4 Foods You Should Never Eat

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4 Foods You Should Never Eat
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4 Foods to NEVER eat by Mike Geary
Two of these foods (or drink) below, I would NEVER eat all, and the other 2, I would only eat in very small quantities.
If you want to stop struggling with bodyfat, and also have superior health, these foods should be minimized or eliminated.
I’ll explain more…

1. Soy

Despite being heavily marketed and promoted as a “health food” by the multi billion dollar soy industry, this food has more drawbacks than it does benefits. In fact, I would label soymilk, isolated soy protein, and tofu as junk foods.
And don’t even get me started on the excess estrogenic compounds in processed soy…
if you want to increase your belly fat, keep pounding down that soymilk and tofu! A small amount unprocessed soy, such as edamame, is not a big deal… especially if it’s organic.
And small amounts of fermented soy such as tempe and miso are ok too (because the fermentation reduces anti-nutrients in soy)…
but try to minimize/eliminate most other forms of soy…
and that includes soybean oil, which is in almost ALL processed foods, commercial salad dressings, etc.
My comments: I personally use soy milk, almond milk & hemp milk from time to time.
I do this sometimes at smoothie bars because no one offers Raw Milk which is my milk of choice.
If it’s at home Raw Milk is the best base for my Protein Shakes.
Best of all is that it’s not processed at all and only has 1 simple ingredient: Milk!
While Soy, Hemp, Almond Milk etc… is touted as healthy it does have questionable ingredients unless you make it yourself (which some people do by the way).

2. Wheat

Most people don’t realize this, but a large % of the total population has at least some degree of intolerance to digesting wheat… particularly the high gluten content of wheat.
Most people are not full blown Celiacs (who need to avoid wheat entirely), but the majority of people would find improvements to their health and bodyfat by testing eliminating wheat for several weeks, and taking note of how they feel, look, and their measurements.
I know it’s a hard thing to do since a HUGE portion of the modern western diet is made from wheat products, but I’ve found it’s quite easy to do at home once you get used to it.
Dining out is a different story.
Personally, I choose to almost entirely avoid wheat in all of my meals at home.
I only dine out occasionally, or on vacations, so that’s the only time when I eat wheat.
My comments: I fall smack right into this this club and need to avoid wheat as much as I can. Too bad for me that I love bread and I also love penne pasta with pesto sauce! I also love a good steak so I guess things balance out
Most tests I’ve taken show that I am gluten intolerant which is why I have to avoid wheat as much as possible.
I found this out using the ALCAT TEST
You can also simply avoid wheat for a few weeks and see how you feel.

3. Soda or sweetened drinks (including commercial juices)

This is one that I personally choose to NEVER consume!
Even on cheat days, vacations, or dining out, I think this stuff is pure evil enough to never even touch.
If you care about your body at all, there’s just no reason to consume soda in any amount.
It’s pure sugar (or worse, high fructose corn syrup), has ZERO nutrition, and has many other issues related to the additives, acids, etc.
In addition, the consumption of this calorically-dense but nutritionally-absent liquid actually makes your body crave more food, because you consumed calories without consuming any nutrients.
It also spikes your blood sugar out of whack causing wild blood sugar swings and additional cravings.
I’m always amazed how many people tell me that they are desperately trying to lose wt, but yet I see them drinking a soda.
I don’t get it.

4. Anything deep fried (or anything with trans fats)

You would think the entire population should know by now how dangerous consuming trans fats really is… yet people ignore these dangers and scarf down deep fried foods like french fries, corn chips, and donuts every day.
If you study some of the biochemical reactions that take place in the body of humans after consuming trans fats, you would realize this is essentially a poison.
It’s not a poison that’s going to kill you immediately, but it’s a poison that causes inflammation throughout the body, and even detrimentally affects all of your cell membranes (remember from bio101 that your cell membranes need fats for their composition, and trans fats disrupt healthy cell membranes).
I’ve found that if I can get people to view trans fats as the true POISON that they really are, they finally realize the importance of avoiding them ENTIRELY… and to stop poisoning their kids too by allowing them to eat deep fried foods (especially important for kids to avoid trans fats since it can impair development