do it yourself FREEDOM

Impacts: Health, Money, Time

“In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.” – Benjamin Franklin

Americans probably have the largest selection of food choices of anyone on the planet, and it shows. We’ve got the best and the worst. Ironically it all costs about the same so choosing to eat better has very little to do with money.

For example I probably ate the healthiest food when I was a starving artist. I simply couldn’t afford to eat out or buy a lot of meat, cheese, desserts, sodas, or booze. I ate a lot of rice, beans, soups, breads, vegetables, and fruit. As I became more successful my diet ironically went down hill. It’s only recently that I’ve started to realize the benefits of eating better again.

Like most living organisms change in our bodies happens slowly. But we’ve grown accustomed to instant gratification which is probably what’s made dieting and fast food so popular. The idea of simply choosing to eat better gradually over time seems ineffective on the surface. But when you take a step back and realize that succumbing to instant gratification tends to distract your attention from long term benefits you begin to realize that dieting doesn’t work and that long term lifestyle change is the only thing that works.

Your health is a major key to protecting your personal freedom. Food is simply one of the little things you can control that significantly impacts your health. Eating better means making a conscious shift in the way you think about food and choosing to adopt a healthier diet for life.

Take Action

• Avoid hydrogenated oils (including partially hydrogenated oils), sugar, high fructose corn syrup, enriched and bleached flour.
• Avoid processed foods especially those with ingredients you can’t pronounce which tend to be preservatives.
• Avoid meats grown with hormones.
• Avoid over eating.
• Avoid fast food or at least avoid the worst stuff on the menu.
• Avoid eating out, cook more at home.