There has been a major paradigm shift but very few people know it. Until the past five years, experts really could not identify the cause. Now, from much research, it is evident that males often demonstrate depression as aggression or anger, which comes from inflammation derived from the foods we eat.

Society is very slow in accepting this because they think it can’t be the food. However, the very person being abused is usually the person who determines the diet for the family. I suspect that the abuser is a meat and potatoes kind of guy who thinks that if he fills his belly with what he wants, that is sufficient, which is far from the truth.

This information is so new that people think I’m crazy, but the research does not lie, especially when there is so much of it, which tells that we have been misled by authorities for over 50 years. Grandma used to say, “We are what we eat,” and now science is reconfirming that.

I have compiled a list of 12 major societal issues, from school shootings and domestic violence to recidivism, all caused by the same thing: malnutrition. After 50 years of the wrong information, it is now coming back to haunt us. I have submitted a proposal to many state leaders over the past two years and not a single person or entity has responded. So, we will have to wait for a few more years of violence until society changes its mind. Whenever it is ready, I will be happy to discuss the options for making a sizable dent in the numbers. But don’t wait for clergy to start solving the problem. They will only be responding to the crisis. We need to do prevention, which will require a multipronged approach. We don’t need more police or counselors; we need more nutrition. I’m here when the leaders are ready to listen to the options for solutions.

Dennis Taylor, a native of Ogden, has been a problem solver all his life and recently returned to this area. He was drafted in the Vietnam conflict and spent 45 years in Nebraska. He completed post-doctoral work in nutrition, through a program which provides CME training for medical professionals. His audiobook on the connection between pH factor, inflammation and depression is being released this week.