Welcome to War of the Foods, where together we shall explore the sustenance of this Nation. Our mission is to build a resource rich destination to help We the People in our quest for wholesome foods and health-giving truth.
Many of us feel as if we are a people who have been sold for slaughter and on more than one front. Therefore, we wish to examine the integrity of our ingredients, assess the transparency of our labels, and the sincerity of our health workers. However, it is more complicated than that. The war on our foods, and therefore on us, feels a lot like “death by a thousand cuts.”
Many of our people report when visiting other countries that the food there makes them feel good and they have energy for life. Conversely, we’ve known people who have moved to the United States from other countries and they’ve gotten life-altering illnesses since moving here. While anecdotal, it is starting to not seem coincidental—especially given all the health issues plaguing many, if not most, of our own population. From outright diseases to nagging health concerns like low energy, poor digestion, and brain fog, we all know something is not right.
Meanwhile, many wag their fingers at our sagging waistlines and deteriorating health. People berate us to read the label while definitions shift like sand beneath our feet. Furthermore, labels do not necessarily take into account farming practices and manufacturing processes that affect our foodstuffs, such as spraying our crops with preharvest desiccation agents or our raw food ingredients with sterilizers—all of which might not sit well with our digestion or, worse, our health and overall well-being. Between farming, processing, sanitation, and production, and maybe even packaging, a lot of things happen to our foods that never make it to our labels. So the reprimand to look at our labels often feels like gas-lighting even while it is a good first step.
It shouldn’t have to be this way. Walking through a grocery store aisle hunting for good things to eat should not be a war zone where we have to constantly pick our way through a field of landmines that are going to blow up our health. Food should be honest. Authentic. Nourishing. Our labels should be transparent for all people. And our health workers should be trustworthy. We did not ask for this war on our health, but the weapon against it is the light of truth. Be well, friends.
With love,
Your Fellow Man
at War of the Foods
