July 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Vol 9.

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NATURAL EATING NATURAL EATING NATURAL EATING

The Science and Art of feeding ourselves the way Nature intended
The Science of the feeding pattern that is right for the human species;
The Art of applying this knowledge in today’s world

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Human Heritage: Babi es – To Cry or not to Cry? Hum an Senses: Being Watched. Quote of the Month: Menc ken – Politics is Hobgoblins.
The Month in the News: Gut’s-ache Flora; Our Aggressive Cousins; Stone Age Aggression; Equivocating Supplements; Moms’ Porky Denial;
Pesticide/Parkinson’s Link. Recipe: Nicole’ s Fruit Pie. Q & A: Prostate and Pomegranate; Vegan Food Poisoning. Food/Disease Links: Pr e-
menstrual Tension; Prostate Cancer . Letters: Natural Eating Diploma Needed. Food Safety: The Trouble with Soy (3). New Generation Hope:
Alexandre to Have Sibling. Unintended Consequences: Supplements and Epigenetics - Sins of Mother Visited on Sons. Public Event: Ran-
cho Mirage next February/March. Food Politics: Inventing Mental Disease – IEAD. New Book: What they Say . Laughter: Blue Nun.

Human Heritage Human Senses Quote of the Month

Babies: To Cry or not to Cry? Being Watched Politics is Hobgoblins
Paraphrase from Geoff's new book: “The whole aim of practical politics is
“With the San Bushmen, a baby is in to keep the populace alarmed (and
intimate contact with his mother hence clamorous to be led to sa fety)
(slung around her hip) during the by menacing it with an endless se-
working day. Back at the camp, the Many studies demonstrate that hu- ries of hobgoblins, all of them imagi-
child was also coddled and was mans have a powerful reaction to a nary." -- H.L. Mencken.
never more than a foot or two from pair of eyes watching them4. It is not only politicians who do this
its mother or close relative. At night, A great va riety of mammals s how to us. Food manufacturers and
the baby slept next to its mother the same reaction. The reason is not pharmaceutical companies mani-
around the family hearth. He nursed hard to find. Being watched is often pulate our anxieties with even
and comfort-suckled day and night the prelude to something nasty hap- greater assiduity – and then offer
on demand. The same pattern is pening – like a predator’s attack. We their patent “solutions”, which just
found in all forager societies. are all good at picking out watching happen to empty our pockets. (See
“Is there any significance to all this eyes, even when foliage heavily Inventing Disease, p. 3)
close mother/child contact? Indeed, camouflages them.
there is: the worst fate that can befall However, researchers at Newcastle
The Month in the News
a small child is to be lost, University, UK, find a new angle to Gut’s-ache Flora: Stressed rats are
overlooked, or abandoned by its this phenomenon. In their canteen much more likely to suffer Irritable
mother. (Fathers don’t count: they they have coffee-making facilities Bowel. However the problem goes away
cannot nurse.) Babies who allowed and an honesty box. They found that when researchers encourage friendly
bacteria. 6 [No surprises there: see Colon
that to happen were less likely to the staff contributed THREE TIMES as Briefings, Se pt 2005 to March 2006].
survive into adulthood. much to the honesty box if they Our Aggressive Cousins: Two chimps
“Every baby today is now genetically posted the above picture compared escaped from their cage in Caliente,
wired to sense aloneness and to to a neutral picture 5. California, and attacked St. James
have a noisy panic-attack about it. Eyes are known to be a powerful Davis, 62. He lost much of his face, part
of his buttocks, a foot, all of his fingers
“Looked at in this light, some modern perceptual signal for humans. But and his tes ticles7. [Violence is a naturally
ideas about leaving a child to cry this is the first time it has been adapted primate trait: see Origins of
himself to sleep in a nearby room researched in a natural situation, Warfare, December 2005.]
seem misguided.” with people using their own money. Stone Age Aggression: In Neolithic
Comment: Studies on the San 1, Ake In other words, humans are wired Britain (4000 to 3200 BC), Britons had a
pygmies 2 and other hunter gatherers with a subliminal program making 1 in 14 chance of being bashed on the
show that their babies grizzle and them feel the need TO BE SEEN as head with a stone axe, and a 1 in 50
cry much less than Wester n children. honest. It is so powerful, that even chance of dying from their injuries 8.
[Violence is a naturally adapted human
Now the pediatricians are catching though they know the eyes are not trait: see Origins of Warfare, March 2006.]
up with these ideas. Dr. Ian St- real, their brains cannot override the Equivocating Supplements: The
James Roberts studied two main instinctive reflex. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
groups of mothers “Comforters” and We know that hunter-gatherers like reports that there is little evidence that
“Westerners”.3 The Comforters kept the San have a finely developed vitamin and mineral supplements do any
close to their babies for up to 16 sense of justice and they will even good. Worse, overdosing on some
hours a day and slept with them in kill if they detect cheating (News: supplements can undermine health 9.
the same bed. [What’s new? See May 2000] See also
April 2006)
Unintended Consequences, page 3.
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July 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Page 2 of 4
Recipes the nicely formed underside of the quenches it. See “Prostate Cancer
pie is on top. Briefing”, page 3.
Nicole’s Fruit Pie Vegan Food Poisoning
YYYYY Comment: Try the recipe wi th
Q. I and my guest ate a vegan meal
Serves 8 to 12 other fruits. For example apricots, of baked potato and vegetables. Af-
Ingredients: nectarines, apples, plums… terwards we suffe red food poisoning.
− 20 oz, 570g fresh peaches, sliced. Diabetic jam uses a low glycemic Is this possible? I thought it could
− 1 tsp. fructose
only happen to meat eaters!
bulk sweetener such as sorbitol. This
− 3 T. diabetic jam (fig is good) is fine. A. Yes. Clearly we can only specu-
− 2 oz, 55 g raisins
late on the little data you provide, but
The pie is totally conforming but, it is possible. Potato contains plant
− 1 T. (15 ml) rum, dark, flavourful
being concentrated, limit yourself to poisons called “glycoalkaloids”. It’s a
Dough: just one portion! lottery: one batch of potatoes can
− 5 eggs, omega-3, free range. have low concentrations, the next
Questions one, high. Every year potato poison-
− 2 T. (30 ml) olive oil
Prostate and Pomegranate 11
− 5 T. coconut, grated ing hospitalizes people, some die .
Q. I've heard that pomegranate juice
− 2 teasp. fructose The British Medical Journal observes
might reduce the likelihood of pros-
− 2 teasp. vanilla extract that there is certainly a vast reservoir
tate cancer. What do you think?
− 15 T. almond powder
of unreported cases 12. Victims and
A. Some journalists allowed their doctors would have diagnosed gas-
− 2 T.(30 ml) juice of cooked fruit hunger for a juicy headline to over- tro-enteritis or a stomach upset.
Method:
dramatize and misrepresent the re-
sults of a study carried out by Dr. We wag our finger: potatoes are not
Cook the sliced fruits in the micro- Hasan Mukhtar 10. He found that human food – and every so often
wave oven for approx. 2 min, until massive doses of pomegranate anti- they remind us!
they start to soften. Drain the oxidant compounds slowed the
Food/Disease Links
fruits, but reserve the juices. growth of tumors in mice. To make space, the editor cut out sev-
In a small bowl soak the raisins in Are pomegranates the only source of eral passages from Geoff's new book.
Many of these are of interest to our
hot water for about 10 minutes. such antioxidants? Certainly not! In readers.
our ancestral past, humans con-
Drain the raisins, add the rum and Pre-Menstrual Tension (PMTS)
sumed tens of thousands of antioxi-
mix well. Set aside. dants from hundreds of different This “syndrome” can be divided into
Beat the eggs with all the dough in- plants. (None of which, incidentally, several sub-groups. It afflicts wo men
gredients, except the reserved fruit were pomegranates.) In the end our
in Western societies much more
biochemistry – and our immune sys- commonly than those in the third
juice.
tem – came to depend on them. world. Is this a self-inflicted phe-
Spread out a small part of the dough nomenon? Seemingly in large part it
The root cause of cancer is a fai lure
in a thin layer in an oiled, round bak- is. The symptoms of the most com-
of the immune system. It is this low-
ing dish (just to cover the bottom of mon subgroup, PMT-A, consist of
ering of the defenses that allows
premenstrual anxiety, irritability and
the dish). Bake in a hot oven (350°F cancer to flourish and take hold. The
nervous tension. In one study,
– 180°C) for 5 min. only. way we live our lives today knocks
women who consumed dairy prod-
gaping holes in these defenses.
Spread the diabetic jam on top of ucts on a regular basis were five
The secret of avoiding cancers of all times more likely to have PMT-A
the bottom pie crust.
kinds is to get the whole living pat- than those who consumed no dairy
Lay out the fruit slices in a circle on tern right: there is no magic bullet. products. The researchers also
the jam, keeping the edge of the Pomegranate juice can be just one found a strong link with high sugar
crust free. Sprinkle with the fruc- color in a painting by numbers that consumption13.
tose and then the raisins. has tens of thousands of numbers. In another study 14, a low fat, vegetar-
So don’t be taken in by the hype. ian diet was found to be helpful.
Mix in the remaining 2 T. of fruit
Unscrupulous suppliers make a lot ofDoes this mean that you have to be
juice to the dough . Spread a top money by selling highly priced co n-a vegetarian? No, it turns out that it
layer of dough over the fruits. coctions to gullible and desperate is the low fat part that is important
Bake the pie in a ho t oven at 350°F men. Many of them, citing Dr. Muk- and that the fats were plant fats.
htar’s study, make extravagant Vegetarians do not consume the
(180°C) for approx. 20 minutes..
claims about the virtues of pome- dreaded saturated fats from red
Allow the pie to cool down. De-mold granate juice. meat. Saturated fat blocks essential
by putting a serving plate on top of More prosaically, milk drinking in- fatty acids from doing their work, so
the pie and turning the whole lot creases prostate cancer risk and triggering the nervous mood and
over. Then lift off the mold, so that high plant food, zero starch diet other disagreeable symptoms of
PMTS. In this regard, dairy fats are
July 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Page 3 of 4
also saturated animal fats, so this is ing a qualification in something (See Unintended Consequences,
how they too cause their mischief. where you know there is scientific next item)
Continued: PMT-H next month proof that at least half of it is rub-
bish? All roads lead back to you.
Unintended Consequences
Prostate Cancer Briefing Can't wait for the new book!” - Lind- Supplements and Epigenetics:
A healthy lifestyle like we say is the say Bang, Norfolk, UK Sins of Mothers Visited on Sons
only way to be pretty sure of n ever [Natural Eating courses – now
Government authorities (the FDA in
getting cancer. Here we pick out there’s an idea! The main item on
America) often identify the need (as
some specific measures that have our wish-list for the future is a spa
they see it) to rectify their citizens’
particular relevance to the prostate. and teaching center. Just need the poor dietary habits. They therefore
Asian men have much lower rates of time and the money…] require food manufacturers to “en-
prostate cancer than Western men.15 rich” certain products with a selec-
Food Safety
The same factors that are good for tion of micronutrients.
suppressing cancer in general, work The Trouble with Soy (3) Now, this well-intentioned meddling
well on the prostate too. The Asian From Geoff's forthcoming book backfires. Research on mice sug-
diet, low in animal fat and dairy, high Soy contains compounds that the body
gests that mandatory “fortification” of
in omega-3 oils, and rich in non- does not know how to handle.
grains with folic acid might be a mis-
starchy plant food is good. 16 In co n- take. It switches on genes in a preg-
In a study of over 13,000 schoolchil-
trast, a high intake of omega-6 oils dren in Britain, res earchers found nant woman’s fetus that make that
17
encourages prostate cancer. that children who were fed soy- individual obese for life23.
Abnormal testosterone production is based formula as babies were 2.5 Worse, once switched on, the effect
a major risk factor for prostate can- times more likely to suffer peanut passes down the generations. If you
cer. Some soluble plant fibers, such allergy than other children. 21 are struggling with obesity today, it
as “lignans”, lock up testosterone
The New Zealand Government is- could be because your grandmother
and stop it from creating damage. sued a warning in 1998 about the supplemented with folic acid when
Studies on flaxseed, which also con- use of soy in infant formula. she was pregnant with your father.
tain high levels of omega-3 oils, lig-
nans and other fiber, show that it is Britain’s Food Standards Agency This effect is known as “epigenetic”.
indeed a great cancer fighter.18 (FSA) raised the alarm in 2003 about (see Newsletter June 2005). Scien-
feeding soy to babies. It calls upon tists are uncovering many other such
As usual, we need our sunshine. Dr. the Department of Health to revise epigenetic effects.
Esther John found that men who had its guidelines to say that soy-based
received the most sunshine during a Our View? Another example of how
infant formulae be fed to infants only life is far more complex than we can
lifetime were 50% less likely to de- when the doctor says it is safe to do
velop prostate cancer than those imagine, let alone micromanage.
so. They cite one study where such
who received the least.19 babies were five times more likely to We need tens of thousands of
Ejaculation is good, according to Dr. have genital abnormalities22. micronutrients plus many more we
Graham Giles. The more often men don’t know about. But they need to
The trouble with soy is that, in com- be in the right proportions and in the
ejaculate, between the ages of 20 mon with all beans, it is not human right company. The only way to do it
and 50, the less likely they are to food. Our biochemistry does not right is from the right food!
develop prostate cancer.20 know how to handle its plant poi-
Post Script: Erectile D ysfunction sons. They do not make us sick out- Public Event – Advance Notice
We featured this item last month. Good right. They just surreptitiously un- Rancho Mirage, California
News! The editor reconsidered and in- dermine our health over the long February/March 2007: Geoff Bond
cluded it in the new book. term. AVOID. will be giving the keynote address at
Letters New Generation Hope the 2007 Community Health
Natural Eating Diploma Needed Education seminar sponsored by the
Alexandre to Have Sibling Desert Comprehensive Cancer
“If you decide to do any correspo n-
We reported on our first Center & the W alter T. Stec
dence courses, and set up your own
Natural Eating child, Al- Memorial Education Foundation.
Diploma program, please count me
exandre in September -- More news soon.
in! I think there is a definite market
2001 and again in Octo-
need for a Natural Eating qualifica- Food Politics
ber 2005. He is now six
tion, and it would also help those of
us who preach natural eating to oth- years old. Inventing Mental Disease IEAD
ers, to actually have a qualification to We are delighted to report that his Psychiatrists have discovered a new
back us up. mother, Jeanne is pregnant again. mental illness which they dub “inter-
She is a Natural Eating practitioner mittent explosive-anger disorder”
“I have looked at many of the UK
of long standing. Just as last time, (IEAD). It is “suffered” by up to 7.3%
conventional nutritional therapy
her embryo will benefit from her hu- of the American population24. One
courses, and yes, I could devote 5
man-friendly lifestyle. In particular common example? – road rage!
years of my life getting their qualifi-
she will not be trying to second-
cation, but what is the point of gain-
guess nature by taking supplements!
July 2006 The Bond Effect Newsletter Page 4 of 4
Now for the kicker: MEDICATION. “One day your work will receive the example, at vulnerable subway
The researchers intone: “Treatment recognition it deserves: by the edu- entrance barriers.
with antidepressants, including those cational institutions around the The Month in the News
that target serotonin receptors in the world... to be used in the curriculum
brain, is often helpful.” Thus they line for schools, colleges and universi- Moms’ Porky Denial: The Latino
up a whole new class of Americans ties... .that's where your work be- Health Study found that 43% of 3-year-
for a lifeti me of drug taking. longs.” -- Caroline Mansfield N.D. Direc- olds were overweight – but 75% of
tor, The Naturopathic Clinic, London mothers thought their child’s weight
Our View? The medico-industrial was just fine 26. [See Obese People
complex invests considerable re- From Page 1 Don’t Know It, May 2006]
sources in inventing new diseases,
Human Heritage Pesticide/Parkinson Link: People
which just happen to have an ex-
who reported exposure to pesticides
pensive drug solution. Typically you Babies: To Cry or not to Cry? before 1982 were 70% more likely to
need to take the drugs for the rest of
The Westerners did not sleep with have Parkinson's disease 20 years
your life. (See “Big Pharma and Di s-
their babies, they had only 8 hours later 27. The risk was the same in farm-
ease Mongering”, Newsletter Jan. contact a day, and left them to cry for ers and non-farmers. The study did not
2006). DON’T FALL FOR IT ! much longer. Consequence? Their identify the types or concentrations of
On the contrary, IEAD has a long, babies fussed and cried 50 % more at pesticide. [See also Diet/Parkinson
honorable natural history: see fea- 2 and 5 weeks and were still crying Links, May 2003; Milk Doubles Parkin-
tures on Chimps and Stone-agers, more at 12 weeks. son’s, May 2005]
page 1. IEAD is not a disorder to be Result? Frazzle for the parents and Laughter the Best Medicine
treated, just a natural reaction to our abandonment tr auma for the infant. Laughter has been a necessary feature
dysfunctional and frustrating lives. Mind you, none of this is new. Dr. Urs of human health for eons.
Manage, yes; medicate, no. Hunziker of McGill University reported Blue Nun
New Book – What They Say the same thing 20 years ago 25. Mother Superior called all the nuns to-
gether and said to them, "I must tell you
Several specialists from various disci- Human Senses
all something. We have a case of gonor-
plines have reviewed the manuscript of
Being Watched rhea in the convent."
Geoff's new book. Here is the com-
ment of Caroline Mansfield, N.D. These feelings are part of what makes "Thank God," said an elderly nun at the
for social functioning in hunter- back. "I'm so tired of Chardonnay."
“Your work is light years a head of
gatherer groups. We imagine that
the nutritional hype and the celebrity Upcoming Private Events
those who cheated, while being
“experts” of today’s media. I know watched, did not survive long. Geoff will be speaking to private aud i-
that your book will one day be the ences in London during the first three
ultimate bible for health -- and the So, eye-images spook people into weeks of August. Those attending can
current dietary advice and fads will good behavior. This phenomenon contact us for more details.
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