Foods that Wreak Havoc on Your Health

 

In my years as a health care practitioner there is one thing that I can say is for certain, Garbage in  = Garbage out.  The translation of course is relating to what we put into our mouths on a daily basis.  The foods that we eat can either be the simple building blocks of our health, or they can be the subtle disaster that ruins it.  Unfortunately, we are ingrained as a society to shop based upon supply and demand rather than informed decisions.  It is my intent in this short blog to educate the reader on the potential harm these foods can pose on one’s health.

Faulty nutritional advertisements seem to be at an all time high now more than ever.  Corn and soy, to name a few, are at the top of this list.  I encourage you to step beyond the glitz and glimmer of these marketed products and do a bit of research on the health benefits associated with them.  You may find this to be a difficult task in your attempt due to the lack of information that is provided.  One thing that you may notice is the mass quantities of these products that are produced and distributed daily, not to mention annually.  Due to the fact that they are genetically modified, the cost for mass production is relatively low.  This of course means that the return of investment on these products comes in huge margins.  Despite the lack of nutritional value, supply and demand for these products are steadily increasing.  That’s right, you are getting pumped full of garbage because someone is making money!  Challenge yourself to read each label of the products in your home and see for yourself the different variations of corn and soy that may be present in them.  I have the suspicion that most of you will be amazed.  We are constantly eating genetically modified foods because they serve as great fillers.  By the way, genetically modified can also be coined as “chemically engineered”, therefore, we are not only digesting garbage but we are also in taking large quantities of the chemicals used to produce them.  It is almost like taking a handful of fertilizers and eating them for your afternoon snack. 

All in all, there is absolutely no substitute for wholesome organic foods, free of pesticides and antibiotics.  Unfortunately, these foods may become more scarce as government promotes loose regulation of the above mentioned.   If you would like to explore this topic in more depth here is a great article by Dr. Mercola, who is a world leader in health and nutrition.  

 

Dr. Ryan Pope is a Kanata chiropractor at The Wellness Group, a multidisciplinary health facility in Ontario, Canada. He currently practices chiropractic in Kanata full time with a focus on educating and empowering his practice members to harness the innate intelligence of the body to heal itself through the chiropractic lifestyle.