| It's important to be aware of what you're putting into | | | | processed foods. Too much saturated fat can |
| your body. Looking at the average diet of Western | | | | contribute to obesity and a higher risk of heart disease, |
| Society - bread, pasta, meat, dairy, processed foods, | | | | high blood pressure, diabetes, gall stones and certain |
| carbonated drinks, fried foods and sugar - it is not | | | | forms of cancer. |
| surprising that the health statistics are showing huge | | | | As part of your new eating regime, you should avoid |
| increases in obesity within our population. Eating one or | | | | high-fat foods such as deep-fried chips/fish/chicken, |
| all of these foods can create a toxic environment in | | | | fried onion rings, pies, sausage rolls, quiche and high-fat |
| our body, a breeding ground for bad bacteria, parasites | | | | pizzas. Avoid fish fried in batter. Choose grilled or |
| and disease. | | | | baked fish and canned fish in water pack. |
| These toxins build up within our digestive system, blood | | | | Choose low-fat or non-fat milks and fat-reduced |
| and vital organs, causing havoc with our health. The | | | | cheeses as well as low-fat ice creams. |
| average person is walking around with 1kg to 6kg of | | | | Ideally, you should be working towards eliminating all |
| undigested food and waste in their colon. These toxins | | | | animal products from your eating behaviour, however, |
| build up over time and begin to coat the lining of the | | | | this is not something you can achieve overnight and |
| colon and small intestine, causing a decrease in the | | | | should be done gradually by replacing one main meal |
| body's ability to eliminate waste and absorb vital | | | | per week with a vegetarian dish. You will find that |
| nutrients. Rather than absorbing these nutrients, our | | | | most vegetarian dishes are nutritious, tasty and |
| body begins to reabsorb the very waste our body is | | | | delicious and will easily become more acceptable to |
| trying to eliminate. This creates a vicious cycle and a | | | | you and your family as you try new recipes. |
| downward spiral in our health. | | | | A healthy diet and some daily activity (preferably 30 |
| It's time we we started looking at the causes rather | | | | minutes per day), can have a distinct bearing on the |
| than the symptoms of disease and ill health. When we | | | | state of your well being and will also have you feeling |
| address our symptoms with drugs we are adding | | | | more energized. |
| more toxins to our system. | | | | Before commencing your new eating habits you would |
| The obvious place to start to reduce fat intake into our | | | | be wise to arrange a health check with your local |
| body is to make some changes to our eating habits by | | | | doctor. You may find that there are medical problems |
| reducing or eliminating dairy, animal proteins and | | | | that are also contributing to your obesity. |