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Toxic Foods: The Obesity Connection |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 13:44 |
Increasingly over the past few years, more and more medical and fitness experts alike are openly voicing their concerns about the connection between processed foods and obesity in America. In 2006, Dr. Robert Lustig, of the University of California San Francisco took it one step further when he wrote in the Nature Clinical Practice: Endocrinology and Metabolism journal that processed food were loaded with sugars that altered the body's hormonal balance, creating a "toxic environment" and an "addiction" to food.
These were strong words that suggested that maybe those who struggled with extreme weight gain were not entirely to blame for their obesity. True, there is no disputing that individually you do have personal responsibility for your body and what you put into it. However, does the processed food industry bear some responsibility for offering foods to consumers that are loaded in sugars? Are they knowingly creating food products that are addictive in nature?
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Better Health With Organic Wine |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 13:36 |
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“Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s
sake and thine often infirmities.”
~1 Timothy, 5:23 All right, so the first Epistle of Paul the Apostle probably was not advocating the health benefits of drinking wine in this Bible passage, but he may have ultimately been on to something. Wine has been around for centuries, and as early as 450 B.C. it has been used for various “medicinal” purposes. For example, Hippocrates recommended specific wines to flush out fever, sterilize and dress wounds, act as a diuretic, and perform as a nutritional supplement. The earliest known physicians appear to have also advocated drinking wine over water prior to the 18th century as well, simply because the acids and alcohols in wine were able to kill those pathogens considered harmful to humans. Unfortunately, the same could not be said about the water supply of that time. Today, over 400 significant long-term studies have been conducted worldwide regarding the health benefits of drinking wine regularly and in moderation. |
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The Important Role of Natural Foods |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 13:34 |
Time and time again you have heard nutritional experts tell you just how important raw and/or unprocessed natural foods are to your diet. While you probably know they play a role in maintaining your overall good health, you may not be as familiar with just how significant a role they play.
There is a particular body of research by two nutritional pioneers which provides some amazing insight into just how import raw, unprocessed foods are to our overall health. Additionally, it offers solid research findings regarding just how detrimental substituting raw foods with refined, processed food products can be to our general health and well-being.
Dr. Weston A. Price was a dentist in the early 1900s that made a startling discovery. After years of research and touring the world studying the eating habits of indigenous populations, he was able to conclude that as processed foods were introduced into a particular culture, general health began to deteriorate.
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Salt in Processed Foods: Is it Truly Necessary? |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 13:32 |
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Since Ancient times, salt has been recognized as an important part of the human diet. Not only is it significant to our overall diet, but it also has historically played a large role in preserving foods. Long before the advent of refrigeration, salt was used to cure and store foods in order to delay food spoiling bacteria. Its true that today, we have the modern convenience of refrigeration and freezing for the storage of foods, but the majority of us demand that our foods continue to stay fresher longer and that they remain convenient for our consumption. Therefore for the processed food industry, salt has continued to play what they consider to be a pivotal role in their ability to extend the shelf life of their food products. The industry has consistently resisted calls to reduce salt levels in many of their products citing concerns that too low levels of salt would cause food spoiling bacteria to flourish. It sounds like a reasonable argument on the surface, but is it? |
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Avoid Cancer. Avoid Toxins! |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 12:25 |
There are over 200 known diseases that are classified as cancer. Some forms of cancer are caused by internal factors (inherited mutations, mutations occurring from metabolism, hormones, and immune conditions). Simply put, they are factors we have no control over. Other cancers are linked by external factors. Those are things such as chemicals, radiation, infectious organisms and tobacco. To a large degree, we do have control over certain types of external factors.
According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2007, scientific evidence suggests that approximately one-third of the 559,650 cancer related deaths that would occur in 2007 were related to overweight or obesity, physical activity and nutrition. The underlying message? All are factors that are highly manageable. If you knew that you could reduce your risks of cancer by as much as one-third by managing your weight through proper diet and physical activity, wouldn’t you do so?
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