Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Fat Loss and Toxins - Understand This Or You May Lose The Battle

By Alex Ariel Sanders

There has been a great deal of outcry over the chronic obesity problem that has developed in recent years in the US. While many point fingers at fast food restaurants and sedentary lifestyles, research has shown that there are many other factors that can be traced back to environmental toxins and the buildup of toxins in the body caused by artificial preservatives in foods. The link between toxins and obesity has shown that the two are linked in a mutually feeding spiral that only gets worse.

It is a long standing fact that morbidly obese individuals have slower metabolisms that allow toxins to accumulate at an incredible rate in their bodies in turn resulting in illnesses such as heart problems and hypertension, as well as a substantially increased risk of degenerative disease development like osteoarthritis and diabetes.

Many people may not know that the list below is responsible for accumulation of toxins in the human body:

* fruits and vegetables laced with poison such as pesticides

* meat from animals fed grain that contains pesticide residues and animals shot with hormones

* processed foods with loads of artificial ingredients and preservatives. These chemicals stick to tissues and paralyze the body's ability to function normally

How this works? The body tries to resist and protect itself from harmful and dangerous substance contamination, when bombed by immense quantities it's unable handle, by encapsulating the poisonous substance in fat pockets and storing them until later when it may have the ability to effectively remove them.

The greatest problem is that these toxins are pushed at us in such large volumes that the body cannot catch up to process and eliminate what has already been previously accumulated. Instead, we keep on storing more toxins in our body while we always keep on waiting for just the right opportunity to get rid of it!

This fat accumulation again slows the metabolism down to such an extent that it allows for even more build-up. Just shows you how the cycle becomes self-sufficient, resulting in an early grave due to numerous chronic conditions and problems that have developed in the process. Now we get stuck in a rut with a question similar to that of the chicken and egg mystery. The answer is simple. Obesity can lead to toxin build-up in the body and toxin build-up can lead to even more obesity.

While the exact link between toxins and obesity may not be quite clear as daylight, the solution to the obesity epidemic in USA lies in the consumption of a healthier diet. More fiber and nutrients is what your body needs to fight toxin accumulation and burn fat at an increased rate.

Its absolutely essential to consume more fresh fruits and vegetables, washed thoroughly to remove every hint of pesticide as well as find a way to eat substantially less red meat which has been processed via commercial feedlots. In addition, its recommended that we should avoid processed foods filled with artificial ingredients and preservatives and limit or eliminate caffeine, cigarette smoke, and chemically treated water consumption. This will help reduce the number of toxins destroying the body while aiding natural detoxification.

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