Guest guest Posted October 9, 2000 Report Share Posted October 9, 2000 http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1158/Canola.htm a Consumer alert! Beware of Canola Oil Canola oil comes from the rape seed, which is part of the mustard family of plants. Rape is the most toxic of all food-oil plants. Like soy, rape is a weed. Insects will not eat it; it is deadly poisonous! The oil from the rape seed is a hundred times more toxic than soy oil. .. Welcome to... Toxicity of Canola Oil www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com A nonprofit, educational web site on the internet since 1996 This site is being continuously updated so check in often to see what's new --- Last update 8/5/2000 Check the list of updates ---Contact Shirley---About Shirley--- Home--- Site map --- search this site USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE DISCLAIMER ---- Don't Forget: Bookmark This Page! Instant Free Translation of this site into: French, Spanish, Portuguese, German or Italian .. Please take your time to scroll all the way down to the bottom of this lengthy page If you are stuck in someone else's frame, click here to escape from it. .. The following excerpt is from John Thomas' new book: " Young again: How to Reverse the Aging Process published by Promotion Publishing, San Diego This excerpt has been edited especially for Perceptions magazine March/April 1996 Blindness, Mad Cow Disease and Canola Oil By John Thomas Millions of people have suffered the loss of their vision from glaucoma, a disease involving atrophy (deterioration) of the optic nerve. For years, " experts " have been telling us that glaucoma results from fluid-pressure buildup in the eye that causes the optic nerve to deteriorate. This theory was based on an incorrect medical model: They were wrong! Now, the experts have admitted that this is not true and have given birth to a new theory. According to it, glaucoma is instead caused by a deficiency of of oxygen and blood flow. Finally they are on the right trail. In the end, they will discover that glaucoma is the result of insufficient blood flow due to agglutination (clumping together) of the red blood cells and waste buildup in the cells and intercellular fluids. These blood-corpuscle clusters cannot squeeze through the extremely tiny capillaries in the posterior of the eye, so cannot deliver oxygen to the mitochondria.1 This is what the problem has been all along, and if people continue to eat soy*2* and canola oils, a lot more of them are going to experience vision irregularities - like retinitis and macula lutea*3* degeneration. Death of the mitochondria in the cells in the posterior of the eye is due to oxygen starvation, sodium toxicity and waste accumulation. When the mitochondria die, the cells die and the posterior eye tissues atrophy. In this respect, glaucoma has much in common with hair loss, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and hearing problems. There are several things a person can do to reverse these debilitating conditions. Biologically friendly water*4* is basic to all rejuvenation, as is fresh, viable food. Detoxification of the tissues and body fluids is accomplished with yucca extract, Kombucha tea,5 PACs*6* and colon therapy. Rape Seed Oil or " Canola " ? Canola is a coined word. It appeared out of nowhere and is not listed in any but the most recent reference sources. The flip side of the canola coin reads: " rape " ! You must admit that canola sounds better than rape. The name canola disguised the introduction of rape oil to America. Canola oil comes from the rape seed, which is part of the mustard family of plants. Rape is the most toxic of all food-oil plants. Like soy, rape is a weed. Insects will not eat it; it is deadly poisonous! The oil from the rape seed is a hundred times more toxic than soy oil. Canola is a semi-drying oil that is used as lubricant, fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base, and as an illuminant for the slick color pages you see in magazines. It is an industrial oil and does not belong in the body! Canola oil has some very interesting characteristics and effects on living systems. For example, it forms latex-like substances that agglutinate the red blood corpuscles, as does soy, but much more pronounced. Loss of vision is a known, characteristic side effect of rape oil which antagonizes the central and peripheral nervous systems=20 again like soy oil, again worse. The deterioration takes years, however. Rape (canola) oil causes emphysema respiratory distress, anemia, constipation, irritability and blindness in animals-and humans. Rape oil was widely used in animal feeds in England and Europe between 1986 and 1991 when it was thrown out. You may remember reading about the cows, pigs and sheep that went blind, lost their minds, attacked people and had to be shot. A woman called me from Chicago to tell me that she had been in England when the " Mad Cow Disease " had been at its peak. She said that she had seen a television news report that told people not to panic if they had been using rape oil in their diet and were over 65 years of age. The " experts " added that the effects of rape oil ingestion takes at least 10 years to manifest, and in all likelihood, most of these people would be dead by then anyway. Comforting! In the reports I read, the " experts " blamed the behavior on a viral disease called scrapie. However, when rape oil was removed from animal feed, " scrapie disappeared. No longer a European livestock problem; now it is ours. U.S. farmers grow rape seed, and manufacturers use its oil (canola) in thousands of processed foods, with the blessings of government watchdog agencies, of course. Officially, canola oil is known as " LEAR " oil - Low Erucic Acid, Rape. Industry experts love to tell how canola was developed in Canada and that it is safe to use. They admit it was developed from the rape seed, but that through genetic engineering, i.e. irradiation, it is no longer rape seed, but " canola " instead. [ " Canadian oil " , get it?] They love to talk about canola " s qualities - its unsaturated structure(Omega 3, 6, 12), its wonderful digestibility and its fatty acid makeup. They turn us against naturally saturated oils and fats, while they come to the rescue with canola oil. They even tell us how Asia has warmly embraced canola due to its distinctive flavor. Isn " t it wonderful how internationalists brokers " help " third-world peoples? Reminds me of the introduction of the microwave oven. An earthly expression from the Old West sums up the flimflam accompanying rape oil " s rebirth and promotion worldwide: " horseshit and gun smoke! " . Its new name provided the perfect cover for commercial interests wanting to make billions in the United States. The euphemism is still very much in use, but is no longer needed. Look at the ingredients list on peanut butter labels. The peanut oil has been removed and replaced with rape oil. Chemical Warfare Rape oil is also the source of the infamous chemical-warfare agent , mustard gas, which was banned after blistering the lungs and skin of hundreds of thousands of solders and civilians during WW1. Recent French reports indicate that it was again used during the gulf. Between 1950 and 1953, white mustard(rape) seed was irradiated in Sweden to increase seed production and oil content. Irradiation is the process the experts want use to make our food " safe " to eat. Genetically engineered fruits and vegetables - which will soon have innocent things like hepatitis-B spliced into their DNA - are another example of man " s misuses of technology and abuse of public trust by powerful interests and " head-in-the-sand " watchdog agencies.*8* Canola oil contains large amounts of " isothiocyanates " - cyanide-containing compounds. Cyanide inhibits mitochondrial production of adenosine triphosphate(ATP), which is the energy molecule that fuels the mitochondria. ATP energy powers the body and keeps us healthy and young ! Canola Oil & Metabolism Many substances can bind metabolic enzymes and block their activity in the body. In biochemistry, theses substances are called inhibitors. Toxic substances in canola and soy oils encourage the formation of molecules with covalent bonds which are normally irreversible: They cannot be broken by the body once they have formed. For example, consider the pesticide malathion.*9* It binds to the active site of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase and stops this enzyme from doing its job, which is to divide acetylcholine into choline and acetate. Nerve Function & Organophosphates Acetylcholine is critical to nerve-impulse transmission. When acetylcholinesterase is inhibited, as by pesticide residues, nerve fibers do not function normally, and muscles do not respond. For example, think of a garage door opener: If its signal is not received, the door does not open. worth one " s body, the hand or leg is ordered to move, but does not respond. Recently there has been a tremendous increase in disorders like systemic lupus, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, " Myelinoma " *10* pulmonary hypertension and neuropathy. Soy and canola oils are players in the outbreak of these disease conditions. So are the organophosphates, insecticides such as malathion used in food production in the name of efficiency. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors cause paralysis of the striated)skeletal) muscles and spasms of the respiratory system. That is why malathion is the pesticide of choice by the experts; it kills insects by paralysis - just like rotenone from soy beans does! It inhibits the insect " s enzymes and those of humans, too! Agents Orange and Blue that were used in Viet Nam to defoliate jungle cover are also organophosphorus compounds. The Viet Nam vets and the Vietnamese people know about them firsthand. Government experts who okayed their use and chemical companies that manufactured them have finally owned up to their toxic effects on people and the environment. Nonetheless, present-day experts in academia and government continue to bamboozle the public with stories of " safe " science and cheap food through the use of poisons. Canola oil is also high in glycosides that cause serious problems by blocking enzyme function and deprive us of our life force - - chi, qi, prana, call it what you like. Glycosides interfere with the biochemistry of humans and animals. Their presence in rattlesnake venom inhibits muscle enzymes and causes instant immobilization of the victim. HOME: SHIRLEY'S WELLNESS CAFE A nonprofit, educational site dedicated to help promote holistic health for your family and your animals. More at Shirley's Wellness Cafe: Holistic Animal Health & Optimum Pet Nutrition Natural Health for Children Natural Health for Women Natural Health for Men Natural Health for Diabetes Health Issues: Consumer Alert! Alternative Cancer Therapies What is Homeopathy? Raw Food & Juice Therapy Flaxoil: the life-giving oil Therapeutic Fasting Healing with Herbs & Other Natural Remedies Basic Healing Principles AIDS/HIV/AZT:astonishing Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. ~ Hippocrates 460-359 BC Atlantic1 Don't get mad with those who have hurt you, get even with those who have helped you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 I don't know if the pollen is a problem with rape, but who knows? I read that the biggest trouble with canola oil, besides what was posted on the website I sent, is that it is extracted with very high temperatures. ANY oil treated with high heat is rendered harmful, yea, toxic, to the body and especially brain. The brain is composed mostly of fats. I don't mind being called a " fat-head " hehe. ) Kris Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. ~ Hippocrates 460-359 BC Atlantic1 Don't get mad with those who have hurt you, get even with those who have helped you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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