Michael Pollan--An Excellent Writer

I just finished reading my second book by the author Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. It is basically an indictment of the way we Westerners eat. And from my viewpoint, the author has a strong argument. As I've gotten older, I have seen the folly of the thinking that what you eat has little bearing on your physical and mental health. Indeed, consider the person who eats no breakfast, eats a cheeseburger, fries, and a Coke for lunch, and for dinner "pigs out" (e.g., a big piece of beef, lots of white bread, macaroni and cheese, a Coke, and a piece of apple pie); now, consider the person who eats oatmeal for breakfast, a healthy snack mid-morning, a large salad for lunch, a healthy snack mid-afternoon, and a dinner with lots of vegetables and fruits.

Eating in either manner like that for years on end, has to make a difference to the way your body operates and how your mind works (or doesn't work).

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