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This information, once assimilated, can be a huge
help in keeping you on a healthy path in life. Learn these basics
and apply them to your every day life by making the right choices...
1. CONSTIPATION - The colon is your
body's sewage system. If your sewage system backs up, toxins
become trapped in your colon.
Chronic
constipation means these toxins are fermenting and decaying
in the colon, often being re-absorbed into the bloodstream,
which in turn, pollutes all of our tissues and cells, and sets
the stage for chronic disease and illness to follow.
2. POOR DIET - Poor diet includes dead, cooked,
devitalized, clogging, low fiber foods, fried foods, junk foods,
over-processed foods, etc. As a modern society, we have drifted
further and further away from eating raw, organic "good for you"
fruits, vegetables and whole grains high in natural fiber,
nutrients, and enzymes. We now use processed and pre-prepared
foods to fit with our busy lifestyles. Unfortunately these foods
do nothing to benefit our health. These foods, unlike live foods
(fresh, raw fruits and vegetables), lack the proper enzymes to
assist in proper digestion and assimilation, and lack the fiber
or bulk to assist in proper elimination. They are also lacking
in essential vitamins, minerals and other basic, life giving
nutrients. You are what you eat! Eat healthy!!
3.
OVER-CONSUMPTION - Overeating puts a tremendous amount of
stress on our digestive system. Most people eat too much food,
too fast. A meal should be eaten slowly and food chewed
thoroughly.Saliva mixed with food in the mouth plays a huge role
in foods being digested properly. The body must produce
hydrochloric acid, pancreatic enzymes, bile and other digestive
factors to process a meal. When we over-eat, the digestive
system cannot always meet the demands placed upon it. The
stomach bloats as the digestive system goes into turmoil. Foods
are not properly broken down and tend to lodge in the lower
intestines. Vital nutrients are NOT absorbed. Try to eat smaller
meals, with "healthy" snacks in-between meals. If you only eat
when you're "starving", you will constantly over-eat and wonder
why you feel so heavy, bloated and tired afterwards. Eat light
and stay healthy!
4. LACK OF WATER - Water makes
up 65 to 75% of the human body. It is second only to oxygen in
order of importance to sustain life. Water cleanses the inside
of the body as well as the outside. It is instrumental in
flushing out wastes and toxins. When our bodies do not receive
enough water, toxins tend to stagnate, hindering all digestive
and eliminative processes. Drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a
day is imperative to good health. By the way, sodas DO NOT COUNT
as water intake! Sodas of any kind (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite,
etc.) contain high levels of sodium, sweeteners, caffeine, and
very bad-for-you chemicals. Over time, sodas can be a big
contributor to ill health. Try and limit your
soda
intake and drink as much
water as possible.
5. STRESS - Stress effects
every cell and tissue in the human body. Stress breaks down the
immune system as well as all of the major organs. Have you ever
noticed how much easier it is to get sick when you're under a
lot of stress? Stress is TOXIC to our bodies! It robs the body
of important vitamins and minerals, and over time, can cause
severe acid build-up. Stress hinders proper digestion,
absorption and elimination of foods by throwing the digestive
system out of balance. The worst thing a person can do is to eat
a meal while experiencing extreme stress. This usually causes
indigestion, and nutrients will not be absorbed. Regulate and
control the amount of stress in your life, and you will be a
healthier and happier person.
6. ANTIBIOTICS -
Antibiotics, despite their benefits in fighting certain
bacterial infections, have a damaging effect on the intestines.
Their prescribed purpose is to eliminate unhealthy bacteria in
the body; bacteria that causes illness. However, antibiotics
also eliminate the healthy, necessary, good bacteria in our
bodies! They strip the colon of ALL intestinal flora... good and
bad. After antibiotics are taken, it is usually the bad bacteria
that regenerate and multiply quickly, often causing nagging
yeast infections and digestive and eliminative upset. Our entire
gastrointestinal tract becomes imbalanced, creating problems in
the colon and hampering proper digestion. When we are forced to
take antibiotics, it is extremely important to supplement our
diets with cultured foods that contain live "good" bacteria,
such as yogurt, cottage cheese, and probiotic supplements. We
must replace the good bacteria, for optimum health and proper
intestinal function.
7. LACK OF EXERCISE -
Exercise strengthens our entire bodies. It stimulates the
circulatory and lymphatic system, building muscles, nerves,
blood, glands, lungs, heart, brain, mind and mood. Blood is
pumped throughout our bodies by the heart, but lymphatic fluid
depends solely on exercise to be circulated throughout our
lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is the human body's
sewage system... it is responsible for the removal of cellular
and toxic waste. Here is a remarkable fact... there is 3 times
more lymphatic fluid in the human body than blood! Physical
exercise and movement is the lymphatic system's only "pump", so
to speak. If we don't exercise, our lymphatic system becomes
sluggish and toxic, effecting our over-all health. Lack of
exercise lowers metabolic efficiency, and without circulatory
and lymphatic stimulation, the body's natural cleansing systems
are weakened. Exercise is extremely important.
8. EATING LATE AT NIGHT - The human body uses sleep to
repair, rebuild and restore itself. In essence, our bodies use
the sleeping hours to cleanse and detoxify, and to build
strength and immunity. When we eat late at night and go to sleep
with a full stomach, the body is not at rest. Even though our
mental processes are quiet, our physical body is actually quite
busy digesting and processing a large amount of food. This
inhibits the vital cleansing, building and restorative processes
that normally occur while we sleep. We've all had the experience
of going to sleep with a full stomach, and waking the next
morning feeling tired, exhausted and disoriented, despite 8
hours of sleep. This is because your body, in actuality, did not
get 8 hours of sleep... more like 3 hours of sleep, after
working hard most of the night to digest and process the big
meal you ate before bed. Do not eat late at night! Eat an early
dinner, and eat light in the evenings.
What are toxins?
Toxins are chemical substances that interfere with normal chemical
processes in the body.
Look at your lotion bottle, after shave bottle, or deodorant container.
All the ingredients that you struggle to pronounce are toxins. The
preservatives and ingredients you do not recognize in the food you
purchase are toxins. Rubbing alcohol, bleach, cleaners, etc are all
toxic. Most unsaturated fats become oxidized either while being
produced, while sitting on the shelves, while cooking with them or once
they enter your warm body. The oxizided fats are toxic. There are toxins
in our water supply, toxins in the air we breathe, toxins in the
detergent we wash our clothes in and even many toxins in our homes.
There are definitely more toxins in our world today than there have been
in times past.
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