Our society is so protective of the way they eat. Anyone else doing anything other then the societal norm gets tons of questions and weird stares. Food in our culture has become fascinating to me over the last 2-3 years. I think part of that fascination has been the necessity for me to learn all I need to about what goes into my own body. It all started with a documentary December 2011 called Food. Inc. that was an eye opener. After that I watched Forks Over Knives, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead and any other food related documentary I could find. I couldn't believe that no one knew what a giant mess our food system had become. Then I realized something, I can't be the only one that's watched these films. Why wasn't anyone speaking out? Why wasn't something being done? Why didn't anyone CARE! Then it dawned on me, people are content to eat what tastes good even if the very food they put in their mouths is killing them. They are comfortable to remain clueless. If you try and tell someone that their cheese burger and fries could give them cancer (even if it's in a non attacking way) they get defensive. It's brought me to a whole new level of awareness. People don't want to change. They would rather be fat, sick and broke. I say broke because the health care system is bleeding them dry with every new drug they give them to offset the bad food choices they make. I'm sure I'll get a lot of backlash from this post, but I can't even begin to express how little I care. WAKE UP PEOPLE YOU ARE KILLING YOURSELF WITH THE FOOD YOU EAT!
I suppose to each his own. If you want to grow old faster then you were intended to. If you enjoy giving all your money to the government or your HMO, by all means carry on. I choose health, vitality, vibrancy, energy, clear skin, no colds, allergy free, fit body... the list could go on and on. It's clear the advantages out weight the disadvantages so why is it even a question? It's habits I think, people get stuck in their meat and potatoes way and then don't know or don't want to change. Fat, salt and sugar taste good and appeal to the brain which is why we as a species crave it. It's sad watching people I know and love kill themselves bite by bite. What's even worse is family that once ate well and advocated for this lifestyle going back to old ways and eating antibiotic laden chicken, growth hormone filled beef, nasty cholesterol filled eggs, saturated fat laden cheese I can't stand it. It makes my eye twitch cause they know better, but I guess... it doesn't make a difference. Everyone can simply turn a blind eye to the truth, cause being ignorant is easier then doing the right thing even though it's hard some times.
I think that's the end of my rant for now. I'm sure there will be more later. This is a topic that I'm passionate about and wish that people would wake up to. On a positive note, I've gotten some people at my work to try recipes I've made and they love it. So change is possible but it will take time and patience.
