Toxins Present in Normal Mills ‘Loaded’ Cereal

February 1, 2024, Normal Mills, Inc. launched a brand new breakfast cereal line referred to as “LOADED.” The brand new line options enlarged squares of fashionable cereals — Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix, and Cocoa Puffs — full of artificially flavored vanilla creme.

Testing¹ by Mothers Throughout America (MAA) now reveal Trix LOADED (the one LOADED cereal included on this preliminary check) comprises aluminum, cadmium, arsenic and lead, in some instances far exceeding the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s allowable ranges in ingesting water. For instance, the 2 Trix LOADED samples contained:

• Greater than double the EPA’s allowable stage for lead
• 400% greater ranges of cadmium than what the EPA permits
• 1,365% and 1,650% greater ranges of aluminum than what the EPA permits

As famous by Epoch Occasions reporter Megan Redshaw:²

“In 2008, the European Meals Security Authority established a ‘tolerable weekly consumption’³ of 1 mg of aluminum per kg of physique weight per week, primarily based on mixed proof from animal research that assessed dietary administration of aluminum compounds.

Utilizing European Union requirements, if a toddler eats a 40-gram serving of Trix LOADED cereal each day, the weekly consumption of aluminum can be 0.98 mg/week primarily based on one pattern and 0.82 mg/week primarily based on the opposite.

That is roughly equal to the EU’s restrict with out contemplating different sources of aluminum publicity, akin to flour, baking soda, drugs, processed meals, and aluminum pots and pans.”

Poisonous Pesticides Detected

Glyphosate and eight totally different pesticides had been additionally detected. Whereas most had solely hint ranges, two — piperonyl butoxide-1 (PBO) and fluopyram-1 — had been discovered at greater ranges.

PBO is a broad-spectrum fungicide that has been linked to liver issues, endocrine disruption, neurodevelopmental issues and thyroid most cancers. The U.S. classifies it as a “doable human carcinogen” primarily based on animal research. Glyphosate additionally has carcinogenic potential. The Worldwide Company for Analysis on Most cancers (IARC) classifies it as “in all probability” carcinogenic to people. As reported by Redshaw:⁴

“Glyphosate, probably the most extensively used herbicide on the earth, was present in each samples of Trix LOADED cereal at 15.83 ppb and 17.47 ppb … Research have confirmed a hyperlink between glyphosate and quite a few well being situations, together with cancers and nervous system issues.

Moreover, Monsanto, now Bayer, agreed to pay roughly $11 billion to settle claims filed by people who say Roundup triggered their non-Hodgkin lymphoma or different associated cancers. As of March, there are 4,253 most cancers lawsuits, out of the 4,800 claims initially filed, nonetheless pending within the California Roundup multi-district litigation.

In analysis⁵ printed by the College of California, Berkeley College of Public Well being, scientists discovered that childhood publicity to glyphosate is linked to liver irritation and metabolic issues in maturity that might result in liver most cancers, diabetes, and cardiovascular ailments later in life.

Researchers discovered excessive ranges of glyphosate residue within the urine of youngsters and adolescents and reported that eating regimen was a key supply of publicity — as ranges had been greater in those that consumed extra cereals and carbohydrates.”

MAA Calls on Normal Mills to Clear Up Its Product Line

In an electronic mail supplied to The Epoch Occasions, the MAA referred to as on Normal Mills to supply components from suppliers that don’t use glyphosate or different chemical compounds as a drying agent and/or preharvest weedkiller. MAA can also be urging the corporate to:

• Part out the usage of glyphosate as a weedkiller inside one to 2 years.
• Check all fertilizers used for heavy metallic contaminants and shift to utilizing solely the most secure ones.
• Help and promote regenerative natural farming practices.

MAA director Zen Honeycutt informed The Epoch Occasions:

“We hope customers will study the reality concerning the contents of LOADED cereal and make decisions to assist their household’s well being. We additionally hope they [consumers] will alert their elected officers that all these meals, with excessive heavy metals and agrochemicals, haven’t any place within the American meals provide.”

Keep away from All Processed Cereals

Whereas heavy metallic and pesticide contaminants are actually motive sufficient to keep away from processed cereals, they’re not the one ones. Cereals of all types are additionally loaded with seed oils, and are due to this fact a significant supply of linoleic acid (LA), which I imagine stands out as the greatest contributor to persistent illness within the Western world — far higher than refined sugar.

The primary motive why extra LA causes illness is as a result of it prevents your mitochondria from working nicely. I describe this course of in my 2023 scientific evaluate printed within the journal Vitamins,⁶ coauthored by Christopher D’Adamo.

In abstract, mitochondria are subcellular organelles accountable for producing most of your mobile vitality within the type of ATP, and with out ATP, your cells can’t perform and restore themselves usually.

Polyunsaturated fat like LA are simply broken by oxygen in a course of referred to as oxidation, which triggers the creation damaging free radicals. These, in flip, give rise to superior lipoxidation finish merchandise (ALEs), and within the case of omega-6 fat, oxidized linoleic acid metabolites (OXLAMs).

These ALEs and OXLAMs are what trigger mitochondrial dysfunction, which is a trademark of most all persistent illness. Along with oxidation, irritation and mitochondrial dysfunction, seed oils also can:

Why Bone Broth Is the Breakfast (and Dinner) of Alternative

The CEO of Kellogg not too long ago made headlines when he urged households fighting rising meals costs ought to think about consuming cereal for dinner. Clearly, that’s obtained to be one of many worst dietary suggestions thus far. As famous by Dr. Paul Saladino within the video above, it gained’t even prevent cash.

Nevertheless, whereas Saladino recommends floor beef as a superior possibility, I imagine there’s an excellent higher various: bone broth, both by itself or as a soup or stew base or used because the water to prepare dinner white rice. Why?

As a result of remoted muscle meats are excessive in methionine, tryptophan and histidine, all of which have been proven to correlate with a lower in longevity. In the meantime, the amino acids in collagen — glycine, proline, hydroxyproline and alanine — are related to improved well being and illness prevention.

As only one instance, glycine performs a number of essential roles within the mind, impacting cognition, temper and general neurological perform. It serves each as a neurotransmitter and a neuromodulator within the central nervous system, and helps scale back neuronal excitability, resulting in a relaxing impact on the mind.

Medical science has arguably carried out us a disservice by classifying glycine and proline as solely “conditionally important” slightly than “important.” The rationale has been that for the reason that physique can synthesize them de novo (from different uncooked supplies), they needn’t be emphasised in our eating regimen.

This angle, nonetheless, misses an important nuance: your physique’s capability to generate these amino acids doesn’t match the degrees required for optimum well being. This mismatch, in impact, renders them important — very important elements that should be sourced from our eating regimen to stop deficiency and assist maximal lifespan.

Traditionally, the consumption of connective tissue was commonplace, largely by means of the consumption of gelatin-rich meals like Jello desserts and different sources of connective tissue. Gelatin, a processed type of collagen, comprises these “conditionally important” amino acids and performed a extra vital position within the diets of our ancestors. This dietary behavior unknowingly supported a stability that fashionable diets don’t.

The fact is you want about one-third of your each day protein consumption to come back from collagen sources. For those who don’t, ultimately your physique’s structural integrity, joint well being, and the myriad processes that these amino acids assist — from wound therapeutic to the upkeep of wholesome pores and skin and the prevention of aging-related decline — will falter.

So, slightly than consuming beef for breakfast, a much better various can be to drink some home made bone broth.

The decision to reintegrate connective tissue into our diets isn’t merely a nod to custom however a backed-by-science strategy to reclaiming a side of vitamin pivotal for longevity. It’s about redefining what we view as “important” in our diets and recognizing that, for optimum well being and the longest doable lifespan, we should look past the macronutrients and micronutrients which have dominated dietary recommendation.

In brief, we should be sure that collagen and its essential amino acids are usually not simply current however considerable in our each day eating regimen. For those who stability your crimson meat consumption with collagen, then crimson meat is ok, however consuming muscle meat alone could be problematic. To study extra about this, see “Why Collagen Is a Confirmed Necessity.”

The Simple Solution to Make Bone Broth

One of the best supply of collagen is home made bone broth, which you’ll whip up in 4 hours utilizing a stress cooker akin to an On the spot Pot. Merely place the bones within the On the spot Pot, cowl the bones with pure, filtered water, add salt and different spices to style, then set it to prepare dinner on excessive for 2 hours if the bones are CAFO, and 4 hours if natural and grass fed.

Natural grass fed beef bones are the very best. Utilizing bones from CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) beef could be problematic attributable to potential heavy metallic contamination. When cooking these bones in a stress cooker, it is best to restrict the time to 2 hours to keep away from introducing heavy metals into your broth.

For those who’re utilizing beef bones from grass fed natural sources, you possibly can safely prepare dinner them for 4 hours. Utilizing bones from an natural supply is much more essential if you happen to’re utilizing rooster, as CAFO chickens have a tendency to provide inventory that doesn’t gel,⁷ which raises questions concerning the high quality of the collagen you’re getting.

When getting ready bone broth at dwelling, it is very important chill the bone broth earlier than you eat so the fats will rise to the highest and you may skim it off. Whereas some beef fats is nice, extra could be problematic.