Food Inc.--have you seen it?

For Christmas, my son and daughter-in-law gave my husband and me a copy of the movie, Food Inc. on DVD.

To be honest, I initially thought that Food Inc. might be a boring documentary and hadn't watched it until recently. (I can assure you that it is not boring, but I would suggest that you watch the movie on an empty stomach.)

In fact, this week, Food Inc. was the focus of an hour-long talk show. The most startling clips from the film were shown to the “live” and viewing audience. I personally felt both sickened by and ashamed of the way our nation’s food supply has declined in the past few decades. But most importantly, the movie provided important information to every American to educate themselves on the foods they are eating.

Hitting close to home...

Five years ago, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The very first thing he did was to research every protocol available to him. After MUCH research, he took a “watch and wait” approach to his treatment (under a doctor’s care) that included making an immediate and major shift in his diet.

The following changes had very big results in our lives:

(1) We stopped dining out 2 meals a day/5-6 days a week and cooked our meals from scratch and ate at home.
(2) We purchased and ate only organic foods—from meat to milk, grain and fruits and vegetables.
(3) We no longer ate processed foods—just whole foods.
(4) My husband removed all sugar and white flour from his diet, including soda.

At the three-year mark, my husband proceeded with robotic surgery and has remained cancer free for two years. We believe that changing his diet had a dramatic impact on the slow growth of his cancer and his swift recovery. We have continued to eat and cook primarily organic foods at all our meals with family and friends.

But my reason for writing this week’s blog is not only to endorse the movie, Food Inc. I want to encourage you to (1) ask yourself the following important questions and (2) consider making immediate changes to your diet if necessary.

1. How many foods do you eat that are processed every day?
2. How many foods do you eat that contain chemicals or pesticides or preservatives?
3. Are you flirting with diabetes and if so, are you aware of ways you could improve your health by immediately changing your diet?
4. Do you know how many calories you do or should eat every day (for your height and gender)?

If you predominately eat processed foods instead of whole foods, or eat foods that require chemicals to preserve them, and eat loads of sugar and fats to make your taste buds happy, or have NO IDEA how many calories you eat or how many calories are in most of the foods you regularly eat…then it is time to change your eating habits.

Start with the movie. Visit your doctor. Talk to your friends and family. Then willingly make the little "food" changes that will have big results in every area of your life!

Be encouraged,

Becky