{"id":37,"date":"2010-12-01T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/medicinetomoveyou\/2010\/12\/the-great-american-cookie-debate.html"},"modified":"2010-12-01T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T05:00:00","slug":"the-great-american-cookie-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/medicinetomoveyou\/2010\/12\/the-great-american-cookie-debate.html","title":{"rendered":"The Great American Cookie Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading an article in the New York Times November 28,
\n2010 edition tonight and found a catchy title that obviously had me at ‘Junking.’  <\/span>The title, “Junking Junk Food” did not
\nprepare me, however, for the subject matter- 
\n<\/span>should politicians be involved with the food choices that Americans make.   <\/span>As you might know, the Obamas have
\nprioritized increasing awareness about the potential perils of the Standard
\nAmerican Diet (known as ‘SAD’ in Integrative Medicine).  <\/span>Research shows that there is an alarming
\nincrease in diseases of poor lifestyle- meaning diseases that could be
\nprevented AND treated by just changing the way a person eats, exercises or
\nmanages stress.  <\/span> <\/span>With over 66% of Americans overweight or obese
\nand heart disease killing hundreds of Americans daily, I was shocked there
\ncould be a counter movement to the cure for it all.  <\/span><\/p>\n

America used to be the magical ‘Land of Lots’ several
\ndecades ago and mostly to those who don’t enjoy the simple comforts of
\nmodernization.  <\/span>But if you know any
\nfriends or family in a faraway land, you may have already been clued into what
\nthey think of us now… lack of discipline and limits.  <\/span>We want it all!  <\/span>In this article, the author describes Sarah
\nPalin as she leads a media-laden parade promoting a ‘cookie showdown.’   <\/span>Her mission was to be the sweet voice of American
\nyouth, the ones that were being denied their inalienable right to a high fat,
\nsugary cookie at school.   <\/span>She states
\nthat the featured Christian academy had no right to deny a child his\/her
\n‘pursuit of happiness.’  <\/span> <\/span>What??? 
\n<\/span>Do we really think that is what the school was trying to do when it
\nworked to improve nutrition amongst its students?  <\/span>Isn’t it the responsibility of our school
\nsystem to teach boundaries, discipline, and the big one… health education?  <\/span>Why shouldn’t a school work to practice what
\nit preaches?  <\/span>Wouldn’t you be more likely
\nadopt healthy behaviors if all of the teachers you had ever come in contact
\nwith were working on making better life decisions in matters of body, mind and
\nspirit every day?  <\/span>Don’t all parents know
\nthat school culture is a major, undeniable influence on children’s behaviors-
\ngood and bad?<\/p>\n

(Here I must admit I couldn’t pick between 2 ending
\nparagraphs to this post…so here’s both!)<\/p>\n

OPTION 1:<\/p>\n

Why would someone confuse innocent Americans from adopting
\nthis healthier perspective on life?   <\/span>I
\nhonestly don’t care which political party gets the message out but we need to
\nshout out this message from the rooftops. 
\n<\/span>Wake up America… We Are What We Eat and It is Killing Us!  <\/span>It is politically irresponsible to poo-poo
\nthe importance of healthy body and mind- and then to use the most respected of
\nAmerican values, Freedom, to manipulate your audience.  <\/span>Do not fall for it- do NOT equate dangerous
\neating with Freedom.  <\/span>If you remember my
\npost on “Everyday Addict,” you’ll know that statements like these do nothing
\nfor you.  <\/span>They hurt you because they promote
\nthe denial that helps millions of unhealthy food addicted Americans continue to
\neat the very foods they know will eventually lead to their disease and demise.    <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span>OPTION -2 ENDING OF
\nTHE POST:<\/p>\n

I am constantly stunned to see parents shoveling unhealthy
\nfood into the mouths of the kids they love and then wondering why their child
\ndoesn’t concentrate well, gets sick easily or has poor self-image about her
\nbody shape.  <\/span>I think it is wonderful that
\nschools might teach our kids something that they can bring home and teach their
\nparents.  <\/span>I know that when schools and
\nAmerican culture changed its acceptance of cigarette smoking to a flat out
\nrejection, kids were making their parents accountable for their smoking.  <\/span>Health is not an issue for politicians to
\ndecide upon; it is a decision you must make to save your own life.  <\/span>Why wait until the system figures it
\nout?  <\/span>Take responsibility and change the
\nway you look at your food.  <\/span>It’s true…
\nwhen we start advertising the real dangers of eating junk food, we might
\nactually get the reality check this country desperately needs to change the
\ncourse of our failing health education report card.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link to the article that sparked this post:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/11\/28\/magazine\/28FOB-wwln-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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