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!
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.
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!!!
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