Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Pam, Here is a website that might better inform you. http://www.westonaprice.org/know_your_fats/conola.html SuziPee Tee <peetee1965 wrote: O.k., I didn't know this about Canola oil. I thought canola stood for corn/corn oil. Is the following true?Pam The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 At this time I understand that Canola Oil is a derivative of Rapeseed oil. Does anyone know where to find if this is a hybrid or a GM modification? Best Regards, Lorenzo Junk food marketers spent an estimated $15 billion in 2002 on marketing aimed at children..... " The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much. " --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release 12/9/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Hi Lorenzo Canola oil is a RBD oil = Refined Bleached & Deodorized because it is unpallatable. At the processing temperatures they destroy any omega 3 food value. See the official canola oil processors web page: http://www.canolainfo.org/html/processing.html Again Monsanto brags it has given us another GM crop! From Monsanto's web site: http://www.monsanto.com.au/canola/marketingOverview.htm " Canada is the world's biggest exporter of Canola. Approximately 75% of Canadian canola production is genetically modified, the vast majority of which is co-mingled with non-GM canola " DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE ABOUT CANOLA OIL = IT IS DANGEROUS EVEN FOR ANIMAL FOOD! Rick , " Lorenzo " <lorenzo1@w...> wrote: > At this time I understand that Canola Oil is a derivative of Rapeseed oil. > > Does anyone know where to find if this is a hybrid or a GM modification? > Best Regards, > Lorenzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I read an article about the toxicity of Canola oil. Not sure how real is it. Any one knows better? http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/canola.htm 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. " Rapeseed oil smoke causes lung cancer " Amal Kumar Maj. The Wall Street Journal June 7, 1995, pB6(W) pB6 (E) col 1(11 col in) more 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 and 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 and 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. Canola Oil, HIV, and AIDS Soy and canola oil glycosides also depress the immune system - the T cells - to go into a stupor and fall asleep on the job. These oils alter the bioelectric " terrain " and promote disease. The Cancer/Trans-Fatty Acid Connection - Known in 1949! In orthodox cancer research, renowned cancer researchers, among them, Nobel Prize winner, V. Euler of Stockholm, wrote and published a book in 1949 in which they concluded that if the numerous and diverse symptoms associated with various types of cancer were reduced to one common denominator, it would be that " the fat lacks the ability to integrate in the living tissue " . " Trans-Fatty acid is the name of the fat that lacks this ability - it is bad fat. Non-Spoiling " , Spreadable " Oils Are Destroying Our Health Since 1902, Western countries have resorted to chemical process to destroy the " unsaturatedness " of vegetable oils. It is done to make them easier to handle; easier to market; and to preserve them so they will not spoil so quickly. In the early 1900s, clever advertisements hailed its " spreadability " - exclaiming that what everyone was waiting for was " a spreadable fat " ! Although the destruction of the essential elements of the fat was originally well intended - to prevent it from spoiling the methods of processing fats are destroying our health. Avoid any vegetable oil that is labeled " hydrogenated " , or " partially hydrogenated " , as this oil contains 100% Trans-fatty acid! Why Are We Still Being " Sold " Trans-Fatty Acid? Food manufacturing is a big, profitable business and employs many highly skilled lobbyists. The new U.S. labeling laws do not list " Trans-Fatty acid because the large food manufacturers spent billions of dollars to pay for lobbyists to keep " Trans-fatty acid " off the labels. " Cold Pressed " labeling means nothing in the U.S. All commercial oils and nut butters sold in U.S. Supermarkets contain Trans-fatty acid this is because the U.S. government allows heat treated and high pressure squeezed vegetable oil to be used and even labeled " Cold Processed " . The Italian government passed a law that olive oil must be protected from heat and high pressure. The U.S. government could save many lives if it passed a similar law to include all vegetable oil (and banned cotton seed oil - it is poison). Figure The Amount of Trans-Fatty Acid In Packaged Food By Using The New U.S. Labels 1) Find the amount of " Total Fat " on the label. 2) Find the amounts of " Saturated Fat " , " Polyunsaturated Fat " and " Monosaturated Fat " . (These are found on the label, listed directly under " Total Fat " and slightly indented. If one or the other is not listed, that particular food does not contain it.) 3) Add theses three together. If there are only two listed, add them together or use one amount if only one is listed. 4) Subtract the total amount of #3 from the amount of #1. 5) The answer is the amount of Trans-fatty Acid in that product. .. Fats That Can Be Safely Heated Butter and tropical fats - coconut, palm, palm kernel, cocoa, and shea nut - are safest for frying, because they contain only small quantities of Essential Fatty-Acids(EFAs). The saturated fatty acids contained in these fats/oils are inert and therefore heat stable. Heat does not destroy them in the same way it destroys EFAs. Butter and tropical Fats are best used unhydrogenated. Only small amounts should be eaten, as they are sticky, hard, saturated fatty acid-containing fats. Tropical oils got a bad reputation for increasing cholesterol and triglyceride levels that supposedly cause cardiovascular disease. An unconfirmed rumor suggests that the soy bean industry financed the successful campaign against tropical fats to kill imports and increase soy bean sales. Tropical oils used in their country of origin have been shown in several studies to decrease cholesterol levels. The difference in results may be due to several causes: deterioration in tropical oils during storage (oxidation; processing (hydrogenation); differing experimental design; or a combination of the above. Raw tropical oils are rich sources of vitamin E and tocotrienols, which help protect arteries from damage leading to cardiovascular disease(CVD). Olive oil imported from Italy is safe for baking but not for frying or deep frying. But only imported Italian olive oil as it is cold processed by law. Liver and Gall Bladder Problems Improved The metabolism of fat affects each and every organ. Anyone with liver and gall bladder problems is quite aware of how fats affect them. In medicine they say " Eat less fat " , because it was observed that fats do not agree with the sick person. However, if this person with liver and gall bladder problems is given " good fat " , i.e. live, highly unsaturated fat, it will agree with him or her very well. It is best to use the threefold unsaturated fat from flax seed oil or hemp seed oil, together with a substance that makes it soluble(mix it with plain, low fat cottage cheese or emulsify it with 2 or more ounces of low fat milk) before you take it. Many serious medical problems can be solved on the simple basis of taking flax seed oil or hemp seed oil and a sulfur containing protein. (more on the health benefits of flaxoil and hemp seed oil) Diseased organs react very favorably to this remedy. (Ed. Note: Also Recommended: EPA capsules (fish oil) and Evening Primrose Oil capsules) Alcohols and glycosidcs in canola and soy oils shut down our protective grid-the immune system. Fluoride, immunizations, antibiotics and bio-junk food play a similar role in immune system collapse. An alcohol is a chemistry term for the " reactive " chemical group on an organic molecule. Those " R " groups are what make organic compounds work-for good and bad! Canola alcohols and glycosides are very reactive. They are as toxic as fermented alcohols, but their effects manifest differently. The damage takes years to show up. In a future article, I will discuss the sweet proteins in soy. When the medical experts check your blood for the presence of the HIV virus, they are looking at your white blood cell " count " . If the numbers are normal, they will tell you that you do not have HIV. What they don't see is that the T cells are in a stupor. This opportunistic condition causes life forms in the blood and nymph to metamorphose, manifest as hepatitis, pneumonia and HIV, bypass the body's immune-system defenses(the T cells) and get a foothold. As Claude Berard said, " The terrain is everything! " Once inside the cells, HIV takes over the RNA and DNA. It uses the mitochondria to produce energy for its own use. Quietly it multiplies, then one day - BANG! - you wake up dying of AIDS. Aids and Green Monkeys In his earth-shaking book, " AIDS: The End of Civilization " , Dr. William Campbell Douglass asked, " Do you really think some green monkey all of a sudden bit some guy in the ass and presto, AIDS all over the world? " Dr. Douglass was examining the hype that the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta have been peddling to the public about the AIDS virus, HIV. Douglass' book tells the " whole " story of the development of HIV at the Ft. Detrick(Maryland) military installation installation. His story is well documented and confirms the theme of the futuristic movie " Outbreak " . More about AIDS/HIV/AZT: astonishing facts Lorenzo's Oil Another film, " Lorenzo's Oil " , offers a good example of how far off course medical science has strayed and how muddled is the scientific mind. Early on in the movie, the experts say the problem with the dying child is not in the " math " , i.e., pH. They are wrong. Had the experts determined the pH of the saliva, urine and blood they would have instantly known what they were up against: That the dying boy had a chronically low total-body pH - so low that his fluids were dissolving the myelin sheathing protecting his nerve fibers. This caused his nervous system to disintegrate. Does this description sound like the dozens of degenerative nerve-related disorders plaguing people today? The boy was given Lorenzo's oil to boost energy output and act as a detoxifier of metabolic poisons. The oil shocked his body into a less acid condition. Lorenzo's oil is olive oil! When given in large quantities, olive oil shocks the body and causes it to adjust its pH. It will also safely purge the body of gall and liver stones, thus removing the need for gall bladder surgery. (Yucca extract and PACs must precede the " flush " ) Lorenzon's oil composition: Oleo-erucic acid (Lorenzo's oil) is a 4:1 mixture of oleic and erucic acid extracted from olive oil and rapeseed oil respectively. Shortly after Lorenzo's oil was released, my brother saw an " expert " on a TV talk show claim that Lorenzo's oil was rape seed oil. This was a lie. Give rape oil to a sick person and you seal his or her doom. Here is another good example of " disinformation " in the public domain. These falsehoods should cause every thinking person to question the molding of public opinion by the powerful commercial interests behind the scenes. Blood and Oils By now it should be obvious that congested blood and lymph flow negatively affect every part of the body. Moreover, using processed foods containing canola oil, soy oil and chemical additives confuses the body and weakens the immune system. It should come as no surprise that anyone wanting to enjoy peak health and longevity must take personal control and responsibility for his or her health and life. There is no other way! " Health care industry " is an oxymoron; it protects its own health and economic interests. Learn to protect your health and economic interests by learning how to take care of yourself. Then act on that knowledge. This excerpt from John Thomas' new book, " Young again: How to Reverse the Aging Process:, published by Promotion Publishing, San Diego, has been edited especially for Perceptions. This excerpt has been edited especially for Perceptions magazine March/April 1996 Whole Foods Market's excerpt on canola: " Hybrid or Genetically Engineered? Canola is a hybrid variety of rapeseed developed in Canada during the 1970s from traditional pedigree hybrid propagation techniques based on black mustard, leaf mustard, and turnip rapeseed. It is true however, that some forms of rapeseed are genetically engineered. Canola oil that is certified organic is from non-genetically altered seed. Our own Whole Foods Market 365 Brand of canola oil is from non-genetically altered rapeseed. The Great Con-Ola This article by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD has recently been updated to include a paragraph " Dangers Overstated " The paragraph begins with: " Reports on the dangers of rapeseed oil are rampant on the internet, mostly stemming from an article, " Blindness, Mad Cow Disease and Canola Oil, " by John Thomas, which appeared in Perceptions magazine, March/April 1996. Some of the claims are ludicrous. Although rape is a member of the brassica or mustard family, it is not the source of mustard gas used in chemical warfare. " more Links: Canola Oil - Rape In A Different Guise By Maj. Amal Kumar, The Wall Street Journal Article June 7,1995 Is Canola Oil Healthy? Canola Oil - Is It Safe? Evidence Points To BIG Trouble Canola - Canada's Oil Spill Onto The American Market Health Warning / CANOLA OIL CANOLA OIL - Danger Google: canola oil Notes: 1) Bacteria inhabiting the cells of all animals. They produce and burn the energy-carrying molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 2) Soy contains phytohemaglutinin(PHG), a toxic biochemical that causes blood to clot and combines with impurities to form plaque, obstructing capillaries. PHG numbs immune system T cells, alters hormonal activity and slows vital organ function. Its effects are cumulative. more about toxicity of soy 3) An area in the eye near the center of the retina in which visual perception is most acute. 4) Water resonant a: 78 hertz, or earth frequency, pure, highly charged and magnetic in its strong right-spin molecular charge. 5) A revitalizing tea made from a fungus-like organism 6) Proanthocyanidins, plant-derived antioxidants, free-radical scavengers. 7) A solid fatty acid, a nomologue of olaic acid, derived from oils of mustard seeds and rape seeds=20 8) See " The Devil's Bargain " Gene-altered food " , Perceptions Nov/Dec/ 1995, pg. 38 9) Any organic compound containing phosphorus, specifically one used as an insecticide. eg. malathion, the " harmless " pesticide spray used to kill the Med fly and blanket every living thing in California a few years ago and again in 1994 and 1995, and in Texas in April, 1995 10) A catch-all term used by doctors for the deterioration of the myelin sheathing around the nerves, " -ova " means " tumor " , but the condition could as easily be " myelinosis " . It is also often " Walking Legs Syndrome " , and causes its sufferers intense burning sensations they must walk off. " Canola oil is a health hazard to use as a cooking oil or salad oil. It is not the healthy oil we thought it was. It is not fit for human consumption, do not eat canola oil, it can hurt you. Polyunsaturated or not, this is a bad oil. " The Wall Street JournaL June 7, 1995 pB6 (W) pB6 (E) col1(11 col in) Compiled by Darleen Bradley. Thu, 9 Dec 2004 Beatriz, New Haven, USA " I'm one of those people who has suffered with eczema since I was a kid. It got markedly worse about a year ago when I stopped cooking with corn oil (which is rich in EFA's) and started cooking with canola oil. Over a year, my condition became horribly intolerable, and the doctors could do nothing for me but precribe steriod creams. Then I decide to research the biochemstry of eczema because I new my problem was systemic and not from external triggers. That's when I came across a study on EFA deficiency and its relation to eczema. I had taken Primrose oil in the past for cystic breast syndrome as prescribed by my primary phyiscian, but had not considered for the eczema. About two months ago I started taking mega-doses of the Primrose oil along with a strong antihistimine (Zrytec), and the conditon is about 80% cleared " . Engineered Fats and Oils and The Degenerative Disease Epidemic " The degenerative disease epidemic that wracks the nation came coincidentally with the introduction of engineered fats and oils. It is the type of fats and oils that we consume that is directly correlated to the rise of epidemic degenerative disease; it is not the amount of fats and oils that we eat that causes the problem.It is by chronically consuming the fats and oils that cause degenerative disease that we impair our ability to consume healthy fats and oils. We also impair our ability to consume carbohydrates and thus become Diabetic and Obese. " Thomas Smith, author of Insulin: Our Silent Killer Learn about healthy oils and fats From Google Scholar research: " Traditional rapeseed is considered unsuitable as a source of food for either humans or animals due to the presence of two naturally occurring toxicants, erucic acid and glucosinolates. Following intensive conventional plant breeding over a period of twenty years, canola is now confined to those cultivars (Brassica rapa and B. napus) that contain low levels of erucic acid and glucosinolates, so called “double low” varieties. Quality control measures also stipulate that no protein is present in canola oil suitable for human consumption. " The analyses were conducted on test material grown over multiple growing seasons and at different geographical locations and thus demonstrate that the genetic modifications have not resulted in any significant variation in composition or agricultural performance in the transformed lines when compared to the non-transformed control lines grown under the sameconditions. Detailed compositional analyses on the transformed seeds also showed no differences in the levels of natural toxicants. In particular, the level of erucic acid in the oil (and glucosinolates in the meal) conformed to the compliance requirements for certification as canola. The transformed lines were tested in a range of environmental situations and following treatment with commercial levels of glufosinate-ammonium. The nutritional value of the transformed seeds was evaluated in two animal feeding studies using rabbits and broiler chickens. In both instances, where the transformed canola seeds were included in the diets of the animals over a defined period, no adverse effects attributable to the test material were observed in the animals, and all animals displayed normal patterns of growth. Conclusion On the basis of the available evidence, oil derived from the genetically modified canola lines (T45, Topas 19/2, Ms1, Ms8, Rf1, Rf2, Rf3 and their crosses), is equivalent to oil from non-GM canola in terms of its safety and nutritional properties. Key toxicants - Seeds from the original native oilseed rape plants naturally contain high levels of two toxins, erucic acid and glucosinolates, and prior to the mid 1950s, the extracted oil was used primarily for industrial purposes. Erucic acid, a long chain fatty acid, is a natural constituent of the seed oil, while glucosinolates are confined to the seed meal with the majority of the protein and other seed components. Toxic effects in dairy cattle following the ingestion of a large volume of canola oil. Department of Large Animal Clinical Studies, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. The clinical and laboratory findings of a group of 9 dairy cattle that accidentally ingested large volumes of canola oil are described. Four of the animals died, and 3 were necropsied. No specific cause of death was found, although a number of theories are advanced. This is the first report of such an occurrenc Myth: " Canola oil is toxic/contains a poison” Incorrect: This myth has been circulating on the internetwith no substantiation. It probably arose from canola’sassociation with its parent, rapeseed, which contains natu-rally high levels of erucic acid, but this characteristic hasbeen bred out of canola " Learn about healthy oils - oils that can save your life: (flaxoil, pine nut oil, evening primrose oil, olive oil, and other healthy oils and fats) " The human body cannot function properly without two polyunsaturated fats - linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid. These fatty acids, which are found in Flaxseed Oil are truly essential to normal cell structure and body function. Some Conditions Improved by Omega-3 Oils: High Cholesterol Levels - Prevention of Strokes and Heart Attacks - Angina - High Blood Pressure - Arthritis - multiple sclerosis - Psoriasis and Eczema - Cancer Prevention and Treatment - Allergies - Asthma - Calmness Under Stress - Vitality " SOY FOODS HAVE DOWNSIDE FOR HEALTH OF INFANTS and ADULTS Excerpt from Holistic Health Encyclopedia Rape seed oil (Canola oil) is widely used in thousands of processed foods...with the blessings of our own government. Canola oil was first developed in Canada. It's proponents claim that due to genetic engineering and irradiation, it is no longer rape oil, but " canola " (Canadian oil). They also claim it is completely safe, pointing to it's unsaturated structure and digestibility. Although, I could not verify it, it is claimed the Canadian government paid the FDA the sum of $50 million dollars to have canola oil placed on the GRAS list (Generally Recognized As Safe). However it was done, a new industry was created. The truth is, however, that rape is the most toxic of all food oil plants. Not even insects will eat it. No wonder farmers like growing it. It turns out that rape is a member of the mustard family of plants, and is the source for the chemical agent, mustard gas, which causes blistering on skin and lungs when inhaled. Mustard Gas was banned after WWI for this very reason. Studies of canola oil done on rats indicate many problems. Rats developed fatty degeneration of heart, kidney, adrenals and thyroid gland. When the canola oil was withdrawn from their diet, the deposits dissolved, but scar tissue remained on the organs. Why were no studies done on humans before the FDA placed it on the GRAS list? Consumed in food, Canola oil depresses the immune system, causing it to " go to sleep. " Canola oil is high in glycosides which cause health problems by blocking (inhibiting) enzyme function. It's effects are accumulative, taking years to show up. One possible effect of long term use is the destruction of the protective coating surrounding nerves called the mylin sheath. When this protective sheath is gone, our nerves short-circuit causing erratic, uncontrollable movements. Learn more (it takes about a minute or longer to load the info from Holistic Health Encyclopedia Excerpts The Great Con-ola by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD Rapeseed oil was a monounsaturated oil that had been used extensively in many parts of the world, notably in China, Japan and India. It contains almost 60 percent monounsaturated fatty acids (compared to about 70 percent in olive oil). Unfortunately, about two-thirds of the mono-unsaturated fatty acids in rapeseed oil are erucic acid, a 22-carbon monounsaturated fatty acid that had been associated with Keshan’s disease, characterized by fibrotic lesions of the heart. In the late 1970s, using a technique of genetic manipulation involving seed splitting,2 Canadian plant breeders came up with a variety of rapeseed that produced a monounsaturated oil low in 22-carbon erucic acid and high in 18-carbon oleic acid. The new oil referred to as LEAR oil, for Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed, was slow to catch on in the US. In 1986, Cargill announced the sale of LEAR oil seed to US farmers and provided LEAR oil processing at its Riverside, North Dakota plant but prices dropped and farmers took a hit.3 MARKETING LEAR Before LEAR oil could be promoted as a healthy alternative to polyunsaturated oils, it needed a new name. Neither “rape” nor “lear” could be expected to invoke a healthy image for the new “Cinderella” crop. In 1978, the industry settled on “canola,” for “Canadian oil,” since most of the new rapeseed at that time was grown in Canada. “Canola” also sounded like “can do” and “payola,” both positive phrases in marketing lingo. However, the new name did not come into widespread use until the early 1990s. An initial challenge for the Canola Council of Canada was the fact that rapeseed was never given GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status by the US Food and Drug Administration. A change in regulation would be necessary before canola could be marketed in the US.4 Just how this was done has not been revealed, but GRAS status was granted in 1985, for which, it is rumored, the Canadian government spent $50 million to obtain. Modern oil processing is a different thing entirely. The oil is removed by a combination of high temperature mechanical pressing and solvent extraction. Traces of the solvent (usually hexane) remain in the oil, even after considerable refining. Like all modern vegetable oils, canola oil goes through the process of caustic refining, bleaching and degumming—all of which involve high temperatures or chemicals of questionable safety. And because canola oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which easily become rancid and foul-smelling when subjected to oxygen and high temperatures, it must be deodorized. The standard deodorization process removes a large portion of the omega-3 fatty acids by turning them into trans fatty acids. Although the Canadian government lists the trans content of canola at a minimal 0.2 percent, research at the University of Florida at Gainesville, found trans levels as high as 4.6 percent in commercial liquid oil.24 The consumer has no clue about the presence of trans fatty acids in canola oil because they are not listed on the label. A large portion of canola oil used in processed food has been hardened through the hydrogenation process, which introduces levels of trans fatty acids into the final product as high as 40 percent.25 In fact, canola oil hydrogenates beautifully, better than corn oil or soybean oil, because modern hydrogenation methods hydrogenate omega-3 fatty acids preferentially and canola oil is very high in omega-3s. Higher levels of trans mean longer shelf life for processed foods, a crisper texture in cookies and crackers—and more dangers of chronic disease for the consumer.26 Rebuilding the Immune System: The body's defense department Your immune system is your bodyguard. It works both pro-actively and protectively to shield you from anything in your world that threatens your life and limb. The immune system is not responsive to drugs for healing. By rebuilding immunity, health is naturally restored and disease disappears. If health and immunity are thereafter conscientiously maintained, the individual is no longer vulnerable to disease. According t o Dr. George C Pack, MD, a cancer specialist at Cornell medical School, almost everyone has cancer cells present at times in our bodies. If our immune system is working properly, these cells are killed or reabsorbed by our defense system before they begin to grow and threaten our health. The only real defense against cancer is the immune system. Everyone gets cancer every day but if the immune system is where it should be those cancer cells are eliminated and we never know it Detoxification Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, liver, kidneys, lungs, lymph and skin. Naturopaths who hold that illness can be healed by the natural processes of the body are the most vigorous supporters of detoxification, since they believe that the primary cause of disease is the accumulation of uneliminated wastes. When the body's natural cleansing systems are no longer up to the task, proponents of detoxification say everyone should detoxify at some point. Water therapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick. Hydro- and hydrothermal therapy are traditional methods of treatment that have been used for the treatment of disease and injury by many cultures, including those of ancient Rome, China, and Japan. Water therapy has been around for centuries. The ancient Greeks took therapeutic baths. Water is an important ingredient in the traditional Chinese and Native American healing systems. more F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. - " Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on water. Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen, hormones, and chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without sufficient water to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the body will not receive the vital elements that water supplies. Water is also needed to carry toxic waste away from the cells. In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems are activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken areas. When histamine and its subordinate " drought managers " come across pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research that I mentioned earlier. " Benefits of Alkaline, Ionized Water, by Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D. Water has the ability to attract and accumulate bio-energy. It also stores an energy memory of harmful or helpful vibrations to which it was exposed in the past. Chlorinated tap water is polluted with non-biological chemicals and negative energy imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy and so may be regarded as being badly polluted as well as 'dead'. Alkaline living water is regarded by a growing number of health care professionals as the best water to drink and is listed as a medical device in Japan for the treatment of degenerative diseases. Real people. Real questions. Real answers. Share what you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Here is another good article about Canola oil . This just the first couple of paragraphs. It is long. The Great Con-ola http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/conola.html By Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD Canola oil is " widely recognized as the healthiest salad and cooking oil available to consumers. " It was developed through hybridization of rape seed. Rape seed oil is toxic because it contains significant amounts of a poisonous substance called erucic acid. Canola oil contains only trace amounts of erucic acid and its unique fatty acid profile, rich in oleic acid and low in saturated fats, makes it particularly beneficial for the prevention of heart disease. It also contains significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, also shown to have health benefits. This is what the food industry says about canola oil. Canola oil is a poisonous substance, an industrial oil that does not belong in the body. It contains " the infamous chemical warfare agent mustard gas, " hemagglutinins and toxic cyanide-containing glycocides; it causes mad cow disease, blindness, nervous disorders, clumping of blood cells and depression of the immune system. This is what detractors say about canola oil. How is the consumer to sort out the conflicting claims about canola oil? Is canola oil a dream come true or a deadly poison? And why has canola captured so large a share of the oils used in processed foods? There is also this at the end of it. GENETICALLY MODIFIED CANOLA The first seed oil to be created through genetic manipulation, canola is also the focus of a variety of genetic engineering (GMO) projects in which genetic material from other species is inserted into the seeds in order to magnify certain traits in the resultant plant. Herbicide-resistant GMO canola now comprises a large portion of the total canola crop. Apologists point to endorsement by the FDA and the American Dietetic Association that GMO canola is nutritionally and environmentally safe and claim that the GMO variety means less spraying of herbicides, less chemical runoff and a boon to farmers. Percy Schmeiser, a third generation Saskatchewan farmer, found out the hard way that GMO canola may not be a boon to farmers. Pollen from Monsanto's patented GMO canola seeds blew onto his land from neighbouring farms-- unlike grains, rape and canola plants spread their pollen on the wind. Monsanto's " gene police " then invaded his farm and took seed samples without his permission. Because Schmeiser did not spray his crop with herbicides, a Canadian court ruled that he had taken advantage of Monsanto's GM technology. Schmeiser was ordered to pay $10,000 for licensing fees and up to $75,000 in profits from his 1998 crop. Meanwhile, genetic engineers are involved in projects to make canola oil " even more nutritious, " by further reducing the amount of saturates in the fatty acid profile and raising the levels of monounsaturates. This, they claim, will make it possible to reduce the amount of trans fats in the processed oil, presumably because levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which need to be deodorized, will also be lowered. Should the genetic engineers be successful, it might be possible to create a diet in which the vast majority of fatty acids is monounsaturated, something that does not exist in any traditional diet anywhere in the world. (Source: Eric Peters, " Let them eat canola, " Washington Times, 4/29/2002.) Re: Canola Oil Posted by: " Irene Kumo " wafikumo wafikumo Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:19 pm (PST) I read an article about the toxicity of Canola oil. Not sure how real is it. Any one knows better? http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/canola.htm Rape Seed Oil or " Canola " ? Canola is a coined word. It appeared out of nowhere and is not listed in any but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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