I LOVE this book. It's a book on why lifestyle is the culprit behind America's poor health and how transforming that lifestyle can be the cure. It's written by Dr. Steven Aldana who is a professor of lifestyle medicine in the College of Health and Human Performance at Brigham Young University.
The Culprit and The Cure is filled with scientific evidence on how what we eat and what we do relates with our health. After reading this book, it makes me want to save the world one potential heart attack at a time!!
I'm going to highlight my favorite parts of the book throughout the next coming months. Today, to go with my last post about fiber, here's what Dr. Aldana has to say:
* Some nutrition extremists have been known to proclaim, "The whiter the bread, the sooner you're dead." Not that white flour will cause disease, but it fails to prevent it. Eating whole grains provides a level of protection that is no longer available once the grain has been turned into white flour.
* Only about 5% of American foods that contain wheat or oats actually contain whole grains!!
*For every 10 grams of fiber you average per day, your risk of heart attack goes down 14% and your risk of heart disease death goes down 27%!! That is amazing! Eat your fiber!!
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