Obesity
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215. Does this sound too simple? Basically, it is simple; our modern lifestyles have pushed us off the right track with fast foods, alcohol abuse, drug dependencies, a polluted environment, and high-tech stress. Nature intended to fuel our inner healing force with the right natural substances in order for the body to function at its fullest potential. Nature’s resources – whole foods, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, amino acids, water and other natural bounties – are designed for use in our immune system. However, because most of us have a profound “lack of knowledge” as to what our bodies need to function properly, we find ourselves out of balance and susceptible to all sorts of illnesses.
216. All individuals should take an active part in the maintenance of their health and in the treatment of their disorders, preferably, with the guidance of their naturo-food therapist or health care professional. The more we take it upon ourselves to learn about nutrition, the better prepared we will be to take that active role. Attitude is also an important factor in the processes of health maintenance and healing. We must have a positive state of mind in order to bring harmony to the body. The realisation, that body (lifestyle), spirit (desire) and mind (belief) must come together, is the first step to better health.
Fueling the Body Machine
217. Our body is a very complicated machine, not yet fully unravelled by science. As the car needs the right kind of fuel and service regularly, so the body needs the right kind of food fuel and looked after all the time. Food gives our bodies energy they need to grow (in case of children) and to function properly. If we don’t inject the right quality and quantity of fuel into our body machines, we just won’t feel as healthy as we could. We all have upto 100 trillion cells, each one demanding a constant supply of daily nutrients through more than 99,000 kilometers of arteries, veins and capillaries in order to function optimally. Food affects all those cells and thereby affects every aspect of our being: energy levels, food cravings, mood, thinking capacity, sex drive, sleeping habits, immune system, metabolism and general health. In short, healthy eating is the magic golden key to our well-being.
218. When good things turn bad, your health pays the price. The “obesogenic environment” created by the growth of portion sizes, increased sodium levels and fat content, added sugars, refined starch and chemical additives in food have adversely transformed the healthy meal into unhealthy, nutrient-deficient diet-traps. Everyone knows that “prevention is better than cure” but still prevention of obesity to maintain good health is usually given a low priority. Ideally, the prevention of obesity, the mother of several top killer diseases, should start during childhood. It is well known that a fat daughter will grow into a fat mother. So fighting obesity is not easy until society at large becomes more health conscious and supportive of weight loss endeavours.
