CHAPTER FOUR
Toxic Habits
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any concepts related to health and well being are erroneous. They have been
passed down through our families and taught in our schools out of ignorance,
or programmed into us deliberately via television and other media to sell
products. The “Drink Milk for Calcium” myth is one of the biggest. The
Protein Myth is equally huge. We have become a society of high-protein
eaters mainly through the efforts of the industries that sell animal and grain
products.
It is natural for anyone in business to develop slogans about their
products to help sell them. However, when these industries cross the line and
start advertising half-truths or untruths, then we have fraud and
misrepresentation. These “untruths” damage the health of millions of people
every year. This misleading advertising is abundantly true of pharmaceutical
companies as well. Over-the-counter and prescription drugs kill hundreds of
thousands of people each year according to The Washington Post, and many
other sources.
This chapter will examine several deadly myths that relate to food, the
myth of vaccinations against disease, and the myth of reliance on chemical
poisons. It will conclude with information that will help you to protect
yourself from some of the negative influences in your environment, including
a reference list of Poison Control Centers in the United States.
When we make choices based on habit rather than from our alignment
with the forces of nature, these habits can create toxic conditions within our
bodies that result in serious illness or death. When we choose a level of
imagined health or hygiene over environmental balance, we create farther-
reaching toxic habits—patterns that can affect the health of our planet and all
its inhabitants.
MODULE 4.1
The Problem with Milk and Other Dairy Food