For those of us that understand nutrition and it's



importance in our lives, this statement makes all too

much sense doesn't it.

Today, six out of the top ten causes of death are diet

related and chronic degenerative diseases afflict over

120 million Americans. Cancer has moved from the

eighth leading cause of death to number two, even after

Richard Nixon's "War on Cancer" spent thirty billion

dollars attempting to find a cure. Diabetes has

increased 700% since 1959.

Nearly 15 million American adults suffer from asthma

and the Environmental Health Commission predicts that

number will increase to 29 million by 2020. Twenty-one

million Americans suffer from arthritis and

approximately 50 million Americans suffer from

autoimmune diseases, with 75 percent of these being

female. Many of these autoimmune conditions were

practically nonexistent thirty years ago.

Look at the average diet of children today--soft

drinks, processed cereal, pizza, candy, fast food and

their favorite and often only source of vegetables:

french fries. Could this be why we are seeing a

dramatic rise in ADHD, to the point where 8 million

American children need to be drugged daily? Autism has

gone from 1 in 10,000 children to 1 in 150 in just 10

years. Adult- onset diabetes is occurring at epidemic

rates in children as young as eight.

NEW HEADLINES IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

There can be no doubt that deficiencies of these vital

nutrients can lead to serious problems. Scientists are

continually discovering new links between viruses,

bacteria and the immune system and many of the most

common and most dangerous diseases. Take a look; you

might be surprised at what they're learning about the

importance of a strong, balanced immune system.

"Are Viruses and Bacteria the Real Cause of Heart and

Kidney Disease?"...In the August 2000 issue of the

American Journal of Medicine, scientists reported that

the hepatitis C virus could show up as a kidney

infection or as heart disease. Last year, Italian

researchers reported that the reason cholesterol

deposits stick to the walls of arteries might be due to

an undetected infection that inflames blood vessel

walls.

"Are Bacteria to Blame for MS?"...The July 1999 issue

of Annals of Neurology reported that a common bacteria

called Chlamydia pneumoniae was present in all the

patients tested in the study with multiple sclerosis

(MS). In addition, 30 percent of people with MS also

harbor the herpes virus.

"Epilepsy Linked to Abnormal Immune Cells"...In 1997, a

group of scientists looked at a total of 135 people

with epilepsy. More than 80 percent of these people

had one or more abnormalities in their cellular immune

defenses.

"Alzheimer's Disease Linked to Immune System

Dysfunction"...An article in a 1994 issue of Progress

in Drug Research reported that Alzheimer's disease may

be linked to an abnormal antibody response to a portion

of nerve cells in the brain.

"A Hidden Virus that Causes Obesity"...Researchers at

the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Wayne

State University in Detroit reported in August 2001

that increased fat stores have been linked to the

presence of a virus.

"Is Arthritis Really a Joint Infection?"...Dutch

scientists recently reported that chronic arthritis

might have a bacterial connection. In fact, if you

suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, which is considered

an autoimmune disease, your disease may have been

triggered by a prior infection that may have over

stimulated immune responses, which in this situation,

needed to be suppressed.

"Is Male Infertility Due to E. Coli Bacteria Sticking

to Sperm?"...A German study in the July 1993 issue of

Fertility and Sterility reported that e. coli can

actually adhere to sperm causing them to clump

together.

And if you do a search on the Internet you will find

more of these types of headlines all over the place.

It's just amazing, sad actually, and scary.