Quotes from Deborah Kesten

environmental pollutants in your food (such as BPA) may injure the epigenome—and your health—as much as, and sometimes even more than, a poor diet.

a way of eating that merges fresh food with ancient food wisdom and the latest science.

the study revealed that organic foods have a 25 percent higher concentration of eleven vitamins and minerals than their conventionally grown counterparts.

For by returning to our nutritional roots, we may access food's invisible power to sustain, rejuvenate, and heal—and in the process, find true nourishment.

Organic food is unequivocally higher in health-enhancing nutrients than its conventionally grown counterparts

the more we distance ourselves from ancestral diets, the more we are likely to be eating a health-robbing diet that is far removed from the health- and gene-enhancing diets on which we evolved and thrived.

although the mechanism isn't clear yet, strenuous exercise changes the categories of genes that prevent the development of chronic inflammation, which more and more, is believed to be the underlying cause of many chronic conditions.

If you spend less on cheap food, you'll spend more on health care.

In the late 1800s, average consumption was 5 pounds a year per person; today, the figure has increased to an average of 135 pounds of sugar annually.(3)

Organic. Sustainable. Grass fed. Free-range. Local. Green.

our cells contain an epigenome that tells genes to switch on or off.

A poor diet can inappropriately switch genes on or off—or worse still, permanently switch them on or off.

a good diet can repair the switches, making them flexible to circumstances so that they switch on or off as needed to keep our health in balance.

in only a few months, diet and other lifestyle changes can actually "silence" genes that may lead to prostate cancer.

Dr. Weston Price, who documented the detrimental health effects that manifested in a single generation when Australian Aboriginal children who thrived for millennia on a hunter-gatherer diet were exposed to a denatured, industrialized diet.

we can turn around poor health in a short period of time when our genes and body are given the nourishment they need (more specifically, were intended to eat).

Get grass-fed animal foods. Cattle are grass-eating animals by nature.

grass-fed cattle produce milk and dairy products, such as butter and cheese, that can be a rich source of fat-soluble vitamins (E, A, K2, and beta-carotene) and minerals (such as selenium).(10)

Choose free-range or pastured poultry and eggs.

eating lots of processed grains has contributed to a host of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and gluten sensitivity.

diet is a major cause of chronic conditions and many ailments such as asthma and ADHD

Choose only minimally processed oils and fats that have retained their naturally occurring proportion of nutrients.

consuming fresh, nutrient-dense food that is additive-free is one of the most empowering steps parents can take to enhance their own health and at the same time, protect the health of their children.

higher level of omega-6 promotes an inflammatory state that leaves us vulnerable to ailments from arthritis, asthma, and fibromyalgia to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.