Why Whole Foods Are Best

To piggy-back on what I blogged about yesterday, I'd like to share with you a quote from Dr. Royal Lee, founder of Standard Process whole food supplements:

We have drifted into this deplorable position of national malnutrition quite inadvertently. It is the result of scientific research with the objective of finding the best ways to create foods that are non-perishable that can be made by mass production methods in central factories, and distributed so cheaply that they can sweep all local competition from the market. Then, after there develops a suspicion that these "foods" are inadequate to support life, modern advertising steps in to propagandize the people into believing that there is nothing wrong with them, that they are products of scientific research intended to afford a food that is the last word in nutritive value, ...and the confused public is totally unable to arrive at any conclusion of fact, and continues to blindly buy the rubbish that is killing them off years ahead of their time. Dr. Royal Lee June 1943

What is sad about this truth is it was written in 1943 and nothing much has changed since then. Most of our problems stem from eating unhealthy, processed foods. As a result, we try to correct malnutrition, or their effects, with toxic chemicals in the form of medicine and pharmaceuticals. The solution to malnutrition isn't chemicals, it is the consumption of organic, whole foods. As often as you can, try to consume whole foods, take whole foods supplements and limit the processed and genetically modified food stuffs.

The Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods

I received a newsletter from Dr. Mercola.com today and I thought this was the perfect subject to blog about today. Many of us are unaware of Genetically Modified (GM) foods and consume them on a daily basis. What's worse is that our government does not require these producers of GM foods to label their products as such. Fortunately, some producers who actually care what their consumers are actually consuming, label their products as Non-GMO which are mostly 100% USDA organic. Here in the US, grains, especially corn and soy are the most prevalent GM foods. These food sources have been shown in research studies to contribute to female reproductive disorders, damage to pituitary gland, and changes in testicles including sperm damage. Although organic food tends to be more expensive than the conventional alternatives, buying organic is the only way to know you are not consuming these dangerous GM foods and not risking some of these side-effects. You can either pay now with money by buying organic and avoiding processed foods or you can pay later with your health by purchasing GM foods. Dr. mercola has put together a free Non-GMO shopping guide to help you select your food choices. You can download and print it here: http://mercola.fileburst.com/PDF/GMObrochure.pdf. Sign up for his free newsletter as well for more information on this and many other topics.