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Wednesday 15 May 2019

What You Eat

tiful, straight teeth, freedom from decay, ath- their health, we offer a scientifically tested,
letic bodies, and resistance to disease, and fine comprehensive food and chemical sensitivity
characters were typical of people still eating test using a simple blood test or “ALCAT” test.
their traditional diets. Dr Price took thousands of With results from this specialized test, patients
pictures showing children, smiling to show their eliminate not only chemicals and “unhealthy”
healthy teeth. When he examined children of foods, but some seemingly “healthy” foods
parents who had adopted the “modern” di- that show “hidden” reactions, which hold peo-
ets of devitalized processed foods, he found ple, back from becoming healthy as possible.
a disturbing contrast. Children whose parents We’ve seen people successfully overcome a
ate processed foods had more narrow faces, wide variety of conditions such as digestive dis-
crowded teeth and dental arches, both which orders, migraines, obesity, chronic fatigue, skin
were more susceptible to dental decay, and Dr disorders and arthritis.
By: Dr Carlos Viana Price found these children to have a reduced The wrong food choices also have an impact
on what should be a natural process, growing
immunity to disease.
A famous French connoisseur of good food The impact of your food choices not only af- older. Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors
and drink, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825 fects your physical body, but chemical imbal- are looking at their maturing patients to see if
said, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you ances can affect the brain, causing depres- they are aging “Gracefully”. Gracefully aging
what you are”. In the 1920s and 30s, the nutri- sion, anxiety, and other problems. When wrong individuals still possess an inquisitive mind and
tionist Victor Lindlahr, who believed that food food, food additives, chemicals and lifestyle are full of flexible energy. Even after working all
controls health, developed the Catabolic Diet. put a strain on organs, the spirit can also be af- day, my partner, Phyllis and I look forward to an
Victor said, “Ninety per cent of the diseases fected. How can you have passion when you afternoon swimming or dancing the salsa in the
known to man are caused by cheap foodstuffs. are exhausted or sick? evening.
You are what you eat.” However, most people The North American Center for Disease Control With the wrong food choices, many people are
attribute the phrase “You are what you eat” to and Prevention (CDC) states that they are see- experiencing accelerated aging that can be
Adelle Davis, a leading spokesperson for the or- ing people in the States with diabetes living lon- identified through medical tests. Older patients
ganic food movement. ger, yet as our modern diets have changed, dia- often complain of exhaustion, stiffness, and diz-
betes has grown to an epidemic. Diabetes and ziness. Looking at their arms and legs I can see
Adelle Davis, was an North American author pre-diabetes (insulin resistance) is a costly medi- the signs of muscle loss that will quickly develop
and a pioneer of nutrition during the mid-20th cal problem. People diagnosed with diabetes into bone loss. Aging individuals, who have not
century. She advocated whole unprocessed have medical expenditures that are about 2.3 yet developed advanced degenerative dis-
foods, criticized food additives, and claimed times higher than medical expenses for people eases, can quickly recover their metabolic bal-
that dietary supplements and other nutrients without diabetes. Diabetes is preventable when ance, slowing down and even reversing their
play a dominant role in maintaining health, doctors are trained how to identify insulin resis- aging rate.
preventing disease, and restoring health after tance before it becomes Type II diabetes and Get The Point! Recent studies show that diabe-
the onset of disease. Interestingly, our Aruban patients are educated and willing to change. tes and its consequences have changed form
diet 50 years ago was made up of whole unpro- Food, herb, drug, and chemical intolerance a disease of our grandparents and parents to
cessed foods that did not contain food addi- can also have profound impact on your health. young adults and children. Luckily, studies also
tives. Unfortunately, modern families worldwide Your immune system is a network of organs, show that lifestyle changes can prevent or de-
today have been seduced by the convenience glands and tissues that protect your body from lay the onset of diabetes type II. For people with
and apparent low cost of junk food. foreign substances, such as bacteria, viruses pre-diabetes, starting with what you eat and
Another nutritional hero of mine, Dr. Weston A. and cancer risk. Besides lowering your immune loosing as little as 5%–7% body weight includ-
Price, a Cleveland dentist, searching for the system, food and chemical intolerance makes ing a minimum of 3 hours of physical activity per
causes of dental decay and physical degen- weight loss impossible. We always begin our re- week can reduce the rate of onset of type 2
eration he observed daily in his dental prac- lationship with a patient by recommending a diabetes by 58%. We see these positive clinical
tice, turned from test tubes and microscopes to metabolic or blood type diet and supplements results in clinic nearly every day. For individual
study “people with fine teeth”. In the 1930’s he to offset modern, devitalized foods. testing and personal education on how to eat
traveled worldwide. Dr. Price found that beau- When patients are ready to do more to improve for your best health, call us.q