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trillian
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posted July 22, 2005 08:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
I've read other lists that also contain things like shellfish, but this is very informative. I also wish it had included artificial sweeteners, though.

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/07/20/foods.htm


The 6 Most Unhealthy Foods You Should Avoid at All Costs
by SixWise.com

Some people swear by the mantra "everything in moderation," but the truth is, some foods, no matter how good they taste, are better off left alone.

If you need a little motivation to stay away from these most unhealthy foods, consider that four of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States are related to diet (diabetes, heart disease, cancer and stroke). And if you're looking to improve yours, cutting back on these six foods is a great place to start.

1. Soda.

An average can of soda has 10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, artificial food colors and sulphites. Diet sodas have the even-more-unhealthy artificial sweeteners. A major part of the problem is that sodas have become a staple in many people's diets. A study in the journal Pediatrics found that 56 percent to 85 percent of children consume at least one soft drink a day, and 20 percent of adolescent males drink four or more sodas a day.

"Parents and health officials need to recognize soft drinks for what they are -- liquid candy -- and do everything they can to return those beverages to their former role as an occasional treat," says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a U.S. consumer group. In fact, CSPI has recently petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for cigarette-style warnings on soft drinks to warn people of their potential health risks (weight gain, diabetes, tooth decay and more).

You knew it was coming … French fries contain at least two types of cancer-causing compounds.

2. Potato chips and French fries.

These popular snack foods contain acrylamide, a known carcinogen and neurotoxin that is formed when foods are baked or fried at high temperatures. "I estimate that acrylamide causes several thousand cancers per year in Americans," said Clark University research professor Dale Hattis.

When CSPI conducted tests on some popular brands of French fries and chips, they found that the acrylamide in a large order of fast food fries was at least 300 times the amount allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a glass of water.

"There has long been reason for Americans to eat less greasy French fries and snack chips," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. "Acrylamide is yet another reason to eat less of those foods."

An Up-and-Coming Absolute Worst Food … Don't Try This at Home

This one wasn't popular enough to make the top-six list yet, but it's growing in popularity … and growing fast. The deep-fried Twinkie, first invented in a Brooklyn restaurant by brothers Clint and Rocky Mullen, is making its rounds to country fairs and carnivals around the country.

Here's how they're made:

• Twinkies are chilled, rolled in flour, dipped in tempura batter and fried for a minute or two.

• The frying process melts the cream center, which becomes infused throughout the cake, giving it a pudding-like texture.

• For the finale, they're sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with chocolate or berry sauce.

If you're not into Twinkies, don't despair. The Mullen brothers also sell deep-fried candy bars--Snickers, 3 Musketeers and Milky Way--to suit even the most discerning tastes.

But that's not all. These foods also contain trans fats, the artery-clogging fat that's been linked to raising bad cholesterol (and lowering the good kind), and increasing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

Doughnuts: A somehow tasty concoction of refined sugar, flour, trans fats and artificial flavors with zero nutritional value.

3. Doughnuts.

Tasty, yes. But break a doughnut down and you'll find nothing more than refined sugar and flour, artificial flavors and partially hydrogenated oil that's loaded with trans fats. They have no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

"When it comes to health, the only thing good about them is the hole," said Carla Wolper, nutritionist at the New York Obesity Research Center.

4. Coffee Cake and Other Baked Goods.

This category actually includes all varieties of baked goods, including packaged cake and biscuit mixes. What makes these foods so bad is that they almost always contain high amounts of trans fats and a host of other unsavory additives including corn syrup, preservatives and artificial flavors and colors. In fact, commercial baked goods typically contain more trans fats than any other food because not only are they often made with hydrogenated oils, they're fried in them too.

If you're not ready to give up your morning treat just yet, opt for baked goods from your local bakery (which is less likely to use hydrogenated oil for a long shelf-life and is likely to use butter instead of margarine, which typically contains trans fat) or make them yourself.

A hot dog now and then can be reasonably healthy if you seek out a nitrite/nitrate-free variety.

5. Luncheon Meats/Hot Dogs.

Processed meats like these (and others including sausages, bacon, pepperoni and other processed meats) contain a carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite (sodium nitrate is closely related).

"Sodium nitrite is a dangerous, cancer-causing ingredient that has no place in the human food supply," says nutritionist Mike Adams, author of the Grocery Warning Manual.

And, according to a University of Hawaii study that followed nearly 200,000 people for seven years, people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 67 percent increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products.

Here's some good news: you can find various varieties of nitrite/nitrate-free meats in any health food store.

6. Canned Soup.

Here we're talking about the traditional, canned soups you find in your grocery store. This may come as a surprise, but most canned (and packaged) soups have high levels of trans fats, sodium and artificial preservatives like MSG. Just one cup of canned soup can have almost 1,000 milligrams of salt (and most people eat more than one cup), which is tons considering dietary guidelines recommend consuming no more than 2,400 milligrams for the entire day.

There are healthy options out there, particularly natural, organic brands, but be sure to read the label. The alternative is, of course, to make your own homemade variety.

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Sheaa Olein
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posted July 22, 2005 09:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sheaa Olein     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks Trillian, it's true though. Hey I always wondered - what are twinkies made from? I know they're rolled in flour, but are they basically made up from flour/water/eggs/sugar? Sounds yummy, but soo bad for clogging up the body!

On sweeteners - me too. I use 'Splenda' which tastes great, no bitter aftertaste. I heard another 'scare' on sweeteners recently, saying they caused severe illness - hmm not so sure, maybe sugar sales are down

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posted July 22, 2005 11:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for SunChild     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks trillian

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posted July 22, 2005 12:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for thirteen     Edit/Delete Message
Lunch Meats and soda on weekends are my downfall. I eat salads for lunch every day but I put lunch meat in them. ( no chesse though) Its the convenience of it all.
I need more fresh meats for my salads.
Other than soda, all the other stuff i have stopped eating over the years. I never eat any white bread, rice or pasta. Whole grain only for me. My stomach lets me know if I slip up.

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posted July 23, 2005 07:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Everlong     Edit/Delete Message
Didn't know that about lunchmeat- I've been eating sliced turkey since I was a little kid, it's a bit of a comfort food for me.

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posted July 23, 2005 11:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wildflwrs     Edit/Delete Message
Thanks for the tips!!!

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posted July 24, 2005 05:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Saturn's Child     Edit/Delete Message
OMG....fried twinkies and candy bars?

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posted July 25, 2005 03:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for zoso     Edit/Delete Message
No kidding...I'm about to throw up just thinking about it! Ick.

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posted July 25, 2005 07:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kat     Edit/Delete Message
I 've heard we should avoid the following:

1. white flour
2. sugar
3. shellfish and other scavenger seafood
4. processed meats
5. soy (estrogen)
6. foods that have been chemically altered
7. aspartame
8. anything high in bad cholesterol

but
choose sugar over chemical sweeteners
choose butter over margarine

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posted July 26, 2005 02:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for BlueRoamer     Edit/Delete Message
Ok if I eat everything thats on that list won't they cancel eachother out?

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posted July 26, 2005 02:42 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Everlong     Edit/Delete Message

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posted July 26, 2005 02:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for sue g     Edit/Delete Message
I used to have this thought/theory that if you channelled in the healing light to the body, you could eat relatively what you wanted and the body would stay healthy LOL.

Well when I met the soul recall therapy woman who is amazing, she told me her diet is terrible, white bread, pastry, sugar, all the unhealthy stuff we are told to stay away from. She is nearing 60 and is very healthy. When I told her my strange theory she said her studies had led her to AGREE!!!! When I have overindulged and channel in the light, I feel my body start to heal!

I know this doesnt excuse unhealthy eating but it does let me off the hook a bit.............now where is that bar of chocolate lol!!

Thanks for info Trillian, very interesting!

Love to all

Sue xx

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posted July 26, 2005 03:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wildflwrs     Edit/Delete Message
I find that I do soooooo much better when I stay away from sweets. If I have candy, cake, or any of that crap it triggers an addiction and then I need to have a daily fix. Then it gets to the point of having to have something sweet several times a day. It's insane. When I stay away from sweets, the cravings go away and I function so much better. Also, when I'm on sweets I get arthritic pain....when I'm off sweets, I don't.

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posted July 26, 2005 08:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philbird     Edit/Delete Message
Hey guys!
Ever since I did the partial lemonade clense and have been eating nothing but healthy food... I've been spiritually dead! I can't feel my chakras, no dreams, no connectedness to anything. My "Life force" seems to have been drained. I'm not laughing and I honestly think I'm getting depressed. I really don't even feel like logging on to L.L.! Then again, if I eat anything that used to bring me pleasure, I get sick. I feel sooooo drained, emotionally and physically. HELP!

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posted July 27, 2005 09:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
Hi Sue G, how are you sweet lady? ...you know, I absolutely believe we have the power to heal ourselves with our thoughts. And I will go so far as to say that there are those who live on junk food who may be healthy. But...ever seen "Supersize Me?" And but...I know how I feel when I eat too much junk. I'm happier and brighter when sticking to more natural foods, but that doesn't mean I don't indulge now and then.

Our bodies are interesting machines, and the fuel we give them will either keep the machine running well, or it will be a bomb ticking away. I truly believe that if we ate better foods (and by that I mean quality foods, I am not preaching vegetarianism, only saying that so much of our food is tainted with ingredients we are unaware of or ignore), we would all feel much better.

Would you swallow a glass of antibiotics? Or would you eat a teaspoon of MSG? Would you drink pus and blood (which is in all dairy, even organic)? What about the chemicals put on the insides of cans to keep the food fresh? Those chemicals do not need to be listed as ingredients, and the FDA says they're ok...but I'll bet there's not one person willing to drink a glass of them.

So the dilemma here is not just food, it is the quanitity and quality. Sometimes, I must admit, my head spins.

Please don't think I'm aiming the above comments at you, Sue G., or at anyone else. They are only my own musings as I navigate my way through the jungle of food.

Philly, I am sorry to hear this. Could you elaborate a little more about what you ate before, what you ate during the lemon fast, and what you are indulging in now? Sometimes when coming off a fast, the body overreacts to digesting food; in other words, it has to work again. I am worried to hear that you fear you are having depressions symptoms and feel disconnected. Please tell us more and maybe we will have some suggestions for you. You may just have depleted some vitamins or minerals, and need a 'green drink.' By that I mean something organic that you buy at the health food store, filled with spirulina and chlorella and other living things.
My thoughts are with you.

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Hi Trillian

How are you?

Thanks for replying, no of course I dont think what you wrote is aimed at me - I think it is great what you are saying and makes perfect sense - it has to!!! I am just excusing myself cos at the mo I have pmt and am eating biccies and crisps like a mad one!!

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Philbird

I hope you feel better soon- it sounds a bit like after you have a treatment and you feel like sh!te, isnt it called the healing crisis? You will prob feel fab in a week or so - you know the saying you gotta go down before you can go up. Just rest and enjoy the quiet time you are being sent

Love and lightness


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posted July 27, 2005 12:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philbird     Edit/Delete Message
Hello guys.

I think I realize there was a price I had to pay by going on the diet. I'm almost positive the antidepressants I was taking have been eliminated from my system as a result of drinking the lemonade every day. I cry all the time, and hubby and I are discontent with each other. (some of that is issues that would have come up anyway.)
I have been eating lots of greens and taking a liquid vitamin suppliment with all that good stuff you mentioned trillian.
I will have to sacrifice the lemonade mixture and keep taking the meds. It's a matter of my sanity. I am so disillusioned by so many things in my life right now... I am sure my attitude will improve once the meds are back in my system.
Thanks for listening.

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posted July 27, 2005 01:20 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
Philly, Sue G. is right about the healing crisis.

Have you had your thyroid checked? If I recall you are thin and not very interested in eating. YOu may be hyperthyroid, which can lead to all sorts of problems, including severe depression and even, at its worst, dementia. To get all sorts of information and to see if you have symptoms, go to www.about.com and type in 'hyperthyroid.' Mary Shomon writes a lot about thyroid problems.

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He, he. I'm not thin... about 135. About a year ago I weighed 215. I saw my doc three months ago and the first thing she checked was my thyroid. Everything OK there. I believe the stomach acid problem was what was keeping me from eating. And after all the stomach tests, it turned out that I have a slight case of "stomach paralysis," and a hiatus hernia. But with the acid reduction from eating better, I don't have the symptoms associated with the hernia. Especially the pressure on my diaphram. Anyway. The depression has been controlled for years, this "crash" was sudden and within the time frame of the cleanse. I'll be OK. I really do feel better since the stomach problems are being controlled- without medication! (I'm happy about that!)

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Tonight, we took the kids to see the movie Cars. The show was over on the late side, and so we rushed to the nearest Burger King for "dinner". I very, very rarely consume fastfood. I figured that just this once, it would be ok. Boy, what a mistake. After eating that Jr. Whopper, my body feels horrible. My stomach has been hurting for the last two hours. The girl at the window told us that some regular customers go in twice a day/erverday. Ouch, I do not know how anyone could stomach so much fastfood.

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Hey thanks for posting this.My mother is in remission from luekiemia and Im trying to get her to eat more properly.I will show her this.By the way,the doctors told her not to drink any water except Aquafina,or tap water?!I thought that was strange,no poland spring,no bottle waters except Aquafina ...and tap? The tap part seems weird to me also,but I guess they figure it is cleaned enough with the chlorine?Anyways,she is Only drinking the aquafina.
Peace to all, Eliza ps.Philbird I hope you feel better `*`

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posted July 10, 2006 11:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
sue g,

Good points

Philbird, thebigeliza,

trillian, Kat

Thanks for the info and the advice
It's ironic that when we'd believed that we'd gotten rid of saturated fat, we were facing trans fat, which could be even worse. I have to watch out for those artificial foods from now on. After all, I really would not love the idea of increasing my chances to suffer from diabetes, stroke, cancer etc. And BTW, I do agree that sugar is better than chemical sweeteners and butter is perhaps better than margarine- but what about vegans? Eliminating butter and margarine altogether? I don't know yet...and the estrogen in soya is definitely a big problem- what are we going to do?

P.S. would you agree that mocked meat, mocked fish and so on should be avoided too? Those artificial foods for vegetarians/vegans? Thanks

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posted July 11, 2006 08:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for trillian     Edit/Delete Message
Eliza, I hope your mother's health improves. I'm not sure why the doctors would recommend Aquafina. Aquafina, like most bottled waters, is simply tap water from a community that wants to make extra money by bottling it. It's still just plain tap water, loaded with chlorine and fluoride that are nasty things to put in the body. Some bottled waters are better than others, but if I were you, I'd do some research in these areas.

D for Defiant...yes, I would choose butter over margarine. Throw all the margarine away! But if you want to go vegan, there's a marvelous substitute called "Earth Balance," which is completely non-GMO, made primarily from olive oil, and tastes delicious. It's the closest thing to butter I've ever used.

I would agree that soy-based meat substitutes are a no-no. It's the protein isolates. There are several websites I've provided links to here at LL where further research can be done. Dr. McDougall's website is great for anyone who wants to go vegan, and has a wealth of information about the protein isolates in soy. I'm a little rusty, as I haven't read up on this matter in a while. A little soy in your life, especially in the form of tofu, miso or tempeh, is a fine thing. But when you start to mutilate it and process it into something that is completely artificial...that's when you run into problems. There is also research indicating that soy supresses the thyroid.

There is an 'artificial meat' that I sometimes buy with the brand name Qorn. It's base is mushrooms, and it's really yummy. Good for you? Oh, I dunno. It's still a processed food. But the nuggets are a treat sometimes.

If you plan to use sugar, just be sure to buy organic, unprocessed sugar. It's a little better for your body, but also, the process of bleaching sugar includes the use of animal bones.

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posted July 13, 2006 04:22 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
trillian

Thanks for the info, web connections and tips! I'm with you!

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