Clean green healthy eating
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Presentation given by Rebecca Sterling on Clean, Green, Healthy Eating given at GreenU and Boeing. Slides by Amy Robinson.
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Clean green healthy eating
- 1. Clean Green Eating: Healthy Choices Rebecca Sterling CEO, Sterling Health and Wellness, Inc. and MTM Compounding Pharmacy
- 2. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” - Hippocrates
- 3. 300,000 to 800,000 deaths prevented by proper nutrition
- 4. Pesticides the largest class of toxic chemicals in existence
- 5. Hypoxic = no oxygen = no life
- 10. 30% more Carbon in organic soil
- 11. 4.7 million acres Organic farmland in U.S., 2008 24 billion pounds Atmospheric carbon captured
- 12. 25% more nutrition organic
- 15. CSA: Community Supported Agriculture
- 16. Photo courtesy Greene Street Market
- 17. Dirty buy Dozen organic Environmental Working Group
- 19. • Grains are an essential source of nutrition • They provide vitamins, energy giving carbohydrates, proteins, and valuable fiber • 25-35 grams of fiber
- 20. Buying organic cuts pesticide exposure for you your family and your community.
- 21. meat
- 22. You are what you eat. You are also what your food eats.
- 23. 10x More Omega-3s 5x Reduction in Free Range Antibiotic overload in 1 generation
- 24. 80% Antibiotics sold in U.S. go to farm animals. That’s 28.8 million pounds every year.
- 25. The average American eats 67 pounds of beef per year.
- 26. 2-4x More Omega-3s 100 Fewer calories per 6 ounce serving than Grass Fed grain fed beef.
- 27. Switching from grain to grass-fed for one year cuts 16,642 calories.
- 28. 11x more fossil fuel to make 1 pound of animal product than 1 pound of plant.
- 29. 8,700 gallons 1 pound of beef
- 30. If 1,000 Americans chose to eat 1 meatless meal per week, we would conserve 70,000 40 million pounds of grains gallons of water
- 31. American bison: 1,000 in 1800. 500,000 today.
- 33. SUPERFOODS Micronutrients Nutrition density = Calories
- 35. Can we eat to starve cancer?
- 36. Clean green foods for your health.
- 37. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.” -Aristotle
- 38. • Wellness for individuals & groups • Health inspiration • Recipes • Healthy Huntsville updates • Disease management • Stress management
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- I am passionate about health and nutrition and trying to make a positive difference on this earth while enjoying every day . I know why I am here .. Why are you ? what is your passion ?
- In 4th century BC, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine , stated…. In his day, one of the biggest health concerns was how to feed the masses
- Centuries later, in the the Cecil Textbook of medicine, it is estimated that 300-800 k deaths per year would be prevented if we would follow clinically recommended guidelines for nutrition. the enhancement in quality of life would be immense
- Early in the 20th century, americas concerns were similar to hippocrates then In the mid 1950s what we now consider conventional farming came into vogue. Using Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, steroids, and antibiotics became common practice.. In the beginning these chemicals appeared to be the solutions to the farming problems: the crops had increased yield in shorter time and the losses from insects and disease were reduced. We had enough food for our families and the farmers could actually have easier, more profitable lives . Pesticides soon became the largest class of toxic chemicals. And as frequently happens with chemicals, side effects began to arise. Health hazards linked to the chemicals, began to emerge. Farmers and those living near the farms began to experience increased rate of cancers and neurological related illness among others. It is important to note in a study from NIH that there is actually a 70% increase in parkinsons with people with higher exposures to these toxins. A recent review of neuro effects by the NIH stated that “these chemicals are designed to be toxic to pest and now are also found to be toxic to non target species.. That includes humans”
- Environment issues are now occurring with decreased nutrition in soil and overgrowth of some plants in our waterways such as algae blooms that leads to the production of deadzones where other wildlife is deprived of oxygen and dies . Even if no health or environmental effects occurred, new alternatives are needed because more chemicals are now necessary to produce the same results .
- In response to these concerns, a return to organic farming has gained popularity…. so what is organic .
- It is farming with no toxic chemicals.
- It is Using natural predators and nontoxic sprays
- It is using crop rotation To reduce the nutritional depletion of the soil –because even soil needs a break . and to give back nutrition such as nitrogen by growing and then tilling under alfalfa
- These efforts provide soil with 30 percent more carbon . This produces food with more nutrition for our bodies and stronger sustainablity for our earth
- clinical data analyzed from 236 comparative studies show that organically grown produce contains 25% more nutrition such as antioxidant and vitamins. This is important because of the steady decline in available nutrients in our food over the past century.
- Growing food organically is typical more labor intensive and costs more . That cost is passed to us the consumer. So how do we balance the health benefits of clean nutritious foods with the cost to our wallets in this trying economic time?
- Of course we can grow our own vegetables, but some of us are not gifted that way .even if lee mcbride is trying to help us! Luckily we have 4800 farmers markets in the US . Direct Field to consumer produce coserves the nutritional value and supports our local farmers and contributes to our local economy. new guideline for our local farmers markets locations can be obtained form the north al food policy council soon
- Another way to get farm fresh food is to participate in a CSA there are several in our area. Consumers pay to be part of a buying group and purchase in season local foods.
- . Do not assume that just because a farmer is local that he follows cleaner health concepts, likewise a farmer may utilize organic practices without being federally certified. The advantage of buying local is that you can get to know your farmer and you can ask questions and make informed choices
- Another choice that we have that can affect the bottom line is choosing to buy some products organic and others not . The ewg uses the results found in an analysis of 51k tests for pesticides conducted by the usda. The ewgdevelopes a dirty dozen and clean 15 list that reflect the overall exposure and absorption of pesticides. Choosing fruit and vegetable form the clean 15 vs the dirty dozen can lower the amount of pesticides you consume by nearly 90 % . choosing 5 from the dirty dozen you consume 14 dif pesticides at higher concentrations .
- Choosing from the clean 15 one consumes fewer than 2 pesticides per day
- Fiber reduces cancer, heart disease, and diabetic risks as well as satiating hunger and keeping obesity at bay . It is also important to know how they are grown. grains affect us both directly and indirectly by our eating them and their being fed to animals that we eat
- Protein is an important part of our nutritional needs. Some choose to get protein form grains such as quinoa, lentils, beans or tofu , but most american use beef, pork, lamb, chicken and seafood to satisfy their protein needs
- This becomes more impt the higher up the food chain we eat
- Omega 3 is very beneficial to our hearts and brains Some eggs in stores are sold as omega 3 fortifed.. Pasture raised chickens that feast on weeds,insects, nuts or seeds have nearly 10 x the omega 3 of non fortified eggs. Due to close quarters, antibiotics play a role in our food.The FDA reports that the bulk of antibiotics used in the US are for animal farms. Some bacteria are becoming antibiotic resistant due to over use particularly with subtherapuetic doses frequently used in feed animals. Remember what your dr and pharmacists always say when you take an antibiotic_ always use the entire prescription to reduce the chances of the bacteria surviving and becoming stronger and more resistant . Scientific american reported on a study that showed that in 1 generation of poultry being raised in an organic fashion , the number of antibiotic resistant bacteria decreased from 84% to 17%
- 67 pounds-
- We typically think of seafood as the source of omega 3 but beef raised on pasture and grass fed is also a great source of omega 3 containing 2-4 x the amount of that found in feedlot beef. Grassfed beef is also leaner and contains 100 fewer calories per 6 oz serving . CLA is a benefit of beef that is cardiac and cancer protective, and we access this excellent nutrient by eating well marbled grass feed beef or higher fat dairy . I think grassfed,pasture raised cows are probaly happier too Guess how much beef the avgamerican eats ?
- And increases the nutritional content
- I don’t think about it often but with irrigation, pesticides, fertilizers and transportation from feedlot to store, the environmental footprint of meat is high
- Another precious commodity is used8700 gallons of water /lb of beef. Only 155 gal of water is needed for 1 lb of wheat . As many states are becoming aware, water is becoming a precious commodity.
- Beef takes its toll by using 11 times more fossil fuels and generating 24 times more green house gases. Choosing to eat 1 meatless meal weekly would save 70,000 lbs of grains and 40 mil gal of water.Still-Eating meat can be a healthy choice for protein and other nutrition . Unexpected benefits can also result
- being delicious and nutritious can have advantagesThe american bison was nearing extinction in the 1800sDue to increasing popularity in buffalo meat , bison now number over 500kMake a fist
- this is reportedly the natural size our stomachs stay if we eat when hungry and just to the point of satiation . If we frequently eat to over ful, we can stretch our stomachs to the size of a 2 liter soda bottle . Eating well portioned, high quality healthy foods on a regular basis can provide our bodies nutrition and keep obesity and diseases at bay. Its impt to choose wisely
- Superfoods are becoming the current rave . This term usually applies to the more exotic acai berry, camu, maka, or quinoa type grains. A superfood is truly defined by its nutritional density. And that means its nutritional and micronutritional contribution divided by its calories. Examples of common foods that qualify as super foods are kale and dark green leafy vegetables, clean red or blue berries, salmon , and whole unprocessed grains
- Salmon is a super food. Like its nutritional opposite, the french fry, salmon can be a delicious fast food. It is all about the choices.
- Remember the statistic 300k- 800 k deaths prevented yearly?. Eating more fruits and vegetables is cardiac and endocrine protective. fruits, vegetables, quality protein and dairy have been touted for cancer protective benefits as well. Recent information discusses the anti angiogenic affect of foods and their ability to stop the growth of blood vessels that supply nutrients to tumors . This is powerful medicine and prevention
- I was asked to provide a list of 10 top foodsReviewing guidelines fromfda, cdc, amer heart assoc, amer diabetic assoc, amer cancer society,celiac foundation one finds similar recommendations- increase fruits and vegetables and appropriate whole grains, supplement with highest quality meats, eggs, dairy So My recommendation is to choose the foods that you love and tolerate that are nutritious , local and clean , and unprocessed . Compare the nutritional density of foods-then prepare them at home and leisurely enjoy your food with your family and friends. This is a truly nutritious meal . I invite you to participate in the local dining program sponsored by the north al food policy council
- Remember what hippocrates said- let food be thy medicine . People now agree that food can be good medicine. I ask you to listen to your body. Make well informed choices about your health . You know your body and its needs and reactions better than anyone. Amend his famous statement to state ‘let food be thy Prevention and medicine’. Eating the highest quality, cleanest foods does not guarantee never becoming sick . It does ensure that you will have your defenses at their strongest to live your healthiest and best life. Its your choice and your future. Thank you