My husband and I enjoyed a movie date last weekend, taking in “Food, Inc.” Considering I had been reading David Kessler’s “The End of Overeating, Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite,” this was an interesting pairing. 

Be wary of what you put in your mouth. It really is scary out there because “food” has changed so much in the last 30 years. I hesitate to label it “food” because what’s presented as food is really manufactured product considered edible. It’s manufactured like any other factory product and designed to influence you to want more. 

The so-called edible food products featured in the Standard American Diet (SAD) all rely on two to three factors which make them “craveable:” sugar, salt, and poor quality fats. Combinations of processed sugar, salt and fat dominate the American food culture of the last few decades, making it nearly impossible to maintain health. If you eat the Standard American Diet, then you will likely be overweight. If you revert to it after a period of healthy eating, then you’ll easily gain weight again. Your body stores all the excess sugar, fat and salt and still you’re hungry! Of course you’re hungry when your body is starving for nutrition. 

Everyday, I’m grateful I found my way out of that food culture. Interestingly, I did it by listening to my own body. When I tuned out my mind’s desires and focused on my body’s needs, it changed the foundation of my life. 

It is possible to transform yourself into a naturally thin person. I am living proof.  There’s a lot of education involved, I assure you, and it’s not available from stylish diet books or trendy diet franchise systems. 

Removing yourself from the industrialized food system is a tough challenge. Its delivered to you from every angle and you have to educate yourself if you want to escape alive! If you understand that life doesn’t thrive when you eat synthetic, dead food-like product, you will be way ahead of most people who live in the U.S. When you put that understanding into practice, your quality of life will improve.