Reverend George Malkmus, Founder of Hallelujah Acres
Archive for November, 2011
The World’s Diet – Dangerously High In Table Salt
Nov 29th
For the past five weeks, we have been sharing the reasons why the ‘World’s Diet’ is such a dangerous diet.
In this Health Tip we are going to examine a substance that contains no fiber and is extremely toxic to the body, yet is consumed by almost every man, woman and child each and every day on The Standard American Diet: table salt.
Controversy and Confusion
Did you know that the Bible talks about salt? In Matthew 5:13 the reference to salt comes directly from the lips of Jesus as He addresses His disciples in the Sermon on the Mount:
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Biblically, the believers in Jesus Christ is referred to as the “salt of the earth” because they are the preserving force on earth withholding God’s judgment upon this earth and the people that inhabit it.
Salt has also been used in the human diet for thousands of years as a preservative as well as for the seasoning of foods.
Up until recently, we have been led to believe that all salt is a deadly poison and that there was no place for it in our diet.
These beliefs were once my beliefs and possibly yours, but these beliefs have been challenged in recent years and need to be revisited for our health’s sake.
Table Salt
Table salt is a refined, processed, and bleached salt, consisting of 100% sodium chloride, with toxic substances added.
When sodium chloride is consumed in this manner, it becomes a very addictive and toxic substance that does great harm to the body. Yet, the compound is essential for cellular health and the proper functioning of the body.
How do we explain this paradox?
In this health tip we will attempt to show why one form of salt, table salt, is a toxic and dangerous substance when placed into the body, while several other forms of salt, as found naturally occurring in nature, are essential to the health.
Refined salts, as found on grocery store shelves, on restaurant tables, and in most manufactured and restaurant foods, is a toxic and dangerous substance that needs to be avoided as much as possible.
Here’s why.
The refining process removes 82 of the 84 naturally occurring minerals, while having chemicals added to prevent it from absorbing moisture. This enables it to flow freely from the salt shaker. It is then bleached similar to the process used to whiten refined sugar and flour.
Dr. Esterban Genao, a Florida pediatrician stated in an interview, “I am convinced that the refining of salt, the refining of sugar, and of oils, is going to be shown to be responsible for a great majority of our physical problems.”
What’s Wrong With Table Salt
(1) Mineral Depletion
Table salt leads to a poorly functioning immune system along with the initiation and acceleration of chronic illness. It depletes calcium, potassium, and magnesium and is directly related to cardiovascular disease. The ingestion of large amounts leads to mineral deficiency.
(2) Acid Formation
Due to its lack of buffering minerals, it becomes an acidifying substance within the body, and joins the other acidifying substances found in the “World’s Diet.” All animal products (both flesh and dairy), all refined sugars, and refined flour are acidifying, making it difficult for the body to maintain its alkalinity.
(3) Fluid Imbalance
Table salt is toxic to the body and responsible for upsetting the fluid balance, debilitating the circulatory system, and aggravating a number of salt pathologies.
One ounce of ingested table salt will cause the body to retain 3 quarts of water (6 pounds of excess bodily fluids), in an attempt to dilute this extremely toxic substance.
A seriously overweight person once told me they lost 22 pounds their first week on The Hallelujah Diet. How? The body was releasing the water it was retaining to keep that toxic sodium and chloride in suspension.
(4) High Sodium Intake
The average person consuming the Standard American Diet (SAD), consumes anywhere from 4,000 to 10,000 mg of sodium daily. Sources for table salt would include:
- diet soda – 550 mg
- 6 oz serving bottled vegetable juice – 555 mg
- 2 slices of bread – 1090 mg
- 1.5 oz natural cheese – 593 mg
- 1 tbsp salad dressing – 333 mg
- 10 oz canned soup – 1547 mg
- hamburger – 800 mg
- scramble egg and sausage – 1411 mg
- quarter pound cheese burger – 1950 mg
- 4 oz frozen fish – 1080 mg
- 2 oz ham – 1578 mg
- 1 oz potato chips – 300 mg
- Mexican style frozen dinner – 2,300 mg
- ¼ frozen pizza – 1389mg
(5) Addiction
Table salt is highly addictive and disease promoting. Even with all the table salt contained in manufactured foods, many people will add more salt to their food from a salt shaker.
Often, when people first adopt The Hallelujah Diet they consider the food tasteless. That is because their taste buds have been dulled by their previous use of table salt. Fortunately, on a basically living foods, plant-based diet, the cells of the taste buds will rebuild in about 2 weeks, and the plant-source foods will start to taste wonderful.
(6) Disease
Table salt either causes or aggravates a host of salt sicknesses – including but not limited to: edema, obesity, hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, stroke, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, PMS, manic-depression, and the list goes on.
(7) High Blood Pressure
Table salt is a contributing cause of high blood pressure. Many people could be off blood pressure medicine, and experiencing normal blood pressure, if they would simply eliminate table salt from their diet.
The Importance of Essential Minerals
Though we have severely condemned table salt, it cannot be emphasized strongly enough that the body needs salt (sodium and chloride) to function properly and both can be found naturally occurring in the living plants God placed in garden.
Yes, the very foods God told us we should eat for the proper nourishment of our body in Genesis 1:29 contain both sodium and chloride, and these garden foods should be the primary source of these essential minerals.
Sodium Chloride
Salt (sodium chloride) is an absolute necessity for optimum health. Sodium chloride is responsible for maintaining fluid balance, regulating the circulatory system, and normalizing nerve impulses.
Sodium/Potassium Pump
Every cell within the body has both an extracellular fluid and an intracellular fluid within the cell membrane acting as a sodium/potassium pump to transport ions back and forth across the membrane into and out of the cell.
The extracellular fluids have higher concentrations of sodium chloride and bicarbonate ions. Intracellular fluids have higher concentrations of potassium, phosphate, and magnesium ions.
Maintaining proper mineral balances and proper fluid volumes is vital to optimal functioning of each cell. (“Human Anatomy and Physiology”, 5th edition, John W. Hole Jr., page 796).
The Nervous System
The human body operates on electrical impulses by way of the nervous system. These impulses are controlled by sodium ions. When sodium levels are out of balance, abnormal electrical signals may occur. Dr. Brownstein tells us that “Without an optimal balance of the various vital minerals, it is impossible for the brain to function optimally.”
The Adrenal Glands
The adrenal glands monitor energy levels, blood sugar, blood pressure, muscle strength, and more. By secretion of other hormones the adrenals keep these functions in check.
A diet deficient in salt or a diet deficient in other minerals can lead to suboptimal adrenal function and eventual adrenal exhaustion. Some possible consequences of adrenal exhaustion would include: fatigue, impaired immune system, thyroid disorders, arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, autoimmune disorders etc.
What’s The Difference?
Sodium and chloride as found in plant foods differ greatly from the sodium and chloride found in table salt in the following ways:
(1) Sodium chloride, as found in the living plant, is an unrefined and non-toxic (organic) form.
(2) Sodium chloride is found naturally occurring in fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts, and has received no processing.
(3) Sodium chloride is totally usable by the body and is in an easily assimilable form when derived from living plants.
(4) The body needs only about 250 mg of sodium each and every day in order to carry out necessary functions.
(5) Chloride controls diffusion and the exchange of new and worn-out material in the cells.
(6) Organic sodium occurs naturally, and in adequate amounts in the LIVING plants and vegetable juices of The Hallelujah Diet. Following is the amount of sodium found in a 3 1/2 ounce serving of:
- beets – 60 mg
- celery – 125 mg
- figs (dried) – 35 mg
- kale – 75 mg
- sesame seeds – 60 mg
- sunflower seeds – 30 mg
- red peppers – 10 mg
- radishes – 18 mg
- raisins – 27 mg
- spinach – 70 mg
(7) Plant-source (organic) sodium chloride contributes to our health.
Unrefined Sea Salt
The most natural source of sodium after plant sourced sodium is unrefined sea salt, which boasts over 80 minerals and other elements that are useful to the body and that are missing in refined table salt.
Celtic Sea Salt, which is one of the unrefined sea salts recommended by Hallelujah Acres, is harvested in Brittany, near the Celtic Sea, in the northwestern part of France. Here the sea water is evaporated and the resulting grayish color salt is hand raked. The method used follows a 2,000-year-old Celtic tradition.
The sodium chloride content of natural unrefined sun dried Celtic Sea Salt is as low as 84% in the Light Gray variety (compared to 100% in refined earth and sea salts), water about 14%, and the remaining 2% is a vast array of approximately 80 naturally occurring trace minerals.
“Celtic Sea Salt has the ability to keep all bodily fluids, including the blood, in a balanced state. When a body exists in this state of equilibrium, known as homeostasis, the immune system will be strong, the metabolism will be healthy, and bodily organs will be able to easily function.”
Dr. Esteban Genoa
Hallelujah Acres offers two varieties of Celtic Sea Salt – the light gray, medium size crystals, which are slightly moist since they are just sun dried, and the Fine Ground Celtic Salt, which is ground on granite stones and then sifted. Eden Foods also offers an unrefined sea salt harvested from Brittany which appears equal to Celtic Sea Salt.
We believe either of these to be a good option for those who desire to conservatively use some salt on their foods and in their food preparation. These salts will not only improve the flavor of the food but also offer some benefits to the body at cellular level.
If we want to have a healthy, properly running physical body, it needs salt, but let’s make sure it is in a form that promotes health (unrefined sea salt) rather than in a form that harms our health (refined table salt).
Join us next week as we discuss another substance that is necessary for health and the proper functioning of the body — but can be detrimental in the wrong form.
Big Weekend at Hallelujah Acres (and in Florence, SC)
Nov 28th
Join us December 2 and 3 for our famous first-of-the-month seminars on Friday evening and all day Saturday! Plus, Rev. Malkmus will bring his “God’s Way to Ultimate Health” seminar to Florence the following day.
Friday, December 2: An Evening With Rhonda Malkmus
An Evening With Rhonda Malkmus begins at 6:00 p.m. Rhonda will prepare a full-course raw vegan meal and you get too taste the recipes! Cost is $30 per person and registration is required.
You’ll also learn how to use various kitchen machines including a juicer, blender, food processor, personal blender, Citrus Star juicer and more. Plus, you’ll get some short cuts and tips to help make food preparation easier and faster.
Saturday Morning, December 3: God’s Way To Ultimate Health
Rev. George Malkmus’ FREE three-hour seminar, God’s Way to Ultimate Health begins at 10:00 a.m. sharp Saturday morning. People usually start arriving before 9:00 a.m. for this seminar so come early to get a good seat.
Come for free food samples in the Hallelujah Acres Store between 9:00 and 9:30 followed by an informative video in the auditorium.
After an opportunity for others to share their testimonies (you’ll be amazed!), Rev. Malkmus shares the riveting message of how a person can eliminate almost any physical problems they may be experiencing through simple diet and lifestyle changes!
Stay for The Buffet Lunch: Just $5.00
At 12:30, you’re invited to stay for an all-you-can-eat Hallelujah Diet buffet for just $5.00, plus a Q&A session with Rev. Malkmus.
Saturday Afternoon, December 3: “Where Do I Go From Here?” Class
At 1:30, it’s our three-hour “Where Do I Go from Here?”class with Paul and Ann Malkmus, which takes you through a day on The Hallelujah Diet.
You will see how simple preparation of Hallelujah foods can be and sample these foods as well. They will also give you some helpful shopping tips.
Cost is $45 per person, $10 for spouse or child aged 13+ (children 12 and under admitted free with parent). You can sign up once you arrive, but pre-registration is appreciated.
Join Us In Florence, SC
On Sunday afternoon, December 4, at 4:00 p.m. Rev. Malkmus will deliver his “God’s Way to Ultimate Health” seminar at the Cumberland United Methodist Church, 163 S. Colt Street.
A free copy of the full color, 48-page, “Hallelujah Acres Health News” will be given to each family attending. This magazine contains a 4-page pull out explaining a day on The Hallelujah Diet.
Rev. Malkmus and Rhonda are looking forward to seeing many old friends and making new friends at this seminar. For more information call (843) 662-2904.
Can Diet Affect Elevated PSA Numbers?
Nov 26th
“Rev. Malkmus, My husband has an elevated PSA number. What kind of diet would bring these numbers down? Any information that you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for all of the good work that you do. May God bless you!”
Donna L.
Editor Responds
Donna, most men on the Standard American Diet experience elevated PSA numbers as they age.
These elevated PSA numbers are usually accompanied by frequent trips to the bathroom during the night hours. If some drastic diet changes are not made, these sleep interruptions can develop into serious prostate problems.
If you have followed my teachings for very long you know that I believe every physical problem has a cause and that if we will but remove the cause we will remove the problem.
Prostate problems have a cause: the consumption of animal source foods (both flesh and especially dairy), along with sugar.
These are the foods that lead to elevated PSA’s.
My most recent laboratory test for PSA revealed I have a PSA of 0.79 only two years from my 80th birthday. A PSA reading of 0 to 4 is considered normal.
How can a person my age maintain such excellent PSA numbers?
Eliminating all animal source foods and getting fully on The Hallelujah Diet is primary. I have been on the Hallelujah Diet for 36 years now, and have consumed no animal flesh or dairy during those 36 years.
Second in importance is consuming omega-3 fatty acids daily. I personally grind a quarter cup of flax seeds and take a teaspoon of Pharmax fish oil daily (these both go into my morning “green smoothie”).
Iodine is also crucial for the prostate and I personally take 5 mg of iodine daily.
Here at Hallelujah Acres we are constantly hearing incredible testimonies from men with elevated PSA numbers (and even advanced prostate cancer) who were able to correct their prostate issues after adopting The Hallelujah Diet.
Raw Cranberry Fruit Salad
Nov 25th
Quite possibly the most delicious cranberry salad taste at any holiday meal, anywhere!
Send Us Your Recipes
If you have a favorite recipe send it our way! We will share the best of them in future Health Tips and on our website. They can be raw or cooked, but they must be vegan (no animal products), and contain no refined sugar, refined grains, or table salt.
Life With Dignity On The Hallelujah Diet
Nov 24th
In last week’s testimonies, we shared the experience of Health Minister Anita’s 80-year-old husband Bud, who after a four year battle with prostate cancer passed on to be with Jesus.
In that testimony, Anita shared how The Hallelujah Diet allowed him to have quality of life and an extended life without suffering the medical torture he would have experienced had he gone the medical route.
Following are a few of the responses to that testimony:
“I absolutely love reading these testimonies of the benefits of The Hallelujah Diet. Thank you!!!”
Becky A.
“Actually, that’s my goal. I don’t want a painful death. I want to thrive and pass on with grace when it’s my time.”
Kaylene P.
“I do believe this courageous gentleman went home because it was his time and that he died of old age, not only the cancer! Eighty years old is a well run race. What a blessing to hear how we can still die well and with our loved ones helping us in this day and age – Thank you for your very personal and brave testimony! God Bless!!!”
Donna C.
“Rev. Malkmus, thank you for your website and for the people that share their testimonies of living victoriously after adopting healthy eating. I was told I had colon cancer (just like you) and would have to have surgery to remove a portion of my colon and then having it reattached.
The following Sunday in a session for adults, our pastor was teaching on living holistically by adopting The Hallelujah Diet. I felt the Lord leading me to attend and the pastor talked about not only The Hallelujah Diet but also a book titled ‘The China Study’ by T. Colin Campbell. I got the book, read it, and realized that God wanted me to participate in my healing by changing the way I ate, which I learned had been the cause of my cancer.
So I immediately began a new way to live, by so eating that my body could receive the nutrients it needed to heal itself. After making the diet and lifestyle change, a final examination of my colon revealed my colon clear of cancer.
Praise God, I am now eating to live and no longer living to eat. In addition to having my colon still intact, I have lost some unwanted weight and have my health back, for which I thank God.”
Merilyn D.
“Pastor Malkmus, it is with a grin and a smile that I pass this information that I read today on a CBN email newsletter on to you. It said that doctors have just discovered that stem cells taken from the patient’s heart and allowed to mature and then reintroduced back into the patient’s heart have been observed to regenerate the heart for patients with heart failure and thus they are learning that the body has the ability to heal itself.
WOW! What a discovery!
Finally the world is learning what you have been saying over and over in your Health Tips for years, only they attribute this healing to the stem cells, while you attribute this ability of the body to heal itself to God and the stem cells that He created.
I want to also thank you for your recent article on the dangers of refined sugar which I have passed on to many. If only people would learn that the body will heal itself if we give it the right building materials, rather than relying on the world to do what only God gave the body the ability to do.
God bless you Pastor Malkmus and your ministry. I fully trust and believe in what you teach.”
Miriam E.
“Five years ago after my sister was diagnosed with colon cancer, we both attended your free first Saturday-of-the-month seminar there in Shelby. It was my first experience hearing how what we eat and drink can affect our health.
After purchasing several of your books and reading a great deal both from them and on your website, I decided to adopt The Hallelujah Diet. Since making that diet change five years ago I have lost 104 pounds.
Thank you Dr. Malkmus for sharing this lifesaving knowledge!”
Melissa W.
NOTE: Our next first-Saturday-of-the-month, “God’s Way to Ultimate Health” seminar is scheduled for Saturday, December 3, right here at Hallelujah Acres in Shelby, North Carolina. In addition to there being no cost for the lifesaving information, all who attend will receive a free copy of the Hallelujah Acres Health News.
The World’s Diet Is Dangerously High In Caffeine
Nov 22nd
For the past several weeks, we have been sharing the reasons why the ‘World’s Diet’ is such a dangerous diet.
In this Health Tip we are going to examine another substance that is addictive and extremely toxic to the body, just as we learned animal source foods, refined sugar, and refined grains are.
Additionally, this addictive and toxic substance (drug) is devoid of fiber, and contains no nutrition. Yet it is consumed by a high percentage of both children and adults if they consume the World’s Diet.
Caffeine is its name of this addictive and toxic substance.
It is a substance found in coffee, many teas, and most soft drinks.
Webster’s Dictionary defines “caffeine” as “a white crystalline, bitter alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, derived from coffee or tea, used medically as a stimulant.”
Another alkaloid that has a similar effect upon the body as caffeine is theobromine.
Theobromine is found in chocolate and is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “a crystalline alkaloid powder, C7H8N4O2 related to caffeine, obtained from the cacao bean and used chiefly in medicine as a diuretic and stimulant.”
You will notice that both “caffeine” and “theobromine” are defined as “alkaloids” along with being “stimulants” in Webster’s Dictionary. This is an important factor in our effort to learn more about these toxic substances.
Below, please note the bad company these stimulating alkaloids keep as Webster’s Dictionary defines “alkaloids”:
“Any of a large class of bitter tasting, nitrogen containing, alkaline ring compounds common in plants and including caffeine, theobromine, morphine C17, H19, N2, , nicotine C10, H14, N2, quinine C20, H24, N2, O2, and strychnine C21, H22, N2, NO2.”
But before we go any further, I need to lay a little biblical foundation for what will follow, so that we can better understand why “caffeine” and “theobromine” are so dangerous to the body:
The Bible Tells Us In Psalm 139:14
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
Truer words were never spoken! The physical body we each possess is “wonderfully made” (by God), and it is important that we realize the body we each possess is comprised of approximately 100 trillion living cells.
If we keep our bodily fluids purified and our cells free of toxic build-up, we will experience health.
If we fail to keep our bodily fluids purified and our cells free of toxic build-up, we get sick.
We keep our bodily fluids purified and our cells free of toxic build-up when we cease consuming toxic substances and start consuming the primarily raw, 100% plant based foods God designed our bodies to thrive on — especially when our diets include an abundance of raw vegetable juices and green smoothies.
If We Want To Promote Health And Avoid Disease
If we want to promote health and avoid disease, we must carefully avoid placing protoplasmic poisons into the body.
Yet, on a daily basis, the average person consuming the World’s Diet is placing protoplasmic poisons into their bodies, not realizing that every one of these poisons is a toxic drug that does great harm to the body!
These drugs may be in the form of caffeine, theobromine (a drug related to caffeine), inorganic sodium chloride (white table salt), refined sugar, alcohol, nicotine and other drugs derived from plants including but limited to marijuana, cocaine, heroin, along with doctor prescribed and over-the-counter drugs.
Not a single one of these substances are a food that will nourish the physical body.
They are all addictive drugs, that will poison the body.
Sadly, most of these drugs are socially accepted and even cherished, commercially advertised, some medically prescribed, and often government subsidized.
Caffeine Is A Drug
Coffee is the most popular and widely used stimulant in the world and coffee is the major source of caffeine.
Coffee is also the most popular beverage in the world, with tea and caffeinated soda coming in second and third place.
One cup of drip coffee contains 150 mg of caffeine; one cup of brewed black tea 50 mg of caffeine; and green tea, which is being so highly touted for its antioxidant properties, can contain as much caffeine as black tea. (Three cups of decaffeinated coffee still has the same amount of caffeine remaining in it as a cup of regular coffee.)
A 12-ounce can of caffeinated soft drink contains 50 mg of caffeine, and an 8-ounce bar of milk chocolate contains 50 mg of caffeine.
Raw Chocolate
While many realize the dangers inherent in the average commercial chocolate product, there is an organic, raw chocolate craze sweeping the raw food movement today, with some touting its benefits.
However, on closer examination we learn the following about raw organic chocolate:
The cacao bean, from which organic raw chocolate is made, contains: methylxanthines (a stimulating drug known as caffeine), theobromine, and theophyllin, (all of which are known to produce permanent degenerative alterations in cellular protoplasm). The cacao bean also contains more tannin than tea, plus oxalic acid, cannabinoids, and aflatoxins.
Dr. John McDougall Speaks On The Subject Of Caffeine
Following are a few quotes taken from Dr. John McDougall’s book “The McDougall Plan”:
(1) “Some of the most popular drugs consumed by people of affluent western nations are found in coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa beans (chocolate) . . . all of which contain a group of natural substances known as methylxanthines. These chemicals include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine. Many prescription and nonprescription drugs also contain methylxanthines.
(2) “One of the most important of the methylxanthines is the popular drug ‘caffeine’. . . undesirable effects from the stimulating properties of caffeine include: elevated heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, frequent urination, increased gastric acid secretion (which contributes to indigestion, gastritis, and ulcers), nervousness, irritability, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Obviously, discontinuing caffeine will relieve the problems caused by this drug. It is particularly important for someone with hypertension who is trying to lower his or her blood pressure to stop drinking caffeinated beverages.
(3) “Caffeine has been shown to cause birth defects in animals and is suspected of causing the same defects in humans. It would follow that you should completely avoid coffee, tea, colas, and chocolate in all forms during pregnancy.
(4) “All three of the methylxanthines can stimulate growth of breast cells, causing painful enlargement of breast tissue and benign lumps. This condition is known as fibrocystic disease. . . In as many as 90 percent of women with fibrocystic disease, these benign breast lumps significantly improve or completely disappear in two to six months when methylxanthines are eliminated from the diet. There is also concern from investigators that the chronic stimulation of the breast tissue by methylxanthines may progress to cancer of the breast. Cancer of the bladder also has been related to caffeine use.
(5) “One more undesirable effect of caffeine is that the drug has been shown to cause loss of calcium from the body. Therefore, another dietary maneuver you can use to prevent and possibly correct thin, calcium-deficient bones, or osteoporosis, would be to discontinue use of caffeine.
(6) “The body actually becomes physically addicted to caffeine. When you attempt to quit taking this drug, expect withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, anxiety, irritability, drowsiness, tension, and depression. Withdrawal symptoms can last as long as a week. ”
Dr. Russell Blaylock Speaks Out On The Subject Of Caffeine
In the November 2005 issue of Newsmax magazine Dr. Blaylock reports:
“Caffeine is considered to be the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. In some ways it is acting like MDMA (Ecstasy) and cocaine. That is, it stimulates brain cells intensively . . . If you stop drinking caffeine you will notice two things right away: that you cannot stay awake and that you have a splitting headache . . . This is because the brain has turned down the sensitivity to caffeine so much that your brain is struggling to remain conscious. The headache is because of rebound dilation of the blood vessels in the scalp. . . Excessive caffeine has several dangers. With high consumption, one can have a sudden seizure or even abnormal heartbeats. On some occasions the abnormal heartbeats – called arrhythmias – can lead to sudden death, especially if your magnesium is low.”
More Adverse Effects Research Has Revealed
- Caffeine stresses the nervous system, increases uric acid production and can lead to kidney damage. Researchers at Boston University Medical Center consider coffee intake to be associated with heart attacks and cancer, and when used with sugar becomes even more harmful.
- “Coffee nerves” or “coffee jitters” can occur after 150 mg (1 cup) are ingested, while physiological and psychological dependence can occur at 300 mg/day (just 2 cups of coffee).
- 62% of Americans in a recent survey claimed they “. . . could not function . . .” without their daily coffee (caffeine) intake.
- Children are far more susceptible to caffeine intoxication due to lighter body weight and comparative purity of physiology. Parents who wouldn’t dream of giving their children coffee are giving them the equivalent dose of caffeine every time they let them indulge in caffeinated soft drinks, cocoa, iced tea, and chocolate.
- Most of the caffeine taken from coffee in the decaffeinization process is bought by the soft drink industry and added to sodas!
- Caffeine intoxication is a form of severe poisoning that occurs at the cellular level when as little as 250 mg of caffeine is consumed in a day. This toxic stimulant may result in heart palpitations, stomach irritation, dizziness, muscle tension and trembling, insomnia, shortness of breath, diarrhea, ringing ears, lightheadedness, and headaches.
- Caffeine first triggers an adrenalin release and then mimics the “fight-or-flight” response by stimulating the cardio-respiratory and central nervous systems. Every cell, organ, and system is affected by caffeine.
- Caffeine increases blood pressure, causes irregular heart rate, and restricts brain blood flow. It is implicated in cardiovascular disease.
- Six cups of coffee daily doubles heart attack risk.
- Caffeine stimulates overproduction of gastric pepsin/hydrochloric acid, contributing to the formation of stomach ulcers.
- Besides all of the above, caffeine can stimulate mental disorders with symptoms identical to “anxiety neurosis”: nervousness, irritability, self-consciousness, moodiness, and/or depression. Indeed, some people who suffer from mental disorders are undoubtedly “adding fuel to the fire” when they become caught in a vicious circle of caffeine use.
Caffeine is either the cause or a contributing cause of many of the physical and psychological problems being experienced today.
Please remember that caffeine and theobromine are addictive drugs! Along with animal source foods, refined sugar, refined grains, and table salt, these substances are the killer foods of our day — and the cause of most physical problems.
Join us next week for another informative Hallelujah Health Tip!
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