Where to start?

Hi Folks...welcome back to my blog, as it was on hiatus for the month of February. The trip to California was awesome. It's a yearly venture to meet with health professionals from across North America. We discuss the health challenges that our clients and patients are facing back at home. We share ideas about the things that have worked in our practices, from a nutritional perspective.

Yesterday's nutrition news said that, by the time your children are in Grade 9, most of them aren't eating breakfast, don't know the meaning of the word vegetable, and ingest most of their food from Burger King, Pizza Hut, and MacDonalds. And, unless they're into organized sports, they aren't getting any exercise.

Today's nutrition news said that, while the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted a rising incidence of diabetes worlwide, we are actually surpassing their estimates. Since 1995, there has been a 69% increase in the prevalence of known diabetes. Their prediction was a 39% increase. By 2030, there is expected to be a 6.4% prevalence among adults worldwide, which is an increase of another 39% over the numbers since 1995.

So where to start? Does anyone out there really think that the way we all eat has nothing to do with our overall health? Excuse me while I get the sand out of my ears - that happens every time I stick my head in the sand...

Enough said for today...the month of March will be dedicated to talking about what sickness really means. Let's look at what we're doing to our bodies every time we take a bite.