Tuesday, April 13, 2010

The Wide Wide World of Food

Around the world for thousands of years food has been used traditionally as the center of societies, celebration, families, healing and maintenance of health. Before the creation of industrialized agriculture and food production people lived and worked to eat. Food was enjoyable and a reward! I see in our society today a major focus on what we should not eat. People struggle to not eat what they are craving and to not over eat. Companies completely dismantle our food, bottle it and sell it at exuberant prices which confuses us even more! The focus on this blog is help individuals feel freedom from that struggle and confusion. I will write about a variety of aspects to help people focus on the right kinds of food and to get back in touch with their bodies to feel what is right for them. Once that is accomplished optimum health and freedom from guilt can be attained. This will be done through a variety of subjects: food and agricultural politics, herbal medicine, restaurant reviews, emotional aspects of eating, alternatives to pharmaceuticals, recipes and so much more. There is no one aspect that will bring optimum health, no "magic bullet". What a wide wide world of food we live in.
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  1. UnknownApril 20, 2010 at 1:15 AM

    I am very excited about this specific topic, especially about the political aspect of it. The capitalization of the food industry has destroyed the integrity of "whole foods," I'm interested to see how this dialogue unravels.
    You know in our society it is taboo to be open about loving food and eating it for the sake of staying thin. Being healthy and thin is desired, but eating too much will take away from being thin. How can we stop being so fearful of food?

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  2. ReneApril 28, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Thanks, Jess! If we are making the right food choices and listening to our bodies then eating too much starts to become a non-issue. I believe one of the most important aspect American dieters need to remember is to keep fat in their diets. Fat keep us full for longer and ultimately we eat less calories. Another big problem is Americans eating mindlessly (in front of the TV, in the car, etc). I'll focus on those later!

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