Nutritional Imbalance

When I was a child my mother often said to me "Finish your spinach. You are what you eat." Is their truth to this often repeated statement?

You bet there is.

Several years ago an attorney who was working on the patent for a medical device that I had invented asked me to comment on his rheumatoid arthritis. I looked at him and said that I saw no evidence in his hands of severe arthritis. He told me that he had been crippled with the disease and that nothing his doctor prescribed had helped. Then he found a book titled The Anti Arthritis Diet. He followed its recommendations and within months he was greatly improved.

The book had one major statement. Avoid refined, processed and manufactured foods. Most of these contain fatty acids (omega-6) that are inflammatory. They are found in processed foods such as cookies, crackers, and other snacks. Also avoid corn syrup that is used as a sweetener in many foods. It is quickly digested, as are other simple sugars, and promotes the production of inflammatory substances in the body.

Americans are frequently out of balance in their eating habits. Instead of having a healthy ratio of omega 3 fatty acids to omega 6 fatty acid, the balance is shifted in favor of the omega 6 fatty acids. Please increase your consumption of omega 3 fatty acids by eating fish such as salmon, sardines and herring at least three times a week.

We are also in favor of supplementation. Personally we take omega 3 capsules daily. To learn more about healthy eating use our book TriEnergetics as a resource.