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    Organic for Health
    Organic for Health
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    Organic for Health

    By Sandra Powers

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    You won't believe what the U.S. Department of Agriculture permits farmers to inject into beef cattle, sheep, poultry, and dairy cows. After all, the faster an animal gains weight, the more quickly it can be slaughtered and sped to your dinner table. More telling yet, the USDA has mandated that organic food cannot contain added hormones, antibiotics, synthetic pesticides, irradiated components, genetically modified organisms, or reprocessed sewage.



    That means non-organic foods most likely contain these additives, all of which may be detrimental to your health, or even deadly.

    While the government insists that residual hormones and antibiotics in food are harmless, research proves otherwise. In Organic for Health, cancer and liver disease survivor Sandy Powers shares firsthand knowledge of antibiotics in seafood, pesticide absorption in fruits, diminished vitamin levels in vegetables, and additives that can trigger hyperactivity and asthma. And she brings the healing and restorative power of organic foods, rich in vitamins and minerals that are not over-produced by chemical agents, into sharp focus.



    Organic for Health will convince you to avoid conventionally grown foods laden with the biggest offenders, and more important, to fill your body with the clean, potent vitamins and minerals in organic foods that truly honor your health.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 24, 2007
    ISBN9780595915866
    Organic for Health
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    Sandra Powers

    A breast cancer survivor, Sandy Powers turned to organic foods to heal her liver and fight breast cancer recurrence. Sandy and her husband, Mike, live in Englewood, Florida, where they enjoy chasing after their grandsons. Visit Sandy at www.organicforhealthsite.com

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      Organic for Health - Sandra Powers

      Copyright © 2008 by Sandra Powers

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid.

      The information, ideas, and suggestions in this book are not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice. Before following any suggestions contained in this book, you should consult your personal physician. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising as a consequence of your use or application of any information or suggestions in this book.

      ISBN: 978-0-595-47308-3 (pbk)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-71108-6 (cloth)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-91586-6 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      MY STORY

      HORMONES, ANTIBIOTICS AND E. COLI

      SEAFOOD

      PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS

      ANTIOXIDANTS

      IMMUNE BOOSTERS

      PHYTONUTRIENTS

      USEFUL INFORMATION

      RECIPES

      GROW YOUR OWN

      MEDITATION

      A FEW MORE WORDS

      GLOSSARY

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      ADDITIONAL SOURCES

      To Mike, Chrisy, and Kayle,

      who make every day brighter

      Thanks to Tommy Smothers for his quote Thanks to two great cooks, Kate Fantin and Sherry Wood

      Every human being is the author of his own health.

      —Buddhist saying

      MY STORY

      I’ve lived this book.

      It began in August 2005, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumor was located toward the back of the breast close to the chest wall. My best option was to have the breast removed. The day before the surgery was scheduled, the surgeon called.

      Your pre-opt tests came back, he said. Your liver enzymes are about two to three times higher than normal.

      What are liver enzymes? I asked.

      Liver enzymes let us know how healthy the liver is, he explained. You’re not taking any medication that would affect the liver so we better find out what’s going on. Surgery is on hold until we run some tests.

      On hold. This malignancy was growing inside me and I was on hold.

      The tests were inconclusive. The CAT scan, ultrasound, hepatitis tests, and iron absorption test offered no answers.

      The surgery is still risky, the surgeon warned. Surgery could make your liver worse.

      At this stage I was more worried about the cancer than the liver, so I told him, I’ll take my chances.

      Three days later I had the mastectomy. The cancer didn’t appear to have spread to my lymph nodes. This good news was short-lived when we decided I would not undergo any further cancer treatment because of my unhealthy liver. Every three months for the next year I took a liver function test. The results were always the same: the liver enzymes were two to three times higher than normal. In November 2006, when my doctor told me how concerned he was, I decided it was time to try to heal myself. I became my own guinea pig.

      The liver, I discovered, removes toxic substances from the body, produces most of the body’s cholesterol, and acts as a storage unit for vitamins A, D, K, and B12. The liver enzymes show how well the liver is functioning and, obviously, mine wasn’t functioning too well.

      With this information in hand, I developed a plan of action. For the storage unit, I stopped the daily vitamin and mineral supplements that I had taken for years, to prevent overdosing. For the toxic substances and cholesterol, I switched to organic foods and olive oil for cooking and baking. I stuck to this plan for six months. After the six months passed, I called my doctor to arrange blood tests.

      Two weeks later I sat in the doctor’s office. He walked in with a puzzled expression.

      Well? I asked.

      Your tests are normal. He acted surprised. Actually, they are better than normal. Your liver enzymes are low. Your overall cholesterol dropped forty points. Your good cholesterol went up forty points. Even your bad cholesterol dropped a few points. What did you do?

      What I did is the story behind Organic for Health. By discontinuing my multiple vitamins and multiple mineral supplements and switching to organic foods, I healed my liver. My body became better able to fight the reoccurrence of breast cancer.

      A wise man once said, Allow yourself to become what has so graciously been given to you. Organic food is helping me do that.

      HORMONES, ANTIBIOTICS AND E. COLI

      I call them The Big Offenders. These are the guys that add hormones and antibiotics to dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, and chickens. They inject these hormones into cattle and sheep so the animals gain weight faster. The faster weight gain reduces the waiting time for the animal’s slaughter, speeding the meat to your dinner table.

      Dairy cows are injected with hormones to increase milk production. This increase in milk production requires frequent milking, which in

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