The Food Police Are OK With Killing Us Slowly

So, OK, this is a rant........I'm reading Joel Salatin's latest book "Folks This Ain't Normal" right now and he has me all fired up all over again about the sanity, or lack thereof, that exists in our current US food system.  I highly recommend this book as a "Must Read" for all humans with a gut (our 2nd brain).  It's a manifesto of what is wrong about our current system and the "Food Police" that run it.  Mr. Salatin also offers ideas at the end of each chapter that I recommend we all really need to put in action by doing.  

Basically, this book illustrates what one farming family is doing to take back control of their food supply while also being good stewards of the land they love.  I adore Joel's sense of outrage and admire his common sense approach that could return us all to a more normal, natural way of living. And it's also a reminder that we've given over control to agencies and corporations that really don't give a rat's ass about our health.

As a holistic nutrition coach I get the opportunity to ask clients some tough and pretty personal questions.  You see, the health assessment questions all get back to "What are you putting in your mouth and what is coming out the other end".  Many times these questions are the first time they have given more than a passing thought to what they are actually putting into their body.  The challenge for me is to open their minds, leading them to make their own connections to what they eat and how they feel without scaring the crap out of them (literally).  That would only add more stress to their situation!

Another great read is this article by Dr. Mercola in Health Impact News Daily:
American Foods Chockfull of Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
“The food industry does not want us to pay attention to the ingredients nor do they care about the negative effects from eating them. They certainly don’t care about the astronomical medical bills that are a direct result of us eating the inferior food they are creating,” Vani Hari writes.
“…We as a collective nation must stop this trajectory of sickness and rising health care costs, by understanding the ingredients we are putting into our bodies. We must challenge the U.S. food industry to discontinue the use of banned ingredients that are not allowed elsewhere in the world. We deserve to have the same quality food without potential toxins.”

So, what are you willing to do today to stop the "Killing Me Softly" areas in your life? 

I'm voting with my wallet, choosing local producers at our Farmer's Market instead of the big conglomerate grocery stores.  We're also growing as much of our own eggs and produce as possible, buying meat from local sustainable ranchers.  Who's in to doing the same and more?