Just fifty short years ago, there were very few restaurants and even fewer fast food restaurants in neighborhoods in the United States. Today we have seen a dramatic increase in both. In most families, the adults work all day outside the home and quite often find themselves looking for a quick meal at the end of the day for themselves and their families.
They are no longer able to grow their own vegetables as their ancestors did. Even buying fresh fruits and vegetables has become a time-consuming chore that requires even more time for preparation. Buying and cooking fresh beef, chicken, turkey, pork or fish takes up more valuable time.
As a result, people have begun to rely on restaurants much more than ever before. Restaurants provide a great variety of dishes that the customer can order. Somebody else has done the shopping, cooking and cleaning.
Unfortunately, those wonderful meals, coupled with less and less exercise has caused toxic body syndrome in a large percentage of the population. Toxic body syndrome makes people listless, overweight and sick.
Even when food is prepared at home, many times the food comes from a package, a box or a can. Many times the nutrients are no longer in the food. The food is filling without nourishing the body as it should.
What can be done to reverse the effects of toxic body syndrome?
Experts agree that fruits and vegetables should be eaten raw or with minimal preparation for the highest amount of nutrients. Foods should not be fried, but should be baked or grilled for best results.
Also, increased exercise helps reduce this syndrome. Walking 30 minutes a day is one of the best exercises. Another is gentle bouncing on a mini trampoline, or rebounder. The bouncing can be done by elderly people who need a very controlled exercise that is not difficult or exhausting.
