Healthy Eating (Part 1)
A lot of people right now are worried about Chikungunya- the mosquito-borne viral illness that causes fever, rashes, and joint pain. Many people are also worrying about Ebola- another viral and highly lethal disease spreading throughout West Africa. While illnesses such as these are significant, the reality is that there are far greater threats to human health and well-being than Chikungunya and Ebola. One of the biggest threats to our health right now is actually something that we willingly expose ourselves to on a daily basis- unhealthy food.
Food is a part of our daily life, an integral part of our culture and celebrations; it’s something we simply cannot live without. But in many instances it’s also a key contributor to disease. In fact, food-related illnesses kill and sicken far more people annually around the world than diseases like Chikungunya or Ebola. However, too many of us do not give the same amount of attention to food in relation to our health, and too many people wait until they get sick before they start caring about their diet.
Food has profound influences on our health and well-being, in both the long and short term. It affects our brains and emotional state as well as
