You've probably heard about the sudden deaths of those who have
gone on a high-protein,
low-carbohydrate liquid diet to lose weight. These deaths are caused by irregular heart rhythms
resulting from severe nutritional
imbalances. But while these deaths are dramatic, there are many other
chronic, disabling disorders that come from a high-protein diet. In fact, A HIGH-PROTEIN
DIET IS TOXIC TO THE BODY! This diet taxes your liver, breaks down
your body's own protein tissues, triggers a loss of calcium from your bones,
and leaves behind toxic residues. Before your body manages to eliminate
these residues, it is often damaged, becoming more susceptible to a variety of
diseases including cancer and arthritis.
A high-protein diet also causes excessive calcium loss
through the urine. People on a high-protein diet need large amounts of calcium
to make up for the losses. With an extremely high-protein diet (140 grams a
day), researchers found it was
impossible to maintain calcium balance-regardless of how much extra calcium one
ingested!
ingested!
Too much protein causes harmful amounts of ammonia to
accumulate in the body, and ammonia has been shown to slow the growth
of cells in a cell culture. It seems clear that ammonia will slow the growth of
normal cells, but hardly affects the growth of cancer cells - apparently giving the cancer cells an advantage!
For the elderly, a high-protein
diet is particularly detrimental since they may easily lose bone matrix, resulting in osteoporosis, or thinning
of the bones. Then, too, there's the loss of calcium, iron,
zinc, and phosphorus through the urine during a high protein diet and we know
that zinc is needed to balance other minerals in the
blood.
blood.
In a completely primitive society, an
individual receives about 10 percent of their calories from protein, about 10
percent from fat, and about 80 percent from complex (unrefined) carbohydrates.
Studies indicate this kind of diet is
the easiest for the human body to handle, since both fats and proteins
are far more difficult to metabolize than carbohydrates.
Almost 1 00 percent of carbohydrates can be
converted to energy during digestion, so they represent the least “expensive” form of body fuel,
leaving the smallest amount of waste product. Protein, on the other hand, is an “expensive” fuel, since only 58 percent is available
for “burning:' leaving much waste material for your body to dispose. Fats are even more difficult,
since only 10 percent can be converted into fuel. So, since the production of
heat, the performance of work, and the forerunners for many other nutrients are
obtained from carbohydrates, it is plain that they should represent the major
portion of food eaten.
Many people have a fear of
eating carbohydrates, thinking they will cause weight gain. THIS
IS A MISCONCEPTION. It is fats
and proteins that stimulate
one to become overweight, rather than unrefined carbohydrates. Eating high-carbohydrate foods will not
cause you to become overweight unless you eat high-fat and high-protein
sauces, gravies, and other foods with them. In fact, if you use a
high-carbohydrate diet from natural sources, it is highly unlikely that you
will become overweight.
Refined carbohydrates are absorbed rapidly into the blood stream
and put a strain on the pancreas,
liver, stomach, and other digestive organs, often resulting in
imbalanced blood biochemistry. Generally speaking, all refined or concentrated
foods should be taken quite sparingly.
The best diet is a very simple
one consisting of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Apart from these three food groups, all other foods should be used sparingly.
Some nutrients, like salt, should also be used sparingly, however some salt is
good for the body we are told.
“Do not eat
largely of salt, avoid the use of pickles and spiced foods, eat an
abundance of fruit, and the irritation that calls for so much drink at mealtime
will largely disappear.” {CD 344.1}
“Food should be prepared in such a way that it will be
appetizing as well as nourishing. It should not be robbed of that which the
system needs. I use some salt,
and always have, because salt, instead of being deleterious, is actually essential for the blood.” {CD 344.2}
Oils should be used sparingly, as
they may cause an increased susceptibility
to cancer and heart disease. No added protein should be used, and very high protein foods
such as animal products should not be used but if you do then use them very
sparingly.
Enjoy the foods God gives us in
their natural form. Your body will thank you!!!
Most info taken from Dr. Agatha Thrash
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