Winning over Type B Malnutrition
We appreciate health the most when we lose it. It is easy to take good health for granted when we have always had it. Lasting good health is not just a matter of having the right genes. A major factor in good health is the right nutrition.
When you hear the word 'malnutrition' what image does that conjure up in your mind? Most of us think of pictures we have seen of children in 3rd world countries with super-thin arms and legs and bloated tummies. In developed countries we now have something described as 'modern' or 'type b malnutrition. "What is that?" you ask. Dentist and nutritional therapist Alison Adams gives us the answer:
We appreciate health the most when we lose it. It is easy to take good health for granted when we have always had it. Lasting good health is not just a matter of having the right genes. A major factor in good health is the right nutrition.
When you hear the word 'malnutrition' what image does that conjure up in your mind? Most of us think of pictures we have seen of children in 3rd world countries with super-thin arms and legs and bloated tummies. In developed countries we now have something described as 'modern' or 'type b malnutrition. "What is that?" you ask. Dentist and nutritional therapist Alison Adams gives us the answer:
"In a nutshell, type B malnutrition is caused by adequate or excessive calorie intake of nutrient deficient foods so that people suffering with this type of malnutrition manifest all sorts of chronic and degenerative diseases that are fundamentally deficiency diseases."
In a word, the root cause of many of our health problems is a diet that consists almost exclusively of processed foods. We suffer from type b malnutrition. What are the first symptoms of this modern malnutrition? A waist line that has gone from 32 inches to 38 inches - or to 40 or 46, huffing and puffing when we climb the stairs, chronic fatigue, depression, frustration; these are just a few of the signs of type B malnutrition. Of course I cannot fail to mention that a close ally of type B malnutrition is a lack of vigorous physical activity.
So what is the remedy? The answer to that is very simple and extremely difficult. What? Yes you read correctly! The answer is very simple and extremely difficult? The simple part is this: change your diet; eliminate all processed foods from your life. And that is the extremely difficult part.
"What?" you scream, "No more Cheetas? deep fried cheese sticks? Pepperoni pizza? No more pre-cooked frozen prepared meal?"
How, oh how can I change? Most of us recognize that our super-processed foods are not healthy, but the problem is that we are addicted to them. It really is extremely difficult to give them up. So how can we change? Here are 7 steps to get started.
In a word, the root cause of many of our health problems is a diet that consists almost exclusively of processed foods. We suffer from type b malnutrition. What are the first symptoms of this modern malnutrition? A waist line that has gone from 32 inches to 38 inches - or to 40 or 46, huffing and puffing when we climb the stairs, chronic fatigue, depression, frustration; these are just a few of the signs of type B malnutrition. Of course I cannot fail to mention that a close ally of type B malnutrition is a lack of vigorous physical activity.
So what is the remedy? The answer to that is very simple and extremely difficult. What? Yes you read correctly! The answer is very simple and extremely difficult? The simple part is this: change your diet; eliminate all processed foods from your life. And that is the extremely difficult part.
"What?" you scream, "No more Cheetas? deep fried cheese sticks? Pepperoni pizza? No more pre-cooked frozen prepared meal?"
How, oh how can I change? Most of us recognize that our super-processed foods are not healthy, but the problem is that we are addicted to them. It really is extremely difficult to give them up. So how can we change? Here are 7 steps to get started.
- Educate myself on why I should give up processed foods.
- Start intelligently. Don't run to the supermarket and load up on raw fruits and vegetables. You will end up wasting lots of it.
- Cut way back on eating out - especially avoid fast food restaurants. They don't call it 'junk food' for nothing.
- Set reachable goals.
- Find friends that encourage you.
- Pick a physical activity that you like (or could learn to like) and give it 30 minutes 3 times a week.
- Get a really healthy coffee, tea or chocolate to accompany your healthy meals. (This is a shameless commercial from me.) For more information, fill out the form below.
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