An Explaination of (GRAS) or Generally Recognized As Safe

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia states that:
Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) is a United States of America Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) designation that a chemical or substance
added to food is considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from
the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive
tolerance requirements.

GRAS exemptions are granted for substances that are generally
recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to
evaluate their safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific
procedures (or, in the case of a substance used in food prior to
January 1, 1958, through either scientific procedures or through experience
based on common use in food) to be safe under the conditions of their
intended use.

The substance must be shown to be "generally recognized" as safe under
the conditions of its intended use. The proponent of the exemption has
the burden of proving that the use of the substance is "generally
recognized" as safe. To establish such recognition, the proponent must show
that there is a consensus of expert opinion regarding the safety of the
use of the substance. However, the existence of a severe conflict
among experts regarding the safety of a substance precludes a finding of
general recognition.

When a use of a substance does not qualify for the GRAS exemption that
use of the substance is subject to the premarket approval mandated by
the FFDCA. In such circumstances, the FDA can take enforcement action to
stop distribution of the food substance and foods containing it on the
grounds that such foods are or contain an unlawful food additive. [1]

A GRAS designation typically exists in one of three forms:

Self-affirmed. The manufacturer of this chemical or substance had
performed all necessary research, including the formation of an expert panel
to review safety concerns, and is prepared to use these findings to
defend its product’s GRAS status.
FDA-pending. The manufacturer has performed all the aforementioned due
diligence, and submitted to the Food & Drug Administration for GRAS
approval.
No comment. The FDA has reviewed a product’s GRAS claim and responded
with "no comment," i.e. no further challenges on the product’s GRAS
status.

How Does the Body Detox Naturally?

How the body detoxes naturally?

The first thing you need to know about detoxing is that your body actually has a whole detox system of its own. It has to otherwise it would become poisoned by natural toxins, including waste products from food, dead bacteria and debris from the millions of new body cells produced each day.

The Liver

Food is processed in the stomach and the small intestine. Useful products are absorbed and waste products sent to the detox system. Seventy-Five percent of these pass through the Read more

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Detoxing and the Elimination Organs of the Body

It seems to be a little disgusting when you are detoxing or cleansing. Your body shows some signs that you have built up toxins. These toxins can affect your whole body fitness and health. There are times that you feel sluggish and feel the stress. Your body may experience continuous aching, diarrhea, constipation, and feeling of clumsiness.

Rapid weight gain and the incapacity to lose the excess weight can also be signs of having toxins in the body. Moreover, the toxins found in the body are found and stored on your fat cells. For Americans who are taking the usual American diet, a person may consume 70 trillion garbage cans for each cell. Read more

Detoxing From Our Very Polluted World

Detox has to be the most important starting place for good health.  We are subjected to a cocktail of toxins daily – chlorine vapor through our shower water, heavy metals in our drinking water, herbicides, pesticides and hormones in our food, benzines in the air we breathe, mercury through our fillings and vaccinations….the list goes on. The immune system can’t protect us without help in eliminating these toxins and known carcinogens from our body.
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What People With Food Allergies Endure and How Zeolite Can Help

Can Zeolite help people with allergies?

Imagine having to worry about every bite of food. Imagine having to question the contents of every food item. Imagine that buffets, parties, family reunions, holiday get-togethers and potlucks could be nightmarish minefields of food allergies.

That’s what people with food allergies go through. They can’t just sit down at a meal they didn’t prepare and enjoy it. They have to worry that the seemingly innocent ingredients in that meal might make them sick with diarrhea, bloating, abdominal pain, discomfort, even flu-like symptoms.

Dr. Stephen Wangen, a board certified naturopathic doctor licensed in the state of Washington, founder and Chief Medical Officer of the IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) Center in Seattle, is a specialist in food allergies, gluten (wheat) intolerance and digestive disorders. He has firsthand experience too, as he once suffered from IBS and celiac disease, a disorder caused by gluten intolerance.

In a phone interview with the News, Wangen explained that IBS is not an allergy, but that food allergies are a major trigger of IBS.

“There are several hundred causes of IBS,” said Wangen, “but they break down into two categories: Food allergies and intolerances; and problems with intestinal bacteria, yeast/candida or parasites. With a food allergy, there’s an immune reaction. Your immune system is attacking the food.”

Wangen said gluten and dairy intolerances are common and most people don’t realize that wheat and dairy products are in nearly every processed food, not just in the obvious ones such as bread and milk.

For example, dairy’s two key components are whey and casein, found in everything from baked goods and soups to margarine and coffee. Even non-dairy coffee creamer contains casein. And soy sauce contains wheat. Some are allergic to nuts, often peanuts, or eggs, yeast, coffee, even sugar.

Most food allergy sufferers don’t even know they’re allergic. It’s a complicated diagnosis, said Wangen, and specialized tests are required.

“You can actually test with a blood test that looks at the antibodies,” said Wangen, “not the skin-prick test, because with that, you’re not putting food on your skin. “Many people have no idea that they have a food allergy. They think an allergy involves their lips or eyes swelling, or hives, etc. But more often, food allergies cause other reactions: Fatigue, headaches, constipation, heartburn.”

To make things more complicated, he said, it can be difficult to relate the food to the problem because it tends to come and go, especially when foods are combined in processing, as often happens. But how can humans be allergic to natural foods they’ve consumed for centuries?

“There are genetic causes and evolutionary causes,” explained Wangen. “Comparatively suddenly [as a species], we switched to milking cows and raising wheat. We have created an artificial food chain for ourselves. It doesn’t mean these foods are bad, but that we haven’t developed the genetic disposition for them.”

As for eating out and partaking in potlucks and such, Wangen advised caution and knowledge.

“If you know you have a problem with food, it makes it challenging to avoid the temptation. Stay educated as to what’s in all these foods,” he said.

He added that “rich” foods — cookies, buttery foods, sweets — tend to be high in common allergens. When given the choice, it’s a good idea to stick to the vegetables, rice, meat and potatoes. But beware of what’s added to or put atop those … gravy, for example, is made with milk and flour, and vegetables are often topped with butter or cheese sauce.

If one knows one’s host, it’s often better to explain ahead of time that the cream sauce and the dinner rolls are off-limits.

“You don’t want them to take it personally and get insulted because of their hard work,” Wangen said. “But for your own comfort level, explain that your doctor said you can’t eat that, or this food makes you sick, but add that you really appreciate all the trouble they went to to prepare the meal. Ask, ‘Can I bring something to share with everybody that I can eat?’ Or just eat what you can and don’t eat what you can’t.”

If all else fails, advised Wangen, eat ahead of time, take along a snack or eat afterward. “Go, socialize,” he said. “Don’t be a stick-in-the-mud. But just make it work for you.”

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Aging Healthy – Start Now

Long before we feel old it is important to take steps to slow the aging process. Even though we can’t stop the aging process, we can take steps to determine how we age. Even in our 20’s, vital hormones begin to decline, sun damage starts to take it’s toll on our skin, and believe it or not our memory starts to decline.

One of the villains our bodies must fight off is: Oxidative Stress , one of the main causes of our aging process. Read more

Are You Feeding Your Baby Mercury?

Here’s a scary story about mercury in our every day foods. (and why I believe EVERYONE should be using our Zeolite product)

I just found this news story about Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup. This sweetener can be found in just about every processed food you eat. It is in baby formula, salad dressings, chicken, burgers,  pasta… if your food comes in a box or a can then it probably has high fructose corn syrup, and MERCURY hidden it it!!

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