Food

So I just got finished watching "Food, Inc" an amazing documentary about food in our country. I cannot believe what goes on in the farming and food industry. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised since it seems every facet of our lives is somehow compromised by corrupt individuals. I first heard about this video from watching Oprah one day. I rarely watch her show but for some reason one day I happened to tune in and there it was. I learned so much about what happens to food that I am grossed out. It is so funny that in our "advanced" society we allow this kind of stuff to occur. The video outlines several branches of the food industry: corn, soy, chicken, beef, etc. It shows how these products are genetically, hormonally, or chemically altered for mass production. Then these products seem to have horrible problems, like ecoli in beef. Instead of naturally killing the ecoli they then use more chemicals like amonia, yes, amonia, to wash off the beef before selling to the consumer. Anyway, wow. Such an eye opening video that I believe more people should watch. I am not trying to pressure everyone into becoming some gree-hippy-weirdo just be educated about food.

You must watch this documentary.

The Oprah special I watched said something about how Americans spend 9% on average of their income on food-one of the lowest percentages in the world. We then spend 18% on average on our health care. If we changed that by buying organics and food that is produced better and doubled our food budget to 18% we could probably lower our health care to 9%. Personally, I choose to eat better food than to go to the doctor. I have see and heard of so many "quack" doctors that I (no offense to the great ones out there-thank you great doctors)would rather stick to prevention than reaction when it comes to my health.

By the way, the last time I went to the doctor the nurse practically reprimanded me for trying to figure out what was wrong with myself.(what is so wrong about listening to my body and trying to know what is happening?-in her words: "patients don't usually diagnose their own problems") Then I was crying and yelling hysterically when they tried to force me into a procedure that I did not want. Then the only thing they could do was put me on a prescription with no explanation as to why. Once I got home I read up and figured out why this was being prescribed but I did not follow this doctor's advice as it was totally wrong for my body and what I was trying to achieve for myself.

I am so grateful for the gospel, for its purity, wholesomeness, and truth. Today I got a new calling: Primary President. Wow, I am so excited because its a great calling, but still I'm feeling overwhelmed. I love kids. Its seems that my life has been consumed with helping to raise other people's kids. 1. Either I'm supposed to make all my mistakes on them therefore being a perfect parent for my children or 2. I need so much help in this area that the Lord needed me to practice before having my own. JK haha!!! No, I am truly blessed and honored to be the steward of children, whether mine or others' I am a mother in a non=traditional sense. I am passionate about kids!!

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