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I frequently say that Americans are not prescription drug deficient. We are nutritionally deficient. The idea that prescription drugs cure diseases is a fallacy. They only work as a band-aid to a larger problem. In addition to inundating the market with drugs and creating advanced marketing strategies, the pharmaceutical industry makes a killing, charging exorbitantly high prices for their products. In The Truth About Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It, Dr. Marcia Angell argues that drug companies must find a better, less expensive way of doing business.

The people talked about the value of their diet, which was rich in organic whole grains, vegetables, sea vegetables, fish and miso. They had perfect skin, clear eyes, slim bodies and a strong sense of peace and tranquility. However, on my recent trip, I was shocked by the extent to which people’s health had declined. Fast-food restaurants were everywhere. Many of the young Japanese people I saw were overweight, had acne and were missing that healthy glow I remembered so fondly from years ago. CHAPTER 1: Question What You're Told 29 The Turning Point If we want to be healthy, we need to eat nutritious foods.

You can trust your body. It has evolved helpful instincts to keep you alive and well. Just as a tree will always lean toward light, humans and animals know instinctively how and where to get food that is best for them. Animals don’t read nutrition books. Their bodies tell them which plants to eat and which to avoid, or if they’re predators, which animals to kill when they’re hungry. They heal themselves when they are sick, usually by resting a lot and eating very little until the sickness passes.