Will You Be A Victim Too?
The sad part about this whole situation is the fact that the general public has no idea that they are being lied to. This reminds me of a quote...
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it"- Adolf Hitler
Please, please, please don't trust everything that you hear. Especially from the news, commercials, tv, radio, etc. Their job is to capture your attention and sellyou things. Whether it be their belief systems or weight loss pills.
Alright, sorry about all the ranting and raving. I just get so emotional about this topic because I see people everyday in my office who suffer because they have been lied to.
The Worst Ingredients On A Food Label
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): This is a man made sweetener that is cheaper to produce and actually sweeter than sugar. There are actually new commercials touting how healthy HFCS is. They are trying to say that it is safe and natural. Let me ask you this: Can you squeeze corn syrup from corn? Can mom make high fructose corn syrup at home? NO! It's a lie! Remember the quote above? HFCS is anything but natural and will actually shut off your hunger mechanism allowing you to eat without feeling full which will MAKE YOU FAT!
It is associated with blood sugar problems (ATTENTION Moms: Childhood obesity, and Juvenile Diabetes is on the rise! So is ADD/ADHD. HFCS is a huge culprit!) depression, fatigue, B vitamin deficiency, indigestion and tooth decay.
HFCS is found in soda, candy, condiments, cereals, breads, etc.
Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG): MSG is a food flavoring that is notorious in chinese foods. It is also hidden in a variety of other foods and goes by many different names: hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed plant extract, plant protein extract, sodium caseinate, yeast extract, texturized protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolyzed oat flour, natural flavorings and calcium caseinate to name a few... there are dozens more names.
MSG is the MOST addictive substance known to man and makes you want to eat more and more! It is called an excitotoxin because it excites your brain cells to the point that it actually makes them explode and die. Sound like something good to put in you and your kids bodies?
Watch out.. it is found in everything from fast food, to kids snacks, drinks, chips, etc., allergic reactions. (80% of people are shown to be allergic to MSG) MSG causes headaches, itching, nausea, brain, nervous system, reproductive disorders, high blood pressure
Artificial Sweeteners: Splenda (sucralose), Nutra-Sweet (aspartame), Equal (aspartame), SweetNLow (saccharin) , sorbitol, maltodextrin, dextrose, and acefulsame are all falsely representing weight loss foods.
They are very toxic to your body and will bypass your hunger mechanism, causing you to crave more food.
Stay away from anything labeled fat free, lite, no fat, no calories, calorie free, sugar free, reduced sugar and reduced fat. Most of these foods have been filled with artificial sweeteners. READ YOUR LABELS!
Is having no calories in your "diet" drink worth the risk?
Artificial sweeteners are linked to various cancers, blood sugar problems, central nervous system disturbances (nutra sweet in diet coke was blamed for gulf war syndrome) and menstrual difficulties to name a few.
Trans Fats: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, margarine, hydrogenated vegetable oils are fats whose molecular structure has been chemically altered in a lab. These are guaranteed to pack on the pounds because your body has no idea what to do with them because they are synthetic. These are associated with
heart disease, breast and colon cancer, atherosclerosis, high cholesterol
Food Colorings: Red Dye, Blue No 1, Yellow No 6, etc. These are made from coal tar and are potent carcinogens, cause allergic reactions and may contain cancer causing contaminants.
Preservatives/Additives: potassium benzoate, sulfites, nitrites, nitrates, BHA all can cause liver damage, kidney damage, behavioral problems, birth defects, cancers, infertility, weakened immune systems, headaches, nausea, etc.
WOW What a list!
Let's sum everything that we've learned today up:
*Be sure to read your food labels!
*Be educated on what foods will help you lose weight and which ones are
"posers"
*If the ingredient list is long... avoid it! It will not help you lose weight and will
make you sick!
*Eat foods in their natural state- The farther away a food is processed away from
nature, the less healthy it is for you and the more likely it will make you fat!
*Avoid anything labeled as fat free, no calories, low calorie, or no fat.
Michael Allen
Fitness Professional and Author of The Fat Loss Factor™
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