I sat down after dinner to read our local newspaper to stay informed of what’s going on around me.
We haven’t been able to get out on the town much since we moved to the new property, so the paper gives me insights into events, new businesses, deaths of people I don’t know, and every once in a while there’s a good article to read.
In yesterday’s paper, in the Farm & Ranch section, there was an article written by Texas A&M AgriLife.
As many of you know, we ranch the way we do because we healed our bodies of chronic illnesses by changing how and what we ate. We believe in nutrient dense food to heal your body.
The article states that '“consumers are understanding the connection between nutrition and wellness” because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
That statement captivated me, so I read the article, excited to read a likeminded piece in the local paper!
The three main points of the article were:
More people are cooking at home, because many restaurants have closed down
More people are aware of our ‘broken’ food chain, and many are paying more attention to quality
There is a greater focus on foods that support the immune system
Knowing from personal experience and from chatting with hundreds of customers over the last 4 years, it takes a critical moment for persons to change their perspective/paradigm.
For Megan and I, it was the unacceptable diagnosis that there was no cure and that we would be on medication all of our lives.
For some customers, it was due to fear of death from a drastic diagnosis.
For many customers, it was the eye opening diagnosis of the consequences of their menu choices.
But most people still don’t understand that we are what we eat (and some would state that we are what we digest), and what they eat is killing them.
I’ve long pondered what critical moment would open the eyes of the many, many people who still believe they can get a complete, nutritious meal at any of the fast food restaurants.
Covid-19 pandemic has made many change their perspective/paradigm about our food chain and the food we are eating.
I’ve seen it in our business. We have more new customers looking for local, clean (no soy/no corn/no GMO/antibiotics/hormones) meat.
My fellow ranchers and producers corroborate the increased customer base.
And we’re all planning on increased production to meet this new demand.
Because we know, that once a customer eats our meats and eggs, they taste the difference. They feel the difference.
Our tongue is the first indication on whether the food we’re eating is nutritious or not. The tongue recognizes the minerals and vitamins in the food and the taste buds signal that it tastes better! We’ve all tasted the difference between a store purchased tomato and a home grown tomato!
When a customer continues to eat clean meats, they report to have more energy, better sleep, less brain fog, less food cravings, and generally better health! It’s been scientifically proven.
And because of this, the customers think twice or three times before they go back to how they used to eat before.
The food found in the supermarket, fast food restaurants, and many chain restaurants is not food that will nourish your body by providing it with the minerals and vitamins is needs to stay healthy and keep your immunity strong.
Today, you’d need to eat 21 oranges to get the same nutritional value of an orange in 1950!
According to a report published in August 2020, 4.22 billion prescriptions were dispensed in the US in 2019. With a total population of 328 million people in the US, that means on a simple average, every American is taking approximately 13 prescriptions!!!
The same report states that the cost of the prescriptions is rising.
In 1965, 4% of the US population had a chronic disease. Today, 46% of our CHILDREN have a chronic disease.
The increase in the number of prescriptions needed and the rising prescription cost could all be reduced if more people would opt for nutrient dense foods and cook from scratch!
Instead of prescriptions, heal your body with real, clean food.
The Covid pandemic has hopefully steered the lives of many towards nutrient dense food and cooking from scratch that will lead to healthier bodies and better immune systems!
The Regen Ranch is here to support those who want a healthier body and life, as are many other regenerative ranchers!
