Thursday, January 28, 2010

Nutrition: Making the world a better place

When the world is living off of pre-chopped, mixed, preserved, and packaged foods, it is no wonder the drug (and nutraceutical) industries are brimming with potential, and booming into the medicine cabinets every Joe and Sally.

Most people today function sub optimally as a result of their diets in conjunction with their lifestyles. Surviving this way puts strain on ones body, on their emotional well being, on their relationships, and general drive to achieve their full potential.

And then there are those who have, often through hardships of their own, been exposed to the simple truth of this situation. Having experienced the grimness of dis-ease and the grace of health myself, I feel the drive and compassion to share knowledge and inspire those who want to feel vital, happy and healthy again.

The fact that we are, today more than ever, spending good money on health insurance, doctors visits, drugs, synthesized vitamins, minerals, pick me ups, calm me downs, and fortified foods, means that we are certainly not feeling healthy or happy with ourselves to begin with. It goes with out saying that we are feeling this way because the very place we would naturally derive these health giving nutrients from, is altered, depleted, null and void of anything good at all.

The type of foods we choose to purchase, stock our kitchens with, and feed our families with, makes the difference.

What would the world be like if every one simply new the difference between canned fruit and fresh fruit, deep fried and steamed, white sugar and raw honey, to name but a few?
How would people feel, interact, and live, if they new that their fatigue, bad moods, and aches were the result of their diet, and they knew how to do something about it?

I believe that knowledge such as this empowers people to at least make a choice, where in the absence of knowledge there was no such luxury. Choosing nutrition reflects self love and self respect. And when people start feeling the benefits of vitality and beaming health, they have more to offer the world.

Knowing the effect that correct nutrition has on myself, and people around me, I feel confident in saying that it would make the world a better place if every one chose to feel this way.