(NaturalNews) With all the conveniences of fast foods, processed foods,
TV and magazine advertising and even those radio ads plugging yummy
stuff in your car, we're tempted toward "eating bad" even as we drive
around.
It takes considerable research, reading Natural News,
discipline, and diligent label reading to avoid aging yourself rapidly
and leaving yourself more vulnerable to disease with what and how you
eat in our modern world.
You may continue feeling young mentally
and emotionally, but if you don't watch what you eat, someday you'll be a
young person in an old person's body wondering what happened.
Avoid the following dietary habits
(1)
Avoid trans-fatty, processed, hydrogenated oils. They are ubiquitous in
fast and slow food restaurants. Don't use them for cooking or salad
dressings. Yes, they're less expensive, but they've been processed only
for creating a longer shelf life while shortening your time with a
healthy life.
They're known to shorten chromosomal telomeres,
which to make a long story short, increases cellular aging. Margarine
is among them. Real butter is better. You might as well use molten
plastic because plastic and margarine have molecular similarities. Use
only cold pressed oils, and refuse any version of canola oil.
(2)
Yes, of course refined sugar or sucrose is bad for you. It creates
blood sugar spikes that ultimately affect your insulin response, leading
to obesity and diabetes. It creates an oxidation process that,
ironically, creates AGEs, which is short for advanced glycation
end-products. Sucrose will increase your AGEs accumulation faster if you
indulge your sweet tooth.
(3) Artificial sweeteners are
worse than sucrose. Ignore the aspartame and diet soda trap. You should
actually simply avoid all sodas. Aspartame is a neuron excitoxin that
can excite brain cells to death, putting you in the fast lane to
dementia or even brain cancer.
Ditto for MSG that's in most quick and easy processed foods and snacks.
(4)
You'll also want to shun high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) a lot by
avoiding sodas and even off the shelf fruit juices that aren't low
calorie and artificially sweetened. But that's not enough. Pastries,
cookies, and candies usually contain HFCS, but dodge the issue by using
the label "corn syrup."
Don't fall for that. It's all HFCS, and
HFCS is not rapidly metabolized into energy like glucose. Half of it
gets trapped in the liver, contributing to fatty liver, Type II
diabetes, or cancer.
(5) Wheat is getting a bad rap
because it's a source of digestive problems. Minimize your wheat intake,
even whole wheat products. Try to use wheat products that are
sourdough-based.
If you consume refined wheat breads, pastas, and
pizzas, you might as well be gulping down handfuls of sugar. Try to mix
in some alternative grain products.
Don't bother with soy anything unless it's fermented. It's not the health food that it's cracked up to be. It creates digestive problems. Fermented soy tempeh and soy sauces are okay though.
(6)
Don't eat under pressure. If you're in a hurry and hungry, grab an
apple to satisfy your craving until it's appropriate to sit down and eat
comfortably, chewing well.
The mouth is where digestion begins.
So savor every bite while chewing well and allowing saliva digestive
enzymes to accumulate before the food slips into your esophagus.
(7) Be diligent, aware, and strict about breaking old, bad eating habits.
Be able to walk away from the pizza counter at Whole Foods even as you
salivate. If it first you don't succeed, try again next time. Drive past
the drive-bys, not through them.
Carry some organic, unsalted,
raw cashews or other nuts and have an apple or two in your vehicle.
Don't tempt yourself by having cheap chips and sweets within reach.
Eventually, your tastes will adapt to the better foods and dispel those
old cravings by replacing them with good eating habits.
