Ever thought about what's really in your daily meals? You might be surprised! This list explores 10 commonly consumed items that could be slowly harming your health. These "silent poisons" lurk in some of the most unexpected places. From your morning coffee to your dinner plate, discover the hidden dangers in your everyday diet. Are you ready for some shocking revelations?
AUTHOR: Sam Mire.
Table of Contents
- 1. Caffeine
- 2. Social Media
- 3. 24-Hour News
- 4. High-Fructose Corn Syrup
- 5. Alcohol
- 6. Anything Packaged in Plastic
- 7. Mountain Dew
- 8. Energy Drinks
- 9. Refined Sugar
- 10. Fast Food
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1. Caffeine
That "self-starter" who can't get started without five espressos? Or the tweaked-out gamer whose nerves are powered exclusively by Red Bull? They're poisoning themselves.
2. Social Media
Yes, we're counting poisons of the mind. One study found that teens who use social media for more than three hours a day face a greater risk of mental health deficits. We know that social platforms have been engineered for maximum addictiveness, and anything that causes addiction must be qualified as poison.
We all know social media is a net negative for personal and societal health, but we're hooked. Like all potent poisons, social media has its grip on the victim(s).
3. 24-Hour News
Do you know what can kill you? Fear. Chronic stress can prove deadly, prompting heart attacks and contributing to other life-threatening conditions like Alzheimer's. Do you know what stresses you out? Having Rachel Maddow, Sean Hannity, and their counterparts on your TV set ten hours daily.
4. High-Fructose Corn Syrup
High-fructose corn syrup is ubiquitous in our food. It's no coincidence that American obesity rates are at an all-time high. For the most part, avoiding "junk food" will help you avoid high-fructose corn syrup, which contributes to Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, high blood pressure, and other fatal health conditions.
5. Alcohol
We don't mean to kill your buzz, but most people acknowledge that alcohol has several poison-like qualities. Try to argue with me next time you're hungover.
If consuming too much of something can literally poison you, you're consuming poison. No matter how many studies you read about the health benefits of two glasses of Merlot a week, who is genuinely keeping it to two glasses of wine a week?
The way that most Americans consume alcohol makes it a poison. Budweiser? Casamigos? White Claw? Pick your poison.
6. Anything Packaged in Plastic
Microplastics have infiltrated virtually every source of food we consume. Contact from the sun can break down plastic packaging into the food and water stored inside. Shrimp and other seafood consume plastic particles polluting the waters they live in. Eventually, these microplastics make their way into our systems.
While avoiding foods and drinks packaged in plastic is a start, many microplastics seem undetectable and unavoidable.
7. Mountain Dew
In Appalachia, they have a phrase called "Mountain Dew Mouth." It refers to individuals (sometimes even children) whose teeth have rotted away due to constant consumption of sugar-laden sodas, including the Dew.
Once you hit a certain age, you can feel the soda eroding your teeth on contact. So don't listen to the commercials. Don't the Dew.
8. Energy Drinks
When did coffee become not good enough? Why did we have to develop completely artificial alternatives that are barely fit for human consumption?
Admit it. Your favorite energy drink just tastes...unnatural. Energy drink poisoning is in the National Poison Data System, for Red Bull's sake. Drink a cold brew, and your lifespan will thank you.
9. Refined Sugar
Will we look back at the saturation of the American food supply in refined sugar like the Crack Era in the 1980s? Or the mass opiate addiction that has America (and populations throughout the world) in its stranglehold? Because we should.
Refined sugar is in all of your favorite sweets and is abundant in the blood of Type 2 diabetics. It's a legalized killer, and it's all over your local grocery store.
10. Fast Food
You can find rare exceptions, like grilled chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A or the equivalent chicken peddlers. For the most part, though, food prepared in five minutes or less barely qualifies as food at all.
On the Venn diagram consistent of food and poison, fast food falls in that area where the circles overlap. Food for thought:
"I'll take two McCyanides with a McHemlock on the side."
"And would you like a McArsenic today?"
"No thanks, I'm good with the other two poisons."
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