In my limited time I have here in this book I strive to introduce you to, or maybe remind you of, two key ideas: food heals and we all get a second chance to eat right about every six hours at the next meal.

The Japanese have a saying, "Fall down seven times, get up eight." I've always liked this saying and it really fits here when we are talking about our health and food choices. We all make poor food choices occasionally, but eating clean to nourish our bodies should be our primary goal. Eating anything just to get full, just to stop the hunger pangs, is what usually happens to us...