You Think Whole Wheat Is Healthy? Better Re-think This Assumption
Massive marketing campaigns by giant
food companies that want you to believe that "whole wheat" is healthy
for you... but the fact is that wheat contains a very unique type of
carbohydrate (not found in other foods) called Amylopectin-A, which has been
found in some tests to spike your blood sugar higher than even pure table
sugar. In fact, amylopectin-A (from wheat) raises your blood sugar more than
almost any other carbohydrate source on earth based on blood sugar response
testing. This means that wheat-based foods such as breads, bagels, cereals,
muffins, and other baked goods often cause much higher blood sugar levels than
most other carbohydrate sources.s it turns out, baked wheat products contain
carcinogenic chemicals called acrylamides that form in the browned portion of
breads, cereals, muffins, etc. These carcinogenic
acrylamides have been linked in studies to possible increased risk of cancer
and accelerated aging. Note that acrylamides are also found in high
levels in other browned carbohydrate sources such as french fries or any other
browned starchy foods.
This deals with
"glycation" in your body, and substances called Advanced Glycation
End Products (AGEs). These nasty little compounds called AGEs speed up
the aging process in your body including damage over time to your organs, your
joints, and of course, wrinkled skin. So with that said, what is one of the
biggest factors that increase production of AGEs inside your body? This
may surprise you, but high blood sugar levels over time dramatically increase
age-accelerating AGEs in your body. This is why type 2 diabetics many
times appear that they have not aged well and look older than their real age.
But this age-increasing effect is not just limited to diabetics. It can
affect everyone. . it turns out that scientists have found out that the
fructose in HFCS causes 10x more formation of AGEs in your body than
glucose! Yes, that's right... that means the HFCS you consume daily in
sweetened drinks, and most other processed foods (yes, even salad dressings and
ketchup) contribute to faster aging in your body... as if you needed yet
another reason to avoid or minimize HFCS!
Another major issue
with corn-based foods and corn oils is that these foods contribute excessive
amounts of omega-6 fatty acids to your diet, which causes an imbalance in your
omega-3 to omega-6 ratio and leads to inflammation and oxidation within your
body. Once again, another example of corn-based foods aging you FASTER. Corn-based
foods -- corn syrup, corn cereal, corn chips, corn oil..My
personal trick to satisfy my sweet tooth is to only have 1-2 squares of dark
chocolate ( at least 70% cocoa) after dinner instead of a normal full dessert
that most people choose. You only get about 2 grams of sugar in 1-2
squares of dark chocolate as opposed to 40-80 grams of age-accelerating sugar
in a typical cake, ice cream, or brownie type of dessert. Keep in mind
that some starchy foods like white rice, oatmeal, and white potatoes can also
have significant impacts on your blood sugar and thereby can increase formation
of AGEs in your body. These foods are best kept in smaller portions if
you decide to eat them, and balanced with healthy fats and protein to slow the
blood sugar response.
Food that ages you faster: Soybean oil, canola oil, or other
"vegetable oils"
I know these have
been marketed to you over the years by giant food companies as
"healthy", but if you understand a little biochemistry about how
these highly-processed oils react inside your body, you would quickly see how
false that is. First, anything labeled soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil,
vegetable oil, or cottonseed oil (these are in a LOT of processed foods you
probably eat) most times have undergone a refining process under extremely high
heat and use of chemical solvents such as hexane. This leaves you with an oil
where the polyunsaturated fats have undergone a lot of oxidation and are
therefore VERY inflammatory inside your body, producing free radicals, damaging
your cell membranes, contributing to faster aging, heart disease, and other
possible health problems.
If you want to avoid the health-damaging effects of
soybean, canola, corn and other "vegetable oils", make sure to avoid
them as much as you can, and instead opt for truly healthy oils and fats such
as extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, virgin coconut oil (a healthy source of
MCT fats), and grass-fed butter (a great source of healthy CLA fats).
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