| Obtaining optimal health is a goal for many people. | | | | The bottom line-eating organic food is best. |
| No one wants to develop disease and sickness. | | | | 8. Be Wary of Spices. Spices do sound very |
| The good news is, one of the ways to develop | | | | healthy, but many of them really are not. |
| optimal health is by avoiding purchasing food that | | | | Companies use hundreds of chemicals, put it in |
| is loaded with chemical, has no nutritional value, or | | | | food products, but only label the product as a |
| is energetically altered. Let's discover the top | | | | spice. In reality, people are getting more that salt, |
| fourteen foods to avoid. | | | | pepper, oregano, and the like in their foods. Most |
| 1. Avoid purchasing anything with words you can't | | | | of the time, lots of man-made chemicals are |
| pronounce. This is very easy. If you have | | | | made as well. |
| difficulty figuring out what a word is and have a | | | | 9. Avoid Artificial Color. If anything has dye in it, |
| hard time pronouncing it, don't buy it. Most likely it | | | | stay away. A dye is really a chemical poison. |
| is a harmful chemical. | | | | 10. Avoid Palm Oil: This is a very unhealthy oil that |
| 2. Monosodium Glutamate. Never buy anything | | | | is cheap to manufacture, but causes physical |
| with this chemical in it. MSG is a toxin that is | | | | problems. So, stay away from it. |
| dangerous, causes weight gain, increases appetite, | | | | 11. Dextrose, Sucrose, and Fructose. There are |
| and causes all kinds of health problems. | | | | chemically made sweeteners. There are not good |
| 3. Stay Away from Aspartame. This is a toxin | | | | for the body at all. So, it's best to avoid them. |
| that makes people gain weight, causes hunger, | | | | 12. Avoid Sucrulose and Splenda. This is a |
| and leads to medical problems such as PMS and | | | | man-made sweetener that most people have |
| migraines. | | | | heard of. In spite of the hype, it is unnatural, |
| 4. Avoid High Fructose Cory Syrup. This is a | | | | artificial, and man-made. The problems it can |
| chemical that causes people to become addicted | | | | cause are increases in appetite, depression, |
| and makes them fat. | | | | allergies, etc., all depending on the person's genetic |
| 5. No Hydrogenated Oil or Partially Hydrogenated | | | | makeup. It is best to avoid these products. |
| Oil. Never buy foods with these ingredients since | | | | 13. No Enriched Bleached White Flour. This flour |
| they are trans fats. Trans fats are deadly, causes | | | | has no fiber. It has no nutritional value, and is |
| heart disease, cause weight gain, and once more, | | | | highly refined. Eat organic wheat flour or other |
| other medical problems. | | | | organic flours such as rye, millet, etc. |
| 6. Avoid Sugar. Sugar that is processed turns out | | | | 14. Avoid Soy Protein Isolate. This is usually found |
| as refined white powder. All the natural sugarcane | | | | in protein shakes and in protein or food bars. Soy |
| is taken out. Sugar has lots of chemicals that are | | | | protein isolate's refining process often includes |
| used in the growing of sugarcane. It should be | | | | hexane, which a petroleum solvent like gasoline. |
| avoided at all costs. | | | | The best thing to do is to avoid at all costs. |
| 7. Don't Be Fooled By "Natural" and "Artificial | | | | So, there you have it. The top 14 foods to avoid |
| Flavor". These words, most of the time, mean | | | | in order to be in the best health as possible. Pay |
| that the food is loaded with chemicals and grown | | | | attention to those labels and be on your way to |
| with pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and herbicides. | | | | outstanding health. |