No, It's Not A Blessing.....

In 2008, the CDC stated that 34% of North American adults age 20 years and over were obese and 34% were overweight (and not obese).  People that means 68% of the adults age 20 years and over are overweight and risking their health not to mention a “happy” lifestyle.  Most alarming is that 18% of adolescents ages 12-19 year, 20% of children ages 6-11 years and 10% of children age 2-5 years old are obese!  These are our kids that we are raising to be obese.  If I may be brutally honest, are we setting up our kids to lead a life full of diseases caused by obesity? Not able to live a happy healthy life?  Are we causing them to be on medication the rest of their lives?  Do we set them up for failure? to be the butt of jokes? social ostracism?  Do we cause them to have Type II Diabetes?

No, it is not God’s blessing that your child can’t play or jump or swim. It is not God’s blessing that your child snores in his sleep. It is not God’s blessing that your child will probably have a heart attack soon.  You, my parent, need to do something and fast.

The way Americans eat is known around the world as the “North American” Diet with the end result not being the satisfaction of experiencing tantalizing tastes but the sure bet of becoming obesely unhealthy. 

Recently, I’ve had the blessing to be able to travel to the Middle East and Europe.  I love to indulge in their cultures.  I noticed that their diets are high in fat.  That is nutrient dense fat such as olive oil. The way food is prepared is not always fried as in our North American Diet.  The foods are prepared either raw or baked.  I do want to warn you that eating raw foods can be dangerous as bacteria housed in raw foods can cause sickness.  During my last trip to Morocco, I was pleased to see that desserts were always made of fruit!  Not fruit in pies or pastries, but as a fruit plate.  I was impressed that whole fruits such as oranges, bananas, apples, and grapes were brought out to end the meal.  Wow!  Impressive.