5 White Poisons refers to MIlk, Sugar, Salt, Refined Flour and Rice because of high food processing and addition of chemicals to increase shelf life. They cause high damage to the body in long term in the form of chronic diseases.
Disclaimer
Highly refining of mentioned products during the manufacturing process makes them poisonous. Replace these products with healthy alternatives if possible. Try to obtain less refined versions of these products or reduce their consumption. Consumption of natural products benefit the body.
5 White Poisons
White Sugar
White Salt
Maida (Refined flour)
White Rice
White milk
The above mentioned 5 white poisons have been the root cause of many health issues like cancer, diabetes, heart attacks, bone health and hyper tension.
- Refined white sugar has lots of calories. Sugar breaks down into glucose and fructose before entering into blood stream. Body does not burn excess sugar and it it stored as fatty liver and fat. White sugar causes blood sugar spikes and may lead to diabetes, cancer and heart ailments.
- Refined white salt during manufacturing process loses all its nutrients because of added chemicals. Manufacturers heavily process products to improve their appearance and increase shelf life.
- Maida or refined flour is used in all processed foods to make them tasty, puffy, soft and crunchy. Bread items, cakes, chips and other fast foods. Maida lacks nutrients and nourishment for the body and is major cause of heart ailments.
- White rice which undergoes heavy polishing loses its fibre and nutrients. When consumed heavily in 3 meals not only renders harm to the body in terms of many diseases but also fails to provide good nutrition.
- Refined or pasteurized milk undergoes loses vitamin A, C, B 12 and beneficial bacteria. It destroys the natural enzymes and all its phosphatase, which is essential for calcium absorption.
Alternative Foods
Try to minimize the 5 products consumption or replace them with healthier alternatives to avoid health issues in long term.
White Sugar Alternative
Replace White Sugar with Mishri or Jaggery
Alternatives for White Salt
Himalayan salt is 100% natural salt and is free from processed chemicals. It is a good alternative for white salt.
Alternative to Refined Flour
Wheat flour, Gram flour and Oat flour are less proceesed and cause no damage to health.
Alternative to White Rice
Replace White Rice with Brown rice or less polished rice
Get milk directly from farms or nearby cow or buffalo to ensure no chemicals are added in the milk. Ensure milk is of good quality and less processed before consumption.