#1 - Why Follow The SCD?

Intestinal Health through Diet

"The Specific Carbohydrate Diet"

(Recommended diet for Acid Reflux, IBS, Crohn's, UC, Diverticulitis,

Celiac Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Diarrhea, Autism & the many problems

stemming from imbalances in the intestinal tract.)

from

BREAKING THE VICIOUS CYCLE

by

Elaine Gottschall, B.A., M.Sc. 

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The articles on this page address the current health crisis in our country

and explain how The SCD can aid in rebuilding 

the immune system, healing the body,

and keeping sickness at bay.

The owner of this site does not endorse or recommend the supplements 

in the articles on this page as they may not be SCD compliant.

( * Articles are SCD specific.

All others are for educational purposes only. )

HOW TO AVOID FLU & VIRUSES (from a nurse)     WHY ECONOMICS DRIVES MOST FOOD OPTIONS YOU HAVE     THE FOOD INDUSTRY CHALLENGES THAT OBAMA NEEDS TO ADDRESS     SECRETS TO PERSONAL SUCCESS & PERSONAL GROWTH (Change diet to change life)     DOTING DOWNSIDES     WARNING SIGNS OF GOOD HEALTH     ANTIBIOTICS CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS & CANDIDA OVERGROWTH     GOOD BACTERIA     * ELAINE GOTTSCHALL'S VIDEOS (How & why the SCD works)     * SCD IS BIOLOGICALLY CORRECT     IMPACT OF FOOD ON MOOD     FATS, SUGARS & YOUR BODY     * HEALTHY CRAVINGS     THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF TAKING MORE THAN ONE MEDICATION AT ONCE     PRESCRIPTION DRUGS CAN DELIVER HIGH DOSES OF PHTHALATES (Asacol linked to reproductive abnormalities)     LICENSED PHARMACIST REVEALS DANGERS OF DRUGS     THE DOORS OF PERCEPTION (Advertising deception)     THE TRUE STORY OF CIPRO (and overuse of antibiotics)     THE END OF ANTIBIOTICS . . .     THE RISKS OF LONG-TERM ORAL STEROID USE     PREDNISONE SIDE EFFECTS     ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM SOMETHING YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT?     GRIM STATISTICS     WHY YOU WANT TO AVOID USING CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS     *** CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE *** (Becoming Common)     10 TIPS TO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM AN MRSA INFECTION     THE PRICE OF PROGRESS & WHAT WE CAN DO     A SINGLE MEAL CAN LEAD TO GOOD (OR BAD) HEALTH     GET ON A MISSION OF NUTRITION (Video)     * THE ROOT OF ILLNESS     * YOUR 3 CHOICES OF TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION, ACID REFLUX, CHRONIC DIARRHEA, CONSTIPATION, & INFLAMATORY BOWEL DISEASES     HOW DOES DIGESTION WORK & HOW CAN I IMPROVE MINE? (Animated graphics)     RECOGNIZING 12 COMMON DIGESTIVE DISORDERS     THE LONG HOLLOW TUBE: A PRIMER ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM     THE GUT IS THE HEART OF THE ISSUE     ACID REFLUX: WHEN DRUGS CAN MEAN SWAPPING ONE DRUG FOR ANOTHER     WHY YOU SHOULD GET OFF PRESCRIPTION ACID-REDUCING DRUGS ASAP!     COMMON REFLUX DRUGS ARE CAUSING HIP FRACTURES     GERD WITHOUT HEARTBURN?     POPULAR HEARTBURN DRUGS LINKED TO HIP FRACTURES     DON'T PUSH YOUR BELLY'S BUTTONS     THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF HEARTBURN     MOUTHWASH LINKED TO ORAL CANCER, EROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL     ANN RICHARDS DIES FROM ESOPHAGEAL CANCER     ESOPHAGEAL CANCER SURGERY     3 MILLION AMERICANS COULD HAVE BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS (PRECURSOR TO CANCER)     CANCER IS NOT A DISEASE     YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM CAN KEEP CANCER DORMANT     PROCESSED MEAT UNSAFE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION     ANTIOXIDANTS IN FOOD STOP BOTH CANCER & HEART DISEASE     FOOD INDUSTRY DENIES LINKS BETWEEN FOODS, NUTRITION & HEALTH; BAD SCIENCE MEETS AGGRESSIVE MARKETING     WHY CANCER COMES BACK     FOUR FACTORS IN SKIN CANCER RISK THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW     BEATING CANCER     DOUSING THE FIRES     CANCER IS NOW AMERICA'S TOP KILLER     ONE THIRD OF CANCERS LINKED TO DIET     PROCESSED MEATS TIED TO STOMACH CANCER     REVERSE DAMAGE FROM PROCESSED FOOD, SUGAR & MORE     WHAT IS CHRONIC INFLAMMATION?     * AN AWAKENING - 2003     MEDITERRANEAN DIET MAY BE THE SECRET TO LONGEVITY     * THERE IS A SOLUTION . . . THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET!     * THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCDiet     PLANNING TO LOSE WEIGHT THIS YEAR? SUPPLEMENT WITH HONEY     WHY BANANAS ARE GOOD FOR YOU (Used in yogurt smoothies)     BENEFITS OF HONEY (Recommended sweetener on SCD)     * FOREWORD BY RONALD L. HOFFMAN, M.D.     AFFORDABLE NUTRITION     * WHICH DO YOU DO: "LIVE TO EAT" OR "EAT TO LIVE?"     LACTOSE INTOLERANCE IS BAD FOR BONES     * GET CULTURED     * (SCD) YOGURT BENEFITS     BENEFITS OF PROBIOTICS     MEMORY/LEARNING: EATING TO LEARN: HOW GRAINS IMPACT OUR ABILIITY TO FOCUS, COMPREHEND, REMEMBER, PREDICT AND SURVIVE     IS GLUTEN FROM GRAINS MAKING YOU SICK?     * DO I REALLY NEED A DIAGNOSIS 'NAME'?     WHY DO I NEED YOGURT?     *** DISEASE NAMES ARE MISLEADING & MISINFORM PATIENTS ABOUT DISEASE PREVENTION ***     * A MESSAGE ESPECIALLY FOR CELIACS     * THE REST OF THE 'CELIAC' STORY     THE HIDDEN CONNECTION BETWEEN ACNE & GLUTEN     FOOD CRAVINGS, OBESITY & GLUTEN CONSUMPTION     * GLUTEN FREE DIET & MALNUTRITION     * CELIAC DISCUSSION BETWEEN KAY STENCE & ELAINE GOTTSCHALL (AUTHOR OF BREAKING THE VICIOUS CYCLE)     * DOES CANDIDA ALBICANS TRIGGER THE ONSET OF CELIAC DISEASE?     DEPRESSION, OSTEOPOROSIS CORRELATION MISREPORTED BY JUNK SCIENCE MEDIA, ILL-INFORMED HEALTH RESEARCHERS     TOP 20 THINGS MORE DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN THAN LEAD PAINT IN MATTEL TOYS     * DOCTOR RECOMMENDS SCD FOR HEAVY METAL TOXICITY     THE GULLIBLE JENNIFER GARNER FLU SHOT CAMPAIGN     MERCURY DOES NOT BELONG IN LIGHT BULBS OR VACCINES     * WE BAND OF MOTHERS - Autism & SCD     VACCINATIONS: THE HIDDEN TRUTH     ANTIBIOTICS MAY NOT HELP SINUS INFECTIONS     ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT INFECTIONS - MRSA Infection     ARE ANTIBIOTICS MAKING HUMANS & ANIMALS SICK?     PSYCHIATRIC DANGERS OF PREDNISONE     HOW TO AVOID ANTIBIOTICS     USE ACCUTANE FOR ACNE & RISK BOWEL DISEASE     "TOWN OF ALLOPATH" (Video)     FOODS THAT TRIGGER DEADLY INFLAMMATION & HEALTHY FOODS TO EAT INSTEAD     WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT INFLAMMATION CAN QUIETLY KILL YOU     *** WHY TREATING YOUR SYMPTOMS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER ***     HIDDEN CAUSE OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS     PHARMACEUTICAL ROULETTE     IS DIABETES CAUSED BY PHARMACEUTICALS?     SICKO - New Film     EXPOSING THE HUNDRED-YEAR LIES     HOW TO CUT NATIONAL HEALTH CARE COSTS BY 90%     EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON YOUR DIGESTIVE TRACT     THE PH NUTRITION GUIDE TO ACID/ALKALKINE BALANCE     BODY POLLUTION     VALUE OF VEGETABLES & FRUITS     DETOXIFICATION & CRUCIFEROUS VEGGIES     TOP 10 THINGS FOOD COMPANIES DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW     FAST FOOD NATION (Book Review & Movie)     PESTICIDES & BRAIN CANCER     DANGERS OF ''TOXINS" IN PROCESSED FOODS     CONSUMER HEALTH WARNING!     CAN CHINESE FOOD CAUSE CANCER? (Hidden MSG sources & dangers)     INULIN: FRIEND OR FOE?     SEVEN DANGEROUS FOOD INGREDIENTS     MOST COMMON SOURCE OF CALORIES IN U.S. IS LOADED WITH MERCURY     DINING OUT'S EFFECTS ON HEALTH     LEPTIN: HOW DIABETES & OBESITY ARE LINKED     YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT     SURPRISING DANGERS OF SALT     IF FOOD PRODUCTS WERE HONESTLY LABELED (Cartoons)     TEENS REMAIN DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT OF DESTRUCTIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF JUNK FOOD     AMERICA'S "YOUNG" WEIGHT PROBLEMS     THE OVERNIGHT OBESITY CURE & HFCS     PARENTS: THE WEAKEST LINK IN THE CHILDHOOD OBESITY EPIDEMIC     HOW TO RESET YOUR METABOLISM TO LOSE WEIGHT & KEEP IT OFF FOR LIFE     THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICAN FOOD     SUGAR ADDICTS (Cartoon)     WHICH SWEETENER & HOW MUCH?     BREAKING THE SUGAR HABIT     49 WAYS SUGAR CAN RUIN YOUR HEALTH     A GUT FEELING     THE LITTLE-KNOWN SECRETS ABOUT BLEACHED FLOUR     DANGEROUS GRAINS     "BREAD-UCATION"     BREAK-THE-BREAD-TRAP (Unhealthy grains)     FINALLY WE KNOW WHY COOKING GRAINS CAN POISON YOUR FOOD     U.S. RICE SUPPLY CONTAMINATED - 8/06     DELI DANGERS     FDA APPROVES A SPRAY ON VIRUS TO KEEP PROCESSED MEATS "SAFE"     WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MILK?     THE TRUTH ABOUT UNFERMENTED SOY AND IT'S HARMFUL EFFECTS     DITCH THE SOY BURGERS     THE DARK SIDE OF SOY     (IF MY PETS SHOULDN'T EAT IT, SHOULD I?) WORST PET FOOD INGREDIENTS     SOY FOODS HAVE DOWNSIDE FOR HEALTH OF INFANTS & ADULTS     FAST FOOD MILKSHAKE INGREDIENTS - YIKES!     DANGERS OF BISPHENOL (Chemical in canned foods)     FOOD ADDITIVES     INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK ON DEVASTATING HEALTH EFFECTS OF MSG, ASPARTAME & EXCITOTOXINS     COLLECTED REPORTS OF ADVERSE REACTIONS CAUSED BY 'MSG'     'MSG' IS SOMETIMES HIDDEN IN FOOD WITH LABELS THAT SAY "NO ADDED MSG," "NO MSG ADDED," & "NO MSG"     CAN CHRONIC PAIN COME FROM FOOD ADDITIVES?     CAFFEINE DURING PREGNANCY CAN DAMAGE YOUR BABY     DANGEOUS PRESERVATIVE IN SOFT DRINKS     BEWARE OF BENZENE IN YOUR BEVERAGES     WHAT'S IN THOSE POPS?     GOT AN ANT PROBLEM? USE ASPARTAME!     ASPARTAME, A BITTER SWEETENER     ASPARTAME - MORE DANGEROUS THAN HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP     HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC MERCURY     THE DANGERS OF HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP     DUKE UNIVERSITY STUDY LINKS SPLENDA TO WEIGHT GAIN & HEALTH PROBLEMS     SUCRALOSE & ASPARTAME - Citizens For Health     SPLENDA     E COLOURS - INTRODUCTION     PREDICTING DEMENTIA RISK     DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE ADHD?     ASTHMA (And Bronchial Problems)     MORE THAN SKIN DEEP     ALLERGIES: CAUSES & SOLUTIONS     ALLERGY AVOIDANCE DIET     FOOD ADDITIVES & ASTHMA - SULFITES     FOOD ALLERGY OR FOOD INTOLERANCE?     SEEDS OF DECEPTION (GMO food dangers)     CAMPAIGN MOBILIZES HEALTH CONSCIOUS SHOPPERS TO NON-GMO BRANDS (List)     SPILLING THE BEANS (On GMO Foods)     NEW "DISCOVERY" -- Gene Theory Flawed (GM Foods)     NON-GMO SHOPPING GUIDE     LATEST GMO RESEARCH: DECREASED FERTILITY, IMMUNOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS & ALLERGIES     BE AWARE OF GMO FOODS!     ABOUT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS     SECRETS IN YOUR FOOD     FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE GM CROP BLIGHT     AVOIDING DANGEROUS FOODS (GM FOODS)     TYPE 2 DIABETES CONTROLLED BY CAVEMAN DIET     DEADLY DIABETES DECEPTION     DIABETES IS NOT A DISEASE OF BLOOD SUGAR     DO I NEED TO EAT DAIRY PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS?     VIRUSES & INFECTIONS CAUSE HEART ATTACKS     THE SILENT EPIDEMIC     ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHYROIDISM TREATMENT     WHY TAKE AN OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG THAT KILLS YOUR BONES?     UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF CHOLESTEROL     HOW TO UNCLOG YOUR ARTERIES WITHOUT SURGERY OR DRUGS     STATISTICS RELATED TO HEART DISEASE     IS SATURATED FAT REALLY AS BAD AS THEY SAY IT IS?     THE TRUTH ABOUT SATURATED FAT     NEW WAR ON TRANS FATS     A DIET SOLUTION BASED ON EVOLUTION     WHAT'S WRONG WITH POLITICALLY CORRECT NUTRITION?     CAVEMAN CUISINE     DISCOVER A NEW CAREER HELPING OTHERS GET HEALTHY     FEEDING YOUR PET TREATS COULD BE HARMFUL (Check out dog food ingredients!!!)     MICROWAVES HEAT FOOD UNEVENLY, LEAVING COLD SPOTS WHERE BACTERIA CAN THRIVE

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Information published on this Web site is intended to support the book

BREAKING THE VICIOUS CYCLE by Elaine Gottschall and is for information

purposes only. It is not the intention of this site to diagnose, prescribe, or replace

medical care. Your doctor or nutrition expert should be consulted before

undertaking a radical change of diet.

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