Toxins Present in Common Mills ‘Loaded’ Cereal

February 1, 2024, Common Mills, Inc. launched a brand new breakfast cereal line known as “LOADED.” The brand new line options enlarged squares of in style 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 take a look at) incorporates aluminum, cadmium, arsenic and lead, in some instances far exceeding the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s allowable ranges in consuming water. For instance, the 2 Trix LOADED samples contained:

• Greater than double the EPA’s allowable degree for lead
• 400% increased ranges of cadmium than what the EPA permits
• 1,365% and 1,650% increased 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, based mostly 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 every day, the weekly consumption of aluminum could be 0.98 mg/week based mostly on one pattern and 0.82 mg/week based mostly on the opposite.

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

Poisonous Pesticides Detected

Glyphosate and eight totally different pesticides have been additionally detected. Whereas most had solely hint ranges, two — piperonyl butoxide-1 (PBO) and fluopyram-1 — have been discovered at increased 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” based mostly 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, essentially the most broadly used herbicide on the planet, 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 circumstances, 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 revealed 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 illnesses later in life.

Researchers discovered excessive ranges of glyphosate residue within the urine of kids and adolescents and reported that food plan was a key supply of publicity — as ranges have been increased in those that consumed extra cereals and carbohydrates.”

MAA Calls on Common Mills to Clear Up Its Product Line

In an e mail supplied to The Epoch Occasions, the MAA known as on Common 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 be urging the corporate to:

• Part out using glyphosate as a weedkiller inside one to 2 years.
• Take a look at 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 advised The Epoch Occasions:

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

Keep away from All Processed Cereals

Whereas heavy metallic and pesticide contaminants are definitely motive sufficient to keep away from processed cereals, they’re not the one ones. Cereals of every kind are additionally loaded with seed oils, and are due to this fact a serious supply of linoleic acid (LA), which I imagine often is the greatest contributor to continual illness within the Western world — far better 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 assessment revealed within the journal Vitamins,⁶ coauthored by Christopher D’Adamo.

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

Polyunsaturated fat like LA are simply broken by oxygen in a course of known 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 continual 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 prompt households fighting rising meals costs ought to contemplate consuming cereal for dinner. Clearly, that’s received to be one of many worst dietary suggestions to this point. As famous by Dr. Paul Saladino within the video above, it received’t even prevent cash.

Nonetheless, 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 crucial 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 cut back neuronal excitability, resulting in a chilled impact on the mind.

Medical science has arguably accomplished us a disservice by classifying glycine and proline as solely “conditionally important” relatively 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 food plan.

This angle, nevertheless, misses a vital 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 — important parts that have to be sourced from our food plan to stop deficiency and assist maximal lifespan.

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

The fact is you want about one-third of your every day protein consumption to come back from collagen sources. In the event you 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, relatively than consuming beef for breakfast, a much better various could be to drink some selfmade bone broth.

The decision to reintegrate connective tissue into our diets is just not 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 crucial amino acids aren’t simply current however considerable in our every day food plan. In the event you steadiness your purple meat consumption with collagen, then purple meat is ok, however consuming muscle meat alone may be problematic. To study extra about this, see “Why Collagen Is a Confirmed Necessity.”

The Straightforward Method to Make Bone Broth

The very best supply of collagen is selfmade bone broth, which you’ll be able to whip up in 4 hours utilizing a stress cooker corresponding to an Prompt Pot. Merely place the bones within the Prompt 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 perfect. Utilizing bones from CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) beef may be problematic on account of 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.

In the event you’re utilizing beef bones from grass fed natural sources, you’ll be able to safely prepare dinner them for 4 hours. Utilizing bones from an natural supply is much more necessary if you happen to’re utilizing hen, as CAFO chickens have a tendency to provide inventory that doesn’t gel,⁷ which raises questions in regards to the high quality of the collagen you’re getting.

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