So a few weeks ago I was searching for something to watch on Netflix that wasn't part of my usual "guilty pleasure", a.k.a. mindless television. I saw something that caught my eye simply by its title. "What the Health". I decided to watch it, because the title alone sounded interesting.
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\nIt was one of those programs that left me with so many more questions, that I began to search for more answers and information on the idea that food is the best medicine, and that I really hold the key to avoiding recurrence, and longevity of a healthy life.
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\nIf you haven't seen "what the health", the take aways of the documentary for me were the following:
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\n1. Money really does talk. The meat and dairy industries back the associations we often look to for advice on proper diet. These same associations don't want to discuss diet and how the diets posted on their sites are actually the opposite of a healthy diet.
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\n2. Money talks a lot. The government has built a food pyramid based on meat and dairy. It's sort of circular. When research is brought forward about the effects of meat and dairy in our diet, the topic is shut down.
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\n3. Apparently medical doctors are taught to treat the disease versus preventing the disease in the first place. This one is minute obvious, but it sort of felt like a slap in the face when I heard it so blatantly. Doctors are taught how to treat the symptoms with medicine. Then treat side effects of the first med with yet another med. They aren't taught how to prevent the need for the medicine to begin with. Did I already say money talks?
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\nI'm still researching to find the right balance for me. I've cut out meat over the last few weeks, except for fish. But fish has only been eaten in desperate moments when sushi was offered as an appetizer because the hubs walked to the market to get other items that still needed prep for meal time. Dairy has not been a real pay of my diet anyway, so cutting it out on a more conscious level has been a change, too. Over all it has been pretty easy. The benefits have included reduction in body fat/ inches, and more energy throughout the day.
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\nI've experienced similar benefits when doing the #whole30, but not nearly the loss in inches in such a short time. And frankly, I feel less restricted in my food options following a whole food plant based diet.
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\nAll in all, there are so many diet plans, trends, fads, what have you, it is difficult to know what is right. My goal is to learn what is right for me, document how it is working for me, and share it with you. Not because I want to convince you my way is the right way, rather, this can be another source of info for you if this is a journey you find yourself taking. The journey of, how to be healthy, increase potential longevity of life, prevent disease and or chronic ailments through the choices we make each day at meal time.
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\nI invite you to share your findings, point me in directions you have followed, tell me about your experiences. Please, don't be shy.
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\nI'll be sure to post next time with specific info on all of the findings experienced as part of my changes, and what I learn through reading.
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\nUntil next time.
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\nIt was one of those programs that left me with so many more questions, that I began to search for more answers and information on the idea that food is the best medicine, and that I really hold the key to avoiding recurrence, and longevity of a healthy life.
\n
\nIf you haven't seen "what the health", the take aways of the documentary for me were the following:
\n
\n1. Money really does talk. The meat and dairy industries back the associations we often look to for advice on proper diet. These same associations don't want to discuss diet and how the diets posted on their sites are actually the opposite of a healthy diet.
\n
\n2. Money talks a lot. The government has built a food pyramid based on meat and dairy. It's sort of circular. When research is brought forward about the effects of meat and dairy in our diet, the topic is shut down.
\n
\n3. Apparently medical doctors are taught to treat the disease versus preventing the disease in the first place. This one is minute obvious, but it sort of felt like a slap in the face when I heard it so blatantly. Doctors are taught how to treat the symptoms with medicine. Then treat side effects of the first med with yet another med. They aren't taught how to prevent the need for the medicine to begin with. Did I already say money talks?
\n
\nI'm still researching to find the right balance for me. I've cut out meat over the last few weeks, except for fish. But fish has only been eaten in desperate moments when sushi was offered as an appetizer because the hubs walked to the market to get other items that still needed prep for meal time. Dairy has not been a real pay of my diet anyway, so cutting it out on a more conscious level has been a change, too. Over all it has been pretty easy. The benefits have included reduction in body fat/ inches, and more energy throughout the day.
\n
\nI've experienced similar benefits when doing the #whole30, but not nearly the loss in inches in such a short time. And frankly, I feel less restricted in my food options following a whole food plant based diet.
\n
\nAll in all, there are so many diet plans, trends, fads, what have you, it is difficult to know what is right. My goal is to learn what is right for me, document how it is working for me, and share it with you. Not because I want to convince you my way is the right way, rather, this can be another source of info for you if this is a journey you find yourself taking. The journey of, how to be healthy, increase potential longevity of life, prevent disease and or chronic ailments through the choices we make each day at meal time.
\n
\nI invite you to share your findings, point me in directions you have followed, tell me about your experiences. Please, don't be shy.
\n
\nI'll be sure to post next time with specific info on all of the findings experienced as part of my changes, and what I learn through reading.
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\nUntil next time.