What Matters Most?

FOODMATTERS.  "Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" - Hippocrates. 

Food Matters is a feature length documentary film informing you on the best choices you can make for you and your family's health. In a collection of interviews with leading Nutritionists, Naturopaths, Scientists, M.D.'s and Medical Journalists you will discover...

• How to use food as medicine
• Who needs vitamins?
• Is organic better?
• How safe is our food?
• Natural treatments for lowering Cholesterol
• Foods that fight Anxiety and Depression
• Natural therapies for Cancer
• Which drugs might do more harm than good?
• The best ways to detox, lose weight and keep it off!

This wonderful  films focus is "helping us rethink the belief systems fed to us by our modern medical and health care establishments. The interviewees point out that not every problem requires costly, major medical attention and reveal many alternative therapies that can be more effective, more economical, less harmful and less invasive than conventional medical treatments."  










Who is the wealthiest of all? he/she who is healthy. 
FDS 

Phatty Fat.

This is why.....

"youarefat" ( AHEM Americans) 

"Warning: Don’t eat before, during or after you’ve seen this blog.”

- TIME magazine

"If you dare to eat any of these, make sure you have a cardiologist on speed dial."

- CNN.com

Where Nutrition Is Needed The Most....

Children, in my opinion, is the most important age group that needs to be targeted within the obesity craze. The statistics are absolutely staggering. The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 18.1%(CDC.) Many researchers even believe that at this rate children wont outlive their parents. Statistics on childhood obesity also indicate that over 70 percent of overweight adolescents will be overweight or obese as adults. 

Ok, this scares me. Actually, it really scares me! 

You might be thinking and asking yourselves all kinds of questions like, who is to blame? why haven't we done anything about it? When are people going to learn that unhealthy food is contributing to their ill-health? 

These are many questions that have been lingering around my head for years. Is there any chance that we can see change? We can never loose hope! 

Change can be determined by two important factors: education and environment. 

Education can be formed in the household and in school. Many do not have the proper education and training to raise their children and teach them the importance of healthy eating. 

On the other hand, the environment is another imminent factor. The government can contribute greatly in helping provide the necessary resources to prevent obesity from spreading. For example if a family lives in an unsafe environment that lacks proper lighting for walking in the night time, this family wont be able to go walking because their safety can be at risk. 

So, what is being done now... 

Well, there is a lot of contention on this issue going on in Washington. Lobbyists are trying to pass the child nutrition bill. Now that congress is back from their recess they have stacks and stacks of important bills to look over. Is child nutrition on top of the stack? Sadly, no. 

An article I read recently offered several reasons Why Congress Should Pass Child Nutrition Now. 

Read away! 

I will touch on this issue further, for it is something that I have a true passion for. Resolving this issue wont be an easy smooth process, but eradicating childhood obesity will take time, patience, and guts. 

Pass it on,

FDS 

Yes, research can sometimes be stupid!

A professor has found that by eating junk-food one can "loose weight."
Read more about it here.

Its... NATIONAL FIG WEEK!

Yes. I do LOVE all fruits and vegetables... but I am prejudiced to one fruit in particular. FIGS.
Heres what the professionals have to say about this delicious- mouthwatering- treat.


Figs are a great source of potassium, a mineral that works to control blood pressure and has been shown to increase bone and muscle strength. The calcium in figs actually works with the potassium to keep bones healthy and strong

Remember your grandmother said to eat your carrots? Well carrots move over! Figs are rich in vitamin A, the same antioxidant found in carrots which promotes vision development and keeps eyes strong as we grow older. But it doesn’t stop there; vitamin A also has anti-aging power and skin rejuvenation qualities.

Enjoy a free recipe of fig-filled muffins, I know I will be making them... YUM 

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” –Lao Tzu