Should Your Homestead Adopt the Amish Diet?

Something is killing us, but not the Amish. Let's figure out what it is.

In a country grappling with record levels of obesity, autoimmune disease, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, and rising health care costs, one group stands out like a lantern in the dark: the Amish.

These quiet communities of horse-drawn buggies and simple black coats are not just cultural oddities. They are, by every measurable health statistic, some of the healthiest people in America. Despite shunning nearly every convenience of modern medicine, they are healthier, more active, and live longer lives than their "English" neighbors. And the secret isn’t high-tech—it's high-discipline.

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