Huge new study proves organic foods are healthier and more nutritious
The most comprehensive analysis ever performed comparing organic foods with those "conventionally" grown with synthetic pesticides and fertilizers has concluded that organic fruits and vegetables are not just less toxic but actually more nutritious than conventional produce.
The difference between organic and conventional produce was so striking, the researchers said, that switching to an all-organic diet might be the nutritional equivalent of adding one or two daily servings of fruits and vegetables to your diet.
"The crucially important thing about this research is that it shatters the myth that how we farm does not affect the quality of the food we eat," said Helen Browning, chief executive of the Soil Association, who was not involved in the study.
Significant differences
The peer-reviewed study was funded by the European Union and the Sheepdrove Trust, conducted by an international research team and published in the British Journal of Nutrition. The researchers analyzed 343 prior peer-reviewed studies from around the world that had measured differences between organic and conventional fruits, vegetables and grains. It is the largest meta-analysis on the topic ever conducted.
The researchers found that there was a statistically significant difference in the nutritional content of organic and conventional produce, with organic fruits and vegetables containing between 19 percent and 69 percent more antioxidants than their conventional counterparts.
The Mother of All (phony) Vaccine Studies
An article by Jenny Thompson at Health Sciences Institute
It's a shameful example of corporate propaganda dressed up as a scientific study. And the media moles bought it hook, line and sinker. You probably saw some of the news coverage -- it was everywhere.
Stories with headlines that said "Large study confirms that childhood vaccinations are safe." Or this one from USA Today: "Study finds vaccine side effects extremely rare."
This latest "research" is meant to "give parents some reassurance," and counter all that "misinformation out there about vaccines" said the authors. But even they couldn't hide all of the facts.
And that's how I discovered the truth about the "study" that's behind all the headlines.
Fudging the figures
Big Pharma knows its vaccination ship is sinking. And it's doing whatever it can to try and keep it afloat. That's because more and more parents are questioning the safety of these shots.
And what was just published in the journal Pediatrics is a brazen attempt to turn things around for vaccine makers. But when you look at the real story, suddenly what these people are saying holds about as much water as a leaky bucket.
The researchers set out to "reassure" parents on the safety of vaccines, as that's "critical for population health." And to do that, they pulled data from published studies, vaccine makers, the CDC and reports by other federal agencies. And their conclusion, the one that made all the headlines, is that "vaccines are very safe." But hold on. There are some tidbits here that throw that conclusion right out the window.
To begin with these researchers started with 20,000 studies, but only used 67 for their report. Talk about cherry-picking your data! But here's what makes the whole thing a joke. And if it weren't so serious we could all have a good laugh over it.
They omitted all the reports sent to VAERS -- the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System!
Are you kidding me? These researchers are doing a study on vaccine safety and they don't even bother to include reports of vaccine side effects sent into this federal program!
VAERS was set up, and is run by the CDC and FDA, to collect data about adverse reactions from vaccines. Also, vaccine manufacturers, by law, must report any side effects they are aware of to VAERS.
The program receives over 30,000 reports annually. And it says that 13 percent of those are "serious." Things like disability, life-threatening illness...and death. Since it started collecting data in 1990, it's received over 200,000 such reports.
And magically, none of those reports made it into this "study." But the researchers wanted to make sure it looked like they were doing their job. That is if you don't look too far.
So they included a brief mention of what they called "rare but actual side effects." Things like the MMR shot causing seizures, or the flu vaccine causing diarrhea, or the rotavirus vaccine giving some kids a serious bowel disorder.
Well that's certainly "reassuring!" But here's the icing on the cake -- and it will explain a lot.
Nine out of 10 of the authors of this study come from the RAND Corporation. That's the mostly federally funded "think tank" that produces "official" studies to support its sponsors. And two big RAND "clients" are GlaxoSmithKline and Merck.
Unfortunately that news won't make it into the headlines. Because if it did, those headlines would read something like this:
"Study sponsored by Big Pharma claims its vaccines are safe. Ignores over 200,000 reports of adverse effects."
And if it said that, I doubt we ever would have seen the story.
The Great Cholesterol Con
Cholesterol, quite simply, is essential for life. Only 7% of the body’s soft, waxy substance is actually found in the bloodstream, while the remaining 93% is in every cell in your body, where it helps to produce cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D, and bile acids that are responsible for the breakdown of fat.
Cholesterol is also vital for neurological function and normal electrical transmission for the brain and nerves, regulating the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells, and repairing damage to the body.
Contrary to what society has been taught about cholesterol, only a small amount comes directly from food; your liver makes about 75 percent of your body’s cholesterol, and its levels are regulated inside the trillions of cells that altogether make up our bodies.
According to conventional medicine there are two types of cholesterol: High-density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL). However, as our knowledge about cholesterol has increased, so too has the theory that there is actually only one true type of cholesterol. In this more modern hypothesis, HDL and LDL are the main “vehicles” by which cholesterol is transported throughout the body, while cholesterol itself is the “passenger” along for the ride. Despite these differing opinions, experts do still seem to agree on both the beneficial and lesser so roles cholesterol plays in the health of our bodies.
High-density lipoprotein or HDL: This is the “good” cholesterol that helps keep cholesterol away from your arteries and remove any excess from arterial plaque, which may help to prevent heart disease. HDL transports cholesterol back from tissues to the liver for recycling, scavenges cholesterol from damaged arteries, and higher levels of this lipoprotein have been shown to reduce heart disease.
Low-density lipoprotein or LDL: LDL, in opposition to HDL, transports cholesterol away from the liver to damaged tissue and cells. This “bad” cholesterol circulates in your blood and, according to conventional thinking, may build up in your arteries, forming plaques that make your arteries narrow and less flexible (a condition called atherosclerosis). If a clot forms in one of these narrowed arteries leading to your heart or brain, a heart attack or stroke may result.
The flow of HDL one-way and LDL the other is what medical researchers have used to quantify risk for heart disease.Also making up your total cholesterol count are:
Triglycerides: Elevated levels of this dangerous fat have been linked to heart disease and diabetes. Triglyceride levels are known to rise from eating too many grains and sugars, being physically inactive, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol excessively and being overweight or obese.
Lipoprotein (a), or Lp(a): Lp(a) is a substance that is made up of an LDL “bad cholesterol” part plus a protein (apoprotein a). Elevated Lp(a) levels are a very strong risk factor for heart disease. This has been well established, yet very few physicians check for it in their patients.
Cholesterol has long been blamed for the ever-increasing rate of heart disease and atherosclerosis in our society, when in reality it is the substance that is working overtime in our bodies to keep us alive. Study upon study has the general public, as well as medical professionals, convinced that these buildup of arterial plaques are composed of cholesterol, but the real culprit is the deluge of new-fangled hydrogenated and trans fats filling our processed and fried foods, and subsequently our arteries and hearts.
These Franken-fats are not currently, nor have they ever been, found in whole foods provided by nature. They are man-made poisons, developed by the big food giants in an attempt to increase product output without increasing costs. Just like any other synthetic product, our bodies cannot recognize these fats or else they recognize them just enough to incorporate them into cells where they don’t belong because they cannot carry out the same functions as their organic counterpart. Over time, the body realizes it cannot use these imposters and they are shuttled into the arteries for disposal with other wastes. However, the same problem of being unrecognizable that caused the molecules to be rejected from the cells in the first place, takes its toll again, and the discarded rancid fats now begin to buildup and create the dreaded plaques.
As these plaques grow larger and more obstructive, they also cause inflammation and eventually small tears in the arterial walls. Now, remember earlier when it was mentioned that cholesterol helps repair damage to the body? This is where cholesterol becomes the hero. When tears develop in artery walls, cholesterol is shuttled in and acts like a patch, plugging the holes so that nothing gets through that shouldn’t. This is why when surgeons perform procedures dealing with clogged arteries or backed-up hearts, cholesterol is the unfortunate fall guy; it’s at the scene of the crime, so it must be the criminal. When really cholesterol is the hero wrongly accused.
For those who still believe cholesterol is undoubtedly to blame for the dramatic rise in heart disease and other arterial diseases in the last century, here is some food for thought: Why would a substance that has existed in our bodies since the beginning of our existence (cholesterol), suddenly cause the staggering numbers of disease and death we are seeing? Wouldn’t it make sense that right around the time of the invention of foreign, unrecognizable fats and oils, our society started to become overweight, unhealthy, toxic and diseased?
Even though this makes absolute scientific and logical sense, doctors continue to feed us lies supporting the opposite because they are funded and supported by the pharmacies that create, produce and sell the sea of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Even more frightening? These big pharma companies are funded by none other than the big food giants who created and pollute our food supply with these exact fats that are responsible for ruining our health in the first place. So you see, it is not in the best interest of doctors or even pharmaceutical companies to acknowledge the real culprit clogging our arteries; if they admitted that the key to decreasing levels of heart disease in our society is to simply stop eating their unrecognizable processed garbage and go back to our traditional diet consisting of real, whole foods, their empires would crumble.
Until next time, stay healthy and happy
JD Roma
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