After attending a Health Fair last weekend, it made me realize something...a lot of the patrons did not exercise prevention in their younger years and are now looking to reverse inflammation. Detoxing your body of foods you are used to eating can be like withdrawing from a drug.
Most age related disease manifests itself out of inflammation which starts with food. If you do not know the foods which cause it, then you are hurting yourself. If you practice an 'everything in moderation' mantra, then you are helping yourself in the long run.
Yes, it is possible to reverse some damage to improve quality of life, but most successes are psychologically charged. It is harder to 'teach an old dog new tricks.' This is why I teach my kids to eat alternatively. I hope to keep them from craving these foods as they mature. They will eat it with friends when I can't control their intake in later years, but I believe I'm arming them with knowledge and habits for life. Ultimately, I hope they will return to their foundation, and while their bodies are developing, I hope to build strong minds and bodies.
