Podcast 3 The Blue Zone Study, Living Healthy a 100 YearsAmerica is in a nutrient famine, as result, according to the CDC or the center for disease control, 6 out of 10 people in America have a chronic disease, Most Americans are sick. And if you are over 65, 85% of Americans are sick. Most Americans are sick. And it is killing more people than any pandemic. In 2017• Heart disease: 647,000• Cancer: 599,000• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,000• Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,000• Alzheimer’s disease: 121,000That is a total 1.7 million people dying from 5 diseases that are preventable. Another warning is a 2018 mortality report. CDC Director, Robert Redfield, said "The latest CDC data show that the U.S. life expectancy has declined over the past few years". Good Food is Healing and Regenerative Medicine Every Nutrient the Body needs can be found in Nutrient Secure Plants.Last week, we introduced the Scientific Fact: Our DNA does not Control Our Health & Life Span. Our Choices Determine Our Health & Life Span Lets discuss some evidence-For 25 years, Scientist studied places on the earth where the average person lived healthy over a 100 years. The Blue Zone Study concluded that communities of people with an average life and health span of over 100 years had 4 common traits: • Consumed mostly fresh fruits and vegetables.• Avoided toxic intake of foreign substances• Exercised moderately• Participated in a community with a mindset of health and longevity. Now, The Standard American Diet known as SAD, comprises 4% plants, as results, Americans average a 90% deficit in most vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. SAD or The Standard American Diet is 85% process food and animal products. But even if you eat your vegetables and fruits, Good Health requires Quantity and Quality There is very little “Nutrient Security” in America. Let me give you 8 topics we will discuss. u It’s the water! Plants are 70% water. 80% are irrigated with water we would not drink. But we drink polluted water every time we eat plants. u It’s the soil! The soil has been over farmed and depleted of nutrients. Earth will lose most of its good soil over the next 50 years.u It’s the chemicals! Pesticides, herbicides and insecticides deplete, or inactivate, many of the nutrients in vegetables and fruits plus cause chronic diseases.u It’s the ripening agents! Food is picked too early in order to better withstand shipping, and is artificially ripened in processing centers (e.g., tomatoes are gassed, oranges are dyed, etc.)u It’s the transport! Food is transported long distances due to lower labor costs in Mexico, South America, and China. Nutrient levels can drop as much as 10% every day that food is transported.u It’s the storage! Food is often stored for long periods, which depletes nutrients. Phytonutrients evaporate with the wateru It’s the processing! Food is often processed and can lose up to 80% of its nutrients as a result.u It’s the additives! Preservatives and dyes all further deplete the nutritional value of food and destroys the GUT. The good news is that some communities have decided to create their own blue zone. Beach Cities, California - Reduced obesity by 25% and tobacco use by 36%Albert Lea, Minnesota - Reduced health care claims by 49% and increased life expectancy by 3 yearSpencer, Iowa - 50% of city workers eliminated one disease risk factorLife in the Blue Zone is a choice, Remember It is rarely our DNA or our family history, its mostly what we choose. The Creator gave us choice. And that choice extends to our health and longevity. Learn how to get you and your family out of the nutrient famine in America and into the Blue Zone. Good Food, is Healing and Regenerative Medicine Every Nutrient the Body needs can be found in Nutrient Secure Plants.