Diets and Cancer: Some things to stay away from for health damage control.

Cancers don’t appear for no good reason. Cancers develop if you follow an unhealthy diet full of cancer causing food over an extended period of time. Some of the food we eat have high amounts of cancer promoters (carcinogens) that cause cancers. In this article, we will discover the 3 common types of carcinogens most people are exposed to on a daily basis, what types of food we should and should not consume to prevent cancer.

Good rule of thumb:  If your Great-Grandmother wouldn’t recognize it as food, it probably isn’t.  The American Industrialized Diet contains many substances which have no nutritious benefit and actually could (and often do) cause harm.  Some things most people would typically consider to be FOOD are really no more than "Food-Like Substances."  Another thing:  Beware of food-like substances  emblazoned with labels that shout health claims at you from the center aisle.  Don’t mistake the "Silence of the Yams" (over in the produce section) as evidence that they are not nutritious.

Acrylamide In Food: Bad, Bad.

Acrylamide has been used in industries that specialize in the treatment of contaminated water, creation of plastic, and manufacturing of food packaging. Scientists recently found traces of acrylamide in food that was cooked with high temperature cooking methods such as microwaving, frying, baking and roasting. Even though acrylamide has been attested to cause cancer in animals, doctors have not found absolute evidence that is causes cancer in humans even though it is toxic to our bodies. French fries top the charts of food that contain the highest levels of acrylamide, followed by certain brands of potato chips, breakfast cereals, cookies, brewed coffee and toast bread according to the US FDA/CFSAN 2006 Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide.

The Harmful Effects Of Sodium Nitrate

Sodium nitrate is a common food additive found in processed meat. It is used to conserve the reddish color of meat to make it look more appetizing to eat at the neglection of your health. Sodium nitrate on it’s own is pretty harmless but it changes into a carcinogenic substance called nitrosamine during the digestion process, thus promoting the growth of cancer cells. Almost all forms of processed meat like bacon, hot dogs, bologna, pepperoni, lunch meat and ham contain sodium nitrate.

Trans Fat (or Hydrogenated Oil): What Is It And Why It Is Unhealthy

Trans fat or trans-fatty acids (TFAs) are the most terrible kind of fat you can consume. Trans fat is created by a hydrogenation process that transforms unsaturated vegetable oils to a semi-solid state. Food companies do this to save money, to improve flavor stability and to extend the shelf life of their products. Due to it’s processed nature, it is considered unnatural in our bodies and it is very tough to digest, therefore it easily clogs our arteries if we don’t exercise often. What’s worse, trans fat promotes the development of bad cholesterol and reduces the levels of good cholesterol, increasing your risk of heart disease. Trans fat can be found in pastries, hydrogenated oils, commercially deep-fried food, food with vegetable shortening and partially hydrogenated oils.

There is no known safe level of consumption.

Foods that will help avoid Cancer

It is ideal for all of us to restrict or eliminate our consumption of processed food that contain the 3 carcinogens above and other toxins such as cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and salt.  The decision is up to you to decide which is more important to you.

At the very least, choose natural food like organic vegetables, fruit and meat as much as possible. Having a diet made of nutrients, antioxidants and fiber from raw veggies and fruits should help you steer clear from cancer. As a general rule, eat what mother nature intended us to eat and avoid man-made food.  Keep up with your fiber intake on a daily basis.  Your colon will thank you.

Bottom line:  Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants .

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Anti Aging Herbs for Longevity

Longevity Supplements for Boomers 

 As the Baby Boomer generation is growing older they are getting more and more concerned with staying young and / or, staying alive.  Herbal supplements are becoming very popular with this group of Americans. The Chinese have been researching the benefits of natural cures for the Anti-aging process for centuries.

Below are a few examples of Chinese herbal supplements and some results that some people have seen.  Scientists are applying modern methods to determine the precise effect of these plants have on the anti-aging process. Many of the effects that have been confirmed by modern science have already been studied and popularized in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Jiaogulan

No serious discussion on longevity can occur without including good nutrition, i.e. Food for Health Damage Control.  The American industrial diet is lacking in many areas. 

Our lifespan is directly proportional to the level of nutrition we have access to, the exercise we get on a consistant basis, as well as the balance of many other factors.  Suffice it to say that all other things being equal, nutrition and exercise will extend a lifespan, or postpone our age of disability.

In addition to the Chinese herbs listed, it is generally accepted that the fruits and vegetables should be a large part of our diet and most people do not get enough.  There are many whole food dietary supplements available which the body recognizes as food because it is not synthetic, but, as the name implies, is whole food. 

Antioxidants are important because they help prevent cancer.  Digestive enzymes are important to the digestive system, helping to keep the colon healthy and the immune system in shape.  All these are found in fruits and veggies.  Because most people do not eat enough of them, the obvious next best thing is whole food supplements.  Be aware of synthetic vitamins, as the same benefits can not be expected.

A good diet coupled with a good whole food supplement  is considered by many to be a natural cure (or natural cure remedies) for many ailments -high blood pressure balance, high cholesterol among them.

The human body can becomes accustomed to taking herbs over time, and the effects will become less and less beneficial. It is necessary that your body is able to adjust to being without the herb for the effects to be noted when you start taking them again. I recommend that you take herbs for 4 weeks and then abstain for 1 week.

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