healthnut

So I’m noticing a trend. Of the 5 or 6 times I’ve been at a Trader Joe’s, a local supermarket chain, the store is no longer jammed packed. Lines are SOOOOO much shorter. Farmers tell me that people have really cut back on their produce spending in this economy. They say that the scare of salmonella has made it worst and has cut tomato spending by as much as 40% this year.

This is not good news. People should be eating more produce, NOT less. Produce are low in calories, contain fiber, and rich in antioxidants. Tomatoes, for instance, are rich in lycopene and good for the prostate. If people think that their health insurance and medication will take care of them, good luck. With doctors quitting the field due to low insurance reimbursement and not enough hospital beds to serve the sick, the health care crisis is “brewing”.