Many problems we face today, such as reduced fertility and susceptibility to all sorts of diseases, are a result of improper diet. Let’s look at some data presented by the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, Dr. Parran.

Although there are fewer bacterial diseases nowadays, approximately one hundred million diseases are diagnosed in the United States each year. The cost of medical care now exceeds $3.5 billion annually, and alongside this, we are witnessing a growing prevalence of degenerative diseases. The number of patients is 120 million, while the number of health workers is 1.1 million. Despite advances, the medical system suffers from persistent and evolving health challenges.

2.5 million people suffer from chronic illnesses like arthritis and heart disease. The scale of physical impairments is vast: 300,000 suffer from spinal injuries, 200,000 people live without one or more limbs, 500,000 are blind, 65,000 people are completely deaf, 75,000 are both deaf and mute, and 1 million are permanently disabled in other ways.

On any given day, one in twenty individuals is too unwell to carry out their regular activities, resulting in ten days of incapacity per person each year. Young people spend seven days in bed annually, while older people endure an average of 35 days. For every person in a financially stable situation, there are two living at the poverty line who are incapacitated for at least a week each year.

Many think that the healthiest people exercise a lot and follow fancy diets. In reality, studies show that those who eat like our ancestors have the greatest health. Look at the Eskimos in the Arctic, who feed on berries, seaweed, whale meat, and caribou. Such a diet provides them with all vitamins and minerals, allowing the Eskimos to keep their teeth healthy and strong into old age without needing fillings or suffering from gingivitis.

In McGrath, an American mining engineer and his Eskimo wife raised twenty children, though only eleven survived. Despite using modern foods, the wife preserved traditional methods of catching and storing salmon. Remarkably, she has no tooth decay, though her teeth show typical Eskimo wear. In contrast, her husband, children, and son-in-law, who mainly consumed modern diets, suffered significant tooth decay, affecting 41% of their 212 teeth