Fitness

10 Hateful Facts about Processed Meat

9. Processed meat alters acids in your stomach. Processed meat creates some unhealthy changes in stomach’s acidic medium with its unnatural ingredients and processes. Now that… Melisa Silver - April 10, 2016

Do you ever think about why some diseases prevail in certain geographic areas? Apart from the genetic basis of diseases, lifestyle plays a major role in contributing to the development of several ailments. As we all know that the major portion of lifestyle is based on what goes inside our body, and that is mostly influenced by our diet. This is no breaking news that the West is getting unhealthier by the minute. Fast food trends have destroyed this generation and made us ill with diseases which have no record from the last generation.

A lot of modern world diseases are rooted to the infamous processed food, which we are eating like it’s free, which in fact is not. Instead, quite ironically, it’s even more expensive than the healthier foods.

The other horrible reality which we are ignoring is that it s the major cause of many cancers these days, which anyone wouldn’t like to die of. This is not even anywhere near the tip of the iceberg. The ‘unhealthy benefits’ of processed food can have volumes written on them, but who has got time to read that much, we are ‘fast food generation’ anyway. So, here we are going to summarize some of the studies regarding this hot topic.

Anything is processed which has been preserved through smoking, canning, freezing, and adding preservatives such as salt etc.

The processed meats which we eat daily include hot dogs, bacon, salami, ham, sausages, pastrami, bologna, etc.

1. Processed meat contains rodent hairs.

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Yes, you read it right, it’s been ‘legally’ allowed by FDA to have 4 rodent hair per 100 grams of processed meat. So now you can think about dogs while eating, I meant ‘hot hair dogs’…Oppps…

2. Processed meat is treated with carbon mono oxide to keep it red.
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Again, you are welcome. Next time when you crave a hot dog, go out and ventilate on your vehicle’s silencer; it’s rich in carbon mono oxide, quite ‘wholesome’, no? ‘

3. Processed meat is not just meat, it contains fats and other stuff too.

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For instance, hot dogs are grounded and then squeezed through a machine into a bag which gives it the particular shape. However, the bag actually receives meat………well that’s not the end. The packet also gets some fat, starch or cereal fillers as complementary….more like serial killers.

4. Processed meat contains sand.

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Okay, not exactly sand, but silicon dioxide which is found in sand or rocks. And that is going to give you rock solid cancer!

5. Processed ham contains illegal drugs.

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About 80% of the pigs raised in the US are fed with an unusually controversial drug, supposedly helping them get bigger. That drug is Ractopamine, which interestingly, is banned in some countries like China and Russia, and all the countries of European Union.

6. Processed meat is addictive.

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It is a well-understood phenomenon about how often we crave those hot dogs and our beloved bacon. There’s a reason for it because they are supposed to leave you with craving. With certain additives and flavorings, processed meats stimulate the release of dopamine in brain, a feel-happy neuro-transmitter that activates your brain just like any recreational drug would do. Journalist Michael Moss told us more about this in his book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.

“Some of the largest companies are now using brain scans to study how we react neurologically to certain foods, especially to sugar. They’ve discovered that the brain lights up for sugar the same way it does for cocaine.”

7. Processed meats are a road to chronic diseases.

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Many studies have been conducted to find the route from processed meats to chronic disease, and they have been successful in finding links with the following diseases:

  • Hypertension
  • Multiple heart condition
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Gastrointestinal cancers

Many other studies have been of following conclusion that it increases the risk of:

  • Cancer of the urinary bladder by 50 percent
  • Cancer of the stomach by 38 percent
  • Cancer of the large bowel by 50 percent
  • Cancer of the pancreas by 6 percent
  • Type 2 diabetes by 50 percent

8. Processed meat makes you feel tighter in your clothes.

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Or in other words, it increases the amount of fat in your body. If in any case it hasn’t been cleared by now that processed meats are full of fats and other unhealthy ingredients, it should be cleared by now.

9. Processed meat alters acids in your stomach.

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Processed meat creates some unhealthy changes in stomach’s acidic medium with its unnatural ingredients and processes. Now that should be the major reason of acidity and the growth in the sales of antacids these days.

10. Processed meat doesn’t give you enough proteins, but cancer.

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It is now quite evident from the above facts about processed food that it doesn’t contain the most-healthy ingredients and the processes which they go through obviously denatures the protein in it and convert into a cancer precursor nitrosamine.

We conclude that……….

The message that you should be taking home today is to make healthier eating choices. On top of it is to consume more and more fruits and vegetables. Unless you are not an addict of meat you should consume fresh red meat almost 3 times per week to give your body enough amount of animal protein. On the other hand, if you are addicted to processed meat you should totally consider about switching to a vegetarian diet.

“Studies are confirming the health benefits of meat-free eating. Nowadays, plant-based eating is recognized as not only nutritionally sufficient but also as a way to reduce the risk for many chronic illnesses.” – Harvard Medical School

“Appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.” (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, July 2009)

We hope that this article would be helpful for its readers. If you felt guilty while reading this article, how about a positive change in lifestyle now?

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10 Colors and Their Health Benefits

We love to learn certain psychological facts and horoscope clues, though we might not even completely believe in them, isn’t it so? How many of you… Melisa Silver - April 10, 2016

We love to learn certain psychological facts and horoscope clues, though we might not even completely believe in them, isn’t it so?

How many of you still rush up every morning to grab the newspaper lying in your mailbox, just to slip away the page containing horoscopes and scientific facts? Many of us would agree with it.

This piece of blog post has brought you something which is not a myth or a brain-tricking fact. Science has discovered some mind freaking and unusual impacts of different colors on human health, which are actually found to be authentic through various studies and research.

How could red color make your day? Or how could the green color ward off your illness? Curious to know? Well then click on the next button to discover which color affects your health and in what ways.

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1. Red

The vibrancy of the red color is enough to boost one’s mood. But that’s not the end. We are not talking about a mere theory here. In fact, it has been proven that red color brings out the athlete in you. A study published in the journal ‘Nature’ in the year 2005 claimed that teams in red win more often than teams in blue. In several Olympic sports games, as studied by researchers from Britain that red teams have achieved more victories.

A study that was published in the journal ‘Appetite’ says that red color acts as a stop sign when it comes to eating. Subjects included in this study were observed to eat less from red plates and drink less from red glasses. Hence those trying hard to cut down upon food, surround yourself with this color.

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2. Green

Green means ‘good health’. It is a fairly common practice to wear fresh green clothes when out for visiting a patient, since this color ignites a feeling of healthiness.

Green is nature’s color. This is the reason why moving to places surrounded with greenery gives pleasure and boosts health. Talking about color-meaning perception, a study was conducted to observe public’s approach and attitude towards green color food labels and food labels of other colors. Although there was no difference in the contents of the packets, however, the food labeled green was perceived to be healthier by people in general. For example, study no: 1 of the research setup concluded that people preferred candy bars with green calorie labels as compared to candy bars with red calorie labels.

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3. Blue

In a research that included testing the impact of different wavelengths of light on the human circadian rhythm, it was observed that the light wavelength which lies within the range of blues has the greatest ability to reset the biological clock, whereas there was a significant decline in that associated with greens, and a mild boost in that of red.

Moreover, blue color is used to stimulate the feelings of peace in the mind. It is also considered to be a meditating color.

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4. Yellow

There is a long list of health benefits that are associated with the color yellow. Yellow is for ‘sunshine’. Hence it is mostly associated with joy, happiness and hope. Moreover, this shade is meant to bring out the perception of self-respect, self-control, uplifting, contentment, decision-making and cleansing in oneself.

Surrounding depressed people with yellow-colored objects can help them in fast recovery. This method is also good for beating out negativity, fatigue and lack of confidence in one’s personality.

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5. Orange

Since this color stands in between the two variations of its shades, that are red and yellow, the orange color is associated with health benefits that combine the strength of red and the joy of yellow. This shade is counted among ‘warm colors’, as it gives the human body a sensation of heat.

Increased determination, boosted enthusiasm and high levels of strength are some boons that the orange color imparts to human health.

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6. Violet

Color therapists assume that violet color is the shade of the crown ‘Chakra’ (which is the center of trust, happiness and connectivity with one’s own self). According to therapists, violet affects the entire body, both physically and mentally. They say that it stimulates the spleen, adds to the bone growth and maintains the body’s electrolyte balance. Psychologically, the color brings out inspiration and humility in the personality and is good for provoking dream activity.

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7. Pink

Those who say pink is for girls only, ponder over this myth at the end of the paragraph. Pink stands for gratitude, appreciation and love, and these characteristics are not linked with a specific gender. It stimulates the feelings of tranquility, warmth and nurture in one’s personality. The color is really good when it comes to reassuring and calming one’s emotions.

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8. Grey

Despite the dark characteristic of this shade, the color grey is associated with ‘neutrality’. However, too much of grey can bring out negativity, depression, low moods, lack of energy and shrinking confidence in your personality.

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9. Black

Black is not a shade actually; it marks the ‘absence of any color’. Things appear black when they do not reflect back any light, indicating that all seven shades of the light have been absorbed in the object. Black color is associated with glamour, security and sophistication. However, it is widely used to express sadness and grief.

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10. White

An object is white when it reflects back all the seven colors. White stands for ‘purity’, ‘equality’ and ‘peace’. Cleanliness, hygiene and sterility are all associated with white. It also represents coolness, since it is the color of snow.

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