So why is the whole world going crazy locking down cities and villages, preventing the proper growing, harvesting, processing, and distribution of naturally healthful foods?
Because the whole world is looking at only how to prevent the spread of a disease, not how to prevent the occurrence of a disease in the first place – or how to stop the progression of the disease in the human body once it is already there.
Really, how important is Food in relation to Disease? Here is a good measure of it:
I googled for “food and disease” – those 3 words without the double quotes, and Google Search gave me “about 998,000,000 results (0.96 seconds).”
Meaning, today almost 1 billion webpages talk importantly about food and disease!
Superimposed image: This is how one American doctor puts it: “Healthy Eating Prevents Disease[1]” – Chelsea Hollander, DO | Internal Medicine, CareMount Medical.
Main image: Titled “Oriental Mindoro To Become Philippines’ Food Production Capital – DA[2]” in the 20 May 2017 article where Martina C reports that Secretary of Agriculture Manny Piñol is looking at the province “as the country's foremost food supplier.” It is noted that “it is able to produce large quantities of rice, corn, coconut, vegetables, and fruits.”
So yes, we can produce good food for our bodies’ well-being. “Instead of viewing food as the enemy, we look to food as a way to create health and reduce disease by helping the body maintain function[3]” – University of Minnesota.
How exactly does agriculture impact our health? These 3 ways at least, according to the UMn, that “our food is not the same as it was 20 years ago”:
(1) Food grown has fewer nutrients, because the nutrients in the soil have been depleted.
(2) Chemicals are increasingly used in growing both plants and animals. Those chemicals do not belong in those plant or animal tissues, certainly not in human tissues!
(3) “We tend to eat for convenience and speed, not health and pleasure.” That is the price we pay for “fast foods.” No longer do we enjoy “the pleasures of creating and savoring a wonderful meal” but also our fast pace of life “prevents us from connecting over a good, slow meal.”
(1) Food grown has fewer nutrients, because the nutrients in the soil have been depleted.
(2) Chemicals are increasingly used in growing both plants and animals. Those chemicals do not belong in those plant or animal tissues, certainly not in human tissues!
(3) “We tend to eat for convenience and speed, not health and pleasure.” That is the price we pay for “fast foods.” No longer do we enjoy “the pleasures of creating and savoring a wonderful meal” but also our fast pace of life “prevents us from connecting over a good, slow meal.”
“What we eat is central to our health.” And how we cook it, and how we savor it, and how we enjoy each other’s company.
In other words, food and therefore agriculture is central to our well-being.
One of the ways Functional Medicine seeks to address declining health is to provide the foods and nutrients needed to restore (body) function. This is a cost effective, non-invasive intervention that aims to stop the progression into disease.
The food we eat gives our bodies the "information" and materials they need to function properly. If we don't get the right information, our metabolic processes suffer and our health declines.
That is why good foods from good agricultural practices are so important!
That is why Agriculture must now be released from the coronavirus lockdown!@517
[1]https://www.caremountmedical.com/news/how-healthy-eating-prevents-disease/
[2]https://today.mims.com/oriental-mindoro-to-become-philippines--food-production-capital---da
[3]https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/how-does-food-impact-health
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