Quotes about Food and health
Food should not be designed,
it should be natural.
Beautiful food is foot that comes as
close as possible to its natural state,
that reflects the changing seasons.
-- Viana La Place, The Unplugged Kitchen
Until I was 12,
I thought spaghetti came from a can,
and that vegetables grew in the freezer.
When I discovered that green beans
grew in the ground,
I thought it was a miracle.
-- Mollie Katzen, Moosewood cookbook
The greatest force in the human body
is the natural drive to heal,
but that force is not independent
of the belief system,
which can translate expectations
into physiological change.
-- Dr Norman Cousins
The seven rules of good health
1. Clean air
2. Spend time outside in the sun
3. Temperance (moderation in all things)
4. Rest
5. Exercise
6. Clean water (consume one glass per 30 lb of weight)
7. Diverse diet (nutrition)
-- Janet Luhrs
Notes: i would add to number 7 the idea that food is natural
and free of herbacides or pestacides. The current
debate about GM suggests that we may soon have to worry
about genetically modified foods as well.
The connection between sustainability and good health
seems obvious, but i guess it should be stated. Prevention
and natural food creates much less pollution than processed
food and curing disease. Hospital incenerators are a
toxic problem as are all the consumables associated with
curing and food processing.
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Jeff Owens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Zone 7, http://www.teleport.com/~kowens
Underground house, solar energy, reduced consumption, no TV
