I have been researching and reading to help me formulate ideas and concepts to convey in this blog and I am in overwhelm. There is so much information out there that I feel needs to be heard and where should I start?
Do I start with the difference between conventionally grown, and grass fed, grass finished? probably…
Do I go into the health benefits? Yes most definitely…
What about how it is harder to find and it takes EFFORT. This is where I have the feeling of overwhelm. It is my feelings about how for many people this is a lifestyle change which involves action on their part. There are some grocery stores that are starting to offer organic meats but that is not necessarily the same as grass fed/ grass finished, there is a difference.
I guess, because I see that the information needs to get out there and that people who are concerned with their health and even that of the planet will have to take action. I wonder if there can be a broader awakening to the importance of where your food comes from. That is what the local food and the slow food movement are all about, making that connection with the local farmer, and it is happening, but can it be raised to a higher level and become more main stream? I don’t know, maybe that is wishful thinking.
It takes effort to eat well. Food that is good for you is not processed. It is not wrapped up in pretty boxes and ready to go, all you add is water or heat. Or even more profound, it is not something you grab in a drive through on the run. The closer food is to it’s natural state, for the most part, the better. So it takes planning and for the most part preparation or cooking. So this requires a lifestyle change or commitment for most… That is big.
Another aspect is cost. It may cost more to eat well. When I started to make the move to eating more organic, the vegetables were more expensive, the meat definitely was and it was a paradigm shift for me to realize that I was worth it, my health was worth it. It was also getting away from the way I was raised, by parents who were raised during the great depression. It was about stopping those tapes in my head that said “I made this meal for $2 a serving, isn’t that great?” If you are eating products that are not best for your health, NO, that is not a good thing. So it took a conscience effort to look at food another way.
As Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine” and that is a way to look at it. But by eating foods that have added growth hormones or were treated with antibiotics that leave residue or animals grazed or fed nutritional depleted food and then supplemented with chemicals to get the gains necessary to make a profit, no wonder we are having an obesity crisis as well as health issues in epidemic proportions. Article upon article addresses these issues. You are what you eat.
There probably is more to this feeling of being overwhelmed but more about that later…..
For now, eat well and stay healthy.
