Like most people you were probably taught a healthy diet is one that is high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat.
But this combination of food intake actually is not possible.
When you eat carbohydrates, only a limited amount of the food transforms into glycogen and gets stored in the liver.
The remaining carbohydrates transform into saturated fat and gets stored in the body as fat.
So, this type of diet actually results in higher levels of fat becoming a burden on the body and higher levels of insulin taxing the blood.
Of the three major macronutrient food elements - fats, proteins, and carbohydrates - carbohydrates are the food element that increases insulin in the body.
Fat, oils, and the right amount proteins however, slow down the insulin rise, so we must consider fat as a nutrient that actually is healthy for the body.
For example, a vegetable sautéed in coconut oil is a tasty food that does not tax the liver or gall bladder.
Broth soups containing proteins, fats, and a few carbohydrates help bring harmony and stimulation to the digestive system.
Fermented vegetables and soy products such as Miso are great aides to the body's ability to heal its self.
Cancer, a well-known disease, has the potential to touch all of our lives since everyone has cancerous cells in their body.
Let's consider just how the foods we eat can prevent or aide the growth of cancer.
Having a strong immune system along with a healthy diet and lifestyle helps strengthen our white blood cells so they can combat the growth and development of these and other renegade cells.
The lauric acid found in coconut oil helps destroy viruses and bacteria such as cancerous cells.
Cancer cells, unlike normal healthy cells, do not die off as they should.
Instead they continually multiply, so that one cancer cell becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight, and so on.
Cancer cells must be killed by some sort of drug or therapeutic treatment.
The amount of insulin in the blood encourages cell growth whether the cells are healthy or cancerous.
Having high insulin levels in the blood stream will cause an accelerated speed of disease growth.
On the contrary, consuming the right kinds of antioxidants, such as those found in phytonutrients, helps prevent disease growth.
Phytonutrients -nutrients that come from plants - help protect the human body from diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension.
Foods high in phytonutrients include seaweed, and a little red bean called adzuki beans.
Adzuki beans, popular in Japanese foods, can be purchased at Asian food markets.
Adzuki beans, like many other beans, are a good source of non-animal protein, so they are great for helping decrease the level of insulin in the blood.
Additionally, beans - more specifically the darker beans - are rich in disease-fighting antioxidants.
In addition to beans, other foods high in phytonutrients are berries - such as blueberries - cranberries, strawberries, apples, plums and cherries.
These fruits should be eaten in their natural state or freshly juiced, as bottled and canned juices are not healthy choices.
The goal of this type of healthy eating is to decrease the chances of getting chronic and terminal illnesses by managing the amount of insulin in the blood stream.