Health Tips

LAW OF KNOWLEDGE STATES

"What you do not know can easily kill you"

 

Many of us are digging our own graves with Folk & Knife. As we pride ourselves on being the best-fed people on earth, we are paying a high price for privilege - in needless diseases, disability and premature death.

 

The Question is: "What are we doing wrong?"

We eat too much of nearly everything - too much sugar, salt, fat and cholesterol. We eat too much calories and we eat too often.

Such abundance of eating has helped lay the foundation for coronary artery disease, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis, adult-onset diabetes, obesity and several kinds of cancer. These diseases are responsible for three out of four deaths. They are related to our lifestyle, especially to how we eat.

 

Disease from food? You must mean pesticides and preservatives!

Surprisingly, pesticides and preservatives are not the only worst offenders. Below are some of the more serious culprits.

 

 

7 WRONG ROADS

 

Sugar.

The National Research Council reports that refined sugars and sweeteners account for up to 20 percent of many people's daily calories. Devoid of fiber and nutrients, refined sugars are empty, or naked, calories. But because of their caloric density, they are well suited to promote Obesity.

Recommended amount: not more than ½ Tea Spoon a day

 

 

 

Salt.

Most people consume 10 to 20 grams which is two to four teaspoons of salt a day. This is many times more than is actually needed and contributes prominently to high blood pressure, heart failure, and kidney disease.

Recommended amount: not more than ½ Tea Spoon a day

 

 

Refined Foods.

People used to think refinement was good because it got rid of useless roughage. Now we are learning how necessary fiber is in protecting us from certain cancers, stabilizing blood sugar, controlling weight and preventing gastrointestinal problems such as gallstones, hemorrhoids, diverticulitis and constipation.

 

 

Fat.

Most people do not realize that they are consuming an average of 37 percent of their daily calories as fat. This is much more than the body can properly handle. As a result, blood vessels plug up, impotence sets in and hearts and brains suffer. A high-fat diet also contributes to over weight, adult diabetes and certain cancers.

 

 

Protein.

A diet heavy in meat and animal products provides more protein, fat and cholesterol than the body can use. We eat two to three times more protein than is recommended. Scientists now recognize that a diet containing less protein and much less fat and cholesterol is essential for improved health and longevity.

 

 

Beverages.

Instead of us drinking water, most of us average several servings of soda pop, beer, coffee, tea and sweet drinks everyday. Because most of these drinks are loaded with calories from sugar and alcohol, they can play havoc with blood sugar levels and sabotage weight-control efforts. Caffeine, phosphates and other chemicals found in beverages pose additional health risks.

 

 

Snacks.

Engineered taste sensations are taking the place of real food. Schools, day-care centers, even hospitals require snacks to be available. The coffee break remains standard at work and snacks reign supreme after school and at home. Well-planned family meals are now the exception. Snack attacks disrupt digestion, overburden the stomach and are a frequent cause of bloating and indigestion.

 

 

Is there anything SAFE to EAT?

Think Fruit - Hundreds of varieties, spectacular colors and every imaginable texture and flavor. Go for vegetables, potatoes and yams. Include legumes - All kinds of beans, lentils, chick-peas - in scores of shapes, colors and flavors. And do not forget the grains - the mainstay of a good diet and a gold mine of delectable and healthful foods.

Eating a variety of whole-plant foods will furnish all the fat, protein, fiber and nutrients the body needs. It is also ecologically sensitive and will cut the food budget in half.

 

The best news is that, this kind of dietary lifestyle helps delay and often prevents the onset of most killer diseases. Eating full-fiber plant foods not only allows people to eat larger quantities of food without having to worry about weight gain, but also promote optimum health and energy for a lifetime.

 

 

A very good article.

It is not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you! It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.

Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.

You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

I suggest if everyone who reads this health tips makes it known to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Hold fast unto this and make it known to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend to all your friends you care about.

 

 

 

Paul Attoh
Health and Marketing Consultant

CEDISAND (Health & Business Gate)