These are foods that are bad for you and can be swapped out for a similar alternative
- Milk is a bad one as our bodies are not meant to process it. It can have some pretty nasty side effects. Below are some links to sites that I have found to support this. Milk can be swapped out with any of the following healthy alternatives rice milk, almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, flax seed milk, hemp milk, geez honestly the alternatives are endless here, but yes I am guilty of loving milk, i use rice milk as an alternative but im finding it difficult to completely cut milk out, its a work in progress. http://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/ ,http://www.notmilk.com/, http://www.naturalnews.com/031255_milk_health.html#
- Sugar, this one should be well known fact by now, it makes you fat, it causes spikes in blood sugar levels, it irritates your body's insulin production and like it or not sugar is addictive, I have found it easy to cut out sugar except when it comes to sugar as in ingredient in other products like chocolate and candy...so once again guilty! Otherwise I use Raw Agave nectar, some other alternatives are things like Stevia, Xylitol, Coconot sugar, raw honey. Although the alternatives are a ton better than refined sugar, some of them may have some slight side effects, it is important to do your research and see which one suits you best at the end of the day. http://www.eatingitreal.com/8-reasons-why-refined-sugar-is-so-bad-for-you/
- Salt (Table salt), this one for me has been the easiest to transition away from because the alternative is basically the same. The alternatives being pure Sea salt or Himalayan salt. Salt is in fact good for you in many ways, but the process that normal salt goes through to get to how we buy it is where the problem comes in. Some chemicals added to table salt include aluminium derivatives, fluoride, anti-caking agents and bleach. http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/dangers-of-salt/
Next here are some ingredients found in many foods, even ones that we sometimes do not expect ( Most of these have become general knowledge these days though)
- Aspartame - found in diet sodas and some other low fat or no fat products
- MSG (Monosodium Glutamate E621) - this is mostly a powder flavour and can be found is most crisps, sauces, spices, most fast foods use MSG to addd flavour
- Phenylalanine - found mostly in soft drinks
- Acesulfame-K - found often with Phenylalanine
- Fluoride - found in most toothpastes and mouth cleaning products, your tap water and many chewing gums
I have made these lifestyle changes due to my own research but please I am not telling anyone that they have to do anything, you do what feels right to you but if in doubt about whats going into your body when you eat, just do some research of your own and make a decision from there.
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