A year or two ago, there was finally a push for more organic and natural foods. The word was getting out by the media and the powers that be that this is the way to go, and that we should think twice and read the labels before buying the product. The problem is, organic and natural food is more expensive than the food loaded with preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, rBST, and other additives that aren't good for us.
What the freakout of the moment this time around? THE ECONOMY. So now everyone is holding on for dear life to their wallets (and rightfully so), and the attitude right now is "to hell with my health if it's gonna' put me in the hole." So in turn, the people are more tempted to settle for food that is more harmful to them if it costs less. This is where a vicious cycle starts, because now you put your health at risk for as long as the economy is down, and in extreme cases this could lead to health problems down the road, leading to bigger hospital bills and higher costs in health care in the form of premiums.
What I suspect is that the food industry KNEW this economic crisis was going on, and decided to roll out their organic and natural foods anyway. The foods end up not selling as much because of the economy. Now the food industry has that much "justification" to say that organic and natural does not work. Then they go back to adding all those additives and putting our food at risk, even the foods that are SUPPOSED to be healthy. On a side note, I think that's what's going to happen to this new Red Bull Natural Cola that's coming out; talk about some bad timing.
I think a major reason why this is happening is because farms that pump all this crap in our foods are subsidized by our own government. Get rid of those subsidies and use half of it for ethanol and the other half to pay down that national debt. I understand that people have to cut back on some things because of this trying economy, but please remember this. YOUR BODY IS YOUR BEST INVESTMENT. It would save tons of money on health care costs and insurance premiums if we all learn to invest in our bodies in nothing else.
Now what does this have to do with media and politics? Take a look at the candidates you're voting for. Who's a better friend to the additive wing of the food industry or to the insurance companies depending on bad health to have an excuse to raise premiums? Whoever that is, stay the hell away from him or her!
Your body is your best investment.
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Dude you are so right. I try to buy as natural and organic as I can but it is extremely expensive. All of those chemicals and preservatives they are adding to our food is severely diminishing our quality of life. They simply want to make us feel full and make their food taste good but in reality there is no nutrition in most of the processed foods we buy. I don't know if you've ever heard of Kevin Trudeau, he's kind of extreme but he wrote a couple of books, basically exposing the evils of the FDA and food and drug companies.
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