The Cost Of Being A Nation Of 'Soul Food Junkies'

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7. My mom never went HAM on the soul food tip

about as close as she'd go was black eyed peas and greens. She never cooked a pot of chitterlings in our house, but she did do a great job with fried chicken, etc... all that food that goes along with the moniker of "soul food".

I got off of that kind of food 20 years ago and I do believe that that is what has helped me to maintain reasonable blood pressure, no diabetes and my weight at a reasonable level... Now days, I'm more into eating only organic foods, nothing fried, more greens and vegetables. I keep my potassium intake up--I put dulce flakes in my salads, eat seaweed--anything that has iodine to keep my pancreas in good order. I've seriously cut back on processed sugars so my pancreas doesn't go into hyper-drive. It took me about 6 months to get to where I am now, but I'm really glad I turned that corner.