The Dangers In Food

Hey, I understand, we all need a jolt of energy some days. The coffee shops have lineups out the door or through the drive thru before the day even begins. Caffeine is a powerful drug that makes your heart race, and gives you a boost of adrenaline. Caffeine is found in soft drinks, coffee, tea and chocolate primarily.

Energy drinks are becoming very popular to teenagers and young adults. They possibly drink it mostly when studying for an exam or test, or from not getting enough sleep the night before. The caffeine in these types of drinks were probably make you alert but there are some side effects that you should be aware of.

In high doses, energy drinks and caffeine products in general will lead to headaches, restlessness, irregular sleep habits, anxiety, jitters, and palpatations.
Once your body gets used to caffeine and you decide to stop, even for a day or two, you can experience even further headaches, irritability and sometimes depression.

Nowadays it has become popular to mix energy drinks with alcohol. This is a very dangerous thing to do. The combination of the caffeine (which is a stimulant) and the alcohol (which is a depressant) can surprisingly lead to dehydration, nausea and vomiting, and heart irregularities.

Popular Energy Drinks include:

Red Bull
Monster
Rockstar
Guru
XS
Xyience

For more information on energy drinks Check out the Health Canada website

Instant Noodles are a cheap, quickly prepared meal for some people. The noodles themselves are not the problem as so much as the packaged flavoring that comes with it.

Monosodium Glutamate-(MSG) is a common ingredient used to enhance the flavor of many foods including the packaged seasoning found in instant noodles. These seasonings are very high in sodium containing between 687-830 milligrams per serving. MSG can also trigger an allergic reaction in 1-2 % of the population. The symptoms can include chest and facial flushing, burning sensations and headaches. People who suffer from heart conditions, high blood pressure or on antidepressants should not consume these instant noodles that come with packaged seasoning.

Aspartame-A very highly toxic sweetener, despite it's dangers, is an FDA approved product. It is an artificial sweetener supposedly a substitute for sugar. There are over 92 identified health affects associated with aspartame consumption. The most severe can include death. Other severe side effects include birth defects and mental retardation, suicidal tendencies, hyperactivity in children and irreversible brain damage.

Some of the adverse reactions and side effects associated with aspartame include:

vision loss or eye problems

bulging eyes

frequency of urination and burning sensation

excessive thirst

bloating

increased susceptibility to infection

headaches and migranes

buzzing or ringing in the ears

epileptic seizures

severe intolerance to noise

memory loss or confusion

slurred speech

severe depression

irritability

anxiety

aggression

sleep disorders

palpitations

shortness of breath

elevation in blood pressure

nausea

abdominal pain

diarrhea

skin allergies

changes in menstrual cycle

weight loss or gain

severe PMS

Aspartame has been know to trigger or mimic illnesses such as Lyme Disease, grave's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Epilepsy, MS, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, ADHD and other serious illnesses. Aspartame consumption as you can see is not something to take likely. Doctor's have sometimes misdiagnosed people who are actually suffering from Aspartame Poisoning.

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Microwaves are now found in more than 90% of households. They are a quick and easy way to prepare and heat up food.

Doesn't it seem a bit scary to you that if you microwave an egg in its whole form it will explode or if you put something with metal in the microwave it will catch on fire. Can you imagine if it takes that much electromagnetic energy to cook your food that it can cause that type of damage, that maybe, it is also altering your food at such a high frequency? Microwaves basically distort the molecular structure of food and destroy alot of the nutrients in the process.

Microwaves are not recommended to heat baby bottles as the bottle may appear to be cool to the touch but the liquid itself can be hot and causing harm to the baby's mouth and throat. The buildup of steam inside the heated bottle may also cause it to explode. It is best to run the bottle under hot water and then testing it on your wrist for safety measures. It has also been discovered that some baby bottles contain bisphenol A, a toxin that is being leached into the liquid of the baby bottle. After continuous use, the plastic breaks down leaching this harmful toxin . Microwaving the bottles will make it deteriorate that much faster.

Microwaves also have the potential to reduce the nutrional value of the food
May cause cancerous cells to increase in human blood
May cause deficiencies in the immune system
There is a possibility of memory loss, loss of concentration and stomach and intestinal tumors.

Check out this article by Dr. Mercola for more information on the dangers of microwaves

Fast Food is everywhere and ever so enticing. The smells of a juicy burger and hot fries really stimulate the senses. Sometimes you don't feel like cooking or don't have time to prepare a meal and will stop at your local McDonalds, Burger King or KFC for a quick and reasonably priced meal for yourself and maybe your family. I am sure you have already seen the physical evidence that fast food plays on the body. It is usually high in sodium, deficient in dietary fiber and empty calories.

Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate amongst children and adults. This highly fat food as a meal can contain more than your daily recommended calorie intake.

Check out McDonalds Nutritional Facts Guide and they promote the highly poisonous aspartame product Splenda!!

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Some people may not realize that there are some unhealthy connections to flouride which the dental industry uses when cleaning our teeth, it is in our toothpaste, mouthwash, drinking water and many other things. We retain about half of the daily intake intake of flouride in our system. Healthy kidneys are able to eliminate the other 50%. If a child was to for instance swallow a half a tube of toothpaste it could actually kill them. US labels in 1997 starting putting warning labels on toothpaste packaging. There have been known cases where children have died from flouride poisoning. When flouride is swallowed it forms hydroflouric acid in the stomach.This can irritate and corrode the stomach lining. Bad stomach aches and diarrhea can occur once the flouride reaches the gastrointestinal track; even seizures have been know to occur. Some European countries have banned the use of flouride.

The Dangers of Flouride