what you eat

Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy

food.

-  Hippocrates

diet, meaning the everyday food we eat

When diet is wrong medicine is of no use.

When diet is correct medicine is of no need.

- Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb

1 in 10 adults have type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Rates To Soar Unless Americans Get Weight Under Control | http://t.co/neTt7bK

Diabetes costing the US 174 Billion a year! 174 Billion! 174 Billion!!!!

1 in 10 adults, not including children, have type 2 diabetes. 24 MIllion. 24 million. 24       million!

"..................Some pills boost our risk of more health problems."

so what is the solution? a healthy diet?

so what does our government want to do? pass legislation?

how about stop giving into the lobbyists of 'food incorporated' and start giving a rats ass about the american people!

got milk?

celery recall

Texas Shuts Down Celery Plant After Five Deadly Listeria Cases Reported | http://t.co/rQwz37M

who are these so called food safety advocates? pass more legislation!? and more legislation!?

"...from consumer groups to producers, have called for the Senate to pass the bill, which would increase inspections, amp up the FDA's recall authority, and give it new tools to detect illness before it gets too widespread."

how about farming properly so to limit growth of food borne illnesses and educating the public to eat healthy so the body can naturally defend against illnesses.

its bad enough that the FDA allows radiation of spinach and lettuce.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2128774020080821

"...The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday the radiation treatment also would make the leafy greens last longer and give them greater "shelf-life" for retailers and consumers."

great. longer shelf life in exchange for produce zapped of 75% of its nutrients from radiation.

so now we are eating produce grown in nutrient deprived soil which gets radiated further reducing nutrients in the produce all to force us to take pharmaceutical developed multi vitamins and keep us just barely sick enough to relie on our healthcare system.

There is only one species on planet Earth that's stupid enough to think a McDonald's hamburger is food

http://www.naturalnews.com/030074_Happy_Meal_decompose.html

 

"There is only one species on planet Earth that's stupid enough to think a McDonald's hamburger is food. This species is suffering from skyrocketing rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, dementia and obesity. This species claims to be the most intelligent species on the planet, and yet it behaves in such a moronic way that it feeds its own children poisonous chemicals and such atrocious non-foods that even fungi won't eat it (and fungi will eat cow manure, just FYI)."

more vital than the nation's oil supply?

FOOD!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/business/12sorkin.html

imagine if we took our decomposable garbage and actually decomposed it instead of throwing it into landfills mixed with garbage that doesnt decompose, we could actually make rich organic material that could provide actual nutrients for farming.

 

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who prepared your food?

This meal is the labor of countless beings;

let us remember their toil.

-  Zen meal chant

Gratitude and Reverence for what you eat

Before his enlightenment, the historical Buddha

weakened himself with fasting and other ascetic

practices. Then a young woman offered him a bowl of

milk, which he drank. Strengthened, he sat beneath

a bodhi tree and began to meditate, and in this way

he realized enlightenment.

 

From a Buddhist perspective, eating is more than

just taking in nourishment. It is an interaction

with the entire phenomenal universe. It is a gift

given us through the work of all beings. We vow to

be worthy of the gift and work to benefit others.

Food is received and eaten with gratitude and

reverence.

 

 

A Zen blessing at mealtime: 

"In this plate of food, I see the entire universe

supporting my existence."

want to be healthy?

its common sense really.

How much sugar do you eat or drink?

Food Revolution

If you are eating a bagel or even worse nothing at all almost every morning, pizza, processed deli meats,  or fast food most of the week for lunch, pasta or Chinese take-out several times a week for dinner, any kind of sugary drink at least once a day, its seriously time to re-evaluate your eating habit.

Yes we do sell bagels, buttery croissants  and drinks organic or not loaded with sugar. There is nothing wrong with having a bagel or croissant once in a while. Even I need to give in to my Chinese take-out/taco bell cravings. However, if this is 80% of your weekly meal, its time for a change. You may be feeling fine now, but wait til your age catches up to you.

In fact your body may be telling you something now, but you just are not listening.

Some symptoms caused by poor eating habits:

• Constipation
• head aches
• feeling lethargic
• allergies
• diabeities
• kidney stones
•  high cholesterol
• lack of concentration
•  regular colds
• pale skin color

these are just some of the symptoms caused by poor eating habits. Usually we address these symptoms by taking over the counter medication rather than getting to the root of the cause which if not addressed can cause you to have a very unfulfilling life as you get older.

Eat well now so you don’t have to pay later.

We know how hard it is to eat healthy, so we will be working on helping you make it easier.

We are working on completely revising our menu to help everyone eat better by early 2011.