MksBookBlog: The Starch Solution

Following a plant-based diet will result in many amazing things that your body will thrive. As I’ve read more from the Starch Solution I have noticed the benefits that I have received since I’ve made the change. Dr. McDougal really emphasizes to the reader the pros of going vegan, and the disadvantages of following the American western diet. It has come to my attention that many adults and children are becoming bigger and not because of the lack in exercise. It makes me feel very disappointed that many others think that what their eating is “healthy “or “colorful”, but really it’s not. My question is why do people think that cereal bowls should include all of the colors in the rainbow? Or why does it only take 5 minutes for a family to prepare dinner? The point that I’m trying to make is that the world has misunderstood the difference between what’s real and, what’s not. Humans love three tastes in their food. Sugar, salt, and fat. No one wants to eat vegetables for dinner, because it doesn’t have that fattening taste, or sugars, and salts when you eat it. But when you bight into a cheeseburger you taste so many different flavors, and those flavors send a message into your brain that makes you crave those same exact flavors. You never want to eat something that’s light and has no flavor, but when you do that’s when you add in all the sugars, salts, and the fats.

I believe that what you eat is what you really are. What you eat shows the flavors and tastes that you are putting in your body to fill full, satisfied, and to have lots of energy most afterwards. When you eat fast food 3 times a week it might not seem like its doing your body not so good, but really in reality it is. When you order large fries, a hamburger with cheese, ketchup, and mayo, with a large chocolate shake, you are doing your body much trouble. All of that food is making your body fill, disgusted, tired, and lazy to do anything afterward. Many Americans are struggling with obesity and it’s not from eating fruits and greens. Dr. McDougal explains on page 70 how many Americans are overweight, or have adapted a disease from how they eat. When ever I eat something that is filled with lots of bad sugars and salts it tastes like I'm putting gooey garbage into my mouth. I never am feeling this way when I eat fresh fruit, and steamed, starchy vegetables. I am always very happy and cheerful with how I eat!

"We are in the midst of a pandemic health crisis. More than 1.1 billion people are overweight, nearly as many (1 billion) are hypertensive (have high blood pressure), 312 million are obese, and 197 million are diabetic. As a result of these chronic conditions, 18 million people die from heart disease every year." When I read this paragraph I started to question if all of these people know exactly how bad greasy foods, and fats can do real harm. I could go more into how I feel about how the world is destroying their health and why Americans need to be educated on what's good for the body, and what's not. As more fast food chains are increasing it makes me feel like there might not be that much hope anymore without getting the proper nutrition for our body.