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Understanding Our Health: The Role of Food and Farming Practices in Disease Prevention

Discover the intricate connection between our food sources and health outcomes in this insightful session led by Jennifer Lucas, MSN, RN, FNP-BC. Explore the impact of modern farming practices, including the use of pesticides, antibiotics, and growth hormones, on chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Gain knowledge on nutrition guidelines, what’s in our food, and the health risks associated with genetically modified organisms. Learn how we can choose healthier options and advocate for sustainable farming practices to improve our overall well-being.

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Understanding Our Health: The Role of Food and Farming Practices in Disease Prevention

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  1. Why Are We So Sick? Jennifer Lucas, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Loyola University Chicago

  2. “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” -Hippocrates

  3. Overview • Illnesses • Case Study • Current Guidelines • What’s in Food • Two Types of Gardens • Pesticides • Two Types of Farms • Growth Hormones • Know Your Sources

  4. Conditions and Diseases • Diabetes • Heart Disease • Cancer • Hypertension • High Cholesterol • Thyroid Conditions • Fatty Liver Disease • Sleep Apnea • Gallbladder Disease

  5. Kevin and Lauren Visit the Clinic • 8 year-old male • Stomach pains • #7 for dinner • 28 year-old female • Stomach pains • Bacteria and food intolerances

  6. Decrease Illness: Decrease Weight Current Guidelines • Calories • Fat • Sugar • Serving size • Fruits and vegetables

  7. What’s in Food that is Making Us Sick? • Antibiotics • Aspartame • BPA • Corn • Dyes • Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) • Mercury and PCB’s • MSG • Nitrates • Pink Slime • Pesticides, insecticides • Preservatives, additives, artificial flavors • rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone)

  8. Today’s Session: Top Two • Pesticides • Fruits • Vegetables • Meat • Dairy • Growth Hormones (rBGH) • Meat • Dairy

  9. Two Types of Gardens Family Garden Monoculture

  10. Pesticides • Pesticides are toxic • Designed to kill insects, plants, fungi • Pesticides on food • Absorbed through lungs or skin, consumed through foods • Pesticides in food • GMO seed • Health Consequences • Nervous System • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) • Cancer www.panna.org

  11. Two Types of Farms: Cows Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Family Farm

  12. Cow Feed • Family Farm Cow Diet • Herbivores (grass) • No supplements, drugs, hormones, additives • 4-5 years old to reach slaughter weight • CAFO Cow Diet • Corn, grains • Antibiotics, growth hormones (rBGH) • 14-16 months to reach slaughter weight

  13. Literature Daley, Abbott, Doyle, Nader, & Larson (2010) • Grass fed cattle have meat lower in total fat • Grass fed cattle have better omega 6 to omega 3 ratio • Grass fed cattle have glutathione (GT) Daley, C., Abbott, A., Doyle, P., Nader, G., & Larson, S. (2010). A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Nutrition Journal, 9:10, 1-12.

  14. Growth Hormones (rBGH) • Cows • Grow faster • Produce more milk • Products • Beef • Dairy • Health Consequences • Disrupt hormone balances • Developmental problems • Reproductive system problems • Cancers: breast, prostate, colon

  15. Know Your Sources • Shop Beyond the Grocery Store • Community Supported Agriculture • Farmers Market • Reconnect with Food • Grow Something • Know Your Farmer • Ask Questions

  16. Fruits and Vegetables (Environmental Working Group) • www.ewg.org/foodnews

  17. Decoding Fruits and Vegetables • Codes: View the stickers on fruits and vegetables • 5 digit number, starting with 9:  Organic • 4 digit number:  Non-Organic, grown with use of pesticides • 5 digit number, starting with 8:  Genetically Engineered www.ewg.org

  18. What’s on my food? www.whatsonmyfood.org

  19. Dairy (Cornucopia Institute) www.cornucopia.org

  20. Dairy Products without rBGH www.centerforfoodsafety.org

  21. USDA: Know Your Farmer www.usda.gov

  22. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) • Your Share • Across the Country

  23. Improving Health…One Plate at a Time • Awareness • Food Knowledge • Planning • Action

  24. Food as Medicine

  25. References Center for Disease Control (October 2012). Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://cdc.gov Center for Food Safety (March 2012). Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://centerforfoodsafety.org Cornucopia Institute (September 2010). Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://cornucopia.org Daley, C., Abbott, A., Doyle, P., Nader, G., & Larson, S. (2010). A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Nutrition Journal, 9:10, 1-12. Environmental Working Group (January 2012). Retrieved March 20, 2013, from http://ewg.org Green Polka Dot Box (September 2011). Retrieved March 21, 2013, from http://greenpolkadotbox.com Local Harvest (March 2012). Retrieved March 22, 2013, from http://localharvest.org My Plate (June 2011). Retrieved September 22, 2012, from http://choosemyplate.gov Pesticide Action Network (2009). Retrieved March 21, 2013, from http://panna.org Prevent Cancer Coalition (2011). Retrieved March 18, 2012, from http://preventcancer.com The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply Marie-Monique Robin (2010) United States Department of Agriculture (2012). Retrieved March 21, 2013, from http://usda.gov What’s On My Food (2011). Retried March 20, 2013, from http://whatsonmyfood.org

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