Delayed Consequences of the Food We Eat

There can be delayed debilitation, sickness, and unhealthiness from the food we eat. In our evolutionary past when we ate something that made us ill we left it alone after. Even now if we have a food that leaves us feeling sick we may never touch it again. Now, look at the world we live in. We buy food and eat food that we can guarantee is not going to make us ill. If  I eat a couple of jam doughnuts and drink orange juice I will be fine. I won’t feel sick, I won’t have the runs. 

But what about the cumulative effects of refined processed food? When will I be eating the slice of cake that pushes me into type 2 diabetes? What scoop of ice cream will be one that makes it hard to climb the stairs? What was the thing I ate that made my low-level inflammation chronic and noticeable? 

Our food is not poisonous. We do not have immediate or next-day feedback telling us that something is causing us harm. 

Making us less and less healthy... 

This delayed downside can only be countered by thinking about our wants. By knowing what outcome we want in life. By consciously consuming what will meet our needs over the long term. This may seem like hard work. But nowhere near as hard as having to dig it out of the ground with a stick or the possibility of being gored and dying from an infection. 

This abundance we have is wonderful. I shop and cook with my health in mind. It comes automatically after a while. It is not difficult once it’s a habit.