Real Food is simply food in its original form. That means that nothing has been added to it or subtracted from it. It comes in the form that nature created it.
The evolution of our food has disconnected the populous from its source. Many people in today’s world no not from where their food comes.
The organic food movement began as a result of the use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides in the early days of industrial agriculture. http://theorganicsinstitute.com/organic/history-of-the-organic-movement/. Later on, there were people such as Rudolf Steiner who developed biodynamic agriculture, an organic farming method http://www.rudolfsteinerweb.com, Alice Waters, was a pioneer of the organic food movement in the US and the originator of the infamous Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley. Weston A. Price, a dentist in the 1930’s, traveled the world and discovered that indigenous people who consumed only pure nutrient dense traditional foods, were far healthier than the western population www.wapf.com, The slow food movement was also a group evolved in reaction to our changing food economy. http://www.slowfoodusa.org.
These people were lovers of food and knew the difference between real food and man-made synthetic substances. Not only is the taste superior, there are actual biochemical and nutritionally beneficial reasons for the choice to eat real food. Our bodies know the difference and cannot really absorb synthetic vitamins (not recognizable)
Each and every one of our bodily functions are dependent on particular nutrients. In order to sustain good health, the essential nutrients from pure foods are necessary
As the native people of Dr Price’s investigation displayed, a diet rich in what was in the surrounding environment, unspoiled and in its pure form, provided them with all that they needed to be vibrant and healthy. In fact, Dr, Price, was particularly interested in their teeth, and surmised that the problems with the teeth of populations that consumed a “western diet”; deformed dental arches, dental caries, crowded and crooked teeth, were a result of nutritional deficiencies. He also discovered that with the straight and strong teeth came healthy bodies, strong immune systems and healthy minds.
One must realize the connection between organic agriculture, which contributes to growing healthy and sustainable food, and our health. It is a circle. The microorganisms and trace minerals are key to the health of the soil and then in turn the nutrient value of the food. The use of only 2 ingredients in a synthetic fertilizer, reduces most of the essential nutrients that our bodies require. The addition of pesticides and herbicides contributes to the toxic load that our bodies have to deal with.
If we examine the reduction of traditional “homemade” foods in our culture, we see a direct relationship between that and the declining health of the western world. The modern diet in mostly comprised of processed grains made into different products. These products have been stripped of their essential nutrients, Examination of the ingredients listed you will see soy, wheat, sugar, corn and chemicals with names you could not pronounce. It is always best to be able to identify what you are eating.
We have been misled to believe that foods in their natural state are unhealthy and need to be reduced in fats, cholesterol, etc. Meanwhile,. healthy fats contain fat–soluble vitamins which are essential to our body function and necessary for optimal health.
So let’s keep our food they way Mother Nature intended and enjoy the natural flavors the way they were meant to be. No need to reinvent the wheel!
