Today I am frustrated and saddened. We are currently living in a world where quality food and education are a luxury expense instead of a necessity. We spend BILLIONS of dollars on doctors and health care that does nothing to improve our health! Every year we complain and grumble about the lack of improvement in our health and how expensive a doctor visit is, but we keep seeing the same doctor year after year feeling worse and worse. At the same time, we refuse to spend a little extra money at the grocery store for foods that are filled with nutrients the body needs to live, foods that have been around for thousands of years and foods that we know are better for us.
Do you know that if you take the money AWAY from your doctor and put it in your own hands as money for food (organic, whole, and raw foods) and tools for health (i.e. a water filtering system, a juicer and a Health Coach) a few things will happen:
1. Your health will improve. This is a guarantee. God created food specifically to feed our body just as it is. Our body knows exactly what to do with that food and our body can heal itself.
2. Doctors will start paying attention to what we want and need. Right now doctors are overwhelmed. They are constrained by their education (or lack thereof), company rules, the insurance industry and the "big money" pharmaceutical industry. They are listening to the loudest voices.
3. The price of real whole foods will go down. Our government (the exact same people who create the food pyramids) currently subsidizes corn, beef and dairy farmers. If consumers refuse to spend their money where there is a lack of nutrients and start shopping with local organic farmers and at farmer's markets, we will see a shift in how much food costs and what becomes more readily available.
Please find out where there is an organic farm, co-op, health food store and farmer's market near you. Begin to change your purchasing habits. Take your family to see where their food comes from. Learn how to read labels and what to look for. Ask your grocery store manager if they have a nutrition expert or food ambassador on-site to help you make healthy choices. Take charge of your life and demand the best! When you budget for groceries, include expenses like education and supplements. If your budget is too tight for healthy foods, look at other areas you can improve (start cleaning with vinegar and baking soda instead of all those other products) and put the saved money in your grocery budget.
We can make a difference!
Patti Porter
My Healthy Helper
myhealthyhelper@gmail.com
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