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How to build immunity through "correct" food.
By Arun Goel
How to build immunity through "correct" food.
A 1999 study of the American Cancer Society suggests that
over one-third of the 563,100 cancer deaths were caused by
nutrition. But more importantly, on the brighter side, it
concluded that most of these could have been prevented.
Why? What's going wrong? Despite our improved standard of
living, why are infections and disease more rampant. Why
are our bodies not able to respond effectively?
The answers lie in eating habits. Little do we realize that
being fed on "junk" food and the "rushed" eating habits are
taking a heavy toll of our physical AND mental health.
Some of us have begun to acknowledge the downside of these
foods by resorting to "health diets" such as "high fibre",
"low cholesterol", "diet-foods" etc.
But here lies the problem. We go overboard in the OPPOSITE
direction. This leads to a unique set of problems. As years
pass by, don't be too surprised if we have a whole new set
of illnesses caused by these so-called "health-diets".
The need today is to BUILD UP OUR IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
So then, what de we eat and how? It's astonishing that
despite having the solution in front of our eyes we choose
to ignore it. In our enthusiasm to develop new fashionable
foods, we have turned a blind eye to what has existed for
centuries….
Yoga has developed an eating philosophy and a concept of a
balanced wholefoods diet. These powerful principles help in
maintaining a healthy body along with a stress-free mind.
What's most important is that they have existed for ages
and it's NOT some "recently-developed untested and unproved
fad". Ancient yogis are known to have lived to well over
100 years of age WITHOUT disease or illness.
Yoga does not dissect food into vitamins, minerals, protein
etc. Instead, the true benefits of these vital ingredients
can be had only when they are NOT isolated but as much in
their original form as possible.
Foods must be as close to their "whole" or natural state as
possible. Such foods are called wholefoods and are not
pre-processed in any way.
The key to true health is to have a balanced wholefoods
diet. Such a diet ensures that the 3 functions of digestion
- absorption, assimilation and elimination – work in
perfect harmony.
Often "synthetic" or "processed" foods create conditions
that disrupt the harmony between these 3 functions. Over
years, this leads to severe physical and psychological
problems.
How do we go about adopting a wholefoods routine? Firstly,
we MUST set aside time for eating. We owe that commitment
to ourselves. Food CANNOT be treated as one of those
"rushed" affairs. Believe me, once you realize the gains,
you'll be wondering why you didn't do it before.
The next is to get down to wholefoods selection, setting
wholefood menu plans and preparing wholefoods dishes. The
golden rule of wholefoods cooking is to keep it simple.
The bottomline…Let's not ignore the early signs of personal
illness until it's too late. Let's go back to the basics to
develop an eating format that will make our bodies stronger
and more resistant to infections, allergies and attacks.
With best wishes for your health and happiness,
Arun
http://www.healthandyoga.com
Arun Goel is the founder of "Health and Yoga"
A popular website that helps you find natural
solutions for complete health and detoxification.
http://www.healthandyoga.com
Discover health and beauty…. Naturally!!
(c) 2001 Health and Yoga
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