Find out how to reduce healthcare costs by investing in a healthy lifestyle here. True, it costs more money up front, but as Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as saying “A stitch in time saves nine.”
One of the best ways to create health is to eat organic foods. Pesticides used in non-organic foods have been linked time and again to diseases and disorders ranging from cancer to Parkinson’s to autism and ADHD.
Yes, organic foods cost more, but consider that the typical American family pays less than half of what other cultures do because so many of our unhealthy crops are subsidized (sugar, corn, wheat, soy, canola, etc.).
Joel Salatin, founder of Polyface Farms and author of “Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People and a Better World“, says “If you think the price of organic food is expensive, have you priced cancer lately?”
Another way to create health is to eat fresh-as-possible foods. Americans typically eat far more processed foods loaded with these subsidized crops than other cultures do.
Take a look at this Time photo-essay to see that most other cultures eat far more fresh food and less processed food than Americans do. Many times, processed foods contain preservatives, trans fats, sugar, artificial colors, antibiotics, growth hormones and, sometimes, even carcinogens. No wonder Americans have such high healthcare expenses!
Do you think what you eat can have an impact on your health? I know it does from both my personal and professional experience.
I’ve been chelating to remove heavy metals for a while now. I had myself retested back in January 2011, and my levels of heavy metals had declined significantly.
Statins are increasingly being prescribed to bring down high cholesterol levels, which are thought by many in the medical community to be dangerous. I disagree. 
New research shows that radiation emitted from cell phones may damage DNA and disrupt DNA repair, which could ultimately lead to cancer. 
A new study strengthens the tie between breast cancer and toxic exposures to plastics and carcinogens in the workplace.
A starchy, high-carbohydrate diet is associated with the recurrence of colon cancer. 
Pesticides and other toxins in food are linked to cancer, developmental delays and birth defects. Eating organic food would avoid these risks. 
High levels of chronic inflammation can cause cancer. “This research shows that when interleukin-15 is present in high amounts in the body for prolonged periods, such as during chronic inflammation, it can cause certain immune cells called large granular lymphocytes to become cancerous.” 
