Top 5 Things That Pollute Your Body's Environment
by Michelle M. Pearson
#1 SODA & CARBONATED DRINKS –
Any kind of soda and carbonated drinks containing sugar, sugar-substitutes, and most importantly, carbonation. A well-oxygenated body is a healthy body. Soda drinks rob your body of that oxygen. One 12 ounce soda takes about 36 glasses of water to flush out the acidity from the one soda pop. Diet sodas are doubly dangerous to the body's environment. If you intend to be healthy, sodas should become an item you no longer consume.
#2 AIR-BORNE CHEMICALS, SMOKING & TOBACCO –
Again with the oxygen issue! All tobacco and even so-called "clean" nicotine products pollute the body's environment and pull down the pH. In addition to smoking pollutants, homes, schools, businesses, and other building are filled with chemicals in the air.
One way to drastically reduce these chemicals in the air is to open windows anytime the weather temperature allows. Built-up chemicals in the inside air are way more destructive than natural pollens and outside air!
Another way is to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals that are used in the cleaning and also the "fragrancing" your home. A clean home smells good and doesn't need extra help from candles, sprays, plugins, etc. If you like special scents, switch to essential oils for your fragrances! A few drops of peppermint in the toilet bowl after use is better than any air spray you could use! (Just don't use around babies; it's a bit too strong for their nasal passages.) You can also clean with vinegar, soda, Dr. Bronners, or other natural cleansers to help reduce air pollutants.
#3 SUGAR -
All forms of added sugar, even thought it can be "natural", require extra resources to process it in the body – resources that could better be used for healing and health or hormone production. In addition, sugar feeds cancer, candida, microbes, and bad bacteria in the body. Cut off their food and feed your health.
#4 GRAINS (including ALCOHOL) -
Grains do provide natural carbohydrates, which are one of the body's building blocks. However, most of our modern cultures consume a largely disproportionate amount of grain-based carbohydrates. Did you know that, undigested, these things ferment in the gut and cause toxicity much like drinking alcohol in excess? That's right. And both grains and alcoholic drinks are nothing better than liquid sugar to the body – robbing us of crucial resources that could be used for health! See #3 above!
And finally,
# 5 UNDIGESTED PROTEINS or excessive amounts -
Protein and animal fats are among the important building blocks to a healthy gut and healthy body. However, because so many consume such large portions of meat, while at the same meal eating large volumes of carbohydrates, the result is indigestion or, more accurately, un-digestion! This leaves excess proteins literally rotting and putrifying in the GI tract.
Did you know that the average American male on any particular day may have 7-10 pounds of undigested meat in the gut? YUK! There you have that 10 pounds around the belly you want to lose! And women typically carry around 5-7 undigested meats in the GI tract. I'd venture to guess it is this way in most countries around the globe as well.
One very quick way to improve the body's performance and environment is to reduce amounts of both carbs and proteins and keep them separate for a time period to improve digestion! "Beef" up your intake of non-starch vegetables until you have 2/3+ of veggies and the remaining amount or carb or proteins. Keeping a colorful, veggie filled plate will greatly improve the body's digestive environment.
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Once again the Top 5 are so simple but the American DIEt is so far from this! We won't be lulled into complacency and deception any longer! Thank the Lord you are getting the word out in a medium that so many more people can discover than if it were in a written report filed away somewhere.
Very informative, especially the section on carbohydrates and undigested proteins. A good word that many need to hear! Thank You Lord that You are opening our eyes to truth and drawing us closer to the life of health that You desire for each of us.
Another great, informative article. Makes you think before drinking another can of pop.
Thank you for providing us with such valuable information. You help us to know the truth so we can be set free.
Let's see… small portion of protein and a large portion of vegies, no carbs at same time. I can do it! When I listen to my body after eating a lot of carbs with excessive meat it screams YUK! Thanks for spelling out these truths for us. Keep the info pouring in and I will soak it up!
Just got a sleep study done and I didn't get a machine for the reason of sleep apnea per say, but I was given one because in a matter of 30 minutes time, my oxygen level went below 75%, I wonder if drinking soda (which I did some) and eating meat almost every meal may have contributed to that as well, I don't know, it just came to mind when this mentioned a well oxygenated body. Mine obviously has not been.
It is easy to apply many of the tips in this article. I especially like the information on toxic chemicals. I have been looking for something to use in the dishwasher that is nontoxic and cleans dishes well. I have tried three different ones and one out of the three is somewhat acceptable. In the meantime, I resort to hand washing my dishes and using the dish washer as my drying rack. Any suggestions?
I never found information like this on carbohydrates. Most articles will say to eat healthy grains with more fiber over simple carbs and seem to relate that to a more stable blood sugar level. This article points out dangers of eating too much of any grain and how it stays in the body and ferments into something toxic to the body. Wow! Powerful information and a good reason to adhere to moderation.
Another informative "Top 5" article!! If only the medical field as a whole would take hold of the truths in these articles and disseminate this information to their patients, there would be far fewer folks suffering from "dis-ease", in my opinion!!!
If the American culture would just abide by the appropriate portion size, it would also benefit greatly.( I am included in this statement, you know.) I am still looking for some medical literature to back up the no carbs and protein together. I fully understand that they are digested differently, but that doesn't necessarily mean they cann't coexist. I know that I personally feel and function more efficiently when eaten together so that the glucose release curve is tempered with a slow and sustained release of energy rather than the spikes you get when carbs are consumed alone. I also know that I can not focus as well without protein in my diet – especially while I am working. Just some personal observations.
Great article! It really puts things into perspective. We have been diligent about separating our carbs from our protiens at meals. No more indigestion, heartburn, gas or diarrhea! My husband has been eating with this plan since October and has lost 45 lbs! He couldn't believe he was losing weight so easily. His Blood sugar has been staying in the normal range for the last 3 months! He believes this is the best eating plan to follow, he is telling everyone!
I'm rarely tempted to drink soda, but when I am, just visualize the carbonation consuming the oxygen in my blood. It really helps!
i am coming against celiac disease. also have dangerous high. cholesterol . i have been eating a lot of greek yogurt. to get the protein. veggies fruit very little meat, some salmon
. i seen you mention about separating carb and protein. does make yogurt ok?
Thanks for your question! The Series 1 audios Module 1 or 2 both have great info about this, digestion, and the Endocrine System teaching is great for learning why cholesterol is high and how to fix that naturally. Check out the Resources above in the menu bar!