Health And Wellness

What are the detrimental effects of eating unhealthy processed foods?

 

We start off young with unsatisfactory eating habits ingesting candy loaded with sugar, salt, and caramel. We consume potato chips, freeze pops, ice cream, and while it seems to be harmless in the moment, it definitely starts unraveling as major issues later on in our lives.

 

Then the questions become how did I get this unwanted belly, why do I have chronic headaches, why is my chest throbbing, and lastly, why am I in the hospital?

 

In a serious attempt to alarm those blind consumers who crave junk food, did you know that ice cream is made with milk treated with sodium hydroxide, contains hazardous chemicals such as disodium phosphate, plastic cream, dried cream, cheap poisonous thinners, propylene (paint thinners), and polyoxyethylenes?

 

In addition, ice cream has loads of sugar which is a direct linkage to diabetes and many more illnesses.

There are many more disturbing evidences of the ordinary "junk food" consumables we encounter unknowingly.

 

There can be many challenges and obstacles when trying to maintain a healthy weight, when trying to exercise consistently to build endurance and strength, or even when trying to find healthy, nutritious meals excluding nasty meat products that cause the body to produce unnecessary mucus for digestion.

 

With so many quick, unhealthy food sources that surround us providing meals that are appealing but of no nutritional value, it may not be as easy clinging to a organic diet right away. In order to better support the healthy functioning of the body, we must educate ourselves on which foods carry the most vitamins and minerals that are most essential.

 

We must have an overview of the basic physiological actions and responses of the body to what it ingests, how to properly maintain such a complex machine through exercise and proper diet, and discipline adhering to the best organic alternatives for nourishment.

 

Just from reading books and finding articles about the importance of eating healthy contributes to my life-long commitment of straying away from processed foods and seeking out new vegan/vegetarian meals that satisfy hunger and could possibly help with muscle building and bone strength.

 

Being truly honest, the results of making the change to only eat what is best for my body is worth the effort especially with a clean, more efficient system with organs and cells performing at optimal levels.

        

In accordance to the differents foods that are ingested on a consistent basis, it is also beneficial to know which areas of the body are mostly affected due to either an overage or shortage of nutrients.

 

For example, Vitamin C is one of the most important antioxidants in the body and directly supports arterial strength and elasticity. If the body is deprived of this single micronutrient, it could lead to cardiovascular diseases due to the weakening of arterial walls and leakage of blood into surrounding cells of the brain or heart.

 

Vitamin C, along with beta-carotene, helps the body's immune system and its ability to fight off certain infections and diseases. Simple actions such as eating a carrot (contains beta-carotene and essential vitamins) daily could drastically eliminate the risk of heart attack and stroke up to 70 percent.

 

Knowing there are many holistic alternatives to assist managing those countless impurities that simultaneously threaten the body's natural state, makes it easier switching to a healthier intake of food and lifestyle. It really is amazing how well the human body responds to foreign bodies, free radicals, and many other harmful substances that directly affect the body's normal levels of functioning.

 

To fully examine the nature of the body would mean closely monitoring the behavior of our cells as to what contributes to their growth or destruction. Every cell has a function and are all interconnected to form tissues, organs, organ systems, etc. Therefore, it is critical to know how drastic the overconsumption of chemicals from food can be on our cells, how these changes affect the metabolic processes of organs, and the underlying causes of the various diseases due to chemical ingestion.

 

The phrase "you are what you eat" is very real and can be a true matter of living a longer life or dying early due to the build up of foreign material circulating throughout the body's interrelated systems. Today, many individuals are still unaware of the dangers of junk food and how mutatious these substances are to the natural body.

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A junk food diet hosts up to 30 grams of salt, which is six times more than what the body can normally process in 24 hours. After ingesting more than five grams, the salt then enters the nerves, brain, muscles, bones, cells, glands, blood, and organs causing issues to arise later on. Here are some of the many illnesses and diseases caused by salt alone: addiction, heart disease, high blood pressure, hair loss, arteriosclerosis, skin rashes, obesity, tooth decay, and insomnia to name a few. While eating meat every once in a while may seem sufficient, a number of reasons to abstain from eating meat altogether is strictly due to the production of the meat industry. While many meat farms concentrate on animal yields, the chemicals used to increase size, eliminate flies from animal dung, and the alternative uses for animal feed contribute to the destruction of the human body when ingested. Many of these same chemicals remain in the animal flesh when cooked and even more dangerous with chemicals from saturated oils used in frying. In addition, numerous chemicals found in meat products such as sodium nitrate, nitrite, and ascorbate lead to many degenerative diseases. Antibiotics are fed to the animals to reduce the risk of harmful bacterias that may be encountered, but the bottom line is that eating animal flesh is dangerous as there are over 42 diseases that threaten human consumption and over 80 diseases that can be edibly transferred from dead animals (Afrika 208-217). 

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