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consumingthefoodoutofseason.Humanbeingsdonotneedtoeatthesamefoodsallyeararound.
Natureknowswhattoproduceatagiventime,andideallythisiswhatalllifeformsshouldsubsist
on. Therefore, an effort should be made to eat foods when in season.
NOTE:Bewareofthepoison.Mostoftenwethinkofpoisonsassubstancesproducedbynature
(certainplantsoranimals)whicharenottobeconsumedorchemicalsproducedbycertainindustries.
Itmustbeclearlyunderstoodbynowthatiftheproperdietandeatinghabitsaremaintained,there
shouldbenoneedformedicamentsorpharmacymedicines,suchasantacidstocombatgasandother
stomachproblems.Antacidsalsohavesideeffects.Theyhavebeenshowntointerferewiththeab-
sorptionofmineralsandvitamins.Therefore,thecontinuedmarketingandpromotionofsuchdrugs
andtherefusalofthemedicalestablishmenttopointouttheirmisuseandsuperfluousnaturepointsto
ignoranceandgreed.Theonlyreasonfortheneedforsuchdrugsatpresentisthegeneralignorance
ofthepublicwithrespecttopropernutrition.Throughthedelusionofthepublicthereismuchfinan-
cialgainforthefoodindustry,whichproducesthepoisonousfoods,theadvertisingindustrywhich
promotesthem,thedrugcompanieswhichmakeremediestocuretheproblemscausedbythepoisons
and the doctors who treat the diseases and ailments caused by the poisons.

Starchesand Carbohydrates

Whatisstarch?Starchisacommonnamegiventoaformofcarbohydrate.Carbo-

hydrates,themostabundantorganiccompoundsfoundinnature,areproducedby

greenplantsandbacteriawhichutilizetheprocessknownasphotosynthesis.Inthis

process,carbondioxideistakenfromtheair,andwiththeuseofsolarenergy,car-

bohydratesareproduced,aswellasalltheotherchemicalsneededbytheorganisms

to survive and grow.

Starchisalmostcompletelyinsolubleinwater.Thehumanbodyiscomposedof

over80%water.Therefore,itisclearthatifexcessstarchesareingested,theywill

causeacloggingofthenaturalsystemsofthebodyduetotheirqualityofinsolubil-

ity.Thedigestionprocessofstarchbeginsinthemouthundertheactionofsalivary

ptyalin,butislatercompletedinthesmallintestine.Thisagainiswhyitisimport-

anttochewfoodtheproperamountoftimes(30-50),sothatthedigestivejuicesin

salivacanadequatemixwiththefoodandbegintheprocessofdigestion.Thebody

convertsstarchintoglucoseforimmediateuseandintoglycogenforlateruse.The

glycogenisstoredintheliver,andconvertedtoglucoseasitisneededbythebody.

Therefore,starchisasourceofenergyreservestorage.However,mostpeopleleada

sedentarylifestylerelativetotheamountofstarchtheyconsume.Consequently,

theydonotburnoffthestarchestheyconsume.ThiscausestheMettutobecome

“pluggedup,”whichobstructsthecleansingprocessofthebodyandcausesthe