This is another in the series of questions I’m regularly asked.

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Aside from actually feeling healthy, being more mobile, having more stamina, no longer being diabetic, no longer having non-alcoholic fatty liver, and being able to run up stairs without being winded? I would have to say the food.

Everything I eat is delicious and filling. I only feel hungry when it’s time for another meal, and I don’t get snack cravings. I don’t feel bloated or tired after eating anymore, and I find myself eating smaller portions to feel satisfied sooner.

There are the additional bonuses of eating foods that are organic and eating meats from animals that were treated ethically and without drugs and hormones. I’m not a vegetarian, but I want the animals I eat to have been treated properly in their lives before becoming my food. I am, after all, what I eat, and I don’t want to eat foods that are pumped full of drugs and antibiotics.

Don’t let all that ethical or organic stuff turn you off or away. These are benefits for me and may not matter to you. That’s okay. Just eat whole foods and you’ll be much better off in so many ways. There’s no arguing that generations past were healthier in terms of weight and fitness. Sure, we have medical science that has helped us conquer communicable diseases and we’re making progress in curing many maladies and conditions, but there is no substitute for good nutrition.

Eat right, and your body will thank and reward you.