This article revealed the top 5 foods to eliminate. These five are close behind and in some cases even more deadly. Do yourself a favor and choose from the thousands of healthy foods and healthy Superfoods on this planet.
1. Canned Tomatoes
Why: BPA Chemicals
The linings of the tin cans have a resin which contains bisphenol-A, or BPA. This is a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and even obesity.
Breast Cancer Fund publicized its test results on canned foods marketed to kids and found that Campbell’s soups had some of the highest levels.
The Food and Drug Administration has acknowledged there may be a good reason to concerned; it supports efforts to replace BPA or minimize its levels in canned food.
“You can get 50 micrograms of BPA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young. I won’t go near canned tomatoes.” says Frederick vom Saal, PhD, professor of biological sciences, University of Missouri
A lengthy explanation can be found at BPA, while the most recent study reveals WHY BPA creates such devastating metabolic changes.
Solution: Buy glass bottled tomatoes or make your own ‘canned tomatoes’
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2. Soda Pop
Why: Filled with sugar and chemicals.
Doctors and dietitians all agree that soda should be eliminated from your diet.
A study found that 12 year olds who drank soft drinks regularly were more likely to be overweight than those who didn’t. – The Lancet
Sugar depresses your immune system, is full of fattening calories, has no nutrients and has been found to damage your brain is just one week.
Consider…
- 1 can Coca-Cola Classic has almost 10 teaspoons sugar
- 1 can Mountain Dew has 11.5 teaspoons of sugar in the form of high fructose corn syrup.
- Drinking just one can of Coke a day will add an extra 14.5 pounds per year.
- Contains phosphoric acid: which is almost as acidic as battery acid and deplete your calcium reserves
- A can contains sodium benzoate: a preservative that can switch off parts of your DNA.
Solution: Drink more water or fresh juice, or lemon water or cold herbal fruit tea sweetened with stevia or a healthy punch made with sparkling mineral water.
3. Artificial Sweeteners
Why: They do not work!
It was found that an artificial sweetener makes your body less able to regulate energy. – Purdue University Research on Artificial Sweeteners.
If you are sensitive, you may notice they leave an awful taste in your mouth. Why would you want to put chemicals into your food? Read about the most common artificial sweeteners and their dangers.
Solution: Refined white sugar isn’t healthy. Replace it with small amounts of coconut sugar, honey, blackstrap molasses, and maple syrup, all of which have high levels of vitamins and minerals. Or if you would like no calories try a little stevia.
4. Butter-Flavored Microwave Popcorn
Why: Unhealthy Chemicals
A chemical coating in microwave popcorn bags breaks down when heated into a substance called perfluorooctanoic which is thought to be a cancer forming substance. – Environmental Protection Agency.
Artificial butter flavoring ingredient linked to key Alzheimer’s disease processes.
Diacetyl, a chemical used in the butter flavoring is so harmful to factory workers that it’s known to cause a debilitating respiratory disease called “popcorn workers lung”.
Solution: Pop Your Own and use real butter.
You can pop it on the stovetop in a pot. When they have popped pour some melted organic butter over them.
Or try my Curried Popcorn. YUM.
5. Store-bought Salad Dressing
Why: Full of unhealthy fats, salts, sugars, artificial flavours and colours.
We eat salads to be healthy. The problem is the salad dressing can make the salad into an unhealthy meal. This is particularly true of store bought cream-based dressings.
- They are usually full of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or sugar which also means lots of calories.
- They contain unhealthy oils like refined canola oil.
- Some Caesar, or creamy balsamic dressings use caramel colouring which have been linked to cancer.
- Creamy ones usually contain paint chemicals. They use titanium dioxide to make colors brighter and seem fresher. It can have lead in it.
- Monosodium glutamate is added to increase the flavour. Studies find using MSG can cause weight gain.
Worst salad dressings:
- Buttermilk Ranch from Ken’s Steakhouse the unhealthiest with 2 tablespoons with 180 calories and 280 milligrams of sodium.
- Marie’s Blue Cheese Dressing: one serving contains 160 calories, 17 grams of fat, and 160 milligrams of sodium.
Solution: Make your own with cold-pressed olive oil and alkaline-forming fresh lemon juice.
Here are three of my favourite recipes:
Yogurt Salad Dressing a very healthy creamy dressing.
Tomato Dressing made with fresh tomatoes.
Light Lemon Olive Oil Salad Dressing is a healthy low-calorie dressing.
You may already have eliminated these! If so, make sure others in your life know about these unhealthy foods.
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