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Ten Things You can do to Improve Your Diet
by Lauren McGinley
Eating! Who doesn't like to eat? I personally like eating some things more than
others... say like, ice cream. Seriously though, we need food to fuel our bodies,
just as gas and oil fuel cars. I'm afraid that not many people know much about
the food they are consuming and whether or not it is actually healthy for them.
These days, most people get their nutrition information straight from the food
manufacturers. Now I ask you, is that a good practice? Do you really want to be
listening to the very people who stand to make money based on what you put into
your mouth? I think it's a dangerous thing to do. What about the thousands of
ingredients and chemicals that do not even have to be mentioned on labels because
they are used in processing? Who tells you about those? Are they really good for you?
Pre-mixed, pre-made, add water, open the can, snip the pouch, microwave. This is
the foundation of what serves as an eating plan for many of us. We're taught by
commercials to believe that cooking takes too long, that we're all too busy for
it. The quicker the better. There's a total lack of nutrition in this pre-mixed
/ pre-made lifestyle.
You're not getting fresh vegetables and all their fabulous vitamins, minerals
and enzymes, you're getting powdered remnants of them. You're not eating a
varied diet, an important way to get all the vitamins and minerals one needs for
optimal health.
1. Eliminate Artificial Sweeteners If one is looking for a healthy way of
eating, eliminating all artificial sweeteners is a great place to start. There's
not enough safety information on some sweeteners and too much clear and scary
info on others.
Dangers of Aspartame Poisoning
Aspartame Toxicity Center
2. Eliminate Partially Hydrogenated Oils A process to lengthen shelf life
can shorten your life! Trans Fatty Acids created by hydrogenation have been
linked to cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Don't risk it!
Recovery
Ban Trans Fats
3. Eliminate Corn Syrups and High Fructose Corn Syrups (HFCS) Linked to
obesity and now so very prevalent in just about every food category; tomato
sauces, sodas, baked goods, even natural foods. They are also genetically
modified. It's cheap, easy to manufacture and it's making us fat and unhealthy.
Good Health Supplements
The Leaf Lady
4. Limit Packaged Foods and Eat Food in its Most Natural State
Ultimately, food in packages has more chance of having additives and chemicals.
Unnecessary ingredients that can burden your body and decrease your health. You
don't need the chemicals, extra salt, sugar and saturated fat that are prevalent
in packaged foods.
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