Oprah

Today I watched the Oprah where she brings on her doctor Oz and talks about heart disease.

We all know that heart disease is one of the major reasons to lose weight. Seeing an actual heart operation was a shocker. When we put fats into our bodies it is hard to visualize what that is doing, you get an idea of your body expanding outwards, gaining weight. That is what we see on the outside.
The image that came to me was complicated, it involved the idea that instead of just expanding out we are in fact filling up any empty spaces inside. The heart operation showed the layers of fat actually surrounding the heart! It showed how fat is literally clogging the body.
Now, many people say they eat for emotional reasons, that they are trying to fill the "void" inside them. It really struck me that that is literally what is going on. In a real physical way they are doing something that seem only a psychological metaphor. It blew me away.

I am going to list the things that the doctor gave as his big do's and don't's for putting in your mouth.

Don'ts
Hydrogenated anything
Enriched flour
Sugar aka: sucrose, etc
High fructose corn syrup: this one actually blocks the signal to the brain you are full
Animal fats : these are solid at room temperature and are added to keep food from spoiling

Do's

Garlic
Tomatoes, especially sauce as the good fats will increase absorbtion
Spinach
Pomegranate as fruit or juice
Nuts, raw, store in fridge to keep the good oils
Olive oil, store in fridge as a good oil it is delicate and can also be wreaked by cooking, use as a dressing with garlic and you will be really in the good list!

I think another don't is diet soda. I know that this avoids the high fructose corn syrup of regular soda but it is bad for you. Especially as people drink it in too large amounts.