Whole Foods with Minimum Processing - the HEALTHY DIET MANTRA

Sometime back I had read a beautiful article on Nutrition by Jonny Bowden who writes for Forbes. The author while arguing that there is no such thing as a perfect diet for humans had put forward a case for food that is whole and sans (or with minimum) processing. How very simple, I had thought!

Now on, need to rack our brains about what's healthy for our bodies! Vegetarian food? Or is it non-dairy stuff? Low-fat? Or is it high-protein? In what combination must one consume carbohydrates, fat and/or protein? Well folks, there is no such thing a magic combo! Give all types of combo a toss and go for food RAW (well to the extent possible!) and WHOLE (again, to the extent possible!)

A study of eating habits of people from different parts of the worlds has proved that people thrive on all kinds of food. if it is high-carb, low-protein diet for the Southern Africans, it is high-fat, high-protein diet for Greenlanders. Swiss people live on diet rich in cream and raw milk whereas Tanzanians and Kenyans go with diet in which animal blood is a staple. All these and the folks are still untouched by the ravages of diseases such as heart ailments, cancer, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis and other neurodegenerative diseases - all too common in these modern days.

So, what are the foods that constitute a healthy diet? Raw milk, nuts, beans, berries, and grass-fed meat are the epitome of non-processed, whole food irrespective of the measure in which protein, carbohydrates or fat are present in them - the one distinguishing factor of all these foods being their extremely low sugar content - near zero in fact!

And making it to the list of great foods are eggs (contrary to commom belief, with the all-important yoke), wild salmon (which has a great combination of omega-3s, protein and antioxidants), broccoli (cabbage, sprouts, the stuff - they de-risk cancer), pomegranate juice (touted as the "Natural Viagra"), apples (the irrefutable doctor-repellants) and from the plant family shallots, garlic and onions (each of them high on medicinal properties). The quintessential TEA, packed with anti-inflammatories and antioxidants comes above all the aforementioned foods.

So, go ahead and BAR all foods which come with bar codes. Embrace natural, raw, whole and minimally processed (if at all!) food.

Cheers to your great health and long life!

- myVox