Chemical Calories: The Casualties of Progress

1. “Chemical Calories” the Casualties of Progress Maximizing Rejuvenation DETOX Presented by:Gloria Gilbère, CDP, D.A.Hom, ND, PhD, DSC, EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist, HTMA Practitioner, Syndicated Talk Show HostFounder/CEO Institute for Wholistic RejuvenationHealth Sciences & Publishing Division: Gig Harbor, WAwww.gloriagilbere.com Health thru Educationtm Series

2. Chemical Calories

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4. Defining “Chemical Calories” Metabolic Modifiers & Disruptors • Toxic chemicals that damage the metabolic processes of the body which handle, absorb, and create proteins. • These chemicals also increase the rate at which proteins are eliminated from the body. • Therefore, our bodies become incapable of metabolizing and eliminating the proteins needed to allow our body’s “natural slimming system” to fully function.

5. Chemical Calories vs Traditional Calories Traditional – units of energy (the more energy food produces the more calories it contains and the more the body can naturally burn it off as fuel) Chemical – the degree of damage caused to the body’s natural slimming system or the fattening ability of the chemicals contained in foods.

6. Most Common Sources of Chemical Calories – Chemicals That INCREASE Levels of Fattening Hormones • Toxic heavy metals in polluted fish, vaccines, dental work • Artificial or synthetic chemicals in plastics, pesticides, solvents • Growth hormones, antibiotics and steroids in meat, poultry and dairy products • Food additives, preservatives and colorings • Environmental pollution • Packaging materials leaching into foods • Artificial sweeteners • Common contamination in food sources

7. Sources of Chemical Calories continued… Toxic heavy metals – • mercury (fish and dental work) • aluminum (cans, antacids, cookware, foil, antiperspirants, carbonated sodas, baking powder, contaminated water) • Lead (paint, water pipes, cigarette smoke, canned goods (solder), pottery, air pollution, insecticides, lipstick and other cosmetics, contaminated food and water) • Cadmium (auto exhaust, food containers, pesticides, medications, instant coffee and tea, batteries, processed grains, plastics, polluted water) • Other heavy metals (arsenic, nickel and copper)

8. Sources of Chemical Calories continued… • Plastics • Plastic bags, food packaging, plastic wrap, plastic bottles, Styrofoam, glue, carpet backing, cleaning products, cosmetics, ink, lubricants, paints, toys, medical equipment and supplies, clothing (synthetic leather, rubber and treatments), tubing, vinyl (pvc)

9. Sources of Chemical Calories continued… • Pesticides • Halogen compounds (disinfectants, gasoline, medicine, fire retardant chemicals (bedding, outdoor clothing, mattresses, etc), wood preservatives (playground equipment, fencing, decking etc.) • Organo-phosphates, pet flea treatments, household pesticide sprays, stabilizers in car fluids, flame retardants, medicines for lice, crabs, nits, and Alzheimer’s disease (neuro-toxin) • Carbamates – anti-microbials, cigars and cigarettes, moth balls, pet flea treatments, synthetic rubber

10. Sources of Chemical Calories continued… • Solvents – after-shave and perfumes, floor wax, dry-cleaning fluids, latex, the metal foils used in packaging such as yoghurt lids • Growth-hormones – most widely used are organophosphates….scary! Other ones used: carbamates, thyroid drugs, steroids

11. Sources of Chemical Calories continued… Food additives – • Propyl gallate – preservative found in anything fatty or oily…most serious side-effect link is to cancer • BHA/BHT – preservatives, in anything fatty or oily (chewing gum, potato chips)…cancer in rats • Potassium Bromate – increases volume and creates a finer crumb structure in breads and rolls. In CA they require a cancer warning. Banned everywhere except U.S. and Japan.

12. Food Additives continued…In my experience, the most deadly of ALL! • MSG – flavor enhancer. In packaged and processed foods. Cardiac death, neuron damage, headaches, nausea, vomiting, generalized or localized inflammation, asthma • Aspartame – artificial sweetener. Brain tumors, lymphoma, leukemia in rats, in people headaches, dizziness and hallucinations, brain-fog, menstrual cramps

13. Food Additives continued… • Acesulfame-K – artificial sweetener 200x stronger than sugar. May cause cancer and affects thyroid in animals. • Olestra – fat substitute used in crackers, snacks and potato chips. It is not absorbed by the body, therefore, causes diarrhea, cramps, flatulence and prevents absorption of some fat-soluble nutrients.

14. Food Additives continued… • Sodium Nitrate and Nitrites – preservative used in coloring and flavoring of processed meats (lunch meats, ham, smoked meats like hot dogs, sausage etc.). Leads to formation of cancer-causing chemicals called nitrosamines. • Food Coloring Agents – causes brain and thyroid tumors in animals and possibly humans. Known to play a major role as an excito-toxin therefore manifested as ADD/ADHD, brain-fog, lethargy, dizziness and anaphylactic reactions.

15. Top Contaminated Foods with Chemical Calories • Common Food Sources: • Butter • Cream Cheese • Spinach • Apples • Celery • Salmon • Strawberries • Raisins • Summer Squash • Green peppers • Collards • Processed cheeses • Farmed fish • Fresh salad greens • Peanuts • Non-organic meat, poultry & oils • Non-organic grains

16. Protein’s Role (as an amino acid): • Amino acids form the structure of the most slimming hormones (catecholamines, thyroid, insulin, HGH, steroids, leptin, estrogen and testosterone) • They Speed-up metabolism up to 30% above normal • They facilitate energy production • They builds muscles to burn body fat during exercise and everyday activities NOTE: Chemicals and chemical-calories damage proteins, not only their creation but also their functions as described above.

17. Consequences of Chemical Calories on Hormones NOTE:When chemical calories damage hormonal functions, your metabolism is automatically affected. Example – too much thyroid hormone can double your metabolic rate resulting in weight loss. A deficiency reduces the metabolic rate by half…causing weight gain.

18. What You Can Do… • Reduce, better yet ELIMINATE, chemical calories in your diet – You ARE What You Eat! • Insure you are well-hydrated daily. • Detox by reducing overall body burden starting with the intestinal tract & liver – medical foods & green drinks are the healthiest and most effective. • Add supplements for your specific symptoms/conditions and soluble fiber to “brush” colonic plaque where bacteria set-up “house-keeping” and the toxins created erode the lining of the intestines – if you need a stool softener, make sure it does not contain habit-forming ingredients. • Exercise – WALK< WALK<WALK • Consume plenty of quality protein daily, it forms your entire body structure and endurance. REMEMBER: Fast-Food is the Fast-Track to Disease and Early Death – Our bodies are not engineered to process artificial ingredients.

19. Quality Protein Insures… • Energy production & utilization. • Increased metabolic rate when it’s stimulated through exercise. • Healthy carbohydrate consumption that increases heat production – known as thermogenesis – whichhelps burn-off excess food, and releases a substance called catecholamines that increases endurance and desire for exercise.

20. Effects of Metabolic Damage from Chemicals • Thyroid disorders • Toxic lymphatic system • Over-burdened liver (no longer able to protect us by neutralizing toxic load) • Intestinal damage (often leading to permeability – leaky gut) • Soft & Connective tissue disorders (fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic fatigue, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, gum disease, etc.) • Brain-fog, learning disabilities, Parkinson’s, Dementia & Alzheimer's type symptoms & Disorders

21. “Sweet”Ignorance

22. Dangers of Synthetic Sweeteners • Cancer • Depression – Bipolar Disorders – Anxiety & Panic Attacks • Persistent or Sudden On-set Headaches • Weight-gain • Allergic Reactions – some life-threatening • Birth Defects OR Infertility • Blurred Vision • Hearing Loss • Alzheimer’s Disease • Cell AND Nervous System Damage

23. Sweet Healthy Options • Sweetener made from LoHan (a Chinese gourd) and/or a sweetener made from monk frout – sold by names like Lakanto – measures just like sugar in baking and other recipes. • Stevia – all natural from the stevia leaf • In Moderation… • Honey, Agave, Raw Brown Sugar, Organic Maple Syrup

24. Intestinal Ecosystem