The Affliction That Could Save Your Life

I have an affliction. I have no disease, no illness. I want to help people; that's my affliction. In becoming a nutritionist and discovering why people really do get sick and obese, I was eager to learn all I could in order to help the light bulb go off in everyone's head as to how to save themselves. But over the years I find it's not that easy. No, it is easy for people to save themselves once they know how; it's not easy for them to want to do it. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink; they much prefer the Kool-Aid, literally. Yes, I have found that people do not want to either change or be told they are not eating the right foods. And a powerful reason is not only their attachment to these detrimental foods but also their attachment to the medical community, which gives them different, unsubstantial nutritional information. And because the medical establishment has become so revered over decades, they are the last word. After decades full of a multitude of diets meant to help us lose weight [and didn't], the truths are now emerging both on why we gain weight and become diseased. Besides the ever-present addiction of smoking, which still hovers around 15% of the U.S. population (an average of 10% of pregnant women still smoke), our main addiction is to processed and refined foods, and that is what is bringing us to our knees. Over centuries, our foods have been excessively altered to satisfy our taste buds to the ultimate level of gratification, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news