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*cancer kills more children than any other disease

*by age 3, children have fatty depostis in their arteries

*by age 12, 70% have developed begining stages of hardening of the arteries

*obesity has doubled in the last 20 years

*nearly 50% of obese adolescents remain obese as adults

*in the last 20 years, Type 2 diabetes has increased 10-fold

*over 8 million children have asthma, up 232% in the last 40 years

*7% of school age children are diagnosed as ADHD

*less than 7% of children and adolescents comsume the recommended 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings of vegetables per day

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Carrots: super food source for Beta Carotene; lowers cholesterol, fights infection, cancer, heart and eye disease; one carrot per day cuts stroke rate for women by 68%.

Parsley:  high concentration of antioxidants; great anti cancer vegetable;  good for the heart and immune system, lowers blood pressure.

Barley:  known as the “heart medicine” in the Middle East; reduces cholesterol; potent antioxidant.

Oats: high antioxidant activity; stabilizes blood sugar; reduces cholesterol.

Soluble and Insoluble Fibers:  beet fiber, oat bran, barley bran, cabbage fiber, plant cellulose, glucomannan,  dried plant fiber, cleanse digestive tract and blood, lower blood pressure, cholesterol, fight cancer and heart disease.

Enzymes:  Lipase, Amylase, Protease, Cellulase, Acidophilus: protective digestive bacteria.

Other Food Actives:  Allicin, Lycopenes, Polyphenol Catechins, D. Salina, Indole Carbinols, D-alcium Glucarate.

Vitamins and Minerals:  antioxidant vitamins: C; Beta Carotene, E; B Complex; Calcium; Magnesium.

Beets:  contain Folic Acid; Iron, Calcium, Potassium.

Kale:  super food source for Beta Carotene; Indoles; and Calcium; fights macular degeneration.

Broccoli:  Beta Carotene, Indoles Sulforaphane;Vitamin C, Calcium, anti cancer, anti ulcer; protect heart; great source of Chromium, which regulates blood sugar; fights macular degeneration.

Cabbage:  thought to help block breast cancer and suppress growth of polyps; in studies, eating cabbage more than one a week cuts colon cancer odds by 66%; contains anti ulcer compounds.

Spinach:  food most eaten by people who don’t get cancer; rich source of antioxidants and cancer antagonists; rich in fiber, lowers blood cholesterol; helps fight macular degeneration.

Tomatoes:  major source of lycopene, an anti cancer agent; linked to lower rates of pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer and cervical cancer.

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*1,500 of us die from cancer every day

*1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will have cancer in his of her lifetime

*1 in 8 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer

*Heart disease kills more women than breast cancer

*1.1 million American have a heart attack every year

*500,000 heart attack victims in America die each year

*23% of Americans have hypertension

*Americans spend $330 billion per year on heart disease

*64% of US adults are overweight or obese

*Diabetes will increase by 165% over the next 50 years, with 29 million Americans diagnosed

*33% of Americans suffer from arthritis

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*Poor food choices

*Eating to much “bad” food

*Not eating enough “good” food

*Not drinking enough water

*Lack of exercise

*Stressful lifestyles

*Environmental factors

*Approach to medicine: “Treatment”: instead of “Prevention”

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