People are diagnosed
with grave diseases in increasing numbers with many chronic illnesses
approaching epidemic status. This is fueling the demand for medications in an
increasingly “sick” population. So, where are we going wrong?
Medicines cannot
replace food!
The truth of the
matter is that medicines do not provide any nutritional value. They address a
temporary imbalance so that the body is fooled into thinking that the imbalance
no longer exists! Whereas nutritional therapy helps the body function like it
is supposed to. The only way forward is to use medication initially but then
have the desired long term change through nutrition.
Food may replace
medicine!
The father of
medicine – Hippocrates (460-377 BC), made a profound statement when he said:
“Let your food be your medicine, and let your medicine be your food”.
However, the world we live in today is awash with processed food that affects
the human body’s enzyme activities and causes unwanted side effects. In spite
of the grim picture above, I feel that there is light at the end of the tunnel
and I work day and night with my clients to bring that bright future closer to
them, one at a time! I educate them on food choices so that when they have a
meal they get a balanced intake of nutrients that enhance their health. For
example potassium rich foods are able to lower high blood pressure. Garlic
lowers cholesterol by re-balancing its HDL & LDL parts.
Some foods are better
than others!
However, we need to
be careful with our nutrition choices because animals that live in the wild and
feed on natural diets will enhance our health significantly more than those
that have been restricted in farms and fed artificial diets. Crops that have
been exposed to pesticides actually do more harm than good to our health.
It is this sort of
knowledge that I share with my clients so that they are better informed and are
able to make the right nutritional choices that support them in their journeys
to better health. If you join YOUNGER BODY AGE CHALLENGE this January, we will cover these and other topics
that will enable you to make the right nutritional choices that will lead to a
healthier life.
Heba
Al-Zuhair | M.Phil in Nutrition, Physical Activity & Public Health
Nutritionist, Personal Wellness Coach & Herbalife Independent Distributor
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