Do you think I'm exaggerating? Here's just one tiny example from history:
My mother, who before her marriage was in charge of the central accounting of a substantial bakery company in the UK, told me many times how the bosses came home from a conference announcing a "new development" in the British (and no doubt worldwide) baking industry. The flour milling companies were going to produce a new wonder-product - white flour.
Why? "Because the housewife likes the clean white look," they said. Hmmm - one wonders. Sounds like justification to me.
The result was one of the most denatured foodstuffs on the planet, stripped of its bran and wheatgerm (including virtually all the nutrients in the grain, plus essential dietary roughage), and treated with a slew of cheap, toxic chemicals. The result? An epidemic of constipation and degenerative diseases - and no-one knew why.
White flour of course is now "enriched", which means it has a very few, miserly nutrients added back into it because the authorities finally discovered how sick-making it really was in its original form.
White flour is still with us, it is still a travesty - and we still have an epidemic of degenerative disease. Think hard how much of it people consume in a day, from bagels and croissants to toast, sandwiches, pies, pastries, cakes, cookies, noodles, sauces, pasta and pizza - and that's only the obvious. It is the staple of the western fast-food industry, and a staple in most western home kitchens.
I'm not selling anything. I'm not saying you need to buy anything. I'm suggesting you get some information about how to look after yourself and your family. Take on some responsibility and find out how to live healthier and cheaper in these troubled times.
Stay with me - more to come ...
Patricia
http://patriciahowitt.com/
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