Last week I discussed how reactions to certain foods can make your body looks like it is carrying 5-10 additional pounds.  Here is some more information on this topic and some suggestions for identifying and addressing this issue.
Because it’s hard for your body to digest foods that you eat too often, the foods that most often cause food reactions are usually very common foods.  Most comon are the six “repeat offenders” that cause a huge majority of reactions. 

The Six Repeat Offenders:
Wheat
Dairy products
Eggs
Corn
Soy
Peanuts

Others that often cause problems are shellfish, chocolate, gluten (in wheat, rye, and oats), citrus fruits, M.S.G., and aspartame.

People often love the foods to which they are most reactive, because reactive foods can cause a drug-like response.  As they enter the bloodstream – and trigger a distress alarm when they’re identified as a foreign invader – part of the body’s distress response is a release of feel-good endorphins, and energy-boosting insulin and adrenaline.  This creates temporary spikes of contentment and satisfaction – which inevitably subside, causing a desire for more of the food: cravings!

It’s easy to find out if you’re reactive to various foods by taking a rather expensive doctor’s test.  Most people, though, can figure it out just by avoiding certain suspicious foods for about a week, to see if their symptoms subside.  To do this, restrict all of your suspicious foods – the ones you eat most often, and seem to crave.  Then add them back in one at a time, looking for symptoms, such as indigestion, or the gain of water weight.  This procedure can be challenging, because it’s hard to avoid your favorite foods.  But it can really pay off!

Note: some clients have found that the best time to do this "add them back in" test is after a cleanse, but you don't have to cleanse to identify reactions.

When you eliminate all your reactive foods, you’ll probably lose several pounds of water weight, or edema, almost instantly. You’ll look and feel much better.  And after you rid your system of the last vestiges of your offending foods, your cravings for them will drop dramatically.  Conquering cravings will benefit your dieting efforts tremendously.

You’ll quickly find that there are numerous substitutes available for virtually all foods.  Why?  Because millions of people need them, since food reactions are so common.

Give this effort some consideration. It’s very important.

All the Best in Health!

posted by Gregory Joujon-Roche in Improved Appearance
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