An update for the organic farm shop were my wife and I buy meat is that the lady who runs the estate with her husband to which the farm shop belongs (leased out I believe) was there last week. I was able to talk to her about Sodium Nitrite and how it had effected me.
It seems she was aware of the issues and it looks as though they are going to try and push for their meat to be processed for bacon and gammons without the nasty chemical which is good news.
Food safety issues are a subject very near and dear to my heart as well. Sorry to hear about your own troubles with all that! I will probably be doing a writeup on glyphosate at some point. Its another pervasive poison in many foods. I want to present a shopping guide for here in the US at least for avoiding the worst of it. And yes, Chicago has always been the most corrupt city in the US. It was that way back in the 19th century and has been since.
Bugger! I love pate for breakfast and it has SN in it. I know I shouldn't... but I love it.
Luckily there is bacon without it now and we always buy it. I think it is called Naked.
I've gone full fat butter and olive oil - no margarine or seed oils in our house.
It is SO infuriating that they poison our food. At least our meats aren't full of growth hormones, (unlike the States and Australia - where our wonderful govt are busy doing trade deals) but antibiotics are still a thing.
And that's before you look at what gets sprayed on the veggies. Each meal should come with its own chemical listing!
Thanks for sharing your story and inviting me over to your Substack! I'm really glad you were able to help yourself get better.
I don't know why I didn't put this together before, but just now, reading your story, it seems to me that the rise in MS might correlate with the use of this chemical. Perhaps some people, due to epigenetic factors or their body's inability to detox accumulate more and/or have a more intense reaction to it? I know that many have regained total health through changing their diets, so I think it's possible. Have you seen Living Proof? It's a documentary about Matt Embry who cured his MS through diet.
Very interesting indeed. We have been buying meat from the Knepp Estate near Horsham - almost exclusively venison and mainly their mince but I have bought their venison sausages and their venison bacon so before I do again I will have a word with them.
I'm pescatarian but will occasionally eat a tiny bit of meat, however, I'm aware of the nitrite problem in meat and why it's so very bad to feed processed meats to dogs. Interesting to know the chemical processes involved.
An excellent essay. We essentially cannot eat anything from a supermarket, or anything that has undergone 'processing'. The only thing this chemical process engineer would eat that has been processed is food that has been fermented, dried or de-hydrated, or salted. No chemicals. No E(vil) numbers.
I'm glad to see you are on a mission to destroy big pharma. More power to your elbow as they say. I wrote a piece on 21st century medicine not being fit for purpose on my Substack. And thank you for this piece on nitrates. I always knew they were bad but one gets lazy and forgets.
A while back I said I would check with Knepp to find out what ingredients they put in their sausages. I have the answer and it is: Fallow Venison (84%), Pork (9%, Buckwheat Flour (Gluten Free), Sea Salt, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Black Pepper, Juniper. Their pork roam free on their re-wilded estate and they minimise all contact with them allowing them to forage naturally so probably about the best pork you can buy in our part of the world. The herds of deer on the estate are entirely wild.
Wouldn't it be easier to just go vegan? Healthier, too. I have been one for about 40 years, and never go to an allopathic doctor; I don't need to. I feel better, have more endurance and strength, and can think more clearly than when I was in my teens. But hey, to each their own.
"Of course in the USA Laetrile it is banned as people might be cured of cancer and that would not suit the pharmaceutical companies or the medical profession as they would lose money or be out of a job."
In the 70's my father took Laetrile for his lymphoma. He went into remission for 20 years. Then the cancer came back (I question that as no biopsy was ever done) and he was stuck with the medical industrial complex burn and poison. He died from the cancer treatment.
An update for the organic farm shop were my wife and I buy meat is that the lady who runs the estate with her husband to which the farm shop belongs (leased out I believe) was there last week. I was able to talk to her about Sodium Nitrite and how it had effected me.
It seems she was aware of the issues and it looks as though they are going to try and push for their meat to be processed for bacon and gammons without the nasty chemical which is good news.
Food safety issues are a subject very near and dear to my heart as well. Sorry to hear about your own troubles with all that! I will probably be doing a writeup on glyphosate at some point. Its another pervasive poison in many foods. I want to present a shopping guide for here in the US at least for avoiding the worst of it. And yes, Chicago has always been the most corrupt city in the US. It was that way back in the 19th century and has been since.
Thanks for the heads up on this. I will be checking product labels here on in, particularly on prepared meats.
Hi Michael,
Bugger! I love pate for breakfast and it has SN in it. I know I shouldn't... but I love it.
Luckily there is bacon without it now and we always buy it. I think it is called Naked.
I've gone full fat butter and olive oil - no margarine or seed oils in our house.
It is SO infuriating that they poison our food. At least our meats aren't full of growth hormones, (unlike the States and Australia - where our wonderful govt are busy doing trade deals) but antibiotics are still a thing.
And that's before you look at what gets sprayed on the veggies. Each meal should come with its own chemical listing!
Thanks for posting this mate! I'll be on the look-out for these E250 additives from now on.
Thanks for sharing your story and inviting me over to your Substack! I'm really glad you were able to help yourself get better.
I don't know why I didn't put this together before, but just now, reading your story, it seems to me that the rise in MS might correlate with the use of this chemical. Perhaps some people, due to epigenetic factors or their body's inability to detox accumulate more and/or have a more intense reaction to it? I know that many have regained total health through changing their diets, so I think it's possible. Have you seen Living Proof? It's a documentary about Matt Embry who cured his MS through diet.
https://www.primevideo.com/region/na/detail/0QOKD67B2K9XWW0VZTWII85QKB/ref=atv_hm_wat_c_0sLMfd_1_36
I think it's so important for us to share our stories so that others who are suffering might find something that will help them heal.
Thanks again! I'm glad we met here on Substack :)
Very interesting indeed. We have been buying meat from the Knepp Estate near Horsham - almost exclusively venison and mainly their mince but I have bought their venison sausages and their venison bacon so before I do again I will have a word with them.
I'm pescatarian but will occasionally eat a tiny bit of meat, however, I'm aware of the nitrite problem in meat and why it's so very bad to feed processed meats to dogs. Interesting to know the chemical processes involved.
An excellent essay. We essentially cannot eat anything from a supermarket, or anything that has undergone 'processing'. The only thing this chemical process engineer would eat that has been processed is food that has been fermented, dried or de-hydrated, or salted. No chemicals. No E(vil) numbers.
This is great, and an easy read. Well done on sharing all your research.
[Pedants corner advises me that you might want to edit "atomic weight" to "atomic number".]
Keep it up!
I'm glad to see you are on a mission to destroy big pharma. More power to your elbow as they say. I wrote a piece on 21st century medicine not being fit for purpose on my Substack. And thank you for this piece on nitrates. I always knew they were bad but one gets lazy and forgets.
A while back I said I would check with Knepp to find out what ingredients they put in their sausages. I have the answer and it is: Fallow Venison (84%), Pork (9%, Buckwheat Flour (Gluten Free), Sea Salt, Sage, Thyme, Parsley, Black Pepper, Juniper. Their pork roam free on their re-wilded estate and they minimise all contact with them allowing them to forage naturally so probably about the best pork you can buy in our part of the world. The herds of deer on the estate are entirely wild.
Wouldn't it be easier to just go vegan? Healthier, too. I have been one for about 40 years, and never go to an allopathic doctor; I don't need to. I feel better, have more endurance and strength, and can think more clearly than when I was in my teens. But hey, to each their own.
"Of course in the USA Laetrile it is banned as people might be cured of cancer and that would not suit the pharmaceutical companies or the medical profession as they would lose money or be out of a job."
In the 70's my father took Laetrile for his lymphoma. He went into remission for 20 years. Then the cancer came back (I question that as no biopsy was ever done) and he was stuck with the medical industrial complex burn and poison. He died from the cancer treatment.
You wrote „here’s one in the USA” but there is no link.