Your Vegetables Are Doing More Harm Than Good

Mom always said, “Eat your vegetables.”  Why? because they are good for you.  They are packed with vitamins and minerals your body craves.  Today vegetables are easily accessible.  Just visit your neighborhood grocery store and check out the produce section.  Displayed are an array of different fruits and veggies just waiting to be cut, prepared, and served.  But wait,  there is also a section in the produce department of vegetables already cut and prepared for you in little plastic bags.  How easy is that?  Just open and pour.  But is that all you really need to do for dinner?

Bags of precut vegetables and other fresh produce are sealed with mixes of inert gasses which help prevent their deterioration from oxygen. Inert gases are compound gases used during chemical synthesis, chemical analysis, or preservation of reactive materials.  These gases are harmful, but sometimes chemicals are used to prevent spoilage which some consider controversial.  Inert Gases can cause injury or death if they are present in sufficiently high concentrations.  My local produce manager said that the cheaper the bagged, ready to eat product is, the more likely a higher concentrate of inert gas was used.  They can sell the product for less money because it has a longer shelf life and the manufacture dose not have to go through as much product to make a profit.

FreedomYou.com states, “If you have eaten the standard North American Diet for years, without serious harm to your health, it is due to your body’s outstanding resistance.”  Cancer, kidney failure, liver failure, migraines, heart disease, etc.  are all on the rise per capita in the USA.  Granted, presertives are probably not the main cause of all these issues, but the human body consists of billions of microscopic living cells composed of perfectly balanced quantities of water and organic substances.  Toxins (chemicals, gases and anything unnatural) can interrupt that balance.  The biochemistry of the body will absorb toxins, but there is a breaking point for the cellular make-up of the human body against toxins.  This breaking point can cause illness or even death.

Now,  I am not saying to quit eating any processed fruits or vegetables.  Studies now show that even canned tomatoes have extra nutrients that are good for the body that fresh tomatoes do not have.  Just be moderate with the “quick fix” meals, vegetable or otherwise.  Use as many FRESH vegetables in you diet as possible.  Below are a few suggestions.

1. WASH YOUR PRODUCE.  Even if you buy bag veggies.  Mold, e coli, and many other harmful substances have been found in packaged and non packaged vegetables.
2. Buy Organic.  Organic means that the fruits or vegetables do not have any pesticides or other chemicals used during growth or harvest.  Yes, it is more expensive because no harmful chemicals are involved, but you can’t put a price on good health.
3. Invest in a vegetable steamer.  This is a quick and easy way to cook your vegetables in a healthy way.
4. Get to know your Produce Manager.  Your produce manager can tell you where your vegetables came from, how long they have been on the shelf, or even when a fresh shipment of certain products are arriving.