What if you knew

what if you knew there were only 2 things that made you sick or fat? What if that number was 3? Would you be able to give up those 2 or 3 things? Sure you say -- without a second thought.

Now what if those 2 or 3 things had you addicted? Your body is so dependent on getting those things that it will cause you pain and suffering when you are going through detox. Irritation and anger and depression will be with you 24 hours a day for a week.

Still a pretty small amount of time compared to the rest of your life.

Since you are not alone in this world, what about your family, what if your husband or wife had 2 or 3 different things that made them sick or fat? What about the children?

The numbers are growing and this is becoming complicated. Still a life time of good health versus a shorter life time of sickness and disability.

Lets look at the case of a middle aged woman, over weight, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, arthritis and depression. History of failed diets, inability to exercise because of the arthritis, and long term use of physician prescribed steroids and drugs. She goes to a different type of doctor. He finds a chronic infection in an old root canal. That is the first thing to take care of before moving on to address her other complaints. She has multiple food intolerances and her body has encased these toxins in body fat.

With the chronic infection cured and her diet changed to one of simple whole foods with no sugar, no colas, no milk products she very quickly loses the excess pounds and the arthritis. The weight loss removes the metabolic syndrome and the high blood pressure. The non inflammatory diet removes the arthritis and the depression. She has been on a simple low-impact exercise program from the beginning and can now take walks. She is no longer in pain and depression is just a word. In 6 months she went from the beginning of death to the beginning of life.

Did she suffer while all of this was happening? I am sure she did but she was already suffering a great deal of pain.

There are blood tests to determine if you have food intolerances. In fact blood tests can now determine possible cancer as well as infection. Two major problems here. Insurance companies will not pay for these tests and the cost is high.

In this complicated world, doctors perpetuate disease and insurance companies fund this system. Alternative treatments are not covered and finding a competent doctor can be a frustrating search. What happened to plain old common sense? Isn't it more financially prudent to prevent heart disease than to replace the heart? Isn't it more financially responsible to prevent obesity than to do a stomach bi-pass?

For most of us it comes down to taking our health care into our own hands. Eliminate the most common toxic inflammatory foods from your diet. These include processed sugar, colas, milk and milk products, fried foods and processed cooking oils, processed and stripped grains and the MSG additive found in 99% of canned or frozen foods. Our tap water has mercury the most common toxic chemical in our bodies. Depending on the current health of your body, you may or may not be able to flush toxic chemicals from your system on a daily basis.

Look at your own body for chronic infections. Sinus infection and yeast infections are the most common. Are you still smoking? Do you walk a mile at least 3 times a week? Are you doing resistance exercise to build or maintain muscle?

In the end it comes down to how long do you want to live and what quality of life do you want to have. Yes it is up to you. Genetics play a part but your daily habits are the driving force. Pain now for a few weeks or pain later that devastates your quality of life.

It is easy to say I will do these changes ----- tomorrow. Today I feel fine, oh maybe a little tired, a little brain fogged, or little stiff in the joints, but after all I am getting older. I don't have to worry about those diseases for another 20 or 30 years.

You don't have to worry about them when you can simply eliminate them!