Are The Foods
You Eat Putting Your Health AT Risk?
by
Jim O'Neill
Food (and water) is the absolute first thing you need in order
to ensure life. Without it you would wither away and die. You
need food for its nutrition and for its sustenance. But are the
foods you consume today supplying you with good solid nutrition,
or are many of them slowly robbing you of your health and taking
years from your life?
Here are some things to consider:
THE HAZARDS OF EATING MEAT
Eating meat (particularly pork and red meat such as beef) in of
itself is unhealthy especially when eaten in too large of
quantities. Certain meats, such as beef, can take up to 72
hours to digest completely. Therefore, if you eat meat two or
three times a day, you could still be digesting the food you
had for breakfast the other day while you are again consuming
another round of it.
This explains why many autopsies reveal from 5 to as much as 40
pounds of undigested meat still in the systems of many people!
Now, imagine how unhealthy it becomes if the animal where the
meat came from was treated with antibiotics and other
artificial health sustainers? These chemicals stay in the meat
fibers; and no amount of washing, cooking, or boiling will get
rid of them. Do you really want that in your food?
Hence, many people today are immune to antibiotics for humans.
They ingest the antibiotics from animals, and the extra strong
antibiotics kill both the good and bad bacteria in the human
body. The more you eat chemically treated meat, the more you
weaken your body's defense mechanisms. This hazard is
aggravated further when the meats are processed with artificial
flavors and preservatives.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN CONSUMING FISH
Many "fresh" fish in the market today are loaded with
preservatives to lock in their "freshness." Some use formalin,
a chemical used in embalming human corpses, to preserve newly
caught fish. A few wicked sellers may wash marketed fish with
food coloring or textile color to give these fish a "fresh"
look. To ensure your safety and enjoy the nutritious benefits
of fish, buy them from trusted sources only.
PRECAUTIONS WHEN CONSUMING BREAD
Many white breads are hard to digest. Their hard residues stay
long and may form blockades in the intestines. Moreover, eating
white bread actually rapidly elevates blood sugar levels in your
body. Whole wheat bread is a healthier food alternative to white
bread as it supplies better nutrition, but many of the whole
wheat breads today still have preservatives because they are
commercially produced. Make sure it is made with "whole wheat
flour" and not "enriched whole wheat flour". Always check the
ingredients just to be sure.
CHEMICALS IN FOOD
Aside from having their nutrition values greatly reduced, a lot
of food today is treated with harmful chemicals. Washing,
cooking, and boiling for long hours may lessen the chemicals in
your food, but these harmful substances may not be fully
eliminated. Peeling the skin off some fruits will not ensure
safety either.
Imagine swallowing and accumulating all those fertilizers and
pesticides in your body. Do you still wonder why we have so
many deadly diseases today that were unheard of in the days of
our ancestors?
Insects know better. They will not touch crops with pesticides.
That is why you will find these crops sold in the market without
any sign of insect bites. People buy them because they look
clean and delicious. They don't know that these outward
appearances conceal inner hazards of the food they are buying.
Some people think it is a good option to eat fruits and
vegetables that show a few nibbles from insects.
PROCESSED FOOD
After having your veggies and fruits treated with fertilizers
and pesticides (and these are given to farm animals as part of
feeds), they also undergo artificial processing to prolong
their "freshness." They are treated with preservatives, which
mean more chemicals. Some instant noodles are treated with
chemical wax, which may be cancer causing. Do you know that
these noodles are banned in some countries?
Because processed food terribly lacks real nutrition, their
sellers sometimes put synthetic vitamins in them and pass them
off as "plus factors" for good health when actually; these
synthetic vitamins often do little to nothing for you or in
some cases can even harm your health.
If you want to live a long, happy, and healthy life, always be
on the lookout for the presence of preservatives in your food.
Look at the labels and find out if some of the ingredients can
be harmful to your health.
About The Author: Jim O'Neill gives you tons of valuable
information on the subjects of weight loss, fitness, and
nutrition to make it easy for you to live a healthy lifestyle.
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