Nutritional Health – Page 4

For Ourselves/For Our Children

Never has there been a time, when so many people, are suffering so many problems and diseases—largely of our own making.

In less than one hundred years, we have witnessed drastic changes to human health, to the point that we do not share the same general appearances of our ancestors.

Of course the basics would remain the same – arms, legs, eyes, ears, and so forth. What would not be the same is our body composition. A group photo from the early 1800s would be vastly different from similar type photo now.

To explain: If our predecessors had the ability to take selfies, snapshots, family portraits and group photos, we would be immediately struck by how different we are in our physical characteristics today.

‘Vastly’ would be the intended pun of our sad observations.

Being overweight, obese, and/or morbidly obese were not problems common to humanity for the span of our history.

This is a phenomenon that crept-up on us, beginning in the late 19th century to this present time—with the 21st experiencing the greatest growth…

Therefore, it is a unique time in our history, for many reasons. However, on a uniqueness level, none compares to the wonderful possibilities that have arisen to reverse it.

This is our time, our opportunity to effect change.

Furthermore, there has never been a better opportunity to educate ourselves—we can make significant changes to our own health but to a greater extent…

We can help our children

We can (and should) feel obligated to prevent them from ‘falling down the rabbit hole’ that we ignorantly inherited.

We were ignorant—not so anymore

They do not need to suffer the diseases and problems that are now, unmistakably proven to be associated with—processed-foods.

We can do something about it.

It’s the right thing to do..

Are we keeping them healthy? Or are we slowly destroying them?

The human body is made up of trillions of microorganisms; we literally house a myriad of busy places, throughout our bodies.

Each “place” (eyes, skin, kidneys, toe nails, etc.) is equipped with all the right microbes—to enable life… full life, vibrant life, thriving with an abundance of energy, and so forth.

Question…Do we recognize the following important fact?

Our personal micro-kingdoms require appropriate nutrients to be able to function and perform their daily duties. Do we give this important fact our undivided attention?

And—not meaning to sound condescending—but… our attention obviously refers to anyone who is interested in their own health and fitness.

Which brings our talking point to the forefront—anyone should include everyone, right? Vibrant, lively living? What’s not to like about that?

Sadly—it doesn’t include everyone.

Genuine interest in the health of our microbes, that literally make up our bodies, should be extremely high because—hey, these microscopic little guys keep us alive.

How can we make their lives better, so they make our lives complete in every way possible?

There’s no sense beating around the bush… The fact is that too many people are content with eating fake-foods or foods that are overly processed, lacking nutritional value, with too much added sugar, and potentially toxic to their bodies.

Thinking about what most people typically consume in today’s world.

Consider the fact that our physical bodies are literally made up of millions of micro-kingdoms, potentially billions of microbes that require appropriate nutrients to be able to function and perform their duties in daily life.

Hopefully, this brief article serves as a food-for-thought opportunity. We need to reflect on the choices we make on a daily basis—for ourselves and more importantly… for our children.

Would our microbes appreciate high-fructose-corn syrup found in sodas, for instance?

Would they choose trans fats off a menu?

Would they thank you for the ‘added sugar’?

Or… would they revolt and turn against you and not perform to their greatest potential? Would they quit functioning because—hello, they aren’t feeling very well, as they see themselves, and their relatives getting weaker, sicker every day?

Yet, we—the very ones, they (our personal microbes) depend on to have their interests at heart—are ignoring the signs and symptoms of their plight.

We expect them to do their jobs—fully, for us, yet we refuse to acknowledge what they require to sustain their own lives—which technically is our very own existence.

It’s time to wake up and start making better choices.

Let’s remove the clutter of indulgence and ignorance, and start making healthier choices. Then, with time, we will see the positive results of our efforts.

Your. Microbes. Will. Thank. You.

Thanks for the visit

Suzanne

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