Everyone has the intention of eating "right," but do we really know what right is? Society may have been misleading.
"Let food be thy medicine," -Hippocrates, ancient Greek father of Western medicine. It's so simple, yet we are so busy and lazy these days we would rather get fat and sick.
The popularity of modern processed foods, "convenience" foods, has led to astounding rates of obesity, diabetes and many more diseases and illness.
The foods that fill most of the center
aisles in our grocery stores are filled with “convenience” foods. Prepackaged, boxed, and frozen for,
“meals in minutes.” Just zap it in
the microwave and “voila!,” dinner is served!
According to Blane Daily, 51, owner of Daily Energy, and Michael Cox, 49, Daily Energy customer, convenience foods are loaded with hormones and additives. "They don't do much for you, especially for athletes," said Cox.
If you value your health you will limit your intake of convenience foods, they slow you down and put you at higher risk for cancer. The body needs lean meats, vegetables, fruits and raw nuts. The body also needs a certain amount of protein, which can be obtained with supplements if you don't have time to consume enough through food, according to Daily and Cox.
"One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive, the other three-quarters keep your doctor alive," ---Ancient Egyptian Proverb.
Cox, also an athlete, said, "Seventy-five percent of training is food intake." Natural foods give you more energy, helps maintain whole body functions and is high performance fuel. If you put poor quality fuel in your car you can't expect it to perform properly, the same goes for your body, according to Daily.
In the late 1950's the Supermarket was beginning to thrive, the hayday of drive-in burger joints started and this is when the so called "convenience" foods were born, like the legendary foil wrapped T.V. dinner, not to mention a host of other tasty processed delicacies devised to, "make life easier and better,"
The pace of American life was accelerated, even with our food.
"The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather cure and prevent disease with nutrition," Thomas Edison.
If only we would do just that! Our lifestyles have become so busy that we can't find the time to prepare and eat "real" food. Apparently we would rather run ourselves ragged, eat some synthetic "food" that only slow us down and make us tired.
How do we get our energy back? Energy drinks and caffeine, of course! This is the only way most of us can seem to function. Not to mention the medications so many people are on to lower blood pressure, cholesterol along with a number of others to "fix" the problem. How many people do you know on anti-depression or anti-anxiety drugs? Why is everyone so depressed and anxious? Probably because we eat completely artificial foods, don't sleep near enough and consume way too many stimulants.
So much of the things we do for leisure is centered around food and a lot of it. Do you eat to live or live to eat?
In twenty-five percent all coronary disease cases, the only sign that you are even sick is sudden death.
So much of the things we do for leisure is centered around food and a lot of it. Ask yourself, do you eat to live or live to eat?
At a glance:
Who: Consumer's of "convenience" foods.
What: "Convenience" foods, such as; frozen, boxed, prepackaged meals.
Where: Nationwide/Majority of Americans.
Why: Convenience.
Five easy things to do for better health:
1. Exercise
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
3. Shop the perimeter of the grocery store. Try to stay away from the center aisles.
4. Stay away from "fast food!"
5. Carry healthy snacks to avoid impulse eating.
Sources:
Blane Daily, owner of Daily Energy
Michael Cox, Daily Energy Customer
Forks over Knives/Documentary/2011
Links:
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
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www.cdc.gov/
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