Weight Loss
Posted by: Jim Byrne on 
Aug 31st, 2008 | 
Filed under: weight loss
Are you having problems with your Weight Loss?
Some conservative recent studies suggest that over 60% of the US population is now over weight. That has huge ramifications on almost every aspect of our society. Think about that for a moment. As people become increasingly unhealthy, they take more time off work, less productive depending on the type of work and of course the impact on the health care industry. You would think we could figure this problem out, wouldn’t you? There’s something staring us right in the face and we don’t see it. No one seems to be concerned enough to lose weight. To me, the problem is as obvious as the nose on our face. It’s all about what the food industry is doing to us. They offer us processed foods loaded with fats, sugar and salt. They use chemicals to change our food. It is altered through additives such as flavors, flavor enhances, binders, colors, fillers, preservatives, stabilizers, etc. To make a long story short, we no longer eat natural food. If you don’t believe me, check it out and do some of your own research on Google.
The basic problem right now from my research, most people consume a diet exclusive in processed foods will almost certainly lead to disease such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, premature aging, and hypoglycemia. These countless diseases exist because chemically-synthesized substances disrupt the biochemistry of hundreds of billions of microscopic living cells which make up the body. Some of these diseases cause weight gain and is another reason to lose weight. So start by educating yourself and make an informed decision.
Look at the facts. Our bodies are designed to eat natural, raw foods; there’s no doubt about that. Raw foods contain beneficial enzymes and nutrients that are destroyed through processing. To be realistic though, there’s no way we could all eat only raw foods, but it is recommended that we eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible. Eliminating all processed food is probably not going to happen for most of us. And weight loss will probably not happen to all of us
Seriously, we need to make better food choices and supplement our diets with missing components. We can opt for the apple over the apple juice. We can choose a baked potato or salad over french fries. We can choose whole-grain bread over the white fluff that is passed off as bread. We can take the time to read food labels. Chances are, if you can’t pronounce it, you shouldn’t be eating it. We can choose processed foods with a very short list of ingredients; the longer the list, the more processing involved, the more nutrition lost, and the less chance of healthy weight loss.
We need to take better care of it by dieting to accomplish weight loss. Our bodies are amazing organisms, capable of extraordinary things. They are designed to filter out toxins at an astounding rate. They have a highly sophisticated defense system. They have an amazing ability to recover from serious damage. The key lies in providing our bodies with the necessary building blocks to accomplish what they were designed to doto keep us alive and weight loss is extremely important. It’s all about finding balance in your life and taking small steps each day to become healthier.
Janet Whalen
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