Pass the Butter

One of the challenges of being an entrepreneur is finding time to stay physically fit. One of the critical mistakes an entrepreneur makes is not allowing for time to exercise and eat right. One of the simple things that can be done is to eliminate from your diet things that tend to be bad for you.

The other day, I read this essay on bad things people put into their bodies. The essay was called, “Pass the butter… please.”

Do you know the difference between margarine and butter?

Butter:

- Both have the same amount of calories
- Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats (8 grams compared to 5 grams)
- Butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods
- Butter tastes much better and can enhance the flavors of other foods

Margarine:
- Margarine is high in Trans Fatty Acids
- Margarine triples the risk of coronary heart disease
- Margarine increases total cholesterol and LDL (bad cholesterol)
- Margarine lowers HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
- Margarine increases cancer risk as much as 5 times
- Margarine lowers the quality of breast milk
- Margarine decreases immune response
- Margarine decreases insulin response
- Margarine can increase heart disease in women 53% over eating the same amount of butter

Furthermore, margarine is one molecule away from being plastic.

Try this…

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days, you should notice a couple of things:

1. No flies. Not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it -- that should tell you something!

2. It does not rot. It does not even smell differently, because it has no nutritional value. Nothing will grow on it, not even those teeny weenie microorganisms. Why? Because molecularly, margarine most closely resembles plastic.

Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Sometimes just not doing something, or in this case eating something, can make a big difference. An entrepreneur that has a lifestyle that fosters unhealthy eating habits and a lack of exercise will compromise the long-term success of all the hard work that has been put into building a successful enterprise.