Hippocrates the father of medicine stated “LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND THY MEDICINE THY FOOD “

Good nutrition is the cornerstone of good health . We are naturally created to use good nutrition as the fuel our inner healing force so our bodies can function maximally . The type of fuel you put in your car determines how efficiently the car will function. If a car is finely tuned it takes the occupants places . Same with food , the right food in your body that is like a finely tuned vehicle , takes you places

Successful living is not just long life but an abundant life – life in its fullest

HOW DOES FOOD AFFECT OUR HEALTH ?

Prevention of illnesses :

Some illnesses are as a result of unhealthy eating e.g. Obesity, type 2 diabetes , cardiovascular disease , anaemia, fibroids , high cholesterol levels , and even cancer. Nutrition can be a major and modifiable determinant of many chronic diseases. ( what can we deduce from this statement)…..?
Today , more than 95% of all Chronic Disease is caused by Food choice, Toxic food ingredients , Nutritional deficiencies and lack of Physical exercise -Mike Adams
Changing diet, lifestyle and taking the right supplements transforms health anxiety reverses a lot of chronic diseases .

Boosts the immune system :

Our immune system is the inner healing force in the body. It’s important that we eat foods that boost it e.g. Garlic , ginger , turmeric . Foods that that destroy our immune system include refined foods , processed foods , sugar etc.

Ensures our vitality and energizes us for everyday living :

Raw / real food contains energy and codes that the body recognises . Raw cucumber contains a code called EREPSIN that the kidneys need. Most cooked foods are dead and deplete of enzymes needed to digest them .

Helps us attain our ideal weight:

When we are overweight, we trigger some diseases . Tools used to measure our weight BMI , Waist :hip ratio etc. There’s a range which is used to assess how healthy we are

Delays aging :

Pure Cocoa is very anti ageing ( not the popular beverages that contain very little cocoa but lots of sugar). It contains Resveratrol that activates our longevity genes . Blueberries contain this same phytochemical

Helps our oral health :

Some protein resources benefit our health such as eggs , salmon , legumes , tofu

Improves our mood eg dark chocolate . This helps with the release of happy hormones

Genetic health /status :

Only 5% of the population are genetically defective while 95% of us genetically healthy. The food we eat speaks to our genes e.g. It can activate cancer cells or make them dormant . Broccoli and other members of the cruciferous family makes cancer makes dormant . It’s the environment (like the food we eat )around our genes that determine whether we wake up bad genes or keep them asleep.

I’ll conclude with this : Food isn’t neutral as we’ve been led to believe . It can become powerful medicine or a poison in our bodies .

Thankfully we can choose what actions we take