We all makes choices. Hundreds and probably thousands of them a day. One of the most important choices you'll make on a daily basis is what to put into your body. In our household, we have chosen this healthy lifestyle. We are one family trying to make a difference in the world. Why? For many reasons! First, we feel great and want to share that with others. When you are doing something that has made a big impact on your life, you want to share it! Why keep something so wonderful to yourself?? The second is an extension of the first. When we see people that really need to make a change in their diet, I feel compelled to want to help. I am talking about overweight, obese people, people with diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes, ms, fibromyalgia, celiac, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. etc. etc. These are the people that really need to make a change. The more I learn the more I get mad at their doctors & our government. For example, the American Diabetes Association recommends a diabetic can eat 45-60 carbs per meal. That can be as much as 180 per day (and that doesn't include snacks!). I don't have diabetes and I don't think I should even be eating that much. But since our economy is driven by processed, wheat filled food, our government is going to push "healthy whole grains". The third reason is an extension of the second. These sick people are draining our healthcare system. Of course from a human perspective, I want them to feel better but from an economic perspective they are digging themselves and our nation into a deep healthcare hole that is getting harder and harder to get out of. Healthcare costs are out of control. With 2/3 of our nation either overweight or obese, now is not the time to take action, the time to take action was years ago when this fat explosion began in the 80's. Since we don't have a time machine (where's Doc Brown when we really need him!), we have to start today. And that starts with YOU! Put down that fast food and cook with your family. Real food that came from the earth. Real food that doesn't have a list of ingredients a mile long, most of which are unpronounceable. One by one we can make a difference and reverse the slippery slope that America is on. Make a promise to visit your local farmers market this week. Support the local struggling farmer not the food giants that rule this nation. Kraft, Nabisco, General Mills, etc. and of course the fast food giants that are all contributing to the obesity epidemic. Hit them where it counts...their bottomline! Every dollar you spend on local, fresh grown food instead of fast junk food tells them something! BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD!!
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AuthorI am an ordinary person just like you who thanks to my husband and a good friend realized I needed to change my eating habits or my habits were going to eat me! I am in no way an authority on anything I post and make no claims on your health. I do not have a medical degree or am a registered dietitian. I am however, a consumer who has chosen to understand more about the foods we eat and how they affect us. My mission is simple. To inspire others to take the necessary steps to feel as great as I do by taking control of their eating! Archives
January 2014
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