Your mom always told you to eat your vegetables. But most Americans eat the Western diet heavy on processed foods loaded with chemicals and other adulterating compounds. Is it any wonder then that Western peoples suffer much higher incidences of cancer, obesity, heart disease and other truly life-threatening maladies? Compare the average American diet with the average Eastern diet. You’ll find that other mitigating factors aside (smoking, proximity to industrial pollution etc.) the folks in China and Japan do a whole lot better when it comes to their dietary advantage and its subsequent effect on overall health.
Doctor Mark Hyman has a fascinating piece posted over at the Huffington Post wherein he shares how the very dietary practices of Eastern populations act as a veritable medicine regimen. Chinese for example eat a diet rich in things like Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli) shiitake mushrooms, ginseng and green tea. Compare that against the ammonia washed Big Mac burger patty served on bleached flour buns, phenyketoneuric-laced diet soft drinks and snack products laced with all manner of unpronounceable chemical additives. Which of these dietary patterns does common sense dictate will be more of a hedge against illness?
Read Dr. Hyman’s fascinating piece in its entirety here and put down that bag of Doritos! Healthy foods taste great and they help you to live longer too! Your mom always told you to eat your vegetables. But most Americans eat the Western diet heavy on processed foods loaded with chemicals and other adulterating compounds. Is it any wonder then that Western peoples suffer much higher incidences of cancer, obesity, heart disease and other truly life-threatening maladies? Compare the average American diet with the average Eastern diet. You’ll find that other mitigating factors aside (smoking, proximity to industrial pollution etc.) the folks in China and Japan do a whole lot better when it comes to their dietary advantage and its subsequent effect on overall health.
Doctor Mark Hyman has a fascinating piece posted over at the Huffington Post wherein he shares how the very dietary practices of Eastern populations act as a veritable medicine regimen. Chinese for example eat a diet rich in things like Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli) shiitake mushrooms, ginseng and green tea. Compare that against the ammonia washed Big Mac burger patty served on bleached flour buns, phenyketoneuric-laced diet soft drinks and snack products laced with all manner of unpronounceable chemical additives. Which of these dietary patterns does common sense dictate will be more of a hedge against illness?
Read Dr. Hyman’s fascinating piece in its entirety here and put down that bag of Doritos! Healthy foods taste great and they help you to live longer too! 2 Responses to “Killer Diet – Healing Diet”
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Of course we should insert in our lives a little oriental food, rich in vegetables and fruit and tea. This will help to improve the quality of life ..
Diet in typical westerner today is really frightening. Lack of proteins, good fats and minerals is becoming more of a problem. It’s no wonder some Asian cultures live for so long, all thanks to their diet.