crazy?

I know you've probably seen this quote by Steve Jobs a lot lately. I just saw it again today and it made me think about all of the things I've been learning lately and how many people are just satisfied with the status quo of the medical community's information. Of course I don't understand that at all, as people all around me continue to get really sick. But maybe it's easier to leave it up to everyone else to tell us what to do? I was beginning to think I was a little crazy when met with resistance to facts and truths. My daughter asked me last evening why people don't listen to the facts. I really don't know the answer to that. I do know that I have never wanted to be a "sheep" in this life... someone who blindly follows even it my shepherd leads me off of a cliff!  One could say Jesus was considered crazy too in his day. That doesn't really make me feel better though. I listened to Dr. Malcolm Kendrick's speech he gave to The Weston A. Price Foundation's Conference in London in 2011 and he said that he had a theory about heart disease. When looking at the data between England and France, it shows almost identical numbers in high cholesterol and saturated fat intake. (This is part of the "French Paradox" you've probably heard about.) But the English population suffered from higher heart disease numbers and cancer and the French had low numbers. What was the difference he saw between these populations? The French have leisurely long meal times and usually in the company of others. It is a social, relaxing time. The English eat so quickly and rarely take any time to do so. Where there may be a two hour lunch in France, there would be a 15 minute lunch meal in England. I was just talking to my friend in France about the differences in our meal time because Caroline is studying that in her French 2 class this year. Her daughter has a hurried lunch of only 30 minutes, when most of her classmates have an hour. My children are rushed through the cafeteria, barely getting 25 minutes of eating time and the food is not prepared from fresh. It is a constant stressful period in their day. Most countries who have siestas after lunch, have lower heart disease numbers.  Could stress and heart disease be related? Dr. Kendrick thinks so. When animals eat, they follow it with a nap. It's natural. When you eat a meal, do want to immediately jump up and exercise? Not only that, but our bodies digest food differently when we are under stress and more cortisol is being released and hormones are at different levels. So to apply this to your own life is pretty easy: slow down, pay attention to how you are eating and try to take more time at meals, especially the dinner hour (or two!). Is this crazy? I think sometimes we trust the drug companies and the food manufacturers to tell us what is crazy and what is not. Maybe I'm not crazy at all but seeking a sane way to live. I'd like to think that Steve Jobs realized that too but we might be on a completely different page. I do, however, have a lot of respect for doctors like Dr. Malcolm Kendrick or for people like Sally Fallon and Dr. Mary Enig who go against the "rules" and tell it like it really is. Try to enjoy your day today, calmly! ;)