It’s never become more apparent than in the 21st century that the ground is saturated with toxins. It’s almost impossible to avoid them, despite our best efforts. The press, coupled with the “all-knowing specialists,” advise us to steer clear of pesticides, household cleaners, processed foods, food additives, preservatives, and gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles. If it had been up to them, we’d be living in the hills of Montana, growing our own food, drinking aquifer-supplied water, and driving a hybrid car (or riding a horse).

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While this might be a perfect way to live, sadly for me and you, it is likely not possible. That’s why it’s even more important to develop and encourage our immune systems and make healthy decisions when it comes to what we eat, what sorts of foods we choose to have in our houses, and what we provide for our kids. I really don’t want to seem paranoid. And my desire isn’t to make you remove all the things which are a part of our everyday lives.

I will, however, provide you with the following scientific evidence and tips for avoiding what I believe to be the most toxic materials to our own bodies, which drain our energy! Sugar and hydrogenated fats. Both of these toxins, which are absorbed by the billions of tons annually, literally drain our physical and mental power and infect us like a toxin. Sugar is the most consumed substance on Earth.

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Whether it’s in the kind of fructose, sucrose, dextrose, corn syrup, maltodextrin, or confectionary sugar–this toxin negatively influences our mood and behaviour. It makes us want more and leaves us cranky when we do not have it. Scientific evidence indicates that sugar, in any form, depletes essential B vitamins and reduces the body’s resistance to bacteria, viruses, and yeasts. Sugar makes you irritable, hyperactive, and causes premature aging through a process called glycosylation (pronounced gly ko si lay shun).

And to no surprise, sugar is the number one offender to adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, which is typically self-induced as a consequence of a life saturated in sugar. At this time, the body is no longer capable of disposing of insulin properly, which becomes a significant risk factor for heart disease. When you eat sugar, it enters your bloodstream all at once, rather than gradually as it would within a whole-food, naturally occurring meal.

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It is then instantly secreted and shuttles away the sugar into cells in muscle or adipose tissue (fat). Now that there’s not enough sugar in your blood, your brain senses that you’re in a time of famine and sends a message to the adrenal glands to release cortisol and adrenaline. Adrenaline releases energy from sugar stored in your liver and muscles, and cortisol begins to break down your muscle mass into sugar like I shared previously. It’s a vicious “roller coaster” ride to your body, and the worst part is that after, it leaves you feeling lethargic, cranky, and astonishingly, craving much more refined, sugary foods.

Thus, the cycle begins over again. As you can see, it is a downward spiral to poor health as well as poorer energy levels. We’ve heard it said that we eat too much fat and fat intake has risen in the past twenty years, and we’re getting an increasingly obese nation. While the later of those statements is true, statistics have since demonstrated that the former is false.

Hva er det som skjer?

See, fat consumption hasn’t changed: what’s changed is the sort of fats people consume. Today, a growing number of people are getting nearly all their fats out of”manmade” hydrogenated fats and other dangerous polyunsaturated oils like corn and palm oil. Provided that 20, 30, or 50 years ago, people ate a diet that consisted of more naturally occurring oils and fats, such as butter, coconut oil, lard, olive oil, and tallow (fats from red meat and lamb).

Our diets are contaminated with hydrogenated fats. These kinds of fats are clearly linked to our bodies’ metabolic processes and have been proven to cause cardiovascular disease and cancer. The reason why these fats are especially harmful to us is because polyunsaturated and polyunsaturated oils are exposed to damaging industrial processes (literally trapping them), which has left them poisonous.

Their new “trans molecular arrangement” hasn’t, until recently, been integrated into human anatomy and is therefore unrecognizable to the human body. Since their introduction into our diets, only in the past century, these unhealthy oils are linked to heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative diseases. Make no mistake, these toxic fats should be avoided at all costs.

Hva skal jeg gjøre?

Eliminate future “junk-food” cravings. How I see it, the actual problem is the food sector –that thrives on the sales of sugar and “imitation” fat-containing foods. They’ve succeeded in brainwashing the public and limiting the scientific findings that eating whole foods, which contain little to no sugar, and meats and oils, which contain naturally occurring saturated fats don’t lead to heart disease (such as they claim) and are, in actuality, a healthy way to increase your metabolism, stabilize your cholesterol levels, improve your immune system, and supply energy and structural integrity to literally every living cell in your body.

Take about 10 minutes to check the food labels and components panels on the meals in your cabinets, refrigerator, and on the counters into your kitchen.

What to look for?

Any foods that list sugar, dextrose, sucrose, fructose, corn syrup, or maltodextrin as the first, second, or third component. These are typically things like soda, breakfast cereals, and white-flour products such as bread. Any foods that record hydrogenated, partially hydrogenated, or corn, palm, or cottonseed oils. These are typically things like processed, frozen, and almost all deep-fried foods and some nutrition bars and many meal replacements/protein drinks.

Make a special trip to the supermarket to pick up things to replace these dangerous toxic foods. Instead of pop, use water (preferably), sugar-free iced tea, or sometimes even diet soda. Instead of breakfast cereals, use whole oats or grits. Rather than white-flour products, utilize whole-wheat or soy-flour type solutions. Simply instruct yourself that you won’t eat deep fried foods no more (such as French fries, chips, etc.). Deep-fried foods as well as the oils they are cooked in don’t have any nutritional health benefits at all.