Are The Foods You Eat Putting Your Health at Risk?

Title:Are The Foods You Eat Putting Your Health at Risk?Word Count:761Summary:You need food for its nutrition and for its sustenance. But are the foods you consume todaysupplying you with good solid nutrition, or are many of them slowly robbing you of your healthand taking years from your life?Keywords:foodArticle Body:Food (and water) is the absolute first thing you need in order to ensure life. Without it youwould wither away and die. You need food for its nutrition and for its sustenance. But are thefoods you consume today supplying you with good solid nutrition, or are many of them slowlyrobbing you of your health and taking years from your life?Here are some things to consider:THE HAZARDS OF EATING MEATEating meat (particularly pork and red meat such as beef) in of itself is unhealthy especiallywhen eaten in too large of quantities. Certain meats, such as beef, can take up to 72 hours todigest completely. Therefore, if you eat meat two or three times a day, you could still bedigesting the food you had for breakfast the other day while you are again consuming another

round of it.This explains why many autopsies reveal from 5 to as much as 40 pounds of undigested meatstill in the systems of many people! Now, imagine how unhealthy it becomes if the animalwhere the meat came from was treated with antibiotics and other artificial health sustainers?These chemicals stay in the meat fibers; and no amount of washing, cooking, or boiling will getrid of them. Do you really want that in your food?Hence, many people today are immune to antibiotics for humans. They ingest the antibioticsfrom animals, and the extra strong antibiotics kill both the good and bad bacteria in the human抯body. The more you eat chemically treated meat, the more you weaken your body defensemechanisms. This hazard is aggravated further when the meats are processed with artificialflavors and preservatives.PRECAUTIONS WHEN CONSUMING FISH揻 揻Many resh?fish in the market today are loaded with preservatives to lock in theirreshness.?Some use formalin, a chemical used in embalming human corpses, to preserve newly揻caught fish. A few wicked sellers may wash marketed fish with food coloring or textile color togive these fish a resh?look. To ensure your safety and enjoy the nutritious benefits of fish,buy them from trusted sources only. PRECAUTIONS WHEN CONSUMING BREADMany white breads are hard to digest. Their hard residues stay long and may form blockades inthe intestines. Moreover, eating white bread actually rapidly elevates blood sugar levels in yourbody. Whole wheat bread is a healthier food alternative to white bread as it supplies betternutrition, but many of the whole wheat breads today still have preservatives because they are搘 揺commercially produced. Make sure it is made with hole wheat flour?and not nrichedwhole wheat flour? Always check the ingredients just to be sure.CHEMICALS IN FOODAside from having their nutrition values greatly reduced, a lot of food today is treated withharmful chemicals. Washing, cooking, and boiling for long hours may lessen the chemicals inyour food, but these harmful substances may not be fully eliminated. Peeling the skin off somefruits will not ensure safety either.Imagine swallowing and accumulating all those fertilizers and pesticides in your body. Do youstill wonder why we have so many deadly diseases today that were unheard of in the days ofour ancestors?Insects know better. They will not touch crops with pesticides. That is why you will find these抰crops sold in the market without any sign of insect bites. People buy them because they lookclean and delicious. They don know that these outward appearances conceal inner hazards ofthe food they are buying. Some people think it is a good option to eat fruits and vegetables thatshow a few nibbles from insects. PROCESSED FOODAfter having your veggies and fruits treated with fertilizers and pesticides (and these are given揻to farm animals as part of feeds), they also undergo artificial processing to prolong theirreshness.?They are treated with preservatives, which mean more chemicals. Some instantnoodles are treated with chemical wax, which may be cancer causing. Do you know that these

noodles are banned in some countries?損Because processed food terribly lacks real nutrition, their sellers sometimes put syntheticvitamins in them and pass them off as lus factors?for good health when actually; thesesynthetic vitamins often do little to nothing for you or in some cases can even harm your health.If you want to live a long, happy, and healthy life, always be on the lookout for the presence ofpreservatives in your food. Look at the labels and find out if some of the ingredients can beharmful to your health.Title:Healthy Food Equals Good SkinWord Count:647Summary:Everything we eat becomes a part of not only our inner being, but the outer fabric of our bodyas well. No skin care solutions or treatments can tap a healthy diet. The healthier the food weconsume, the less stress, the better our skin will look.Keywords:diet, stress, skin care solutions, hair lossArticle Body:Who doesn't want glowing, vibrant, and younger looking skin? Everyone aspires to have ahealthy and blemish-free skin. Still, many of us find our skin to be quite impossible to manageespecially when you wake up and find a huge zit on your nose or a cold sore at the corner ofyour mouth. The good news is that there are ways to prevent and treat common skin problemsby checking in the food we take.Did you know that dry skin during the summer might easily be remedied with a handful of nuts?We have all heard the old saying, we are what we eat. Often we ignore how our diets affectproblems, such hair loss or oily skin. Most experts say eating a balanced diet is the best way toget your share of good food for healthy skin. Still, a number of specific food can be consumedto bring back the healthy glow to your skin.Probably one of the most important components of skin health is Vitamin A. One can get itfrom low-fat dairy products. In fact, experts say that the health of our skin cells is dependent on揼dietary Vitamin A. Low-fat yogurt is also ood skin food?since it is high in Vitamin A and搇acidophilus, the ive?bacteria that is good for intestinal health.Aside from milk and yoghurt, fruits and berries are also good for the skin. Blackberries,blueberries, strawberries, and plums have a lot of antioxidants and phytochemicals that protects揾the cell from damage that can be harmful to the skin. Other fruits and vegetables with a igh

antioxidant capacity?include artichokes, beans (the study cited black, red, and pinto), prunes,and pecans. Salmon, walnuts, canola oil, and flax seed all deliver essential fatty acids, and thusare key foods for healthy skin.The best-known essential fatty acids are Omega-3 and Omega-6, which are healthy ingredientsthat must be part of our daily diet. Though we all seem to get enough Omega-6, fish, walnut,and flax seed oil are among the best sources.Eating good-quality oils helps keep skin lubricated and keeps it looking and feeling healthieroverall. However, only those that are labeled cold pressed, expeller processed, or extra virginare the ones to look for. Since any fat, even a healthy one, is high in calories, experts remind usthat we don't need more than about two tablespoons a day.Whole-wheat bread, muffins, and cereals; turkey, tuna, and brazil nuts are mineral seleniumwhich connects all these foods for healthy skin. Experts say selenium plays a key role in thehealth of skin cells. Some studies show that even skin damaged by the sun may suffer fewerconsequences if selenium levels are high.Some beverages like Green Tea also possess beneficial properties that are good for the skin.This drink deserves a category all its own in any article about food for healthy skin. Theskin-health properties of Green Tea are amazing. It has anti-inflammatory properties, and itprotects the cell membrane. It may even help prevent or reduce the risk of skin cancer.While the exact amount you should drink each day varies, no one disputes the role goodhydration plays in keeping skin looking healthy and even young. When that hydration comes搑from pure, clean water, (not liquids such as soda or even soup) experts say that skin cellsactually ejoice?since the fluid helps flush out toxins and impurities from the body. Whenwe're properly hydrated, we also sweat more efficiently. Doing so helps keep skin clean andclear as well.Everything we eat becomes a part of not only our inner being, but the outer fabric of our bodyas well. No skin care solutions or treatments can replace having a healthy diet. The healthierthe food we consume, the less stress we feel, and the better our skin will look.Practicing Healthy to Improve your Personal LifeWhen you practice healthy habits and behaviors, you are improving your personal life. We allneed tools to practice good habits and behaviors, which includes positive influences, readingmaterials, support, resources, and so on.How to practice healthy habits through reading:If you enjoy reading you will find it easy to learn. On the other hand, if you despise readingthen you will need to learn how to change your attitude. Reading is the best thing you can do,since it gives you insight, resources and a healthy mind. The material you choose should beeducational, rather than foul. Reading a Playboy is not healthy, since it is a defilement of theflesh.

To get the most out of your reading consider what you want to learn. Do you want to learn howto manage your money? If so then choose books that help you to set up budgets and manageyour cash. Do you want to learn how to become a better person? If so then pick up books that,guide you to success. Remember everyone has his or her own ideas as to how to gain success.As you read the materials, consider your needs and wants.When you start reading and feel bored, skip through the books until you find a topic that holdsyour interest. Reading materials can start out boring, yet if you continue reading you just mightfind a pot of gold. When you are reading, if you discover what you learned works, then put it togood use. Practice each day your new discoveries so that you will never leave them behind.If you come to areas where you find it difficult to understand, rewrite the information until yougrasp its meaning. Sometimes a word will hinder you from learning. Instead of dwelling on aword, move ahead. When you read it helps to put yourself in the material. Pretend you are acharacter acting out the scene. This helps you to learn, build skills and move ahead.Sometimes it helps to learn with other people. If you find it difficult to read withoutinterruptions, ask friends and/or family members to join you. Learning together is a healthy wayto improve your personal life.Once you find out what you want to learn, start reading put your new ideas to work. Takepossession of what you learned. Authors write books to give you clues on bettering your life.Use the information and the author will thank you. Take notes. When you find areas that helpyou to improve, take notes. Use the notes to your benefit.Taking action:When you take action you are putting what you learn to good use. When you start to take actionyou learn instructions first that move you to improvement. You can learn to take action byfollowing instructions and practicing what you learn.If you make mistakes along the way, learn from those mistakes. Do not take a sledge hammerand beat yourself down. Mistakes are a part of learning. In addition, take control of youremotions. The emotions are tricky, slimy critters that can be either your friend or your worstenemy. Take control.Once you learn new skills, learn to accept your new way of living. As you are learning you canalso set visuals up in your mind that guide you to becoming the new you. Use your criticalthinking cap to guide you in the right course. When those light bulbs come on do not allowthem to banish. Allow the lights that click on in your head guide you to improving yourpersonal life.