All "my life" I've known people who honestly believe what they do (diet, environmental exposure) have no affect on their health. Its true that there are people who seem to survive inspite of having all the risk factors and there are people who become ill despite having none. I don't necessarily believe in the "magic bullet" or that you can protect yourself against all illness by following a healthy lifestyle. The educated members of alternative health community know that already. Its more about realizing that the environment as well as products we consume on daily basis are full of toxins that no one can escape. Its about knowing that we don't want to increase our chances of becoming ill. Knowing that health is always connected to the rest of the world around us and our choices of food (or anything else for that matter) affect the rest of the world whether it be socially, economically, or personally.