Top Ten Questions for Good Health!
By Dr. Andrew Paterna, South Windsor FOOD Alliance*
The top ten questions you should ask yourself about your health:
- Does milk really do a body good?
- What is a factory farm?
- Why are hydrogenated fats so bad for me?
- Do I know my cholesterol level?
- Do I know my blood pressure?
- Is exercise really as good as medicine?
- Is there a difference between farm-raised and wild caught fish?
- What are pro-biotics?
- Why are anti-oxidants so important?
- What causes Osteoporosis?
The answers to all these questions are extremely important for your overall health and wellness in order to stay healthy and prevent disease in your future. Every decision, each choice we make everyday, about our food, has an impact on our health or disease. The food choices we make and the knowledge we have about our own health status can make a difference in the quality of our health-style. As you examine these TOP TEN Questions, ask yourself, how much do you know about each topic and what does it have to do with your health? Some of the answers may surprise you. All of them are important. These questions represent a good place to begin to analyze your own health and wellness as you search for information to make healthy changes and improve your chances for healthy living. It will not be easy, marketing and advertising tries to convince us to make choices that may cause harm to our health. The supermarket must be entered with caution as we move through the sea of fake foods and many artificial ingredients, colors and flavors (author Michael Pollan calls them "food-like substances"). Label reading is a necessity and the list of ingredients can provide you with some surprising information. Take your time, do not shop when you are hungry, and ignore the "health claims" of food companies. Adding a few vitamins or minerals to a high sugar, high salt, high fat food, does not make it good for you. Stay tuned for the answers to all these questions!
Eat Well…Shop Wisely....Stay Healthy!
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