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FIRST--- This from Dr. Mal Ing, a friend of mine
from Harvard '56, on the addictive power of "junk food
" in our society today:---
This Is "Your Brain
on Junk Food" What happens in addiction is lethally simple, explained Paul J. Kenny, associate professor at Scripps Research Institute, and one of the authors of the study. The reward pathways in the brain become so over stimulated that the system basically turns on itself, adapting to the new reality of addiction, whether the fix of choice is cocaine or cupcakes. In their research, Kenny and his colleagues divided rats into three groups. The first group ate a well-balanced diet; group two had the healthy diet, as well as one-hour a day access to high-calorie foods. The last group of rats were given a healthy diet, but also had full access to high-calorie, high-fat, high-sugar foods like bacon, cheesecake and Ding Dongs. The open door policy to junk foods triggered compulsive overeating in the third group, and that quickly led to obesity. "The animals completely lost control over their eating behavior," said Kenny. "They continued to overeat even when they anticipated receiving electric shocks." The dopamine receptors of the brain showed the very same changes occur in the brains of rats that over consume cocaine or heroin, and are thought to play an important role in the development of compulsive drug use. The study, said Kenny, "presents the most thorough and compelling evidence that drug addiction and obesity are based on the same underlying neurobiological mechanisms." A Very Telling Show and Tell Back in Huntington, Chef Oliver is trying to reform the town's youngest junk food junkies. He tests the students' vegetable intelligence, with an array of foods fresh from the garden. Turns out, the kids can't tell a tomato from a potato. In fact, there's not a single vegetable they can correctly identify. While they flunked the veggie IQ, when the chef held up a chicken nugget, and asked, "What's this," it was a no brainer. The kids aced that test. Judging from the amount of fresh food being
dumped in the cafeteria trash, Jamie Olivier's meal makeover experiment
didn't win many high marks from the school kids. The intrepid chef is
discouraged but not deterred. His quest to win the hearts and minds--and
stomachs--of the American public continues, one episode at a time. It
remains to be seen whether Oliver's "revolutionary" ideas, like serving
kids fresh, nutritious school lunches or getting families
to eat dinners that they cook rather than pick up, will take root in
Huntington. But as with the war on drugs, the fight against obesity starts
with education. "Junk Food' --- there's so much to know. Some info follows here immediately below. But don't forget to see Dr. Malcolm Ing's reference to this same subject--- a reference that is so important, I put it upstairs at the link I have labeled " HEALTHY RECIPIES Found at the very top of this same screen.
First up here is a
 video clip
serving as an introduction to the problem of MSG's in our food supply even as we now
speak. It's a little out-of-date, for I do believe that MSG's were removed from all "prepared baby food' sometime
ago. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWLN8SN-0tw to
see it now.
Next up, here's what
Dr. Hugh Wang has to say
about MSG's:---
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeannine and Hugh Wang"
<>
To: "H. Bruce Downey"
<>
Cc: "Mal Ing"
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:18
AM
Subject: MSG
> > While we are talking about aspartame and other sweeteners causing > hormonal omental fat that can be shed without doing any > exercise(amazingly no one publicizes this other than Mal and me since > I have not seen this anywhere), I am reminded of MSG in Asian and > other foods. It began I understand in Japan as Ajinomoto, in China > it is called Vei Tzing, and now is worldwide as MSG. I'm not certain > but I hear it has the same addictive qualities as aspartame. Somehow > the MSG and aspartame are connected. Perhaps Mal knows. MSG also > enhances omental fat. > > Jeannine, my wife, is the canary in the mine. She gets headaches and > swollen fingers from MSG. I don't. > > We always ask to have no added MSG. Sometimes we can't avoid it, > because it's already in the tank of won ton soup, and they cannot > remove it. There is no doubt that it enhances flavor. She and I try > to drink less of the soup which helps. Ingesting polysyllabic > chemicals that your body does not recognize as food is something we > should all avoid (learn to read labels, since we don't have the > instincts of animals. One sniff and they know to eat something else. > > We have to depend upon the advice of gurus (not always > infallible). You still have to think for yourself ( I tell my > children and gkids all the time). For instance, it is not enough to > believe that Mal & I are correct in the hormonal causes of getting > fat (eating gobs of food is the other cause). You must ask yourself > if it could be logical or reasonable. Do you have any trust in the > source? Then you should test it to prove the theorem like geometry. > > Following our recommendations, you will find the waistline shrinking > and the scale showing losses to your delight. You don't have to > exercise (some is good for CV and toning, and you will because you > can as the lbs. are shed), you need to know no chemistry, and you > have to study no nutrition. You only need to be spoon fed by Bruce > and let the ripples rise upon your shore. > > One last reminder, this is a marathon. I (and you) are so fortunate > to have Bruce beating the drum and cheering you on. You've > undoubtedly been on many determined jaunts to lose weight and get > healthy. Like the continuing smoker, your weight continues > inexorably higher over the years as you continue eating (the bad > stuff). Don't let this one get away! > > To your health and longevity, Hugh And then
additionally, here's what Dr. Mal Ing has to say about
MSG's:---
NOTE:--- For the lack of any indexing to
my material that I assemble from time to time in creating "The York '52 Weight Room"--- I lost an important e-mail
from one of my friends, Mal Ing and Hugh
Wang--- being the generous contributors of information that they
are. As Hugh puts it so succinctly, " You
cannot believe everything you read anyway. Ask Mal or me for
validation. Vee haf vays!"
And for the friends they are to
us all, Mal and Hugh both re-sent that which I had mislaid.
Here then is that lost e-mail from Mal--- now with Hugh's added
introduction that in itself relates back to my
forgetfulness:---
_____________________________
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeannine and Hugh Wang"
To: Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 10:54 PM
Subject: Mal's note Hi, Bruce:
Sometimes it pays to be lazy, or slow, or inefficient. Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin, was going on vacation, and he left a few petri dishes unwashed in his lab. When he returned, he found some mold in them and a clear zone of no bacteria around the mold. That the was the antibacterial effect of the mold that was to become Penicillin. I returned to my computer to find Mal's note still in my "IN" box. Here it is: Hugh _____________________________
In regular soda pop what's bad for your health is the HFCS these soft drinks contain. But in the 'diet' versions of these same drinks--- and found similarly in 'diet' foods on the shelves of our food stores--- is another danger to our health called Aspartame or by other names such as NutraSweet, Canderel, Splenda, and AminoSweet ---- BUT NOT 'STEVIA'--- to name but a few. Want to know more? Read what Dr. Hugh Wang has to say about the ill effects of these 'artificial' sweeteners in what follows here:--- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeannine and Hugh Wang"
To: Bruce
Cc: Mal Ing
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 3:44
PM
Subject: Sweeteners Hi, Bruce:
As I drink my vegetarian coffee sweetened by Stevia, I am reminded to speak to you about most sweeteners being bad for any health conscious person, the worst of which is aspartame known under various names. Here's what one physician says about it, and it is my opinion as well after reading many medical papers about it: Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history, and its approval for use in food was the most contested in FDA history. In the end, the artificial sweetener was approved, not on scientific grounds, but rather because of <http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/01/10/aspartame-brain-cancer-and-the-fda.aspx>strong political and financial pressure. After all, aspartame was previously listed by the Pentagon as a biochemical warfare agent! It's hard to believe such a chemical would be allowed into the food supply, but it was, and it has been wreaking silent havoc with people's health for the past 30 years. The truth is, it should never have been released onto the market, and allowing it to remain in the food chain is seriously hurting people - no matter how many times you rebrand it under fancy new names. The Deceptive Marketing of Aspartame Sold commercially under names like NutraSweet, Canderel, and now AminoSweet, aspartame can be found in more than 6,000 foods, including soft drinks, chewing gum, table-top sweeteners, diet and diabetic foods, breakfast cereals, jams, sweets, vitamins, prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Aspartame producer Ajinomoto chose to rebrand it under the name AminoSweet, to "remind the industry that aspartame tastes just like sugar, and that it's made from amino acids - the building blocks of protein that are abundant in our diet." This is deception at its finest: Begin with a shred of truth, and then spin it to fit your own agenda. In this case, the agenda is to make you believe that aspartame is somehow a harmless, natural sweetener made with two amino acids that are essential for health and present in your diet already. They want you to believe aspartame delivers all the benefits of sugar and none of its drawbacks. But nothing could be further from the truth. How Aspartame Wreaks Havoc on Your Health Did you know there have been more reports to the FDA for aspartame reactions than for all other food additives combined? In fact, there are over 10,000 official complaints, but by the FDA's own admission, less than 1 percent of those who experience a reaction to a product ever report it. So in all likelihood, the toxic effects of aspartame may have affected roughly a million people already. While a variety of symptoms have been reported, almost two-thirds of them fall into the neurological and behavioral category consisting mostly of headaches, mood alterations, and hallucinations. The remaining third is mostly gastrointestinal symptoms. This <http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/23/the-dangers-of-aspartame.aspx>video will familiarize you with some of the terrifying side-effects and health problems you could encounter if you consume products containing this chemical. Unfortunately, aspartame toxicity is not well-known by doctors, despite its frequency. Diagnosis is also hampered by the fact that it mimics several other common health conditions, such as: Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Fibromyalgia
Arthritis
Multiple chemical sensitivity
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Attention deficit disorder
Panic disorder
Depression and other psychological
disorders
Lupus Diabetes and diabetic
complications
Birth defects
Lymphoma
Lyme disease
Hypothyroidism
How Diet Foods and Drinks CAUSE Weight
Problems
In recent years, food manufacturers have increasingly focused on developing low-calorie foods and drinks to help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid obesity. Unfortunately, the science behind these products is so flawed, most of these products can actually double your risk of obesity - the complete opposite of the stated intention behind these "zero calorie" drinks. The sad truth is that diet foods and drinks ruin your body's ability to count calories, and in fact stimulate your appetite, thus boosting your inclination to overindulge. Unfortunately, most public health agencies and nutritionists in the United States recommend these toxic artificial sweeteners as an acceptable alternative to sugar, which is at best confusing and at worst harming the health of those who take their misguided advice. Even More Toxic Dangers of Aspartame Truly, there is enough evidence showing the dangers of consuming artificial sweeteners to fill an entire book -- which is exactly why I wrote Sweet Deception. If you or your loved ones drink diet beverages or eat diet foods, this book will explain how you've been deceived about the truth behind artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose -- for greed, for profits, and at the expense of your health. As mentioned earlier, almost two-thirds of all documented side effects of aspartame consumption are neurological. One of the reasons for this side effect, researchers have discovered, is because the phenylalanine in aspartame dissociates from the ester bond. While these amino acids are indeed completely natural and safe, they were never designed to be ingested as isolated amino acids in massive quantities, which in and of itself will cause complications. Additionally this will also increase dopamine levels in your brain. This can lead to symptoms of depression because it distorts your serotonin/dopamine balance. It can also lead to migraine headaches and brain tumors through a similar mechanism. The aspartic acid in aspartame is a well-documented excitotoxin. Excitotoxins are usually amino acids, such as glutamate and aspartate. These special amino acids cause particular brain cells to become excessively excited, to the point that they die. Excitotoxins can also cause a loss of brain synapses and connecting fibers. A review conducted in 2008 by scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo found that consuming a lot of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in your brain to function normally, and may lead to neurodegeneration. According to the researchers, consuming a lot of aspartame can disturb: Furthermore, the ester bond in aspartame breaks down to formaldehyde and methanol, which are also toxic in their own right. So it is not surprising that this popular artificial sweetener has also been found to cause cancer. _________________________________________________________ Bruce, I'm back to talk about Splenda which itself is not bad. It was approved by the FDA which tested it as a natural sweetener which I am trying to grow in my back yard having ordered it from a mail-order nursery. It is struggling, and I'm not sure if it doesn't like my heavy clay dirt or if I'm not watering enough or too much. It is sweeter than sugar, and fast became a favorite for diabetics. A cup of coffee requires only a twentieth of a teaspoon. Here's where the fraud occurs. After the approval, the company added sugar to bulk up the packet to a teaspoon or more, so now what was okay for diabetics and obese patients with omental baggage is now causing insulin/leptin resistance and rises in blood sugar. The company markets it as "made from sugar" without the downside of sugar. Boo! Stevia has nothing added to it, and you use a
tiny spoon about the size of a quarter of a little fingernail to equal a
teaspoon of sugar. It can be found at health food stores and I think
Trader Joe's. It will not raise your blood sugar or anyone else's.
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