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Animal products are the main feature in most meals consumed in America today, both in and out of the home! To support what I am saying here, go to almost any restaurant and take a look at their menu. If you were to eliminate every offering from the menu that contained something of animal origin, in most restaurants, there would not be anything left to order. I did this in a very large and popular restaurant in our area recently and was absolutely amazed when I could not find even one item on their menu that did not contain something of animal origin! And when I asked the waitress what they had on the menu for a vegetarian, she replied: “Well we have fish, and chicken, and pasta with cheese!” Friends, our bodies were NOT designed by God to process ANYTHING of animal origin! And as we look at the animal products being consumed today, we see several things that should cause us to raise a great BIG RED WARNING FLAG in our minds, based upon what we have previously learned about our bodies and what they were designed by God to be nourished with. But why the RED FLAG?

(1) ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS ARE DEAD FOODS
First, because the animal products being consumed today are almost always cooked. Animals designed by God to be carnivorous, were designed to consume the flesh they ate raw, not cooked. If animal flesh is cooked, all the enzymes have been destroyed. When the raw flesh of animals is cooked, it becomes a dead food! Dead food contains no enzymes, and foods devoid of enzymes are very difficult for the body to process. And besides that, dead food cannot properly fuel a LIVING organism (body), which is comprised of LIVING cells.

(2) ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS CONTAIN NO FIBER
Another thing that is important to understand about animal source foods is that they are totally devoid of fiber! Remember, God designed our bodies to move food through a very extensive digestive tract through means of fiber! When there is no fiber to move the flesh through that lengthy digestive tract, the flesh putrefies in that 98.6-degree environment, causing constipation, body odor and a myriad of digestive and colon problems.

(3) ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS ARE HIGHLY ACIDIC
Animal source foods are highly acidic! God designed our physical bodies to be alkaline. Disease thrives in an acid environment, but has great difficulty surviving in an alkaline environment. All animal source foods are very acidic, and are the primary cause of most of the stomach acid problems being suffered today by an ever-increasing percentage of our population. Plant source foods are alkaline! Here at Hallelujah Acres, we have received hundreds of testimonies from people who were suffering from acid stomach problems when they adopted The Hallelujah Diet, only to see the problem totally disappear within days of eliminating animal products from their diet and adopting the basically living foods, plant based, Hallelujah Diet

(4) ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS ARE LOADED WITH FAT
Animal source foods are loaded with animal fat! In fact, the average person on the SAD puts into their physical body some 100 pounds of animal fat each and every year. This fat clogs their arteries and veins, and hinders the free flow of blood through their system, as well as the free flow of oxygen to their cells. This fat is the primary cause of cardiovascular problems as it narrows the passageways the blood travels. Most people suffering from high blood pressure or high cholesterol usually see these readings normalize once they eliminate animal products from their diets, and adopt a basically raw plant based diet, along with some exercise. This fat is also the primary cause of diabetes, as the fat coats the cells of the diabetic, preventing the insulin from reaching the insulin receptors within the cell. Most Type 2 diabetics can be off insulin, with blood sugar normal, usually within a very short time after they eliminate animal products from their diet, and adopt a basically raw plant based diet, along with some
exercise.

(5) ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS ARE TOO HIGH IN PROTEIN
Animal source foods are too high in protein! This high protein becomes high-octane fuel for the growth of cancers and causes many other physical breakdowns. Our bodies do need some protein, but not the incredibly high amount of protein found in the flesh and dairy of animals. Remember, all the protein found in that animal source food, originated in the living plants that animal consumed. All the protein our human physical bodies need is provided in the basically living plant foods contained in The Hallelujah Diet. After 30-years on The Hallelujah Diet, this editor’s body gives absolutely no indication of having a protein deficiency. All that I have said above is true, not only of commercially raised animals and their products, but also of organically raised, grass fed, animal source products as well. But when you consume commercially raised animal products, the potential for harm to the physical body becomes even greater.

(6) MOST ANIMAL PRODUCTS CONTAIN ANTIBIOTICS
For instance, most commercially raised animals are given high doses of antibiotics during the time they are being grown for market, to keep them from dying of some disease before they reach market. When the animal products containing these antibiotics are consumed, the antibiotics kill the friendly flora in the gut, causing candida and yeast infections. In addition, they make it more difficult for our immune system to function properly as they destroy the friendly flora in our gut.

(7) MOST ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS CONTAIN GROWTH HORMONES
Most of the animals grown commercially today receive growth hormones, in order to grow the animal more rapidly, so it will be ready for market sooner, thus increasing profit. They are also using these hormones to induce the dairy cow’s body to produce more milk. These growth hormones are entering our children’s bodies when they eat or drink these animal products, and the hormones contained in these animal products jump start puberty, and are the reason the age of puberty in young girls has decreased over the past 60 years, from over the age of 15 prior to World War II, to 8, 9, 10 and 11, today. How tragic! And have you noticed how much taller many of the children of today are, compared with their parents? Have you also noticed how many teen girls are developing huge breasts? Friends, these animal products, loaded with growth hormones, and fat, which causes the body to produce more growth hormones, are usually the cause.

(8) TO ESCAPE MOST DISEASE, ELIMINATE ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS
Animal source foods are the cause of, or a contributing cause of, a long list of physical breakdowns, including, but not limited to: heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, numerous cancers (especially breast and prostrate), diabetes, arthritis, varicose veins, sinus problems, cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, acid stomach problems, gout, constipation, bad breath, congestion, indigestion, phlegm, PMS, menopausal problems, Crohn’s disease, Diverticulitis, Diverticulosis, colitis, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer, and more. I am thrilled to be able to report that we have received testimonies from folks reporting the elimination of every one of the above physical breakdowns after they eliminated animal products from their diet, and adopted the basically LIVING, plant foods based, Hallelujah Diet!
NOTE: The Atkins’ Diet, which promotes a high intake of animal source foods, while producing weight loss in the short run, often produces horrible physical problems in the long term. As you no-doubt know, Atkins himself died with a heart problem, and his company went bankrupt. A local Health Food store, which for years carried a lot of his products in a huge display, recently had the entire product line for sale for $1.00 per item. It has always amazed me that so many people would be attracted to a diet that promoted such a high intake of these dangerous animal source foods. Animal source foods that for years, the American Heart Association, the American Dietetic Association, the National Institute of Health, along with many other health organizations, have been warning the American people against consuming in large amounts.
NOTE: In Jordan Rubin’s book, “The Maker’s Diet,” we find on page 210 a sample day’s menu for his program. For breakfast he recommends: “fried eggs;” for Lunch, “Tuna Salad;” for Dinner “London Broil;” and for an Evening Snack, “Raw Goat’s milk cheese.” In view of what we have just seen in this Health Tip, will these animal source foods have a positive or negative effect upon the bodies of those who adopt Jordan Rubin’s diet? In this same book, Jordan Rubin devotes almost an entire chapter, to condemning the 100% plant based diet found in Genesis 1:29, as well as The Hallelujah Diet. (For those who might be interested, I have written and have available a booklet titled “A Response to the Maker’s Diet.” For more information, or to purchase, call (800) 915-9355).
NOTE: Beware of any diet that promotes the consumption of animal source foods, because the more animal products in the diet, whether commercially or organically grown, the more dangerous the diet. It would appear that some authors of diet books, even those who know the dangers inherent in animal source foods, include them in their writings in an effort to make their diet more acceptable to a population that is addicted to an animal food based diet. This editor will not compromise the teachings of Hallelujah Acres, to make the diet we teach more acceptable to the masses. Integrity must prevail over acceptance or popularity. It is so interesting to note, that through the years, the one thing that has motivated most of my critics is my strong, and immovable teachings against the consumption of animal products.

To summarize: Animal source foods, both of flesh or dairy origin, are the cause or a contributing cause of up to 90% of all physical problems being experienced today! Animal source foods are all DEAD and FIBERLESS, and probably the most popular of the deadly, KILLER foods of our day.

To be continued . . .

RESOURCES: If you would like to do some research regarding animal source foods, and the dangers they present, I recommend the following:
*The China Study, by Dr. T. Colin Powell
*The China Project, by Dr. T. Colin Powell
*Eat to Live, by Joel Fuhrman, MD
*The Greatest Diet on Earth, by Joel Fuhrman, MD
*Diet for a New America, by John Robbins
*The Food Revolution, by John Robbins
*Mad Cowboy, by Howard Lyman
*The Truth Behind Meat & Dairy, by Howard Lyman (DVD & VHS)
*Don’t Drink Your Milk, by Frank A. Oski
(All the above resources are available at Hallelujah Acres is a Christian Ministry that teaches health from a Biblical perspective! Hallelujah Acres is trying to help the Christian community (as well as anyone else who will listen) realize that God’s ORIGINAL diet, as given by God in the Bible, in Genesis 1:29, was God’s perfect plan for the proper nourishment of his human creation. Multitudes have made this diet change that we teach here at Hallelujah Acres, and experienced normalization of weight, as well as the elimination of almost all their physical problems. For more information, visit our website at or call (704) 4811700. If you are not already on The Hallelujah Diet, may I encourage you to give it a try!

Want to boost your brain power? Try boosting your heart and lung power with aerobic fitness and you may also end up with a more “fit” mind as a bonus. That’s the conclusion of a recent review of studies by researchers from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The report, published in a recent issue of The Cochrane Library (a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research), concludes that just as aerobic physical exercise improves cardiovascular fitness and contributes to healthy aging of the body, it also helps boost cognitive fitness in older people.

In fact, getting your body moving can boost cognitive processing speed, motor function and even visual and auditory attention in healthy older people, according to lead review author Maaike Angevaren. That’s especially good news for Baby Boomers because around age 50, occasional memory lapses or “senior moments” can become noticeable, along with a reduced ability to pay close attention to a task.

Angevaren and her colleagues studied 11 randomized controlled trials that took place in the U.S., France and Sweden involving 670 adults ages 55 and older. The studies examined how aerobic exercise impacts areas of cognition including cognitive processing speed, memory and attention. In these studies, research subjects exercised aerobically between two and seven days a week. The exercises all involved the continuous, rhythmic type of work-outs that improve respiratory endurance and stamina as they strengthen the heart and lungs.

After about three months, the study participants underwent both fitness and cognitive function testing. Eight of the 11 studies concluded participation in aerobic exercise programs increased participants’ VO2 maximum by 14 percent. VO2 maximum is a term used to document the amount of oxygen a person can utilize per minute of work. It is often used as an evaluation of a person’s cardiovascular efficiency.

The research subjects were compared to groups of non-exercisers or non-aerobic exercisers. No one was surprised that most groups comprised of those who worked out aerobically had more improvement of their physical fitness than those who did not exercise vigorously. But what was surprising was that levels of cognitive function also soared, especially motor function, cognitive speed and auditory and visual attention.

“Improvements in cognition as a result of improvements in cardiovascular fitness are being explained by improvements in cerebral blood flow, leading to increased brain metabolism which, in turn, stimulates the production of neurotransmitters and formation of new synapses,” Angevaren said. She also explained that improved cardiovascular fitness could lead to a decline in cardiovascular disease which is well known to have a negative affect on cognition.

Another reason a fit lifestyle might help the brain: it can help lower blood pressure. Other research recently released by doctors at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC, concludes “optimal control of blood pressure may be beneficial in attenuating the risk of cognitive decline as the population ages.”

Studying data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), Dr. Thomas Olabode Obisesan and research team investigated whether abnormal blood pressure is independently associated with lower cognitive function in men and women who were between 60 and 74 years old when they entered the study. They found that normal blood pressure (less than 120/80 mm Hg) was clearly linked with the best cognitive performance in people aged 60 to 69.

About the author
Sherry Baker is a widely published writer whose work has appeared in Newsweek, Health, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Yoga Journal, Optometry, Atlanta, Arthritis Today, Natural Healing Newsletter, OMNI, UCLA’s “Healthy Years” newsletter, Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s “Focus on Health Aging” newsletter, the Cleveland Clinic’s “Men’s Health Advisor” newsletter and many others.