Notes from Four Doctors

I am having a wonderful time in CA (even though it isn't sunny today!). My trip has been full and it has been refreshing and exciting and fun. I haven't laughed so much in a long time! The women I am with are such dear friends that we have had both significant conversations and serious fun.

Thursday night's Prevention Plus lecture sponsored by JuicePlus was four doctors: Dr. Bill Sears, Dr. Delia Garcia, Dr. Mitra Ray, and Dr. Rick Dubois. I took over a page of notes of things that struck me and things that I wanted to be able to share with you. Here are some of those notes:

From pediatrician Dr. Sears:
It is good to be a Fathead! Our brains are 60% fat and are MOST affected by nutrition.

Don't talk about "healthy" foods with your kids. Call them things like "grow foods" or "soccer foods" or "tall foods" or "dance foods."

Give your child an oil change. (From animal fats to plant fats)

Healthcare= Selfcare. (WE are responsible for our family's health.)

From oncologist Delia Garcia:
Obesity has replaced tobacco as our leading cause of sickness and death.

Obesity is linked to many other diseases, such as: diabetes, heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, sleep apnea, and depression.

Even 20% above your idea weight increases your risk of breast cancer by 70%.

Most bankruptcies in our country are because of medical costs- and most of these people had medical insurance. (I would add that our sicknesses are bankrupting us!)

From retired infectious disease doctor, Dr. Dubois:
Vitality is to be desired. Vitality encompasses health, fitness, and happiness.

From biochemist Dr. Mitra Ray
(see link at bottom of page for more from this Dr.):
Longevity: health, ripe old age, long vital life (see the vitality theme again?)

There are 195,000 plants with edible parts. Less than 300 of these are used for food. 90% of our food supply comes from just 17 plants. (I note that we are missing the kind of variety that our bodies need. And how great is our Creator for giving us all of the seed-bearing plants for food! see Genesis.)

We should consume 90% of our calories from plants.