiaand parts of Europe.[2][3] Most people who seek chiropractic care do so for low back pain.[4] Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by magnetic healer, D.D. Palmer, in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Chiropractic theory on spinal joint dysfunction and its putative role in non-musculoskeletal disease has been a source of controversy since its inception in 1895. The controversy is due in part to chiropractic's vitalistic and metaphysical origins, and use of terminology that is not always amenable to scientific investigation.[5] Far reaching claims and lack of scientific evidence supporting spinal dysfunction/subluxation as the sole cause of disease has led to a critical evaluation of a central tenet of chiropractic and the appropriateness of the profession's role in treating a broad spectrum of disorders that are unrelated to the neuromusculoskeletal system.[6] Although there is external and internal debate within thechiropractic profession regarding the clinical significance of joint dysfunction/subluxation,[7] the manipulable lesion remains inextricably linked to the profession as basis for spinal manipulation.[8] The scientific consensus is that chiropractic may be on a par with other manual therapies for some musculoskeletal conditions such as lower back pain, but that there is no credible evidence or mechanism for effects on other conditions, and some evidence of severe adverse effects from cervical vertebral manipulation.[9] The ideas of innate intelligence and the chiropractic subluxation are regarded as pseudoscience.[10]

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FRESH - START FRIDAY!

THUMBS UP SALSA by Mrs. Thropay

28-ounce can of organic whole Italian plum tomatoes
1 medium organic onion
1 large organic Anaheim chili pepper
1 organic jalapeno pepper
1 tsp. minced garlic (fresh organic or from jar – not powder)
1 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 bunch of organic cilantro
Place contents of tomato can in a VitaMix or blender. Finely dice the onion and chili peppers, and add to
blender. Add garlic, salt, and oregano. On top of all, snip the cilantro with kitchen scissors, until the whole bunch is used (or to taste). Pulse sparingly until just mixed – in a VitaMix, this takes about 3 quick pulses on medium - but do not pulverize. Tomatoes should be somewhat chunky.

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