Does anyone doubt that health is a political issue, given the present struggle with the Obama plan. It is political also every time you eat. In turn you eat a portion of mother earth. Like the environment, eating is certainly political when a government is responsible for protecting plant and animals as mother nature’s gifts to us. To get deeper, we need to reflect on recent research on the relationship between food and health.
In l980, Dr. Dean Ornish demonstrated conclusively that he could heal heart attacks via diet, meditation and exercise. See his book, Dr Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Attacks. See also T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study, which Ornish writes is the most important book ever written on food and health. Campbell began his studies among Chinese rural people who ate mainly vegetables and fruit, occasionally animals who were not in corporate production. He discovered this comparison with US men: the latter had l7 times more coronary diseases as rural Chinese men. (p.79) Campbell also shows that eating plant protein does not cause cancer, whereas animal protein does (p. 59) Both of these guys are top researchers. Campbell’s research is enormous.
A final reflection: the deepest basis for health is our spiritual and physical closeness to nature, of which we are a part. Consider that plants are in a deep communion with the earth, in contrast to animals. These connections, in terms of health, are not accidental. Hopefully, Obama’s plan for health maintenance will demonstrate the wisdom of these facts.
Meanwhile, if you want to see how our animals are raised, go to the documentary, Food, Inc. John G
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