Why We Bought A Bread Maker, and Why You Definitely Should Too

Written by Sarah Cain Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:43

One of the most unhealthy items in the average American household is bread.  Store-bought commercial bread is nothing short of toxic, despite all of the claims about its nutritional qualities and high fiber.  The modern breads that are sold in retailers always contain soybean oil, and they usually contain aluminum.

Regardless of brand, there is no escape from the toxic soybean, a plant which even insects will not eat.  Soybeans are poisonous in their natural state, until they are processed or genetically engineered into something fairly edible.  It's worth noting that more than 85% of American soy is currently genetically modified.  Due to the high percentage of genetically engineered crops, it is practically impossible to grow truly organic soy, because of cross-pollination contamination.  In other words, organic soy likely isn't, despite the best of efforts.  Regardless of genetic modifications, the days of false marketing about the health benefits of soy are almost over.  Soy is now widely known to interfere with the hormones, thereby increasing rates of breast cancer, infertility and endometriosis.  In addition, manufacturing processes that are designed to make soy "safe" for human consumption often leave impurities in the products, which yield health effects of their own.

"Plants have evolved many different strategies to protect themselves from predators.  Some have thorns or spines, while others smell bad, taste bad, or poison animals that eat them.  Some plants took a different route, using birth control as a way to counter the critters who want to munch.

"Plants such as soy are making oral contraceptives to defend themselves, says Claude Hughes, Ph.D., a neuroendocrinologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  They evolved compounds that mimic natural estrogen. These phytoestrogens can interfere with the mammalian hormones involved in reproduction and growth -- a strategy to reduce the number and size of predators."

-- John MacArthur

For a full explanation of all the dangers of soy, we recommend that you read Toxic Cooking Oils Redux: Lies and Deceptions Of Cooking Oils and Their Labeling.

In addition to soy, most commercial breads contain sodium aluminum phosphate.  Aluminum is a toxic heavy metal which builds up in your system (and your children), causing increased health problems over time.  It has been implicated as a cause of various cancers, autism, lowered intelligence, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and other central nervous system disorders.  It is toxic to the blood, and has been found in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease, and the bones of those with conditions such as osteoporosis and brittle bone disease.  Aluminum mimics estrogen, thereby increasing hormone-related health problems, like those that we see in epidemic proportions today (breast cancer, endometriosis, infertility, extreme acne, thyroid problems, and etc.).

Americans are currently getting exposed to aluminum from a wide range of sources, yet the presence of it in our bodies hinders our ability to function optimally.  If we have heavy metals in our system, we will not be at optimal health until they are removed.  The tendency for heavy metals to lead to a lowered I.Q. will ultimately be to the detriment of the country as a whole.  Always avoid aluminum, and remember that it is one of many contaminants that can be found in tap water.

The Solution

While it would be healthiest to simply eliminate bread from our diets, that's not feasible for most households.  So, families must start making their own.  Making bread by hand is known to be a very time-consuming task, but bread makers make the process easy.  Bread makers will knead the bread dough, allow it to rise, and then cook it without any assistance.  Your only job is to add the ingredients to the bread pan, and as a result; your entire family will be much healthier.  If your bread recipe calls for baking powder, always ensure that you purchase aluminum-free powder.  We also avoid bleached flours, and "enriched" flours which are laced with synthetic chemical "vitamins" that do little more than strain the liver, kidneys, and immune system.  These so-called "vitamins" from Big Pharma actually do more harm than good in most cases.

We strongly recommend purchasing a bread maker for any family that currently eats commercially made bread.  Not only does homemade bread taste exceptionally better, but it is also cheaper too.  This means that the bread maker will eventually pay for itself.

Our Reservation: Non-Stick Coatings

We delayed our purchase of a bread maker for months, because the baking area inside all bread makers is coated with a non-stick Teflon coating.  We finally decided that the non-stick coating in this particular case would be fairly safe for us, because bread is baked at a relatively low temperature.  It is believed that about 500° F. is necessary to induce poisoning via Teflon break-down.  Thus, we deduced that contamination from the non-stick coating on the bread maker is very unlikely.

Nevertheless, we do want to warn our readers against using non-stick pans and cooking utensils once again.  If contamination does not occur from high heat, then it will occur from scraping.  The same warning goes for aluminum cookware.  For cookware, stainless steel is almost ideal.  Copper and silver cookware are even better choice for readers who have money to burn.

 

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