Documentaries aren't that boring

I recently find myself almost "addicted" to documentary movies - specifically those found on Netflix (since that is all I have access to).  Part of this may be that I feel like my tv time is better spent being informed about something than watching a fantasy of some writer play-out before me and in my imagination

I find myself easily persuaded by most of the documentaries that I watch. I wish there were always documentaries that told the other side of the coin. One in particular is "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price."  Watching this movie makes me want to personally boycott Walmart, but are the "facts" really "facts?" Walmart doesn't think so... The jury is still out on this one.

Others are not as agenda-driven or political.  I have enjoyed watching many concerning diet and eating healthy foods.  This is not as boring as it sounds.  The more I watch - the more I want to watch.  They have recently influenced how I eat - recognizing the benefits of plant foods and the dangers in processed foods.  No, I am not going vegan or even vegetarian.

Don't stop reading yet! I have been thinking about this from more than just the practical side of things, but also theologically.

Does it not make sense that eating natural foods would be healthier than synthetic foods?  Whatever your belief about creation, there is no debate to be made about available food sources for the first man - there was nothing "man-made," genetically engineered, synthetically fertilized or processed.  Everything was natural. 

If what I am watching is true - that a truly plant-based  (organic) diet, avoiding all synthetic and processed foods really does make a person healthier, prevents (even heals) chronic illnesses, and possibly even cures cancer (I'm a little skeptical of this one...) - then it is a testimony of God's perfect order of creation.  When we eat what God has given us we are healthier and happier, and more fully human. 

When you think about what you put into your body - all the additives, chemicals, carcinogens, etc - and all the harm that it can do, it only makes sense to STOP. 

I believe that my body is a temple, and I believe that I am to take care of it.  Is there a disconnect between what I believe and what I am doing? This is one of those things that I wish I did not know about (and maybe you do too), because then I would not be forced to make a decision. 

Again, I am on a journey - I don't know where I will end up.  I invite you to come along.  I would love have a conversation about this.

Documentaries found on Netflix that I found influential:
Hungry For Change
Food Matters
Fat Sick and Nearly Dead

There were others that had bits and pieces, but generally on other topics  - there are plenty out there on "holistic healing" and "holistic therapies."