Copyright 2005 Judy Thompson
Throughout most of my life, I have heard that “You are what you
eat!” Then later, as I became more knowledgeable about
nutrition, it became “You are what you eat, digest, and absorb!”
Our world is changing daily. Over the years the quality of our
food supplies has also changed. Your grandparents, and possibly
even your parents, would purchase food from the grocery store
that was not so heavily-laden with chemicals as it is today. Or,
perhaps, they grew much of their own food.
I spent several years growing my own vegetables and then either
canning or freezing many of them. They were grown organically,
chemical free, and were delicious. While at that time of my
life, I just heard that “organic” was better for you, I didn’t
know much about why “organic” was better for you. But I did know
things tasted better.
Basically, the same thing rings true with our meats. The cows
that used to roam freely in the pasture, getting most of their
nourishment from the grass, went to the locker plant mostly
chemical free. Today they graze on grass that is heavily
fertilized and had weed killers used on it. They are fed grains
with chemicals added to help them put on weight faster.
So, even if the consumer is trying to purchase purely
healthy-type foods, there are some increased health risks
because of the added chemicals.
However, I believe that the biggest health problems are brought
about by what choices consumers make. When I go to the super
market, I see grocery carts stacked to the brim with hot dogs,
white breads, sweets, potato chips, soft drinks and other items
that do nothing positive for a person’s health! In many cases,
the person pushing that shopping cart, is extremely overweight.
And then the same people who stack their grocery carts with junk
food wonder why they develop health problems. While genetics
does play a certain role in people’s health, most diseases and
illnesses are nutrition related.
Even people who have been careful with what they eat will be
subjected to chemicals in their food and environmental
pollutants. Do you ever paint, fertilize your grass, or use
chlorine bleach in your home? If you don’t have a water filter
on your shower head, you will be absorbing some chemicals each
time you shower. Is your drinking water filtered? Thus, even the
people with good nutrition habits will find the need to detoxify
and get rid of the poisons that have accumulated in their bodies
over the years.
What about the junk-food eaters? I consider junk food to be
greasy foods, white breads, pastries, candy, sugar products,
potato chips, soft drinks, and the list could go on and on. The
more things you violate in your diet, the more likely you are to
get hit with one or more diseases, such as heart disease,
cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
etc. Also, the more likely you are to just plain feel bad, lack
energy or get frequent colds.
So, when something happens, you go to the doctor, who may
prescribe something to make you feel better. However, you still
need to take control of your own health in order to prevent more
things from happening to you in the future!
Here are some suggestions: 1.Eliminate most of the “junk” food.
2.Make sure you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables everyday.
3.Drink plenty of water, preferably filtered. 4.If you are not
having daily bowel movements, add a fiber product. Drinking
plenty of water with the fiber will help prevent constipation.
5.Take high quality vitamin and mineral supplements. 6.Exercise.
7.Detoxify. The previous points will help the body to detoxify.
However, you may need additional detoxification to rid the body
of toxins that have built-up over the years.
One word of caution. Don’t make major changes all at once!
That’s too hard on your body. In fact, if you can locate a
naturopathic physician or a good nutritionist in your area, it
would probably be wise of you to consult with that person before
undergoing serious dietary changes.
To summarize the main point in this article: the more you take
responsibility for your own health, the better chance you have
to stay healthy and not be a victim of any diseases or
illnesses.
About the author:
Judy Thompson is a former Health teacher and for many years has
been a student of natural nutrition. Nutrition information and
products may be found at and ordered from her website.
http://shopnutronix.com/333015895
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