Learning nutrition wellness

	This is just as true today, plant what you can for better health! I have taken a picture of my food storage area to get a good look at the before and after experiment of how my foods change during this holistic approach to nutrition. However I am having trouble importing it here. It will be an interesting journey. I hope in my weekly blogging I can bring a little history and fun to this nutrition page. For those of you who come across this blog and are not in the class offered at SOUTH WEST INSTITUTE OF HEALING ARTS  http://www.swiha.edu/ feel free to check out the site. Organic food has been a back and forth issue for me. I truly want to eat organic however the cost vs. having enough food for the week sometimes causes an issue. Although I do not have children at home now, eating for two of us can be equally a challenge when you live with someone who loves junk food. I was very good about all this early on in my marriage 29 years ago, but over the years have bounced back and forth. The question is why? I think it is plain to see convinces. As most of us create our lives they have sped up and spun out of control to the point the we have cheated ourselves in thinking fast convenient foods are just as good. After all we don’t eat them all the time. Or do we and don’t think about it? 　 　 　 We are using the book the world’s healthiest foods by George Mateljan ISBN 09-76918544-53995. The 1st week so far I have learned a lot about our cells, their make up and how food effects us. We truly owe it to ourselves to feed these living little cells that make up our bodies. For example, one med. Apple equals 1500 mg of vitamin c and our daily requirement is only 60 mg. So why not eat the apple that is more fun than swallowing a pill? Did you know that it takes 2 ½ - 5 slices of bread to equal 1 slice of whole grain bread? Not to mention nearly 320 calories more in eating the white bread! This is where we trick ourselves in thinking well it is just one piece how bad can it be? Obviously very bad. Did you know almond are very good for your heart and lower your LDL cholesterol levels? You boost that by as much as 52.5% more by eating them with the skins on! WOW! So here on this journey of nutrition I hope we can all learn together. Here is a web site to read about organic foods.http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/12-27/health-benefits-of-organic-food-article.htm　 　 The Chemical Age Dawns in Agriculture World War II was the first U.S. war in which diseases – many like typhus and malaria carried by insects – killed fewer people than bullets and bombs. The reason was DDT. The insect killer – or "insecticide" – had been discovered in 1939 and used extensively by the U.S. military during the war. So, it is no wonder that the postwar period saw the dawning of the chemical age in pesticides. Hundreds of thousands U.S. soldiers were issued DDT powder and told to sprinkle it in their sleeping bags. Word got back to the home front that this new miracle chemical was saving the lives of loved ones. By 1952, there were almost 10,000 separate new pesticide products registered with the USDA. The war affected food at home. The government rationed supplies of staples such as sugar, coffee, meat, fish, butter, eggs and cheese. Homemakers were challenged to fix nutritious meals on a budget with restricted supplies. Planting a Victory Garden was seen as patriotic.http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe40s/pests_01.html