Our LETHAL Lifestyles
We don’t need to go all the way back to the Garden of Eden to find a
healthier diet than the one we have today. Even just a few generations
ago, agricultural society was central and plant-based diets were the
primary source of food.
But we are no longer a rural nation. Today, 80% of the
U.S. population lives on just 3% of the available land.
Along with our urban lifestyles, we have adopted a new diet. We live on
fast food and freezer-to-microwave packaged meals, while our former
entrée of fresh, plant-based foods has been reduced to a side salad.
Success Story
“Since adopting The Hallelujah
Diet I have lost a total of
1 pounds and been able to
10
come off 39 different prescription
medications. Yes, when I adopted
The Hallelujah Diet the doctors
thought I had gone crazy, but I
followed what God told me to do, and I am now walking after
spending 21 years in a wheelchair and 2 years in and out
of a coma after an accident. I changed my diet and took control
of my life at age 66, and if I can do it, anyone can do it.”
~ Gellet J., Missouri
Did You Know?
• A diet of convenience foods COSTS TWICE
AS MUCH as a diet of healthy foods.
• Average daily calorie intake from a diet of
convenience foods is 50% MORE than
a diet of healthy foods.
• Convenience foods cost 24% MORE
PER CALORIE than healthy foods.
OUR
CURRENT
STATE OF HEALTH
What most people do not realize is that
almost every physical problem (other than
accidents) has a diet-related cause.
Because our living bodies are designed by God to be
nourished with living (raw) foods, it is imperative that the
greatest percentage of our daily food intake be comprised
of these foods—and that we avoid the foods that are
causing the problems in the first place.
But this is not the case.
Our health as a nation is on the
decline. The USA ranks 50th
for life expectancy compared
to other countries.1 Not to
mention, the projected lifespan
of the next generation will be
shorter than their parents’
generation.
Our current state of health
translates into astronomical health care costs. Health
expenditures in the United
States neared $2.6 trillion in
2010, over ten times the $256
billion spent in 1980 — and
most of the chronic diseases
being treated have a dietrelated cause.
1. CIA. The World Factbook. 2. Olshansky SJ, Passaro DJ, Hershow RC, et al. A Potential Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States in the 21st Century. N Engl J Med.
2005;352(11):1138-1145. 3. http://www.kaiseredu.org/Issue-Modules/US-Health-CareCosts/Background-Brief.aspx
Source: Andrew J. McDermott, ENS, MC, USN; Mark B. Stephens, MD, CAPT, MC, USN.
Cost of Eating: Whole Foods Versus Convenience Foods in a Low-income Model