5 Foods You Should Never Eat in Moderation.
Skip the processed food and chemicals. (Lew Robertson/iStock/Thinkstock)
We’re all about healthy eating here at Be Well, but we
believe in a little indulgence once in awhile, too. Unless you’re
battling a condition that calls for strict adherence to a specific diet,
having a bit of your grandma’s famous apple pie or a homemade treat
shouldn’t be a problem on occasion. The important thing is to indulge in
foods that are actually foods! It’s much healthier for your body and
mind to use your “eat in moderation” tokens on things that are actually
whole foods — there’s no use in indulging in processed chemicals or fake
foods that are only going to weaken your health.
I asked around the office to get a sense of what some of
the other Be Well Health Coaches “would never touch,” no matter how
indulgent the meal. Here’s a list of 5 things we don’t believe you
should ever eat — even in moderation. Avoid these culprits – your body
will thank you for it.
MSG
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is an addictive food additive,
used as a flavor enhancer. About 80% of processed foods contain MSG, and
it’s known under 50 different names — including “yeast extract” and
“modified food starch.” MSG has been known to cause tingling, numbness,
brain fog, chest pain, and is strongly related to obesity — in fact, in
many lab tests, they feed mice MSG to make them fat in order to do
weight loss research on them.
HFCS
High Fructose Corn Syrup
(HFCS) is linked to increased inflammation in the body, which leads to
obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases.
Although some people will say “sugar is sugar,” high fructose corn syrup
is an industrially produced product made by the corn industry, and you
won’t find it in any real foods. If you’ll notice, high fructose corn
syrup is only found in very low quality processed foods that are
providing no nutritional value to your life anyway. Find me a high
quality food that has HFCS in it!
Artificial Sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners
can usually be identified by the names sucralose, saccharin, or
aspartame. (Splenda, Equal, Sweet n Low, etc).There are 92 side effects
listed by the FDA, including memory loss, nerve cell damage, alzheimers,
migraines, reproductive disorders, brain lesions, weight gain, food
cravings, depression, schizophrenia, seizures and more. The FDA calls
sucralose 98% pure, but the other 2% contains heavy metals and arsenic.
Diet Soda
This goes along with the artificial sweeteners part (and
the HFCS part if you’re drinking regular soda). Contrary to what the
marketing may have you believe, drinking diet soda does
not lead to weight loss — the opposite, actually. Drinking these liquid
syrups filled with artificial sweetener is linked to depression,
diabetes and weight gain. Keep yourself free of chemicals and opt for a
healthier beverage like water, tea, kombucha or coconut water.
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Margarine
Do people still eat margarine? If you do, make the swap for
grass-fed butter. You don’t need to be afraid of fat. As Dr. Lipman
says, the idea that butter is unhealthy is a myth that needs to be
busted! The key is to choose butter from healthy, grass-fed cows instead
of factory farmed cows. Margarine is a highly processed substance, and
the main ingredient is various types of vegetable oils — these oils
undergo a hydrogenation process, where they’re exposed to high heat to
extend their shelf life and make them hard at room temperature. This
process of hydrogenating the oils turns them into trans fats. Even
without the hydrogenation, these highly unstable vegetable oils have
been linked to disease.
Bottom line
Skip the processed food and chemicals. Eat real food!
Do you have any foods that you would never eat – even in moderation? Why? Let us know.
Looking for something to satisfy your sweet tooth? Here are some of our ideas.
Looking for delicious but unprocessed snacks? Check out this list.
This article was originally published on www.drfranklipman.com. Read the original here.
