Agave Syrup or Agave Nectar fooled us for a while. We probably knew on some level - it had to be too good to be true - but just didn't want to believe it. How could something so sweet be good for us, right? Agave Syrup/Nectar is not a natural sweetener - it's highly processed and has more concentrated fructose than High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). It's actually processed in a similar way. According to Sally Fallon Morel and Rami Nagel of the Weston A. Price Foundation, here's the Big Dirty Secret About Agave[1]:
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Artificial Colors!The word artificial clues us into the fact that the food or drink is not REAL. If a company is using artificial ingredients they are not committed to making high quality food products that support your child’s health. Basic research on artificial colors and flavors have shown just that.[1]
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Giving artificial sweeteners to kids is a REAL problem when it takes 10 years or more to publish potential health risks. Take for example, Aspartame - originally released as NutraSweet. Over 10 years after being approved by the FDA, despite serious safety concerns from scientists, the Center for Disease Control finally published its first list of consumer health complaints from aspartame use. Over 33 years after FDA approval, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reversed it's previous statements supporting the safety of Aspartame, and in 2007 published that aspartame is indeed a health threat![1] As Janet Starr Hull (author of Sweet Poison) says, "Well, it just goes to show how the "truth and publicity" about aspartame has been grossly manipulated by the "system.""
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It is pretty common to see young children and teenagers drinking coffee, pop and energy drinks these days. Some are addicted to caffeine and can't seem to get through the day without their 'buzz'. Many of the energy drinks are a blend of caffeine, sugar and herbs. The Medical Director from the Center of Integrative Medicine at the Encino-Tarzan Regional Medical Center says, "It just becomes more of a witches brew. You're playing with things we don't really understand and the long-term consequences are unclear."
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Canned Foods. They may be easy and inexpensive, but they are nutrient depleted, loaded with processed salt and the cans are lined with toxic BPA. The chemical BPA is an endocrine disruptor and has been shown to interfere with reproductive development in animal studies and connected to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity in humans. Yuck.
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