that not everything that looks healthy actually is healthy. Synthetically derived “nutrients” are foreign
matter to both animals and humans alike. Making laboratory foods palatable and attractive does not mean
they are harmless. The muscle test is a fairly reliable tool you can use to protect yourself and your family
from the harm caused by such non-foods.
Hot breakfast cereals, which were in common use before the era of cold, ready-made cereals, include
cream of wheat, steel cut oats, the old fashioned porridge oats, rye flakes, millet, corn meal, cream of rice,
etc. Although they take more time to prepare than the ready-made cereals, at least you know what’s in
them. Also check with your body-type food list.
Note: Most muesli mixtures or cereals with nuts and fruits in them contain the fruit preservative
sulphur dioxide (E220), which can spark asthmatic attacks and is blacklisted by the Hyperactive Children
Support Group in England. The cracked nuts react with oxygen and turn rancid, a common source of
allergies. The dried fruits in cereals develop molds, which can interfere with vitamin and mineral
absorption and suppress immunity. Crunchy or roasted oats contain lots of refined sugar and inferior oils
loaded with trans fatty acids.
Hyperactivity In Kids Caused By Food Additives
Food is wreaking havoc on kids. Artificial food colorings and benzoate preservatives increase
hyperactive behavior in preschool children, according to a new report in the June 2004 Archives of
Disease in Childhood.
Dr. John O. Warner from Southampton General Hospital, U.K., and colleagues studied the impact of
artificial food colorings and benzoate preservatives on the behavior of 277 preschool children. At the
start, 36 children had hyperactivity and allergies, 75 were only hyperactive, 79 had only allergies, and 87
did not have either condition.
The result of the study: Parents' ratings of their children's hyperactivity fell after withdrawal of food
additives from the children's diets. And there was an increase in hyperactivity when food additives were
re-introduced. Parental hyperactivity ratings increased significantly when children were exposed to food
additives regardless of their hyperactivity status or the presence of allergies at the start of the study.
“Additives do have an effect on overactive behavior independent of baseline allergic and behavioral
status,” Warner told Reuters Health.
If you or your children suffer from hyperkinetic disorder" or "attention deficit and hyperactivity
disorder" (ADHD), make certain to avoid junk foods. Choose to have healthier menus, using organic
foods, and transition to organic ingredients (no pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, irradiation or genetically
engineered ingredients). Read the food labels and look out especially for the following chemicals:
- Sunset yellow (E110 or FD&C Yellow 6) is a dye used in, among other foods, orange jellies
and squashes, apricot jam and packet soups. It's also in Smarties, and at least one variety of
Lucozade (a popular British and now also American sports drink). - Tartrazine (E102 or FD&C Yellow 5), one of the more controversial coloring additives used in
the U.K., is another yellow dye used in fizzy drinks, ice cream, sweets and jams. - Carmoisine (E122 or Red 3), a red dye, is used in jellies, sweets, blancmanges, marzipan and
cheesecake mixes. You'll also find it in novelty cakes. - Ponceau 4R (E124 or Red 7), also red, is used in European tinned fruit, jellies and salamis.
Smarties and Simpson's cakes also contain it.