It Is Time (MAHA)!

It is definitely time we Make America Healthy Again (MAHA).

As a Mom, I look around at the world my kids are growing up in, the food that is available to them, and I most definitely want to MAHA. Our health and longevity depend on it. We live in the United States of America; the land of prosperity and health. We are the richest country in the world with access to the top research, education, health care and medicine. So then why is our food one of the least nutritious and most unhealthy in the world? Our health is on the decline, our children are battling chronic diseases, and the food we eat is filled with chemicals. The United States food industry is broken. 

You may be wondering, "how did we get here?" The health of America changed drastically with the creation of processed foods.

In 1950, 1% of Americans had Type 2 Diabetes. Today, 50% of American adults have Type 2 Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes.

The United States allows 10,000 chemicals to be used in our foods. In contrast, Europe allows 400! Sugar is in almost every processed food, and artificial dyes are hidden in many products. 

This can be so overwhelming and defeating. It feels like, as parents, we don’t have a choice. How do we feed our children healthy foods when foods are not made nutritious? Even the foods marketed as “health foods” can be ridden in chemicals. 

Food manufacturers have designed the foods and packaging to appeal to children. If a company can capture the younger population and hook them on their foods, they get a consumer for life. It’s all about profit. When I was shopping during the holiday season, I couldn’t believe the number of products marketed towards children right at their eye level at checkout lines. Think about it. How often are you in a checkout line and while you’re waiting in line, the aisle is flanked by snack foods and drinks? If you have a little one with you, they’re suddenly whining for one of those colorful crappy snacks! It sure would be nice if the MAHA movement would just take care of this problem for us, but unfortunately that is going to take a long time. Time that we do not have. We have to act now.

It’s the New Year, and the time in now to start fighting the war for our children’s health. We can’t wait on the government to make the much-needed changes to our food systems. Our children’s well-being is too important. I am encouraged to see the changes that are occurring and the conversations that are happening. Currently the Food and Drug Administration is in the process of removing Red Dye #3 from our foods. This is great, but it is also one very small step towards taking our health back.  

My sister and I have a lot of awesome content prepared for you this year. It is our hope that you are ready and willing to take up this fight with us.

We will help educate you on the evils that are plaguing our children and give you the tools to fight for the better choice.

We see a future where our children are growing up stronger and healthier than our generation. A future where the disorders and diseases that currently plague us will no longer plague our children. But in order to make this vision come true, it depends on you. Are you willing to take up this fight for your child’s health? Are you willing to tell your child NO when they want that awful-for-them snack? Will you put in the extra effort to learn, buy and prepare the healthy foods for your children this year? Will you speak with your pocketbook to these mega food companies by only buying the foods free of all the added harmful substances?  We hope so. We pray for it. Because you are the change. We are the change. It will take each and every one of us to Make America Healthy Again!