I wrote the entry below the week before my father passed. I am finally getting around to posting this now.
My dad is sick and has been for sometime. I just found out that a friend's uncle has pancreatic cancer and it has spread. It seems that every day I hear about people having serious illnesses; cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart problems, liver disease, kidney disease, strokes, etc.
I strongly believe that "food" and the lack of real food is a major factor in all our health problems. This is what motivates me not to eat junk "food" and why I am motivated to make sure my body receives the proper nutrition. I know I can't be perfect and I can't stay away from all the toxins in our environment. However, I can try to eliminate what I have control over. I don't want to end up with a sickness/disease where I am dependent on medications. Medication is hard on your body and causes more problems. I see my sick father and I don't want to make myself sick.
I know eating healthy won't guarantee that I won't get sick. However, I know I am not making myself sick by replacing natural healthy food with processed poison. Even if a bus hits me tomorrow, denying the temptation of processed food would have been worth all the discipline because I feel better than ever.
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