Foods

1. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Donut White Flour - When mixed with water makes paste. Donuts have little to no fiber and have high amounts of sugar. Sugar - Destroys B-Vitamins. B-vitamins feed our nervous system and help keep us calm. Hydrogenated Oil -The hydrogenation process was developed in 1912 to harden soap. The food industry uses this process to develop hydrogenated oil to prolong the shelf life of foods. This fake fat or hydrogenated oil can cause lesions inside the arteries which impairs cell function. As this happens over time, cholesterol & calcium will stick to the damaged areas of the arteries thus leading to blockage & hardening of the arteries. Coffee Processed coffee beans –are acidifying. Coffee also destroys our friendly bacteria. Creamer Substitute Several Hydrogenated Oils ( Fake Fats) - cause cholesterol build up inside our arteries. Nutra-Sweet or Aspartame Aspartame when heated to high temperatures, the wood alcohol in this chemical is converted by enzymes to formaldehyde. It potentially can become a neurotoxin that passes the blood brain barrier causing potential health challenges.

2. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Cheese Burger More white flour which makes paste. Processed cheese is made with hydrogenated oils, and even looks like plastic. Hamburger meat. Our cattle are fed antibiotics and steroids. We don’t really know what meats are safe to consume anymore. French Fries Potatoes fried in more hydrogenated oil. More lesions inside the arteries. Coca Drink Phosphoric acid in soda’s will leach out and chelate the calcium in our bodies. When we are acidic, our body will rob calcium from our bones to neutralize the acid. The 1st bone it will draw from is your jaw bone, a non-weight bearing bone. The sugars in soda will cause acidity.

3. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Canned Foods Loaded with preservatives. If you can’t pronounce the words on the label don’t eat it. Because these can be foreign chemicals, your body may not know what to do with them. Ice Cream All-American comfort food! Commercial Ice Cream is made with over 300 different chemicals, one being Diethyl Glucol used in Anti-freeze & paint removers. Cookies More white flour, hydrogenated oil and sugar. When milk is pasteurized to kill the bacteria, it becomes an inorganic form of calcium. It is not fully assimilated by the body and calcium deposits tend to form from too little calcium in the diet. Milk is also mucus forming. If you fed pasteurized milk to a baby cow for 30 days, it would die. We consume the most dairy in the world, but we have the highest rate of osteoporosis. Pasteurized Milk

4. NOT SO TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Fruit is high in fiber and loaded with antioxidants like vitamin C and bio-flavonoids. Fruits also contain a lot of water content. We are 70% water and we need food that contains water to hydrate our body. Fruit contains natural sugar that gives you a good source of energy. Fruit is also a great source of phyto-chemicals, which are nutrients found in fruits , vegetables, and grains that contain special nutrients that help fight against cancer and other disorders. Fresh raw fruits are loaded with enzymes and when we eat our foods raw 30% of the digestion is done for us by the food itself. When we cook our food over 110 degrees F, we destroy the living enzymes and our body must use its own enzymes for digestion robbing us of energy. Fresh Raw Fruits Fresh Raw Vegetables Vegetables are mainly carbohydrates that are high in antioxidants, phytochemicals and fiber. Dark green vegetables will help to alkalinize the body and are a great source of calcium. Vegetables are also low in calories and sugar so they feed your body with nutrients without a lot of calories. There are at least 5 different cultures that live extremely long lives where their average life span exceeds 100 years old. One thing they all have in common is they eat a lot of raw vegetables grown in very rich soil. We should try to eat at least 2 large salads per day and 2 to 3 more servings of fresh vegetables either steamed or stir fried in good oil like olive oil. Don’t over cook them so you receive the vitamin content intact.