| You know the scenario: after only a few days of | | | | found to be cancer-causing. |
| overindulging in the wrong kind of foods, you can't | | | | Interestingly, Reuters news agency reported that |
| fit into those fabulous slacks that looked so great | | | | The Environmental Law Foundation in California |
| on you before. You feel bloated and discontent. | | | | has filed notices with the state attorney general |
| Take heart! You can avoid gaining weight and | | | | against the following potato chip manufacturers of |
| feeling depressed - and you don't have to eat like | | | | the following brands: Lay's, Pringles, Cape Cod, and |
| a rabbit to stay trim! | | | | Kettle Chips. This is just one example of why it is |
| What are your best food choices for maintaining | | | | good to avoid processed foods. |
| your weight and feeling great? First, we must | | | | Here are examples of a few other chemicals |
| acknowledge that there are a variety of healthy | | | | commonly found in commercial foods: |
| diets, one of which may be better for you than | | | | 1) Monosodium glutamate is known as an |
| others. You may feel best with less protein and | | | | excititoxin. It literally overstimulates brain neurons |
| fats from meat or dairy, and plenty of fresh, raw | | | | to the point where they self-destruct. Loss of |
| vegetables, fruits, with a little fish. A friend or | | | | memory and hyperactivity are two common |
| family member may only feel good on a diet that | | | | results. |
| includes an abundance of red meat and eggs. Yet | | | | 2) Coloring agents have been shown to be |
| others do well on a Mediterranean or South Beach | | | | cancer-causing. |
| style nutritional program. All of these choices are | | | | 3) Most preservatives are hazardous to health. |
| good for different people. | | | | Nitrate, for example is directly linked to the |
| No matter what kind of healthy diet you prefer, | | | | development of cancer. |
| you will feel better and succeed in looking fabulous | | | | For meals, choose salads, lightly cooked |
| when you follow the tips provided here. | | | | vegetables, chicken, fish, lamb, or beef. You are |
| Revelation on a New York to Los Angeles Flight | | | | far better off reaching for celery and carrot |
| Six hours on a transcontinental flight demands a | | | | sticks, apples, cheese, nuts and other whole food |
| creative approach to keep boredom and | | | | snacks, and totally avoiding processed junk food. |
| restlessness at bay. One of the most memorable | | | | Avoid starchy dishes such as mashed potatoes, |
| moments was during lunchtime, when I decided to | | | | white rice, and pasta! |
| do a little research. There were three choices of | | | | Gloriously Delicious Foods for Weight Loss |
| entrees; fish, steak, or pasta. | | | | OK, I promised you that you don't have to eat |
| I thought, 'This is interesting. Let's see whether | | | | like a rabbit to lose weight. You can richly and |
| there are any significant differences in the | | | | joyously satisfy your palatte while reducing your |
| physiques of the people who chose the various | | | | cravings for fattening foods. |
| entrees.' | | | | Fat (the right kind) does not make you fat! While |
| The stewardess slowly made her way toward | | | | I don't advocate extremes of diet, there is some |
| me, calling out the entree selection (either fish, | | | | validity to the clinical findings of Dr. Robert Atkins. |
| steak, or pasta) as she handed them out. I | | | | When people could not lose weight even on the |
| carefully noted the physique of each person | | | | diet he usually recommended, he would put them |
| receiving each entree. | | | | on a short-term very high-fat diet with great |
| By the time the stewardess had handed out all | | | | success. In one study, a group of people were |
| the meals, I was in a state of amazement. Every | | | | put on a water fast, and another group were put |
| single person who had asked for the pasta was | | | | on a 99% fat diet. Guess which group lost the |
| notably overweight. Every person who received | | | | most weight? The people eating fat! |
| the fish or steak was of normal weight and | | | | As Dr. William Campbell Douglass points out, when |
| looked healthier than their carbohydrate-loving | | | | the farmer wants to fatten livestock, what does |
| counterparts. I never forgot that scenario! | | | | he feed them? Grains! Lots and lots of grains! |
| A Secret About Processed Food | | | | While some people do alright eating a moderate |
| Many nutrients, such as vitamin C, enzymes, and | | | | amount of whole grain products, for someone |
| B vitamins are rendered useless by temperatures | | | | trying to lose weight, grain foods are the first |
| over 150 degrees. Processed foods such as chips | | | | that should be eliminated (after alcohol, refined |
| and canned foods are often heated to | | | | sugar, and processed foods). |
| temperatures exceeding 500 degrees. Anything | | | | Here is a list of tasty foods that can help with |
| canned or bottled has been pasteurized. Even if | | | | losing weight and looking fabulous. |
| the label says vitamins were added, you don't | | | | - Wild salmon and other fish |
| know if they were added and then destroyed in | | | | - Grass fed beef and lamb |
| the pasteurization process. | | | | - Organic or naturally raised poultry |
| All processed foods are, to a greater or lesser | | | | - Eggs from naturally raised, free-range chickens |
| extent, a nutritional wasteland. In fact, foods | | | | or ducks |
| lacking enzymes, vitamins and other nutrients | | | | - Raw dairy products: |
| needed for digestion and absorption usually | | | | Cheeses from Switzerland (where it is required |
| deplete nutrients from your body during the | | | | that aged cheese is raw) - Emmenthaler, Gruyere, |
| digestive process. This can leave you feeling tired | | | | or Swiss cheese |
| and depleted if you ingest a significant quantity of | | | | Raw whole milk or cream (if you can get it from |
| 'empty calorie' foods. | | | | a local farmer). A few states allow the sale of |
| You may not know this secret about processed | | | | raw milk and cream. |
| foods: When you eat 'empty calorie' foods, your | | | | Feta cheese |
| body is starved for real nutrition. This will keep | | | | Yogurt (without sugar and fruit ingredients) |
| you hungry, and can contribute to compulsive | | | | - Dark green leafy vegetables |
| eating. By following the suggestions below, you will | | | | Romaine, butterhead, and other lettuce varieties |
| not only find it easier to lose weight and stay | | | | Chicory and endive |
| trim, you will be significantly healthier. | | | | Parsley, cilantro, and other fresh herbs |
| 1 - As much as possible, avoid or minimize refined | | | | - Low glycemic (high fiber with carbs that are |
| carbohydrates such as confectioner's sugar, corn | | | | slowly absorbed) fruits (try to buy low-spray or |
| syrup and white flour. Candy canes, ribbon candy, | | | | organic) |
| cakes and soft drinks contain copious amounts of | | | | Apples |
| sugar. | | | | Blueberries |
| Also, remember that all alcoholic beverages are, in | | | | Raspberries |
| essence, 'super carbohydrates.' You will minimize | | | | Strawberries |
| the glycemic effect (blood sugar high and | | | | Blackberries |
| subsequent crash) if you eat some protein and | | | | - Brassica vegetables |
| fat, such as some cheese or fish, before | | | | Broccoli |
| consuming alcohol or sweets. However, you are | | | | Brussel sprouts |
| much better off avoiding alcohol and sugary foods | | | | Red and green cabbage |
| altogether. | | | | Cauliflower |
| 2 - Avoid potato chips, corn chips, and all other | | | | - Olive oil |
| highly processed junk food snacks. Yes, they | | | | - Fresh lemons and limes |
| may taste good, and it's satisfying to eat | | | | - Fresh raw nuts (Avoid nuts roasted in oil, |
| something crunchy. Also, if your body is lacking | | | | covered with salt, sugar, and flavorings, and nuts |
| enough minerals such as calcium and magnesium, | | | | that are old and rancid. Also, limit intake of nuts as |
| that can contribute to cravings for the salt these | | | | they can be difficult to digest in more than small |
| snacks contain. In addition, the high temperatures | | | | amounts. Nuts contain more carbohydrates than |
| that are used to process many crunchy | | | | most of the foods on this list, so can cause |
| grain-based snacks, distorts the molecular | | | | weight gain when too many are eaten). |
| structure of the fats and carbohydrates so that | | | | Walnuts |
| they become toxic substances. | | | | Almonds |
| Potato chips, for example, have been found to | | | | Pecans |
| contain a substance called acrylamide. Acrylamide | | | | - Herb teas (flavored with stevia if you're like me |
| is formed when foods containing starch are fried | | | | and like sweet taste but don't want the glycemic |
| or baked at high temperatures. High heat alters | | | | effect. Stevia has NO effect on blood sugar). |
| the molecular structure of starches (as well as | | | | With such a wide variety of tasty, healthy foods |
| protein and fats), turning them from beneficial | | | | to choose from, you can lose weight and always |
| nutrients into toxins. These toxins have been | | | | look fit and healthy. |