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Most of us are familiar with the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." For years I can remember my dear old grandma starting off the day with a cup of hot water mixed with apple cider vinegar.

A few years ago, I was involved in an experience that had a profound effect on my life. While driving down a winding mountain road, I came upon a horrendous accident. A 25-ton semi-truck had smashed into a thousand pieces and trapped underneath it all was the driver.

Hydrogenation is a man-made technique of adding a hydrogen ion to a liquid oil, thus creating a solid product such as margarine or Crisco. The problem with this fifty-year-old technology is that it changes the molecular structure from a "cis fatty acid" to a "trans fatty acid," causing a potent carcinogenic reaction.