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The Truth About Protein, Carbs and Fats

By: Chuck Bluestein

People know that by eating a high protein and low carb, low fat diet, they will lose weight. But it is not worth it. When you eat too much of carbs or fats, you store it as body fat. When you eat too much protein, where do you store it? Your body cannot store it. The body has to get rid of it. It breaks it down. People eat way too much protein. When the protein is broken down, it creates toxins and acids.

The acids cause your body to remove calcium from your bones to neutralize the acids. When the body breaks down the protein, the toxins created can attack your arteries causing strokes, high blood pressure and heart attacks. College textbooks on nutrition say that protein deficiency is rare in the world and does not exist in this part of the world. What this means is that even though there are millions starving to death due to a lack or fats and carbs, it is rare for them to not get enough protein.

The brain needs lots of carbs. When a person does not get enough carbs, that person can end up depressed. This can lead to someone killing themselves. It is not a good exchange to end up dead because you wanted to lose weight. Also the brain needs plenty of carbohydrates for you to sleep well. If you are not getting enough carbs, that can make it hard to sleep leading to mental problems and even a nervous breakdown.

Of course the good carbs from foods made by nature like fruits and vegetables are good for you. The foods that are made by man have bad carbs like with candy, cookies and cakes. These foods are designed to make you fat and addicted to food. The unholy grains, like wheat and rice are also bad for you. The carbs that are good for you include the whole grains like millet, kamut, brown rice, whole wheat, wild rice, buckwheat, spelt, quinoa and spelt.

Fats are needed to lubricate the brain, arteries and skin. A lack of good fat (like omega-3) can cause you to become depressed. It can also lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. Also it can cause skin problems. The bad fats are bad for you. But the good fats are good for you. Fish cannot be included as good fats since there is too much mercury in them from pollution. But you can get good fat from avocados. It is 60% fat and it is great for you. This good fat has an anti-inflammatory effect on your body and joints.

When they are soft but not mushy, they are good to eat. Sometimes they have brown in them and they are not good so it is like a gamble buying them. But it is well worth it. Olives, nuts, seeds, canola oil and olive oil are other good fats. Studies with olive oil show that it helps your arteries and helps you to be thinner. Flaxseeds, walnuts and pumpkin seeds are good sources of omege3s, a fat that people do not get enough of.

The author, Chuck Bluestein, is a bodybuilder, nutritionist and herbalist. His website has free information on natural remedies for cold and flu, fasting, enemas, losing weight, natural cure for depression, natural cures, vegetarian weight loss, master cleanse, back and neck pain and how to be happier. http://www.phifoundation.org/enemas.html

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