Top 5 Food Products To Pass Up For Healthier Eating

There are a lot of foods that we eat that have no benefit or value to us whatsoever. Most of these products we are learning about but some truths are still being kept in the dark from us and advertised as healthy. Try taking out these foods from your diet just for one week and see how much better you feel when the weeks is done.


1. Sugar – If you only make one change then let it be to get rid of sugar. Just a few teaspoons can have a significant hormonal and dietary impact for quite a few hours, which throws the body out of balance and into a state of biochemical confusion.

Calories from sugar are empty calories and sugar is in reality an anti-nutrient which means it interferes with the absorption of nutrients, so eating sugar takes essential nutrients away from your body. Because it’s an anti-nutrient it also causes calcium to be lost in the urine, forcing the body to remove calcium from the bones in order to keep the blood calcium levels normal.




2. White Flour – It contains almost no nutrition, is toxic and is an anti-nutrient just like sugar. In the process of creating white flour most of the nutrients are lost. That includes fiber which affects our bowel movements that would normally remove toxins from our body. So Therefore leaving toxins inside of us longer. Just to metabolize the flour many nutrients are stolen for your body to do so. Instead select whole grains like millet, oats, quinoa, spelt, barley, kamut and brown rice.



3. Processed Oils – When oils are heated at an extremely high temperature the Cis-fatty acid molecules change their shape, turning into a deadly class of fats called trans fats. The shape of trans-fats does not work properly for building cell membranes. These improperly shaped structures build a cell wall with holes in it. The cell membranes become leaky and brittle. Because of the way oils are processed, trans-fats are seen in pretty much in all oils sold in grocery stores including but not limited to, canola, corn, safflower, sunflower, cottonseed, and soybean oils like margarine and vegetable shortenings. Salad dressings, breakfast cereals (which also have BHT and BHA preservatives), chips, and fried foods all contain these oils. So keep your eyes open and read your packages.




4. Coffee – It’s another calcium thief. Coffee is acidic and contributes to over acidity in our diet. It changes the pH of our cells and requires calcium to be taken from tissues to neutralize the acidity. I know most people think they can’t get through the day without a coffee but If you’re already feeling better from drinking no coffee then you’ll have the extra energy to get through the day without it.





5. Milk – This one may be a shocker to most. Cow’s milk was meant for calves not humans. Cow’s milk has proteins and fats that are hard for people to digest. Metabolizing some of the fats in milk uses up essential fatty acids which can cause deficiencies. Yet another reason is that pasteurizing destroys nutrients and creates toxins. And as far as calcium goes cow’s milk does not supply nearly the amount that we’ve been told it does. The phosphorus in the milk prevents calcium absorption and it’s also low in magnesium which we need in order to utilize calcium. Are you stuffed up a lot? Try eliminating milk from your diet and see if you feel better. A lot of people are allergic to milk and don’t even know it.

Toxins shouldn't stay in our bodies

Today, toxicity has become a major issue not just in our environment but also within our bodies.

We are surrounded by pollution that we breathe in everyday of our lives whether it be by the nearest chemical plant, the nearest smoker, the car driving by or the fire that we have while we are camping. There’s always something that we are breathing in and not all of it is always coming out.

With the increasing pollution levels, this has also affected our food chain. Scientific research like the Human Toxome Project has shown that most of us have toxic chemicals in our bodies due to environmental pollution.

In today’s world, our eating habits are no longer healthy and natural foods. We eat fried and processed foods that are preserved, colored, and contain additives. How can that be good for our bodies?

Some common additives are Red Dye 40 which is suspected to cause certain birth defects and possibly cancer. Caramel is a famous flavoring and coloring agent that can cause vitamin B6 deficiencies. It can cause certain genetic defects and even cancer. Saccharin causes toxic reactions and allergic responses, affecting skin, gastrointestinal tract and heart. It may also cause tumors and bladder cancer. And these are just to name a few.

Not only are we eating a whole bunch of color and additives but we are over eating them. We no longer eat to survive. We eat when we get together, in front of the TV, because our clock has struck noon, and for any reason that we now associate with eating. This has lead to our population suffering from what the World Health Organization defined as Globesity.

We are also eating the toxins from our cookware. Metals from the cookware may leach into your food in small amounts.

Our bodies are working so hard at digesting massive amounts of crap and getting rid of toxins that they don’t have time to do much else. This is why there is more sickness. Our bodies are incredible and repairing themselves but they have to have the time to do it.

When you are really sick, with a bad flu let says, you don’t feel like eating. Yet, you survive to the end of flu with little nutrition in you. I like to let my body focus on getting better and not force it to a million other things when I am sick. I guess you could say I like to help my system out a bit.

Our bodies cannot cope with the unnatural increased in toxins. The end result of toxicity is increased incidences of Cancer and other diseases.

We can’t avoid all toxins around us. Even if we eat everything we should, don’t smoke or drink, and live a perfect life we are still surrounded by pollution every day. We are still breathing it in every day. So we need to give our bodies a little help every once in awhile in the form of a detox.

There are many different detox programs out there and I believe they can all have a positive effect on us just as long as we don’t go overboard and decide to use them as a massive weight loss program. It’s about giving our bodies a break and removing toxins from our body. It’s not about losing twenty pounds in a week. That’s not healthy and the ultimate goal of detoxing is to become healthy.