Food for thought

Iodine is essential to a proper functioning thyroid and preventing hypothyroidism. But as we grow older, our thyroid starts slowing down. It just can’t metabolize the iodine it needs as efficiently, and that means the hormone produced (also known as thyroid) goes down as well. Iodine is a mineral, but one that’s not abundant in the food we eat. Primarily found in very small quantities in seawater, soils are naturally deficient in iodine, especially the further away you get from the ocean. Iodine is also fairly easily displaced from your body by toxins called toxic halides… fluoride, bromine and chloride. Fluoride is by far the worst culprit. Found in toothpaste and in your water supply, every time you take a shower, brush your teeth or drink from the tap, your body gets a little exposure to fluoride, leeching out good iodine. And contrary to popular belief, fluoridated water is actually rather poor at preventing tooth decay. Why is it in our water supply? Poor science combined with c

From Guest Blogger Peter from Australia The risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest in women can be lowered by 92 percent through lifestyle maintenance alone. Here is a short podcast/article that directly relates what this blog is all about. You can ignore the advice of eating a plant based, starch based diet and continue down the road to disease, pain, and a shortened, prescription pills filled life, or you can heed the advice offered by so many doctors in the know. Is the unhealthy food and drink you ascribe to worth shortening your life? The choice is yours. http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=womens-study-exercise-good-diet-and-11-07-05 I am willing to bet that the same above guidelines apply to both men and women.

I am a school assembly performer. I travel across the U.S. performing programs on healthy lifestyle. Years ago somewhere in Kansas, it appeared to me as on a drive-in movie theatre screen: A cow's milk is for its calf, not a person. A cow's milk is intended for its baby, not a human. No wonder dairy products promote diseases in humans- cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes II, autoimmune diseases ie Crohn's Disease, obesity, high cholesterol, arthritis, osteoporosis, and more. Please see this very informative video to hear it straight from John McDougall, MD: After you've arrived at the link, scroll all the way down the page 4/5 of the way to see: FREE 4. Marketing Milk and Disease http://www.drmcdougall.com/store_electures.html A mother cow's milk is calve's food. A mother cow's milk is intended to provide its baby cow with the nutrients it needs. A calf's nutrient requirements are different than a human's nutrient requirements. They

From guest blogger Peter There are many misconceptions about a meatless diet. One of them is you need protein from animals for a rigorous athletic training regimen. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576414124184873028.html

Quote from John Robbins, founder of Earthsave Here is his thought provoking video: http://www.vegsource.com/news/2011/07/john-robbins-why-meals-for-health-is-important-video.html Scroll down for the video.