Unprocessed -- how I gave up processed foods (and why it matters) | Megan Kimble | TEDxTucsonSalon

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. n January of 2012, Megan Kimble was a city-dwelling 26-year-old-busy and broke, living in a small apartment without so much as a garden plot to her name. But she cared about food: where it came from, how it was made, and what it did to her body. So she set herself a challenge: She would go an entire year without eating processed foods. In this talk, she discusses what makes a food processed and how those processes impact our bodies and communities.
Megan Kimble is the managing editor of Edible Baja Arizona, a local food magazine serving Tucson and the borderlands, and is a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times. Her book, Unprocessed, about her year of eating only whole, unprocessed food, is forthcoming from William Morrow in 2015. Follow along at megankimble.com.
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[@qpatchesmanley6435]

WE as Americans NEED to wake up ..with increasingly high insurance costs and medical costs.. we can cure a lot of our disease by the quality of food we eat. THANKS for putting this out there.

[@juliawashburn675]

Amen!!!!!

[@laninadetusojos625]

Agree ..

[@JohnBobbit]

What are medical costs?

[@anciagabelus1802]

@@JohnBobbit America doesn’t have free healthcare, so most of us rely on medical insurance to cover some of the costs of going to the doctors office. After you go to the clinic or the doctors office, we usually get a receive a bill that requires us to pay whatever the insurance didn’t cover, which is oftentimes very expensive.

[@USImmigrationConsultants]

Excellent, as an organic farmer I am considering starting a CSA in my area. I really appreciate your stand for a healthy planet and community.

[@kazopa68]

Hi, did you start it?

[@patriot20000]

My town had a blueberry festival. There wasn't one organic grower there :(

[@calisongbird]

@@patriot20000 that’s really sad

[@gerritvanderstelt792]

@@kazopa68 to

[@ravenspace]

Here's hoping he's so busy with the CSA he can no longer dally on the internet..🙄😁🥰

[@ronaldsalik7846]

I enjoyed your TED Talk. When I was young, my family was on food stamps. My mother and grandmother made breads, bought meat, fruits and vegetables at Farmers Markets. We took the bus everywhere. We were poor, but ate very well. Many families substitute convenience in lifestyle for better food choices. Eating well takes time. The consequences of eating poorly are heart disease, stroke cancer and obesity.

[@isaacfernandez4841]

You got it right. Enjoy being healthy!

[@petesaria-hf1xh]

@@isaacfernandez4841 A couple of years ago I read a great little book on natural healing called ‘My Physician, Myself’, written by an older man who cured himself of a number of maladies without medical intervention. It’s available on Amazon and well worth the read. You might also look into the work of Luigi Cornaro, a Venetian nobleman who lived to 102.

[@JoaoZamae]

I just can`t believe how few people all around the world, since its available on youtube, watch this kind o lecture. So important. Meanwhile other crap videos get lie millions of views... Thanks for sharing so much knowledge, TEDx

[@niceblondegirl8776]

+João Zamae I recently walked into the local large grocery store here in Florida and the amount of obese unhealthy looking people was really sad to see, pretty grotesque also. I thank 'GOD' i learned how to eat healthy when i was in my early 20's . I still eat some crap now and then, but the majority of Americans eat such horrible processed 'product' that it is unreal. That includes MOST of my family members. They will avoid videos such as this one like the plague, dismiss it as stupid or quack - A huge % of Americans are dumbed down by TV ads and fake foods . It has hurt the society so much. But health is coming to the forefront thanks to internet and social media. It's a war

[@JoaoZamae]

***** i think that is also truth.

[@deborahmcleod-morris6290]

I so agree with you. People are extremely lazy when it comes to the choices they make in eating. My husband and I eat a keto diet now, we've lost weight and both of us have never felt better. In fact, my auto-immune disorder symptoms are all lessening a lot and it's given me my life back as I was completely debilitated before. No sugar and very few carbs.

[@sergiomuniz350]

João Zamae my thoughts exactly

[@JoaoZamae]

and that is very sad... This video started a change in my eating habbits. I have strict habits today

[@justgivemethetruth]

Don't waste your sugar on mustard! LOL, that is a great line. Why do we need sugar in every damn thing in the market?

[@kamalakrsna]

she said why 2X

[@deachristiancatlady5435]

Because it's the drug you get addicted to in the foods! Addiction.

[@chas4592]

justgivemethetruth The mustard I eat doesn’t have sugar. It’s stone ground organic and I love mustard.

[@nyxebonstorm9114]

Because sugar is so addictive and companies want you to get addicted to their products. So many foods don’t even need sugar but they add it anyway.

[@aleksandrakowalczyk6043]

Wow. You Americans really have sugar in mustard?

[@cynthiawhitney1318]

Eating healthy is not expensive when you give up the processed foods.

[@michelleburt3468]

Exactly

[@jadebeaut4463]

How do you know it’s processed ?

[@farhan007]

@@jadebeaut4463 if you buy it in a bag or can, it's most likely processed.

[@jadoncampbell2740]

@@farhan007 yes

[@Red_1976]

It is cheaper to eat junk or fast food, you can get a burger, chips and a drink for $2!! Buying healthy raw food IS expensive, but you can use the leftovers (if any) for other meals and that helps!

[@avivahanaizdihara9428]

Four points: 1. Join the CSA 2. Read the ingredients labels 3. Go to the farmers market 4. Ask questions of the people and companies that sell you your food. "The money you spend matters. And we all have the power to make it a little unprocess. "

[@hannafohn9108]

What is a CSA?

[@mrsbethanyelise]

​@@hannafohn91084:33, community supported agriculture

[@ezewong290]

I don't understand why cameras always focus on the speaker and not the slides. Why is this a problem for TED talks when the whole seminar is based upon smart thoughtful choices that we need to be making? (Throws desk)

[@ilovegoth]

As a media professional I agree. I would get fired if I kept the camera on people's faces.

[@BroccoliBeefed]

@ Eze Wong , Because the editor thinks everyone wants to look at a frumpy woman with bad posture and a flabby B-cup bust

[@h4xsama]

BroccoliQueefed you mean an intelligent writer who has a message that can help people?

[@laurelton13]

sounds like you've got some anger issues or are you just a bullying type? And are you so perfect? Have you given any TED talks?

[@p__shifter]

Just you calm yourself

[@katepark5851]

Apple vs Apple Juice. What a great example! I’ve stopped drinking a juice over two months and chosen a real fruit instead. Thanks for sharing.

[@lindseyragan3987]

It made me think of drinking! Ohhhhh! Chug a beer, get drunk. Sip wine with dinner, just fine. Don’t know why my brain went there.

[@urbanrat84]

Great talk! I've just switched to unprocessed foods over the last 4 weeks and I have never felt better - and by that, I mean I eat vegetables, fruits, nuts, meat, eggs, yoghurt, milk, butter, a little sprouted grain bread etc. I have more energy, no water retention, clearer skin and I feel full which prevents cravings. It feels good.

[@notyouagain1609]

Meat and diary are processed. Nice try though

[@urbanrat84]

+notyou again I was waiting for this, you get my point

[@bosyeux2]

+notyou again unless you're grazing in a field your food is processed in some way. vegan arrogance and preciousness is tedious.

[@pennymac16]

+bosyeux2 Taking the definition of "processed" to a whole nother level. I see. So helpful...

[@redpillpusher]

someone makes a choice to nourish their body in the most healthy way possible and chooses to do so because they've extended the same compassion and care given to a dog or cat and given it to the animals we eat. how is this arrogant?

[@rainbowspirit3466]

I'm so happy I don't care for sugar at all!!! I love hot food, addicted to tobasco sauce.. Sweets just don't do it.. I've literally trained myself to become disgusted by sweets..I became vegan and never looked back.. My health has never been better.fibromyalgia gone.. headaches gone ... Inflammation gone.. moodiness gone!!! I love life!!!!!!

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

oh wow .. goals

[@lunacore1854]

How did you do it? It's hard to resist sweets while dieting 😭

[@miraabumahfouz4600]

Ya you are goals

[@ayjanannageldiyeva6058]

Tell us how

[@ILootBodies]

I can second this. Super inflammation in my stomach, high blood pressure and cholesterol. 2 weeks eating raw whole food plant based and inflammation gone.

[@Funandconsciousness]

Finally: a real-life person interested in the food issues I'm interested in, speaking from actual personal experience and in a well-organized, concise and easy-to-understand manner. You rock, Megan! I too appreciate natural, organic, unprocessed foods, but totally crave sugar. I can go off sugar fro short periods, but just can't seem to kick it. Let's intend for that to change now! Thank you.

[@debbimorgon2988]

Funandconsciousness If it’s not in the house you can’t eat it! That’s what I finally discovered!,Debbie

[@dilan8589]

eat dates

[@brentshirley477]

As long as your sugar has fiber *fruit* you will be fine. Don't worry.

[@marciasloan534]

Overeaters Anonomous

[@aneesa1010]

If you crave sugar after meals, it might help to wait a few minutes for the craving to go away

[@williamslovak7898]

this is a great breakdown on the food processing system. I never realized the depth of the issue of processed foods.

[@ninalynn9a]

What makes a food processed? There is a difference between what is eaten and how it is made?

[@mariel7964]

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[@chrisparsonson420]

Follow the Blue Zones rule: if something you are buying has more than 5 ingredients then don't buy. If you don't understand what one of the ingredients is then don't buy it

[@Poetry4Peace]

That's so dmn tru!!!!!

[@supercooled]

That's overly simplistic. Without the knowledge of what is nutritious and what isn't, we're still stuck at square one. For instance, when you think of soy you think oh that's healthy. Soy after all is used to make soy milk and tofu, two very highly regarded health foods. But one video I saw from another KZbinr said soybean oil is actually carcinogenic. Leads to austism and Alzhemier's disease. So how can soy milk and tofu be good and soybean oil is bad? Unfortunately unless you have a PHD in the sciences you're left with following the advice of these professionals and you have to then wonder if they're lobbyists for the food company or do they truly have our best interest at heart.

[@jamie8068]

@@supercooled Autism is a genetic disorder, you're either born with it or you're not, you can't do or consume anything that'll cause you to develop autism so I doubt that KZbinr knows what they're talking about

[@1CEWMO]

No cap

[@wolfferoni]

This isn't good advice. It might seem like that in theory but it's simply not true. How do you define an ingredient? Why 5 ingredients specifically? Why not 4 or 6? What about something like a bag of mixed fruits and nuts? That's going to have more than 5 ingredients. Understanding what an ingredient is doesn't make it healthy, nor does not understanding an ingredient because maybe you haven't heard of a specific fruit before or a specific bacteria in yogurt. We should be avoiding processed food in general, but this isn't the way to go. A cartoon of juice declaring that it has just 2 fruits and no added sugar etc. still isn't healthy.

[@heidilpp7817]

I listened all the way through. She KNOWS WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT! I felt like I was definitely learning something really good and a lesson I will refer to and recall the rest of my grocery shopping & eating days.

[@jmoore10111]

This is great. As a seasonal eater and a CSA member myself, I've been saying this for years. Unfortunately I wish she mentioned food deserts and poor communities without access to locally grown food. I feel very fortunate to purchase my veggies and meat from a farm that is in my neighborhood.

[@codypolar6593]

I'm trying to figure out why people would live in an area that you can't grow food. Society has gotten so far away from natural laws...

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

ahh , good reminder . it slips my mind that it's really a blessing I'm surrounded by farmer's markets in the Los Angeles area

[@selenalamothe997]

@@codypolar6593 lack of money, family is there, lots of reasons. Sometimes you find yourself like that.

[@djimiwreybigsby5263]

@@codypolar6593 economics drives nearly everything people do

[@petesaria-hf1xh]

@@codypolar6593 A couple of years ago I read a great little book on natural healing called ‘My Physician, Myself’, written by an older man who cured himself of a number of maladies without medical intervention. It’s available on Amazon and well worth the read. You might also look into the work of Luigi Cornaro, a Venetian nobleman who lived to 102.

[@GRAdvisers]

A lot of good points are raised in this presentation. Especially on the need to support our local farmers who responsibly grow our food. That is the only way to go if we must stop process food from coming to our dining tables.

[@debbimorgon2988]

If processed foods and sugar foods are not in the house you can’t eat it! That’s what I finally figured out! If I only have organic raisins and carrots that’s what I eat. Tastes like dessert !!

[@DontDissTheProgram]

Eating locally is certainly the way to go!

[@carolynbrown3379]

During the seventies I read Sugar Blues by Wm Duffy and was shocked to discover hidden sugar in the brand of toothpaste we were using. The good news: that book was the first step on my my journey to a Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle.💚

[@kfitz192]

Mine too!

[@vinodp7526]

This is a common practice in India, being followed for ages, just that you have to treat food as the most important thing n respect it the most

[@80sguy27]

Then why is India such a malnourished country of stunted children 🙄

[@FerventlyUnderstanding]

Wonderful presentation! Time to get down to the nitty gritty and change our lifestyles for the better!

[@maxilove2learn782]

Well done! This is truly motivating to be on the unprocessed, locally grown, unpesticided, humanely-raised life style.

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

may borrow this

[@daughterofthesun]

This was excellent! Thank you so much. Going to share this with as many people as I can. Together (and individually) we can make a difference.

[@jerrymichaelcrowe1917]

Excellent talk Megan. Thank you for sharing from your knowledge and experience. Good wisdom here. You obviously know what you are talking about.

[@Outlandandassociates]

Thank you Megan, It's great to have someone like you post a good video to make sure think more about what we take in.

[@chefwhitneyaronoff]

So glad people are talking about giving up processed food and eating real food. It will change the world. Thank you for sharing.

[@j.stevencarr5719]

What a great speaker and a great presentation!

[@saintinlower48]

That was inspirational! I am glad that I grind my own wheat, but have so far to go. This was also very informative.

[@balanceveterinarycare2805]

Now I'm ready to do this for our dogs and cats - community sourced, balanced diets!! Ever think about what is in that bag or can of dog or cat food? Where it came from, what it ate, all the rest of ingredients? About what that's actually doing to the health of our pets? I have - and am working to create sustainably sourced, local foods for our pets!! Thanks for the great work Megan!

[@cutesybunny3360]

Read the book by Joel Ardis Horn called DEAD PETS DON'T LIE. You will be horrified to know what is in your dog and cat food. This is why the tumers and deaths of your animals. It's diabolical.

[@kfitz192]

I love making food for my furries. They like it too!

[@elmeradams8781]

I read past your post. I thought you were ready to start eating cats and dogs. 😂

[@cn7097]

I can’t fathom why Megan’s y’all would get 1,400 thumbs down? It would be great to see how she is doing on this effort today in 2020.

[@CaptainKarma1972]

Thank God for these TED talks that allow wonderful people like this lady to tell us the truth !

[@1CEWMO]

No cap

[@NkemOnyeka12]

This was so eye opening! I'm going to try it, we have tons of Farmers Markets in my area and I'm not eating meat so much anymore so this will be a great challenge!

[@Livetoeat171]

Farmers markets are only good for the summer

[@HaleySanchez22]

Great video!! Loved this as my intro to healthy eating!

[@jerryrodriguez5877]

Hello to all who cares what she's wearing she trying to educate people to eat healthy & make wise decisions thats what we should focus on dont you think we need more positive people educating the public god bless & protect us always Jerry NYC 🙏🏻💖💗

[@nitacharron]

Enjoyed this presentation!

[@jessicah3782]

it doesn't take too much time to grow food at home. you can even configure window gardens if you have a sun facing window but no land. There's lots of info online on how to do this. Just don't forget to water. You might not be able to grow ALL your food but enough to lower the bills and know where some of your food is coming from/how it's produced.

[@1Lightdancer]

Awesome talk! I'm also so grateful that our community in Oregon has a year round farmers market plus a seasonal one, and several CSAs. I shop there first, and appreciate the variety, quality, that I know so many of "my" farmers. I encourage others to check it out, and try to add more local food to their plates

[@in7863]

This needs more views!

[@andreathomas93]

great points, thanks for sharing

[@Royal38898]

In short, the long winded story is not to buy any canned foods or packaged foods. These factories will have to close down.

[@chas4592]

Royal38898 You can add boxed items to that as well.

[@ADCFproductions]

@@chas4592 basically you either make your own food or you starve

[@chrisherrera5769]

What about canned beans ? :(

[@beautyfrmwithin]

Yes! Agree! And that's almost exactly what I spend on food per year. And the best thing is that I know what I'm eating.

[@marie.s9995]

Good point.👍🌟🏆 I always LEARN something new everytime I watch TEDx Talks.

[@amnosxsnow]

Mind brown. I also happen to be eating my dinner at 8 o’clock on a Wednesday :)

[@crystalstarclan]

I gave up all processed food except for (wholegrain) bread, milo and hazelnut spread .. lol I can’t imagine a life without Milo

[@Red-nj8wq]

Thank you! This was just a beautiful presentation

[@vanessazivcak2180]

I’m eating Instant noodles while watching 😂 ... but seriously I ADMIRE healthy/ unprocessed eating and wish we’d all change our eating habits and the food industry :/

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Instant noodles are about the worst thing you can eat. At the VERY least, dump.about half of the flavor pack. It's LOADED with salt.

[@billbly9786]

I enjoyed your presentation and it has given me valuable thoughts to ponder. At 66 I need to make unprocessed foods my goal.I am also overweight and type 2 diabetic with coronary arterial disease.Thank you for the insights!

[@loladeolaoye]

Bill Bly you should try high fibre vegan diet for a few months

[@youtube_username_]

Try giving up all added sugar. I hope you're doing better.

[@naveennandigum8630]

Hey Bill, how is it going? Made any progress?

[@mandidangler1044]

Watched your video while running on treadmill, so am vegetarian 🌱 and 100% agree with your thoughts, even the part about meat, if you’re going to eat it - at least make sure it’s clean meat! Unfortunately, everywhere is media encouraging and enticing processed foods. Such as the ad immediately following your video was an ad for Arbys 🤦🏻‍♀️😢

[@robmurdock3273]

Thank you for this video. Your points will help me to examine my process of eating better, longer. Thank you again.

[@shygirlnow2011]

never considered the politics of food! I agree w so much of what the Dr said!

[@berniebro5162]

This is such an important topic in so many ways. I think a lot of people know that processed foods are not as healthy as whole foods but I think most of us rarely consider how eating imported processed foods impacts our local environment and the local sustainable farmers. The phrase vote with your dollar is very true in this sense, we should all do our best to buy local foods.

[@KimberlyHernandezkhimmie2000]

Excellent video suggestion right after I watched how peanut butters are made. 👍

[@erinmacdonald9347]

This was so enlightening I am absolutely going to search out a local coop

[@blainemogil2254]

Truly outstanding - how can we multiply the CSA model across the nation and world? That's the sequel I'm looking forward to watching :-)

[@onteaya]

Great Talk! Very Informative!

[@briandawsonii4451]

The problem also reflects classism. The rich control the land and the food that’s grown on it. It’s sad.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You can grow tomatoes, green peppers, hot peppers and such in any cold state. On your porch. Just need a lot of sun, a lot of water and use self watering containers. Very big ones. Keep the away from the building, they'll grow 9 feet up. Water until it backs up the hole daily.

[@codishaa]

Very eye opening. I try to support our local farmers every week. But those bags of chips sound awfully delicious 😋.

[@mindfulmoments1895]

Thank you for this!

[@kanealson5200]

If it comes out of a box, can or a window try and avoid it. Carrageenan, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, grains and sodium are all excessively high in processed foods. These are not good to take in large amounts and are either absent or more balanced in non-processed foods. However, most fruits grown over the past 60 years have been modified to contain 5-10x the amount of fructose and sucrose to make them taste sweeter. This amount is a bit too high for a healthy diet.

[@uf1978]

Moderation, moderation...then we all die! You can live healthier and MAYBE longer but don't get to stressed(it kills) about it all. I eat most foods in MODERATION. Will have a beer or glass of wine with a nice filet and baked tater. Sometimes i even have a piece of cake or pie for dessert :)

[@etiennelouw9244]

Over here in South Africa I grow bit of my own veggies, small suburban veggie backyard garden. Very satisfying and starting a mini food forest in my front yard, things that most of my neighbors don't recognize like Asparagus.

[@annasemina6700]

Interesting talk! Downloaded your book, looking forward to finish it!

[@joannalecocq4617]

WFPB all the way for me, because environmentally it’s good, for our health it’s the best and I’m not responsible for the killing of sentient beings. Even people on food stamps could learn to cook this way and feel wonderful as the weight drops off and you feel so alive. Blessings

[@TheTerminator1919]

Great video! How do we feed the masses organically? this is the way to beat out large food companies.

[@NightOwl222]

Loved this!

[@MrGarcon98]

very nice and usefull for all humans to learn this ,,,,,thanks well done !

Sometimes it's okay to fall off the vegetable wagon and have a hot fudge sundae🍨 In all things, moderation is the key.

[@deachristiancatlady5435]

Really it's not...but we are flesh...so it will happen but it doesn't make it okay or to be used as an excuse to poison our body. Sure...don't beat yourself up...the poison will do that for you!

[@TeKeyaKrystal]

@@deachristiancatlady5435 lol

[@jaytrader3119]

Dea Christiancatlady got to the diner just as Mary Ann ordered the last hot fudge sundae.....all they had left was kale and carrots ! 😉

[@MichaelWTurner]

This certainly makes me think twice about reaching for produce that is non-organic. Well done!

[@lelaknox]

I only buy locally baked bread, locally grown lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes, and my life is better for it. Thank you for this!

[@meganhaines7395]

BRAVO!!! Well said!

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

00:07:45 "Unfortunately, there has been a lot of research in recent years that says sugar is simply not good for us. So, what do we do?" - Ban research! "Unfortunately, there has been a lot of research..." Ah, semantics! "You know why I stopped eating processed foods? I began to picture the people who might be processing them." - George Carlin

[@deachristiancatlady5435]

Natural sugar is good for you...the problem is that it's a generational issue...generations of eating wrong has altered our body....damaged it...we have to meet our body where it is health wise in order to allow it to repair itself.

[@chas4592]

Krwiomocz.Bogurodzicy Ⓥ Eat less sugar.

[@floravanorden169]

Real unprocessed foods don't include brownies! It includes eating a mango, or watermelon, or greens, or nuts, or seeds, or berries, just like they came off the vine, tree,, or out of the ground.

[@ivanwesteurope]

or... sprouted beans are the same like cooked beans, and that is a fact

[@thatonegamergirl1182]

So you never want to eat a baked good again in your life?

[@dreyataylor8709]

thatonegamergirl 11 there are some baked goods you can eat - instead of normal flour, alternate options are available, using them beets or apples for sweetener

[@abhishekdeshmukh5541]

I doubt it . If only the raw materials used are not processed , and if it's homemade then why brownies don't count in unprocessed foods. Surely it does.

[@viktorpecs]

@Will.J Yes, humans can't eat unprocessed meat.

[@RianaAnais]

This was so good. Why the thumbs down

[@therealdeal8994]

Our primary job is to eat food to feed the organisms inside and to leave a dump that can be converted into energy by other organisms.

[@terriem3922]

Terraforming and transfer of minerals

[@jfaithweiss]

a minute and half into this, one knows this is going to have value.

[@jagrajsingh6494]

My friend was suffering from ED. He tried everything but his problem did not resolve. At last, he was told by one of his friend about Planet Ayurveda, who was suffering from the same problem. He started using Digestion support and other medicines. Amazing results are there.

[@paulparkinson1379]

I like that last part about investing in the local economy causes a greater percentage of it to stay in the local economy

[@its_me-nikki]

We’ve come to day and age where eating real food is a radical idea. Crazy.

[@niceblondegirl8776]

it's incorrect to say that all 'sugars' of all types all turn into fructose or whatever. Theere's a huge difference how the body processes high fructose corn syrup, or honey or raw natural apple sugar

[@Serve24]

Nice Blonde Girl No. There isn't. Processed sugars and "natural" sugars are processed the exact same way by the body. That's basic science.

[@FirstLast-fr4hb]

Are you taking into account the changes the molecular structure goes through? There is a reason people started saying to avoid corn syrup.

[@thalesnemo2841]

Nice Blonde Girl No see the talks by Dr Robert Lustig!

[@sereanaduwai8313]

Nice Blonde Girl- Nice Try but absolute rubbish the body basically treats all the sources of sugar you mention as -SUGAR!

[@margaretmeaker2830]

If u want the biochemistry.. watch "the bitter truth about sugar"..Robert Lutsig then go back to your statement and verify if what u said was correct or incorrect!

[@jimparfitt2330]

Excellent! Very informative.

[@officialyinhomeyogallc]

Thank you for a brilliant TedTalk. This has shattered the last little limiting habits I have held onto when it comes to sugar and processed foods. As for the meat situation, just let it live it's life and go collect your meat, hide and bones. That is The Only Ethical way, and let me be the one to say the ONLY Karma Free way to eat flesh in this Yuga. Love eating flesh all you like, but instead of spending just 2 days with it, help it grow and live a happy life to its designated end and you can have all of it you want with no one killing. The Slaughterhouse Civilization has got to end, as well as the Sugar P'demic if we want peace (referencing the Yuga again at least for the next 10K years)

[@wizdumb420]

My answer to her initial query: Previously Living Matter

[@alice_rabbit8345]

Interesting! I have celiac disease and my sugar is a little high. Im eating a lot less processed foods and “shopping the perimeter “ of the grocery store and going to farmers markets.

[@ArifAli-hg1eq]

Thank you, great job.

[@sherylmiller5107]

So where do You get your food in the winter?is it ok to stock up and freeze the food for the winter?

[@bro7269]

I don’t consider a watermelon as a processed food. Most of us know processed food as pre-made, pre-packaged items that are made from too many unpronounceable ingredients. I have a rule.....don’t drink your sugar like she said. No soda or fruit juice. If your hamburgers are made well they don’t need ketchup or mustard. Use dry rub spices for your ribs and chicken instead of sugary sauces. My other rule that I’m working on it is: if I want something sweet I have to make it from scratch.

[@remi1339]

Great presentation, short, clear lived by the author and right to the point! Thank you!

[@akilapakkala7274]

How and why is eating unprocessed more expensive? Is it something we can change? Sometimes, these companies are so smart, they will try cashing on our healthy choices as well! I am sure there is a way by which all of us can afford this lifestyle

[@mhoward181]

I started fasting. I’m way over weight and eat nothing but fast food. I went straight into a 36hr fast with not issues. After 12hrs I started to feel great. After 18 my partner was expecting me to be clapping. By the morning she could believe it when I was offered food and I said no wanting to take the dogs out for a walk. A month later I found out about processed foods. I’m now used to 1/2 meals a day easy and with no processed food my weight is falling off. I feel better and healthier and never hungry.

[@iimaazii963]

How do u not feel hungry im trying to eat healthy and i feel too hungry

[@LuisAlvarez-pw2rl]

@@iimaazii963processed foo is designed to make you hungry

[@hc1616]

junk foods makes you more hungry thats the worst thing about them not just the macros

[@RiSsAandKArliEshow]

This is awesome content! Thanks for sharing. Even though I am 8 years late.

[@Gaias_guardian]

Made some very good points, und till she said.."mindfully eating meat.." never the less... Peace and love to all. 🙏🏻❤️

[@sevenstarfish1546]

Jareth Bullivant agreed

[@evelyneinjeyan9469]

Siedem AJ .p

[@budthecyborg4575]

And yet you butchers murder and mutilate vegetables every day with no remorse. Some of you even look like you're happy while you do it. Filth of the Earth you all are! They breath and reproduce, they live no less than you do! What right do you have to consume the flesh of another biological organism? I demand that all people consume nothing but pure minerals gathered from the Earth, just like plants do. Anything less is sheer mindless barbarism.

[@rosetorres336]

Plants do not have nervous systems, therefore they do not suffer. If you need indeed hold plants in higher regard than animals that factually feel just as we do, than research the amount of plant matter that it takes per pound of animals flesh. If you are indeed a plants' rights activist, than not eating animals still makes the most sense.

[@sharongillesp]

Yeah, I know. She lost me on that point too!

[@darinayankey8676]

I did it, too. Wasn’t enough. Since I added hemp liquid supplement, no more pain. No more chronic inflammation. No more illness. Period.

[@ekulda]

Great Presentation :) Many Insights. Thank you :)

[@tanyiarainbow9919]

Best Ted talk ever!!!

[@timyogerst4349]

So here we are some 100 years after Teddy Roosevelt and Upton Sinclair... Instead of cutting our dairy and meat products with chalk-water and formaldehyde and worse, we're now using 50+ varieties of fructose to dilute the nutritional quality of food and keep consumers coming back for more. Just because fructose is found in nature doesn't mean it's good for you in high concentrations. At least we have truth in labeling... we just have to follow-through and act on that knowledge (instead of our fructose-induced dopamine addictions).

[@meman6964]

Well said!! Food gave people stomach cancer in those days. Now, heart disease and diabetes!!

[@lindacrosson4422]

Me & my husband and 2 grown children and thier spouses have been off all animal products for one year (meat, dairy & eggs) and the health benefits we have seen are amazing. My iron levels have increased (after a lifetime of low iron), my kidney function is back to normal and I am off thyroid meds. Collectively, our family has seen numerous health issues improved & reversed. All animal products, no matter if they are organic or not are bad for you. They all contain the hormone IG 1 which fuels cancer. If you have not tried a whole food plant based diet please give it a try. This is the root to the majority of health issues plaguing society and you can change this by what you put (and don't put) at the end of your fork.

[@ILootBodies]

I second this Linda. 2 weeks on whole food plant based here, it's the truth.

[@craigmcneil3987]

Plants are not very nutritious these days and have tons of pesticides in them.

[@iwillnotseeyourreply.9235]

Lol. Wait a few years. May take up to 10 years, but the health problems caused by veganism will happen at some point.

[@lindacrosson4422]

@@iwillnotseeyourreply.9235 You could not be more wrong. All the Dr's we follow have raised their children like this and they are all raising their own children eating this way and they are all super healthy. I also worked with a woman whose entire family ate this way since she was a young child and her children who are now adults have no health issues and rarely get colds. People say things like this because they are scared to give up their food and are extremely uneducated about this way of eating. I was once like that myself.

[@lindacrosson4422]

@@craigmcneil3987 eat organic if possible and wash produce well if not able to. Everyone in my family has seen so many improvements/reversal of various illness. This speaks to the fact that plants have more nutrition than what some articles may state. A person also needs to be aware of who is writing the article. I agree that the soil is not what it used to be to some degree but still a lot of nutrients.

[@topofthemornintoya]

Starting this Jan 1st Will come back to you! 😮

[@amelsabri469]

this is what I chose as well 2 years ago savy and healthy. Think just that à mixed salade is enough and so nutritious and délicieuses with lemon or Apple vineager with olive oil

[@ashantal5172]

I looked into joining a CSA and it is expensive! I'm a stay at home mom taking care of a vet so only 1.5 income living in the Bronx. It's flat out unaffordable.