Although they are far from the stomach and liver and intestines, FEET are affected by good nutrition in many ways such as:
- Efficiency of arteries and veins
- Happiness of connective tissues and joint surfaces
- Clarity and healing ability of skin and nails
- Strength of muscles and bones
- Good messaging by nerves in soles
- Natural body alignment which helps feet with their load-bearing tasks
- Reliable brain function which makes movement, awareness, and problem- solving possible
The rate of illness related to nutrition should cause improved nourishment to be a concern of all health professionals. We can’t continue to have “a food system that doesn’t care about health and a health system that doesn’t care about food”.
Improved Societal Nutrition
The HEALTH of our POPULATION will improve when some SHIFTS are made. Examples of ‘shifts’ could include:
Increase:
- Vegetables and fruit (quality and quantity) -->
- Natural sugars within vegetables and fruit -->
- Variety of grains (buckwheat, quinoa) -->
- Freshly cooked food -->
- Water -->
- Quality of meat, eggs, dairy -->
- Nuts, seeds -->
- Lentils, Legumes (eat slowly) -->
- Breakfast with vegetables and fruits -->
Decrease:
- Packages containing list of chemicals
- Processed sugar, high fructose corn syrup
- Wheat and wheat-derived additives
- Food fried in vats of low quality oils and then microwaved
- Pop, alcohol
- Quantity of meat, eggs, and dairy
- Fat combined with sugar and salt
- Foods without fibre
- Breakfast with animal protein