Living Foods (Healthy Food)
Disease-causing vs disease-preventing
What diseases can food cause or prevent? The foods may not cause in themselves a disease but they can contribute to the manifestation or aggravation of the symptoms. It is well known that proper diet and exercise are huge factors in many of the most common diseases in America: Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure. The link of diet with inflammatory conditions and even cancer is becoming more widely accepted and understood.
Living foods: foods that bring life and health to your body. Found when you enter Walmart in the produce aisle: Fresh. Many colors. In their natural state.
Dead foods: foods that contribute to disease. Found in packages, with additives, with lots of words you can’t pronounce, altered from their natural state, usually beige (lacking in color).
Note: just because the food is of a neutral color and in a package does not mean it is not in the living category. Examples: sunflower seeds and nuts. Things from plant origin are usually heart friendlier than foods from animals.
Eat more of these:
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Whole grains
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Fruits
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Vegetables
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Nuts and seeds
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Beans and lentils
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Fish
Eat less of these:
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Red meats
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Pork
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Pastries
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Packaged foods
Read the package. Look for sugar, cholesterol (esp. saturated or transfat) and salt content.
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