| Eat a good, balanced diet. This is vital to good health. | | | | shelf life are one of the greatest problems facing the |
| Our food does not just provide the energy we need | | | | ability to lose weight. Did you know that the majority of |
| for daily living, it also provides the raw materials for | | | | processed foods have had their nutritive value |
| healthy cell turnover and fuels our natural repair | | | | reduced or eliminated. |
| system. | | | | Even worse, to make them easy to process, easy to |
| Fruit and vegetables are nature's anti-aging remedy, | | | | preserve, easy to retain freshness and easy to deliver, |
| protecting us from many of the diseases we | | | | processed foods have many additives, which attack |
| associate with later life. I cannot stress how vital this is; | | | | rather than support your general health. |
| being overweight will seriously reduce the chances of | | | | The problem with food is that the majority of |
| a healthy older age as there is a greater risk of heart | | | | processed food is contaminated with poisonous |
| disease, stroke, arthritis and diabetes. | | | | ingredients or is actually a form of poison in one way |
| There are a handful of vitamins and minerals that will | | | | or another. Many of the additives in processed foods |
| help you in various ways, and many of these can be | | | | are known or suspected carcinogens and known |
| found in fruits and vegetables. In the last 30 years, | | | | poisons. |
| studies have uncovered that nutrient deficiencies (even | | | | Under the best circumstances these and similar |
| when the deficiencies are mild) do, in fact, impair the | | | | products are very bad for the human body: (In other |
| immune response and lead to frequent, severe | | | | words stay away from these chemicals). |
| infections. | | | | MSG, (MSG is actually rat poison). Sulfites, |
| Which nutrients am I talking about? These are the | | | | Petroleum-petrochemical flavors and colors, |
| nutrients that have important influences on your | | | | Certain irons, nitrates, most sweetening agents |
| immune system and your body as a whole: Vitamin | | | | (including white and brown sugar) which at a minimum |
| B-6 --poultry, lean meats, fish, nuts and seeds, and | | | | interfere with the normal operations of the immune |
| fruits (bananas, avocados, mangos, prune juice, and | | | | system. And, of course, the notorious and omniscient |
| grapes) | | | | and very dangerous hydrogenated oils. |
| Folic acid -- beans, nuts, all types of dark-green | | | | Hydrogenated oils are highly advertised to help reduce |
| vegetables, and many fruits (orange juice, papaya, | | | | cholesterol but recent studies clearly indicate their |
| banana, mango, kiwi, cantaloupe, and berries). Folic | | | | general action is to suppress good cholesterol and |
| acid-fortified rice, pasta and breads, baked goods, and | | | | boost bad cholesterol which in turn slowly destroys |
| breakfast cereals are also now excellent sources. | | | | your immune system. |
| Vitamin C -- Citrus fruits, papaya, strawberries, kiwi, | | | | Margarine and many other foods have a very high |
| cantaloupe, mango, red peppers, broccoli, brussel | | | | content of dangerous hydrogenated oils that are |
| sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, dark-green vegetables | | | | considered to be and that help suppress or exhaust |
| of all kinds, tomatoes, and potatoes. | | | | the immune system. These ingredients and additives |
| Vitamin A -- All dark-green vegetables and | | | | put an excessive burden on the liver, kidneys, and the |
| yellow-orange vegetables and fruits are excellent | | | | stomach. (Margarine, in my opinion, should be labeled as |
| sources of carotenoid forms of vitamin A. | | | | poison). |
| Vitamin E -- wheat germ oil, peanuts, almonds, cod liver | | | | Think about this: hydrogenated oils are considered by |
| oil, soybean oil, canola oil, wheat germ, other nuts, | | | | many health care professionals to be a direct cause |
| selected fruits and vegetables (mango, Swiss chard, | | | | of cancer. The human body has no idea of how to |
| papaya, pumpkin, prunes, grapes, broccoli, spinach, pear, | | | | process a hydrogenated oil, whether in margarine or |
| blueberries) | | | | crackers, and must process it like an invader, it taxes |
| Zinc -- beef, poultry, seafood, nuts and seeds, whole | | | | the already limited resources of a sick body. |
| grain breads and cereals, tofu, beans, and milk. | | | | Watch out for phrases, such as, fat free, sugar free, |
| Iron -- shellfish (clams and oysters), pistachios, lean | | | | low calorie, heart healthy, low cholesterol, no |
| beef, dried beans and peas, eggs, nuts and seeds, | | | | cholesterol and similar buzz words. When you see |
| dark chicken/turkey meat, dark molasses, prune juice, | | | | these buzzwords, don't buy the product, these phrases |
| breads and pasta, and green vegetables. | | | | only mean that the food is loaded with harmful |
| Selenium -- Brazil nuts, oysters, clams, lean pork and | | | | chemicals to replace the fat, cholesterol etc. |
| ham, whole grain and regular pasta, chicken and turkey, | | | | Believe me fat is better for you than chemicals. Go |
| sunflower seeds, lean beef, breads, oatmeal, soy nuts, | | | | ahead and read the ingredients on the back of these |
| eggs, nuts and seeds, and low-fat dairy products. | | | | products it will look like a 7th grade chemistry |
| Processed foods, formulated or manipulated for ease | | | | experiment. That will give you an idea of how immoral |
| in processing, storage, and to assure an extended | | | | the food industry has become. |