Acid forming
More than 90% of all items in fast food is actually acid forming, which includes hamburgers, french fries, coke, etc. Alkaline foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, etc help to regenerate the cells while providing anti-oxidants and vital nutrients.
Acid forming foods promote cortisol and a catabolic state. Your only chance of getting alkaline foods is to order a salad or fruit cup.
All the other acid forming foods will increase inflammation in the GI tract. Once the balance of healthy microflora and probiotics is disrupted in the gut, nutrient assimilation plummets.
That means regardless of how many calories you’re eating, you’re starving yourself at the cellular level because your body can’t get nutrients from the fast-food.
Deep fried- free fatty acids
Most of the fast-food restaurants have stopped using trans-fats oil in their deep fryers but when you boil ANY vegetable oil at high temperatures the sugar and starch from the oil will form cancer causing compounds.
The oil also tends to act like a sponge gathering heavy metals during cooking. But most important is the fact that fried foods are highest in free fatty acids which researchers have shown BLOCKS the actions of many hormones.
You want to mess up your hormone levels, simply eat a bunch of fried foods. It’ll work like a champ every time.
You may like the taste of fried food but I doubt you’ll like losing your sex drive, being overweight, fatigued, and generally “sick and tired” all the time.
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
This nasty substance which is in just about any fast food you can imagine will wreck havoc on your hormonal system. They add it to the food because it will not only make it taste better but it also makes the food become addictive. Think I’m joking? I wish I was.
MSG destroys the hypothalamus which controls the entire body’s homeostasis. It has the very distinct property of working to increase appetite. This is why you can eat a fast food meal and still be hungry for more!
I’m telling you there’s some scary stuff going on here designed to keep you coming back for more.
If you think that an occasional Big Mac is no big deal and you can eat fast-food in moderation, think again. Sure you may get away with it if you have a fast metabolism but I can assure you damage is still being done.
I’m generally a spokesperson for “all things in moderation” and for the most part I live by this credo. But when it comes to fast-food I’ll take a pass. You’re better off to indulge in a few cocktails or some dark chocolate.
I’ve seen fast-food do some pretty serious damage to a person’s health and witnessed several people struggling to break an addiction to it. If you eat it regularly or occasionally for that matter, do whatever it takes to scare yourself straight.
Easy Fruit & Herb Flavored WaterIngredients
fruit — 2 cups berries, citrus, melons, pineapple…most fruits will work (see recommended amounts in directions)
herbs — a sprig of mint, basil, sage, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, or lavender
water (tap or filtered)
ice
Supplies needed: 2 quart pitcher or jar with lid; muddler or wooden spoon
General formula for whatever fruit/herb combo you desire.
1. If using herbs, add a sprig of fresh herbs to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon to bruise leaves and release flavor; don’t pulverize the herbs into bits.
2. Add approx. 2 cups of fruit to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon, just enough to release some of the juices
3. Fill jar/pitcher with ice cubes.
4. Add water to top of jar/pitcher.
5. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Suggested flavor combinations:
ALL CITRUS (no herbs) — Slice 1 orange, 1 lime, 1 lemon into rounds, then cut the rounds in half. Add to jar and proceed with muddling, add ice & water.
RASPBERRY LIME (no herbs) — Quarter 2 limes; with your hands, squeeze the juice into the jar, then throw in the squeezed lime quarters. Add 2 cups raspberries. Muddle, add ice & water.
PINEAPPLE MINT — Add a sprig of mint to the jar (you can throw in the whole sprig; or, remove the leaves from the sprig, if you prefer to have the mint swimming around and distributing in the jar). Muddle the mint. Add 2 cups pineapple pieces, muddle, add ice & water.
BLACKBERRY SAGE — Add sage sprig to jar and muddle. Add 2 cups blackberries; muddle, add ice & water.
WATERMELON ROSEMARY — Add rosemary sprig to jar & muddle. Add 2 cups watermelon cubes; muddle, add ice and water.
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