Around 400 BC a man named Hippocrates laid the foundations of modern medicine
He believed that the human body had an innate
Capacity for self-healing with the highest form of Medicine - the body being everything that we put into it
Let food be thy medicine became a Hippocratic oath known around the world today
Over the course of history
Our modern approach to treating illness has changed dramatically today doctors receive little if any training in nutrition
The system has been designed around a pill for every ill and the healthcare system fights to keep it that way
It seems to be more profitable to treat ailments after they occur than to prevent them in the first place
Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the two top killers in the u.s. Annually
additionally
39,000 people die due to unnecessary surgery and other Hospital errors
80,000 people die due to infections and a hundred and six thousand people die due to adverse drug reactions
These statistics raise the biggest question. Why is all this happening? Why are we trapped in this system?
How can we untrap ourselves when we look at all of the data under the lens of science the correlations that we find are?
Jaw-dropping and it's a bit of a tough pill to swallow
Nevertheless, this is something that we all need to discuss. So let's go through everything right here right now
It seems to be a maxim of the world something. We've heard over and over again. Everybody knows it. You are what you eat
Now in the standard American regime the average diet looks something like this
counting strictly by percentage of calories
Sixty-three percent of what we intake comes from refined and processed foods
This includes soft drinks chips snacks and other things that are chemically treated and sometimes even created for us to eat
The next largest grouping is 25% which is made up of animal food meaning meat dairy fish eggs and other forms of seafood
The final 12% is made up of plant food out of that 12% about six of it comes entirely from potatoes
And as for the other 6% which is made up of vegetables fruits legumes nuts
And grains even half of it may be mixed with processed foods such as the almonds in an almond joy
Now we've been reading and seeing information like this for a long time a long time
And thanks to the internet new sources and more and more documentaries about the topic
The information is just now starting to really reach people. Someone has to stand up and say that the answer
Isn't another pill the answer is spinach and while hundreds of thousands of people are taking notice
There still doesn't seem to be a slowdown in consumption of processed or animal foods
In fact, they appear to be increasing but why is this?
My belief based on our observations is that we really just don't know how critical this is
Because if we really knew what dangers were involved if we really knew we would change
Overnight or at the very least we might consider looking at things a little bit differently
The scientific evidence of correlation between the food that we eat and the diseases we have is outstanding
It's probably the most vital piece of information
Pertaining to not only curing all of our diseases but the survival and future of the human race
In 1974 Chinese Premier Zhou. Enlai was hospitalized with bladder cancer
Knowing that his disease was terminal he decided in his final days
He would dedicate himself to giving his country and the world a more complete understanding of cancer
He thus initiated what would become one of the largest and most thorough scientific investigations in history six hundred and fifty?
thousand researchers catalogued the mortality patterns caused by several types of cancer between the years of 1973 and
1975 the study encompassed every county across China
880 million people
Joe died in 1976 years before his study was complete
Published in 1981 the cancer atlas was the result of Joe's initiated study. It shows a highly unusual
Distribution of different types of cancer in China which tended to be clustered in certain hotspots the results of this study
demonstrated that all of the causes of these clusters of cancer had to be related to environmental factor and in the researchers professional opinions,
Related heavily to diet
Two researchers who have made groundbreaking contributions to this effort are dr. Colin Campbell and dr. Caldwell Esselstyn
These are two of the most prominent biological nutritionists in the world today. When dr
Campbell learned about the cancer Alice it became what he described as the
Cornerstone of his research and took him down a road of discovery, which would ultimately become published in a book called the China Study
This 20-year project examined the links between diet and disease
In one of the few areas in the world where people still consumed a mostly plant-based diet. Dr
Campbell teamed up with Chinese and British researchers who went into 65 counties in rural China
finding out with
6,500 people ate and how they lived. They also took urine and blood samples
It took them years to analyze and correlate all of this data in 1990
The China study was published which identified over ninety four thousand correlations between diet and disease
The study was published with countless tables and charts presenting the raw data
Which had been accumulated during the study then this information was?
cross-referenced in multiple ways to demonstrate its reliability and to show how it linked with the
367 different variables the study examined the study was a very clear indication of some very powerful
Revelations the moment that animal products were introduced into the diet blood cholesterol went up
Cancer started to appear and disease started to make its way into the communities
since this study the connections between meat and dairy consumption and disease has now been confirmed over and over again in
scientific studies and even studies of studies and peer-reviewed journals
Diabetes for example of which roughly thirty million people in the u.s
Are reported to struggle with has been demonstrated to be outright cured with a plant-based diet
Among the twenty percent of participants in the landmark diabetes prevention program who were ages 60 and over
lifestyle changes conferred a 71 percent reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes
Demonstrating that older adults reaped the greatest benefit from lifestyle intervention compared to other age groups
In fact plant diets like eating patterns that emphasize legumes whole grains vegetables
fruits nuts and seeds and
discourage most or all animal products are especially
Potent in preventing type-2 diabetes and have been associated with much lower rates in obesity hypertension
hyperlipidemia
cardiovascular mortality and even cancer
The results were amazing
Based off the lab result I had before I was type one. I'm not supposed to be producing insulin. This isn't supposed to happen
But as you can see from the results i'm producing insulin. I can go from being type 1 to not have diabetes. That's incredible
incredible
Diabetes is reversible
We have the results to show and the funny thing is well. Maybe it's not funny
But it's actually illegal in most countries to treat cancer with nutrition therapy
There have been many physicians now speaking out about this at conferences saying that they are only allowed to treat cancer with chemo
Surgery or radiation and they're not happy with it what this means is that you ultimately have to take your health into your own hands
All of this research by dr. Campbell and the researchers from China and Britain
Correlated heavily with dr
esselstyn's work who demonstrated how to naturally reverse heart disease and outline the
specifics of what happens to the body when you eat animal and processed foods
You see lining all of our blood vessels are something called
Endothelial cells these cells are vital to survival
For they naturally produce nitric oxide which keeps our blood flowing smoothly without being sticky or clogging up
it also helps to dilate blood cells during physical activity and
Inhibits the formation of plaque as well as eliminates the inflammation that comes along with plaque in the first place
Scientific tests have demonstrated that when we start eating the standard American diet
meaning predominantly animal and processed foods our
Endothelial cells are damaged and can no longer support the healthy flow of blood through the body
This leads to numerous issues such as clogged arteries diseases cancers feelings of heaviness and cloudiness of mine
on the surface level it showed that a plant-based diet is beneficial for human health and an animal-based diet simply is not
Dr. Esselstyn's research however, demonstrated that if anybody regardless of who they are adopt a plant-based diet
We instantly begin to reverse the process of damage caused by meat and processed foods
Let food be thy medicine
Change yourself and change the world. You are what you eat and it's time to shift our way of life
Now as we continue our journey into physical health
let's take a look at what for most of us is
already in our bodies more specifically how we can optimize our bodies by getting rid of that which does not support us and
giving ourselves that which does
Solving a problem means acknowledging first that there is one and as most of us are aware
There's a lot of toxins in our bodies in order to clean our bodies and thus clear our minds
We must become aware of what is actually going on and how those toxins got there in the first place
Brace yourself if you've never heard this stuff before it could be pretty shocking
Let's start with some basic biology
Scientists have estimated that there's probably close to 37 trillion cells in our bodies
each individual cell is a living functioning organism all
Working together for you and each cell has a basic role and function in your life
Some are there to build new tissues?
others are there to transport nutrients around your body and some like stem cells are waiting on reserve to
Transform into what your body needs at any given moment
You quite literally are your own quantum ecosystem of life which both survive by and make up the totality
That is you and yet to think that we're an island unto ourselves can be very misleading
these cells are nourished experience growth and cell division by the process of
Metabolizing the nourishment that we are feeding them
This basically means that our entire bodies on a cellular level relate heavily to whatever it is that we've been feeding them
From a more spiritual perspective you might think of it as other forms of life moving through you
This is identical
to the idea that all of the atoms and particles that make up your body and all of the things in existence are
Constantly moving through all of us and not isolated to any one individual or thing
This has some astonishing energetic and conscious implications
if we take into our bodies other cells for nourishment that are devoid of nutrients or
During the growth process had been absent of caring and loving hands
We are essentially taking a nourishment that well in layman's terms is simply not very nourishing
And our bodies ultimately suffer for it
if an animal has been suffering and abused its entire life when you eat it all of that fear that
Adrenaline that suffering now enters into your body and adds that trauma into your wider body of consciousness
You can really see that these animals are experiencing pain and terror and all these sorts of things
Because you can see them when they're not and you can see them when they are and it's pretty damn obvious
You now share in the experiences of more suffering more stress and more anxiety than you ever did before
because of what you're bringing into your body's ecosystem and
So now we are going to cover some of the biggest factors affecting our health
by taking a look at by far the largest food group that the majority of us are consuming and the
effects that can happen by consuming too much processed foods
What is a processed food?
The technical definition is actually any food that has been altered from its original natural grown state
Often for the purpose of preserving the food and making it last longer in layman's terms
It is any food that has undergone some kind of process to change it chemically or physically
From this perspective we have to approach the topic on a selective case-by-case basis
It's true that most foods that are available in the grocery stores are
Processed in some way and do contain ingredients that are not healthy for us
it's also true that if old granny on her farm grew some apricots and then put them in a jar and store them for the
Winter times that too is technically processing
With that said we're going to look more specifically at the types of processed foods
But the majority of people eat on a daily basis
Which unfortunately are very far removed from anything natural in most cases to create these kinds of foods almost
Everything nutritious has been removed. The water is removed. The fiber is removed
The minerals are removed and then everything is done to ensure that these foods are highly concentrated with fat salt and sugar
These then become a low-grade addiction or depending on the person a very serious high-grade addiction
Let's take a look at each one of these things individually. Shall we?
sure, they're
Probably one of the biggest addictions out there and responsible for a tremendous amount of health issues in the world the average
American consumes between 82 and
153 grams of sugar every day
However, most health associations only recommend between 25 and 36 grams per day and some even say that that's too much
Especially in its refined form rather than consuming sugars from say eating an apple
The result of having too much sugar in your diet has been proven to cause metabolic dysfunction
including weight gain increased bad cholesterol
elevated blood sugar abdominal obesity
Elevated triglycerides and even high blood pressure it also increases your uric acid levels causes cavities induces insatiable hunger
causes diabetes liver failure pancreatic cancer kidney disease heart disease
Cognitive decline gout and a wide array of other nutritional deficiencies
Forbes business magazine published an article showing that the biggest culprits of where all of the sugar is coming from topping
The list is regular ol soft drinks followed by candy and cakes cookies pies other pastries
Then fruit drinks followed by dairy desserts and milk and then other grains
sugar also affects hormones in the brain which produces excess fat which ultimately makes sugar to be one of the leading contributors of
obesity in children and
Adults to conclude this topic when our bodies consume sugar low levels of opioid and dopamine chemicals are released
Much the same way as many addictive hard drugs
in fact scientists have consistently argued over whether sugar is as addictive as cocaine or
Even more so but that's a whole nother story on its own
Fat
When we're talking about fat we must note that there are a plethora of different types
natural fats like that
Which is found in an avocado are much better for you in moderation and are in fact necessary for your body
Other fats on the other hand such as saturated fats
Which come from butter cheese red meat and other animal based foods top the list of the leading contributors of heart disease out there
There are also trans fats which most often come from oils through a food processing method called partial hydrogenation
when oil is hydrogenated it changes from a healthy form of fat to a very unhealthy form called trans fat which
boosts the blood levels of bad cholesterol or low-density
lipoprotein
Typically food, like donuts baked goods pie crusts cookies crackers and stuff like that are loaded with trans fats
Which increase bad LDL cholesterol and lowers good HDL cholesterol
In simple terms, the whole thing with bad fats is that they put you at risk of cardiovascular disease
Which has the potential to really clog up your arteries and may even lead to an abrupt and untimely death
When it comes to fat the most
important thing you can do is to be very aware of the food labels and the packages that you buy
Does it have any percent of saturated or trans fats?
Especially trans fat if so, your best bet is to find an alternative that satisfies what you're looking for
The final ingredient of the big three aspects of processed food is salt salt is a leading cause of hypernatremia
Which is defined as a huge imbalance of the amount of salt or water in the body the simple version is it increases blood pressure?
causes heart disease strokes and osteoporosis
Elevated sodium levels can negatively affect the function of the inner lining of the blood vessels
Particularly those endothelial cells that we looked at in part one
This can also lead to a decreased rate of globular filtration, which are a sign of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure
Salt even causes cognitive disorders by causing the sympathetic nervous system to overreact to stressful situations
pumping out chronically high levels of stress hormones
Which means that if you have a lot of salt in your system and something stressful happens
You're going to be way more stressed out about that thing then if you had ideal sodium levels in your body
It's like have you ever seen those videos of people getting salty while playing video games?
It's funny because on the internet the term salt is used to describe players freaking out
throwing chairs or having Tantrums and getting frustrated when they lose a big match at Super Smash Bros or whatever and yet
Salt isn't just a throw away term to describe tension
I'd reckon that if we tested these players blood levels, we'd probably find that a majority of them are more than a bit dehydrated
The source of the salt is much like with the other stuff in all of the foods that we normally eat daily
Aptly named the salty six meats Pizza canned soups breads and rolls chicken and burritos and tacos
Roughly 77% of salt in the average diet comes from processed foods and it's often added
So heavily to increase the storage life of the product that the companies can sell food long after they are produced
Other additives
In addition to these three major additives found in our food
There are also countless additives in the form of preservatives panting foaming agents food coloring color retention agents
emulsifiers anti-caking agents acidity regulators glazing agents flavor packs thickeners
Stabilizers humectants and tracer gasses that are often added to our foods. This list is actually
Ridiculously long and too much to cover in one video
Sometimes these can be the worst things for us in that canned food or boxed. Whatever's that we find ourselves consuming
It's very very important to read the labels and do some research for what specifically is in our foods before we buy them
I know sometimes it can be hard to let go of an old food source that we love so much
But just remember it's not actually you that really wants the food
It's the bacteria in your system which has built up of craving for that specific food
Has our way of eating changes that bacteria goes away
And we start to find natural foods more appealing
in fact
You would be surprised that after some time
You will actually find that fast food that you used to love so much grows to be entirely unappealing
And now on that note over time as you remove processed flavor enhancing agents from your regular diet
Your taste buds will also begin to change
Suddenly you will be able to notice the subtle sugars within things like carrots and they will taste sweeter and better
Than they ever did before and that is just the beginning of flavor paradise
So before we move on I'd like to leave you with some good news
This would be that regardless of what level of disease illness or just general health challenges that you might have
Simply changing what you're putting in your body
Automatically begins changing your physical ecosystem. It's not about how many pills you're taking
It's just about letting real healthy food be your medicine
Your body is your greatest investment. So treat it right and it will treat you back
If you're struggling to get started eating healthier try this for an approach
Instead of thinking about all the things you have to remove from your diet
Look instead at all of the new things that you can add if you start tomorrow with a green smoothie
You may notice that you no longer want that extra cup of sugary coffee on your brain
Add an extra apple or a handful of unsalted nuts as a light snack and see if you're less hungry come suppertime
So you can eat a little less
Try it for yourself and as always have your own experience your body knows what's best for you so listen to it
So now before I begin to move into the next segment
I'd like to take a moment to talk about physical health and why we've made this big movie about it
The simple version is this we can't get to this level of like a spiritual ascension if we're all sick
See health is currently a huge topic of concern in the world
There's really such an abundant need for it
If none of us are healthy, then we will only continue to create an unhealthy reality all around us
so with this movie we are establishing the base from where we are able to grow to new levels of human experience and
Just like the smallest plant or tree this all starts at the root and that root includes health
So we began talking about health by looking at one of the fundamental aspects of health
Which is food and now it's time we move on to the second largest group of consumed food in a standard American diet
Specifically animal food this will likely be one of the heaviest topics that we go through throughout this movie
And so this is a little bit of a warning that while inconvenient to look at doesn't make it any less real
Ultimately, this moves into the discussion of raising our frequency healing our bodies and changing the world in order to do that
We have to look at all of the information
Including how the food that we eat affects our body mind and spirit
There is a lot of controversy in today's world around animal food. Is it healthy?
Is it unhealthy and if it wasn't hard enough to find quality information?
We are also bombarded by a ridiculous amount of advertising and conflicting scientific studies
I'm going to share with you the best research that I found and I encourage you to continue this research
To find the deeper truth within you on your own
Meat is a very large topic beyond the different types of meat and meat products
There's also the discussion of the studies linking meat and disease the massive conversation concerning the agricultural industry
And of course if it's even morally or spiritually ethical to eat meat in the first place in this section
We are just focusing specifically on the meat itself and the research surrounding it
Historically humans have been eating meat since before recorded history as a mechanism for survival, and we did so seemingly without any problems
So how can something that we have been doing for so long?
Suddenly be so deadly to us and then why is it that we still keep wanting more?
So let's take a look at the types of meat out there. Shall we?
When talking about meats today, generally, it's split into four different categories being processed meats red meats
white meats and organic meats
Now processed meats are by far the most dangerous for your health as many factors will take scraps or other undesirable
Parts of different kinds of animals throw them into a blender add a bunch of preservatives
Salts and other additives wrap them up all fancy-like and sell it to you as food
Processed meats include your sausages like pepperoni and other common products like hotdogs
It's also worth mentioning off the bat that the World Health Organization and the International Agency for research on cancer
Among other scientific institutions have officially classified processed meats as a carcinogen
Which means it is confirmed to cause cancer. This is based on over 800 studies as of 2015
First on the list is red meats, which are red and come from mammals including but not limited to lamb cows pigs and others a
Common source of red meat are dairy cattle which are no longer producing their milk quotas and are sent to slaughter
As well as the majority of bulls that are born red meats are often considered very nutrient rich
But also contain a high amount of saturated fats
The next section of meats are the white meats
these are meats that simply enough change to a whitish color when cooked and often even appear white while raw
these meats mainly come from birds like chicken and turkey, but also include some fish -
white meats are often considered by the general public to be more healthy for you than red meats as they usually contain less fats and
Are a leaner source of protein the last category of meats are your organic meats?
These are animals that have been naturally fed and raised without the use of growth drugs or hormones injected into them
The organic label at least as far as beef goes also sometimes comes with a grass-fed sticker. This means that the cow was fed
Its natural food source, grass rather than grains, which is what the majority of mass cattle farms feed their cows
So if you're going to eat beef regardless
Ideally, this is the meat that you want to get
However, it's very important to make the effort to really find out what the practices are like from the companies that you're buying from
one common
Discussion in the case for animal-based diets is that people like the Inuit or the Masai have been eating lots of meat as a staple?
In their diets for hundreds if not thousands of years
significantly more than the average Westerner
But yet still remain in excellent health we have found that there is a huge difference between natural meat from an animal found in nature
Versus meat that has been processed or grown in a factory farm
Furthered the lifestyle of the Inuit and the Masai people is a very active one with lots of physical exercise
Traveling and even building snow houses just to stay alive in comparison to the average first world lifestyle
We do not nearly exert the same levels of physical activity as they do and so if our body isn't going to use it
It's going to store it
This is a big part of our research on animal foods because we eat far more meat than what our bodies are physically youtl
Which is one of several problems, however
Beyond that it seems as though many new studies are now pointing to the notion that meat in general
Was never something that we were really supposed to eat in
Excess and that more than just a tiny bit can have adverse effects on the body
and
Now here's where things get interesting
Although we did talk on this a little bit before
there are now a large number of doctors and scientific studies coming forward with research showing tremendous links between meat and
Some of our most serious diseases, dr
Rashmi Sinha PhD is one such doctor who has correlated a lot of this data in a study. She wrote with the National Cancer Institute
Among those studies we found this the association between consumption of red or processed meats and cancer
Particularly colorectal cancer is very consistent the research continues in
2007 a
Systematic review of scientific studies led the world Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for cancer research
To conclude that red or processed meats are convincing or probable sources of some cancers with specific links to lung
esophageal stomach pancreatic and
endometrial cancers and of course colorectal cancer
Due to the high amounts of saturated fats meats have also been heavily linked to type 2 diabetes and in addition to that
processed meats also contain preservatives
such as nitrous amines which are toxic to the pancreatic cells that produce insulin and so
diabetes risk is even higher for those who eat a lot of processed meats, but it's not just red meat a major 2006 study of
135,000 people found that those who frequently ate grilled skinless chicken had a staggering 52 percent higher risk of bladder cancer
Than people who never ate it at all. In addition to cancer risks white meat is also linked to clogged arteries
Osteoporosis and diabetes just by the animal protein alone
Eggs are the same story where studies have linked eating eggs to stroke diabetes heart disease and prostate cancer
The fat content in meat can also contribute to the estrogen and progesterone sensitive forms of breast cancer
Furthermore growth hormones used on animals in the production of meat can exhibit ester activity which also boosts breast cancer risk
across the board the World Health Organization has determined that dietary factors account for at least
30% of cancers in Western countries and
20% in developing countries apart from the diseases that we've mentioned eating excess meat can also lead to an increased risk of foodborne
Illnesses being transmitted and may contribute to erectile dysfunction in men
There is also evidence that it may make you resistant to some antibiotics and apparently even increases risk of death
so
That's pretty heavy
What's the cause?
Scientists have found that there are three basic causes of disease within meat these include too many saturated fats
Carcinogens that form when meat is cooked and something called heme iron. Let's see. What each of these do
Animal-based fats can contribute to the cause of heart disease and stroke by increasing plaque lining the walls of your arteries
This makes it harder for your heart to pump blood through the narrowed blood vessels
Which can possibly lead to a heart attack putting on extra weight high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease
When meat is cooked at high temperatures
Carcinogenic chemicals called heterocyclic amines are created that may increase the risk of breast colon lung
pancreatic and prostate cancer
Risky cooking methods don't just include
Barbecuing frying and grilling though even just baking will lead to significant increases of production of these cancer-causing compounds
The iron in red meat is contained in a protein called heme which can easily undergo a chemical change in your stomach to form
carcinogenic and nitroso compounds which are associated with colorectal cancer heme iron is found in virtually all
animal meats including lamb pork beef fish poultry
Shellfish and so on making all animal meats a potential danger in this regard
But is there a safe amount to eat?
Obviously as we're waking up to the truth of our ways
Many of us will begin trying to make conscious and continuous improvements to our diets
In doing so we should take a look at some of these institutions research and see what they say is the right amount of meat
to eat
the scientists who do recommend eating meat often recommend between 50 and 70 grams per day or no more than
500 grams per week, which is about the equivalent of three burgers
there is also an increasing number of scientists nutritionists and doctors were beginning to suggest that maybe we shouldn't be eating meat at all and
Really while many will suggest the under fifty to seventy grams per day diet
There are also studies that show that 50 grams or more per day is linked with increasing risk of cancer or other forms of disease
So ultimately you have to do what's right for you
Now in the beginning we made the distinction between processed and unprocessed
Meat, but what we're not accounting for is that these animals across the board cows chickens and pigs?
Especially but others too are often being processed as they're growing from birth. They're taken from their parents
injected with growth hormones steroids and antibiotics
Kept in confined spaces and not allowed to move and being fed fattening foods, which is unnatural for them to eat
It's becoming incredibly difficult to find meat that wasn't raised in this way
And this alone might be the number one reason why animal foods are so toxic to us
now we've been going on the subject for meat for a while and we have to move on to dairy but there's
tons more to discuss
So if you want to learn more consider checking out the following documentaries forks over knives Food Inc. Speciesism cowspiracy
Vegetated and for those with a particularly strong stomach and you want to see the truth
Go and watch Earthlings be warned it will wake you up
And now finally before we move on I'd like to restate that
It is upon you and your own consciousness to decide. What kind of diet is right for you
I don't want to tell you what to eat or what not to eat
Only that if health is your concern you should be equipped with all of the information
you can within your mental Arsenal to make the best decision for you and
now as we explore deeper into the recesses of our physical health
It's time that we looked at one of the last major Giants in the food industry and part two of the animal foods category dairy
For most of us we've been raised to believe a lot of great things about dairy. It's nature's perfect food
However, there is now an overwhelming amount of new research and scientific investigation
Which paints dairy in a different light almost showing that for every belief about the benefits of dairy the opposite appears to be true?
So what's the deal is milk and dairy in general really all that good for us. Let's find out
So let's talk about the production of milk
In order for a cow to give milk
She has to give birth to a baby calf this starts the lactation process in most factory farms immediately after birth
The calves are separated from their mothers
Most female calves are grown into the next generation of milk and cows while male calves often become feel
The calf goes and lives in its own little house
Which is a measure to prevent disease if the calf stays with the mother
It could become contaminated by the manure or other diseases by exposure to bacteria and the mama can't stay with the calf anyways
Because she's got to give milk
She has all of this milk for her calf to give which the farmers hook up to machines to do the milking for them
So they keep the cows always pregnant to make sure that they're always making more milk
The calf is then fed. Not by her mother's milk, but with the industries produced unsellable milk
Which is milk with high levels of infection, which the company's deemed not fit for sale to humans
Those we
Actually what we do we pasteurize that and feed that to to the babies
Once old enough to produce its own calf
The new mother will be inseminated and starts her new life as a dairy cow
the mothers are also often injected with a hormone additive called BST bovine somatotropin or
Recombinant bovine growth hormone, which is also called rb/gh
Which reports to increase milk production by 10% but also has received criticism from scientists
Farmers and consumers after being shown to cause health threats for the cows
With this in mind Canada and Europe chose to ban the use of BST
BST is also proposed by some to adversely affect human health by slightly increasing the amount of igf-1 in the milk
Which has been associated with some cancers in?
The United States BST use is still common practice and the FDA has banned labeling milk as rb/gh free
So it's very difficult to tell what milk is safe or ethical to drink at all
The cows are also then often injected with antibiotics to counter the disease from their often poor living conditions
Which also makes its way into the milk?
Finally before being packaged and brought to the supermarkets milk is pasteurized which means heated to about 65 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes
This is done to destroy potentially dangerous germs and prevents the souring of the milk
however, this process is said to also destroy much of the beneficial bacteria and
nutritionist constituents within the milk most notably b2 which milk is often a primary source of
For nearly a hundred years milk has been advertised as nature's perfect food. So perfect
In fact that this US government film from the early 20th century
Recommended that infants that have just been weaned from their mother's milk should be immediately switched to cow's milk
Today it's not uncommon to see ads on the TV or Internet which portray milk as something that will help you lose weight
Make your bones strong prevent heart disease good for your skin stops cramps build your muscles makes you tall and your teeth strong
When you take a break make it milk for vitality
However new research and investigations by many prominent nutritionists doctors and physicians have strongly linked dairy to causing
eczema arthritis osteoporosis
colon and ovarian cancer prostate cancer breast cancer
Asthma and acne there have also been reports linking dairy to childhood diabetes
Intestinal bleeding bovine leukemia, which is an aids-like virus as well as heart disease
Anaemia and increased allergies which is basically the opposite of everything. We've believed to be true about it
But how can that be in order to understand the answer to this question?
We have to take a step back and objectively ask this question
What is dairy and what is really going on in our bodies when we consume it?
the word dairy is actually a name coined hundreds of years ago for a building or
Environment used for the production of butter and cheese and which since has been adopted to describe all animal milk related products
Particularly cows but also goat sheep and even camel
Okay. So if dairy means a milk product then what is milk?
The simple description of milk is a pale liquid produced by the mammary glands of animals
Which is specifically designed as a source of nutrition for infant mammals including humans before they are able to digest other types of food
Milk is created almost as a byproduct of blood
prolactin the protein responsible for producing milk
Causes the alveoli to take nutrients from the mother's blood supply and turns them into breast milk
Contained in the milk are a number of different ingredients there's water
carbohydrates mostly in the form of lactose
there are two main protein categories caseins and whey proteins then there are fats vitamins minerals hormones and growth factors and
Finally, there are white blood cells. Let's take a closer. Look at each of these here
lactose lactose
Is actually a sugar milk sugar and it's comprised of two molecules
glucose attached to galactose when mammal babies are born
We have an enzyme in our systems called lactase which breaks these two molecules apart and absorbs them individually
After the age of weaning, however, that enzyme is lost because we no longer need or use it
This is a justifiable explanation for why 75% of the world's population are lactose intolerant
biologically, we're not supposed to be digesting it when the sugar is consumed that the bowels cannot digest it goes through the small intestines where
It's supposed to be digested but isn't then it goes into the large intestines and just sits there giving you gas and cramps
this also often causes diarrhea because the high sugar content draws water into the bowels a
Small percentage of the human population. However, in the genetic chain have experienced a mutation in the LTC gene
which allows for the digestion of lactose as adults and as exciting as genetic mutation might be
Unfortunately, the only superpower associated with this mutation is the ability to drink cow's milk long after weaning
Proteins
The next category of milk are the proteins called casings and ways in a ratio of 80% casein and 20% way
close to the opposite of the human breast milk protein ratio, is that it is these
proteins which scientists are linking heavily to the creation of cancer in the human body when consumed
One scientist who has done extensive work on casein and animal protein is dr
Colin Campbell whose work we've touched on before with the China study for dr
Campbell his research had started much earlier before he learned of the cancer Atlas and took his work abroad
In 1975. Dr. Campbell was at Cornell University
Investigating the effects of casein the primary protein found in dairy on the body
Campbell had two sets of lab rats one set
He fed a diet of 20 percent casein and the other half was fed 5 percent
This is where things get a little complicated
The studies on rats and protein showed that the rats who received a 5 percent protein diet
Showed no cancer growth while the rats that got 20 percent developed early liver answer growths
However, the rats that got small amounts of protein died of malnutrition
It seemed like the healthy level of protein was somewhere in the middle in
Western societies known for eating a lot of meat were awoken to the benefits of cutting down
Dr. Campbell decided to take these findings a step further and gave a single group of rats alternating dairy protein amounts for three weeks
Switching from 20 percent to 5 percent and back and forth
The results were astonishing when they were given 20 percent protein early liver tumor growths
Exploded when the same rats were then given 5 percent protein the tumor growth completely went down
It was after this experiment that dr
Campbell would finally get to research the same effect on humans with his China study and ultimately validated this research a hundredfold
It's worth mentioning that dr
Campbell also discovered that plant-based protein such as that which comes from soybeans and wheat
Even at high levels did not cause any tumor growth whatsoever in any of his experiments
This notion is especially easy to see when we look at the countries of the world
Altogether out of the top 20 countries with the highest milk consumption many of them also appear on the highest cancer rate list
Calcium now there's a lot of vitamins and minerals in the body, but there's one in particular that literally everyone knows about
What do you think the most important nutrient would get from dairy products is like milk calcium
Calcium calcium a house used to be a
TV commercial in England milk is calcium E and while it's true that dairy does have calcium
Among other vitamins and minerals within it. It's also true that the best sources of calcium actually come from fresh vegetables
Vegetable calcium is absorbed about twice as well as the calcium in milk and also has the bonus of containing fiber folate iron
Antioxidants and the bone health superstar vitamin K. None of which is found in milk
But wait isn't dairy still good for bones. There are actually two factors involved in the dairy and bone health idea
The first is that the pasteurization process of killing bacteria
also makes much of the calcium contained in raw milk insoluble which can lead to rickets bad teeth and
Nervous troubles as well as causing defects in bone and brain formation
Further and even more serious if we jump back to the animal protein that we just looked at
It has been linked with bone degeneration
And so even if there is bone supporting calcium in milk, there's an even higher rate of risk of bone degeneration
Here's the science of how this works
Basically too much animal protein creates an acid based environment within the body which creates a disease like condition called metabolic acidosis
This disease occurs when our bodies produce more acid than normal
When we have this condition the body draws upon its top acid buffer to protect our bones from the acid
That acid buffer is the calcium in our bones
The calcium is then extracted to neutralize the excess acid and our bones become weakened
So is dairy safe to drink?
milk in general is a very interesting topic from the perspective that we
Humans are the only creature that drinks milk beyond the age of weaning
perhaps what's even stranger is that we get it from another species entirely and strangest of all is perhaps that
Biologically our bodies are not designed to process dairy
Following our evolution. It doesn't seem to make much sense why we still do it
But when we look back to where and when dairy started it appears to have began in Central Europe probably around
7,500 years ago or earlier and one theory for why it started
Suggests that it began for the vitamin D which normally comes from sunlight
But where in certain northern latitudes there isn't much sunlight all year around
Why we still do it. However is another question entirely
So is it safe to drink?
well today and especially regarding milk from cows that have undergone hormonal and
Antibiotic injections have been linked to a wide number of diseases by the very processing of the animal and the milk
Further the animal protein itself casein can have adverse effects on the body as dr
Campbell's research showed too much like 20% was immediately linked with cancers tumor growths
So ideally if you're going to consume dairy anyways
The best way to do it is probably to find a raw source of dairy from smaller organic farms and very happy and healthy
House and avoid consuming it in excess
Moving on so far we've looked at food and health from the perspective that brings awareness to the kinds of food we eat in our
Daily lives and the effects that they have in our bodies, but this isn't where the discussion of health ends
In fact, it's only just beginning
Let us go further into the discussion of our nutritional health by continuing to explore this wheel of food and the standard American diet
We've realized however that in order to talk about all of these topics thoroughly
We have to gather a deeper awareness about the fundamentals of nutrition
Nutrition is actually an incredible topic and just as poor nutrition can damage the body whole and balanced nutrition
Can help heal the body and return it to its natural state of being
It allows us to live longer boosts our immunity to disease and provides us with clarity of mind and emotions
things like carbs fats vitamins
Yeah, we've heard all of these before but we thought it'd be important to lay it all out simply for you
Now there's a lot of different opinions out there regarding what balanced nutrition looks like
So today we are breaking it down into the most basic form to build an objective understanding of what our bodies use for energy
As a final note, I'd like to say that although we've crammed as much info into these videos as we can
There's still so much to learn
Thus we've made sure to provide a number of sources and great videos that you can watch if you wish to dive deeper into any
Particular topic sound good. Okay, let's get into it
First what are nutrients let's begin by going over the definition of nutrients and
Nutrition so that we can all be really clear on what it is we're talking about
Nutrients are defined as a substance that provides forms of nourishment which are essential for sustaining and maintaining life as you might expect
Nutrition is then defined as the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth
So when we're talking about nutrition, we're really talking about the optimal kind of nourishment for our bodies which supports and maintains our life
But on that note what are nutrients really well nutrients are molecules that all organisms need in order to make energy
grow and reproduce
they are broken down into three main nutrient groups utilized by the organism which are
macronutrients
Trane's and phytonutrients. Let's take a closer look
Macronutrients are the class of chemical compounds which humans consume the largest quantities of and come in the form of carbohydrates proteins and fats
Water and oxygen are also consumed in large quantities, but are not always considered food or nutrients
however
Calcium salt magnesium and potassium are sometimes added to this list of macronutrients because they are required in larger quantities than most other
Micronutrients so let's look at macronutrients individually
Starting with carbohydrates a carbohydrate is a biological molecule consisting of carbon hydrogen
And oxygen atoms usually with a two to one hydrogen to oxygen ratio the same ratio as in water
The most common and abundant forms of carbohydrates are sugars fibers and starches
carbohydrates in their simplest form are used by the body and mind as an energy source by providing glucose to our cells and
cellulose as a digestive fiber
There are two basic types of carbs
Simple and complex which vary depending on their chemical structure and each is received by your body differently
Simple carbs are basic sugars and give you a quick spike in energy
If you have too much, it can overload your liver and turn to stored fat in your body in the standard American diet
They're most often found in processed sugars, which besides quick energy hold no nutritional value
Simple carbs occur naturally in fruits and vegetables, which is the best place to get them because the fruits and vegetables naturally contain other nutrients
Complex carbs on the other hand are things like fiber and starch which take longer to process in the body and carry far more nutrients
Within them due to their complex molecular chain
Fibers themselves are not even processed. They're just used by the body to push things through
Starches and fibers are found in virtually all unrefined plant-based foods
The key with carbohydrates is finding the right carbs not avoiding them altogether
generally the more complex carbohydrates you eat the better off you'll be
Interestingly enough. There is a long-standing debate that the human brain evolved because we began eating
However, the neurons in the brain run almost exclusively on glucose not protein and fat which is what make up the structure of meat
The scientific research on this actually shows quite clearly that it was the advent of cooking
Particularly carbohydrates which fueled early brain growth hundreds of thousands of years ago, and now there is a lot of information to discuss here
So if you wish to learn more, there's links in the video description
Another topic that sometimes gets confused with carbs or calories
so we want to clarify the difference for you here a
Calorie is a unit of measuring just how much energy any particular food has within it and can be found in all
macronutrients whether it's carbs proteins or fats
The energy we get from carbs can be measured in calories
Though as mentioned with simple versus complex carbs some sources and types of calories are able to be digested by our bodies more
efficiently than others
You might find that an Apple has the same amount of calories as a can of low-calorie soda
however
The nutritional value of the apple is significantly higher no matter how you slice it and a can of soda can't be sliced anyways
And will quickly convert to stored fat when consumed
Now protein is the major structural component of cells and is responsible for the building and repairing of bodily tissues
Proteins are broken down into amino acids, which are organic compounds essential for every metabolic process in the body
nine of the 20 amino acids known as essential amino acids must be provided in the diet as they
Apparently cannot be synthesized by the body as we mentioned before
Many people believe that they have to get all of their protein from meat or that plant protein is inferior to meat protein
While they both can be valuable in their own right? There are many plant sources that have very high amounts of protein in them
Plus with the lack of heme iron or high levels of saturated fat which comes along with animal protein
We find that vegetable protein is potentially even healthier for our bodies
In essence protein is a vital building block for growing hair
Building muscle bones cartilage skin and blood and even helps you stay satiated once you finish eating a meal and today
Nutritionists believe that between ten to thirty five percent of your daily calories should be protein based
The next macronutrient in the list is fats also known as lipids
these are the macronutrients which store energy for our bodies fats have long chains of carbon and hydrogen and when consumed
increase the absorption of fat soluble vitamins such as vitamins a d e and k
Fats are needed to keep cell membranes functioning properly
to insulate body organs against shock to keep body temperature stable and to maintain healthy skin and hair as
With proteins the body cannot manufacture essential fatty acids naturally alone. And so this must be supplied in the foods that we eat
As we touched on before fats often get a bad reputation
Which really shows how little they're understood
While we need to watch how much fat we consume in our diets
Making sure we are getting the right types of fat is even more important
There are saturated and unsaturated fats
and of course trans fats most unsaturated fats are really good for you like that which comes from an avocado and
Saturated fats can have benefits in very small doses
But can be very harmful in excess trans fats are known to cause tons of health issues
And those are the ones that you typically want to avoid
Which you can do by looking out for anything that says partially hydrogenated in the ingredients list because that's how trans fats are made
Another nutrient you might hear about and a part of the lipid family is cholesterol
This is a waxy fat-like substance
That makes up about 30% of all animal cell membranes and is a requirement for cells to interact with one another
More than simply holding cells together
These membranes have a crucial role in regulating cell function and allowing chemicals to pass into and out of cells
It also plays an essential role in our brains, which contains about
25 percent of the cholesterol in our bodies and is critical for the formation of mental synapses
There's a lot of concern in the world about high cholesterol with it being one of the primary causes of coronary heart disease
As we looked at previously when we discussed fat and processed foods high cholesterol is bad when you have a high amount of LDL cholesterol
which comes from fast foods potato chips cookies icing Donuts and anything with trans fats a
Healthy and balanced amount of HDL cholesterol in your diet on the other hand can tremendously reduce your chances for heart disease
Especially when you find them in sources, like organic beans and leafy green vegetables
Probably one of the most important discussions related to fats are the polyunsaturated fats called Omega 3 and Omega 6
These omega oils are essential fatty acids
Which means that they're not made by our bodies and must be added by our diet externally
Great sources of omega-3s include flax Chia and hemp seeds seaweed beans winter squash leafy greens wild rice and cabbages
Cauliflower broccoli and berries great sources of omega-6 include pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds avocado lentils
Pistachios acai walnuts Brazil nuts and most nuts for that matter now. I know you're thinking but patch men
What about fish and vegetable oils? It's true that both fish and veggie oil are high in these omega fatty acids
however
There are some big problems with both fish oils easily can go bad
Once they are extracted if they come into contact with heat light or oxygen which causes oxidation
unfortunately, the vast majority of fish oil available is actually Ransom and doesn't contain the percentage of Omega acids that are typically
advertised
Even more interestingly
However, is that the fish used as sources by most mass markets do not actually produce omega-3 fatty acids
But instead accumulate them externally
Much like us by consuming either microalgae or prey fish such as plankton that have accumulated omega-3 fatty acids
fatty predatory fish like sharks
swordfish tile fish and albacore
Tuna may be high in omega-3 fatty acids
But due to their position at the top of the food chain, these species may also accumulate toxic substances through biomagnification
in recent years some great plant-based companies have come out and started selling pure algae or similar supplements that allow us to get
Omega-3 from the same store as fish with it also being grown in sustainable and renewable
bioenergy
farms as
For veggie oils. Well, dr. Esselstyn had this to say
What do we have the meat whole grains legumes lentils vegetables and fruit you've all from me and heard about this
No oil fish fowl meat or dairy. No oil
No oil
Dr. Vogel has gone on has shown us indeed that olive oil
activates clotting factor 7 just as much
as
butter
Typically in today's world veggie oils
Like olive or sunflower oil are advertised as being a healthy oil to use in cooking
However, new studies are showing that these claims are truly a product just of advertising and demonstrate that in actuality all
Processed oils including the famed and legendary coconut oil causes high blood pressure and can lead to heart disease
Today the addition of processed oil in the diet is the only reason that people following a vegan diet can get heart disease at all
Therefore the best place to get fat in the diet is definitely from natural unprocessed
sources
Ok, so now on to the micronutrients if macronutrients are
Carbon microphone the other hand are our vitamins and minerals and while they are only needed in small amounts
They play a very important role in biological
Development and well-being. They help regulate metabolism
heartbeat cellular ph levels and even bone density the
First form of micronutrients are vitamins which assist in helping ourselves to make energy
Vitamins are usually used in conjunction with enzymes to help cells go through metabolism where they break down food to get energy
there are six major vitamin groups a b c d e and k
Most of these vitamins can then be broken down even further such as the bees which break down into b1 b2 b3
Etc. Each of which has its own use for the body
The vitamin-a group supports gene transcription and embryonic development and are found in liver and fish oil
But also plenty of leafy green vegetables orange and yellow vegetables
Tomatoes and a lot of fruit the vitamin B group supports cell metabolism
and while there are a lot of B vitamins
They are largely found in leafy greens and vegetables as well as most animal products on this topic there
Is this whole vitamin b12 debate which many believe is a vitamin only found in animal
Products lending credence to the idea that we must eat meat or other animal products in order to survive
Interestingly this idea is not a hundred percent accurate for b12 is actually created by
Bacteria and can even be synthesized in your own intestines with the right internal flora and fauna
But beyond that untreated water and soil have b12 in them naturally and so in the past
Nobody had b12 problems whether they ate animal products or not because the soil was far more nutrient rich than it is today
For those seeking b12 without consuming animal products the u.s. Library of Medicine states that blue-green algae
Such as spirulina is a great plant-based source for b12
Spirulina is also one of the most highest protein rich natural superfoods on the planet
This b12 discussion alone is a pretty large topic by itself, though
So for the time being we're gonna move on for now, but we've included an article and video links below
Now vitamin C is vital for the immune system and is most abundant in oranges and other citrus
Red peppers kale and many other veggies and is one of the best vitamins to take when you're feeling ill
vitamin D strengthens the bones and of course the best source of vitamin D is the Sun and the best part of this is is
You only need about 15 minutes outside per day to fill up vitamin E is known for its antioxidant activities
which protect the damaging of cells by free radicals and
Vitamin K is primarily a vital ingredient in blood clotting bone health and other calcium binding activities
The list of the vitamins and what they do is actually very long and we suggest you investigate further if you are interested
But the important thing is to remember
That if we're not getting enough of these vitamins our bodies will start stealing them from our other organs
Tissues or bones to get what it needs and this can cause some serious health problems
Now the other form of micronutrients are minerals straight off the periodic table in their most raw form
the main 7 that we use most are sodium potassium chloride phosphorus calcium magnesium and sulfur
Each mineral also has its own use within the body for example
Calcium is required for muscle contraction and nerve transmission and also aids in blood clotting and of course making healthy bones
Magnesium supports cellular activity and assists enzymes in more than 300 chemical reactions in the body
Sulphur maintains acid-base balance and assists in some of the livers drug detoxifying pathways
Potassium is an electrolyte which conducts electricity in the body and is critical to heart function and muscular skeletal contraction
Sodium keeps the water and electrolyte balance in the body inside and outside the cells and is important to how nerves and muscles work
Chloride helps maintain blood volume blood pressure and the pH of your bodily fluid and phosphorous is along with calcium
critical for the formation of bones and teeth
About eighty-five percent of the body's phosphorus is found in the skeletal structure
Now there is another form of nutrient that is less commonly disgust we call these phytonutrients
This is Greek for plant nutrients and our plant chemicals which have been scientifically proven to provide health benefits
Such as providing support for optimal cellular function and communication. These nutrients are in their own
Classification because they are not related to fats carbohydrates
proteins vitamins or minerals
The benefits of phytonutrients include antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. They may also enhance immunity and intercellular communication
Repair DNA damage from exposure to toxins detoxify carcinogens and alter estrogen metabolism
the US Department of Agriculture or USDA
Has stated that consuming a phytonutrient rich diet seems to be an effective strategy for reducing cancer and heart disease risks
Phyto nutrient rich foods include colorful fruits and vegetables legumes nuts tea whole grains and many spices
Phytonutrients are without a doubt one of the most
critical ingredients to facilitating the healing of diseases through our bodies with food and
We're going to revisit this topic when we get into talking about raw foods
Having looked at all the different types of nutrients we can start to look at disease and illness
That occur within our physical body as a result of our diets
Disease itself is defined as a disorder of structure or function in a human animal or plant
Especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury
The discussions of nutrition and disease actually go hand-in-hand and are commonly described as nutritional deficiencies
nutritional deficiencies often come in four different ways
conditions that interfere with nutrient utilization
conditions that cause a greater than normal need for a particular nutrient conditions that cause nutrient destruction in the body and
Conditions that cause greater nutrient excretion out of the body we can see in modern science when nutrition is out of balance
Disease runs rampant this can lead to a wide array of problems in the body including but not limited to obesity
wasting eating disorders
cardiovascular disease hypertension
Cancer and diabetes and even the more common but less severe sounding diseases such as fatigue weakness trouble breathing
hair loss
constipation heart palpitations
Depression a lack of concentration and many others all can be caused by an imbalance of nutrients in the body
All this information seems to be saying that when there is disease in the body
especially which has been caused or impacted by nutrition resolving the problems with nutrition can resolve the disease at its core and
potentially even eliminate it completely
This is not to say that just eating proper nutrition alone can solve all of our problems
Outright for there are a wide array of diseases out there
but it's safe to say that a lot of them are caused or made worse by poor nutrition and
we can help heal the body by bringing awareness to this and making changes where they are needed both in our eating habits and our
relationship with food
Let's take vitamin C. For example, if we are vitamin C deficient we can find ourselves getting frequent
Nosebleeds having a rough or dry skin our wounds healing slowly being bruised easily having a weak immune system digestive
Disorders slower weight loss high blood pressure gallbladder disease or even having strokes or even certain cancers
These are all potential results from just having a lack of vitamin C
but what's amazing is that there were studies done in the
1940s by doctors William Jay McCormick and Frederick Leonard who wrote about their successes in treating disease with high doses of vitamin C
The reason that one vitamin can cure so many diseases is because the lack of the same vitamin can cause so many diseases
There really only are about two dozen
nutrients but thousands of chemical reactions taking place within the body and each nutrient is involved in a multitude of reactions that the body
Experiences and they all need to be present and balanced for our bodies to thrive
Studies have found that vitamin C acts as an antitoxin
Antihistamine antiviral is a blood sugar regulator and even a mood elevator the list goes on and on
Now there are a lot of studies and speculations out there that vitamin supplements may not be all that great for us
We're not as helpful as we once believed
the truth is most
Studies which claimed that vitamins are not super useful to our bodies often are done using very low doses of vitamins
And so the results become very ambiguous
One study might suggest vitamins help a bit
Others show that they don't and so the public and physicians become cautious about them
This doesn't mean that you should start taking massive amounts of vitamins. Remember, we only need a small amount to maintain balance in the body
Furthermore we are talking about two very different things here vitamins and vitamin supplements
Ideally, you shouldn't have to take any vitamin supplements. If you're getting all of your vitamins necessary from the foods that you're eating
however
If you're nutritionally depleted vitamin supplements can give you a boost for your body to get you to that natural state of being though
It's a great idea to aim towards not needing supplements in the long run and sustain yourself entirely on whole organic natural foods
there is still also the challenge that most foods available today are lacking in nutrients and
therefore a daily multivitamin and multi mineral might be perfect for this current little pocket of time that we find ourselves in today and
on that note
There is also a lot of information coming out regarding vitamin supplements not being able to transfer
Most of their valuable nutrients into our bodies and so much of it just ends up passing through and ends up as waste
There are many reasons for this
however
Including the difference between how our bodies process specific vitamins such as fat soluble and water
Soluble as well as the need to take vitamins with other minerals or foods to support digestion
Our bodies have a more difficult time
Breaking down a vitamin rich pill then it does a carrot or some broccoli
and in order for our bodies to absorb the nutrient it has to be bonded with another digestive enzyme first and
Without that enzyme the nutrients simply goes to waste
Therefore studies out there suggests that taking nutrient-rich food with your vitamin supplements to aid the body's ability to extract the nutrients from the pill
Is the best way to go do it together?
Finally, it's been shown that a high-stress job or environment causes increased levels of adrenaline to pump through the body which breaks down vitamin C
And destroys other nutrients to which further adds to nutritional deficiencies
There is also cortisol the stress hormone
Which is released into the body when we are under stress and causes chemical changes and imbalances that in excess amounts can lead to depression
mental illness
Interference with learning and memory and even lowers immune function and bone density not to mention
increases weight gain blood pressure cholesterol heart disease and more
therefore in addition to keeping our body's levels of nutrients in balance maintaining a healthy environment or at the least a
practice of deep calm breathing when we get stressed can also help to maintain nutritional balance in our bodies and
If you've seen our episode called the Baxter effect
remember to express thankfulness and gratitude for your food before cooking and eating and this will help your body receive the nutrients even more and
lift your spirits high -
Now in continuing the discussion of health and nutrition
It's time for us to look at the basics of plant food and where they come from after that
We're going to look at a variety of diets
Which predominantly focus on eating plants as the dietary staple?
What we are about to get into is some of the most essential information out there concerning nutritional health and overall well-being
Yet much of this is not commonly taught in the world. So just like we discussed the types of meat and dairy products
Now we're going to do the same but with plants
Let's start with some basic plant biology generally on a plant
There are several main sections usually categorized into four or five parts
You have the roots the stem the leaves the fruits the seeds and the flowers
Each section of the plant has a different purpose and generally these are as follows
The roots and leaves are used to drawing energy and nutrients from either the Sun or from the earth
The stem is responsible for moving the newly obtained nutrients to where they need to go
The flowers produce fruits and vegetables which contain the seeds and the DNA required to create another plant and the cycle of life continues
Now while plants come in all varieties and have many unique self defense reproductive and communication mechanisms in essence
That's it
It's ridiculously simple
But we can't talk about plant biology without at least
Touching on the importance sacred geometry has on the shape and the form of plants while Phi and Fibonacci
Ratios can be found within all plants from the spacing on leaves to the placement of branches most plants
also contain the structure of a torus
Whether that is an apple or the roots and branches of the tree that it came from
They both resemble the same toroidal field that encompasses our planet solar system and even our galaxy
Getting back to plants
The list of plant based foods is next to identical to the different parts of a plant we listed just a moment ago
But are often defined slightly differently. Let's take a look and go over some examples of what you might expect in each category
First you have your seeds and nuts seeds are foods
Like sunflower seeds pumpkin seeds chia seeds and hemp seeds
Nuts are basically seeds that come in hard shells like Brazil nuts walnuts almonds and pine nuts
Generally nuts and seeds are very nutrient dense
Especially when raw often carrying a generous amount of calories fats and complex carbs
They are a great source of proteins vitamins minerals fibers and phytonutrients
The next category are your grains which technically are also seeds either with or without the hulls or fruit layers attached
grain seeds often include wheat rice oats cornmeal barley and many others
Grains are most often used to produce bread pasta oatmeal granola or other cereals tortillas and grits
In modern times grains usually come either unrefined or refined
Unrefined are also called whole grains which are just as nutrient rich as the nuts and seeds
We just looked at
When they are refined this process removes the bran and germ from the grain giving it a finer texture and improving the grains
Preservation qualities but this process also removes the richest source of nutrients including the protein vitamins healthy fats
digestive fiber and minerals
Many farmers have a practice of enriching their grains after which adds many of the nutrients taken out back into the product
But generally these are not as healthy for you. This can even sometimes be toxic such as the example of adding a metallic iron
Instead of a dietary iron to enriched flour, which the body can't actually digest
Generally, if you're going to eat grains, you probably want to keep them whole and to close out the topic of grains
There is this controversial thing called gluten, which is found in many cereal grains like wheat rye spelt and barley
Gluten is a protein molecule in the grain responsible for giving an elastic texture to the dough
This stuff is particularly harmful to those with celiac disease, but many also find their body reacting poorly to eating it regardless
Which is called non-celiac gluten sensitivity
Your body knows what you should and shouldn't be eating
So if something in your diet causes you to feel discomfort afterwards try eating less of those things and see how you feel
Anything in excess can be unhealthy. So always remember that moderation and a fully balanced nutrition are keys to a happy and healthy life
the next category of plant food are the roots which are the bottom half of the plant body and are rich with starches a
predominant carbohydrate that humans use for energy in this category
You'll find things like potatoes carrots beets cassava radishes and parsnips
Often a very confusing subcategory in roots are called tubers
Tubers are defined as much thickened underground parts of a stem or rhizome
And so this means things like beets carrots potatoes sweet potatoes and turnips are all basically tubers
Next we have our fruit category
Most of us are probably pretty familiar here
fruits come from the flat
Of a plant and are often described as the sweet or fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seeds
apples oranges grapes pineapples bananas kiwi and pears
Also less commonly thought of fruits but still are includes squash avocados cucumbers tomatoes and many others
We also have a category called legumes which encompasses anything that's in a seed pod such as beans and peas
Most commonly here
you might find lentils peas peanuts and all kinds of beans like black beans kidney beans and garbanzo beans and
Of course last but certainly not least
We have the vegetable category which basically covers everything else
See the definition of vegetable is actually all other plant parts including some of the other categories such as roots leaves and stems
Thus by our modern definition today
Vegetables can encompass anything that is not a fleshy outgrowth which contains seeds
This could include anything like leaves such as spinach kale and lettuce the roots like beets and potatoes and the stems like celery and broccoli
Virtually all of the dark green vegetables contain tons of fiber and are loaded with essential vitamins and minerals
Now moving on in the conversation
there are many different types of plant-based diets out there and they vary depending on if they include any type of animal product a
Fully plant-based diet is called vegan
Which is a diet that consists of vegetables legumes fruits grains nuts and seeds
Omitting any and all animal products. You also have raw veganism, which is the practice of eating no animal products
And also where the food is never cooked, though
Sometimes dehydrated or warmed at a very low temperature to ensure the phytonutrients are not broken down by the heat within the plants
veganism has also become a social movement unto itself where many are becoming vegans as a
personal or social voice against animal cruelty in the world and this also often includes not wearing clothes or buying products that use animals to
Create it vegans often get labeled as being extremists and get a poor reputation as a result of the actions of a few
Passionate activists. However, this does not discredit the nutritional facts behind the diet itself
The next category begins to move away from a diet with no animal products whatsoever and it called vegetarian
This includes all of the plant-based foods
We described but also allows the consumption of eggs and dairy with no meat products budget Arianism is also divided into three categories
Oval lacto vegetarianism which is the model
We just described then ovo vegetarianism which is just eggs, but no dairy and lacto vegetarianism which includes dairy but no eggs
continuing on we have semi vegetarianism which is mostly vegetarian or vegan, but with the occasional or specific inclusion of animal meat
One example of this is called pescetarian which defines itself as a person who does not eat mammal flesh
But still eats fish and other forms of aquatic life
And while we're talking about diets
The question comes up can a diet of exclusively plants provide all of the nutrition required for healthy human function
The answer is yes all of your vitamins and proteins your calcium and your other essential nutrients can be obtained through plants alone
But often it takes a great deal of dedication in order to get all of the different required nourishment
in fact
There is more research coming out now saying that you can be healthier and function more efficiently
When consuming a diet free or with absolutely minimal animal products and even more so when it is predominantly raw
Which we'll cover in greater detail soon
In closing of this particular conversation from our experiences in life
We found that all of us can become very attached to various things in this world that mean a lot to us
For some it's our faith for others our favorite sports team TV show or video game and for a great many of us
It's our food
We know that talking about food and diets and especially suggesting making changes can often cause an internal uproar
But we also know the importance of standing up for the topics that matter and this is very important for us to do right now
Further I'd like to note that all of the different definitions that we've covered
especially regarding the
Classifications of diets are really all
boxes that we have used to collectively describe ourselves and define the different ways of life and belief systems that pertain to the foods that
We eat on a regular basis. This is relative to the conversation about boxes of understanding from way back in episode 12
So as we continue to explore what our bodies really need for optimal nutrition
We will be going deeper into the discussion of raw diets and what really happens to our food after we cook it
So before we really dive into this topic
I'd like to share that the purpose of this movie is to really explore all of the benefits around this way of eating
I'm not suggesting that you need to go completely raw or declare yourself raw vegan unless you really feel compelled to do
so in your heart
however, in our experiences we've found that eating a diet with a higher percentage of plant-based foods really allows for an optimal health in the
Body, for those of you who really wish to transform your life entirely
Eating more raw foods is one such way to make that happen
I'd also like to express that raw food literally means any kind of food
While many people who practice eating a diet of mainly raw foods largely just stick with plants
There are also those who consume raw eggs raw meat like sushi or even raw cheese made from raw unpasteurized milk
Just keep that in mind as we're moving forward. The choice is always yours
So what are raw foods raw foods are powerful healing agents to the body because of what's inside of them?
You see raw means that they're uncooked and unpreserved
They're simply in their original and natural form
When a food is cooked much of the living nutrients break down and are no longer as readily available to our bodies
Therefore when eating food that has been uncooked or unpreserved
We're getting the highest amount of nutrients we can out of the food
This can be observed using Kirlian photography in which we are able to observe the bioelectricity of physical objects in the case of food
Here's a baby carrot that is raw compared to a baby carrot that has been cooked for several minutes
Here's another example between cooked and raw corn
However, there is a wide debate on raw diets and whether cooking all plant-based food largely destroys the nutrients or not some of this information
Comes for the work of dr
Kucha cough who conducted over 300 experiments during the
1930s on the different ways the body reacted to different types of food both cooked and raw
However, let us note that many of his experiments had never been replicated and thus some of his findings are questionable where others have been
a little bit more backed up
Kujah coughs work seemed to imply that if we consumed a mostly cooked diet the immune systems in our bodies react to the food as
If it was a foreign invader
He called this digestive leukocytosis where our bodies will generate white blood cell activity against the food that we ate
This is the questionable part of his research, which hasn't really been backed up the idea
Was that because cooking the food destroys most of the enzymes our bodies have to do all of the work digesting the food
Instead of working with the enzymes within the food during the digestion process the body may have to work harder
But it is questionable that it actually raises the alerts inside of the body
Dr. Kuja coughs work also found that every food has its own unique cooking point
Which is called the critical temperature once food reaches this critical temperature
Most of the essential nutrients are cooked away the lowest critical temperature required to maintain living enzymes in the food
Does tend to change from food to food and mostly ranges between 87 to 97 degrees Celsius or?
191 to 206 Fahrenheit we've put a link in our sources for you to see the specifics now
there have been many other studies which looked at the
Antioxidant activity and vegetables when cooked which are different than the living enzymes mind you and found some interesting things about each food specifically
The highest losses of antioxidants were found in peas cauliflower and zucchini with percentages above 50%
In other cases such as celery asparagus and carrots cooking actually appeared to increase
antioxidants
This isn't to suggest that there's anything wrong with cooking food
And the last thing we want to do is demonize it
We know there are plenty of benefits to cooking food such as destroying bacteria
Softening tough foods increasing the calories and food breaking down starch molecules into digestible
Fragments and even concentrate the flavors if anything all of this research really speaks to the nature of balance
By observing the benefits on either side of the spectrum on one hand
We generally seem to have more nutrients and enzymes but less calories on the other hand
We have less nutrients but more calories
Then we must observe our own bodies and take account of what we really need on a daily basis and what we're trying to achieve
So what does this mean for people who want to eat a fully raw diet?
again
The research on the effects of long term raw diets vary greatly in results a large number of studies have demonstrated
Profound healing results from doing this such as the documentary
Simply raw which shows how a number of people manage to regulate their insulin production to help treat their diabetes
In just one month of eating nothing but raw food despite being considered incurable other studies
however
concluded that a long term raw diet is not
Recommended because of significant weight loss and that it is sometimes difficult to get all of the nutrients without being very mindful of the diet
though with that said we also might take note of the 70 year-old woman who looks like she's barely hitting 40 and claims that all
She does is eat fully raw vegan and exercises daily
Truly this particular research is very polarized at this point in time and no matter what you believe
It seems you can find a study or source backing up your perspective. Nevertheless. It's great to see that
There's so much attention and focus on the discussion
ultimately we need to do what is right for our bodies by listening to how we feel on a daily basis and
acting upon what we know in our hearts is right for us in any particular moment as
We mentioned one of the biggest revelations in the field of raw food is its ability to affect and treat disease?
When put into practical application we are seeing case after case where raw food has been used to treat diseases and illnesses
across the board and generally bring about a renewed and deeper sense of wellness within in fact
We can cure the so called incurable diseases such as cancer and diabetes when we apply the right ingredients and a number of doctors
Scientists and nutritionists suggests that that ingredient is not 10 thousands of dollars in surgeries or therapies
But raw organic food the Gerson Therapy a holistic approach to healing terminal illnesses
utilizes the power of raw and juiced food
It is a regimented diet consisting of up to 13 glasses of raw green leaf and apple juices a day
mostly raw vegetarian meals with some cooked food and supplements such as potassium vitamin b12 and pancreatic enzymes
Along with coffee enemas for the rapid flushing of toxins
this method of deep cleansing has demonstrated all manner of
Rejuvenating effects on the body and produced countless testimonials of healing some of mankind's most serious diseases
especially cancer
All of the research and testimonials of others who have done this
Powerfully demonstrate that when we make a change in our lives for the better
We can see results that match it and raw food is no exception
It's worth noting that most people don't switch to a raw diet and stay there forever
because it can be difficult to maintain higher calories with this diet at least without the devotion to figure out how or perhaps
Sometimes a lack of available resources
Nevertheless it is a very powerful focused burst of healing and rejuvenation to the body for a period of time
Once the results have been achieved most people will then attempt to find a new healthy balance between fresh raw food and cooked food
Many people may choose to eat seasonally as well
Eating more cooked foods in the winter and more Raw during the summer to give the body the types of energy it needs
based on the season this type of diet may vary depending on where in the world that you are the
food, we consume greatly impacts our health and when we can consciously choose to eat whole foods that heal instead of bring harm to our
bodies
We can overcome even the most
Deadly illnesses and all that is required is our desire to make it so and take action upon that desire
with that said there is one other method to giving our bodies a powerful boost of rejuvenation and
That is by consuming what today are known as super foods
Super foods are nutrient dense foods, which contain an extremely large amount of vitamins minerals and other essential nutrients
They're most often plant-based, but can include some fish and dairy, too
There is no official criteria for what can and can't be a superfood but they are usually raw
Unprocessed and whole foods that have significantly higher or more nutrients than other regular foods
Some of the most popular superfoods include berries quinoa certain beans and nuts and dark leafy greens like kale
Swiss chard spinach and collards
Fish like salmon sardines and mackerel are also considered to be superfoods in that they contain a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids
One of the most notable qualities of superfoods is their high level of antioxidants
Antioxidants are molecules, which protect the cells in the body from other harmful molecules
like free radicals one example study of this in particular showed that the phenolic
Compounds from blueberries can actually inhibit colon cancer cell growth
Some of the more uncommon but extremely powerful super foods include ginseng goji berries buckwheat reishi mushrooms
kelp wheatgrass spirulina hemp seeds chia seeds flax seeds and rock ikaw
among that list spirulina is one of the most notable super foods being
60% protein and containing a hefty dose of vitamins A K 1 K 2
b12 and iron manganese and chromium it has
2800 percent more beta-carotene than carrots
3,900 percent more iron than spinach and 280 percent more antioxidants than blueberries. It's seriously amazing
Rocka cow also has more than 300
Phytochemicals in it nearly four times the antioxidant power of regular dark chocolate containing protein calcium carotene thiamine
riboflavin and magnesium
uncompelled to regular store-bought chocolate which contains next to none of the same nutrients due to being cooked and
Also being much higher in trans fats and sugar
Generally superfoods are regarded as powerful safeguards against chronic disease
They have the potential to prolong your life and support your body's healthy physique by lowering cholesterol
Producing much needed enzymes inhibiting cancer causing cell growth on clogging your arteries and so much more
Ultimately bringing this topic to a close. We always want to come back to the message of balance
we know that eating a wide range of whole foods both raw and
Cooked seems to be the most beneficial in maintaining our nutrient levels weight and overall well-being especially in today's modern world
however, for those who have gone far out of balance by years of eating an excess of foods that are unhealthy or are struggling with
the disease of some kind a
short or long raw and superfood cleanse can bring the body back into a state of equilibrium and the continued consumption of these foods from
Then on after the cleanse will continue to promote longevity and a healthy vibrant body
Now it's time for us to cover a topic that has been part of the health and wellness community
Since before there even was a health and wellness community
It could even be said that we have been using this wellness technique for as long as people have been on the earth
it's
super powerful and full of all kinds of benefits that everyone can take advantage of this ancient health practice is none other than
fasting
There are many different types of fasts found across just as many cherished
Traditions and they all generally revolve around the idea of not eating food for a period of time
the most common is a water fast where you only drink water or don't eat any food for the duration of the fasting period in
Recent years some other forms of fasting have become quite popular as well
Such as juice fasting where you only consume fresh fruit and veggie juice
There has also been some remarkable case studies on dry fasting which entails going a set period of time without both food or water
The question is and something you may be asking yourself right now. Why would anyone do this?
Fasting is without a doubt one of the quickest and easiest ways to rapidly heal your body
It is known to provide a wide range of benefits such as reducing neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
inducing body wide cellular repair processes
lowering risk of diabetes
Reducing stress and inflammation and even preventing cancer on top of these benefits
Fasting also Spurs deep mental emotional and spiritual healing helping you release worries anxieties stresses and even helping to get rid of certain
addictions in this way
We then find new clarity and peace within mind body and spirit and may even come to places of deep spiritual revelation
Fasting has played a huge part in many different religions all around the world
Which have been said to play a big part in connecting with God and finding ourselves in
Christianity Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness after being baptized by John in the River Jordan in
Buddhism the Buddha practiced extreme levels of fasting prior to his enlightenment in
Islam Muhammad practiced fasting quite regularly and initiated a new type of fasting called intermittent fasting
Which was abstaining from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset
This fast was adopted by all Muslims during the month of Ramadan and still takes place today
Fasting also plays a large role in Jainism Taoism and many other spiritualities
across all of these faiths
They believe that fasting would bring incredible miracles into our lives when combined with prayer or meditation and a commitment to our spirituality
Fasting can help us to increase our spiritual abilities reach states of deep inner. Peace
learn to identify the difference between authentic hunger cravings and food diction's
Develop self-restraint and discipline improve manners protect us from lustful desires and encourage great bodily
Purification this is only a small list of the possibilities of what can happen physically emotionally mentally and spiritually
when we participate in a fast
So how does this work? Well on a physical level our bodies have an innate capacity to heal themselves
however
under normal circumstances a great deal of the energy in our bodies goes to the digestive system and
Metabolizing process turning the food. We eat into usable energy for us to live our lives
This also means that the systems required for healing and repair are put on hold until these other processes. Have run their course
Thus by fasting we are essentially asking our bodies to take a break from digesting
Freeing up a lot of energy for use on healing other parts of our bodies that often get neglected
For those who are curious the deep physical cleansing benefits of fasting only really arise when you cut out food entirely
Just eating less than your recommended daily amount is not the same
Because eating anything at all adds to your body's act of energy storage called glycogen which takes about 10 to 12 hours to be depleted
It's only after this time that the body starts burning fats for fuel and using up your excess storage for energy
the benefits that we could potentially go into here are astounding however
The main points are as follows, once your body enters into a state of burning fats for fuels
we see our glucose levels drop we start to lose weight and belly fat as its used up for fuel and
We see insulin and igf-1 levels drop reducing risk of diabetes
In this we see many deep cellular repair processes begin as the body begins removing waste material from ourselves
We also see beneficial changes to several genes and molecules
Related to longevity and immunity to disease as fasting actually produces new stem cells into the body
This process also reduces oxidative stress and inflammation in the body
Fasting is also very beneficial for heart health as it improves blood pressure cholesterol blood triglycerides and blood sugar levels
Doing this also improves brain function which reduces anxiety as a result not surprisingly
Exercise is the only other thing we know of which shows the same positive effects brain health as fasting
Whenever you end a fast it's important to do it very carefully if you come off your fast and go straight into eating
How you used to you may find your belly becoming quite bloated
This is only normal
If you intake food too quickly or eat food that you're newly cleansed body doesn't actually like if you instead start with teas
Soups and smoothies and then begin shifting to small amounts of raw or plant-based foods
Your body will have a much easier time
Adapting back to eating again for those who are just starting out with the practice of fasting
You should probably know the different kinds of fasts that there are because there are quite a few that exists now
Here is a short list of different fasts. You can try
Water fasting it's simple and clean just drink nothing but water for the duration of the fast in this way
you consume zero calories zero nutrients zero carbs
And thus this becomes one of the purest fasts out there many people just starting out sometimes include a small
50 calories soup broth per day, but no higher as
Fifty calories are not enough to stop the ketogenic process of your body breaking down fat storage
The next fast we want to share is juice fasting
This is one of the easiest fasts to get started with from the perspective that you can go days and days without
experiencing hunger because you are still supplying yourself with tons of energy for your body to use we could talk all about
Juice fasting, but if you really want to learn more about this go and watch Joe crosses
documentaries fat sick and nearly dead 1 & 2
These are absolutely brilliant films about Joe's and other experiences while juice fasting and how much healing was experienced because of it
Intermittent fasting
This is the point when you fast for a period of time during the day and then break the fast for a meal at some
point in your day and then resume fasting
This is essentially the basis of the Ramadan style fasts
But you don't necessarily have to practice fasting only when the Sun is up
The idea here is to pick a number of hours that you want to fast-forward during the day
Say 18 hours, and then you have a small window of 6 hours to eat every day
Ideally you want to reduce this to about a four hour window and then fast for 20 hours every day
This style of fasting works best if you can commit to it for several weeks
Which gets your body in the same state as if you did a three-day water fast
Then we have dry fasting before I even described this one
I'd like to express not to try this fast until you have practiced other forms of fasting for a long time and not to practice
It without supervision
That said this is going to blow your mind
There is this myth out there that humans can only survive without water for three days and then you'll die
However, the longest record for someone surviving on a dry fast is actually eighteen days
It is suggested that this is the same fast that was practiced by Jesus Buddha Moses and Krishna in the old scriptures
But nobody knows for sure dry fasting is particularly intense because it involves cessation of both food and liquid for the duration of the fast
Some even restrict physical contact with water as well
Because under dry fasting conditions the skin becomes even more absorbed to the moisture in the air and what you touch
Normally toxins are released through the liquid in the body. But since there is very little water in the body at this point
Toxins are eliminated by a unique mechanism
whereby each cell essentially becomes its own furnace to burn up its own waste by attempting to rebalance the heightened level of pressure between the
inside and the outside of the cells
This method of fasting also releases more living stem cells into the body than regular fasting a Russian doctor named. Dr
Phil INAF has practiced medical dry fasting with his patients and
experienced some tremendous results in healing some very deadly diseases and has compiled his research into a book called dry medical fasting myths and
reality a
Translation of the book is available on our website and will provide links below in the author comments my live action counterpart
Jordan actually did a seven day drive fast between the August eclipses of
2017 and you can read about them on his blog which will also post the link to that in the comments, too
There's also a lot of new fasting systems out there that have been invented
such as the master fast cleanse
this is a fast which combines intermittent juice fasting and dry fasting where you consume dark juices for six hours per day and
then dry fast for the remaining 18 hours until the next hydration period
You also consume a small amount of psyllium husk pudding with activated charcoal and bentonite clay
Which is essentially a fiber that massages your intestines and peels toxins out of your colon as it moves through
then once a week you dry fast for a longer period and that
longer dry fast duration increases over the course of the fast
which is upwards of 60 to 120 days our friend Giovanni did this fast and if you'd like to read about the experiences he had
You can do so on the Collective evolution website and we'll post links in the author comments below
Now again, for those who are just starting fasting or who even our seasoned vets
We'd like to give you some warnings and advice to keep everyone safe
Firstly be careful and don't push yourself too hard
If you've never done fasts before it can be jarring and very difficult to do a fast more than a day or two
But that's a great place to start
The first three or four days are always the hardest but once you get into the flow of it
You might even find that you're not even hungry once the fat-burning really begins
Also fasting becomes easier with every friend or family member you do it with when you have mutual support from a community around you
It's just naturally easier than if everyone around you is eating and you are not where it becomes incredibly easy to fall off the fast
Before your body has fully reset
Moving on in the conversation of health and nutrition now it's time for us to really get our hands dirty as the topic shifts to
Literally the dirt on agriculture when addressing the topic of nutrition and healing diseases with food
I wish we could simply say eat fruits and vegetables and all of your problems will be solved
This idea has a lot of truth to it, especially if we live in a world of perfect gardens
However, we need to apply a little bit more awareness to what is going on behind the scenes in the modern world of Agriculture
If we were to see the bigger picture to make more informed choices when it comes to our health and wellness
Because of the way we have constructed our lives as a species when investigating industrial plant based agriculture
We have found that the system is in the same kind of trouble as it is with many other industries that we've looked at previously
One of the key takeaways from those discussions is how the mass
industrial production of meat and dairy causes diseases and damage to our bodies due to the way these systems are built managed and commercialized the
Lack of concern for the health and well-being of the animals translates to the consumption of the unhealthy end results
And this is not to mention the fact that we consume way too many of the wrong kinds of those products at a base level
We must become aware that this same phenomenon is happening with our plant foods as well
The issues surrounding plant-based agriculture are slightly different
But don't let that fool you they're just as dangerous as any other of the heavily commercialized industrial practices are on our health
Although there seems to be fewer diseases related to the consumption of mass-produced plants
They're still responsible for major health issues due to modern chemical agriculture
genetic modification and low nutrient quality and density
Once we found that the most traditional nourishing plants on the planet have now the lowest levels of nutrients within them that they've ever had
We just had to find out why and one of the things we found is that it all comes down to the dirt
You see we are made up of the same basic elements that the earth is made of and share the same elements that make up
All of life most commonly
these are hydrogen oxygen carbon nitrogen phosphorus and sulfur these are among the most essential nutrients within dirt to
The living creatures on the earth have used the very same molecules over and over again
Recycled through countless organisms dirt and even water dirt itself is very much alive
In fact 80% of the world's biomass is found within dirt, including all six animal kingdoms of life
plants animals archaea bacteria
view bacteria fungi and protists
in fact
Some recent studies have even shown that playing in dirt as children
Exposes us to these microbes that actually help our immune systems to grow and get better at naturally fighting disease
Microbiologist Marie Clark Arrieta discussed this back in 2016 speaking to the star. She pointed out that when we're born
We do not have any microbes. Our immune system is under developed
But as soon as microbes come into the picture
They kick-start our immune system to work properly without microbes our immune system can't fight infections. Well
So it turns out that dirt isn't just good for our food but for our physical health as well
with the amount of species that live inside of a teaspoon of dirt you would be amazed to find out that it is literally just
As alive as we are in fact a single handful of terrestrial dirt contains more organized information than the surface of all other known planets
in our solar system
There are tens of billions of microorganisms in a single handful of dirt
Some living in harmony with each other and others in competition with each other
This is all happening in perfect balance with countless different means by which everything is able to live together
What we often call dirt that stuff you're trying to get off your car or driveway is not
Actually representative of what's really going on under our feet
The soils and sediments that are necessary to keep our biosphere alive and healthy
Entirely exists as a living layer of the earth kind of like our skin is to our bodies
This layer is referred to as the humor and is the most biodiverse
substance known to science
When you hear the word dirt in relation to the growing of food the establishment of forests and the health of entire
Ecology's, it's houmous that is being referred to
So what does all this information about dirt have to do with nutrition and our physical health and that is an excellent question?
You see healthy soil is the foundation of the food system and healthy soil only comes from a living and thriving houmous layer
Living soil is vital for supplying the food that we eat or the food that our food eats with vitamins nutrients and living energy
Without these things plants cannot be healthy enough to provide us with the nutrition
We require to fuel a healthy body and vibrant state of being
So if the soil is devoid of the biodiversity required to create the conditions appropriate for plant life
Your plants if they even grow at all will not bear as nutritious a fruit as plants grown in soil
Abundant in a wide diversity of life. This is the reason we're in the predicament
We are today with our food having the lowest nutritional density it ever has in history
Over the course of the last hundred years or so
our farming practices have had a dramatic impact on the dirt and
Therefore our food on nutrition and our health are all being adversely affected as a result
The American Midwest was once known as the breadbasket of the world
using modern machinery
Farmers across the prairies removed a native grasses to plant often just one or two crops over an expanse of millions of acres
This seemingly efficient system of farming called monoculture worked really well in the short term
Bringing record yields and profits because of the nutrient-rich soil from thousands of years of natural
Plant growth that created a pristine layer of living humans
however
What the farmers didn't realize was that the living dirt was actually dying off due to the destruction of the grasses
Fungal networks and microbial systems that form the very basis of a living prairie land
Without a solid biodiversity dirt has a hard time staying alive retaining water and growing plants leaving the soil dry and barren
This practice is what resulted in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s
after only a few years of drought
Heavy winds could just pick up the topsoil and blow it away and all of this is due to the practice of monoculture
Today we have lost about one-third of our topsoil in the last hundred years along with a tremendous amount of nutrients
That should normally be in our soil which leaves our food largely nutritionally empty
It's the problem of the way
We do agriculture now millions of acres of a single crop the more we practice monoculture the more we destroy the soil
The result is not just the lack of nutrients all kinds of ecological emergencies arise due to this
For instance worms are the nutrient exchangers of the soil
They are responsible for providing up to 2 tonnes per hectare of chemicals and organic matter required for living humans
since 1950 in Europe alone worm populations have gone down from 2,000 kilograms per hectare to
Less than a hundred kilograms per hectare
causing a devastating blow to the soil
the result is the overuse of chemical fertilizers that are actually causing a quickening of the damages rather than helping and
This is just the beginning of the issues at hand
Large amounts of a single crop can become a feeding frenzy for insects which adapt to thrive on this massive quantity of a certain food
In order to deal with this problem
Pesticides are introduced to kill them
These pesticides make their way into the ground destroying the vital life forms
Causing less and less soil fertility and more and more toxic conditions to the plants animals and even us
If you think about it plants and insects are all biological organisms and very much function in the same basic ways that we all do
if we are feeding insects a poison that will kill them the same stuff is going to kill us if we eat it too or
At the very least be damaging to our bodies
The next challenging aspect of our agriculture is the spraying of herbicides
Because all kinds of unwanted native plants begin to grow in the same area and choke out the intended crops
Once the herbicides have been sprayed there is no longer a balanced ecosystem that can handle the biodiversity of all of the various plant
Fungal bacteria and insect life that make these areas their home this causes an even more highly saturated
chemical soup in the soil water table and air that interrupts the balance of all of life in the area and
As if that isn't already enough of a biological
Disaster in order for the plants to be able to handle the massive levels of chemical intervention
There is yet another new kind of threat to the ecology
genetically modified organisms aka GMOs
These new genetically modified Franken plants are tinkered with at a genetic level to handle the various kinds of chemicals being sprayed among other things
Our bodies the insects the bacteria and the ecosystems are all negatively impacted because of this entire process
This chemical cocktail paired with genetically modified organisms is the biggest problem with plant food and health as we know it today
For instance the National Cancer Institute has found links between consuming pesticides to leukemia Hodgkin's disease
non-hodgkins lymphoma and many other forms of cancer
Pesticides have also been shown to disrupt the endocrine system wreak havoc with hormone regulation in the body and disrupt the reproductive systems
children are especially susceptible to the damage caused by consuming foods with pesticides with results showing that they may greatly
Impact the development of the central nervous system and to think this is all just the end result of a single
Misunderstanding about growing society's food the naively simple yet tragically ecocidal practice of monoculture
It's at this time, I'd love to bring up a video that you might have seen several years back
It's called my potato project the importance of organic in which an adorable little girl named Elise
presents her science experiment on the difference between organic and inorganic foods
Now the full video you can watch on your own. It's pretty short and I do recommend it. But here's the simple version
She tried growing a non-organic store-bought potato and after three weeks nothing happened
She tried growing a store-bought organically certified potato and over a month it finally grew these in her own words
wimpy, little vines and finally
She went to a local farmers market and got an organic potato from the grower who brought it directly from the farm after
Only one week it looked like this
The entire project really is incredible for several reasons
the
First is observing. Just how much life energy natural foods have within it and how much of that is drained when they're treated with chemicals
Elyse also explains the dangers of these herbicides
Which go deep into the cell structure of the plants. So washing them doesn't actually make a difference
Companies may claim that herbicides aren't bad
But if they weren't toxic would the people spraying them really need to be wearing what look like radiation suits?
So what can we do with this information one simple answer is start a permaculture garden and we're gonna explore that very soon
Otherwise if you can start frequenting farmers markets so that you can support the small local farmers who offer a wide variety of fresh
vegetables grown with more traditional methods promoting healthier soil
If you are a farmer or know farmers who may be using traditional practices, we want to say, thank you
Even more than this if you are doing the practices of permaculture
We are deeply grateful as it surely takes a great deal of time
Devotion and effort to convert your farm over to these more wholesome systems
anyone introducing healthy crop rotation cycles
permacultural practices or creating vertical greenhouses to save space or helping everyone and everything to be healthier and happier in every way and
At this moment
I'd love to extend an open invitation to all of the large industrial
Agriculture organizations responsible for creating the chemicals equipment and GMOs that are poisoning our people and our planet
We understand that you're doing the best that you can with the information that you have and that all of the resources spent on
Pesticides herbicides and GMOs are a result of years of monoculture development which out of necessity required you to implement those systems
With that said I'd like to invite you to take account of everything we've explored in this movie and make a change
if you change your system internally from the top and
Restructure the way food is grown across all of your farms
you set yourself up to be seen as heroes to the people of the planet by supporting and
Demonstrating what it means to live in harmony with the earth in this way
You set yourself up for a long healthy and sustainable practice help heal the world and continue to thrive as an organization
Now this part of the conversation was mostly all based around land agriculture and plants
but we also have to take a moment to acknowledge that this same exact thing is happening in our seas and oceans and it's having
A very dire and adverse effect to all of the marine life and the natural ecosystems on the planet as a result
Oil and garbage pollute the water choking its inhabitants and causing tremendous suffering for literally everyone
for example
It was recently discovered that the tiny synthetic fibers of our clothes are
Released bit by bit through our washing machines and end up in the very fish that we eat
and in 2019
It was shown that ice sheets in the Arctic actually contain traces of microplastic
let that sink in for a moment the Arctic one of the most remote regions on our planet is suffering as a
Consequence of our plastic dumping it's very important that as we re-evaluate and change our farming and agricultural practices on land
We also must do the same thing for our relationships and practices with aquatic life cultivating a healthy and sustainable practice of aquaculture
but with everything that we've looked at
even when times may seem bleak the truth is we are in the process of discovering the miracle of who we really are and
step into a whole new way of life on earth but to get there it takes a deep respect for all of life and
Honoring all that has come before us so don't fear have faith and know that we are here with you every step along the way
To see this world shift into a new age of light
Understanding and cultivating the requirements for living a healthy life is one of the most important foundations
We need to build as both
Individuals and as a species we can see very clearly that when the body is healthy the mind works, right?
When the mind works, right the emotions are more fluid and true
when the emotions are true the spirit can thrive and
Simply having a more healthy body can dramatically increase our spiritual connection to ourselves
when the whole ecosystem of our body of consciousness thrives
We become powerful creators in our own rights as we do this collectively. The entire world is transformed into the paradise
It's designed to be through our good work in the world. It is critically important that we do this work both internally and externally
because we need to bring both into balance to create real harmony as
Bruce Lipton teaches us epigenetics the environment is what shapes our genetics the individual
Epigenetics is the subset of phenomenon which affects genes from outside the DNA, but of course the DNA still plays a vital role
Epigenetics are simply described as changes caused by the environment that affect how our genes are passed on
These flow hand-in-hand in a perpetual cycle of give and take throughout our existence
We would be remiss not to follow the basic rules of planet Earth for the these are the most important rules that make a difference
when it comes to living as connected planetary beings
throughout our series on food nutrition and health
We've touched on only a few of the challenges and roadblocks to living a life full of health and wellness
There are so many more things we could talk about like the environmental and ethical atrocities of leather farms
the greenhouse gas emissions
Produced by factory animal farming the deforestation of the Amazon to produce beef the mass pollution of waterways from the runoff of these farms
The amount of grain and water required to feed all of these farm creatures that DeForest and pollutes even more land the bio
Accumulation of toxins in our water using render farms to grind up dead animals to feed to our pets
cruel fishing methods mass marine extinction and so much more and
Honestly, if we just focus on that all the time and nothing else, it's like oh Lord, excuse me
It's time for me to go live on a mountain in seclusion for the rest of my life
However before you sell all of your worldly possessions
Allow me to share with you something that can really make a difference and support the cultivation of great change now
Don't get me wrong focus on the problems is important for us to understand them to see how we've created the mess we have
But if we stare for too long and do nothing, we just make ourselves depressed and never create anything new
if we can shift our mindset and focus to a solutions based approach to these challenges we can shift our behavior and
Produce beautiful change with rapid speed and this is exactly what happened in Australia
Many years ago in the late 1960s
Two pioneering academics in the world of agriculture came together to develop a new way of looking at how we live on the earth in
relationship with the requirement of healthy food safe shelter clean water
Appropriate Sun fresh air strong communities and happy lives
By 1978 Bill Mollison and David Holmgren published permaculture 1 and made it available to the public
This evolved into the final design manual presented to the world by Bill Mollison in 1988 entitled permaculture a designer's manual
It is from this manual that the world has been effectively changed for good and we are seeing the effects today
permaculture is the modern world's first approach to a truly integrated set of practices that takes into consideration all
Aspects of the ecology in any given region and allows for human populations to thrive alongside them
Not at the expense of the ecology but rather because of it
In fact in 2018 Geoff Lawton the protege and permaculture torch bearer of melisten since his death in 2016
There is a project that was established in the Dead Sea valley of Jordan the driest and most desolate place on the earth
Which shows just how powerful the living earth actually is when her principles are used in very specific ways
Now not to spoil the surprise or anything
But there is now a living food forest there with self-enclosed running water fruiting trees
Vegetable and herb gardens thriving animals and a whole series of other miracles. That would not have been possible without these incredible practices
When we can get the paradigm correct everything becomes clear and concise the actions
We need to take become specific measurable attainable relevant and timely these are referred to as SMART goals
Sure. These may have been introduced as a way for people to be more productive in the workplace
But they are applicable across anything that we have a clear sailing objective towards in the case of permaculture
We have been able to achieve not just a clear objective
But also very specific results across the globe even in desert regions that nobody believed would be able to grow anything
We know very well today that all living beings live as a part of a larger
Ecological framework if forests are destroyed the soil cannot thrive if the soil is devoid of the biodiversity it requires to sustain life
Plants cannot thrive if plants are nutritionally poor
Insects and animals suffer if these systems suffer, so does the ability for all of life to maintain the ecosystems?
Although humans have developed systems of Agriculture that appear to be separate from this cycle of life. This is only an illusion
We are just as intimately connected to Ecology's around us as any other creature on this wondrous living planet
One article on this subject writes our research suggests that people who live in areas that have more and/or larger trees on the street
Report better health perception after controlling for demographic factors such as income age and education
This same increase in health perception is also on average equivalent to being 7 years younger
Results suggests that people who live in areas that have more and/or larger trees on the streets reports significantly fewer cardio metabolic conditions
the reason why permaculture is so important right now and possibly the most important subject we can attend to in this day and age is
because it is a practice which brings back the biodiversity of a living planet once again a
biodiversity and ecology that we can participate with and thrive in
Permaculture is also available to everyone
It's not very expensive to invest in some basic materials to get yourself started and due to the demand for healthy food
There are many people now bringing permaculture to the marketplace in their own unique ways
Permaculture itself is like a social spiritual farming revolution
bringing us back to the age of farming but in a new
Techno savvy way that doesn't require the same amount of land or equipment and encourages creativity in how you approach your practice
for those who are interested, you'll find a link in the comments below to a website to help you get started with permaculture as
We've been exploring in some of our other videos lately where we invest our energy
Focus time and resources is what we will continue or discontinue to create in the world
Even if you yourself are not called to start your own permaculture garden, you can support your local permaculture farmers
the point is I want to invite you to do your best to live in alignment with the principles of the earth and maybe even
Discover just how powerful your daily micro commitments can be towards creating a more harmonious world one small act of love at a time
Your increased health wellness and longevity will be its own reward for your efforts bringing this series to a close
There is one final thing that I must share as we've looked at before we are what we eat
If we are eating healthy and living food, then we will in turn reflect that same vibrance in life
according to a recent estimate by the National Institute of Health
90% of cells in the human body are bacterial fungal or otherwise non-human
This means that up to 90 percent of your body is made up of a massive collective of small organisms that aren't necessarily you
at a conscious level everything you eat is or was alive at some level unless you're that one guy who ate the plane and
When food is ingested
It becomes part of your body of consciousness if the food we eat is artificially modified poisoned or raised in an environment of fear
And stress we will take on that same energy simply by putting it into our body
What's amazing about this is that this is where many of our cravings actually come from
It's not necessarily that we as in our souls want that cheeseburger
But that the microorganisms that live inside us are hungry for a particular chemical
Combination of salt sugar and fat and are emitting signals to our bodies that asks us to keep eating those foods
but if we create the opportunity for ourselves to cleanse our bodies such as through fasting or eating differently or
Even plant medicine we clear out those microorganisms and over time the cravings we have changed naturally as a result
we have this incredible ability to adapt our bodies do it on a daily basis if we have grown up eating unhealthy foods our
Bodies become used to this diet and learn to make it work
However, just because we can survive this way does not mean we are thriving
To add to this more we must take into consideration that in addition to what you eat
We must also be mindful of how we eat
There's a practice known as mindful eating which is slowly eating chewing thoroughly
taking time to appreciate the texture and flavor of your food a
Great article published by Psychology today about mindful eating says it helps us to become aware of who in the body heart mind
Complex is hungry and how and what is best to nourish it?
Each of us are responsible for what we put into our bodies and we're responsible for the way that we feel as a result
When we can learn to shift our relationship with food and health
We begin to thrive the more that we personally thrive the greater and impact we can have on the world
Albert Einstein wrote that a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels
What this means is that with all of the problems in the world
No amount of tinkering with these problems will create a dramatic change unless we change our own internal state first
We learn from Hermeticism that our outer world reflects our inner world the more we shift inside the greater ability
We have to create a shift in the world outside
One of the ways we do this is by recognizing that the internal and external are in constant flux
Every time you eat something you are bringing something outside in and the energy that you receive from the thing that you ate
carries into the world through your actions
So ask yourself. What am I bringing into my body today? And then what am I putting out into the world as a result?
throughout this series
We've looked at a lot of different information regarding food health and how to optimize our personal ecosystems to thrive in a chaotic world
With this, I thank you so much for watching, please
Don't forget to leave a comment if you learn something fun, and we'll see you again soon in another spirit science video
