Food Farmacy

In today’s world, it’s difficult to achieve the balance necessary for a healthy, nutritious diet. Rushing from work to home to meetings to school doesn’t allow much time for a leisurely stroll through the supermarket. So we grab and go, buying the things that are easily accessible, quickly cooked, and, unfortunately, full of all the wrong things. Commercial farming, fast food, and our fast-paced lifestyles have produced a population riddled with weight, heart, and anxiety problems. Over 40 million adults in the United States alone are now diagnosed with anxiety disorders, making it the number one mental health problem in the nation. 58 million Americans are overweight, taking the national weight problem to epidemic proportions. Finally, heart disease is the number one cause of death in males and females in our country. 

The way we live, but most of all the things we eat and put into our bodies, directly affect our risk for these three deadly diseases. Our diet is the number one defense against these maladies. Frecon Farms is proud to be taking a huge step toward helping our community battle back against senseless nutritional choices. 

The Frecon Food Farmacy concept was spawned by our youngest sister, Jennifer. By discovering and consuming the plethora of natural healing options to which we have direct, local access, we can truly connect diet, body, and mind. Just about any health issue, from controlling common ailments like arthritis and stress, to preventing more serious diseases and various forms of cancer, can be remedied and treated by the things we put into our body. At Frecon Farms, we want to connect the people that come into our store with the foods that are right for them. Frecon’s Food Farmacy program is a great way to not only appreciate what we eat, but to understand the long term health, economic, and societal impacts of our dietary choices. 

Frecon’s takes pride in offering educational information about the health benefits of everyday foods, in an effort to help everyone make conscientious decisions while grocery shopping. In addition, each monthly newsletter from Frecon’s includes a Food Farmacy recipe featuring healthy recipes that incorporate seasonal ingredients to take advantage of fresh, nutritional offerings of each season.

One of the best ways to fight many of today’s health problems is to regularly eat fruits and vegetables, something that we have built our foundation on. Each season our favorite health picks will be displayed for all to see and every month a different item will be promoted to help everyone that comes into our store live a happier, healthier life.