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"In Western Medicine, we use a disease model. In other words, you're healthy or you're sick … there’s no in-between," she says. "And what I'm saying is that all the living that we do in-between brings us either closer to health or to disease. And that's what I’m trying to teach people to really understand — how it is we become healthy, we prevent disease, we stay healthy, and conversely, the other side of that."
 
Dr. Higgins notes that United States consumes two-thirds of the entire world's pharmaceuticals, yet we are 35th in terms of life expectancy.
 
"So the answer doesn't lie in a pill," she explains. "And that's not … to say don't ever take pharmaceutical drugs [or] don't ever have surgery. Far from that; they serve a purpose. [But] we think that that's the answer to everything instead of saying, 'OK what do I need to do for myself each and every day to get closer to that health that I'm really after.' "
 
To that end, she recommends steering clear of the following seven foods and seeking out healthier alternatives to reduce your overall health risks:

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Corn-fed beef. Farmers feed their animals corn and soybeans, which make the beef less nutritious. Instead, choose grass-fed beef, Dr. Higgins advises. A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Clemson University found grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium than corn-fed beef. "You want the grass-fed cows," she says. "A lot of the good benefits aren't there [in corn-fed beef] anymore."

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Non-organic potatoes. Root vegetables absorb pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides used by farmers to grow them and washing won't remove those chemicals. Your best bet: Buy organic potatoes, which are only slightly more expensive than conventionally grown spuds. "Spending that extra dollar or two dollars to buy organic is definitely worth it when it comes to potatoes," she says.

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Milk produced with artificial hormones. Dairy cows are treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST) to boost milk production. But it can increases udder infections and can lead to higher levels of a hormone called insulin-like growth factor that may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers, research shows. A healthier option: Go for milk labeled rBGH-free, rBST-free or organic. "You want to buy the milk that doesn’t have the hormones in it," Dr. Higgins advises.

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