Regardless of whether we are required to purchase medical insurance,
know that we can only buy real health insurance in the produce section
of the local supermarket.
Certainly, some aspects of medical insurance coverage are in need of
reform. But a much greater need exists – the need for Americans to
reform their health by reforming their diets. -Dr. Joel Fuhrman
I really believe this! Type II Diabetes is a life-style disease. Heart disease is preventable and reversible. Cancer risk is also largely tied to lifestyle. The American Institute for Cancer Research estimates that about one-third of common cancers could be prevented by following a
healthy diet, exercising, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Why don't more people do something about it? Why are Americans so unhealthy? Are people really so uninformed?
Is it that:
A) They think these diseases just happen and there's nothing they can do about it?
B) They truly don't know what a healthy diet is?
C) They've decided that it's just too hard to eat healthy food?
D) All of the above.
If your answer was A, You might want to read The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell for research on the connection between what we eat and disease. I found it very interesting and I wondered as I read it why I'd never heard this stuff before! Another one that's an easier read is the Culprit and the Cure by Steven Aldana.
If you answered B, you should read Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat For Health or Eat To Live. His focus is on eating the most nutrient dense foods possible and he tells you which foods those are. I also follow his blog diseaseproof.com
If you answered C, there are a bunch of people who blog about following a healthy diet and they have some great recipes. Some that I follow: are Green Smoothie Girl, My Green Diet, Unconventional Kitchen, Super Healthy Kids, and WHOLEmade. It's not hard to eat healthy. It's kind of fun trying new recipes and using new ingredients. It also makes it easier knowing you're not the only one. Healthy eating means different things to different people. I take what I want from these blogs and ignore the rest. You do what's right for you, right?
If you're answer was D (like mine) you've got a lot of reading to do!
