I thought it appropriate to dedicate today's GreenTips post to it. TRAILER IS HERE.
As you may have assumed, i have watched a lot of information on the food industry subject. What i thought was interesting and different about Food Matters was its concentration on the drug industry myths and food intake influence on our health, as well as alternative methods of treatments that the drug companies as well as the government don't want people to know about.
They also paid a lot of attention to "superfoods" which subject i find refreshing. (Superfoods are a special category of foods found in nature. By definition they are calorie sparse and nutrient dense meaning they pack a lot of punch for their weight as far as goodness goes. They are superior sources of anti-oxidants and essential nutrients - nutrients we need but cannot make ourselves. We all may be adding more salads and vegetables to our diets, but concern over the quality of foods grown on mineral depleted soils makes Superfoods an intelligent choice. )
The key points that impressed me the most in the movie:
1. The function of doctors and medicine should be to guide your body to the place where it can fight off infection/disease on its own, NOT treat the symptoms of the disease.
2. Free healthcare is a good idea, but granting access for everyone to a system that is broken anyways will not solve the problem. The only solution is to EDUCATE the people to be healthy to the point that in the majority of cases they will not need healthcare at all.
3. Threat of vitamin overdose is bullshit. They have been treating multiple diseases including depression and cancer with Mega-Dose Therapy treatment for decades. Little known fact to public and doctors. What a surprise! Since its cheap, effective and has no side effects.
4. Traditional medicine is extremely effective and groundbreaking for immediate life-saving treatment only, but useless and even harmful for long-term. That is where getting your body into better shape nutritionally comes in.
I thought the movie was a good flick for anyone that wants some additional information on exactly why our health/food industries are in such poor condition, as well as anyone taking a long list of prescription drugs to help put doubt into their dependancy on traditional medicine.
Is it organic health food propaganda? Yes.
Do I mind organic health food propaganda? No.
Is it geared towards making money for people who advertise their services as alternative medicine doctors, nutritionists and authors of health books? Yes.
Do i mind giving money to people who help heal naturally, grow organic food and try to decrease the harmful impact on our bodies and our planet, instead of drug companies, gen-mod laboratories and pesticide producing plants? No, i do not.
If you do, i guess you should skip the movie and this post all together.
But if you are against propaganda, switch off the next drug commercial when it comes on as well. Or any other commercial for that matter. Don't full yourself into thinking that advertising is something other than propaganda.
Also, keep in mind that there will always be cash flow. People will always sell their services. And people will always spend money. It just depends who you chose to give your money to.
It can either be the large pesticide corporation or the local organic farmer - THAT choice is yours.
In my mind its not a matter of saving money, its a matter of distribution. You can either spend your money on cars, games, clothes, toys, doctors, drug companies etc. and "save" on food, OR instead spend your money on organic food and eco products, which will cut down on your certain other "desired" purchases, but on health risks as well. The amount will be about the same, but the quality of your life and the world impact - well, much, much, different.
We are so used to bargain shopping, that the lower price seems to be the no-brainer choice. But if you remember that all the money you "save" on food now (and much much more) will have to given away to doctors in a couple of years, you realize that putting your health on lay-away plan is not such a good deal after all.
Its also hard to make the choice for a seemingly more expensive lifestyle not only because of the higher expense, but also because it involves taking responsibility, certain amount of research and thought. And for a lot of people that is hard to do. It is much easier to buy what's advertised and do what's told by the same people that create diseases and issues because they sell the "treatments and solutions" for them.
But for those who feel nauseous at the thought, welcome to the club :) !
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