The "Back To Eden" Test

Have you noticed the proliferation of information and controversy over diets? And which foods are healthy and nutritious for you? You have the all-fat diets, the no-fat diets, eggs are bad for you, no wait, eggs are actually good for you. Sugar is bad for you, so use sugar substitutes. Anybody confused out there? Perplexed when you look at a food label on a product and wonder what all those ingredients are and if they are good for you? Struggling to find the best, most nutritious choices are for you and your family? Well, there is a very simple, foundational priciple upon which all nutrition rests. I call it the "Back To Eden" principle or test. It's simply this:

"The closer a food is to its original, natural state, the more nutritious and healthy that food is."

Conversely, the more that food item has been changed and altered and handled from its original state, the less healthy it is for you. If anything is added to or taken away from the original, watch out. For instance, a fresh, organic avocado is much healthier and nutritious than a procesessed, packaged guacamole dip. A fresh, ripe apple has little resemblence to Apple Jacks or a McDonald's Apple Pie.

Also, if the list of ingredients in a product is longer than your arm and you can't even pronounce 90% of them (things like Thiamin Mononitrate, Termeric Oleoresin, Monoglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate) trust me, it ain't healthy, dear.

God created this earth with plants, herbs, fruits and vegetables in their natural state to be the perfect fuel for our bodies. The Garden of Eden was a Health Food Superstore and provided every nutrient necessary for unlimited health. And the further any food is removed from that original, unprocessed, unadulterated state, the less healthy it is for you. Make sense?

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