tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704788083330481298.post819562395595685224..comments2024-02-19T00:17:30.512-08:00Comments on vegan ascent: Stop Calling It "Health" CareAlan Roettingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08271534270560830364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704788083330481298.post-86606507968111069492011-07-24T07:32:55.284-07:002011-07-24T07:32:55.284-07:00Thanks, Llee. Excellent point about prevention vs....Thanks, Llee. Excellent point about prevention vs. early detection. My wife, who works in the medical field, brought up the the early detection side of it recently. It's a major focus of the profession, with all the tests in their arsenal--detecting incipient disease, especially cancer, so it can be treated before it's too advanced. Prevention gets too little attention (and compliance) to be widely effective. I'm convinced that the reason is that healthy choices don't seem as fun as unhealthy ones. My contribution is to reverse this perception by making healthy food that's fun to eat.<br /> <br />In my view, it IS a perfect world. It's our individual perception, based on what we think would be convenient for us, that makes us wish it were different. I think the one thing that's missing to make it perfect for us is to accept the rules as they are. In terms of health, most of us actually know the rules, but we try to get around them by choosing foods that don't support health (to put it mildly), taking the path of least resistance when it comes to exercise, and relying on pharmaceutical solutions to cover the gaps in well-being that result. It's our culture that's imperfect, as it encourages us along this self-destructive slide with an economy that promotes processed food, an increasingly indolent lifestyle, and drugs for every symptom. Low-income people living in inner city neighborhoods are especially vulnerable, because the foods they have access to are all highly processed, laden with bad fats, salt, and sugars. This is what we're facing, and it's not easy for people to break the chain. <br /><br />Those of us who are starting to understand can lead by example, so others can see that it's the path of joy, not asceticism, that leads to freedom.Alan Roettingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271534270560830364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704788083330481298.post-10693168438349465682011-07-23T18:18:05.198-07:002011-07-23T18:18:05.198-07:00Alan...I completely agree with you. I often conve...Alan...I completely agree with you. I often converse with people about this very thing and help educate about another aspect of this...the difference between "prevention" and "early detection". Most of our health organizations lump the two together, but the two are distinctly different. Its much easier to PREVENT disease than to cure it, at any stage. And healthy lifestyle choices is key to a prevention focus. The challenge is alot of people find it difficult to sustain healthy lifestyle habits, even when they understand the importance. Many times people need a catalyst to get them started or to keep them on track. In a perfect world we wouldn't need it, but in the world we live in...it helps. I have found something effective which I use in my practice and share with others. Hopefully, with these kind of supports, any and everyone can make the transition to better health.Llee Sivitzhttp://www.lleesjp.comnoreply@blogger.com