I'm not positive of this one, but could become my next pet peeve. Any opinions out there on this one?
>CANOLA OIL - Deadly for the Human Body! > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------= >------- > > Ride the Wave of Health!=20 > > >Beware of Canola Oil, Canola Oil is an Industrial Oil, Not Fit For Human = >Consumption. > =20 >S > U > M > M > A > R > Y Before you read the following article, here is a summary = >of a few facts regarding Canola Oil: > a.. It is genetically engineered rapeseed.=20 > b.. Canada paid the FDA the sum of $50 million to have rape = >registered and recognized as "safe". (Source: Young Again and others)=20 > c.. Rapeseed is a lubricating oil used by small industry. It = >has never been meant for human consumption.=20 > d.. It is derived from the mustard family and is considered = >a toxic and poisonous weed, which when processed, becomes rancid very = >quickly.=20 > e.. It has been shown to cause lung cancer (Wall Street = >Journal: 6/7/95)=20 > f.. It is very inexpensive to grow and harvest. Insects = >won't eat it.=20 > g.. Some typical and possible side effects include loss of = >vision, disruption of the central nervous system, respiratory illness, = >anemia, constipation, increased incidence of heart disease and cancer, = >low birth weights in infants and irritability.=20 > h.. Generally rapeseed has a cumulative effect, taking = >almost 10 years before symptoms begin to manifest. It has a tendency to = >inhibit proper metabolism of foods and prohibits normal enzyme function. = >Canola is a Trans Fatty Acid, which has shown to have a direct link to = >cancer. These Trans Fatty acids are labeled as hydrogenated or partially = >hydrogenated oils. Avoid all of them!=20 > i.. According to John Thomas' book, Young Again, 12 years = >ago in England and Europe, rape seed was fed to cows, pigs and sheep who = >later went blind and began attacking people. There were no further = >attacks after the rape seed was eliminated from the diet.=20 > Source: David Dancu, N.D.=20 > =20 > >By Jim Lynn, Essential Oils > It's amazing to me...The more research I do, the more I see a = >relationship between the food we eat and fatal diseases. Canola oil is = >no exception. Readers of EOO are familiar with the meat industry = >practice of feeding rendered meat "by-products" to cattle and poultry = >(EOO #015), and the suspected relationship of Mad Cow Disease to CJD and = >Alzheimer's Disease (EOO #016). Now comes information that Canola Oil is = >the suspected causative agent for Scrapie, a viral disease transmitted = >to cattle who were fed rendered sheep infected with Scrapie. Both = >Scrapie and Mad Cow Disease destroy the brain's ability to function. = >They literally eat the brain away, causing blindness, loss of mind and = >erratic behavior.=20 > > > Canola oil's real name is "LEAR" oil (Low Erucic Acid Rape). it is = >more commonly known as "rape oil," a semi-drying oil that is used as a = >lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base, and as an illuminant to = >give color pages in magazines their slick look. In short it is an = >industrial oil that does not belong in the human body. It is typically = >referred to in light industry as a penetrating oil.=20 > > > Back in the 1980's, rape oil was widely used in animal feeds in = >England and throughout Europe. It was banned in 1991. Since then, = >Scrapie in sheep has totally disappeared.=20 > > > While that's good for Europeans, it is bad for Americans because = >the problem is now ours. Rape seed oil (Canola oil) is widely used in = >thousands of processed foods...with the blessings of our own government. = > > > > Canola oil was first developed in Canada. It's proponents claim = >that due to genetic engineering and irradiation, it is no longer rape = >oil, but "canola" (Canadian oil). They also claim it is completely safe, = >pointing to it's unsaturated structure and digestibility. Although, I = >could not verify it, it is claimed the Canadian government paid the FDA = >the sum of $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on the GRAS = >list (Generally Recognized As Safe). However it was done, a new industry = >was created.=20 > > > The truth is however, that rape is the most toxic of all food oil = >plants. Not even insects will eat it. No wonder farmers like growing it. = >It turns out that rape is a member of the mustard family of plants, and = >is the source for the chemical agent, mustard gas, which causes = >blistering on skin and lungs when inhaled. Mustard Gas was banned after = >WWI for this very reason.=20 > > > Studies of canola oil done on rats indicate many problems. Rats = >developed fatty degeneration of heart, kidney, adrenals and thyroid = >gland. When the canola oil was withdrawn from their diet, the deposits = >dissolved, but scar tissue remained on the organs. Why were no studies = >done on humans before the FDA placed it on the GRAS list?=20 > > > Consumed in food, Canola oil depresses the immune system, causing it = >to "go to sleep." Canola oil is high in glycosides which cause health = >problems by blocking (inhibiting) enzyme function. it's effects are = >accumulative, taking years to show up. One possible effect of long term = >use is the destruction of the protective coating surrounding nerves = >called the mylin sheath. When this protective sheath is gone, our nerves = >short-circuit causing erratic, uncontrollable movements.=20 > > > To test the industrial penetrating strength of canola oil, soak a = >towel in both canola oil and regular vegetable oil. Pre-treat and wash = >the towel in your clothes washer and compare the area the two oils = >occupied...you will notice an oil stain remains on the area soaked in = >canola oil. It is so durable, it could take several washings to = >completely remove. Now if this is how canola oil penetrates the fabric = >of a towel, what damage can it do in your body?=20 > > > Because canola oil is so cheap, it is now widely used in the food = >industry. If you are curious, just read a few food labels the next time = >you are in the grocery store. A good example can be found with = >commercially prepared peanut butter. In order to give peanut butter it's = >spreadability, Jiffy, Peter Pan and Skippy brands remove ALL of the = >natural peanut oil and replace it with canola oil. Natural peanut butter = >should only have peanuts and salt listed in the ingredients.=20 > > > If you want to use natural peanut butter, it's available in most = >stores next to the canola peanut butter. Stir the contents to mix the = >oil and peanuts together then store in the refrigerator. The cold = >temperature will prevent the peanut oil from separating. Best of all, = >you will have eliminated at least one source of a potential food hazard. = > > > > Food consumers have headaches enough, without worrying about a = >toxic plant oil being added to their food. The problem is you will find = >canola oil in bread, margarines, and all manner of processed foods = >including potato chips. But the consumer is king. Be informed and make = >it a practice to read the package ingredients label as to what is in the = >food. Avoid using canola as a cooking oil and salad oil. It is not a = >healthy oil.=20 > > OUR RECOMMENDATIONS: Pure Olive oil, Safflower and Sunflower oils = >only. Reject any foods, packaged or otherwise, which have in the label = >"...may contain vegetable oil, cottonseed, canola oil.." If the label = >just says vegetable oil, we reject it outright. Go here for an eye = >opening article of one parent and some of the effects of using Canola = >oil.=20 > > > Resources > http://www.1999.com/canola/ = >http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158/UPDATE.HTM,Perceptions, Aug/Sep = >96 issue, The Great Canola Debate Perceptions, Nov/Dec 95 issue, The = >Devil's Bargain Book, Fats That Heal and Fats That Kill, by Udo Erasmus > > > Every day we are spending money on dead food that degenerates our = >bodies. It is up to us to take it upon ourselves to seek out live foods = >that will regenerate the body and reverse degenerating diseases. Active = >Life has what we all need to change the biological terrain from acidic = >to alkaline. Please, if you are interested in providing your body with = >the absolute best in nutrition check out Active Life! = >www.activelifeinc.com You can't beat nature! > =20 > In good health! > Greg Sumner [email protected]=20 > The Oasis Rejuvenation Center -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
