The Amish Don’t Get Autism. And They Don’t Get Vaccinations
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In maybe the clearest example existing today,
one group of people lives a lifestyle that allows them to avoid the major illnesses
that the rest of Americans battle every day.
We should learn from their example.
People outside the alternative health
community are often confused by the lack of autism in the Amish people. The
Amish do not experience autism, or any of the other learning disabilities that
plague our technological society. The Amish live in a society that
consists of outdated technologies and ideals, by contemporary standards.
Their diet consists of eating organic, fresh, locally-grown produce, and of
course, they do not follow the established vaccination routines. To the
dismay of the mainstream media and the medical establishment, this has resulted
in a healthier people, that are void of all of our chronic diseases.
Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are
virtually non-existent in Amish villages. Equally non-existent are
modern, chemically-engineered medicines, enhanced (chemically-engineered)
foods, G.M.O. foods, and of course, vaccines. How is it that those who
are without the “miracles” of modern orthodox medicine are healthier? The
truth about health, medicine, and how they both relate to the Amish is becoming
an embarrassment to some rather powerful people.
There have been 3 (yes three)
verified cases of autism in the Amish, and at least two of those children were
vaccinated. No information is available for the third. The strong
correlation between vaccinations and autism is absolutely undeniable, unless
you work for the medical establishment, the government, or Big Media.
Proponents of the status-quo claim that the Amish obviously have a special
super gene that makes them immune to autism. They pathetically try to
rationalize that autism is some type of genetic failure (i.e. God’s fault),
which attacks a brain based on religious affiliation. This is truly is
F.D.A. and A.M.A. science in all its shining
glory. Vaccine proponents are willing to espouse any ridiculous
explanation, so long as they do not have to accept that their entire industry
of vaccinations is causing chronic
disease, leaving autism for 1 in every 100 children now.
When the Amish are simply left alone, to live
free of chemical toxins found in our medicines and foods, they are not plagued
with diseases, learning disabilities, or autism. They are categorically
more intelligent, with the exception of advanced (college-level) writing
skills, which is explainable by the fact that English is not their primary
language. Could it be those same Amish ‘super genes’ at work again?
Society could learn greatly from their example, if we would only stop poisoning
ourselves, and our children on a routine basis.
An apple a day keeps statins away
Reported by Health Science Institute
Apples are tasty and loaded with
nutrients that can protect the heart and fight off major disease -- so I'm not
surprised in the least by new research that finds you're better off eating a
daily apple than taking a daily statin drug.
But before I give you the details, let me make one thing clear: The numbers being used to push cholesterol-lowering statins on everyone -- including the numbers that would practically force them on every senior -- are, to put it politely, pure bull.
The new study uses these bogus numbers -- and yet even with the deck stacked in its favor, statins manage to fall short. According to the study, giving apples to seniors instead of statins would save nearly as many lives without any of the risks.
Those risks include diabetes -- a risk so great even the FDA was forced to issue a warning over it for statin drugs.
Apples, on the other hand, can actually help with glucose control and ensure that you AVOID diabetes.
Statins can also cause memory loss, liver and kidney dysfunction, muscle pain, sex problems and more.
Apples, on the other hand, are delicious.
Now, as much as I like this new study, I have to upset the apple cart here and give you three big warnings.
First, apples will do nothing to lower your disease risk if you simply add them to a lousy diet (McDonald's offering pre-packaged apple slices instead of fries comes to mind here).
Second, don't mistake apples for apple juice. Apple juice is often loaded with sugar, preservatives and other ingredients. Even 100 percent pure apple juice contains far too much sugar because a small glass of juice contains four apples -- far more than you'd ever eat in one sitting.
And third, most supermarket apples are garbage. They're doused with pesticides while still on the tree, and soaked in fungicides during the months (yes, months) they often sit in cold storage.
If you want good apples, pony up the extra cash for organics.
But before I give you the details, let me make one thing clear: The numbers being used to push cholesterol-lowering statins on everyone -- including the numbers that would practically force them on every senior -- are, to put it politely, pure bull.
The new study uses these bogus numbers -- and yet even with the deck stacked in its favor, statins manage to fall short. According to the study, giving apples to seniors instead of statins would save nearly as many lives without any of the risks.
Those risks include diabetes -- a risk so great even the FDA was forced to issue a warning over it for statin drugs.
Apples, on the other hand, can actually help with glucose control and ensure that you AVOID diabetes.
Statins can also cause memory loss, liver and kidney dysfunction, muscle pain, sex problems and more.
Apples, on the other hand, are delicious.
Now, as much as I like this new study, I have to upset the apple cart here and give you three big warnings.
First, apples will do nothing to lower your disease risk if you simply add them to a lousy diet (McDonald's offering pre-packaged apple slices instead of fries comes to mind here).
Second, don't mistake apples for apple juice. Apple juice is often loaded with sugar, preservatives and other ingredients. Even 100 percent pure apple juice contains far too much sugar because a small glass of juice contains four apples -- far more than you'd ever eat in one sitting.
And third, most supermarket apples are garbage. They're doused with pesticides while still on the tree, and soaked in fungicides during the months (yes, months) they often sit in cold storage.
If you want good apples, pony up the extra cash for organics.
To Achieve Better Health, Eat More Fat
By Dr. Mercola
In their "News in Health"
newsletter, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) got one thing right -- they
note that you need a certain amount of fat in your diet to stay healthy.
They acknowledge that fats help your
body absorb important vitamins, including vitamins A, D and E.
They also correctly point out that
fats are especially important for infants and toddlers because they are
necessary for proper growth and development.
But when it comes to what kinds of fat
you should eat, they get everything completely wrong.
This is particularly shocking since
they are considered one of the leading expert health institutions in the world
and their mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health
for everyone.
But they missed the truth big time on
this issue.
They once again demonize saturated
fats, including the healthy fat found in coconut oil, spreading the old canard
that such fats will lead to cardiovascular disease.
Meanwhile, they promote corn- and
canola oil as "healthful." These oils are low in Omega-3's and high in Omega-6's and Omega-9's, which there is far too much of in the typical American diet.
As for how much fat you might need,
the NIH recommends between 20-35 percent for adults, and 25-35 percent for
children between the ages of four and 18. The US Department of Agriculture's
dietary guidelines are even crazier, advising you to consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fats.
As I and other nutritional experts
have warned, most people actually need upwards of 50-70 percent
healthful fats in their diet for optimal health! The NIH also continues to
spread misinformation about calories, incorrectly stating that:
"… when it comes to weight loss,
the source of calories ... isn't as important as the number of calories you
consume."
As I've discussed before, this is 180
degrees from the truth…
The Truth about Saturated Fat
The idea that saturated fat is bad for
your heart has become so ingrained in the medical and health community that
it's very difficult to break through that misinformation barrier. The fact of
the matter is that the saturated fat-heart disease link was a hypothesis that did not stand up to further
scrutiny... Gary Taubes discussed this lack of evidence in an interview I did
with him a few months ago.
Taubes is a science and health
journalist, and author of several books, including Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the
Controversial Science of Diet and Health, and Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It.
There is however evidence showing the fallacy of this dogma. For example, one
2010 meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
reviewed 21 studies relating to the risk of heart disease, stroke, and
saturated fats, concluding that: "… there is no significant
evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an
increased risk of CHD [coronary heart disease] or CVD [stroke and
cardiovascular disease]."
Emerging evidence actually suggests
your diet should be at least half healthy fat, and possibly as high as 70
percent. My personal diet is about 60-70 percent healthy fat, and both
Paul Jaminet, PhD., author of Perfect Health Diet, and Dr.
Ron Rosedale, M.D., an expert on treating diabetes through diet, agree that the
ideal diet includes somewhere between 50-70 percent fat. It's important to
understand that your body requires saturated fats
from animal and vegetable sources (such as meat, dairy, certain oils, and
tropical plants like coconut) for optimal functioning. For example, saturated
fats:
Why a High-Fat Diet is Healthier than a Low-Fat Diet
Aside from those benefits, when your
body burns non-vegetable carbohydrates like grains and sugars, powerful adverse
hormonal changes typically occur. These detrimental changes do not occur when you consume fibrous vegetables or
healthy fats. This likely explains the mountain of scientific evidence showing
that calorie restricted diets extend lifespan.
Most likely it is not a calorie issue
per se, but rather it's related to the type of calories
restricted—specifically calories from sugars and grains. As stated earlier, the
National Institutes of Health makes a statement that is diametrically
opposed to the truth when they say that the source of the calories are not as
important as the overall number of calories consumed. On the contrary, the
source of the calories you eat has far greater impact on
your weight and health than the overall number.
According to Dr. Robert Lustig,
fructose in particular is 'isocaloric but not isometabolic." This means
you can have the same amount of calories from fructose or glucose, fructose and
protein, or fructose and fat, but the metabolic effect will be
entirely different despite the identical calorie count.
In the same vein, Weight Watchers also
finally caught on to this truth and altered their famous calorie counting
system to give more weight to nutritional value of food rather than just
counting calories. It's really important to understand that all calories CANNOT
be treated the same—especially if you're struggling with excess weight and/or
health issues! So please, understand that it's far more important to look at
the source of the calories than counting them.
And saturated fats, although supplying
more calories, will NOT cause you to get fat, nor will it promote heart
disease.
Back in 2004, a Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) report accurately concluded that carbohydrates (read sugars/fructose and grains) are
the reason why Americans have been consuming increasing numbers of calories
over the past 30-plus years. As I've mentioned before, the number one source of
calories in the American diet is in the form of high fructose corn syrup,
primarily in the form of breads and sodas. Half of the U.S. population over age
2 consumes sugary drinks daily, and this is a primary factor driving obesity
and related epidemics of diabetes and heart disease.
Obesity rates jumped from 14.5 percent
of U.S. adults in 1971, to nearly 28 percent in 2010. Previous research linked
this increase to a greater intake of salty snacks, pizza and other fast foods
-- in other words, a greater intake of carbohydrates, not healthful fats.
Most People Need Less Carbs, More Fat
Today, I believe it's safe to say that
most people eat far too many carbs and not enough healthy saturated fats, and
their health suffers accordingly. Severely limiting grain carbs and sugars,
while simultaneously increasing your fat consumption can be the U-turn you've
been looking for if you are currently overweight and/or your health is
suffering.
As a general rule, when you cut down
on carbs, you need to increase your fat consumption. Both are sources of
much-needed energy, but fats are a source of energy that is far more ideal than
carbohydrates. Replacing carbs with more protein is not a wise choice as it can
produce similar adverse hormonal changes as burning non-vegetable carbs.
Using Hunger as a Guide to Determine How Much Fat You Need
Many do not realize this, but frequent
hunger may be a major clue that you're not eating
correctly. Not only is it an indication that you're consuming the wrong types of food, but it's also a sign that you're
likely consuming them in lopsided ratios for your
individual biochemistry.
Fat is far more satiating than carbs,
so if you have cut down on carbs and feel ravenous, thinking you "can't do
without the carbs," remember this is a sign that you haven't replaced them
with sufficient amounts of fat. So go ahead and add a bit more. You do want to
make sure you're adding the correct types of fat though. And vegetable oils
like canola and corn oil, which the National Institutes of Health recommends is
NOT on the healthy list…
Healthy Fat Guidelines
Sources of healthy fats include:
Another healthful fat you want to be mindful of is animal-based omega-3, found in fish and grass fed meat and butter. Deficiency in this essential fat can cause or contribute to very serious health problems, both mental and physical, and may be a significant underlying factor of up to 96,000 premature deaths each year.
My Comment:
For many years now the medical establishment and the media
have made people afraid of eating saturated fat and even blame it for serious health issues such
as heart disease. There is now an
abundance of data from studies showing that eating “healthy” fats does not make
you fat, nor does it cause heart disease. Healthy
fats such as olive oil, coconut oil, avocados, nuts, eggs and grass fed meats
are essential to good health. A low fat
diet is not a good choice for long-term health.
Until next time, stay healthy and happy
JD Roma
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