We enjoy fattening and greasy food, but rarely think of the consequences beyond getting out of shape and thus becoming unattractive. But looks should be the last thing we worry about. What happens to a body low on natural foods, vitamins, healthy fats, and exercise? What is going on the blood?
When we eat a diet high in animal products such as eggs, butter, cheese, meat, and cream, and low in fruits and vegetables and vitamins, what we're doing is coating our veins and arteries with a thick, paste-like substance that seriously blocks the progress of our blood as it moves along.
Go cook sausages and bacon, and then leave the pan out afterwards. The bottom of the pan will become coated with white lard, with thick, white, pasty gunk. That's essentially what's forming in your veins and arteries as you digest your big delicious breakfast. Imagine a passage as narrow as a vein, and then imagine making it even narrower by blocking it up with unhealthy, unnatural substances. How much gunk will it take to stop the flow of blood altogether? Not all that much.
When the blood is merely slowed, it can lead to thing like depression, lack of energy, insomnia, and angina. Angina is an intense, painful feeling in the heart which results from not enough blood getting to it.
When the blood is slowed for too long, blood clots form. A blood clot, wedged in your system, will cause heart attack, stroke, paralysis, death.
The old advice and wisdom is true: your veggies and vitamins are good for you. They not only lead to energy, healthy skin, good moods, clear minds, and a body resistant to sickness and disease, they also fight the really, really dangerous influences that we all to often introduce to our bodies ourselves.
Sometimes high cholesterol is beyond our control; we can inherit it from our parents or grandparents. Thus, we can be walking around looking perfectly fit and still suffer from high cholesterol. Or, we can be those "lucky" people born with high metabolisms, can eat whatever we want, and still look good. We may look good on the outside, but our insides are getting clogged with junk just the same.
Motivation to eat healthily, take our vitamins, and exercise increases when we realize the horrible consequences of not doing so. We can live in ignorant bliss no longer. Too many studies have shown that too many people are suffering from high cholesterol even now. Who knew that simple things like eating an apple or a carrot and going for a brief walk could have such a dramatic impact on your happiness and healthiness? When tempted to stop yet again for fast food or grab a pastry rather than fixing a healthy lunch, it may help to think of that pan you cooked in for breakfast.