Important Foods for Health

Many memorable statements have been made about food:
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“An army travels on its stomach…” said Napoleon Bonaparte.
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“Bodybuilding is 80% diet…” proclaimed Vince Gironda (aka the Iron Guru).
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Then there’s the ever-popular phrase: “You are what you eat.”
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What you eat and when you eat it is a determining factor in how well you progress in your health and bodybuilding program and in your overall health efforts.
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We all know that we should be eating a properly balanced diet of complete
proteins, good fats and complex carbohydrates, including fibre.
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But what are the specific benefits of health foods?
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To Combat Cancer:
Apricots, beans, beets, blueberries, raspberries, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries, chestnuts, chili peppers, figs, fish, garlic, grapes, green tea, lemons, limes, mangoes, mushrooms, oats, olive oil, onions, oranges, peaches, rice, strawberries, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, walnuts.
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Your Colon Cleanser:
Wheat germ, wheat bran.
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For Your Prostate Health:
Cauliflower, grapefruit.
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To Aid Digestion:
Apples, artichokes, bananas, beans, blueberries, cabbage, carrots, chili peppers, flax, honey, mangos, oats, peaches, peanuts, pineapple, prunes, wheat germ, wheat bran.
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For Heart Protection:
Apples, artichokes, bananas, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots,
cauliflower, cherries, chestnuts, fish, grapefruit, green tea, lemons, limes,
olive oil, oranges, prunes, rice, strawberries, tomatoes.
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To Fight Diabetes & Regulate Blood Sugar:
Artichokes, avocados, blueberries, oats, olive oil, rice.
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For Immune System Support:
Cantaloupe, carrots, chili peppers, fish, yogurt.
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To Control Blood Pressure:
Apricots, avocados, bananas, beets, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrots, chestnuts, figs, garlic, grapes, lemons, limes, oranges.
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To Lower Cholesterol:
Artichokes, beans, cantaloupe, chestnuts, garlic, grapefruit, mushrooms, onions, prunes, tomatoes, walnuts, watermelon, wheat germ, wheat bran, yogurt.
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All this information serves to point out that fresh fruits and vegetables are very important in everyone’s diet, not just bodybuilders’.
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A bodybuilder also needs to focus on good sources of natural protein.
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Hen’s eggs are 95% biological, meaning that we can absorb 95% of the protein in eggs.
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Organ meats are very high biologically: heart, liver, kidneys, sweetbreads. Red meats also rank high, as do poultry and fish.
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Very low on the biological scale is soy – only 22%. In other words, you would have to consume a great deal of soy in order to obtain enough amino acids.
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Foods to Avoid
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Any foods that spike your blood sugar should be avoided. Typically these are foods that are high in refined sugar, starches, processed grains. Eating these simple carbohydrates will increase your insulin production, thus raise your fat storage.
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Processed foods that need little or no cooking are loaded with preservatives
and chemicals that are to protect the food, not the eater.
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Read the labels to see the ingredients. Better yet, avoid pasta, bread and other starchy foods altogether.
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The human metabolism evolved from eating meat, berries, seeds, vegetables and seasonal fruits . . . not grains.
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Our records of human ailments indicate that most of the chronic diseases that humans have developed may have begun with the switch to a diet based on agriculture.
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Archaeologists discovered in the excavations of the Mound-Builder sites in the Eastern U.S. that they experienced a three-fold increase in infectious diseases when corn became their staple.
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What does all this mean? Stick to the foods that our ancestors thrived on: lean meat, fresh fish, fresh fruit, seeds and nuts. Also eat plenty of garden produce, avoid processed foods, and eat fewer carbs.
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Happy food choices and happy eating!
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What foods do you buy everyday for your family. What food problems do you face? Does your family suffer from any allergies or reactions to these foods? Share with us below!
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