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Why Not Processed Foods
Have you
ever seen a picture of your blood plasma after you’ve eaten a meal from
McDonald’s or Burger King? It’s not a pretty picture. It looks thick
and cloudy. Fast foods are loaded with fat and sodium. They use white
bread and rolls, which means they’ve used white processed flour, with
very few nutrients in them.
And how do you feel after a Big
Mac and french fries? You need a nap, don’t you? All that fat will drag
you down and make you feel sluggish.
Going on a diet is hard,
but think about some of the things you do when you go on a diet. You
eliminate those high fat, processed, high-sodium foods. You eat less,
true. But you also eat more raw fruits and vegetables. You drink water.
And the results of eating this way are increased energy, less need for
sleep. Processed foods, with their high fat content are hard to digest.
They take an enormous amount of the body’s energy to consume. When your
body’s energy isn’t used up digesting all that fat, it’s available for
YOU – for work, play, love, exercise – in other words, for LIFE.
These
aren’t drastic concepts. You don’t have to make drastic changes in your
lifestyle. But take a good look at what you consume without even
thinking about it. We reach for the potato chips, or stop at McDonald’s
or Taco Bell when we’re hungry and we want something in a hurry.
It’s
much easier these days to have snacks on hand so you don’t have to stop
at a fast food place when you’re hungry. If you’re on the road a lot,
and get hungry, pick up a bag of vegetables or apple slices at a
grocery store. Yes, it’s easier to drive up to Wendy’s, but taking a
few extra minutes, not to mention a few extra steps, will be well worth
it in energy and vitality...
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