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Fat Or Fit?
Fat or Fit?
You Are What You Eat! by Dr. Tony Vendryes Every day the average person puts 3 to 5 pounds of stuff into their stomach. This 'food' is digested and absorbed to provide for the needs of our body - nourishment and energy. Indeed, what we eat soon becomes an actual part of our body, our blood, flesh and bones. The sugar from a fruit you ate may find its way into the cells of your brain, or the calcium in your vegetables could soon become part of your back bone. just as how the quality of the gasoline you put into your car will affect its performance, so the type of food you eat is going to influence the condition of your body. The three biggest "natural" killers in our country a a.. Heart disease b.. Cancer c.. Stroke. All these conditions have one thing in common - they are related to your diet. In other words, the kind of food you eat has everything to do with your chances of getting one or all of the 'big three'. Medical research has shown that the right kind of diet can prevent and even reverse these illness'. The holistic approach to health declares that the body is created with the wisdom and knowledge to maintain itself in a healthy condition if we simply give it what it needs What are the body's nutritional needs ? The human body needs: a.. protein b.. carbohydrates c.. healthy fats d.. vitamins e.. minerals f.. water g.. fiber h.. botanical factors / herbs These need to be available in the right proportions, in a form that the body can easily use. With "civilization" and "progress" man's diet has moved further and further away from this ideal. The modern man's diet is characterized by excesses and deficiencies. Often he consumes too much fat, protein and calories and too little vitamins, minerals, water, fiber and herbs. The increase in these illnesses is greatly due to this imbalance. What has gone wrong ? Why are we in this predicament ? We have somehow lost touch with what food is all about. Most people now eat for pleasure. We focus on eating the things we like, not what is good for us. We have forgotten that the primary purpose for eating is for nutrition. Parents are often the number one culprits. Many parents use food to either punish or to reward children. Thus we create in the child's sensitive mind the concept that food, particularly some foods, can be used to make us 'feel good'. Then there is the food industry. They are the people who use advertisements, and the psychology of persuasion to cause us to eat what they are selling, although it may be harmful to us. A review of the television commercials shown when our children are watching cartoons reveal that up to 90% of the advertisements are for "fast foods". In this way the youngster is being programmed to desire a type of food which is nutritionally unhealthy. Ignorance on the part of the consumer, and greed on the part of the food merchant has led to our current dilemma. As a result deadly food addictions have become a common problem in our society. We suffer the consequences. There is a great need for us to educate ourselves and our children on the basic facts about food. Food is in fact mankinds greatest medicine - Nutritional Medicine. The Ultimate Way To Work From Home Work Part Time Around Your Current Schedule Visit https://www.ezinfocenter.com/8653873/FREE |
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Fat Or Fit?
"weightloss" wrote in message
... Fat or Fit? You Are What You Eat! by Dr. Tony Vendryes Every day the average person puts 3 to 5 pounds of stuff into their stomach. This 'food' is digested and absorbed to provide for the needs of our body - nourishment and energy. This sounds as if eating 3 to 5 pounds of the "right" stuff daily is a good thing. Not true. Eating too much is just as bad as eating the wrong things. Too many calories = weight gain leading to cardio vascular disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, etc. The average moderately active person needs around 2-3 pounds of nutritious food daily. Recent studies have shown, in fact, that UNDEReating actually tends to prolong life! Excellent article, as far as it went. George |
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Fat Or Fit?
"weightloss" wrote in message
... Fat or Fit? You Are What You Eat! by Dr. Tony Vendryes Every day the average person puts 3 to 5 pounds of stuff into their stomach. This 'food' is digested and absorbed to provide for the needs of our body - nourishment and energy. This sounds as if eating 3 to 5 pounds of the "right" stuff daily is a good thing. Not true. Eating too much is just as bad as eating the wrong things. Too many calories = weight gain leading to cardio vascular disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, etc. The average moderately active person needs around 2-3 pounds of nutritious food daily. Recent studies have shown, in fact, that UNDEReating actually tends to prolong life! Excellent article, as far as it went. George |
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On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:07:03 GMT, "George"
wrote: The average moderately active person needs around 2-3 pounds of nutritious food daily. Or less. Recent studies have shown, in fact, that UNDEReating actually tends to prolong life! Then it would not be undereating. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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Fat Or Fit?
"Mun_ Between The Stones" wrote in message
... On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:07:03 GMT, "George" wrote: The average moderately active person needs around 2-3 pounds of nutritious food daily. Or less. Recent studies have shown, in fact, that UNDEReating actually tends to prolong life! Then it would not be undereating. TRUE ... ) But, this regiman will never catch on. Those who follow it are in a constant state of mild hunger. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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George -- You're absolutely right!
Then it would not be undereating. For me and many others, eating far too much of high calorie foods is very easy to do, and certainly disastrous in the long run. Yours, Caleb Mun_ Between The Stones wrote in message . .. On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 03:07:03 GMT, "George" wrote: The average moderately active person needs around 2-3 pounds of nutritious food daily. Or less. Recent studies have shown, in fact, that UNDEReating actually tends to prolong life! Then it would not be undereating. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960222.html Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long. |
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