Check this out...Here's the "formal" definition of the processed food industry.

"The processed food industry is the transformation of livestock and agricultural products into products for intermediate or final consumption."

Transformation...hmmm. Apparently we needed this transformation? Why--because Nature didn't do such a good job?

The price tag? Over 500 billion dollars. Every single year. And this is just in the United States. Worldwide, this industry zooms WAY past a trillion dollars.

And this doesn't even include restaurants!

It doesn't include transportation. Because the food we eat wasn't grown anywhere near where we live.

This is just "transformation" costs.

It doesn't even include the original cost of the food.

Processed food facts

In any grocery store here you'll see tens of thousands of boxed, bagged, jarred and canned items begging for your attention with brightly colored packaging.

The food industry routinely uses 2,000 different food additives in their processed creations, but the total number of available additives has been estimated at nearly 8,000!

These include vitamins, minerals, emulsifiers, buffers, artificial flavorings and colorings, and enormous amounts of the two biggies--salt and sugar.

The average American eats nearly 150 pounds of food additives each YEAR! This is broken down as follows:

* 130 pounds of sugar
* 10-15 pounds of salt
* 5-10 pounds of "enriched" vitamins, flavors, preservatives and colored dyes

Holy cow!

Some people in the world don't even consume 150 pounds of FOOD in a YEAR -- and yet the average American sucks down that much in CHEMICALS AND ADDITIVES alone.

Now, there's one big, glaring problem here and it's this:

Your body was never meant to ingest 150 pounds of additives.

Or even 1 pound.

Your body doesn't have a way to deal this these chemicals and it cannot metabolize them. So they end up as acid wastes, taxing your liver, accumulating in your blood, organs and tissues and making you toxic, sick and fat.

So if you feel bad, are taking medications and are overweight (be honest now), then...a likely reason is that you are taking in a LOT of food additives...

...aren't you?
 

The truth is, the human digestive system is designed to consume REAL food--fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean meats, poultry and fish. That's what our bodies depend on for nourishment, proper digestion, elimination of wastes and maintaining a good acid-alkaline balance.

Why do they do it?

So now the obvious question is: Why the heck does the food industry use all these chemicals and additives, knowing full well that they make people sick?

Never fear--the almighty food industry has six rationalizations for explaining away the fact that they knowingly make people sick in the interest of profits.

Here they are--the so-called reasons we "need" food processing:

1) To improve shelf life

The original idea here was to help get food to more people and prevent waste and spoilage. Early examples are vacuum packed canned vegetables and dried fruits.

But now we've gotten to the point where things like breads are literally "embalmed" with chemicals. Great for the manufacturer's bottom line, but deadly to the consumer. (And they taste like sliced Styrofoam too.)

2) To make food more available

Again, an originally good intention gone awry. It's great that food is available to those that need it, but how much do people really "need" a microwave meal, a bag of Doritos or a "Funfetti" cake mix with confetti colored candies in it?

3) To increase nutritional value

This one is hilarious. Oh, my sides hurt from laughing!

Food manufacturers process out most or all of the naturally occurring nutrients in the real foods that their products start out with. So they put in synthetic vitamins and label the product "enriched."

But there are two things wrong here.

For one, the manufacturers don't add back in everything that was lost. For example, vitamin B6, chromium and zinc are destroyed during the processing of whole grains and flours, but they are NOT added back into the final product.

And even if they were, the synthetic nutrients are not the same as what was provided by Nature. Nature doesn't just plop vitamins and minerals into food. Rather, they are woven into the organic structure of the plants. Food is whole, and its structure is matched to how your digestive system utilizes it.

4) To improve the flavor of foods

Processed food companies rely heavily on sugar, salt and artificial flavors to make their mashed up, reformed concoctions tasty. Billions are spent in labs where chemical flavorings are developed that taste amazingly delicious.

But there's another thing happening here. These sugary, salty or artificially flavored products are also very...addicting. How convenient. These chemicals are actually drug-like in their effects.

So the more you gotta have that drug--I mean food--the more you buy and the greater the stock value of the drug--I mean food--company.

5) To make foods easier to prepare

Food manufacturers squealed with glee as more and more women began working outside of the home over the last several decades. That gave them a new angle for marketing--convenience and speed. After working all day, isn't it nice to pop dinner into the microwave and eat in 5 minutes?

It doesn't matter to them that those 5 minute dinners are nutritionally weak and make you sick and overweight. The money is in their accounts now, not yours.

6) To improve food's appearance

This is the scary one because the chemicals used to maintain a food's color or prevent discoloration are often toxic substances.

Remember the fiasco with Red No. 2 dye being linked to cancer? Guess what--it's still LEGAL in the US for orange growers to inject Red No. 2 into orange rinds to achieve a uniform orange color.

And chickens are treated with yellow dyes to keep their skin looking healthy. Yummy.

Your body knows what it needs

Regardless of what rationalizations food manufacturers dream up to justify jeopardizing your health, one fact remains:

If you want to be disease-free, be at a normal body weight and live a long life, you MUST eat real (not processed) foods. They are what your body needs and your body knows the difference!

Now, eating real foods is not as hard as it sounds.

It just takes a bit of common sense and a little determination.

But you do have to know what to do.

And with the commercials yelling, "It's healthy!" and the medical community saying "What you eat doesn't matter," (notice these industries profit from you eating junk--one directly and one indirectly), it's hard to know what to do.

That's why you have me and my organization.

We untangle the information for you.

We tell you EXACTLY what to do, what to eat and when.

It's all in the Great Taste No Pain health system.

The recipe book has many scrumptious dishes made from real food ingredients that taste FAR better than ANY packaged stuff you can buy.

And the manual "How To End Stomach Pain Forever, Even If Your MD Says, 'No Way!'" shows you the few simple principles you'll need to know to make real food meals that digest easily and efficiently. This will keep acid and toxins to a minimum and enhance nutrient absorption.

That means no tummy troubles and quite likely smaller clothes.

It also means having a LOT more energy and a cleaner you on the inside, so you're a less attractive home for diseases and tumors to flourish.

Having a cleaner, alkaline body can also lead to great changes like these:

- Lower blood pressure
- Lower cholesterol
- More normal, stable blood sugar
- Fewer migraine headaches
- Less anxiety and depression
- Fewer general aches and pains

And THAT means less or no reliance on prescription medications too!
 

Now is the time for you to take control of your health and your life...before it's too late.

Don't buy into the marketing gimmicks of the food companies. They don't care about you--they are only interested in THEIR bank accounts.

Don't worry -- you can do it. It's easy and I will guide you every step of the way.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia

PS: Years of consuming food additives and lots of sugar can also wreak havoc with your intestinal flora. Let Super Shield multi-strain probiotic formula turn that around for you fast. Learn more about Super Shield and all the ways it can help you here.

PPS: Nikki is finally free after 12 yrs of ulcerative colitis symptoms!

Hi Sherry

Having followed your GTNP plan myself now for 18 months I am free of all symptoms of my Ulcerative Colitis which started 12 years ago now.

I was told by the medical profession that I would be on 12 pills a day for the rest of my life 12 years ago and then put on steroids 11 years ago and enemas 3 times a day.

I finally met someone who put me onto a Neurolink founder who helped me become well naturally and got me off all drugs. Now I just take just Omega, Anti-oxidant and probiotics daily.

He did not really believe that food affected my condition at all. I was OK for 9 years but still had episodes of embarrassing times of rushing to the toilet and not always making it.

I found your plan 18 months ago through a work colleague and wow what a difference. Within 3 weeks I was better and lost 12Kg- a nice side effect.

I have turned into a great cook with your recipes and everyone loves the baking I do now.

I enjoy eating now and am not so scared anymore of leaving my house or going anywhere not near to a toilet.

Thanks for giving me my life back.

Nikki

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