The China Study

When I went through my MBG certification with Jon Hinds, he talked of a book called "The China Study". This book was written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD. Through the years Campbell's research has centered around the correlation between diet and disease. What he writes about in his book are facts that have been proven through years of research. He is not merely expressing his opinion or even an educated hypothesis, but undeniable facts that have been backed up by years of research.
I strongly urge all of you to purchase this book and make it a summer reading project. I would also like you to keep an open mind and not fight the information that is presented. Campbell was born in Northern Virginia and was the son of a farmer. He is not someone that is on a crusade for any cause. He simply travelled the road that his years of research led him down. His conclusion is very simple, the answer to the health crisis our country faces is the food we choose to put in our mouths every day. His research shows that a whole food, plant based diet is the healthiest way for us to live.
Most of you will make an excuse to not agree with my last sentence. I was guilty as well. This book will change your opinion on that with facts. I had high triglycerides and my doctor put me on medication to lower it. Prior to the medication I tried to lower it by diet and it didn't work. The reality was that the diet I was attempting was a half ass attempt. I feel into the trap of giving in to "genetics". When we link our health problems to genetics we absolve ourselves of any responsibility in the matter. In August of '09 I made another attempt. Unlike the first attempt I applied myself. I stopped my medications and reduced my meat and cholesterol intake and it was a success. Triglycerides with medication 2009 was 150, in 2010 with no medication 150.
I am committed to following as closely as possible a plant based diet. I have lost weight and my body feels more balanced. I am not telling you that you have to be a vegetarian to be healthy. I am telling you to become more informed about what you are putting into your body. You owe it to yourself to live a long life as disease free as possible. I plan on blogging about "The China Study" to present you with some incredible information. Let me leave you with this quote from George Foster,"Your body is God's gift to you, what you do with it is your gift to God."