I think we all understand the old saying "you are what you eat", but what if you're not aware of what you are actually eating? Of what the specific ingredients are in the things you are putting in your mouth? Of the reason(s) behind the choice?
Dr Cori Stern has a lot to say about this as she has spent most of her life first sorting out her own health, and then taking that knowledge to help others. Brought up by parents who fed her junk food, having they themselves been brought up with junk food, Dr Cori spent her childhood feeling ill with all manner of infections. At the age of 15, she suddenly understood the connection between nutrition and good health and never looked back.
So, with all the data and the knowledge available out there on the consequences of poor eating, why would someone still eat regularly in fast food restaurants and/or buy processed food? Because we eventually changed our relationship with smoking, right? Dr Cori explains the hurdles that stand in the way of what would seem to be so obvious: the power of advertising, the influence of social media, the draw of habitual behaviour and more.
We explore the broader subject of outsourcing our health to the medical profession rather than practicing common sense and self-help. Because rushing to the doctors for quick-fix pills is a modern phenomenon.
I ask Dr Cori about where the responsibility ultimately lies - the food production companies, the pharmaceutical companies, the regulators or the consumer? Is it even helpful to play the blame game?
Perhaps "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is more relevant now than ever!
Find Dr Cori:
Web: www.drcori.com
YouTube: Dr Cori Stern Take Control of your Health
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