Dr. Daren and I are committed to helping our patients reach optimum health. One of the best ways we know how to do that is by promoting healthy eating habits. We encourage all of our patients to eat real food.
Did you know that we have a local CSA (community supported agricultre) that offers certified organic produce?! Lady Moon Farms Garden in a Box is located in Punta Gorda and has pick-up points in Fort Myers. I love their motto…Eat Fresh, Buy Local, Stay Healthy. We can’t wait for our first box!
It seems that eating well these days is getting more and more difficult. It eases my mind to know that our produce is fresh, local, and organic (and for only about $17/week, a steal!) Now, Dr. Daren and I are not vegetarians. We try to make healthy choices in the meats and eggs we choose too. However, the most important choice we make is to avoid processed (commercial) food stuffs. The following quote from Dr. Royal Lee (a genius that was ahead of his time) really explains our point of view.
“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 years ahead of their time. The American people have been humbugged into digging their graves with their own teeth!”
-Dr. Royal Lee
Sound familiar? One of the topics of discussion in our office is “Cheerios are not a health food!” Advertising on TV is meant to make you believe these products are good for you. A reading labels post will follow this one at another time, but you need to know that the food your eating is Real Food! Whole food, not processed is the best thing you can put in your body. Dr. Lee knew this to be true and knew that the commercial food manufactures were producing “food” that would sit on a shelf for months without going bad (food is supposed to rot!) and people were eating it and getting sick. This quote is right on target for these times and he said this in 1943!
Eating habits are inherited, and the easiest of bad habits to change. Do your research, read your labels, and remember…Eat Real Food!