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RULES FOR HEALTHY EATING HABITS
Nutritional Class
Dr. Shawn K. Taher D.C.
Overview
No Fast FoodNo Artificial SugarsNo High Fructose Corn SyrupNo Partially Hydrogenated Oils
No MSG and Sodium NitratesDrink Plenty of Water
Avoid Fast Food
Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant In 1972, we spent 3 billion a year on fast food - today we
spend more than $110 billion McDonald's feeds more than 46 million people a day - more
than the entire population of Spain French fries are the most eaten vegetable in America You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a
Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac In the U.S., we eat more than 1,000,000 animals an hour 60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese One in every three children born in the year 2000 will
develop diabetes in their lifetime Left unabated, obesity will surpass smoking as the leading
cause of preventable death in America
Stay away from Artificial Sugars
•Sucralose or Splenda was discovered by accident during research on pesticides.
•Aspartame is a brain excitotoxin, causing damage to neurons
•Areas of the Body affected:
• Eyes-decreased vision• Ears-tinnitus• Neurologic-
headaches, migraines, seizures
• Psychological-phobias, depression, anxiety
• Chest-palpitations• Gastrointestinal-
nausea, diarrhea• Skin and Allergies-
rash, hives• Endocrine /Metabolic-
weight loss/gain, menstrual changes
No High Fructose Corn Syrup
Leads to obesity which causes High Blood Pressure and Cancer
Liver DamageBrain Excitotoxin, causes
damage to neuronsBlood sugar compensation
mechanisms are diminished. Extremely addictiveUsed in Coke and Pepsi
No Partially Hydrogenated Oils
Health Risksraise bad cholesterol
(LDL)lower good cholesterol
(HDL)increase blood insulinaffect the immune
systempotentiate free radical
formation
Present in these foods: Crisco margarine baked goods candy ice cream peanut butter pizza French fries
Do not consume MSG &Sodium Nitrates
Harmful side effects of MSG: Brain Damage: MSG is an
excitotoxin Heart Problems: Extreme rise or
drop in blood pressure and Slow heartbeat.
Alzheimer’s Disease Vision Disorders: Blurred vision,
Difficulty focusing, Pressure around eyes.
Headaches & Migraines Tumors Birth Defects and Reproduction
Disorders - MSG is a known "mutagen" and causes significant damage to intellectual development, growth patterns, reproduction and gonadal functions.
Neurological/Emotional Disorders Obesity Asthma
Sodium Nitrate Health Concerns
Nitrate’s form nitrosamines, a human carcinogen, which affects DNA and leads to cellular degeneration
Link to Alzheimer’s Disease Gastric Cancer Diabetes Mellitus Parkinson’s Oesophageal Cancer Colon Cancer
Importance of Water in our Body
Summary
Stay away from fast foodArtificial Sweeteners are dangerous in
consumptionHigh Fructose Corn Syrup leads to many
health risksPartially Hydrogenated Oils are harmful to
the immune systemMSG and Sodium Nitrates are responsible for
multiple disorders to include Alzheimer’s, Diabetes, Parkinson’s and etc…
Water has many positive effects on the body