Let Food Be Thy Medicine
December 6, 2022
The Standard American Diet is SAD
You wouldn’t willingly drink or eat toxic chemicals, and yet, every day, we are unwittingly doing exactly that. It seems the modern food industry has no qualms about filling our foods with chemicals, dyes, preservatives and fillers that are slowly poisoning us one mouth full at a time. Our food is literally making us sick, giving “food poisoning” a whole new meaning.
Food related illnesses include (but not limited to):
Obesity
Diabetes
Stroke
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Sleep Apnea
Depression
Anxiety
Liver Disfunction
Gallbladder Disease
Gout
GERD or Acid Reflux
Leaky Gut Syndrom
Autoimmune Diseases
Thyroid Diseases
Hernia
Headache and Migraine
PMS
Osteoarthritis
Cancer
Inflammation
And more…
What you take matters.
Pharmaceuticals
Medications, either prescription or over the counter. Symptom management that force the body to change versus addressing the underlying cause.
Nutraceuticals
Chemical isolates or reproductions of food based components. Basically the same as a pharmaceutical.
Herbal and Food-Based Supplements
Highly concentrated food or herbal substances that feed the body critical vitamins, minerals and nutrients required for health, healing and balance. Ingredients are recognizable and can be found in grocery stores or markets around the world.
Continue reading Part 2 of this Series: Common Symptoms of Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Dr. Laura E. Cox, DAOM, NFMP, LAc, CHP, LMT
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