Way
back in the Old West, there were salesmen that would travel in
their covered wagons from town to town trying to sell their
"magic" concoctions by making all kinds of health promises and
duping people that didn't know any better.
"Snake
Oil Salesman" was the common expression used to described them.
But
now that we're in the "modern times" of 2012, snake oil salesmen
don't exist anymore, right?
Wrong.
There are even more of them now. And their boasts are even bigger.
They
might not travel around in covered wagons hawking their worthless products
that are supposed to appear healthy, but they're very much alive and well.
They're
called processed food manufacturers.
Today's snake oil
Food
processors are the modern-day snake oil salesmen.
Who
else in the world could generate TRILLIONS of dollars selling boxed, canned
and bagged non-food "stuff" that not only does NOT nourish you
but actually HARMS your health?
I
mean, the horrific diseases and the numbers of people coming down with them
is just staggering. At no time have people ever been sicker with major
illnesses at young ages than they are now.
Let's
take a closer look at what's in those packages on the store shelves --
today's snake oil:
1- Thousands of chemicals
produced in laboratories
The
food industry routinely uses 2,000 different food additives in their
processed creations.
These
include some obligatory vitamins and minerals, plus emulsifiers, buffers,
artificial flavorings and colorings, and enormous amounts of the two
biggies--salt and sugar.
The
average American eats nearly 150 pounds of these chemicals and additives
each YEAR! This is broken down as follows:
* 130 pounds of sugar
* 10-15 pounds of salt
* 5-10 pounds of synthetic vitamins, flavors, preservatives and colored dyes
Many people in the world
don't even consume 150 pounds of FOOD in
a YEAR -- and yet the average American gulps down that much in chemicals
alone!
Read that sentence again, and you won't
wonder why so many of us are sick, tired and die premature, ugly, painful,
expensive deaths.
The
thing is, your body wasn't designed to deal with all these chemicals.
It wasn't designed for that -- it cannot metabolize them. So they end up as
acid wastes, taxing your liver, accumulating in your blood, organs and
tissues and making you toxic, sick and diseased.
Plus,
the acid wastes from these non-foods wreak havoc on your intestinal flora,
greatly hampering your immune system.
2- Deadly fats
Processed
foods are a great source of trans-fats (also known as hydrogenated or
partially hydrogenated oils).
Trans-fats
are deadly--so
deadly that they should be labeled with a skull and crossbones.
These
poisons cling to your arteries and tissues, increase blood cholesterol,
lead to atherosclerosis and inflammation and practically guarantee that
you'll have heart disease.
They
also multiply like rabbits inside your body and reproduce themselves by the
billions. This spurs the development of free radicals, which accelerate
atherosclerosis and inflammation, contribute to countless chronic diseases
and lead to premature aging.
Tell me lies, tell me sweet
little lies
The
big question here is: HOW?
How
in the world can companies sell products that do nothing but harm health
and cause unbelievable suffering?
That's
easy, my friend.
It's
called marketing. (And greasing the palms of every politician within
arm's reach makes it all run like clockwork.)
Just
like the snake oil salesmen of the old west, food companies use creative
wording to make their products appear healthy. And we gobble it down,
believing that we'll be healthier if we do.
Here are some examples:
1) "All natural"
"All
natural" implies something is from Nature and must be good for you,
right?
Nope.
Believe
it or not, the phrase "all natural" means whatever a food
companies want it to mean.
It's
not defined by FDA, and generally speaking, food makers won't get in
trouble as long as foods with this label don't contain added colors,
artificial flavors or synthetic ingredients.
But
that still means that an "all natural" food CAN contain things
like sodium and high fructose corn syrup.
2) "Sugar free"
This
is a biggie. Dieters LOVE to guzzle sugar-free products because they
incorrectly believe that they're lo-cal.
Not
so...
Sugar
free does NOT mean calorie free or low calorie. As a matter of fact, sugar
free products may contain just as many or MORE calories than the
original version, and be loaded with fat to boot.
These
products can also contain sugar alcohols like mannitol, xylitol or sorbitol
which can cause diarrhea if taken in large doses...
...so
don't eat that whole box of sugar free cookies in one sitting or you'll be
sitting on the throne for a while.
3) "Zero trans-fat"
This
is a sick joke...
First
of all, products that say zero trans-fat can actually contain up to 0.5
grams of trans-fats per serving...so zero doesn't mean zero.
Plus,
even if products are not made with known trans-fats like hydrogenated oils
and shortening, what most people don't know is that trans-fats are also
CREATED when polyunsaturated fats are heated.
So
that means you can be buying supposedly "heart healthy"
polyunsaturated oils like canola or safflower oil, but the second you heat
them in your frying pan, you've got trans-fats.
And
trans-fats are also created during food processing. Margarine manufacturers
are notorious for this--they make their products with polyunsaturated oils
and market them as "Trans-fat free!"
However,
during the process of creating margarine, the oils are always heated...so
that means it's loaded with trans-fats, regardless of what the package
label says.
4) "Fat free"
This
is a classic duping statement playing on people's fears of fat, high
cholesterol and heart disease.
Now,
when fat is taken out of processed foods, in order for them to taste better
than shredded cardboard, food companies have to make them tasty.
So
they replace the fat with SUGAR.
That
means you're merely swapping one poison for another.
5) "Gluten free"
Gluten
can wreak havoc on people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, so
this labeling truly is vital for them.
However,
gluten free products are now being seen as the latest way to lose weight
and that's simply not the case across the board.
If
someone has a gluten problem then eating gluten can impair their digestion
and nutrient absorption which can cause weight gain. So if gluten is
eliminated, then they can "potentially" take off pounds.
But
if you don't have a gluten problem to begin with, eating gluten free is not
likely going to result in weight loss.
6) "Serving size"
This
is the downfall of many a dieter or health conscious person.
To
make a product appear low in fat or calories, food companies often list
nutrition information based on a serving size that wouldn't even fill up a
mouse.
Cereal
is a great example here. The serving size listed on many cereal boxes is
between 1/2 cup and 3/4 cup. (4 to 6 oz)
Tell
me, when was the last time you ate just 3/4 cup of cereal for breakfast?
Measure it out. There's nothing there!
Ice
cream is another.
That
pint of Ben & Jerry's is supposed to hold 4 servings--not one.
So
before you think a food is low in fat or calories, look at how much you eat
and do the math.
Stay
out of the snake oil trap
Regardless
of what sneaky statements food companies use to sell their products while
jeopardizing your health, one fact remains:
If
you want to maintain a normal body weight and live a long, happy
disease-free life, you MUST eat REAL (not processed) foods. They are
what your body is designed to take in. Real foods were put on the earth for
us to eat. And your body knows the difference!
Here
are 3 effective measures you can take to minimize the devastating effects
processed food can have on your health:
1) Find alternatives
Read
labels and find alternatives for any processed foods you feel the need to
buy.
100%
Organic products don't contain harmful ingredients. Yes, they typically
cost more than the traditional alternatives, but I bet they cost FAR less
than your medical bills would be when you get heart disease or cancer.
2) Eat fewer processed foods
overall
When
you minimize processed foods and instead eat REAL foods in easy to digest
combinations, you will not only encourage efficient digestion and avoid
common GI problems, but your body will be able to eliminate built-up,
disease-causing acid wastes and shed excess pounds.
The
Great Taste No Pain
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Or
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It's
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Both
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need to know to make ALL of your meals easy to digest, and give you meal
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poultry, fish, pastas, vegetables and more.
And
the recipe book with each system is filled with many scrumptious creations
that will soon become your favorites. You'll be amazed at how delicious
real foods can be. And believe it or not, you'll likely lose your taste for
the processed stuff.
3) Help your intestinal flora
recover
If
you've eaten a fair amount of packaged foods, chances are excellent that
your intestinal flora balance is all messed up, the "bad guys"
outweighing the "good guys" by a wide margin.
Eating
real foods can help restore a healthy balance, but many times that isn't
enough...especially if your only recent vegetables and fruits have been
ketchup, French fries and jelly.
So
it's essential to give your gut a helping hand with a top shelf
probiotic supplement like Super Shield.
Super
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research-grade strains of friendly bacteria that are robust and ready
to take their place in your system. They'll help fend off the bad guys,
keep your digestion smooth and your gut wall strong, and beef up your
immune system. You cannot get this kind of quality or dosage by
eating yogurt. Again, just another bunch of overblown health claims by
giant behemoths taking advantage of societal trends and making billions.
Don't
be blinded by fancy advertising or the misleading claims of the modern day
snake oil salesmen -- food companies.
All
they care about is profit, my friend, your health be damned. Many of
them are publicly traded companies who must make a giant profit or everyone
at the top will be fired. So lying and downplaying the dangers of
their products becomes a deeply ingrained way of life.
Take
charge of your health by enjoying delicious food like you never have before
and keeping your gut wall and immune system healthy and strong.
You'll
never regret it.
To
your health,
Sherry
Brescia
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2 comments:
Eat a dandelion or two--the stems and the new buds just before they open--and you'll feel a whole lot better.
"If You Keep Eating These, You'll Suffer Unimaginable Horrors" Just ask Michael Douglas...
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