Well last time I talked about parabens, how they are bad for your body, and how we need to try and limit our exposure to them.  Well today, I am going to talk about how the toxins in our foods are adding to the overwhelming overload of toxic build up in our bodies.

We know that toxins enter our body through contact with our skin, we also know that we inhale them, (which I will talk about next time), finally they can enter our body through our  mouth.  So lets talk about the foods we are eating.

Now I know what you are thinking… Food bad for us?  I thought that was how we got the fuel we needed to survive.  Well you are right, it is.  But what most Americans are eating these days doesn’t qualify as food.  It is counterfeit food.  Food that has very little to no nutritional value.

How has our food gotten to this point.  Well look around.  Farming is big business, and producing as much product is good for profits.  Then there is fast foods, convenience foods, processed foods, that have done nothing but make our country fat and sick. 

  Our bodies are not being able to keep up with the burden that we are putting on it.  So we end up becoming fatter, and sicker every time we eat.  Processed foods have lead to an epidemic of diabetes and obesity in adults and now our children.  Take a look around at the popular diets these days.  One that is on TV all of the time, is selling you on eating their pre-made meals, which have to be loaded with additives and chemicals that are body can do nothing with.  I know one person that is on a plan that keeps track with points, but she can still have fast food in her diet as long as she has enough points.  How is that healthy?  You are not going to lose weight being able to have fries and coke.

Foods that were once healthy for us to eat, like fruits and veggies are now being sprayed with so many chemicals to make them grow bigger and defend them for pests, that they are losing most of their nutritional value, and becoming loaded with chemicals they have absorbed while growing.

You wanted to know why your arthritis is acting up.  Take a look at your diet.  The things that you are putting into your body are most likely causing your body to stay in a constant state of inflammation because the toxic burden placed on your body is too high for it to deal with.  High fructose corn syrup,hygrogenated oils, soybean oil, food dyes, food additive, refined sugars, caffeine, these chemicals will cause your body to constantly be in pain.  But these are the things that we are constantly eating.

Yes, meds can help with some of your health issues, and yes there is a time and place for them, but if you change what is going into your body, your health will change.  Food IS our fuel, we just have to make sure that we are using the right fuel for our health.  This would be organically grown fruits and veggies, wild fish (not farm raised), grass fed beef, and free range chicken.  Avoid meats that have been given antibiotics and steroids in order to grow larger animals.  These types of chemicals will be passed onto you when eaten.

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