It is certainly not the government’s role to dictate or monitor what people eat and how much they move. However, it is the government’s role to enact laws, regulations, and policies that encourage a healthy society. It is also its role to be direct and straightforward, with facts about our current health, the associated costs, and the dire predictions for the future health of our society. Simply stated, we are not built to sustain a healthy body when we are living increasingly sedentary lifestyles, eating processed garbage at an alarming rate, and indeed becoming a fast food nation addicted to high calorie, nutrition-poor foods
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Still don't believe our food system needs an overhaul?
New York Times - Arsenic in Our Chicken
“Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich.That’s because my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic.”
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This isn’t from some liberal media website people. This is the New York Times. A lot of people will read this article, but how many will react? Share it? Complain to the food companies? Demand better? Probably not many, but the more stories like this come out, the more hopeful I become that change is inevitable.
Why are we so concerned when thousands of people die over seas when hundreds upon hundreds of thousands here in America die from heart disease and cancer every year? That blows my mind!
Food is medicine. Go plant-based.
Organic apples. Cinnamon. Packet of Stevia.
TEDxCambridge: Caldwell Esselstyn on making heart attacks history (by TEDxTalks)
Harvard Declares Dairy NOT Part of a Healthy Diet
The Harvard School of Public Health sent a strong message to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and nutrition experts everywhere with the recent release of its “Healthy Eating Plate” food guide. The university was responding to the USDA’s new MyPlate guide for healthy eating, which replaced the outdated and misguided food pyramid.
Harvard’s nutrition experts did not pull punches, declaring that the university’s food guide was based on sound nutrition research and more importantly, not influenced by food industry lobbyists. The greatest evidence of its research focus is the absence of dairy products from the “Healthy Eating Plate” based on Harvard’s assessment that “…high intake can increase the risk of prostate cancer and possibly ovarian cancer.” The Harvard experts also referred to the high levels of saturated fat in most dairy products and suggested that collards, bok choy, fortified soy milk, and baked beans are safer choices than dairy for obtaining calcium, as are high quality supplements.
Kudos to Harvard for promoting greater consumption of vegetables and fruits, as well as healthier protein options such as fish, beans or nuts. And kudos to Harvard for ignoring the lobbyists and showing the USDA what healthy eating is all about.
