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Ten health gimmicks you are to avoid
No matter how many times we are told otherwise, many of us are obsession with get-healthy-quick schemes.
Too bad most of these fads aren’t
worth their weight in salt – or your
hard-earned dollars. We’ve put
together a list of some of the worst
budget-sucking health trends that
still persist today. You will not get
Michelle Obama’s biceps by relying
on these health gimmicks
“All-natural” foods: Before buying any
food that is touted as being “all natural,”
take a look at the ingredient list before
you check out. Keep in mind that butter
and salt are indeed natural ingredients.
So stocking up on natural foods may not
achieve anything other than increasing
your grocery bill.
Adding healthy components to unhealthy
foods is not very sensible. Depending on
many cups of tea and coffee with 1 gram of
fibre (more for more sweeteners) be taken
suspiciously. Consuming whole grains,
fruits and vegetables – even small amounts
a day will be better for you than 100s of
artificial sweeteners.
Artificial sweeteners: Artificial (read
fake) sugar is becoming more popular. The
recent hype is – read carefully – sweetener
with extra fibre! By paying more for more
fake ingredients is annoying.
Bottled Water: The obsession with
bottled water is one of the dumbest
ways we spend your hard earned
pounds. This is not just because plastic
is bad for the environment but because
over 50% of bottled is bottled tap water!
Yes, just same as the one running from
your kitchen tap, packaged and sold
to you for £1. If you are worried about
impurities your best bet is to buy a low-
cost water filter for your home and office.
Coconut water: Pick up your own
young green coconuts on the cheap
from an Asian produce market, crack it
open and pop in a straw. Do not waste
your money. Some coconut water is also
loaded with added sugar, which will do
nothing to help your waistline.
Detox diets: Now here is the big joke
that makes every nutritionist’s blood boil.
Suggesting that one can purge body
toxins by consuming different variations
of liquid diets such as cabbage soup is
dubious and unfounded. Bodies naturally
detoxify themselves through our lungs,
skin and kidneys. There for those who did
not know sweating, breathing and other
body functions are natural detoxifiers.
Diet drinks: American Diabetes
Association has found that those who go
for diet fizzy drinks gained more weight
than they lost. Furthermore, those diet
sodas that claim to be zero-calorie are
terrible alternatives to plain water. They
are linked to many killer diseases such as
diabetes, heart disease, cancer and not
to mention the terrible damage they do
to your teeth. These are dangerous for
your health and wallet!
Gluten-free Diets: Gluten-free diet
does not necessarily mean a low-carb
diet. Gluten-free diets as a weight loss
scheme is a myth based on low-carb
craze sparked by the Atkin’s diet. If you
do not have any medical reason for
following a gluten-free diet, such as
need to reduce Autism, it is probably of
no benefit whatsoever. Eating gluten-
free breads, pastas, cereals, and baked
goods as well as vegetables, fruits,
beans, and legumes will not reduce the
amount of carbohydrates in your diet.
Losing weight occurs when you cut back
on packaged and processed foods which
have gluten. By reducing consumption
of processed foods, you will not only cut
down on your weight but you will also
cut on the cash you spend on fortune on
specialized products.
Illegal Hormone Injections: People
really will do anything to shed pounds,
even if it means injecting themselves
with hormones made from someone’s
placenta. HCG (a protein made in the
placenta and passed through pregnant
woman’s’ urine) is not a weight-loss
product. Do not be duped!
Shake Weight: Jerking a five-
pounder only got our max heart rate
up to 114 is insignificant compared to a
standard weightlifting session let alone
back-to-back sets of push-ups. There is
no way you will get Michelle Obama’s
biceps by relying on the infamous
shake weight fad.
Weight Loss Wardrobes: Forget the
fuss of those toning shoes and clothing
designed to help shed kilos faster.
Reebok’s already paid $25 million to
consumers for over-marketing its line
of toning shoes’ weight loss power. Just
walk to work or get off a stop earlier or
after. This has scientific backing to help
shed some weight.
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