A bit on the serious side today; I watched the documentary "Food Matters" this week. I think everyone should watch it, as it gives one much food for thought. Pun intended. It brings up the very valid issue of the use of vitamins and how little nutrients we get from most of our food. Not to mention it's a good learning tool.
The reality of how poor our diet is in the United States, is driven home in this interesting film. The people in the film discuss that doctors are not taught nutrition in this country. No wonder so many doctors don't talk about vitamins, or ask their patients if they are taking vitamins. It seems rather simple to me that medical schools should include at least one course in how food affects our bodies. They point out that cancer and other illnesses are not prevalent in other countries that consume healthier, plant based foods. There is much discussion that our own bodies can fight off most diseases if we follow healthier, plant based eating habits.
I changed my lifestyle when I started to open my eyes to how poor my own diet was. But apparently, according to some of my friends, I am not your average person. Not in a good way, but in an odd way; thanks guys. Okay, I realize I tend to overly research lots of things and fortunately or unfortunately depending on your opinion, that is just part of the makeup of my personality. I can be a bit nerdy in my pursuit of information and interests, but this is an important subject. So I thought that I should pay attention and watch it. I write and talk about healthy living all of the time. We all know now that the more junk and processed foods we eat, the worse our health becomes. The film points out that food is the major cause of illnesses like cancer.
I don't recall at what point I realized that, but it may have been when I started to go through menopause and was worried about my health. I started reading up on heart disease, cancer, you name it. What hit home for me and the reason I decided to write about this documentary today, was one point that was made about how are bodies are capable of fighting off illnesses like cancer, unless we eat poorly. We in fact don't have to become sick with these illness, if we change our eating habits. I get that and have read or heard it many times. They also said that we should eat a 51% raw diet.
The reality of how poor our diet is in the United States, is driven home in this interesting film. The people in the film discuss that doctors are not taught nutrition in this country. No wonder so many doctors don't talk about vitamins, or ask their patients if they are taking vitamins. It seems rather simple to me that medical schools should include at least one course in how food affects our bodies. They point out that cancer and other illnesses are not prevalent in other countries that consume healthier, plant based foods. There is much discussion that our own bodies can fight off most diseases if we follow healthier, plant based eating habits.
I changed my lifestyle when I started to open my eyes to how poor my own diet was. But apparently, according to some of my friends, I am not your average person. Not in a good way, but in an odd way; thanks guys. Okay, I realize I tend to overly research lots of things and fortunately or unfortunately depending on your opinion, that is just part of the makeup of my personality. I can be a bit nerdy in my pursuit of information and interests, but this is an important subject. So I thought that I should pay attention and watch it. I write and talk about healthy living all of the time. We all know now that the more junk and processed foods we eat, the worse our health becomes. The film points out that food is the major cause of illnesses like cancer.
I don't recall at what point I realized that, but it may have been when I started to go through menopause and was worried about my health. I started reading up on heart disease, cancer, you name it. What hit home for me and the reason I decided to write about this documentary today, was one point that was made about how are bodies are capable of fighting off illnesses like cancer, unless we eat poorly. We in fact don't have to become sick with these illness, if we change our eating habits. I get that and have read or heard it many times. They also said that we should eat a 51% raw diet.
