HEALTH: Secrets of Anti-Aging

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A SECRET OF ANTI-AGING

By Stephanie Relfe B.Sc. (Syd.), Kinesiologist

 

Anti aging is possible. The body is designed to heal and repair itself

with the aid of proper nutrition. The body requires two vital materials

to complete this - energy and raw material. These two requirements are

needed to maintain the cell's proper functions. The body is made up of

cells and all cells are living. All living things need food. Each cell

needs the proper food to keep it strong. Cells die and replace

themselves at various intervals. To understand antin-aging, understand

that when a cell replaces itself it has three options that it can

replace itself with:

 

1. A cell may replace itself with a weaker cell each time. A cell will

do this if it hasn't had the right nutritional foods available to it.

This process is called degeneration.

 

2. A cell can replace itself with the same strength cell. This means the

body doesn't improve. That is, you have a chronic condition.

 

3. The cell is capable of replacing itself with a stronger and better

cell. This will happen only if the cell has an abundance of energy and

the right raw materials. This process is called regeneration. It is

anti-aging.

 

Many of the foods that we have been told are good for us in actual fact

may cause degeneration. This can be shown by muscle testing. Your

kinesiologist can supply you with information on which foods to avoid to

stop degeneration, and which foods to buy to aid regeneration and

anti-aging.

 

Foods which usually cause degeneration and aging are:

 

* High levels of carbohydrate

* Sugar

* Milk (especially homogenized milk) and cheese

* Caffeine - Including Tea, Coffee, chocolate, cola, chuppa chups

* Chocolate (it contains dangerous levels of lead!)

* Cigarettes

* White flour

* Microwaved food

* Chemicals such as flouride (which is a rat poison)

* Artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame / nutrasweet)

* Alcohol

* Processed foods

* Artificial Colorings (as in Gatorade)

* Additives

* Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

* Preserved meat

* Moderate to high levels of meat

* Meat from animals on unnatural diets (eg pork)

* Margarine

* Vegetable oil

* Canola oil

* Cotton seed oil

* Olestra

* Hydrogenated oils

* Oil that is not cold pressed / expeller pressed (use olive oil,

butter or ghee)

* Deep fried foods

* Chips / French fries

* Puffed grains

* Soy products other than soy sauce, miso and tofu (eg soy milk &

soy oil)

* Meat and eggs raised by `normal' methods which have many toxins

and hormones.

* Seafood which are garbage eaters (eg oysters)

* Foods with high levels of mercury. This includes most fish, such

as tuna.

* Genetically Modified Food (GMOs). At present this is about 50% of

all soy and corn. Even organic soy and corn can have GMOs in it unless

otherwise stated.

 

A MAJOR cause of aging is heavy metals. Virtually all of us suffer from

heavy metal toxicity.

 

Foods which can help regeneration and anti-aging include

 

* RAW nuts, seeds, soaked and sprouted grains

* Fruit and vegetables especially sprouts

* Green leafy vegetables

* Legumes (bean and lentils - learn Indian cooking to make them

interesting)

* GOJI JUICE - Possibly the best anti-aging substance in the world.

* Super Food

* Seeds

* Bee Pollen (not for everyone-some are allergic to pollen from some

areas)

* Kambucha

* Celtic sea salt

* Spirulina

* Seaweed

* Wheatgrass juice

* Barley greens

* Aloe vera

* Antioxidants (eg vitamin C, vitamin E, pycnogenols, coenzyme Q10)

* Olive oil

* Evening primrose oil

* MSM (organic sulphur)

* Foods with omega 3 fatty acids (eg flaxseed oil) and

* Foods with omega 4 & 5 fatty acids (eg evening primrose and fish

oil).

* Gentle sunlight (vitamin D)

* Gentle exercise.

* A good night's sleep every night, minimum eight hours.

 

In addition, frequent drinks of good water is crucial. We believe the

best water is water that has been filtered by reverse osmosis. Next best

would be spring water. Tap water is not as good because of the chlorine

and the fluoride (although it is better than nothing). Distilled water

is not as good for you - its energy has been altered. In Europe

distilled water is labelled " not for human consumption " . Mineral water

is not as good because the minerals are not in a form your body likes.

Water that comes from the top of mountains is no good because, according

to genius Victor Schauberger, it is lacking in oxygen. Many people's

health problems and anti-aging would improve if they would just drink

more good water!

 

Nutritionists like to divide food into a number of different groups. I

suggest that you think about dividing food up into two food groups. One

group produces acids when it is digested. The other group produces

alkalies when it is digested. Our bodies are constantly producing waste

products, much the same as the exhaust coming from the back of your

car. Waste products are acidic. They are called toxins. Toxins cause

tiredness, pain and aging. Therefore, if you want more energy and less

pain and anti-aging, you need to eat less acid-producing food.

 

Foods that produce acids are carbohydrates and proteins. 'Foods' such as

tea, coffee, softdrinks, sugar, flavourings, artificial sweetener and

preserved meats are even more acidic i.e. toxic. And pollutants (such

as heavy metals) and pesticides are even worse.

 

To neutralise an acid you need an alkali. The only foods that produce

alkalis are fruit and vegetables, particularly leafy, green vegetables,

such as sprouts, parsley and cabbage. That is why people should eat LOTS

of fruit and especially vegetables, for anti-aging. Raw is best. And

steamed is much, much better than boiled (as it retains the vitamins and

minerals).

 

Once you begin to understand this, it is easy to see why so many people

are suffering from health problems. Have a look at what people put into

their shopping carts next time you are at the supermarket. (Lots of

white bread, soft drinks and preserved meats). And have a look at what

people have on their plate next time you are in a restaurant. Lots of

carbohydrate and protein, and very few vegetables, except maybe for some

lettuce.

 

This is not to say that we don't need protein and complex carbohydrates.

We do. The key is BALANCE. We need to balance the acid-producing foods

we eat with much more alkali-producing foods, especially if we suffer

from symptoms such as tiredness, pain, illness, gas and skin problems.

 

The other thing to bear in mind is that the body has hundreds of

different chemical reactions going on, for which it needs at least

NINETY different things, including vitamins, minerals and essential

fatty acids. Therefore, people need more variety in their diet, to

ensure that they get everything their body needs, for effective anti-aging.

 

 

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