Whole Foods Vs. Processed Foods

I want to speak a little bit about why Processed Foods are a large part of the Health Crisis in America today. In the most medically advanced country in the world we have almost epidemic proportions of Cancer, Heart Disease, and Adult Onset Diabetes. How can that be? Well we do live longer, thanks to the advances in Medicine, but the quality of that life extension leaves much to be desired. It seems we just keep adding one new pill to the last one to offset the bad effects of the first one,and so on. The truth is that our bodies were created to run on Whole Foods, not chemically altered and processed foods. So Medicine keeps us living longer, but our diets keep us getting sicker. It is a vicious circle.

Back in the 1960's the Food Industry came out with Partially Hydrogenated Oils! What exactly is that?- and why is it bad for us? Well Partially Hydrogenated Oils were developed to help extend the shelf life of food products. Hydrogen is boiled through fat- peanut fat, soybean fat, etc., and the hydrogen molecules bond to the fat. The problem is that our enzymes cannot break down these bonds and so the fat accumulates over the years. We cannot process this excess fat out of the body and we see a tremendous increase in Cancer,Heart Disease and Adult Onset Diabetes, for example. This increase is seenmostly in countries where we use these additives and preservatives. They are not as prevalent in third world countries.

Another product that we add to our diets that is of great concern is High Fructose Corn Syrup. It sounds okay, but it was actually invented in Japan in 1971 and is a completely unnatural sweetener that is used in almost everything we eat and drink. The chemical and molecular structure of the syrup in corn is altered to make it six times sweeter than sugar! The reason for this is that it is so much cheaper to add to foods than sugar!- not because it is healthier, just because it costs less, and so it creates more profit to the food companies.

If you want to lose weight in a healthy way try cutting these additives from your diet- read the labels of everything you eat and drink- you'll be amazed at the results! For healthy alternatives stay with live whole foods as much as possible. Visit my website: for more details.

Taking a Look at "Super Juices"

Just as I was speaking about synthetic vitamins and inorganic minerals not accomplishing the goals that people buy them for, many people buy the latest fad " Super Juice" thinking that these juices will be the answer. But almost all of these products are pasteurized and very often laden with preservatives. Pasteurization involves heat which harms or kills live nutrients. Preservatives may be said to be non-toxic in small doses, but many have toxic side effects in larger amounts.

The main reason Products are Pasteurized and Preservatives are added is not for health reasons, but to extend shelf life! If your main goal in buying nutritional products is your Health,then these products that contain these dangerous preservatives and are pasteurized start to look a little less attractive. I believe that the easiest way to be sure you are getting the best nutrition you can into your body is to stick with LIVE WHOLE FOODS!

Rather than buy into hype or chasing the latest fads make sure you are getting a full spectrum of the nutrients that your body needs on a daily basis. If you'd like to see a way to get this type of complete nutrition click on the top link on the left side of my site to see what I do.

Why People Are Addicted to Sugar and Coffee

The reason so many people are addicted to sugar and coffee is simply because their diets consist primarily of foods that are dead! Our bodies crave Live Energy, but most of our food has been cooked, processed, pasteurized, and/or chemically and preservative laden. This is not what our bodies were made to consume. So we try to make up for the lack of energy but adding these health depleting stimulants rather than changing our diets.

Many people try to correct their nutritional deficiencies by adding nutritional supplements to their daily diet. Unfortunately, synthetic vitamin pills, that are laden with synthetic chemicals and inorganic minerals, cannot help because the substances in these pills are not the same as the living nutrients in REAL fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. For Real Nutrition you need Real Food that has not been altered in any way. The answer is just common sense, but not so easy to accomplish in our busy world. The Government says we should be eating 5 to 9 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. But we know this is not practical for most people.
So we have to search for other ways to fulfill our bodies' needs.

Please continue to visit my blog for various ideas on what to do to get your daily requirements met!

How to Maintain Good Health

Back to Basics . . . Our Past Reveals the Future of Nutrition!
With nutritional supplementation and health awareness at an all-time high, why have health problems skyrocketed over the last 100 years? While our ancestors lived difficult lives, they were not burdened with many of the complicated health challenges we face today. So what has changed in our modern world? What is the secret to enjoying the health and vitality experienced by our forefathers?

The answer is simple and indisputable: Live Whole Food Nutrition!
For centuries, our ancestors received nourishment from whole food sources; Vegetables, berries, seeds, greens, sprouts, fruits, grains and nuts grown in chemical and pesticide free soil – that was rich in probiotics, fulvic acid, enzymes and minerals.

In today’s world, our bodies still require the complete balance of pure nutrients and energy provided by live whole foods. The modern demands of our fast-paced world have led to the processing of food to the point of non-nutrition. Authentic food value has been sacrificed for convenience. Natural food has been replaced with chemically modified products that can promote illness and disease.

Today we are not only eating food – our food is eating us.

In an attempt to counteract the impact of poor nutrition, we supplement our diet with “processed nutrition” in the form of isolated synthetic vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are only slightly more beneficial than the processed foods that created the problem!

The URI solution to the nutritional crisis facing our world is pretty simple ... “Back to Basics”. Back to a complete balance of live whole-foods, just the way that nature intended for healthy living. Supplementing your diet with URI live whole food nutritional products provide that balance. Feed your body the live whole food nutrition your body knows, Nutrition your body needs.

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The core of your nutritional program should begin with 100% natural URI Live Whole Food Nutritional Products, proper diet, quality water & exercise. These products provide a natural synergistic source of thousands of naturally occurring nutritional compounds, vitamins, minerals, live enzymes, antioxidants, amino acids and phytonutrients that can only be obtained from live whole foods.

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I like Nutrition

Do you know how much I like nutrtition? I love it. Not just that but I think the quality of food is essential to good health. Can nutrition supplements really replace what is missing in our food supply?

What You Didn't Know About Nutritional Supplements

We all know that Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of our daily lives. But do we really pay attention to what we are eating on a daily basis? Do we really have the time or appetite to get our required daily servings of fresh fruits and vegetables? Do really know the source and nutritional content of the fruits and vegetables that we do eat?

Many people realize that they just cannot get their daily requirements from the food they eat, so they add nutrtional supplements to their daily regimen. This seems like a good way to make up for what might be missing in one's diet. But here again, have you ever wondered if nutritional supplements are good for you? Are vitamin and mineral supplements really good for you? Can they really do the job of replacing nutrient-dense live whole foods as Nature intended us to receive these ingredients?

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