June 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Vol 9.

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NATURAL EATING NATURAL EATING NATURAL EATING

The Science and Art of feeding ourselves the way Nature intended
The Science of the feeding pattern that is right for the human species;
The Art of applying this knowledge in today’s world

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Letters: All Paths Lead to Natural Eating. Q uote: The Biter Bit. Party Ideas: Ziploc Omelets. Stop Press: Latest Book on its
Way. Q of Month: Malformed Tooth Enamel. Recipe: Curry Stir-Fry Chicken Breast. Q&A: Stevia “Natural” Sweetener; Coco-
nut Oil; Eggs, Nuts and Bone Health; Vitamin K, Beta Carotene and Precursors; Fat Substitute Olestra; Flax-seed oil – Oxid a-
tion? Flax-seed Oil for the Vegan; Omega-3: Plant vs. Fish. Food Policy: The Trouble with Soy (2). Foo d/Disease Links: Erec-
tile Dysfunction (Impotence). Laughter the Best Medicine.

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All Paths Lead to Natural Eating
From Lindsay Bang
Others may consider your teaching
heretical, but over time, revolutions
have proved right !
Already research is confirming the
Natural Eating principles. Of co urse,
this will take many years to fi lter
through to mainstream nutritional A reader sent us this party idea. For
teaching, but it is my firm conviction want of Ziploc bags in Cyprus, we have
not been able to test it yet. Le t us know
that this will ha ppen.
I have devoted the last 6 years of my
life to researching the link be-
tween nutrition and cancer. I am a
long time member of the Calorie Re-
striction Society (CRS), which I
joined long before I found your book.
These are ordinary folks, trying to
extend their lives by searching for
the right nutritional answers.
The ONLY way that they can get the
nutrients they need is to Eat Natu-
rally (something which I have
pointed out to them many times). I
have done comparisons of the Natu-
ral Eating plan, done the nutritional
crunches on the Nutrition software
database (Walfords DWIDP soft-
ware).
Natural Eating is the only way that
the macronutrients come out perfect
for their calorie levels.
Continued: Page 4.
Quote of the Month
The Biter Bit
“The opening of twenty MacDonald's
in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for
Pearl Harbor.” Dr S.I. Hayakawa
Published by Natural Eating Co Ltd. © 2006 Geoff Bond
Ziploc Omelets Malformed Tooth Enamel
Q. At the dentist my friend’s 9-year
old needed a filling; the 6 -year old
has a molar where the enamel is not
all there. Both children have a fairly
healthy diet - the younger one loves
fruit and any vegetables but also still
likes his milk.
The older one hates milk, and only
has the occasional yoghurt and
cheese. Neither has a big intake of
sweets or fizzy drinks (not allowed).
The dentist said that the older one
needs to increase her intake of yo-
how you get on! ghurt to make sure she is getting the
calcium needed for her teeth. I know
1. Crack 2 large omega-3 eggs into this is against what you would advise
a quart size Ziploc bag. Shake to - how would you suggest to i ncrease
combine them. a child's intake of calcium?
2. Put out a variety of ingredients Bizarrely, the dentist recommended
such as: onion, mushroom, green that the younger one increase his
pepper, tomato, salsa, etc. intake of milk – but he probably
3. Each guest adds prepared ingre- drinks 2 pints a day already -
dients of choice to their bag and AHHHH!
shake.
A. No wonder parents are confused
4. Make sure to get the air out of the when even dentists are peddling the
bag and zi p it up. myth of “dairy for healthy teeth”.
5. Place the bags into rolling, boiling -- As though Africans, on a dairy-
water for 13 minutes. You can free diet, don’t have the toughest
cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. teeth in the world!
6. Open the bags and the omelet will
roll out easily. Tooth enamel is composed of finely
packed, minute crystals of calcium
Stop Press phosphate. It is similar to bone but
Latest Book on its Way minus the elastic material “collagen”
John Anderson, book editor, has which gives bone its resilience.
finished patting the manuscript of How does tooth enamel get there?
Geoff's book into shape . Just like bone, special cells, in this
The script is now back with the pub- case called “ameloblasts”, have to
lisher, Rudy Shur of Square One of build it. (Bone building cells are
New York. He will make the finishing called “osteoblasts”.) Just as with
touches. Then it’s on to the produc- osteoblasts, hormones manage the
tion stage including artwork, index- ameloblasts’ performance -- for bet-
ing, typesetting and proofreading. ter or for worse . Continued p. 4
June 2006
Recipes
Curry Stir-fry Chicken Breast
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Serves 4
Ingredients:
• 21 oz (600 g) chicken breast, cut
into cubes
• 2 white onions (approx. 12 oz,
340 g), thinly sliced
• 2 medium green peppers (approx.
14 oz, 400 g), deseeded and
sliced
• 2 medium red peppers (approx. 14
oz, 400 g), deseeded and sliced
• 2 cans (14 oz, 400 g each) toma-
toes, peeled and chopped
• 1 Tbsp. (15 ml) olive oil
• 2 Tbsp. cumin seeds
• 3-4 Tbsp. mild curry paste
• Salt (modest) and pepper to taste
Method:
In a large pan or wok heat the oil.
Add the chicken and sauté for a
few minutes until golden brown on
both sides. Set aside on a hot
plate and cover.
Add the cumin seeds to the pan
and stir-fry for 2-3 min. Stir in
the onion and sauté until tender
but not brown. Mix in the curry
paste, stir well to coat the onion.
Add the green peppers and sauté
until they soften (green peppers
take longer to cook than red ones).
Mix in the red peppers and stir-
fry for another few minutes. Add
the chopped tomatoes. Salt and
pepper to taste.
Bring slowly to a boil. Reduce heat
and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the chicken cubes, pressing
them gently into the mixture with
the back of a spoon. Simmer for
about 5 minutes.
Comment:
A good, conforming, self-contained
meal with protein and plant food in
good balance. The curry spice
should just be enough to make the
dish piquant. Hot, pungent curry
puts your colon health in jeopardy.
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Questions acid”. Even though lauric acid is a
saturated fat, coconut oil has sud-
Stevia: “Natural” Sweetener denly become the darling of the
Q. What do you think of stevia as a health food industry.
low calorie “natural” sweetener? Of course, no human had ever seen
A. Stevia sweetener is derived from a coconut until “healthy, happy,
the leaves of the Peruvian stevia South Sea Islanders” arrived in the
shrub. It is a much sweeter com- Pacific just 100 generations ago --
pound than table sugar. It does not around the time Solomon was build-
raise glucose or insulin levels and it ing his Temple in Jerusalem.
has zero calories. Coconut oil’s chief claim to fame is
The sweet stevia compounds that when spread on the skin, it kills
(known as steviosides) have been bacteria, funguses and viruses. It
the subject of only a few studies. even has this effect on gut flora.
One found that in megadoses (80 Now for the dark side. Just like its
times normal consumption), ham- saturated stablemates myristic acid
sters had decreased sperm counts and palmitic acid (of which coconut
and i ncreased cancers, depression, oil contains a further 25%), lauric
anxiety, and hyperactivity1. acid plays havoc wit h human bio-
chemistry.
On the other hand, studies using
more reasonable doses on hamsters In particular lauric acid strongly
could find no signs of ill-effect2. raises levels of LDL (the “bad” cho-
lesterol)3; sharply increases the risk
So is it safe?
of heart attack4, and provokes un-
The US FDA has not yet approved
healthy blood clotting 5.
Stevia as a sugar substitute in proc-
essed food, although they allow its No, in spite of the fashionable hype,
sale as a “dietary supplement”. coconut oil is not a “good” oil. For
this reason we refrain from using it.
The European Union, the UK and
With regard to coconut milk and
the World Health Organization all
grated coconut, we use those with
say they cannot approve stevia “be-
caution.
cause of inadequate data on the
composition and safety of ste- Eggs, Nuts and Bone Health
vioside”. Q. I'm eating two omega-3 eggs a
On the other hand, Japanese manu- day. Now I wonder if I should be
facturers have used stevia for over wary of the protein in eggs and nuts
30 years without noticeable ill effect. because of the osteoporosis in my
hip. What to do? I find nuts a really
Our View? good snack instead of sweet things.
Stevia has the advantage of artificial Should I avoid them completely too?
low calorie sweeteners and fructos e.
It does not give a blood sugar rush. A. Even with osteoporosis you still
need to eat protein-rich foods like
It is unlikely that megadose-induced eggs and nuts. You will of course
diseases in rats translate into mini- balance their acid-forming nature by
dose-induced sickness in humans. eating plenty of alkali–forming plant
If you use stevia sparingly, it is food – and that excludes starches
surely no greater a threat to health and sugars!
than other sweeteners. One thing for Don’t forget that there are many di-
sure, stevia is far better than sugar. mensions to good bone health. For
example, both sunlight and vitamin K
Coconut Oil
Q. Have you heard of coconut oil (from leafy salads, see next ques-
and is it any good? A friend came tion) are vital too.
across it on pop up claiming to be Don’t even think of eating “sweet
healthier than any other....? things” – ev er – and certainly not at
We certainly have! We last reported nuts’ expense!
on coconut oil April 2003. It is time to Vitamin K and Beta Carotene
make an update.
-and the Meaning of “Precursors”
Coconut oil is peculiar because it Q. I'm a bit confused as to the differ-
contains a high percentage (45%) of ence between the concept of Vitamin
the otherwise rare fat called “lauric K and 'Beta-Carotene precursors'.
June 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Page 3 of 4
Is there actually much 'Vitamin K' in in just two weeks8. Another study in good intake of concentrated
plant based food, or merely 'Beta- Holland produced similar results 9. omega-3 from oily fish.
Carotene precursors'? What is the Our View? To answer your ques-
difference and the importance of the
Omega-3: Plant vs. Fish
tion, Olestra is not good. It is fake Q. Is omega-3 oil from fish better or
distinction? food, designed to seduce consumers worse than that from plants?
A. Let’s be quite clear: vitamin K is to spend their money on maintaining
one thing and beta-carotene is an- bad habits. Worse, it depletes the A. The type of omega-3 oil from
other. They have nothing to do with nutritional value of real food eaten plants (e.g. flax, Canola) is the fatty
each other, chemically speaking. with it. acid called alpha-linole nic (ALA). In
order to use ALA, the body has to
Vitamin K is important in blood co- Flax seed Oil – Oxidation? first transform it, using certain, inter-
agulation and in bone building. It Q. I own a health food store and nally made enzymes, into the so-
comes in two forms: K1 and K2. K1 need your help regarding flax seed called “long-chain fatty acids”, DHA
is common in green leafy vegeta- oil (linseed oil). My pharmacist said and EPA. These we know as the
bles, notably lettuce. The body con- that he does not recommend flax famous omega-3 “fish oils”.
verts it into vitamin K2. In this sense seed oil claiming it causes cancer!
K1 is a “precursor” to K2. That is all Sometimes the body fails to do this
He says the oil oxidizes fast and conversion properly. The chief culprit
there is to it – eat up your greens! creates free radicals. is old age, but others inclu de virus
Beta carotene is present in many Instead of bottled oil, he is giving his infections and metabolic diseases
plant foods, notably carrots (whence customers flax seed oil capsules -- such as diabetes. High insulin levels
its name). The body converts it into which are black to provide protection also block the conversion of ALA into
vitamin A. So beta carotene is a from light. health-giving compounds.
“precursor” to vitamin A.
Should I take flax seed oil (which, of All this means that, even if you co n-
That’s all there is to that too – course, is bottled in dark brown bot- sume the flax or Canola oil, the body
so….eat up your greens (and yellow tles) off the shelves? could not be using it. In contrast, the
ones too!) bodies of oily fish have done the
A. Flax seed oil oxidizes fast, which
Fat Substitute Olestra is why the manufacturer always pro- conversion for us, so fish eaters by-
pass this potential pitfall.
Q. What is Olestra? Is it good or bad tects it in a light-proof bottle. In the
for a person? old days, it used to be necessary to Our Pleistocene ancestors no doubt
keep it refrigerated all the way from obtained ALA from plant food -- ot h-
A. Olestra is an artificial fat substi- production to end user. erwise, like is the case with cats, our
tute invented by Proctor & Gamble bodies would have lost the ability to
scientists. Manufacturers, in our low- Nowadays, all reputable makers convert ALA at all.
fat mania era, use it in cookies, make "shelf stable" flax oils that con-
cakes and other processed foods. tain compounds such as extract of However, the scientific evidence
rosemary and tocopherols (vit amin E strongly suggests that the fish and
Meanwhile, there are safety con- compounds) to provide antioxidant shellfish of the African Rift Valley’s
cerns about the intake of Olestra. Dr. lakes and streams supplied the ma-
protection.
Walter Willett of the Harvard School jor omega-3 intake 10.
of Public Health says: "...there is Check the brand you have. It should
strong reason to suspect that the carry a statement like “fresh until Food Policy
effects [of olestra] will include in- sell-by date”.
The Trouble with Soy (2)
creases in cancer, heart disease, In other words, you can safely con-
stroke, and blindness"6. From Geoff's forthcoming book
tinue to stock flax seed oil. Your
Last month : soy contains compounds
The FDA accepted Olestra provided pharmacist is being a little disin- that the body does not know how to han-
labels warned that it might cause genuous – the mark-up on capsules dle. They can be responsible for aller-
abdominal cramping and loose is much higher! gies, thyroid dysfunction and senile de-
stools. mentia. The story continues:
Flax Seed Oil for the Vegan
The gut neither absorbs nor digests Q. I follow a vegan diet. Should I be Soy also disrupts gastric function.
Olestra – that’s the point of it. On the using a concentrated source of Trypsin inhibitors disrupt the pa n-
other hand, Olestra locks up nutri- omega-3 oil such as flax -seed oil? creas, causing it to secrete out-of-
ents such as vitamins A, D, E and K. control quantities of cholecystokinin
A. Flaxseed oil is the most potent (a gastric hormone) 11, 12. The result
So… the FDA requires manufactur- source of plant based omega-3 oil.
ers to “enrich” Olestra products with can be withering of the pancreas and
So, yes, this is a good idea for both
these vitamins 7. Qui te how that helps even cancer.
vegans and vegetarians. Otherwise
is not clear for, presumably, Olestra it is quite hard to get the required Soy is not good for babies. New
blocks the added vitamins too! balance with omega-6. Zealand researcher Cliff Irvine finds
Worse, research conducted by Proc- that babies fed on soy-based for-
The usual standby, Canola oil (rape- mula receive the adult equivalent of
tor & Gamble itself found that blood seed oil), is rich in omega-3 too, but
levels of other vital micronutrients five birth control pills per day.13
not as potent. However, that does
such as lutein, lycopene and beta- not matter for those who have a Children of both sexes suffer dispro-
carotene dropped by more than half
June 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Page 4 of 4
portionately from extreme emotional like a bad joke in this context. Question of Month
behavior, asthma, immune system In other words, erectile dysfunction
problems, pituitary insufficiency, thy- Malformed Tooth Enamel
is very often a symptom of cardio-
roid disorders, and irritable bowel vascular disease. The linkage is so The bottom line is the sa me. Poor
syndrome. 13 strong that researchers say t hat
enamel formation is due to crazed
instructions coming from deranged
Soy-fed baby boys sometimes fail to erectile dysfunction is the earliest
hormones.
develop proper male traits later in predictor of looming cardiovascular
life; girls can enter puberty earlier trouble 15. An early warning even bet- What deranges hormones? A huge
than normal. 14 ter than high blood pressure, high range of factors – from over-
Next Month: More on soy babies. cholesterol, and diabetes. consumption of omega 6 oils to lack
For erectile dysfunction then, the of sunshine and poor vitamin K i n-
Food/Disease Links take (see Vitamin K and Beta Caro-
For reasons of space, the editor decided
wisest and most urgent course is to
tene, page 2)
to cut out several passages from Geoff's follow the advice given in the seg-
new book. However, m any of these are ment “Cardiovascular Disease” of The same factors apply to tooth
of interest to our readers. Chapter 8, in the Natural Eating enamel formation as to healthy bone
Book. formation. See “Osteoporosis” page
Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) 145, Natural Eating Book.
As Shakespeare’s drunken porter in From Page 1
Macbeth said about strong drink: For an example of a child who has
Letters built perfect teeth thanks to a dairy-
“It provokes, and it unprovokes; it
provokes the desire but it takes All Paths Lead to Natural Eating free diet, check out “First Natural
away the performance.” Eating Child” (Alexandre Bouvet),
The CRS members are trying to ex- October 2005.
We might suppose that the porter tend lifespan through eating with
recovered his powers when he so- optimum nutrition, but with fewer So suggest to your friend that she
bered up. Ho wever, for many men, calories, as this has been shown to stick to her guns. Dairy is definite ly
performance is a constant source of extend lifespan. [We talked a bout harmful for her children’s health –
difficulty and anxiety. calorie restriction and lifespan, Nov. and definitely no need to “up the i n-
2005, and the youthful hearts of take of calcium” – especially if they
There are several reasons why this are eating the Natural Eating way.
CRS members, Feb 2006]
might be. It can be the side effect of
many medications and it c an be the They are mostly on a Natural Eating Laughter the Best Medicine
consequence of worry, depression type diet. The difference is that they There are many dimensions to a Sa-
and various diseases. obsessively measure all the nutri- vanna Model lifestyle. The San loved
tional content of what they eat, to jokes and tricksters and we can suppose
Nevertheless, there is one biological that laughter was a necessary feature of
maximize their nutritional intake.
reason that is fundamental. If the human health for eons.
artery in the penis has blockages, it Of course, I no longer need to de-
vote time to measuring my calo- One day, a man came home and
cannot rise to the occasion.
rie/macronutrient intake as they do, was greeted by his wife dressed in a
The blockages, of course, are of the very sexy nightie.
because when I eat naturally, I am
same nature as blockages in arteries
the weight and optimum health that "Tie me up," she purred, "and you
elsewhere in the body: in the heart,
nature designed me to be. My bio- can do anything you want…”
lungs and brain.
markers are perfect! -- So he tied her up and went golfing.
The phrase applied to this condition, - Lindsay Bang, Norfolk, UK
“hardening of the arteries”, seems Continued next month.
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