About
Us
The Legacy Health Foundation is a unique, non-profit charitable organization located in
Oberlin, Ohio that was founded in 2004 to
combat hunger in a new way --
holistically addressing the growing interrelated
problems of hunger, malnutrition, chronic
disease, and toxic elements in our food and
environment. We believe that feeding the
hungry alone is only a short-term solution.
Many people are unaware of the multitude
of harmful
chemicals and other toxins present in our
food supply, and the
significant negative impact they can have on human
health. If
you are contaminated with toxins that can
trigger disease, and are weak, malnourished,
and unable to fight disease due to the lack of
nutrients present in most foods, it can become
very difficult to recover or maintain a state of
good health and function as a
productive member of society.
In
most cities, the water contains over 700
chemicals, while 10,000 different toxic and
carcinogenic chemicals are used in food
processing and preservation, with foods
additionally losing most of their nutritional
value during processing. Our bodies are
being bombarded by more and more added chemicals
that are reacting as they are absorbed in our
bodies in unpredictable combinations, attacking
us physiologically and neurologically, and
contributing to the manifestation of disease.
"We've
always had the assumption that medical science
is advancing and that people are getting
healthier, but that is not the case," said
Darius Lakdawalla, lead author of a Rand Corp.
study published in the Journal of Health Affairs
in January 2004. The health of young
Americans is getting worse. The
extremely poor state of health of our population
is evident when looking at the virtual
epidemic-level of increases we are experiencing
in diagnosed diseases and illnesses in people of
all ages.
For
these reasons, our approach is
multi-disciplinary. Unlike most other hunger programs, the
Legacy Health Foundation strives to reinforce, through
educational initiatives, that critical to
healing and maintaining good health is the
elimination of toxins and the
addition of highly nutritional elements.
We also foster preventative and non-invasive approaches to
healthcare, distribute health and nutrition
information, and provide access to free and
low-cost non-toxic foods and health-promoting
products that are free from pesticides,
steroids, antibiotics, bleach, preservatives,
radiation, additives, neurotoxins,
genetically-modified and artificial ingredients,
dyes, chemicals, and other contaminants.
Our ultimate goal
when providing nutritional and health information and
products is the significant improvement of
eating habits, lifestyle habits, and overall health
and well-being to a level that will enable our
clients to be more self-sufficient, productive,
and to have the strength, confidence, and state
of mind and health to be able to independently
take positive and proactive measures that will enrich their lives, and
that of their families and community.
Legacy’s products and services touch
individuals within every cultural and
socioeconomic group, and are provided at little
or no cost.
- Children with learning disabilities, health
problems, and limited access to nutritional
foods.
- The
elderly, who often have special health and
nutritional needs.
- The
chronically ill, where traditional medical
treatments have failed.
- The
economically disadvantaged, including the
indigent, the unemployed, and the homeless.
The need for the
types of products and services that The Legacy
Health Foundation provides is great, and
continues to grow. Therefore, please consider making a
tax-deductible donation to help
us accomplish this worthy mission. Your
kindness and generosity is genuinely
appreciated.
Please download
our donation form to print and mail with
your donation check or money order to the
address listed below. You can also make a
secure donation online using your credit/debit card or
PayPal by clicking on the buttons below, or
leave a legacy through your will, living trust, or
other planned gift.
All checks and money orders should be
made payable to the Legacy Health Foundation.
Thank
you for your generosity!
The Legacy Health Foundation
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