Drugs are becoming one of the basic things a person needs to survive. With this reason, pharmaceutical companies are earning billions because of the people who are aiming to restore their health and extend their life longer.
Unfortunately with all the drugs available in the market nowadays, there are only a few "that are meant to specifically function as cure-alls for illness", according to EDGY. The pharmaceutical industry is booming, but the health of all people are still declining, and the mortality rate is still increasing.
Given this truth, more and more people end up looking for alternatives in keeping their body healthy despite different health concerns. This led them to one conclusion: food is still the best armor to combat illnesses.
Just like how the saying goes "You are what you eat", food is indeed a crucial part of a person's life. Scientifically speaking foods act like gasoline, which supplies the body every nutrient, vitamin, and mineral. Without it, it is almost impossible for someone to survive.
Tom Shicowich is one of the people suffering from the consequences of having Type 2 diabetes, whose story was also featured in TIME. His story of how eating unhealthy stuff almost end his life and how natural and healthy foods altered his health situation is one powerful testimony on how natural food has the ability to reverse what has been destroyed in our body.
In 2010, Shicowich was already dealing with Diabetes but don't have enough money to visit his doctor for a checkup. Without receiving proper treatment, his situation became worst that his toe started to feel numb.
After shaking off his situation for a couple of months, he decided to see a doctor. It was then when Shicowich was brought to the emergency room, where surgeons amputate his toe. That time, he was overweight and his blood sugar is going over the limit.
It was in his most desperate situation when his doctor finally recommends him to alter his lifestyle especially on what he eats. In a time where it is almost impossible to eat healthy foods, the Fresh Food Farmacy, which is launched by Geisinger Health System, is one of those that helped him achieve this goal.
To cut to story short, Shicowich is now 30 kilos lighter and also his blood sugar decreased from 10.9 to 6.9. "It's a major, major difference from where I started from, Shicowich shared. He added how taking these healthy foods did not just change his life, but also saved it.
Dr. William Li, a blood vessel expert, shared, "We are far away from prescribing diets categorically to fight disease... and we may never get there. But we are looking to fill in the gaps that have long existed in this field with real science." This is the beginning of a better tomorrow."
