Health Update: Diet and Death, the Choice is Yours
Hello friends:
You might wonder why so many of my blogs are about diet. You already know that inflammation will cause, perpetuate, and/or aggravate every known chronic health condition or disease. You also know that what we eat is the leading cause of low grade, chronic, systemic inflammation, and immune stress. Also, it is well known and understood that for optimal results, each person’s treatment or therapy protocols must be highly individualized to their unique needs.
With that understanding, it is absolutely critical to know that before any individualized program will be effective, there are some fundamental basics that must be attended to first. This means that what we eat can either support or destroy any health promotion protocol. Food is foundational. Every process in our body is absolutely nutrient dependent, thus, without a proper anti-inflammatory food plan you are undermining your health and your chances for optimal recovery. It means that any and all therapies are unlikely to help you reach your goal when they are up against a constant inflammatory diet. Remember that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely a dietary illness is still the leading cause of early and avoidable death. Here is some science to help you up your commitment to your Temple:
Conclusion
“A diet comprised of higher amounts of fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish, and whole-fat dairy is associated with lower CVD and mortality in all world regions, especially in countries with lower income where consumption of these foods is low.
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/44/28/2560/7192512
“Plant-source foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole-grains, are nutrient-dense and have protective factors, known as phytochemicals. Phytochemicals help reduce oxidation and lower inflammation, which helps protect against chronic diseases, like CVD,” said Dr. Fetter. (Medical News Today spoke with Dr. Debbie Fetter, assistant professor of teaching nutrition at the University of California, Davis, who was not involved in the study.)
“We know that limiting processed foods—foods that have been marred by human production, foods that contain additives, chemicals, and preservatives to keep them shelf stable—can cause a lot of inflammation in the body, particularly affecting the cardiovascular system. Avoiding these types of foods will go a long way to preserve cardiovascular health, “The food groups identified by this study, when consumed in their most natural state, can help to preserve cardiovascular health,”” explained Dr. Mary Greene, a board-certified cardiologist at Manhattan Cardiology in New York City, who was also not involved in the study.
Bottom Line:
The food choices you make today will either foster health or disease. Since it is totally your choice, why not make superior decisions and invest in your future. Start with a small upgrade to your lifestyle, such as omitting all added sugars for a month. Next month, choose to omit all processed foods. The following month, swap out drive through for homemade lunches. Start by making things easy on yourself by doing meal prep for the week every Sunday so that you always have better choices. It is best to look at these moves as a long-term strategy that will evolve and improve as you get better and better at understanding that food is your best preventive and restorative medicine. Once you know that and understand the true value of honoring your Temple, it is easy to commit to investing in health promoting foods and avoiding illness, disability, pain, and suffering.
