Good Health News • May• 2014
Good Health News May• 2014 Volume 6 Number 8
Health in Motion director Natan Gendelman
In This Issue
‘Having a healthy lifestyle’ has become an
Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle ................................Page 1 Wireless Technology and Health ................................Page 2 6 Ways to a Healthy Oflline Life ................................Page 3 Here's What People Have to Say about LIFE ................................Page 4
talks about ways to adopt to a healthy lifestyle expression that people talk about all the time. When you ask someone how living truly healthy looks like, most of the time they cannot give you specific guidelines. We all think that living healthy means choosing the right food and exercising. But let’s go beyond that: How much of a certain type of food should we consume? In what way they should be prepared? Some recommend eating raw, others recommend eating cooked food; some say Vitamin D is the most important, others say iron should be taken in supplements. I think that it is ultimately your life and you have to adjust your lifestyle according to your own needs. Firstly, remember that food intake is related to the natural habitats that people live in. For example, Alaska Natives usually are not vegetarians because seafood and meat is their main food source and their bodies are adjusted to this diet. If they experience a sudden change in diet, they might fall sick. I suggest that we stick to local produce. In Ontario, we see slogans like “Eat Local, Eat Organic.” This comes with a reason: because our bodies are adjusted to local conditions. I encourage you to visit farmers’ markets, where the vegetables sold are locally grown. Choose organic food, because they are not genetically modified (GMO). They also have much less chemicals, which results in them being healthier and more beneficial to our bodies. However, be wary of grains, sugar beets, soybeans or corn when they are labeled organic, since these are the foods that are widely GMO. As for the question of whether we should eat raw or cooked food, I would say raw food is better, but only fruits and vegetables, not fish or meat. Raw fruits and vegetables maintain all their vitamins and minerals. Cooking them kills at least 50% of their minerals. However, if you have digestive issues, avoid raw cabbage, beans or other hard foods. In general, it is best to be outdoors as much as you can, since fresh air helps your body’s nutrient exchange processes, without which our bodies’ circulation system could be negatively affected. Lastly, we should only send emails or text messages on our digital devices minimally. My rule is to “use as much as you need, not as much as you want to”. Electronic devices have electromagnetic radiation waves, which are bombarding
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