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Category: General health
The Nutritional Conundrum: Our Fading Food and Our Faltering Health
In a world driven by convenience and mass production, the quality of our food and its impact on our health have taken a severe blow.
We live in an era where food travels thousands of miles to land on our tables, where produce is often selected for its longevity on the shelf rather than its nutrient content, and where our rushed meals are more likely to be microwaved than freshly prepared.
This shift comes with a dual problem.
Not only are we consuming less nutritious food, but our bodies are becoming less effective at absorbing the nutrients that are present.
These are distressing trends, but how do we combat this compounding problem? How do we nourish ourselves back to optimal health in an environment seemingly set against our wellness?
In this article, we’ll explore the multifaceted issue of declining food nutrition and absorption, and provide actionable insights into how we can work with, not against, these challenges to foster robust health.
A Tale of Diluted Nutrition
The food industry’s evolution has led to a significant decrease in the nutritional quality of our meals. Long before the apple or the kale reaches our local grocery store,