Food Inc. Opens In Philadelphia

If you care about anything in life, go see Food Inc.This movie will show you how every bite makes an impact on your health, the environment, animals, human rights and happiness. Food touches all aspects of our lives and now, our very lives depend upon us making better choices.

This film is like Omnivore’s Dilemma on the big screen and a great reminder to keep shopping at farmers markets and putting your health and in effect, everything that matters to you, a top priority. I love getting the most bang for my buck and that’s what you do every time you vote with your food choices. When you support local farmers, you vote for your health, your families health, a cleaner environment, everyone’s access to human rights, animal rights and your national safety. What a deal!

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Delena’s Story: Evolving into a Foodie

I went into nutritional counseling to try to break my refined carbohydrate addiction and lose a few pounds. My focus was quite narrow originally, but after speaking with Ali that first time, I realized that I had some pretty poor eating habits overall.

My decision to embark on the six-month program was based on the realization that just quitting sugar wasn’t going to be enough. Ali’s step-by-step approach opened my eyes to the other aspects of my diet that needed to be adjusted. I had my doubts about whether I would be able to change my routine but Ali was extremely helpful in pushing me towards better choices that fit within my lifestyle. Her holistic approach, asking questions about other aspects of my life, enabled her to find ways to help me make small adjustments that would become habits. From my first session, which was all about sugar, to where I am today, has been a real epiphany. Although I am now local and organic foods centric, Ali helped me stay in the “real world” by educating me on how to fit better nutrition into my life without alienating my friends with my new-found dogma!

For me to be able to go from evening packaged cookie binges to buying fresh produce at farmer’s markets and drinking raw milk is quite a lifestyle change in six months. Along the way I also found that the ingredients in what I eat are important to me so I seek out and support locally produced foods and responsibly farmed meats and eggs. The difference in how I feel is amazing and I’ve never looked better.

If you are serious about changing your life through what you consume, I cannot recommend Ali’s program highly enough. She’s extremely creative and supportive in coming up with ways of helping you achieve your goals and through the process, greatly improving your life. There really is a synergy between food and mood and getting away from processed foods is incredibly empowering! Thanks so much, Ali!

~ Delena Parsons, Philadelphia