FDA Approved: Toxic Decayed Meat Being Sold As “Fresh”

There have been many accounts when people have lost hope in FDA, but here’s another one that will crush your reality. Corporate chain groceries have a practice of making decayed meat look fresh just so that consumers would buy it. It’s a practice that was banned in Japan and Europe.

These corporations hide the fact that over two thirds of all the chicken and beef sold in Canada and the US is toxic because it is treated with FDA approved carbon monoxide gas. The FDA is aware of the risks thereof, but still won’t do anything.Rancid-Meat-Is-Sold-Everywhere-around-US-620x330

The Congress was going to make groceries label their meat that was treatedwith carbon monoxide by enacting a bill about it, but obviously the corporate lobby groups were stronger. The bill was introduced in 2007 by the name H.R. 3115, but it never saw the light.

The carbon monoxide gas helps in making meat look fresh even when it is rancid and infested with bacteria such as E-coli, Campylobacter, and even Salmonella. The gas reacts with the meat’s pigment and makes it look bright red as if fresh. Even the rancid smell is eliminated so there is no knowing if the meat is any good.

The irony behind this is that the FDA has warned against reduced oxygen packaging because that way the bacteria is inhibited, thus the signs by which people can tell if the meat is decaying are eliminated.

Even if you try and cook a meat that was swarmed with the above mentioned bacteria and made look fresh with carbon monoxide gas won’t help, because some of the gas toxins cannot be eliminated.

Another illegal move by the FDA is the acceptance of the Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) notifications. By accepting them it ignores existing regulations and Federal statutes, because by letting corporations use carbon monoxide it helps them deceive consumers. Even though the FDA has evaluated this issue on several occasions it still claims that carbon monoxide is GRAS.

Many European countries have banned this practice because of safety concerns. For example, the Scientific Committee on Food of the European Commission concluded that not only the carbon monoxide masks the spoilage, but that it is toxic because it sticks to hemoglobin and takes the place of the oxygen that this molecule carries in the bloodstream, thus causing disorder in the body. The more the body is exposed to carbon monoxide, the more the risk for death occurs due to CO poisoning.

My recommendations:  Shop your local farmers markets.  Create relationships with local farmers.  Look for meat that’s been raised responsibly, grass fed and organic.  You might even look into a local CSA.  If any of these aren’t an option, check out US Wellness Meats for online delivery.

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Original Source: http://www.dailynutritionnews.com/rancid-meat-is-sold-everywhere-around-us-and-it-is-approved-by-fda/

MCT Fats Found In Coconut Oil Boost Brain Function In Only One Dose

Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs), the primary type of fat found within coconut oil, have been found to boost cognitive performance in older adults suffering from memory disorders as serious as Alzheimer’s — and not after months or even days of treatment,but after a single 40 ml dose!

A groundbreaking 2004 study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging found that the administration of medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), the primary fat type found in coconut oil, almost immediately improved cognitive function in older adults with memory disorders.

The study involved 20 subjects with Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment who, on separate days, were given either emulsified MCTs or a placebo.  The researchers observed a significant increase in blood plasma levels of the ketone body beta-hydroxylutyrate (beta-OHB) after only 90 minutes of treatment, and depending on the apolipoprotein E genotype of the subject tested, beta-OHB levels either continued to rise or held constant between the 90 and 120 minute blood draws in the treatment condition. Remarkably, cognitive testing revealed that this brief MCT treatment facilitated improved performance on the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-cog) in 4 subjects within the study group. Moreover, “higher ketone values were associated with greater improvement in paragraph recall with MCT treatment relative to placebo across all subjects .”

coconut_oil_brainHow Medium Chain Triglycerides Work

How could a single dose of MCTs (40 ml or 2.7 tablespoons) cause an almost immediate improvement in cognitive performance in those suffering from cognitive impairments as serious as Alzheimer’s disease? The explanation is found both in the unique metabolic needs of the brain and in the configuration of MCTs themselves. Whereas the primary fuel source for the energy-hungry brain is glucose, when insulin resistance and suboptimal metabolism (hypometabolism) develops in the brain, both the brain’s structure and function are compromised. Ketone bodies provide a much needed alternative fuel source to glucose that can recharge metabolic processes within the brain, resulting in an almost immediate improvement in cognitive function.

MCTs are not like most fats we consume. For instance, due to their smaller size they do not form micelles and are not stored in adipose tissue. Whereas up to 97% of the dietary fats we ingest are made up of long-chain triglycerides (LCTs) which have been 14 and 18 carbons, MCTs have relatively shorter chain lengths of 5 to 12 carbons, making them easier to absorb and utilize. They are preferentially oxidized by the liver, and when provided in large enough quantities, they give rise to ketone bodies.

Also,, try incorporating MCTs into your diet in a way that displaces less healthy fats. For instance, replace that rancid, pro-inflammatory ‘vegetable oil’ (e.g. soy, grape seed, peanut, canola oil) you are using to fry an egg or bake with, with sublimely saturated, rancidity-resistant coconut oil.

Or, enjoy a delicious curry with coconut milk as a base. Because 25% of coconut milk is fat, and about 66% of that fat is MCT, you are still getting a healthy dose. It is always better to eat smaller amounts of truly therapeutic foods, enjoyed in the context of sharing, preparing and enjoying good food, so that you will ideally never have to use the heroic “food as medicine” approach after a serious disease has had the opportunity to set in.

Think: use food so that medicine never becomes necessary.  ________________________________________________________________________

Original Source: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/mct-fats-found-coconut-oil-boost-brain-function-only-one-dose?page=1