The officials traced these issues back to the sifting of the wheat and other whole grains and their lack of nutrition.  They urged the millers to put the bran and germ back, but they refused. 

Hey, they were making too much money! 

The miller was making twice the buck from the same product. 
Can you say greed over human welfare?  

Since the vitamins had oxidized away, the officials said the refined flour had to be “enriched” or “fortified” with chemical versions.  So, out of the 30 plus nutrients (that we know of) which are lost, only 4 were added back:  iron and three B vitamins:  B1-thiamine, B2-riboflavin, B3-niacin.  B vitamins must be taken in balance, hence the term “B Complex” in order for the body to assimilate them properly.  This synthetic form, which our bodies do not use as efficiently, does not represent the original ratios found naturally in the whole wheat and other grains. 

I don’t know about you, but the term enrich and fortify is supposed to mean:  to make stronger.  Hmm, does that sound stronger to you? 

In the south, the mental institutions were overrun because of the severe niacin-B3 deficiency, resulting in Pellagra.  These institutions began supplementing with niacin and soon the asylums were emptied. 

Note:  Due to mothers consuming the nutrition-less refined flour weren’t receiving the adequate B complex, a fifth nutrient, B9-folate or folic acid (chemical version) was added in the late 1990’s to help combat babies being born with brain defects and neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

And if that weren’t enough, the millers decided the new sifted flour needed to be whiter so, they began bleaching it.

Why?  Why does flour “need”  to be whiter? 

Nitrogen trichloride was used for the bleaching for 25 years.  Nitrogen trichloride has since been removed from the market; now replaced by other bleaching agents, most if which have been banned in many other countries:
*  Calcium peroxide:  helps the extraction process of precious metals from their ores
*  Nitrogen dioxide:  used in chemical explosives, rocket fuel oxidizer
*  Chlorine:  strong oxidizing agent
*  Chlorine dioxide:  used to bleach wood pulp
*  Azodicarbonamide:  dough conditioner to strengthen structure
*  Potassium bromate:  classified as a category 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans)

Oh, there are many more FDA approved chemicals for our consuming pleasure which are added into our foods; just read the list of crazy ingredients on your baked goods packaging.  The sad thing is, they don’t care; remember it’s all about the dollar. 

Quite a few studies of the effects of white flour in rats, dogs, other animals and humans have been performed.  In several dog studies, the dogs were fed white flour biscuits.  The dogs developed the “running fits” or canine hysteria.  I thought that meant diarrhea; no, no; it means they were so restless and hyper they ran and ran; some even running to death.  When the same dogs were fed the whole wheat, they behaved normally.  The testers determined it was due to the lack of nutrition and the added chemicals in the dog biscuits. 

Does this sound familiar?  Think about it; this is what we have been feeding our own children and wonder why they can’t sit still at school.  Can you say hyperactivity?  I’m just wondering?

Unfortunately today so many “experts” want to blame our many health issues on other things, but not the sifting and manipulating of our wheat and other grains like GMO corn.  I’m not saying that it’s the solution to all our health problems, but it is a fact that what we eat does affect our health: physically and mentally. 

Is fixing some of our ills as simple as regularly eating a piece of REAL bread?  Maybe.  I have discovered in my own life and many, many hours of research, study and experience, that those who have switched to eating freshly milled truly whole wheat breads and baked goods have had much improvement in the areas of:  Digestive issues, constipation relief, blood sugar stabilization, weight loss, headaches and sinus issues resolved, arthritis relief, and a host of other issues.