well·ness
The condition of good physical and mental health, especially when maintained by proper diet, exercise, and habits.
fit·ness
1. The state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness.
2. Good health or physical condition, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition.
2. Good health or physical condition, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition.
As I have continued my research of living "Fit", I have become increasingly aware of how much our food and nutrition effect our everyday wellness. It is not only exercise that we need, although that plays an important roll, we will get nowhere if we do not take a close look at what we are eating and why. We have become complacent and ingnorant of the things that we put on our table during meal time, or what we put in our mouths for lack of time to even sit down at the table. Sad, I know.
Through my research and personal experience, I have come to truly believe that if it was a food we had 150 years ago.... then it's probably just fine for you.... but if it doesn't pass that test, I would be very careful about how much you eat. Although this is just the beginning..... what about those foods we had 150 years ago, but now they are picked unripe, transported 1000+ miles, and quickly ripened with chemicals????? Yes, it happens all the time! Much of the produce you buy at the supermarket is handled exactly this way. And now we wonder why we have high rates of cancer, heart disease, diabeties, obesity, allergies, ect... the list goes on and on. We have access to great gyms, lowfat this, lowfat that, but we still struggle with weight and healthy problems more than ever. Ever wonder what is in that burger you just ate? Maybe you have already given up on "fast food".... too unhealthy.... But did you ever consider what is in the meat that you just bought from the freezer section at the store? Have you ever considered that it might come from the same place the meat in the Fast Food hamburger came from? What's in the meat? Chemicals, antibiotics....? What about the cheese or the bun? Where is that wheat grown, how, and what is acutually in the bun to allow it to last through the packaging, transport, and sitting on a shelf waiting to be "your" hamburger bun????
I have been reading books and researching this for a long time, but I just recently watched the film "Food Inc"..... Appauling!!!! I Highly recomend everyone to watch this documentary.... It has actually confermed much of what I have researched and is very real and eye opening!
Don't let our food industry fool you! Be aware. Take the time to research. It may mean the difference of life or death.
