Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Finding Reality in the Mire of Food Industry Propaganda

Reviews and Excerpts

Michael Barbee gives simple, accurate testimony to the fact that political interests and commercial greed dictate the quality of your life -- especially your emotional and physical health. Read this book and you won't be a victim any longer.
-- Donna Gates, MEd, The Body Ecology Diet

A brilliant expose....This book is a must read for anyone seeking better health in a climate of deception and dishonesty.
-- Ted Spence, DDS, ND

Michael Barbee chases the money behind popular health products and comes up with a gold mine of hidden issues. It's an intriguing read!
-- Larrian Gillespie MD, The Menopause Diet

This well researched and engaging expose of the myths regarding our foods... is a must read. We are very fortunate to be given access to these facts before we unknowingly expose our children and ourselves to further culinary dangers.
-- Julia Ross, MA, The Mood Cure and the best-seller, The Diet Cure


EXCERPT
The Poisoning of America, Part I

If you now suspect there is too much fluoride in green tea that could contribute to skeletal damage and hypothyroidism, and have decided to drink something else, how about the small amount added to water supplies serving about 60 percent of the population to bring the total fluroide content to about one part per million? Too little to do any harm?

First, fluoride is, as you know, one of the most toxic substances on earth, on par with arsenic and lead. It has no proven biological use inside the human body (teeth included). There is no minimum daily requirement for fluoride. And second, it is a cumulative poison. Only about half of what we consume is excreted. The other half collects in the teeth and bones, making them dense, but brittle. Those little white spots visible on the teeth of about 25 percent of American children are called dental fluorosis, a condition which not only predisposes them to decay, but also provides a sign that systemic fluoride poisoning is taking place. Dental fluorosis appears to serve as a red flag for future bone fractures as well.

Not only are the teeth of children with those spots damaged, but this fluorosis also indicates that their thyroid glands are being negatively impacted. Increasing rates of learning problems and hyperactivity among American children are thought to be traced in part to thyroid problems, which can be linked to intakes of fluoride. Significant amounts of lead, which accompany the fluoride in most artificially fluoridated systems, are also associated with learning and behavioral problems in children. The impact on the thyroid of adults from fluoride consumption is significant as well. Joint pains, increased cholesterol levels, depression, fatigue, and weight gain are some of the symptoms of a hypothyroid condition. These are the same symptoms of fluoride poisoning, and have occurred from drinking water containing the usual one part per million. This has led to the banning of fluoride in Holland.