Conscious Eating

Vegetables over Soba noodles

 I was inspired after watching the documentary movie FORKS OVER KNIVES to compose this post about what I am calling CONSCIOUS EATING.

According to Webster’s Dictionary:

Conscious: “perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation”.

Eating: “to take in through the mouth as food”.

Placed together, Conscious Eating, would be defined as:

Taking into consideration what we are putting into our bodies as food.

If asked what one image from this film has stayed with me, I would have to say that of a clogged artery being removed during surgery. How does an artery get to be so clogged? That is what this film addresses. If you care about your health or that of your children, read on.

The following is a synopsis of Forks Over Knives:

“What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure.

Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Major medical operations have become routine, helping to drive health care costs to astronomical levels. Heart disease, cancer and stroke are the country’s three leading causes of death, even though billions are spent each year to "battle" these very conditions. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases.

Could it be there’s a single solution to all of these problems? A solution so comprehensive but so straightforward, that it’s mind-boggling that more of us haven’t taken it seriously?

FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn”.

Anyone reading my post can google the film title and read the synopsis in its entirety. Better yet, rent or buy this film. Then when done, pass it on to your family & friends. Share the information you learn from the film. Start a dialogue w/others.

Losing weight is a by-product of learning to eat healthier and make better food choices. How many of us read the package labels to know what’s in our processed food? If you knew, would you care? Would you make changes to your diet if it meant better health?