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. )

	SECRETS TO PERSONAL SUCCESS & PERSONAL GROWTH (Change diet to change life)
	WARNING SIGNS OF GOOD HEALTH
	* ELAINE GOTTSCHALL'S VIDEOS (How & why the SCD works)
	* SCD IS BIOLOGICALLY CORRECT
	FATS, SUGARS & YOUR BODY
	* HEALTHY CRAVINGS
	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
	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
	CANCER IS NOT A DISEASE
	ANN RICHARDS DIES FROM ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
	ESOPHAGEAL CANCER SURGERY
	3 MILLION AMERICANS COULD HAVE BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS (PRECURSOR TO CANCER)
	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
	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
	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
	CAN CHRONIC PAIN COME FROM FOOD ADDITIVES?
	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
	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
	CAMPAIGN MOBILIZES HEALTH CONSCIOUS SHOPPERS TO NON-GMO BRANDS (List)
	SPILLING THE BEANS (On GMO Foods)
	NEW "DISCOVERY" -- Gene Theory Flawed (GM Foods)
	FOOD ALLERGY OR FOOD INTOLERANCE?
	DOTING DOWNSIDES
	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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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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