What is really in your food and how to eat healthy
As many of you know, what is often being touted as “healthy” has much
more to do with the all mighty dollar and much less to do with
“health”. True health has to start with proper nutrition for the body.
All the exercise in the world cannot negate the malnourishment from the
processed foods and toxic chemicals that are being ingested daily.
Hydrogenated, trans and man-made fats are found in the margarines,
shortenings and hydrogenated “health” products widely available today.
They represent the power and success of PR and marketing over authentic
health. These man-made fats are everywhere. They can be found virtually
in all boxed or bagged processed foods such as crackers, cookies,
pastries, diet/nutrition/ and energy bars, etc.
When a fatty acid is hydrogenated, the actual molecular structure of
the fat changes to something not found in nature, “trans’’ fat. These
man-made “fake” fats are extremely toxic to the body. The molecular
reconfiguration of the fake fates molecule wreaks havoc and disrupts
normal metabolic activity in the cell. Research has also shown that
they can cause a host of problems including sexual dysfunction,
increased blood cholesterol and paralysis to the immune system.
Consumption of hydrogenated fats is also strongly correlated with the
development of some cancers, diabetes, obesity, low birth weight, birth
defects, decreased visual acuity, sterility, and bone and connective
tissue problems.
What about milk and dairy products? Simply put, what we have been told
about milk and dairy products is misleading. No other animal drinks
milk beyond childhood. No other animal suffers from osteoporosis,
except the occasional pet raised on human meals. Pasteurization
destroys all of milk’s natural enzymes. These enzymes were there
originally to help the body assimilate all of the vitamins, minerals
and nutrients, including calcium.
Homogenized fats and dairy products are much more susceptible to
oxidation and have recently been linked to heart disease and cause
incomplete protein digestion in the small intestine, leading to milk
allergy and intolerance. Cow's milk is the most mucus-forming food we
can consume. Casein, the protein component in milk, is a very thick and
coarse substance and is used to make one of the strongest glues known
to humankind. Casein is a powerful histamine which can clog and
irritate the body's entire respiratory system. Dairy products are also
the leading cause of allergies.
Almost all dairy cows are given antibiotics, hormones and now
oftentimes rgBH and IGF-1 (bovine growth hormones to spur extra milk
production and body growth) all which are absorbed into our bodies when
we consume dairy products. Many other chemicals such as emulsifiers,
extenders, phosphates and the pesticides and pollutants that the cow
has ingested and concentrated are in the milk products as well. Dairy's
high calcium content causes relative deficiencies in magnesium and
other bone-building minerals, and its high phosphorus and animal
protein reduces calcium availability. So dairy products actually
leaches calcium from bones instead of builds bones.
If you still choose to consume dairy products, eat organic and/or raw
goat’s or cow’s milk, knowing that there can be potentially dangerous
microorganisms, in addition to the leukemia virus in them.
The way to get enough calcium, the proper proportions of magnesium and
other bone building minerals is to do what the cows and other animals
do – eat greens! Organic vegetables, nuts, legumes, fruits, cold water
wild caught fish and sprouted grains add the proper combination of
minerals, nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and good fats to your diet.
Look at the labels of the processed food in your home, the boxed,
bagged, canned, pouched, etc foods. How many of the ingredients can you
pronounce let alone comprehend their function? The scientists working
for major food companies have developed over 50 different compounds
that are present in any given form of packaged food to satisfy the
appetite center of our brains. This gives a whole new meaning and level
of understanding to the phrase, “Betcha can’t eat just one!”
The FDA’s approval of aspartame has been labeled by many health experts
as troubling at best. “Diet” products such as artificial sweeteners,
sodas, diet drinks, sugar free snacks, supplement bars/powders etc.
containing the chemical sweetener aspartame can have multiple
neuro-toxic, metabolic, allergenic, and carcinogenic effects. Some of
these trigger initiation or aggravation of diabetes mellitus,
hypertension, arthritis, headache, depression, and hypoglycemia to name
a few. Diet sodas and other food products containing aspartame have
been found to cause weight gain due to the fact that the chemical’s
powerful effects on the brain alter the communication with the liver,
causing serious blood sugar problems.
At Healthwalk we can analyze your sugar imbalance, immune system
function, thyroid function, adrenal stress and more with the
Comprehensive Wellness Panel (blood chemistry panel). With this
information we work with you to develop a healthy and easy nutrition
plan to strengthen your body, alleviate allergic, inflammation and
other health challenges and enhance your health and wellbeing.
Drinking chlorinated water is like waging a war on the inside of your
body every day. Chlorine has been placed in water to kill any unwanted
organisms. But once it enters the body, how does the chlorine know
which organisms are bad and should be killed and which organisms are
good and should be left alone? Chlorine destroys the positive bacteria
in the human gut, disrupting the positive bacteria that are so vital to
many life sustaining and health giving processes. Chlorine has also
been shown to drastically increase one’s risk to several different
types of cancer as well as cause serious birth defects.
Drink plenty of filtered water. HealthWalk’s HydroMag
is a portable and inexpensive water application product you can use to
have water that actually creates a higher alkaline state in the body
instead of having to consume high alkaline water, along with providing
you with better hydration.
HealthWalk’s functional nutritional consultant
will help work with you on how to make sound nutritional choices based
on your individual needs and metabolic system. We tailor a program for
your own personal needs based on the results of your Comprehensive
Wellness Panel (blood chemistry panel).
You can find out more at www.healthwalk.com for an extensive array of articles, recipes, natural supplements, services and more. HealthWalk, we are here to support you on your path to vibrant health.
By Carolyn Schropp BS, NC, Functional Nutritional Consultant and Educator at HealthWalk™
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