I hear this all the time: I can’t afford to eat “super-healthy” foods. Does it really make that big of a difference?
My usual reply: sure cheap white bread, big boxes of cereal and gallons of milk are pretty cheap but you’re going to pay for it later with your health.
The truth is that the average North American diet is a breeding ground for health issues and diseases.
I pulled this right from ajc.nutrition. org it states: In the United States, chronic illnesses and health problems either wholly or partially attributable to diet represent by far the most serious threat to public health:
-Sixty-five percent of adults aged ≥20 y in the United States are either overweight or obese
-More than 64 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease
-Fifty million Americans are hypertensive
-11 million have type 2 diabetes
-37 million adults maintain high-risk total cholesterol concentrations
-In postmenopausal women aged ≥50 y, 39.6% have osteopenia
-Cancer is the second leading cause of death (25% of all deaths) in the United States, and an estimated one-third of all cancer deaths are due to nutritional factors,
including obesity.
There is no mistaking, the average diet is truly detrimental.
Not to be a Debbie Downer but here are some more health issues linked to the typical North American diet:
* Bloating
* Gas
* Constipation or Diarrhea (which is worse, I don’t know) 
* Difficulty Concentrating
* Difficulty Losing Weight
* Fatigue
* Fluid Retention
* Food Cravings
* Headaches
* Heartburn
* Joint Pain
* Muscle Aches
* Sinus Congestion
* Sleep Problems
* Arthritis
* Asthma
* Autoimmune Diseases
* Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
* Fibromyalgia
* Food Allergies
* Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis)
* Irritable Bowel Syndrome
* Menstrual Problems (PMS, heavy bleeding, cramps)
* Migraine Headaches
True some things cannot be helped wit nutrition alone, but if you suffer from any of the above and could drop even a handful of these alignments off your list by making some changes to the way you eat, wouldn’t it be worth it?
I’m not saying you have to give up everything you love forever.
But 3-4 times per year, you should detox your body and allow yourself to see how your body truly responds to certain foods.
From there, you can decide if and to what degree you want to include these foods in your daily nutrition plan.
Our 21-Day Detox is a great first step to begin removing some of the potentially harmful foods from your diet and get a jump start and moving away from being “typical”.
So what is the program?
Check it out right here: 21-Day Detox Challenge
You can do this if you are here in the Sacramento area or if you are further away.
I promise, these 21-days will change your outlook on nutrition – the biggest factor in weight loss – and it will set you up for success in 2014…
Get all the details HERE.