US letter good advice for all

Be aware of what you eat
TriCities.com
Aug 9, 12:09 AM EDT

Americans seem to be obsessed with health and living healthy. Yet despite today’s modern medical technology and promising miracle drugs, we remain one of the sickest nations in the world. We seem to treat symptoms and not the cause. We want a quick fix so we pop a pill. Through television, newspapers and concerned consumer advocates, I am learning that we are unaware of what we are eating and drinking.
We spend on low carb, low fat, diet colas and other foods unaware they are loaded with artificial sweeteners, high amounts of sugar and chemical additives. Chemical additives replace natural foods and leave us hungry. Genetic modification, fertilizers and pesticides with toxic chemicals are used to make food grow bigger.
Ever listen to the side effects of drugs advertised on television as a cure for our ailments? The drug can make us sicker! Animals are fed an unnatural diet of chemicals, other animals’ parts, given growth hormones and antibiotics. We eat this meat.
Tap water has toxic chemicals. Chlorine used to kill germs and purify water was used in World War I to kill people. Fluoride is also used in rat poisoning, cockroach powder, fungicides and pharmaceuticals.
Organic foods without toxic chemicals are now sold in certain stores in a section called Organics and purified, spring water and distilled water is available. We need to be more aware of chemicals and toxins in what we eat and drink.
Della Arnold
Abingdon