It is truly a shame that a deterioration in the quality of life is readily accepted in our society as the norm. We have witnessed a dramatic increase in everything from chronic fatigue and arthritis to cancer and heart disease. If people would seek the proper guidance necessary to make the transition to a healthier diet and lifestyle, not only would individuals be more balanced and harmonious within themselves, have more energy and less illness, but the environmental and ecological benefits to our planet would be innumerable.