Put your trust in FDA!

How many times have these Fucking Dumb Ass(es) fucked us up? One mistake after another - is anyone listening?

The FDA approved drugs one after another without sufficient research conducted and it takes many many years with increasing deaths to get their attention! FDA uses labels that the general public may not understand: contraindicated (should not be used), 100% natural (Does not mean it is not genetic modified or pesticide free)

Natural foods are processed without preservatives or additives, but may have been grown with the use of pesticides or other conventional methods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the term ‘natural’ only as it applies to added color, synthetic substances, and flavors. We perceived the product label 100% natural as safe & healthy!

Good Example of another case (arsenic in chicken meat).

As Pfizer pulled the drug Roxarsone off the shelves, the FDA continues its campaign of denial, claiming arsenic in chickens is at such a low level that it’s still safe to eat. In the article below FDA claims its research has high levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen. For many years(approx 60 years) our chickens have been fed with Roxarsone. Roxarsone is also used widely in many countries.

Pfizer Suspends Sales of Chicken Drug With Arsenic (from NewYork Times)

WASHINGTON — Farmers have for decades fed chickens an arsenic-containing drug that promotes growth, but after a government study found trace amounts of this poisonous carcinogen in chickens, its maker will suspend its sales.

Officials at the Food and Drug Administration said the amounts found were so low that chickens treated with the drug, called 3-Nitro, do not pose a serious health risk and will continue to be sold. Perdue and organic chicken producers do not use the drug.

“The presence of that carcinogenic residue obviously raises concerns, and it’s completely avoidable,” said Michael R. Taylor, F.D.A.’s deputy commissioner for foods. “It needed to be acted on.”

Pfizer, which makes 3-Nitro, also known as roxarsone, will suspend the drug’s sales in 30 days, giving producers time to find alternatives. The drug, first approved in 1944, kills intestinal parasites, promotes growth and makes meat look pinker. And since 3-Nitro contains organic arsenic, which is far less toxic than its inorganic counterpart, producers assumed that it would have no effect on people who ate the animals.

But there has been growing evidence that organic arsenic can change into its more toxic cousin. So F.D.A. researchers developed a way to measure inorganic arsenic in meat. They got 100 chickens, fed roxarsone to about half of them and measured levels of inorganic arsenic in their livers. Chickens fed roxarsone had consistently higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen.

Definition: A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer.

Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/09arsenic.html

Food Addiction!

Recipe for Rash Attack:

3 Shrimp Dumplings(wheat flour)

2 Bites of Lo Mein

Let it sit for 12 hours

1 thick chunk of milk chocolate with almonds

30 secs add more if required

1 big bite of cheese pizza

So over the pass few days, I have been a scapegoat with my own food experiments. I want to be able to eat a slice of bread with peanut butter once in a while. I crave for milk chocolates! Once you start with sugar, is like the saying Don't start playing with fire. My body is not completely free of yeast hence the tiny amount of sugar brings yeast back to life.

It will make you drive to the nearest gas station at 2 in the am just for a bag of M&M's and it takes no more than 5 mins to finish the bag.

Yes food is an addiction! If you cant say NO to sugar!

So I bought organic sprouted wheat bread (and it says flourless) from Alvarado Bakery.

Whats the difference between sprouted wheat and whole wheat?

Sprouted grain bread has a few advantages over whole wheat bread. Whole wheat bread is made from whole wheat kernels ground into flour, while sprouted grain bread is made from kernels that are allowed to sprout before they're baked into bread. Many sprouted grain breads are made not only from wheat kernels but from a variety of grains and legumes, such as barley, oat, millet and even lentils. Sprouted grains are also easier to digest compared to other whole grains, and the sprouting process increases the bioavailability of certain vitamins and minerals in the bread.

Read More... http://www.livestrong.com/article/431712-sprouted-grain-bread-vs-whole-wheat/

Since I have been tested negative for celiac disease doesn't mean I am wheat tolerant.

Sprouted wheat bread may be better tolerated than bread made with whole or refined wheat flour. Going to do a one slice test in a couple of days and keep you all updated.

China Buffet filled with Section 8 crap!

So yesterday, I decided it was good idea to eat out after returning from NY a week eating out.

Whenever I'm in PA, this place seems the most valued for money buffet place for $12.99. Lunch for $8.99 (same selection)

You witnessed Section 8 crowd committing gluttony at their tables. Eat till you bloat and passed out!!!

I must say the place offers ginormous selection of Fried foods, Pizza, Meat, Hibachi, Sushi, Seafood, Fried chicken, Nuggets, German Salad bar, Soups, help yourself soft serve and desserts.

I used to think since I am paying $12.99, let me stuff myself with at least $15.99 or more worth of food. I don't do that anymore, it destroys my body and makes me feels like heavy weight champion.

So my plate consisted of string beans, broccoli, grilled tilapia, lo mein(wheat noodles) and shrimp. Went back for more shrimp, fresh cut pineapple and honey dew. If I get tempted to eat the other food which I am not supposed to, I just walk around and looked at what others have on their plate and say to myself, good you are eating on my behalf.

We don't stay at that place long enough to eat everything. Anyways, 15 mins after we paid we left for Walmart down the street. All of a sudden I felt dizzy, tightness on my chest, nauseous and I couldn't breathe. I tried to prevent myself from blacking out. I hurried out of Walmart for fresh air. I didn't get what I needed - Basmati Rice :(

That night I went to bed with the dizzy spell and a mild rash around my ankles, neck and my fingers. In the morning my fingers on my right hand swell up and itch like crazy. I quickly popped 25 mg Hydroxyzine (antihistamine) that was prescribed by my dermatologist. I realized I scratched myself pretty good while I was asleep. Smell of blood on my fingers.

It bothers me that I am so sensitive. If this new diet has made me more sensitive to what is in our daily "norm" food.

Not sure, if it was MSG in the food, wheat or shrimp. Earlier that day, I did had a few Traderjoe's shrimp dumplings made from wheat and some Lo Mein from the buffet place(very tiny amount)

Herbs and Spices

Favorites Herbs & Spices I use occassionally:

Turmeric

Sprinkle tumeric aka Curcumin in almost every dish I cooked

Tumeric has lots of health benefits such as:

Detoxifying Liver,

Prevent cancer cells from growing.

Antiseptic and Anti bacterial function.

Paprika

Lots of antioxidants and Vitamin C

Sprinkle whenever I need that sweet& mild spicy taste in my dish.

Cilantro (Frozen from Dorot, available at Traderjoes)

Each cube is equivalent to 1 tablespoon.

I recycled this plastic trays and filled them with fresh chopped organic Cilantro, Parsley & Garlic

Cilantro helps removes Heavy metals esp mercury from our teeth filing and fish consumption.

I have an addiction to Cilantro, so I use about 3 cubes to make Cilantro rice for 2.

I add Cilantro to my scramble eggs, zucchini, eggplant, rice along with tumeric :)

Cilantro taste so good with everything, esp when is all chopped up.

Parsley

Good for kidneys and bad breath :)

Tips:

Blend these herbs separately, or mixed them with garlic and olive oil. Store in the fridge up to 7 days. Since I have the plastic trays from Dorot, I freeze them. Yes you can use them straight from freezer.

Here's a healthy and tasty recipe:

Cilantro Rice (leftover rice is good too)

2 cups Basmati brown rice (cooked and drained)

Do not over cook the rice (Al Dente is perfect)

Olive Oil

1 Chopped Onion

2 or 3 Cubes of frozen cilantro

Turmeric

Salt and Pepper

Sliced organic celery (long and thin)

Sliced organic carrots (long and thin)

Soy Sauce (optional)

In a pan heat oil, add chopped onion, cilantro, sprinkle turmeric, salt and pepper. In about 5 mins, add carrots, in next 5 mins add rice and celery. in low flame stir all these ingredients for about 4 or 5mins and serve.

Today's Special! Hungry for change

From now till April 10! You can watch this informative documentary via this link!

http://www.hungryforchange.tv/online-premiere

Is not boring. If you want to live without pain, and you tired of your doctors pushing you more prescription drugs. This is perfect to watch. What are the chemicals that Science has invented to make us consume more? How deceiving is Diet and Low Fat foods. How MSG make us gain weight. And what are the other names of MSG.

4 year old burger from McDonalds!

My fav monkey Aaron aka Stacks who is almost 10, shared a video about McDonalds burger that is 4 years old. Watch the link to believe it! the burger looks just like me! Hardly aged :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IGtDPG4UfI

Today I used a non stick pan and a plastic spatula to cook. ( Couch surfing in Queens, hence not my kitchen)

Have I gone mad? Last year I replaced my cookware(non stick and Aluminium) with Stainless steel and Corningware Ceramic. Replacing your cookware can be costly, so my options were thrift stores. Anyways here's why you should not use non stick and Aluminium cookware.

Non Stick Pans Health Risk

PFOA

• Perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, is a chemical used in the non-stick cookware manufacturing process. It is used to make the fluoropolymers that make the coating slippery. PFOA exposure presents several serious health risks, such as developmental problems in animals, and low birth weights in infants. Although PFOA has not been classified as a carcinogen as of 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and eight major cookware manufacturers have agreed to stop using PFOA by 2015. In the meantime, FDA research regarding non-stick pans found that the PFOA evaporates during manufacturing, so there is very little health risk to the consumer, who is more likely to be exposed to PFOA from other sources, like fast-food packaging or carpeting.

Prevention/Solution

• Fortunately, the health risks of non-stick cookware may be minimized by observing a few basic precautions. To prevent fumes from being released, only use non-stick cookware over low or medium heat, and avoid preheating an empty pan. Keep the kitchen well-ventilated by using the exhaust fan or opening a window. Purchase heavyweight cookware, and maintain the quality of the cookware by using wooden or silicone utensils, and replacing damaged or worn pieces. Extend the life of your cookware by storing it with a protective layer between pans, or hanging it from a pot rack. According to DuPont, makers of Teflon non-stick cookware, the pans can give 3 to 5 years of good service before replacement if cared for properly.

Aluminium Health Risk:

Exposures to aluminum through food can occur when aluminum leaches or otherwise dissolves from the cookware into the food. Leaching is most likely when the foods being cooked or stored are highly basic (like baking soda) or highly acidic (like tomato sauce, lemon juice, oranges, or vinegar). For example, tomato sauce has been shown to contain 3-6 mg aluminum (per 100 g serving) after cooking in aluminum pans, which translates into about one-tenth of the typical daily intake. This leaching of aluminum with acidic foods does not happen with aluminum cookware that is anodized, or electro-chemically processed to seal the aluminum in the cookware.

Yeast I am gonna kill you bitch!

So a friend posted on Facebook asking for Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. I goggled "time out best doctors" and this link was on the first page of the search. Mistaken time out for New York Times :) that's where each year best doctors are listed.

http://integrated-aesthetics.tumblr.com/

The Candida Diet

There is a lack thereof education on the general public’s behalf on the topic of candida overgrowth. Most people have it and don’t even realize it…there is a yeast monster growing in most of our guts that keeps our bodies plump and causes fatigue, headaches, brain fog, poor immune systems and tons of digestion problems as well.

Gluten free diets are on the rise now- and many people are cutting out carbs and sugar….but the most important thing that one should cut out when trying to detox their body is YEAST.

Read the blog, whoever wrote it did a good job... but I am not ready for an extreme makeover

Detox does exclude fruits. I cant do straight detox program. Need to ease myself into it, need to chew my food, eventually I will do a juice fast. (99% vegetables and 1% fruit)

There is high sugar content in fruits. Some say fruits have good sugar. But in the yeast perspective, any type of sugar, synthetic or natural helps to keep them alive. When I started my eczema diet, I avoided meat most, wheat and diary. But then I had bad sugar cravings. It wasn't possible for me to totally ignored my sugar cravings coz the more I did the more I wanted sugar. I was easily agitated, constantly imagining the combinations of ice creams and cakes. Opening the fridge, kitchen cabinets every 5 mins searching for" comfort food"

Before my new diet, I was never a soda person, occasionally chocolates and I can skip desserts enitrely. Since I came to America, definitely I consumed more sugar than I did as a child and teenager. Also I arrived NYC at the ripe age where partying was my agenda. Alcohol consumption was a daily thing. Yes yeast and sugar are in a relationship!

In brewing, alcoholic fermentation is the conversion of sugar into carbon dioxide gas (CO2) and ethyl alcohol. This process is carried out by yeast cells using a range of enzymes. This is in fact a complex series of conversions that brings about the conversion of sugar to CO2 and alcohol.

Yeast is also part of fungi family, so I don't eat cheese neither mushrooms.

Anyways if you adventurous, try a Simple Yeast Test!

Might I have a problem with Candida Yeast? You can try this simple test to find out. First thing in the morning, before you put ANYTHING in your mouth, fill a clear glass with room temperatureBottled Water. Work up a bit of saliva, then spit it into the glass of water. Check the water every 15 minutes or so for up to one hour. If you have a potential problem, you will see strings (like legs) traveling down into the water from the saliva floating on the top, or"cloudy" saliva will sink to the bottom of the glass, or cloudy specks will seem to be suspended in the water. If there are no strings and the saliva is still floating after at least one hour, you probably have Candida under control, and have nothing to worry about. Congratulations.

! The Results What can I do if the test shows positive? First, talk this over with your health care provider, as soon as possible. Next, contact the person that sent you to this web page, they may have some helpful specific suggestions. Be aware that a Candida Yeast problem can be pretty difficult to deal with, especially after it has had enough time to get established and be causing you problems. It may not be easy, and it may take a while to impact the situation, be patient, and work on it everyday. Your good health is at stake!

For more info read:

http://nationalcandidacenter.com/candida-self-exams/

Candida Albicans yeast infection Overgrowth, Candida Overgrowth (CO) symptoms are so numerous and seemingly unrelated that they can be confusing to both doctor and patient. The majority of people who have CO do not realize they have it until they become seriously ill. Why? Because candida yeast not only steals nutrients from the food that you eat, it then poisons the tissues with waste material containing over 75 known toxins. Candida albicans is linked, directly or indirectly, to the following list of conditions and symptoms. A "symptom" is an outward sign that points to a deeper problem.

Review the 80 likely symptoms listed below to see if any apply to you. Give yourself ONE POINT for each of those which you have had persistently (for a month or longer, either currently or at anytime in the past).

Digestive Troubles Bad Breath, Gas/Bloating, Indigestion, Diarrhea, Constipation, Intestinal Pain, Low Blood Sugar, Food / sugar cravings, Mouth or stomach ulcers, Allergies (Air or Food), Food Sensitivities, Heartburn, Dry Mouth, Receding Gums, Hemorrhoids, rectal itch Irritable bowel. Behavioral Anti-social Behavior, Suicidal Tendencies, Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety, high strung. Irritability. Skin & Joint Problems Thrush, Diaper Rash, Acne, Skin Rash or Hives, Dry Skin & Itching, Finger, toe or foot Fungus, Athlete’s Foot, Liver Spots, Water Retention, Joint Pain, Muscle Aches, Numbness. Troubles Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder, Lack of Impulse Control,

Female Problems Infertility, Vaginal Yeast Infection, Menstrual Problems, PMS Symptoms, Bladder Infections, Endometriosis, No Sex Drive, Hormonal Imbalance, Iron Deficiency. Mental & Emotional Dizziness, Mental Fogginess, (Confused, spaced-out, blank stares, day dreaming) Inability to Concentrate (Having to re-read the same thing twice) Poor memory (Where are my car keys? or, Why did I come into this room?) Mood Swings, Headaches. Immune Problems Lethargic/Laziness, Chronic Fatigue, Asthma, Hay Fever, Colds & Flu, Puffy Eyes, Respiratory Problems, Chemical Sensitivity, Epstein Barr Virus, Adrenal/Thyroid Failure, Cold/Shaky, Ear Infections, Chronic sore throat, Post nasal drip, Hair Loss, Stuffed sinus (sinusitis), Overweight, Underweight, Diabetes, Burning Eyes, Premature Aging, Autism