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| 04/15/03 at 14:04:49 |
| "The stomach is the home of disease, and abstinence is the head of every remedy. So make this your custom." - Prophet Muhammad (S). Haven't found the source yet. "One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three-quarters keeps your doctor alive." - Quote from one of sites listed below, of a hieroglyph found in an ancient Egyptian tomb ------------------------------------- As-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaah, Before reading anything below, check out the Introduction to M. Nestle's book, [url=http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9518/9518.intro.html]"Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health"[/url]. Disclaimer: None of this is from mainstream sources, just some things that I found interesting. Allaahu A'lim/God knows if any of the information in the articles below is true. One thing, however, is that even if you only rely on "gold standard" studies (ex/ studies found in JAMA, NEJM, etc), almost every single study known to man is limited to some degree, which researchers accept to a certain extent. With the advent of corporate interests that sponsor many studies, we have a whole lot of other issues to take into consideration. Take this with a grain of salt (no pun intended. Most of the articles below are not primary studies; they're mainly just articles that refer to other studies). Although not everything is "poison," by the same token, not everything the FDA has approved is "harmless." Second disclaimer: Everything that is decreed, will happen, regardless. We should take into consideration both that, and the issue of preventive measures. Third Disclaimer: I don't support veganism. Just so it's clear, dairy products and meat (besides pork) are not haraam, in and of themselves. But keep in mind that the Prophet (S) had a mostly vegetarian diet, except on special occasions when meat was served ('Eid, weddings, etc). Otherwise, neither he nor the sahabah could afford or promoted a diet consisting of rich foods. Allaahu A'lim. ------------------------------------- Carcinogens and Pesticides - what's in your shampoo? http://www.curezone.com/diseases/toxins/carcinogens.asp http://www.curezone.com/foods/pesticides.asp Although I love milk, apparently, there are alternatives. http://www.curezone.com/foods/milk.asp http://www.earthsave.org/health/what_about_dairy.htm Your microwave and you. http://www.curezone.com/foods/microwave_oven_risk.asp Processed foods (ex/ white sugar. Why are you still using this, when you have honey, maple syrup, unprocessed cane sugar, etc?) http://home.attbi.com/~twinbearer/eatinghealthier2002/processed.html http://biorganic.ifrance.com/biorganic/sugar.htm http://www.wholehealthclinic.com/mainpage/top_health_discoveries.htm http://www.all-creatures.org/cb/a-sugar.html http://www.wholehealthclinic.com/hl/how_to/how_to_eat.htm Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, etc. http://www.earthsave.org/health/rxhealth.htm Food choices and the environment http://www.earthsave.org/environment/foodchoices.htm |
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| 04/15/03 at 14:14:09 |
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