Are We Being Poisoned?

Yes... Most definitely yes. But you can choose to be the antidote.

Good morning Meat Mafia Family. Today’s writing is inspired by this twitter post I came across earlier:

Morgan Weeks @atxcooking

This is what @SouthwestAir feeds to every single one of their passengers. When you need a chemical engineering degree to identify what’s in your food, it’s best to avoid it all together. Our food system needs a massive overhaul.

After taking a few seconds to read it, here was my response:

I don't mean to sound doom & gloom, but we are legitimately being poisoned by our food system. Refined grains, seed oils, and sugars in nearly every product, always at an arm's length. This isn't "Food," it's a "Food-like Substance."

Since writing this, I have been meditating on this fundamental question:

Are we being poisoned?

There is part of my brain that wants to say no. I almost want to believe the lies that our government and nutritional guidelines have been telling us.

But then I start to run the numbers. The data never lies. Here are a few pieces of information that I consistently go back to:

Of course, correlation does not equal causation. But there is no arguing the fact that we are unhealthier than any time period in recorded history and are also eating too many foods that did not exist during any other period of history. In my mind, it is a very simple problem & solution.

• We no longer eat Real Foods, we eat food-like substances.

• Real Foods are meat, fish, eggs, fruits, vegetables

• Food-Like Substances are made in a lab, have more than a few ingredients, and did not exist 100 years ago

• Food-Like substances are literally everywhere we go

• The biggest companies that make food-like substances are publicly-traded, meaning they have an obligation to shareholders and the customer

• Real Foods like Red Meat are being blamed for what Food-like substances are doing to us

• We need to be eating more Real Foods & cooking all of our meals

Now I understand that this is a very simplified approach, but oftentimes simple works best. When you walk around an airport and take inventory, it’s hard to argue that we are not being poisoned. McDonalds, Donut Shops, Pringles & Cheez-Its being sold at the book stores, Coca-Cola vending machines every 20 yards. It’s everywhere. When you come awake to what real food actually is, you realize that you are in a junk-food emporium with literally nothing to eat that fits your plan.

It’s easy to read some of this and get discouraged. That is not my intention at all. I am setting the stage to the situation we are currently in. We are identifying the problem here. Now we can ruthlessly push back with the solution. Do not give in to these fake foods. Do not let these companies, who are poisoning you, have your dollar. BECOME THE HEALTHIEST VERSION OF YOURSELF AND FIGHT BACK. Cook all of your meals with passion. Eat the most delicious real foods you can. Share your meals with your beautiful family and friends. Exercise vigorously every single day. Smile often. When traveling, pack snacks like the Carnivore Bar that actually help you accomplish your goals.

Vote for the system you want and cast your vote every damn day. Fight back against the poison. Choose to be the antidote.

With Love,

Sollozzo 🥩❤️