Masters of Health Magazine July 2022 | Page 66

After WW 2, nutritional benefits were suppressed or poo-hood so that corporations selling junk food could dominate the market.  This has also justified the use of pharmaceuticals and toxic agricultural chemicals.  Now, 70-plus years on, times have changed.  The myths, truth, and harm to our health and the environment can no longer be ignored or suppressed.

 

While the controlled media consolidated into a few oligopolies, the internet and independent media websites have erupted everywhere.  They are revealing suppressed scientific studies, censored information, and exposing the truth like never before. 

The information about the harm from junk food, toxic chemicals, GMOs, fluoride, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines is overwhelmingly undeniable.  With the cost of disease-related medical care sky rocketing and children sicker than ever, many people are turning to Nature for answers.  Mother Nature rules supreme, and the truth always prevails over time.

 

Most people now realize that diet plays a big part in their health and well-being.  Good nutrition produces stronger immunity, healthier pregnancies and children, and a lower risk of degenerative diseases.

 

Not one disease is the result of drug deficiency.  And, neither is dental decay caused by a fluoride deficiency. 

There is a big difference between independent science and corporate science.  Researchers without conflicts of interest produce the most accurate scientific findings.  Whereas corporate researchers manipulate science to favor their interests.

 

Deficiency diseases are caused by a lack of essential nutrients or by imbalances.  A primary deficiency is a lack of food and nutrients.  Secondary deficiency is from malabsorption. 

Macronutrients include protein, fats, carbohydrates, air, water, and sunlight.  Micronutrients include minerals, vitamins, and enzymes.

   

Protein (PEM) Deficiency Diseases

Kwashiorkor is a disease from a severe protein deficiency.  It usually appears in children between 13 and 15 years, when their daily protein intake is less than 1g/kg of body weight.  Teenagers and adults who consume tea and toast, or coffee and pastries for breakfast most likely do not get sufficient protein.  And, neither do most alcoholics. 

Symptoms include:

 

•         Slowed growth and bulging eyes.

•         Water retention and a swollen abdomen (edema).

•         Thinner, curved matchstick legs.

•         Scaly skin that easily peels.

•         Hair turns reddish before age five.

 

Marasmus is a disease caused by insufficient food intake or starvation, resulting in a calorie and energy deficiency.  It is common in infants under the age of one year. 

Symptoms include:

 •         A skin and bones body with visible ribs and a shriveled appearance.

•         Thin, wrinkled skin with visible loose folds.

•         A missing layer of fat beneath the skin.

•         A smaller body in proportion to the face.

•         Digestive disorders.

•         Retarded physical and mental development.

•         Infections

 

Marasmus Kwashiorkor is the most severe form of malnutrition.   These diseases are preventable with a diet rich in protein and fat.