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"The need for speed and increased profit means that grains are thrown through the roller mill with no prior preparation. So first and foremost this means that all of those preservative compounds that prevent the grain from sprouting are still contained within the end product, the flour. Is this a problem? Indeed it is! Phytic acid has the ability to bind to other minerals in the gut, like calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and especially zinc and then to prevent their absorption into the blood. Inside the grain it is necessary to hold on to and protect these minerals from oxidation in preparation for the growth of the plant. In the gut this can prove problematic as it may lead to mineral deficiencies and potential bone loss. The enzyme inhibitors, tannins, sugars and proteins in their complex forms in the grain help to preserve, but in the gut they can become highly irritating and may cause allergies, digestive disorders and inflammation. So even if all we did was mill the grains of wheat and eat them we would still be likely to react somewhat negatively to this food. After all we are eating the preservative compounds that are naturally contained within the grain. However, we are not just eating ground up wheat."

Excerpt from Chapter 3 from 'Nutrition's Playground'

"In the year following this much talked about television programme Dr Norman Joliffe, a well respected expert in disease and nutrition and head of the Bureau of Nutrition of the New York City Department of Health, decided to put this eating regime to the test with an experiment he called the Anti-Coronary Club. He enlisted 814 men between the ages of 40 – 59 to serve as an experimental group that would eat a diet similar to the Prudent diet. Beef, mutton and pork were limited to 4 meals a week, poultry and fish were to be consumed at least 4 meals a week, butter and hydrogenated shortenings were replaced by polyunsaturated margarines and 1ounce of vegetable oil each day, and finally ice cream and hard cheeses were avoided completely. 463 men were enlisted to serve as a control group to make comparison, though collected data for this group were taken much less often and dietary intake was not specified to ensure relevant opposites were achieved. In due course this study was published several years later in February 1966. The results clearly demonstrated that their dietary regime had lowered cholesterol significantly, whilst the control group had similar cholesterol as at the start of the trial. They also showed that the diet group had 8 new ‘coronary events’ and the control group had 12 new ‘coronary events’, a term which sounds like this was the number of heart attacks. This led to strong conclusions that their diet had proved beneficial and had a positive effect on heart disease risk. Upon further investigation the term ‘coronary event’ is defined by the authors to be one of 7 different categories from an actual heart attack to feelings of angina or chest pain. However, what is not discussed or factored into the results is that the control group had a much higher percentage of smokers than the diet group.

It was also only briefly discussed that the diet group had a greater percentage of overweight subjects that were initially placed on a 1600 calorie weight loss diet until weight was normalised and then shifted over to the experimental diet. This was not carried out with the control group whose overweight subjects were left as they were; after all they were the control group. If you are really sharp when reading the article you would notice the number of fatalities that occurred during the study. First of all the fine print identifies that there were 8 deaths from heart disease in the diet group and none in the control group. There were also 18 non heart disease deaths in the diet group and only 6 in the control group. This shows that a total of 26 deaths from all causes in the diet group and 6 deaths in the control group. So regardless of the decrease in plasma cholesterol the number of actual deaths was over 4 times higher in the Prudent diet group. Unfortunately Dr Norman Joliffe did not make it through the trials and died himself of a ‘coronary event’ in 1961."

Excerpt from chapter 5 from 'Nutrition's Playground'

 

Nutrition's Playground will provide a life-altering read that will put food back where it needs to be in the readers' lives, an enjoyable, health promoting part of each and every day.

In order for this paradigm shift to occur there is a need to have more than just the facts on how food is produced today, compared to how it should be, although this has a place. Traditional patterns of eating through generations and across many ethnic populations hold significant secrets to a life enhancing diet. Combine these secrets with lesser-known modern science that supports the nutritional wisdom of traditional cultures and the evidence becomes more convincing.

Knowledge can provide a compelling change of perspective, but this does not always carry over to a vital change in behaviour. Nutritions Playground will also be rich in practical tools and motivational habits that will guide the reader during their transition to a nutrient dense, sustainable diet. This will help the reader grow in confidence in their own capacity to adapt to change and embrace new habits and routine, rather than seek old habits as a safety net. It is vital that the knowledge is supported with the right motivation. The reader will be taught how to take advantage of their mental capacity and ability to change their emotions, which in turn will fuel their ability to benefit from positive action.

This project is in essence a blending of time tested, traditional knowledge on nutrition and food and the practical support so critically needed to actually make the shift, whilst focusing the reader upon success through the use of simple, but unique motivational tools.