Yes we have all seen the commercials on "High Fructose Corn Syrup". They have compared it to table sugar and that it is only sugar. Well ofcourse these corporations are not going to expose their products as "Hazardous" to our health because they are here to make a profit and to make themselves look good. Just as advertisements for cigarettes back then when they had people having a "great time" while smoking cigarettes, but what they never saw was advertisements of the major side effects of smoking until now.
To further complicate matters, the Corn Refiners Association recently launched a major advertising and PR campaign designed to rehabilitate HFCS’ reputation. The group is spending $20 million to $30 million on the campaign, including running full-page ads in more than a dozen major newspapers, claiming that the product is no worse for you than sugar. (Courtesy of Dr. Mercola.com)
HFCS is found in many many processed food such as ketchup, breads, tortillas, soy sauce and you will be surprised in how many more foods you will find. High Fructose Corn Syrup goes straight into your liver and stores it as fat because your liver does not know what to do with it. HFCS is in all sodas, why do you think soda is the number one product that is recommended off your list when on a diet? HFCS is the leading cause of obesity in this country as well as diabetes and insulin resistance. Ofcourse the FDA teams up with these large corporations because the FDA makes a profit as well, they get paid to back these corporations up, unless we stand up and fight for our health. The leading cause of DEATH in this country is what we consume, it's ofcourse a natural thing to die, everyone dies but if we can avoid dying at a young age by educating ourselves about the foods we eat that kill us each year wouldn't you avoid it?
My Journey to staying healthy
I have thought about starting a blog on health issues for a while now. I've been really into the health profession since working at health food stores in the past and learning by reading many many books on natural health. I have also learned many things from customers that have used certain natural products for as many as 30 years. I have also had a customer who told me he was onced diagnosed with diabetes and with a natural healthy approach the disease was out of his body.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
"Health Foods" to avoid
5 Health Foods to Avoid
What do you usually have for breakfast? Eggs, toast and orange juice sounds pretty good, no? If this is your idea of a healthy breakfast, you’d be shocked to learn that you’re actually serving your family some of the foods that you should be avoiding!
Dr. Joseph Mercola gives you this list of 5 common foods considered healthy but are actually harmful to your health. You be the judge.
# 1. Wheat Bread
You work to put “bread” on the table. But Dr. Mercola says bread on the table is not a good idea. Wheat and nearly all types of grains rapidly turn into sugar and cause a spike in your insulin levels. Insulin is the culprit behind flabby stomachs, double chins and rolls on arms and thighs. Excess weight and obesity contribute to diabetes, heart disease, and many other diseases.
Wheat is also often contaminated with mycotoxins and all forms of wheat are capable of causing health problems like Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, developmental delay in children, headaches, infertility, irritable bowel syndrome, miscarriages, and rheumatoid arthritis.
# 2. Pasteurized Dairy
Raw milk is one of the healthiest foods you can consume but pasteurization negates its health benefits. Calves fed with pasteurized milk die before maturity. Pasteurization destroys enzymes, depletes vitamin content (and completely destroys vitamin B6 and B12), denatures fragile milk proteins, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens, and is associated with allergies, arthritis, cancer, colic in infants, growth problems in children, heart disease, increased tooth decay, and osteoporosis.
# 3. Orange Juice
Dr. Mercola points out two little know facts about orange juice:
• There is more vitamin C in a single orange than in a full glass of commercial orange juice.
• Real, fresh orange juice only lasts a few days. It if last for weeks (or months), then it's an industrial product.
It’s healthier to eat a fresh orange rather than drink commercial orange juice. But if you have diabetes, are overweight, or suffer from high blood pressure, you should avoid all types of fruits and fruit juices. Fruit juice contains about eight full teaspoons of sugar per eight-ounce glass in the form of fructose, which is as dangerous as regular table sugar and also cause a major spike in your insulin levels.
# 4. Soy
Soy has long been touted as a "near perfect food." But Dr. Mercola warns that exclusively giving babies soy infant formula is like giving them five birth control pills! The phytoestrogens in soy mimic the effects of estrogen and were found to have adverse effects on human tissues. Drinking just two glasses of soy milk daily for a month can alter a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Numerous studies also reveal that soy products may:
• Cause severe, potentially fatal food allergies
• Contribute to thyroid disorders, especially in women
• Increase the risk of breast cancer in women, brain damage in both men and women, and abnormalities in babies
• Promote kidney stones
• Weaken the immune system
# 5. Vegetable Oil
Polyunsaturated vegetable oils like corn oil, safflower oil and canola are the worst oils you can eat and use for cooking, as these are rich in unhealthy omega-6 fats. Polyunsaturated oils also tend to become easily oxidized or rancid when exposed to heat from cooking, which results in the formation of trans fat and damaging free radicals.
Courtesy of Dr. Mercola.com
Dr. Joseph Mercola gives you this list of 5 common foods considered healthy but are actually harmful to your health. You be the judge.
# 1. Wheat Bread
You work to put “bread” on the table. But Dr. Mercola says bread on the table is not a good idea. Wheat and nearly all types of grains rapidly turn into sugar and cause a spike in your insulin levels. Insulin is the culprit behind flabby stomachs, double chins and rolls on arms and thighs. Excess weight and obesity contribute to diabetes, heart disease, and many other diseases.
Wheat is also often contaminated with mycotoxins and all forms of wheat are capable of causing health problems like Celiac disease or gluten intolerance, developmental delay in children, headaches, infertility, irritable bowel syndrome, miscarriages, and rheumatoid arthritis.
# 2. Pasteurized Dairy
Raw milk is one of the healthiest foods you can consume but pasteurization negates its health benefits. Calves fed with pasteurized milk die before maturity. Pasteurization destroys enzymes, depletes vitamin content (and completely destroys vitamin B6 and B12), denatures fragile milk proteins, kills beneficial bacteria, promotes pathogens, and is associated with allergies, arthritis, cancer, colic in infants, growth problems in children, heart disease, increased tooth decay, and osteoporosis.
# 3. Orange Juice
Dr. Mercola points out two little know facts about orange juice:
• There is more vitamin C in a single orange than in a full glass of commercial orange juice.
• Real, fresh orange juice only lasts a few days. It if last for weeks (or months), then it's an industrial product.
It’s healthier to eat a fresh orange rather than drink commercial orange juice. But if you have diabetes, are overweight, or suffer from high blood pressure, you should avoid all types of fruits and fruit juices. Fruit juice contains about eight full teaspoons of sugar per eight-ounce glass in the form of fructose, which is as dangerous as regular table sugar and also cause a major spike in your insulin levels.
# 4. Soy
Soy has long been touted as a "near perfect food." But Dr. Mercola warns that exclusively giving babies soy infant formula is like giving them five birth control pills! The phytoestrogens in soy mimic the effects of estrogen and were found to have adverse effects on human tissues. Drinking just two glasses of soy milk daily for a month can alter a woman’s menstrual cycle.
Numerous studies also reveal that soy products may:
• Cause severe, potentially fatal food allergies
• Contribute to thyroid disorders, especially in women
• Increase the risk of breast cancer in women, brain damage in both men and women, and abnormalities in babies
• Promote kidney stones
• Weaken the immune system
# 5. Vegetable Oil
Polyunsaturated vegetable oils like corn oil, safflower oil and canola are the worst oils you can eat and use for cooking, as these are rich in unhealthy omega-6 fats. Polyunsaturated oils also tend to become easily oxidized or rancid when exposed to heat from cooking, which results in the formation of trans fat and damaging free radicals.
Courtesy of Dr. Mercola.com
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