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