Read Your Labels
Unhealthy Fillers & Additives To Stay Clear Of:
Many products you use may have these...
- Magnesium stearate/stearate/stearic acid: Can reduce immune function and increases intestinal inflammation.
- Titanium Dioxide: Can cause DNA damage and intestinal inflammation.
- Maltodextrin: Can cause intestinal inflammation
- Silicon Dioxide: Can cause cancer
- Gums: Guar gum/Carrageenan/Agar gum/Tara gum/Locus bean gum (carob gum)/Xanthan gum/gum Acacia. May cause cancer, intestinal inflammation, gas, bloating, decrease gastric emptying, and decrease healthy gut flora.
- Polysorbate 60 and 80: May cause cancer.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose: GI distress and allergic reactions.
- Corn starch: GMO corn
- Citric acid: GMO corn.
The Fine Print Matters
Unhealthy Ingredients To Avoid:
- Polyethylene glycol (PEG’s): Derived from petroleum and made from ethylene glycol (aka antifreeze.) and shows evidence of genotoxicity and may be carcinogenic.
- Inulin: May cause gas and bloating and GI distress.
Artificial Food Colorings:
- Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, and Yellows 5 and 6, and others: Chemicals that may cause cancer, hyperactivity (ADHD), allergic reactions, obesity, and are Endocrine disruptors.
Artificial Flavors:
- Chemicals to make a food/supplements taste good: May cause neurologic dysfunction, GI distress, allergic reactions, genetic defects, cancer, decrease bone marrow function and cause anemia.
Know What's Going Into Your Body
Preservatives To Check For and Avoid (give the ingredients a longer shelf life):
- Sodium benzoate: Benzene is a byproduct of this one—a known carcinogen.
- Sulfites: These can cause severe asthma reactions in sensitive individuals. They are also a relatively common trigger for migraines.
- Nitrates or nitrites: In the body these form carcinogenic (cancer-causing) nitrosamines.
- Sodium ascorbate: GMO corn
- Ascorbyl palmitate: GMO corn
- Sodium citrate: GMO corn.
- Citric acid: GMO corn.
- Ascorbic acid: although this is vitamin C, it is derived from GMO corn
Educate Yourself
Understand What Artificial Sweeteners Are And Why They're Bad:
- Aspartame (Equal or NutraSweet): A known Neuroendocrine disruptor and can cause cancer, MS, ALS, and Alzheimer’s.
- High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Transformed straight to fat, increasing BMI and triglycerides.
- Sucralose (Splenda): May cause genetic mutations and lower immune function.
- Saccharin (Sweet ’N Low): May cause cancer.
Natural Sweeteners:
- Agave: Transformed straight to fat, increasing BMI and triglycerides.
- Sorbitol / Maltitol / Erythritol/ Xylitol: These sugar alcohols may cause gas, bloating, leaky gut and may decrease fat and nutrient absorption.
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