The
Game of Life
It seems to me that too many people
are getting sick and we don't know what is causing it. It could be the
environment, the food we eat or the way we live but we are all getting sick.
Too many people wait until they are sick with very bad diseases like Diabetes,
Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, and ALS and then try to find a cure.
Whatever the cause, the key to
fighting these debilitating diseases is nutrition, not after you have the
diseases but before, way before they show up.
Let me tell you a story. I recently
went to the Philippines on an extended vacation and business trip (2 months)
and I probably weighed right at 250 lbs. when I left.
While there I ate food that was
fresh and grown locally, fish that was still alive when I picked it out at the
market, meat fresh off the farm (and the hoof I might say) and I took my
supplements as usual. I walked a bit more then I was used
to, because that was the preferred method of transportation for short
trips and the Market was two blocks away. And to my surprise, I lost
weight. The heat might have had something to do with it but that was
probably only for the first two weeks. After that, I had become accustomed to
it. To make matters even more interesting, I had felt better than anytime
over the last eighteen to twenty-four months.
In the States I have a heck of a
time losing weight. To be honest, I am lucky if I lose weight at all. Why that
is I do not know but my feeling is that the food here does not have the same
nutritional value as the food over in the Philippines. And it might even
be that the genetically modified food in the US is causing the obesity
problems and illnesses that we see. Take for example the hormones pumped
into our chickens that give them bigger breasts. Could that be why we are
all getting bigger around the middle or men having man boobs? I don't know
for sure, and I don't have any empirical evidence that proves my supposition,
but that is what my gut is telling me.
The best way to keep ourselves healthy
is through proper nutrition. I am not saying one must become a Vegan or stop eating food that is bad
for us, (God knows that I don't strictly follow those rules). I believe that
you can actually eat anything you want but in moderation. With proper sleep
and nutrition plus high quality supplementation to make up for what is lacking
in the American diet, we stand a better chance of aging well. By getting up off
that couch and doing a little something
to get our heart beating, we add to those chances. Superior quality food
and supplements might cost a little more but the benefits reaped will make
it worthwhile later in life. One might think health is expensive, but
that's because they haven't price disease lately. As for me, that’s how I plan
to stay in the game of life a little longer.
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