Artificial sweeteners
Made specifically to help people lose weight, these sugar substitutes don’t even do that. They do NOT control blood sugar, and also keep your body from being able to accurately measure daily calorie consumption.
That actually causes you to crave more sweets. And finally, the chemicals in artificial sweeteners, notably aspartame, turn into a deadly toxin called DKP in the body. During digestions, DKP releases further cancer-causing chemicals.
Alcohol
Moderate consumption is okay, but too much alcohol has been shown to increase your risk of mouth, esophagus, liver, colon, rectum, and breast cancers. In fact, alcohol consumption thought to be the second leading cause of cancer worldwide (tobacco use is the first).
And sorry ladies, but the risk seems to go up post-menopause. Stick to no more than one glass a day.
Non-organic fruits and veggies
Traditionally grown fruits are contaminated with terribly dangerous pesticides like atrazine, thiodicarb, and organophosphates. Atrazine is a chemical known to cause severe health and reproductive issues in humans. Its use is prohibited by law in European countries, but still used every day in the US.
Unfortunately, washing produce does not remove all chemical residue, so it’s best to buy organic when you can.
Pickled foods
Pickled foods are typically cured with a combination of nitrates or nitrites, salt, and vinegar. There may also be artificial coloring added. While vinegar itself has some healthful qualities, the high salt level and nitrates/nitrites in pickled foods are really bad for your health. Daily intake of pickled foods has been linked with an increased risk of colorectal and stomach cancers.
Hot drinks
You might be feeling depressed at this point that many of your favorite foods are on the cancer-causing list, so let’s wrap up with something easy to avoid. Recent studies have shown that regularly consuming very hot drinks can damage your esophagus and lead to throat cancer.
How hot is too hot? Scientists say about 65 C (149 F), which leads us to wonder who the heck ever drinks their tea that hot.
Unfortunately, a lot of these cancer-causing foods are actually ingredients found in a lot of products we eat on a regular basis. It can be overwhelming to think about avoiding them, especially the comfort foods that seem to help soothe the stresses of daily life.
But rest assured that it only takes a short while of healthful eating to feel a lot better, and you’ll probably notice that your body can’t even tolerate the bad stuff anymore.