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Today, our culture is obsessed with food. We eat all the time and as a result, we have lost touch with what it means to feel actual hunger – as stated by Dr. Will Cole. We also spend our time obsessing over the wrong kinds of food and most commonly, our weight. But what about the inside of our bodies? We can’t really see what we look like on the inside, but we do see the effects of our bodies’ inner well-being on the outside. Acne, rashes, hair loss, weight gain to name a few – yet most people don’t connect the dots that their issues might origin from the food they put in their mouths.
The healing powers of nature and its plants is something that has been around since the beginning of time. Functional Medicine and the holistic way of life is nothing new, yet it has for the past centuries, knowingly been suppressed, and replaced. In today’s society, our generations are being raised on artificial foods, fast carbohydrates, and sugars. We are constantly surrounded by toxins. It’s been normalized to eat fast food, candy, and consume energy drinks and soda on a daily basis. What most people don’t realize are the massive health effects this pattern has on their future health. By eating these types of “food” on a regular basis, made scientifically in factories, you’re setting yourself up for a shorter life of illness and inflammation down the road as our bodies are not made to handle them. Our DNA has not changed for thousands of years and is not caught up with the massive change in the food that we eat. On top of this, there is a massive loss of nutrients, vitamins, and minerals in the food we eat that are essential for the body to function.
Everything in our bodies is connected, and our health or our problems all start with what we choose to consume. Nature provides us with everything we need in order to live a healthy life, but somewhere along the way between mass productions, pharmaceutical companies, money, and technology, we lost the sense of what is real. When people get sick, they choose medicine to cure the problem, instead of looking at why the problem occurred in the first place. A lifestyle change in food habits might just be what your body ordered – the right food is your medicine. Choosing to eat clean, wholesome foods will not only create a richer life for yourself, but also for our planet. Our climate and our health are connected as we so desperately depend on each other and need each other in order to grow and fuel ourselves with the right kind of produce. Healthy fats from avocados, olive and coconut oil, and nuts. Dark leafy greens like kale and spinach, parsley, coriander along with vegetables such as Brussel sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower help clean the liver. All-natural foods contain vital substances that help your body function correctly. Spices and herbs are no different! Superfoods like garlic, ginger, and turmeric have been used to cure various illnesses and conditions for ages, so why not boost ourselves when we so easily can!
There are many different diets and trends on how to eat right. Most of these diets emphasize how to lose weight, which with clean eating is not the main focus at all. With the knowledge of eating clean, natural foods, the emphasis is on how it improves your overall health in every aspect of your well-being. It gives your body the ability to be strong enough to fight off inflammation and other illnesses. Your immune system is empowered, your energy level improves, you significantly decrease the risk of getting cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes to name a few of the most common diseases that are being diagnosed today. Don’t be a part of the statistics – educate yourself into healing from the inside!
Your body doesn’t need another quick-fix detox, it needs a natural, plant-based lifestyle with the right amount of clean meats. “If nature made it, eat it. If man-made it, leave it” and honestly, it’s that simple.
Books
Ketotarian – Dr. Will Cole (Highly recommend!)
The Inflammation Spectrum – Dr. Will Cole
Intuitive Fasting – Dr. Will Cole
Plant Over Processed – Andrea Hannemann
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