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Are the Ingredients in Your Food Stealing from Your Body?
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9. Phosphoric Acid
This is added to almost every carbonated beverage to keep it from going flat. Unfortunately, phosphoric acid is a real double whammy to the body, blocking the absorption of magnesium and calcium, which causes your body to dip into your bones. Phosphorus and calcium are like BFF’s, as they like to be together all the time.
This means that when you consume phosphorus without calcium, it teams up with whatever calcium it can find in the body and because calcium is always holding hands with magnesium, you will lose both minerals by simply introducing phosphorus to the party. The loss of these vital minerals means poor dental health, weak bones, cramps, osteoporosis, increased food cravings, and muscle spasms.
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10. Synthetic Sulfites
Sometimes listed as sulfur dioxide, sodium disulfite, sodium sulfite, or calcium sulfite, this chemical is found most often in wine, beer, shrimp, potato products, and white rice. Sulfites steal vitamin B1 from the body. Sulfites are used to keep drinks and foods from turning brown or losing their natural color.
Synthetic sulfites steal thiamine (vitamin B1), which is vital towards keeping your heart healthy and your mind clear. A severe deficiency in this vitamin can lead to beriberi disease, a condition common among alcoholics. Synthetic sulfites can even cause life-threatening food allergies in some people. Synthetic sulfites can cause cataracts, lethargy, and, in extreme cases, beriberi disease, as we mentioned earlier.
There are more ingredients that rob nutrients from your body, but since all of these are found in packaged or processed foods, you can avoid all of them by simply eating a more natural diet in the form of organic fruits and vegetables, raw seeds and nuts, and coconut oil. If a food you would like to buy has more than 5 ingredients on the label, put it back and make another choice.
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