“More die in the United States of too much food than of too
little”
― John Kenneth Galbraith
In a world with so many struggles and issues steaming from
terrorist attracts at public events to children being killed in schools one
would think that the one thing some of us may truly believe we can control
within this melee filled world like our health would be something that just
wouldn’t be such a pressing issue in this country. But is it really the
murderers or extreme activities for a dark and heinous causes that are the true
cuprite’s in early, untimely and violent type deaths or is it something else
totally different?
“According to the surgeon general, obesity today is
officially an epidemic; it is arguably the most pressing public health problem
we face, costing the health care system an estimated $90 billion a year. Three
of every five Americans are overweight; one of every five is obese. The disease
formerly known as adult-onset diabetes has had to be renamed Type II diabetes
since it now occurs so frequently in children. A recent study in the Journal of
the American Medical Association predicts that a child born in 2000 has a
one-in-three chance of developing diabetes. (An African American child's
chances are two in five.) Because of diabetes and all the other health problems
that accompany obesity, today's children may turn out to be the first
generation of Americans whose life expectancy will actually be shorter than
that of their parents. The problem is not limited to America: The United
Nations reported that in 2000 the number of people suffering from overnutrition--a
billion--had officially surpassed the number suffering from malnutrition--800
million.”
― Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History
of Four Meals
Priorities are set in a way which people of this country are
run by trying to make the next dollar and trying to make ends meet and simply
because of it they get caught up in a rush. But why is this and why does this
occur? Is it because they are looking for something which just may be closer to
them then they realize? If I was to lose my keys in the house and the house was
dark would I search for my keys in the dark house or outside where the light
is? I mean it seems as if it would be easier to see outside so why go searching
for them in a dark house when you could go outside where the light is and see
where you are looking? There is something that we were born with and that is located inside of us and that something is called happiness but we look for it in the wrong places and as we do this we neglect what is really important like our health and wellness.
Obesity and being overweight are both sort of disorders so to speak, they are diseases and kills more people
than cigarettes or alcohol but people consider those two things the demons as they
stuff their faces with all types of processed, high fat and sugary foods and
drinks on a daily bases. So as you read this post think to yourself and try to
feel who and what you really are. Who and what we are starts on the inside but
is expressed on the out and greatness and wellness is located within everyone
that reads this post point blank. So ask yourself, is that greatness that I
speak of being portrayed on your physical selves as well? We are made of energy
so we shouldn’t feel sluggish and heavy, energy is light and radiate but we
need to fuel ourselves with energy as well as in foods like living, leafy green
substance and cleanse ourselves with the one thing that takes up 70 percent of
the world which is water. And are we rocks which are made to just sit there and
do nothing physical or do we have physical bodies which are made to do physical
things?
Happiness is what everyone wants in life but if we really
want to be happy can we keep going the way we are? Is this really working or is
change really needed? Nature has supplied what we need and we have within us
that happiness which we are looking for. We won’t find it in jobs that we don’t
like or relationships that are toxic to us. That happiness was within us when
we were born and so was the wellness and health that so many of us have taken
for granted. I’ve known of people who won’t put cheap gas in their cars but
have no problem putting all types of junk in their bodies on a daily bases. I
know of people who spend so much time and money on their clothes, hair, makeup
and jewelry but haven’t had a good sweat or put anything green and live in their
bodies in ages. It’s one thing to think positive and I am very big on positive
thinking but if you aren’t actually living in a positive manner what is the
point?
So as we go about our days I believe we need to straighten
our priorities in life. We need to go for and live our dreams, do what we tell
our children to do on a daily bases but this dream living is going to be pretty
hard if all we consume is nightmarish foods and drinks and I’m not saying one
can’t enough a piece of cake or a drink of liquor ever ether, but balance is
the key to healthy living and we need to start this balancing act now and there
are so many ways to do this too, we are too advanced of a people living in an
age where advancements occur quicker than a turn of your head to be in the
situation that we are in as far as our health. So as I said, happiness is the
key to life and if one is happy being obese and they can pay for all of the
doctor bills that living that way will give I say go for it. I’m not in to
converting anyone to anything that doesn’t resonate with them. But if you want
to really do this life like I believe we were meant to and you want to clean up
and become the best that you can be I believe that a good balance in life and
health is necessary. The numbers and stats that I shared earlier in this post are
staggering and need to change in a big way. So let’s start now, let’s look
within and align what is located inside of us on what we are on the outside so
then we within ourselves will become one with what we were meant to be.
Let’s get it going and let’s start now! Here are a few
recipes for some green drinks if you want more healthy sustenance within you,
you will feel more energetic and positivity will come more natural with these super
foods inside of you. I am talking from experience because a green drink is how
I start my day every day. All you need is a good blender or a juicer and the
rest is pretty easy. It’s just a drink away after that!
"This is the official recipe used by Joe Cross and Phil
Staples according to the Reboot Program.
Mean Green Juice# 1
6 Kale Leaves
1 Cucumber
4 Celery Stalks
2 Green Apples
1/2 Lemon
1 piece of ginger
Mean Green Juice #2
handful spinach
3 stalks of kale
2 golden delicious apples
small handful parsley
1 lemon
1 cucumber
Mean Green Juice #3
2 stalks celery
1/2 cucumber
1/2 apple
1/2 lemon
small piece ginger
1/2 green chard leaf
bunch cilantro
5 kale leaves
handful spinach”
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There are plenty of exercise programs out there, ones that
you could do in a 15 minute time span to an hour. There are also plenty of
walks and runs going on all around the country that raise money for good causes
and also can help us get to that place that we were meant to be so do the
research and gain something worthwhile that will help on this quest to health
and happiness. I truly believe change is needed in mass amounts but if it is to
be then we are the ones who need to make that change so. The moment we decide
to take a different and better route in life is the moment life will improve
and always remember, balance not deprivation is the key!
