Independence

July is a time to celebrate liberation. This month, I urge you to liberate yourself from processed foods and even most restaurant food! Enjoying great health is real freedom. Liberating yourself from things that damage you includes replacing unreal “edible product” with real, vibrant food.

I believe little has changed in the human body since that first Independence Day in 1776. Foods the body needed then to be healthy are still needed today. Bodies have not evolved to find nourishment or good health from chemicals or genetically modified produce, GMO grains, or from altered, inappropriately fed animals.

Claim your independence from “industrial foods” even if it means giving up readily available convenience foods. Taking care of yourself includes taking good care of your food choices. Take time to prepare your own food at home and carry it with you. You’ll be so much better off.

If you want to study up on what’s going on with readily available “food,” pick up a copy of David Kessler’s “The End of Overeating, Taking Control of The Insatiable American Appetite.” I’ve been devouring every disgusting bite of this book! What the food industry does to food (and people) makes me mad, sad and very afraid. In the last 30 years, food has become another factory product, nearly as plastic as the toys you find at a department store. The more the giant processed food industry gets a share of your stomach, the smaller your wallet is and the fatter your body!

Read Dr. Kessler’s research on “conditioned hyper-eating” and see how he changed his own life as a result of what he learned about popular foods. This is a more scientific documentation of my own instinctual understanding of food and eating.

Kessler is a former FDA commissioner who led the fight against Big Tobacco. Now he tackles “Big Food.” Make no mistake, your appetite is being exploited by the food industry. And be clear that you can choose your way out of this terrible and unhealthy epidemic.

July is a great time for revolution. There’s more fresh food available than any other time of year. Acquaint yourself with local farm stands. Drink fresh cold water with squirts of lemon or lime. Embrace real food and enjoy!