Hemarroids, Hemaroids, Haemorroids

In 1979, Dan White received a lesser punishment for murdering his colleagues, because prior to the crime Dan had consumed large quantities of processed and sugary foods. It was presented that this caused him to become both violent and incapable of rational thought. The judge and jury bought this hook line and sinker, and it became known around the world as the Twinkie Defense, which I always thought was kind of laughable - until I understood 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 crimes and 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 sundown - often even the people who call it home. 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 how the liver works in the human body.

Your liver is the main organ responsible for detoxifying your body. 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 low socio-economic areas and with violent criminals.

The number of incoming chemicals drops dramatically with the regular consumption of organic, unprocessed foods from nature - but I’m going to argue that these foods aren't regularly on the dinner tables of violent criminals, or unfortunately on the plates in many low socio-economic neighborhoods. My position is that more of their menu items have come from a box, bag, can, or drive through window - as opposed to a tree or plant that hasn’t been sprayed repeatedly with pesticides and herbicides.

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 popular understanding, these chemicals can absolutely build in the body over time and stay there, until a concerted effort is undergone to get them out.

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. An abnormal amount really. Many common diet and lifestyle habits actually put our livers in a state of continual overload. This is a place where you’re lucky if your liver can render harmless some portion of the chemicals being dumped into your body. 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 body that is overwhelmed with toxic 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 connected 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 here, it isn't difficult to understand that people with a higher degree and intensity of anger, are more likely to become violent.

Personally, I wonder if what we need instead of prisons are some really thorough body cleansing and detoxification centers to get these people back to a state of body that doesn’t induce 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 significantly better results than with any of the current options we’re playing with.