Chemicals in Food Create Violent People?
In 1979, Dan White received a lesser punishment for murdering his colleagues, because prior to the murders Dan had consumed large quantities of processed and sugary foods. It was argued that his diet caused him to become both violent and incapable of rational thought. The jury bought it, and it became known as the famous Twinkie Defense, which I always thought was kind of funny - until I understood exactly how the body works.
In 2009, I’d like to propose the Lifetime of Poor Eating and General Overload of Chemicals in the Body Defense. Not because it’s a criminal defense I’d like to see argued in a court of law, but because I think it offers to a fundamental truth about most violent criminals. Let me explain…
When looking at violent crimes and criminals, the perpetrator’s past is often analyzed. And true, often times the present criminal was also a past victim, but not always. The socio-economic status is also often viewed, and let’s be honest, there are neighborhoods we’re all little afraid to go in after dark - often even the people who live there. And there is no doubt that poverty often induces a feeling of helplessness which is undeniably a factor in many crimes.
But one thing we’re missing, and I think it may be one of the most important factors - is the state of the perpetrator’s body. And often, but not always, I think this is intimately tied to socio-economic status. I’ll explain, but to understand, you’ll need to know about the role of the liver in the human body.
Our liver is our primary detoxification organ. It’s the main organ responsible for at least attempting to render harmless, all of the chemicals coming into our bodies daily from common in foods and lifestyle habits. Of course, the number of incoming chemicals climbs astronomically with diets that regularly include junk foods, processed foods, and fast foods - which I’m going to argue are common in low socio-economic areas with high crime, and with the majority of violent criminals.
The number of incoming chemicals also skyrockets with habits such as smoking and drug use, and even by using low quality, highly chemical personal care products. Many of these habits and product choices are also common in lower socio-economic areas and with violent criminals.
The number of incoming chemicals decreases considerably with the regular consumption of organic, unprocessed foods from nature, but I’m going to argue that such foods often aren’t on the plates of violent criminals, or unfortunately on the tables in many low socio-economic areas. I’m going to argue that more of their food comes from a bag, box, can, or a fast food window - as opposed to a tree or plant that hasn’t been sprayed repeatedly with pesticides.
This is important because in spite of the common belief that humans are immune to the bombardment of all of these chemicals, our bodies have a different opinion. And despite common beliefs, these chemicals absolutely build in the body and stay there, until a concerted effort to remove them is undertaken.
By this point, you probably understand that highly processed, junk food, and fast food diets require huge amounts of detoxification and work from our often already overworked livers. A rather abnormal amount really. Most twenty-first century diet and lifestyle habits actually put our livers in a state of constant overload. This is a place where you’re lucky if your liver can render harmless and eliminate a fraction of the number of incoming chemicals. Diets heavy on junk foods, processed foods, and fast foods take this general overburdening to an extreme level. These diet and lifestyle habits create a toxic liver and bloodstream filled with dangerous chemicals.
In addition to the fact that these chemicals in our bodies can effect our brains and emotional systems, there is another and very important reason why a highly chemical diet and lifestyle is related to crime.
The reason is: Different emotions are related to different organs. And the emotion related to an overworked, toxic liver is anger. The more overwhelmed your liver is, the more apt you are to become angry and have a difficult time controlling your temper. From that point, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out or understand that people with a higher degree or intensity of anger, are more apt to become violent.
Personally, I wonder if what we really need instead of jail houses are some accessible body cleansing and detoxification centers to get these people’s bodies back to a state doesn’t encourage anger and violence. In addition, curtailing the use of chemicals in our foods and eliminating many of chemicals found in personal care items would substantially reduce many common societal problems - health and violence included. I think we’d have far better results than with any of the options we’re playing around with.
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