If you are anyone like me, there are few food sources on Earth more enjoyable than those made from dairy. A nice piece of cheese, some creamy yogurt or a nice refreshing glass of milk always seem to hit the spot don't they? Unfortunately, we now know that eating dairy products are probably not the best cusine choices we can make. Of procedure scientists still tout the broad benefits of dairy, but the rest of us have figured it out. I mean honestly, if you just stop and think about it for a moment, it makes excellent sense. Cow's milk is made for cows. Baby cows at that! Even cattle don't drink their own mother's milk past infancy - so why do you?
While mental in these terms, let's consider a human mother's milk. It's the best source of nutrients for a human infant, but we too stop drinking mom's milk relatively early in our lives. If you believe that this is the natural progression of development our inventor intended, then your thoughts and mine are probably in agreement.
But what about Calcium from milk? Ah yes, Calcium, every physician's estimate one guess for drinking milk. Well here is a short list of capability foods that are excellent Calcium sources. Believe me this list could go on and on but I will make the point with just a few.
- Black beans
- Navy Beans
- Broccoli
- Kale
- Bok Choy
- Leafy green vegetables
- Wild caught salmon
- Almonds
- Figs
- Oranges
- Asparagus
- Garlic
- Green beans
- Chia seeds
- Maca Root
- Black strap molasses
- Oregano
- Basil
- Rosemary
Now here's a test! Name one thing that your body was not designed to ingest that will not furnish some kind of negative physiological response. You can't do it! You see our bodies are designed in such an marvelous way that we are the most adaptable species on Earth. However, just because we have this capability does not necessarily mean we should push the limits. In my experience, population who eat foods that nature intended for us to eat, not surprisingly, tend to be nutritionally sound, they tend to heal faster and feel energetic throughout their daily lives because they have fueled their bodies in a way that allows them the occasion to perform and profess a high level of health and bodily ability. On the other hand, we know that population who live on foods our body was not intended to ingest tend to have complications with even some of the most basic aspects of being human. They tend to be sluggish and tired, they are susceptible to diseases and conditions related with cusine deficits, they are often sick and suffer from allergies and their lives are negatively impacted by the ramifications of partaking in foods that the body was not specifically designed to assimilate.
One way I conclude which foods fit into my daily menu is by actively finding at how they influence my attitude toward the foods themselves. By this I'm talking about cravings, urges and addictions. When was the last time you rushed to the store because you just had to have an additional one sweet potato - your fourth one today? Probably never. Why? Because foods like sweet potatoes, fibrous vegetables, beans, lentils, fish, fowl and aged fruits are what our bodies were designed to eat. We don't have strong urges toward these foods because they don't alter our physiology. Our bodies are in balance when eating these foods, so they do not generate a negative response in our systems. Think about drugs for a moment, they are foreign substances we put in our bodies that give us an "experience" that we find ourselves wanting to have again and again. This is called addiction. Now consider the long list of foods that generate similar urges in your daily life. How many times have you naturally had to have an additional one helping of pasta even though you've already eaten a pound of it? What about whole grain cereal, you eat one bowl and are hungry for an additional one not even one hour later. What about ice cream? You have one serving, then tell yourself you'll have just a limited bit more and before you know it you've accomplished off an whole quart. How can this be? This is true because your body, quite simply, was not designed to ingest these foods. Your body can ingest them and survive, just like your high dollar sports car can use regular gasoline instead of selected and still get by. But like that high doing car on low-grade fuel, your body will begin to show the signs of wear-and-tear if you continue feeding it foods that is was not designed to eat.
If you consider these things just a moment you can probably frame out why so many population fall short when attempting to diet in order to perform health and fitness goals. Their food addictions and cravings keep them from coming clean and eating in the manner that benefits them most. As society evolves and expands so does our capability to furnish things that make our lives easier. The same is true with our food selection. Instead of buying tomatoes that spoil within a matter of days (as they should), our tomatoes are superhero tomatoes that can last for in effect weeks before showing the signs of spoilage. Weird! What about fruit juices you buy at the store? How can the natural juice from a fruit last for three months on a shelf or in your refrigerator? The rejoinder is, real fruit juice can't. It'd go bad in a matter of days. The same is true of practically every food that our bodies were designed to ingest. Because this is so, humans learned how to modify and furnish foods so that they last longer and are easier to attain. consider wheat products for a moment. Wheat in its current form did not exist when humans first began to roam the Earth so you could make a solid argument that wheat is not something our bodies are designed to eat. Of procedure we hear endless information about how great whole wheat is for us. But, if it's so good for us, then why do so many population have allergies related with wheat products and the gluten protein it contains? As with dairy, wheat negatively impacts millions of population who have severe allergies to these foods. Even though the rest of us aren't severely allergic to these foods, we too have a physiologic response to them that while less obvious is nevertheless negative and in some cases life threatening. Try eating some wheat flour pancakes, a waffle, some chips or a incorporate slices of bread and see if you're not wanting a nap within an hour or so. These foods zap your energy, they make you tired and they generate hunger urges that they cannot fulfill. Like drugs, the urges created by these foods only grow and can never be quenched. I cannot tell you how many super-fit population I have worked with who seemed to be the photo of health and fitness. They trained smart, they ate natural foods that contemporary science tells us to eat and they took their health seriously, only to have weighty heart attacks due to clogged arteries and failing organs. We tend to brush this off saying, "well genetics play a role." And while this is obviously true, we find the same population (post-surgery) stumble upon the understanding of eating aged foods that our bodies were intended to eat, doing it, and living out the rest of their lives in pristine health. consider these things determined and come to your own conclusions.
I would never advise you or anyone else take anyone I say and naturally adopt it without doing explore and inquiry of their own. So I challenge you to look into this topic with interest. Quest out the facts. Do your homework, after all we are discussing a topic that could have profound implications in your life.
Similarly, I am the first someone to admit that you should eat anyone you can get your hands on if genuine hunger is an issue. By this I mean food scarcity. If you don't know where or when your next meal is going to be, eat a loaf of bread, eat a pound of cheese, and do anyone you have to do to survive. This record is written specifically for population who are fortunate adequate to have ample food resources and are trying to perceive which foods will advantage their lives the most.
Once you've done your research, begin manufacture the food and lifestyle choices that best fit into your foresight of the life you want to live. This record is a easy vehicle to pose questions, make a very easy case for the advantage of choosing aged natural foods over contemporary foods of convenience and to raise awareness to this issue in hopes that you will gain some understanding and interest in this area as it pertains to your life.
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