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The 2020-2025 USDA GUIDELINES ARE OUT, AND THESE ARE OUR CURRENT STATS:
(P.5 USDA GUIDELINES FOR HEALTHY EATING)
6/10 people in the U.S. suffer from chronic disease, and 4/10 people have two or more chronic diseases including:
Cardiovascular Disease
Osteoporosis
Hypertension
Diabetes
Cancer
Autoimmune Disease
Obesity
Arthritis
Respiratory Disease
Cognitive decline
Mental illness
So many of us are sick and suffering. What is going on?
Meat Consumption
The average American consumes 274 pounds of meat per year. We grew up on KFC, pulled pork sandwiches, Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas roasts. We have hot dogs and chicken nuggets and pork chops and sausage (euphemisms for naming the animals themselves).
In 2015, the World Health Organization declared Red Meat as a Group 2A Carcinogenic and Processed Meats as a Group 1 Carcinogenic, meaning that red and processed meat contain carcinogenic chemicals that cause cancers in humans. This is 21st century knowledge we have at our fingertips.
Red Meat Includes:
Beef
Pork
Lamb
Veal
Mutton
Boar
Elk
Goat
Horse
Processed Meat Includes:
Bacon
Deli and Lunch Meats
Ham
Hot dogs
Pepperoni
Salami
Sausages
Chicken Nuggets
Meat-based sauces
Beef Jerky
Corned Beef
We know we're supposed to cut red and processed meats and REPLACE with plant-based proteins. But what about chicken and white meats?
Cholesterol and Sat. Fat Content in Animal Products & Whole plant foods
All animal products have cholesterol and saturated fat.
These foods are often eaten at the expense of plant foods which by nature have zero cholesterol, little to no saturated fat, and instead are packed with anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, antioxidant properties high in fiber (which is only found in plants).
DAIRY... is not human food.
Cow milk is meant to cause a calf to gain a hundred pounds within a few months, so it makes sense that a lifetime of human exposure to those growth factors (irregardless of the sex steroid hormones they receive) contributes to our global state of poor health.
Dairy products contain cholesterol and saturated fat. Though one can debate the amount and effects of such content, all of the cholesterol humans need is produced naturally in the liver & Humans have NO dietary need for cholesterol.
Dietary cholesterol is found exclusively in animal products, which alongside saturated fat and trans fat, contribute to high LDL level. When left unmanaged, high LDL cholesterol leads to heart attack, heart disease, and stroke.
Even iceberg lettuce has more antioxidants than salmon or eggs.
...Meat and dairy are not void of health benefits, such as packing protein and nutrients. And the meat and dairy industries often use these benefits to keep consumers buying their products in good faith.
However, they are void of any health benefits unique to them alone. All nutritional benefits found in animal products can be found naturally in whole plant foods with no additional substances attached.
When we choose whole plant foods, we load up on the most powerful disease protectors and put a lid on the most harmful disease promoters.
Plants have no dietary cholesterol, little saturated fat, abundant fiber and are chock full of phytonutrients which are anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-microbial, cardioprotective, and support blood flow, strong bones, and immune function.
A QUICK LESSON ON OILS
Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fats should be kept in a 2:1 ratio.
Due to excess oil in processed foods and cooking, the average American's ratio is 20:1.
This has deleterious health effects, contributing to the high rates of chronic disease and obesity. We can correct this by making sure to get adequate Omega-3 Fats and limiting Omega-6 Fats found in cooking oils and processed foods.
