The Fundamental Question

The facts are obvious – we have a health crisis. We live in the most affluent country in the world where we have access to the some of the healthiest and most delicious foods year-round. Our constitution was designed in such a way to establish God-given rights and provide the platform for a sustainable, productive society with a bright future. But freedom in all areas of life requires responsibility and maintaining the worldview that we are created for a purposeful life in every aspect – spiritual, mental and physical. The way we treat our bodies reflects the way we treat many things in life. We act as if they do not operate purposefully. Our national debt is crushed under ever-increasing healthcare costs. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death, affecting every one of our families. Yet we constantly neglect the reality that the the most privileged and advanced nation in history is consuming itself to ruin out of ignorant complacency.

• My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6
• Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained. Proverbs 28:19
• The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. Proverbs 10:21

Its the 21st century! We live in the light of remarkable scientific understanding and advancement. In fact, if we were to steward our resources in a God-glorifying manner and use sound discernment, we would live longer, healthier and more energized and informed lives than any people in history. It’s high time we repent before it’s too late to recover. We live in a free country (for now) and have incredible potential. Thus we have the prerogative to discipline ourselves. As most of you know, nutrition is a passion of mine and has made a huge impact in my life and many of those close to me over the last few years. However, science-based, whole-food nutrition is something that everyone struggles to understand in a clear and validated manner. This is the outcome of overly busy lifestyles, and unlimited easy access to instant gratification of our appetites for addictive, processed, nutrient-void foods. It is extremely hard to sift through and make time for a comprehensive, yet applicable understanding of nutrition, which is simply the understanding of how our bodies build and maintain themselves through food. Not only that, but the predominant western outlook on medicine and the American medical system feed on a culture that is chronically diseased and ignorant in order to maintain continual profit. Corporations, hospitals and governments get rich off of an uninformed and gluttonous population. But what about the average person who desires to be truly healthy? The question we must each ask ourselves:

Do I live to eat, or eat to live?

Everyone I talk to, whether doctors or pharmacists, working students or housewives, has some serious health issue in their family, even if they are health conscious. If we do know how the body works, it is often so that we can know how to treat its symptoms with chemical drugs and short-term remedies. We don’t know how to read our own body’s sign language, so we assign our autoimmune and chronic diseases to “genetics”, bad luck, or family medical history. But the fundamental question we fail to ask is, what makes the body work? Even worse, we do not demand that our medical and regulatory authorities answer this question for us, much less educate ourselves in cellular nutrition. When people do give heed to the validity of alternatives that result from answering the most basic of questions, they google and meander through the infinite number of “nutrition” blogs and fitness coaches out there for advice. But without the proper framework and a basic starting point, it’s no wonder we walk away confused. After failing to prevent chronic disease by spending billions of dollars on endless pharmaceutical concoctions, it’s even more depressing to get nothing when we turn to well-marketed supplements, and suffer from cancer and heart disease even when we exercise regularly and take vitamins. How do our bodies build and maintain essential structures from the cellular level? Why is this the most critical question we must ask for our health? As we head into this new year and fight for the future of our country and health, our desire at Neolife Nutrition is to provide people with the most authoritative resources on whole food nutrition that is based in nature and backed by science. We invite you to join our community focused on education supported by convenient, effective and essential solutions!