Sandy, thank you for reading the piece and for your observations. I am similar to you in my relationship to food, although I am trying to be better at optimizing what I put into my gut. I generally stop eating before I am full, a concept the Japanese are well aware of. Education is a missing piece, I agree, but the American system is primed to supply us with endless processed foods. We can (and must) do better.

Warm regards,

Michael