Certain Foods Surprisingly Affect Your Weight & Health

Many of you may not realize it, but there are actually certain foods and herbs that you can eat on a daily basis that will help you stay lean and healthy, but unfortunately there are also certain foods that have the opposite effect. In fact, not only can these foods make you fat, but they can also make you sick. One I would like to address in this article is soy.

Did you know that soy products can actually cause weight gain and other disorders?

Many think that soy is the new dairy. It may be new, but what most people don't realize is that soy actually has a metabolic effect in the body like estrogen does. If you're male, do you want to be increasing the estrogen content in your body? Or, if you're female, do you want excess estrogens circulating throughout your body? Do you know what this can do to you? I've spoken to numerous people who have been eating "healthy" by replacing all dairy with soy. Yes, they lose weight, but many can't figure out why the stubborn fat and metabolic disorders persists.

I'll tell you why I think that soy is a contributing factor.

Briefly, soy actually contains phytoestrogens. Although natural, phytoestrogens have an estrogenic effect on the body. And, when your body has an excess of estrogen, do you know what happens? Well, lots of things, but one of the most obvious signs is the formation of stubborn fat, particularly in the chest and belly in men, and in the hips and thighs for women.

But soy is only the tip of the iceberg. There are many other particular estrogenic chemicals that we are ingesting on a regular basis that are causing us problems.

I'll write more on these later. Meanwhile, if you'd like to learn more about this issue now, you can check out www.DefenseNutrition.com.

Rick Osborn is the co-writer of the new book The Anti-Estrogenic Diet: How Estrogenic Foods and Chemicals Are Making You Fat and Sick by Ori Hofmekler, author of The Warrior Diet.

Estrogenic Toxins Are Making Us Fat and Sick

On a daily basis, we’re constantly burdened with making wise decisions regarding proper food choices. More and more of us are strolling through the grocery store, reading ingredient labels on item packaging in hopes of finding food that not only tastes good, but is truly healthy. But what if our concept of “healthy” food is misconstrued? What if much of our good intentions are misinformed?

The most obvious choice when deciding what to eat, is to select foods that are “low fat” and “low carb.” Popular dietary thought teaches three main ideas (or some variation of the three) about healthy eating and weight loss: if we eat less fat, we’ll gain less fat; if we eat fewer carbs, we’ll lose more weight: if we count calories, we’ll stay at our optimum weight - in fact, we may even lose weight because of such practices. Not so!

These days, it’s virtually impossible to be in public and not see someone struggling with obesity or excess weight. Everywhere you look, people are literally busting at the seams. Furthermore, many of us who appear to be thin and healthy, may very well be concealing some serious metabolic disorders under the surface. The fact is that we all know several people who struggle with their weight, are fighting cancer (breast, ovarian, prostate and many others), are sick with diabetes and high blood sugar, are suffering from cardiovascular issues or simply are feeling bad on a regular basis.

The fact of the matter is that eating a low carb, low fat diet and counting calories is not enough to prevent stubborn fat gain, cancer and other metabolic disorders. Even though Americans spend more and more on “health” foods and diet products every year, we’re becoming fatter and sicker.

It’s time to address the real issue – exposure to chemicals and toxins in food, water and the environment. Many of the very foods that we eat contain chemicals, preservatives and hormones – compounds that are proven to be toxic to our bodies.

The result?

Quite simply, our bodies respond with fat gain, cancer and metabolic disorders.

Read more about this at www.DefenseNutrition.com .

Rick Osborn is the writer of the new book The Anti-Estrogenic Diet by Ori Hofmekler, author of The Warrior Diet.