The Shocking Truth About Kiwi

Everybody tells us that we need to eat more green foods but sometimes our kids give us some resistance when it comes to the green stuff. However, one green thing most kids love is kiwis, even though they are green and are packed full of nutrients and antioxidants. You can feed kiwis to them every day and won't get a complaint. They are yummy plain but can be cut up in cereal, and used in fruit salad.

You don't have to tell them all of the nutrition they are getting, but if you are a little curious...continue reading and find the shocking truth about kiwis!

Kiwis are one of nature's perfect foods: low in calories, high in energy and an excellent source of antioxidants. Each one delivers a world of nutrition benefits, including:

• Vitamin C: Each serving of kiwifruit has nearly two-and-a-half times the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C, proven to boost the immune system and fight the effects of stress and aging.
• No fat: Kiwifruit is fat-free, an important consideration in today's healthy diets, and a rarity among foods containing so many other nutritional benefits.
• Fiber: Two kiwifruit contain more fiber than a bowl of bran cereal, the tasty way to maintain heart health, regular digestion, and lower cholesterol.
• Potassium: A serving of California Kiwifruit has more potassium than a banana, ideal for maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance and for releasing energy during exercise.
• Antioxidants: Kiwifruit is an excellent source of antioxidants that are important in reducing your risk of cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
• Low glycemic index: With a glycemic index of 52, kiwifruit is a fat-free, low-carb fruit that's safe for diabetics and a smart part of any weight-loss diet.
• Magnesium: Two kiwifruit deliver 30 mg of magnesium, which improves nerve and muscle function while boosting your energy level.
• Lutein: Kiwifruit contains the phytochemical lutein, which works to prevent age-related blindness and protect eyes from various kinds of damage.
• Folate: With nearly 10% of the recommended daily value of folate, kiwifruit is a good way to protect the health of the mother and baby during pregnancy while helping prevent birth defects.
• Zinc: Men will appreciate kiwifruit's zinc content, which helps produce testosterone, while everyone can enjoy its other benefits like healthy hair, skin, teeth, and nails.
• Vitamin E: Kiwifruit is one just a handful of fat-free sources of vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that helps lower cholesterol and boost immunity.

HAVE YOU SEEN HOW KIWIS GROW?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO EAT A KIWI?

KIWI BENEFITS 

Researchers exploring the potential positive features of the kiwi fruit have conducted several studies involving children and adults. A study in Italy indicated that children had less trouble with wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing in the night when they consumed 5-7 servings of kiwi or citrus fruit a week. Asthma sufferers were found to derive the most benefit from the kiwi, even when eaten as few as 1-2 times a week. Adults can also benefit from eating the jewel-toned fruit! Another study demonstrated that eating 2-3 kiwi fruits a day can reduce the potential for blood clots and decrease triglycerides. Yet another study cited the kiwi’s ability to protect and repair the body from DNA damage, which could protect against cancer.

Nutritional No Limits
From disease prevention to an abundance of vitamins and minerals, the kiwi provides a wide array of nutrition benefits. According to a study at Rutgers University, the kiwi is the most nutrient-dense fruit, ounce for ounce. Below is a list of the different ways that the naturally fat-free kiwi can help our health:

Disease Prevention
Fiber: Kiwi provides 16% of the RDA for fiber and has a role in the prevention of constipation and some cancers.

Phytonutrients: Kiwis have phytonutrients, which repair DNA, act as the body’s protection against some cancers, and function as antioxidants. Learn more about phytonutrients plant powers.

Vitamins
Folic Acid: Kiwi provides 10% of the RDA for folic acid, which is important for expectant mothers and works to produce red blood cells.
Vitamin C: One serving of kiwi gives the body 230% of the RDA for Vitamin C, which helps heal wounds, increase iron absorption, and boost the immune system.
Vitamin E: Kiwi provides 10% RDA for Vitamin E and decreases the risk of heart disease.
Minerals
Calcium: Kiwi provides 5.5% of the RDA for Calcium.
Chromium: Kiwi aids in regulating heartbeats.
Copper: Kiwi provides 8% of the RDA for Copper.
Iron: Kiwi provides 4% of the RDA for Iron.
Magnesium: Kiwi provides 6% of the RDA for Magnesium, which can enhance your energy level.
Potassium: Kiwi aids in fluid maintenance.
Zinc: Kiwi helps keep hair, skin, teeth, and nails healthy.

SELECTING, STORING, AND EATING A KIWI
How do I choose a kiwi?
Look for a fruit that is plump and fragrant with no visible bruising or wrinkles and a slightly firm feel.

WHAT IF I CHOSE A FRUIT THAT ISN’T YET RIPE?
Kiwis ripen quickly when placed in either a paper or plastic bag with a banana. However, once they are ripened, store them away from other fruit or they will decompose more quickly!

HOW LONG ARE KIWIS GOOD FOR ONCE I BUY THEM?
Ripe kiwi fruit can last in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks.

CAN I EAT THE SKIN?
You can, but wash carefully to remove unwanted pesticides! Rub it a bit to minimize the fuzz. The skin actually provides more fiber to your sweet snack. If you’re not fond of the fuzzy exterior, simply “sloop” it out by slicing the kiwi in half horizontally and spooning out each end to enjoy.

WHAT IS A SERVING SIZE?
A serving of kiwi fruit is ½ cup or 1 medium-sized kiwi.

THE KIWI CRAZE
Kiwi fruit can be enjoyed in fruit salad, or eaten plain.

Alexandria Hardy is a Registered Dietitian employed by Diablo Clinical Research, where she provides nutrition education to clinical research subjects and works on various marketing and nutrition communications. She earned her undergraduate degree in Dietetics and Fitness/Nutrition/Health from Purdue University and completed her internship in Indianapolis, IN.

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Kidney Stones Remedy

One of the people listening to a health class called in and said for kidney stones she juiced one lemon in 1 cup warm water every half hour x 12 hours.

That's juicing a total of 24 lemons in 12 hours...it has to be done just like that every half hour put inside 8 oz. warm water and drunk every half hour x 12 hours.

She said it completely dissolved her kidney stones.

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Kidney Cleanse

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison, and anything unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean. Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down. Then filter it and pour into a clean bottle and keep it inside the refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley is known as the best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

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Kale

Kale is a Vegan's T-Bone steak, “the queen of greens” and “a nutritional powerhouse” that is the life force from the earth. 

Kale is low in calorie, high in fiber and has zero fat. Like protein, fiber is a macronutrient, which means we need it every day. But many Americans don’t eat nearly enough and the deficiency is linked to heart disease, digestive disorders and cancer. Protein-rich foods, like meat, contain little to no fiber. One serving of kale not only contains 5 percent of the recommended daily intake of fiber, but it also provides 2 grams of protein.

One cup of kale has only 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber and 0 grams of fat. It is great for aiding in digestion and elimination with its great fiber content. It’s also filled with so many nutrients, vitamins, folate and magnesium as well as those listed below.

Kale is high in iron. Per calorie, kale has more iron than beef. Iron is essential for good health, such as the formation of hemoglobin and enzymes, transporting oxygen to various parts of the body, cell growth, proper liver function and more. Despite the myth that vegetarians are anemic, the number of non-vegetarians with iron-deficiencies is on the rise. Per calorie, kale has more iron than beef.

Kale is high in Vitamin K. Eating a diet high in Vitamin K can help protect against various cancers. It is also necessary for a wide variety of bodily functions including normal bone health and the prevention of blood clotting. Also increased levels of vitamin K can help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Kale is filled with powerful antioxidants. Antioxidants, such as carotenoids and flavonoids help protect against various cancers.

Kale is a great anti-inflammatory food. One cup of kale is filled with 10% of the RDA of omega-3 fatty acids, which help, fight against arthritis, asthma, and autoimmune disorders. Inflammation is the number one cause of arthritis, heart disease and a number of autoimmune diseases, and is triggered by the consumption of animal products. Kale is an incredibly effective anti-inflammatory food, potentially preventing and even reversing these illnesses.

Kale is great for cardiovascular support. Eating more kale can help lower cholesterol levels.

Kale is high in Vitamin A. Vitamin A is great for your vision, your skin as well as helping to prevent lung and oral cavity cancers.

Kale is high in Vitamin C. This is very helpful for your immune system, your metabolism and your hydration.

Kale is high in calcium. Per calorie, kale has more calcium than milk, which aids in preventing bone loss, preventing osteoporosis, and maintaining a healthy metabolism. Vitamin C is also helpful to maintain cartilage and joint flexibility.  Dairy and beef both contain calcium, but the U.S. still has some of the highest rates of bone loss and osteoporosis in the world. Kale contains more calcium per calorie than milk (90 grams per serving) and is also better absorbed by the body than dairy.

Kale is a great detox food. Kale is filled with fiber and sulfur, both great for detoxifying your body and keeping your liver healthy. No matter if you throw kale into your salads, steam it along with cauliflower and broccoli, or dehydrate it into kale chips-- kale has all the elements of a prefect food; antioxidants, protein, calcium, enzymes and an abundance of vitamins.

Kale contains Omega fatty acids: Essential Omega fats play an important role in our health, unlike the saturated fats in meat. A serving of kale contains 121 mg of omega-3 fatty acids and 92.4 mg of omega-6 fatty acids.

Kale provides great Immunity: Superbugs and bacteria are a serious risk to our health. Many of these come as a result of factory farm meat, eggs and dairy products. Kale is an incredibly rich source of immune-boosting carotenoid and flavanoid antioxidants including vitamins A and C.

Kale is Sustainable: Kale grows to maturity in 55 to 60 days versus a cow raised for beef for an average of 18-24 months. Kale can grow in most climates and is relatively easy and low impact to grow at home or on a farm. To raise one pound of beef requires 16 pounds of grain, 11 times as much fossil fuel and more than 2,400 gallons of water.

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Health Benefits Of Jackfruit

Strengthen Immune System

Jackfruit is an excellent source of vitamin C, a powerful nutrient which helps protect against viral and bacterial infections. Vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system function by supporting the white blood cells function. One cup of jackfruit can supply the body a very good amount of this powerful antioxidant.

Protect against Cancer
In addition to containing vitamin C, jackfruit is also rich in phytonutrients such as lignans, isoflavones and saponins which have anti-cancer and anti-aging properties. These phytonutrients may help eliminate cancer-causing free radicals from the body and slow the degeneration of cells that can lead to degenerative diseases.

Aids in healthy digestion
Jackfruit is also known to contain anti-ulcer properties which help cure ulcers and digestive disorders. In addition, the present of high fiber in the jackfruit prevents constipation and helps in smooth bowel movements. These fibers also offer protection against colon mucous membrane by removing the driving away the carcinogenic chemicals from the large intestine (colon).

Maintain a Healthy Eye and Skin
Jackfruit contains vitamin A, a powerful nutrient which known to maintain a healthy eye and skin. It also helps prevent vision-related problems such as macular degeneration and night blindness.

Boost Energy
Jackfruit is considered as an energy generating fruit due to the presence of simple sugars like fructose and sucrose which give you an almost immediate energy boost. Although Jackfruit is energy rich fruit but it contains no saturated fats or cholesterol making it one of healthy fruit to savor!

Lower High Blood Pressure
Potassium contain in Jackfruit has been found to be helpful in the lowering of blood pressure and thus reducing the risk of heart attack as well as stroke.

Control Asthma
The root of Jackfruit has been found to help those who suffer from asthma. Boiling the jackfruit root and its extract has been found to control asthma.

Strengthen the Bone
Jackfruit is rich in magnesium, a nutrient which important in the absorption of calcium and work with calcium to help strengthen the bone and prevent bone related disorders such as osteoporosis.

Prevent Anemia
Jackfruit also contains iron which helps to prevent anemia and also helps in proper blood circulation in our body.

Maintain a Healthy Thyroid
Copper plays an important role in the thyroid metabolism, especially in hormone production and absorption and Jackfruit is loaded with this important micromineral.

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Is Using Marijuana A Sin? The Bible Gives Us The Answers!

Gen. 1: 29 – And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. (food) so we are to eat the herb and not smoke the herb…not saying to go make brownies either!!!

Gen. 3:17 – And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Adam sinned and the ground was cursed…including the plant life….that is why there is poison oak, ivy etc. Marijuana came into existence same way!!! Just like poisonous snakes and spiders…it came because of sin!!!

Psa. 103:5 – Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles.

THC in marijuana is a chemical and when it combines with things in the brain it causes aging and ppl look older than they really are and so it is not renewing your youth and makes you age quicker.

Marijuana may have good qualities but the bad outweighs the good…..his uncle was a pothead and died from cancer!!!

Most ppl who justify using it for medical reasons are using it to get high!!!

2 Tim. 3:5 – Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Loving your own pleasures is not a form of godliness!!!

1 Pet. 5: 8 – Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

When smoking pot, you are NOT sober…when your mind is inebriated you are subject to demonic possession!!!

Damages the brain and messes up your blood.

Psa. 139:16 – Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book, all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned when as yet there was none of them.

God knew the state of your body when He created you…..when you do drugs it messes with your brain, liver, and lungs.

God knows how we treat our bodies and He never intended for us to get high. He wants us to be sober and vigilant!!!

2 Cor. 5:10 –  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

We are going to have to stand before the judgment seat according to what we did to our bodies!!! So take care of your body to the glory of God!

1 Cor. 3:17 – If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

If smoking pot you are ruining your body and then you are defiling it and will be destroyed!!!

Is pumping that joint worth eternal life?

1 Cor. 6: 20 – For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

We have to take care of our body and if getting high on drugs then we are not taking care of our body!!!

Are you going to do what God wants or what you want?

Is getting high that important to you?????

Marijuana IS ADDICTING!!!! If you say you are not you are lying to yourself! Try quitting for a week, a month and you will know.

1 Cor. 10:31 – Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

If you are getting high you are sinning!!! You are giving glory to Satan, not God!!!

If you want to keep getting high and messing up your brain and even getting sclerosis on your liver keep it up! So does smoking, cocaine, meth, caffeine, and all drugs!!!

It is not your body, it's God and He cares if you take care of it.

Smoking marijuana is SIN!!!

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Chewing Gum - Is It Toxic?

I want to share just how harmful and non-harmonious that gum can be with our bodies. I gave up chewing gum many many years ago myself and recommend it for everyone else. Check out this information for facts about gum that you should definitely know, especially if you are a regular chewer.

 

Recently, about thirty women, were asked whose ages were mostly under the age of forty, if they carried chewing gum with them. Twenty seven of the thirty were able to pull out a pack of gum, some even going as far as telling me why they loved a particular brand/flavor of gum.

 

While this demographic is not representative of all women, 90% of them chewed gum on a daily basis, some consuming more than one stick per day. As with many things that we expose our bodies to on a daily basis, let’s take a moment and analyze the ingredients of chewing gum and ask some important questions that pertain to whether it contributes to good health.

How many of us have looked at the ingredients on a pack of gum?

If you have, do you know what each one of the substances is?

Is a stick of chewing gum more of a “cancer stick” than a cigarette?

As you will see below, commercial gum products are some of the most toxic substances that you can expose your body too and literally can lead to some of the worst diseases on the planet.

Here is a list of the most common ingredients in the most popular chewing gum products on the market:

• Sorbitol, Xylitol, Mannitol, Maltitol
• Gum Base
• Glycerol
• Natural and Artificial Flavors
• Hydrogenated Coconut Oil and Starch
• Aspartame –Acesulfame
• Soy Lecithin
• Colors (titanium oxide, blue 2 lake, red 40)
• BHT
• Malic Acid
• Citric Acid

Ingredient #1: Gum Base.

Imagine if someone came up to you and said, “Hey, would you like to chew on some tire rubber and plastic?” You probably would politely decline and want to report this person to a doctor for a psychological evaluation. “Gum base” is a blend of elastomers, plasticizers, fillers, and resin. Some of the other ingredients that go into this mix are polyvinyl acetate, which is frequently referred to as “carpenter glue” or “white glue”. Paraffin wax is another ingredient that is a byproduct of refined petroleum. Is chewing plastic, petroleum and rubber safe? As you chew, these substances leach into the mouth and body. 

Ingredient #2: Aspartame.
The controversy surrounding this substance is widespread. It is one of the most body toxic substances we can consume. The political corruption and money trail behind this agent of disease is a mile long. Aspartame has been linked to all of the major brain diseases including Alzheimer’s and ALS. It is also considered a prime contributor to many other diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, asthma, obesity, and many others. It is in many diet products on the market today, but in the long run actually contributes to obesity due to his extreme acidity. Aspartame is an excitotoxin, which over excites neurons in the brain until they burn out and die. Dr. Russell Blaylock is the leading expert on Aspartame and other excitotoxins and I would highly encourage you to see the documentary entitled “Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World”.

#3: Hydrogenated Coconut Oil and Starch.
Hydrogenation is chemical process that adds hydrogen across a double bonded carbon. This is done to increase the shelf life of a product, turning oil into a more plastic like substance. This process also creates Trans fats, which are now known to be very harmful to health.

Ingredient #4: Colors (titanium dioxide, blue 2 lake, red 40).
Titanium dioxide is a nanoparticle that is very common in sunscreen and many other health products, including synthetic nutritional supplements. New evidence is leading in the direction of this substance being carcinogenic, leading to cancer. We as humans are drawn to things that are colorful. Artificial food colorings, such as red 40, are made from petroleum and are dangerous to our health. Many people have extreme allergies to these substances and they have been implicated in contributing to ADD and other disorders and diseases.

Ingredient #5: Sorbitol, Xylitol, Mannitol, Maltitol.
These sugar alcohols are originally made from sugar, but are altered so much that they are considered sugar free. As a general rule, when nature is altered and changed to make a “better” product, more often than not, the result is something that is not healthy. Some even go so far as to say that these products are far worse than sugar and can stimulate weight gain. Other side effects can include abdominal pain and diarrhea. Is sugar alcohol better than sugar? Neither are good substances, so comparing the two is somewhat pointless.
 
Chewing Gum and Digestion
Every time you chew gum, your brain is tricked into thinking that you are eating food. Therefore, it sends signals to your stomach, pancreas and other organs involved in digestion to prepare for this “food”. Your salivary glands and pancreas will begin to emit enzymes, which are necessary to digest food and absorb nutrients from food. Constant emission of enzymes over time will deplete enzymes and over time this process can slow down. If you are not breaking down and absorbing food properly over time, you will get disease because the body needs nutrients to rebuild and thrive.

A Great Alternative for Fresh Breath
A great alternative to chewing gum is to carry around a small bottle of organic food grade peppermint oil and when you would like fresh breath, just put one drop in your mouth and you will have achieved the same effect. You can find many food grade oils that are wonderful for helping you have fresh breath.

Nothing in chewing gum is natural. It is chemical goop that in no way contributes to health or is good for your teeth. Don’t be fooled by fancy advertising. The five ingredients that we reviewed above, in one form or another, contribute to disease and poor health. Is this really a risk that you want to expose yourself to all for the sake of fresh breath? In the future, perhaps we will see that chewing gum may be as much of a contributor to disease as are cigarettes.

Source: http://www.activistpost.com/

Further reading: 
http://healthwyze.org/index.php/component/content/article/383-why-a-stick-of-gum-is-more-harmful-to-your-health-than-anything-that-you-eat.html

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Is Carrageenan Natural?

Carrageenan is a common food additive that is derived from specific types of red seaweeds, which are then processed with alkali. This processed substance is distributed widely and used as a “natural” food ingredient. It’s why you’ll find it listed as an ingredient in a number of natural and organic foods. 

Carrageenan is found in all corners of our processed food industry. It serves as a substitute for fat, and to thicken nonfat or low-fat foods or dairy replacements. It recreates a fatty “mouthfeel” in products such as low-fat or nonfat dairy (e.g., low-fat cottage cheese, low-fat sour cream) and vegetable-based dairy substitutes (e.g., soymilk, coconut milk).

Carrageenan is used as a stabilizer for beverages that separate, and otherwise must be must be stirred or shaken before use to redistribute the particles. Addition of carrageenan allows beverages like chocolate milk or nutritional shakes to be consumed without first shaking or stirring. But with the serious health risks connected with carrageenan, shaking and stirring your food before consuming hardly seem like difficult tasks.

Carrageenan is also used in meats, especially deli meat and prepared chicken. It is sometimes injected as a brine in pre-cooked poultry to improve tenderness and maintain juiciness. It is added to low-sodium or low-fat deli meat (e.g. sliced turkey) as a binder. It is found in many processed foods, even some certified organic frozen pizzas and nutrition bars. And many varieties of canned pet food contain carrageenan as well.

Although carrageenan is derived from a natural substance, it’s important to keep in mind that not all natural substances are safe. Many species of plants and seaweed contain substances that are very potent, either as medicine or poison. Other “natural” materials with powerful effects on the human body include tobacco, poison ivy, and rhubarb leaves, which are poisonous. You wouldn’t rub poison ivy all over you just because it’s natural, right?

When processed with acid instead of alkali, carrageenan is degraded to a low molecular weight called “degraded carrageenan” or poligeenan. In fact, degraded carrageenan is such a potent inflammatory agent that scientists routinely use it to induce inflammation and other disease in laboratory animals, so as to test anti-inflammation drugs and other pharmaceuticals on them.

Degraded carrageenan is not allowed in food, but scientists have raised concerns for decades that the use of food grade (undegraded) carrageenan also causes harm. A convincing body of scientific literature shows the negative effects caused by food-grade carrageenan. Moreover, scientists are concerned that the acid environment of the stomach may even “degrade” food grade carrageenan on its own once it enters the digestive system, thus exposing the intestines to this potent and widely recognized carcinogen.

It’s been scientifically proven that carrageenan has a unique chemical structure that leads to prolonged inflammation and other negative health effects. Its effect on the body is similar to the effect of certain pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, which are also technically “natural.” The health impacts of consuming food-grade carrageenan are well documented in scientific literature dating back to the late 1960s. Researchers found a link between the type of carrageenan used in food to gastrointestinal disease in laboratory animals, including ulcerative colitis–like disease, intestinal lesions, and colon cancer.

In 1981, two researchers conducted a literature review of the science published since the late 1960's and raised concerns about the widespread use of carrageenan in our food supply. The researchers wrote in the journal Cancer Detection and Prevention:

“Undegraded carrageenan is still widely used throughout the world as a food additive. Its harmful effects in animals are almost certainly associated with its degradation during passage through the gastrointestinal tract. There is a need for extreme caution in the use of carrageenan or carrageenan-like products as food additives in our diet.”

Though carrageenan adds no nutritional value or flavor to foods or beverages, the food industry still uses it in a wide variety of applications where it’s not necessarily needed.

Researchers concerned with the effects of carrageenan in the diet have also used undegraded, food-grade carrageenan to investigate potentially harmful effects. When the carrageenan manufacturers’ trade group tested 12 samples of food-grade carrageenan, it found every sample was considered contaminated with degraded carrageenan (classified as a “possible human carcinogen”) by at least one of the testing laboratories.

Food processors have an ethical obligation to their customers to take these test results seriously. Their claims that food-grade carrageenan is safe cannot be backed by recent scientific studies and other test results.

So, the question at this point still is whether or not carrageenan is “natural.” Do we define natural as anything occurring in nature—which would in essence be everything on the planet—or do we define it as minimally or completely unprocessed? What about safe? Should natural mean safe?

While those are questions still to be answered, what we do know is this: It certainly seems unnatural to add harmful ingredients to our food no matter where they come from originally.

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