More than half of Americans have been on a diet or will start again. We are more confused, counseled by more non-experts in nutrition, gaining more weight and still not reducing the risks of heart disease and certain cancers, especially of the colon. Yet, we all are seekers of longevity and ageless health hunting for the secret food of wellness. Perhaps in America we do not love our food enough. We do not eat with awareness.
Food is fast, flame-broiled, fried, blackened, grilled and beat up in America.
It is time to enjoy and work with whole foods, cook carefully and wisely. Taking care of your heart with the right diet automatically benefits the gut. It seems as though the American diet has shifted to non-protective foods, foods that do not benefit the heart or the gut. A cow that gives milk does not drink milk to prevent osteoporosis. Rabbits fed animal casein develop artherosclerosis, but do not when fed plant proteins in a study that controlled for the same amount of fat.