You Are What You Eat!

You Are What You Eat?!

Written by: Mister Rowan



So, as time goes by, new products are being produced in order to increase sales... even if lives are at stake. But, who cares if a few years are shaved off due to the lack of nutritional necessities in the food we eat? Many different types of research on consumables (anything that can be consumed, depleted or worn out by use) are done every day on food in order to come up with new facts to enrich life for everyone. Since there tends to be a lot of conditions that revolve around unhealthy eating, I thought that I could do some help by researching which foods are the best for you.



Upon research, I found several websites that included information about common foods that we’re brought up on, not really knowing that they are dangerous for us. Now, there are the old folks’ tales that our grandparents tell us and we tend to let it go in one ear and out the other. But, scientists work hard to prove those tales right.



As a security measure in emergency situations, many people are advised to make sure to carry cases of bottled water to remain hydrated. Although that is most important to be hydrated, did you know that bottled water may be a bit more dangerous than your average tap water on top of being more expensive? It’s 2009 and WE ARE IN A RECESSION! We don’t need to spend unnecessary money, let alone get sick from spending that extra dollar or so on “convenient” refreshments.

***Some facts:



Producing the containers for bottled water in that year required more than 17 million barrels of oil and bottling the water produced more than 2.5 million tons of carbon dioxide. Are you aware that it takes 3 liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottle water? What happens to the other 2 liters? Now, while we’re trying to quench our thirst, a lot of people tend to drain the earth by liter. The Container Recycling Institute reported that 86% of water bottles in the United States become garbage or liter.



Are the nutritional facts all of the contents in the product? Well, some companies, whose main product is bottled water, contain harmful contaminants, such as arsenic, chloroform, nitrate, TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes), and other variations of Trihalomethanes. FYI: TTHM is the chemical known to cause cancer so, “How you doin’?”

To read the entire article, click the link below:
http://www.etmmagazine.info/wakeup/2009/11/articles/2009_11_youarewhatyoueat.html