“We are what we eat”, the age-old adage — ahar vihar vichar vyavahar sanskar, has profound significance in today’s age where we pay little heed to even trace the origin of the food that comes to our table. We have come a long way from hunting for food for survival to producing surplus and consuming more than what the body needs. We have failed to acknowledge that food is the most important aspect of our lives and that from time immemorial the Indian culture has revolved around various activities pertaining to cultivation and consumption of food. Food has always been an integral part of our lives and defined our life style based on our occupation, geographical location and bodily needs. …
But today, we are living amidst diseases caused owing to our food habits as well as the food that is accessible to us. This increased incidence of diseases is a direct effect of how our food has been served to us. Diseases such as Childhood Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ADHD, Autism, Birth defects, Fetal deaths, diabetes, Food allergies, Asthma, Learning disabilities all are a direct effect of poison ridden, processed and industrially treated. It is imperative that we pause and examine the origin of the catastrophe we have got ourselves into.
