KEEP THESE TWO FOODS OUT OF YOUR DIET
August 2nd, 2009 by Francis Mackey under Colon Cleanse and Weight Loss, Natural Colon Cleanse. No Comments.
The 2 foods to be avoided may come as a surprise to you. You may even find it hard to believe. The common belief would be that they are fine to have as part of a controlled diet. It comes as a big surprise for most people, to learn that they should ditch them.
It is a reasonably well known fact that when dieting, trans fats are to be avoided, and also to be avoided is the high-fructose corn syrup. I am sure you are aware of this. I’m not going to go there – I am not talking about either of these.
Number one to be avoided when you are on a diet, is all wheat products – that means anything that contains wheat. This would include bread of all types, bagels, pasta and cereals (and this even includes all those “whole wheat” cereals).
There are 2 main reasons why wheat products are to be avoided. First of all, a large percentage of the population has an allergy to the gluten contained in wheat and other grains. But what is more significant, we were never meant to consume wheat in such huge quantities. Our digestive system has not adjusted to it.
Wheat has come into our diet only in the last couple of thousand years, and it has NEVER been in such a large proportion of the human diet until the last 80 to 100 years! Our diet has evolved from a healthier one that had a much higher percentage of meat, fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
When a person is trying to lose weight, if they eliminate wheat from their diet for 2 to 3 weeks, they will lose weight, and feel a whole lot better. In some cases, it also gets rid of headaches and indigestion problems (even skin problems too) which they may have been having for years.
The second food that should be avoided comes as a surprise to just about everybody, because I am talking about fruit juice. It is generally regarded as being a healthy choice, and something to be included in a weight-loss diet.
Don’t get me wrong – I am not totally against carbohydrates. I believe that most fruits are actually very healthy, when they are consumed whole. But when you separate the juice from the fiber and the other beneficial parts of the fruit, it’s no longer useful for dieting. What is left is a sugary mixture that is high in calories.
If you only drink the fruit juice, you are missing the fiber. Apples and oranges are two of the best examples of this problem. You will only end up craving more carbohydrates. Fiber in fruit helps to quell hunger, and unlike the fruit juice, it slows down the response of the blood sugar.
The bottom line is that consuming too much fruit juice makes you fat. But consuming the whole fruit is an important part of a balanced diet, and supplies your body with a high level of nutrients. This also depends on you having unprocessed foods in the rest of your diet also.
