Obesity continues to skyrocket in the United States, according to a new CDC report on the prevalence of severe diabetes. The number of women with the condition is increasing at a faster rate than men; women are nearly twice as likely to be severely obese. Extreme obesity has been connected to numerous dangerous health conditions. The rise of the condition in America can be traced to the 1990s – and, according to the CDC, there has been almost a 25% increase over the last decade.
America’s Obesity Epidemic
In recent years, Americans have witnessed a concurrent phenomenon of embracing obesity as beautiful, praiseworthy, or even desirable. Criticizing people for being overweight is condemned as “fat shaming” by “fatphobic” people who oppress marginalized overweight citizens. Doctors must be cautious in addressing weight issues lest their patients erupt in irate defensiveness. This attitude is compounding an epidemic far more deadly than COVID-19.
Americans are being engorged with cheap, subsidized, ultra-processed foods. High fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated fats are essentially waste products converted to dining options using flavorings and appetite stimulators. The obesity rate for America now stands at 40%: Japan’s is approximately one-tenth of that rate. Are the Japanese fat-phobic, and are there lessons Americans can learn from their culture and diet?
The increase in consumption of processed foods has accompanied a rather sharp drop-off in the popularity of physical exercise in America, itself a politically contentious issue: left-wing ideology condemns active gymgoers as oppressors of those marginalized by their weight or body type. Fat people are not grotesquely obese, to be relegated to circus acts (as society would have judged a century ago). They are to be celebrated for their inner beauty; encouraged to take pride in their ill health “identity.” […]
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
