5 Good Foods Ruined by Man

July 1, 2010 admin 2 comments

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Hi,

You probably eat or have heard of good foods to eat for your health. But, are they really. Here are 5 good foods that have been ruined by man.

The first is coffee. Natural coffee has a lot of antioxidants and has been shown to help prevent diabetes among other things. That of course means just the coffee and not the sugar and creams that are added.

And remember too much of a good thing can be more harmful than good. And that certainly applies to coffee.

But, that is not the main problem. The main problem is that -unless you are getting organic coffee – you are getting all kinds of pesticides in your morning brew. These include, but are not limited to highly toxic chemicals like: endosulfan, dursban, basudin, and disulfoton.

So spend a few extra bucks and buy organic coffee and skip the pesticides.

Salmon is the next good food. Used to be any salmon would do, but in order to make more profits salmon started to be grown on salmon farms.

And they were fed, corn, soy, vegetable oil and fishmeal pellets that contain PCBs (cancer causing agent). Wild salmon eat krill.

This difference changes the structure so much that farmed salmon contain 4 times the omega 6 oils and less omega 3 oils.

You actually need about a 2-1 to 3-1 ratio in favor of omega 3 oils.

Wild salmon is a good source of protein and antioxidants as well as the omega 3 oils. Farmed salmon is none of the above.

Number 3 is cocoa. Cocoa has the highest ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) units of any food source at a score of 80000. This measures the amount of antioxidants it has.

Problem is most of the cocoa you see has added sugars and other non-natural ingredients. And is has been treated with alkali, a harsh chemical base that cuts its antioxidant capacity in half.

Again, go organic and get all the benefits.

Also way up there on the ORAC base are blueberries (6500 score). That is way less than cocoa, but nothing comes close to cocoa.

Blueberries, rasberries, strawberries, black berries are all great for you. They have lots of antioxidants, fiber and only a little sugar.

Again, the amount of pesticides in these berries is tremendous – they are all on the top 12 list of most contaminated fruits. Cherries rank high on this list also.

If you think the pesticides can be washed off, you will have to think again. Tests show that the pesticides penetrate the skin of the fruit and reduce the antioxidant effects by over25%

Lastly we have beef. Grass fed beef that is. Grass fed beef is a natural source of protein, creatine and omega 3 oils.

Pen fed beef is not a natural source of anything. But, it will give you a lot more omega 6 oils and fat enhancing hormones.

Going back to a natural or organic diet will do wonders for your health. As you can see pesticides, chemicals and hormones have ruined what once once a good food.

But, you can make a change. Start eating more organic foods and naturally raised beef and fish.

Then you don’t have to worry about the 5 good foods ruined by man and can enjoy all the benefits of a good diet.

Thanks,

Mike Val