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If genes aren’t the cause of common diseases, than there has to be a environmental connection. Ever since sequencing the human genome, genetic researchers have found little evidence of genetic causes to most of the common diseases. Inherited genes are not the cause of the sky rocketed growth of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, autism, ADHD and dementia. Nor is it the cause of depression, obesity, and metabolic  syndrome.

Genes Limited Role

The case for a substantial role of genes in susceptibility to the major human diseases has been refuted by a groundbreaking new analysis published by the public interest science organization, The Bio science Resource Project. Of the approximately 1,000 genes identified that confer susceptibility to disease only a tiny amount are of even limited importance..

The coast is clearing and the gene inquisitions may as well stop. The medical community is on the wrong path. This isn’t a game of multiple choice with the perpetual question being which gene is responsible for expanding waistlines. Ambiguity is what the medical establishment is good at. Instead of understanding the interdependence humans have with the environment, they make everything complicated.

Genes Vs. Environment

The results of the materials and new methods of farming may be the final piece in the equation. The testing before products leave the lab may not measure the effect or determine the long term impact on the citizens and the environment. Without being able to account for the impact our new way of life has on the population, genes may be the last place to look to eliminate disease states.

Weight loss magic is really just essential knowledge which can guide you to become a thinner you.           

The focus must be on health for good reasons. This is the only way you can break the barrier to weight loss. Almost, everything you read on weight loss is all nonsense. If what they taught was true you would have a nation of successful dieters.

Let’s explore the old school thinking. All you need is self control. This should make serial dieters go ballistic. Cutting calories is the toughest thing to do for an extended period of time. Most people don’t have the essential knowledge to do it the right way. Cutting calories “isn’t worth a row of beans,” unless you know the tricks.

Calories                                                                        

There are all kinds of human studies that measure the effects of calories. Most diets are based on this. What it doesn’t take into account is that our food supply has changed enormously. We now consume sugar substitutes, high fructose corn syrup, artificial coloring, and low cost fillers. There is a lot of evidence that most processed food is an appetite stimulant.

Almost all of the mainstream diets allow some of these products into their diet plans. When you rely on calorie consumption vs. calorie expenditure hands down you will lose, but it won’t be in pounds. It doesn’t work. Calorie restriction alone sets you up for the yo-yo diet syndrome. Researchers have found that (MSG) produces a massive 40 percent larger appetite when given to rats. The scientists think the additive affects an area of the brain by preventing proper functioning of the body’s appetite control mechanism. People who consume foods with large quantities of MSG feel hungrier after eating.

MSG is used as a flavor enhancer in much of our pre-packaged foods. It is found in many soups, salad dressings, sausages, hot dogs, canned tuna, and frozen entrees etc. MSG found in ingredients such as Hydroized Vegetable and Autolyzed Yeast Extract. This is one of the reasons cutting calories alone as an attempt to lose weight will fail.

Synthetic Food

With the rising production of food that has a shelf life into the next decade, we are drowning in synthetic food. The truth is that these products set up craving by fooling with the production of insulin.

We are eating sugar, sodium, and starch polluted meals and snacks. We are eating oversized meals, because the shut off button has been shut off. The bizarre world of food is getting wilder. What that means is it isn’t calories in and calories out. The foods set us up to store fat. The manufacturers think the American public is invincible, and that this deadly experiment is going to be the planet’s salvation. More processed food will not ensure the planets population is going to be healthy. Two-thirds of adults are overweight. Turning weight loss resolutions into reality takes more than will power.

Part 2 is coming

Let’s Turn This Around, and Kick-Start a New You in the New Year.

The smells of toxic scented products contain dollars and scents.

Widely used products including ones that claim to be green, are known to have chemical additives not listed on the label. These include some that are known toxins.

A study led by the University of Washington discovered that 25 commonly used scented products emit an average of 17 chemicals each. Out of the 133 different chemicals detected, nearly a quarter are classified as toxic or hazardous under at least one federal law.

Green Label Dangers

More than a third of the products emitted at least one chemical classified as a probable carcinogen by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency. Many of the products make claims about being green, organic or natural.

For millions of consumers worldwide, the best kept secret is the idea that maybe we don’t need scents from the lab. Despite strong consumer demand for natural products there is much confusion about which products are really natural. There is a term “greenwashing” used for manufacturers that use the terms green, natural and organic when the main ingredients are petrochemicals.

Despite the industry knowing this fact, these products have been able to flourish in the market place.

Who Can You Trust?

Manufactures are not required to disclose any ingredients in cleaning supplies, air fresheners, or laundry products, which are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Personal care products which are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration are required to list ingredients used in fragrances. However, a single fragrance can be a mixture of up to several hundred ingredients. These two agencies aren’t up to speed.

Consumers are becoming more environmentally savvy and seek natural products. The art of the spray is based on profit, and cost. We are a chemically oriented society. The fragrance industry in not in tune with nature, the implications of this statement are enormous.

When you see an advertisement that says natural essential oils, botanical extracts, you may be buying phosphates, preservatives, and aroma chemicals. Yet, you will be expecting premium ingredients, since the targeting ads are for the green consumer.

Looking ahead to better days means that a paradigm shift must occur to meet consumers demand for natural sustainable products.