How to Avoid the 8 Biggest Health Mistakes Most People Make

The 8 Biggest Health Mistakes Most People Make, Are you sabotaging your health? Today everyone has health concerns. Did you know that many of the daily choices you voluntarily make are sabotaging your own health and the health of your family as well?

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• Any 3 of "The 8 Biggest Health Mistakes" could be costing you or your loved ones a very real reduction in the enjoyment of life. Here we go in reverse order:

1. Trusting that the government is insuring the safety of our food is a big mistake! Yes, the government is watching out for the additives and the foods we eat, but they are really slow at it. Rarely will a product be deemed unfit for human consumption until it is determined beyond a reasonable doubt to be dangerous. This sometimes takes generations to determine if a food additive is harmful. Did you know that there are over 2000 government approved non-food-food additives. That is a pretty scary thought! The only person to be held accountable for what you eat is you! Do not expect the government or any other outside agency to monitor your food choices. Government is a business which is really good at what it does best: marketing. The government is the largest marketing agent in the world and they represent those who have the money to lobby their case.
2. That brings us to #7 of the 8 Biggest Health Mistakes Most People Make which is that most people do not read the ingredients lists of the foods they buy. Most people buy their food for what it says on the label. Labels are designed to entice you to buy the product. The ingredients are the facts. If you only take one thing to heart out of this article, I challenge you to start reading the ingredients list. The first 3 ingredients on the list are about 85% of the total product by weight. Those ingredients need to be the best ingredients. Let’s look at wheat flour. It can say wheat on the label and not be whole wheat. It must say whole or 100% or stone ground in the ingredients list just prior to the word wheat in order to be whole wheat. It can even say 100% wheat on the label, but that only means in does contain some 100% wheat, not that it is ALL of that product. To get true 100% whole grain bread, the whole wheat must be the first and only wheat in the ingredients list. The label is a marketing tool and the ingredients list is the facts. Learning to decipher the ingredients list is a big step toward a high metabolism and optimum health. In future newsletters we will discuss the ingredient list in more detail. In the mean time if you are interested in learning more about deciphering the ingredients list, the CD, Ingredients 101 is available at WWW.WowYouAreReallyLucky.com
3. Most people by food for what is not in it as opposed for what is in it. This is a terrible mistake and is a sabotage to your system. Humans need fat, protein, and carbohydrates to perform all the bodily functions properly. For 2000 years man has been consuming fat, carbohydrates and protein. Any diet which eliminates an entire food group for an extended period of time is not sound. This alone is jeopardizing your health. Many food labels say carb free, fat free, protein free, lactose free, sugar free, calorie free, gluten free, soy free, and nut free. (I actually saw a salad dressing that bragged that it was “free” of all those items.) When they take out all of those foods, what do you think they put in? That would be chemicals, and non-food-food-additives. The solution to this is to buy foods based on the quality ingredients that are in it as opposed to what is not in it. Go back to the ingredients list. You and your family will be healthier in the future when you eat quality foods in moderation, instead of attempting to replace poor portion control with a chemical substitute.
4. This takes us to the number 5 Biggest Health Mistake that Most People Make. Most people think it is OK to eat chemicals. I do not know where modern man got the idea that it is OK to eat chemicals, but it is a big mistake! Chemicals are addictive. They have no nutritional value and are poisoning our bodies. Chemicals are addictive and we are addicted to food. The more chemicals you eat the more you want. Americans are the most over-fed-under-nourished population in the world because convenience food is nutritionally unsound and calorie laden. When purchasing your foods, look for only recognizable ingredients. If you do not know what it is, then chances are it is a chemical or man-made product.
5. The fourth Biggest Health Mistake that Most People Make is consuming exorbitant quantities of excitotoxins. That doesn’t even sound good does it?! Most non-nutritive sweeteners are in the class of excitotoxins. An excitotoxin makes your brain think something tastes good when it doesn’t. An excitotoxins causes your brain nerves to fire so quickly that they actually get burned out. Excitotoxins kill brain cells. I don’t know about you, but I need all the brain cells I can get! A well known excitotoxin is the natural, flavor enhancer, MSG. MSG kills brain cells in everyone, but those who say that they are allergic to MSG are just more sensitive. The first sign of excitotoxin is a headache. Excitotoxins are damaging our nervous system and causing untold health problems. Not only that, they do exactly the opposite of what they are intended to do. Instead of reducing our desire for sugary items, they just create a vicious craving cycle which tells our brain….”more sweets please!”
6. The number three Biggest Health Mistake that Most People Make is to think they have to go to the gym to exercise. Any good health program includes exercise and going to the gym would be terrific for everyone, but the fact is that most people do not consistently set aside time to go to the gym. “Do Anywhere” exercises are more effective because they can be practiced for the rest of your life along with your daily activities. The healthy people never have to drive around looking for parking places because there are always spots reserved for healthy people out by the street near the mall entrance. You burn more calories sitting that laying down; you burn more calories standing than laying. Office work can be done standing up. Watch TV, from a chair, not laying on the couch. Do calf raises while reaching for spices in the cupboard. Walk the dog to do the bank deposit. Practice your cheek squeeze while in line at the grocery store. (That would be the butt cheeks.) Smile more, it exercises more muscles. Incorporate “Do Anywhere” exercises into your life to improve your overall metabolism. To learn more about increasing your metabolism check out the CD/DVD fun-fast-healthy living skills program, Wow! You Are Really Lucky….. You have a Really High Metabolism. You too can be really lucky and have a high metabolism. www.WowYouAreReallyLucky.com
7. The number 2 Biggest Health Mistake that Most People Make is to think that their produce or vitamin supplement is providing all the vitamins and minerals that they need. Even people who eat really good fruits and veggies are not meeting the bodies nutritional needs. Our soils are depleted and our produce is grown so fast that it does not have time to absorb what it needs from the ground. Fresh produce at it’s finest is 35% less nutritionally sound than it was in the 1930’s. The vitamin supplement industry is also misleading. Not all vitamins are created equal. Pill vitamins and minerals are only being absorbed by 3-7% and colloidal vitamins (vitamin/minerals suspended in water) are absorbed 25-30%. All disease is rooted in vitamin or mineral deficiencies. When your body does not have enough nutrients, it will tap into stores in the organs. When that happens long enough it results in disease. Are you flushing your vitamins and minerals down the toilet? Bio-ready vitamins are the answer. Superior nutrient absorption is the foundation for lifelong vibrant living. To learn more about adequate vitamin and mineral supplementation visit www.MakeMoneyLiveHealthy.com
8. And finally the number one Biggest Health Mistake that Most People Make is to not drink enough water! Water is the single most important thing for life long good health. We are talking water, not coffee, soda, juice, milk…just plain water. Everyone has heard that they should be drinking 8-10 glasses per day, but few people do. The fact is that the majority of the population walks around in a constant state of dehydration. The first symptom of dehydration is hunger, followed by head ache, then a myriad of others: dry sinus, dry skin, unjustified stress, fatigue, lack of concentrating, dry eyes to name a few. You can not loose weight, deal with stress, eliminate waste, digest food, grow new cells, metabolize nutrients or perform any bodily function properly without water. The single most important thing to insure your future health is to drink 80 ounces of water per day. .

Tips & Warnings

• It is time for all parents and adults to take responsibility for their personal health and the health of the future generations; today’s children.
• Deb Bixler, Healthy Living Skills Trainer, is the leading expert in Healthy Living Skills. She is a self proclaimed food geek who studies the art, science and skill of eating well. Deb has an associates degree in hotel/restaurant management and is a trained chef with a degree from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY. With a 30 year career in the food-wellness field, she teaches fun-fast-healthy cooking and living skills; so families can spend more quality time at the dinner table eating good-for-you foods and enjoying life at it‘s fullest! Visit Deb’s web page at www.foodsmart.tv for healthy recipes, and more information about Foodsmart Productions.