Are we experiencing collectively the change in health that is similar to Pottengers Cats? The change in diet having considerable effects after a number of generations? The adaptation of health towards dis-ease happens over time, step by small step, imperceptible often, are we too busy to pay attention to the indicators the body gives us which inevitably get to a point where enough is enough and it’s too hard to function any more. Depending on your pain will depend on how far you let it go to.
Our diet and lifestyle choices can seem normal in our society now, a highly processed cereal for breakfast, the can of energy drink at brunch because already the energy is waning, hot counter foods for lunch because we didn’t have the time to make anything before leaving for work. All of these eaten on the run, giving the message to the body that it’s not the food that is important but the activity you are carrying out is. This rush suppresses the digestive process, leaving you with poorly digested food causing bloating and digestive issues. Bloating is just the start of the digestive discomfort, one of those dashboard indicators, that over time becomes a cause for nutritional deficiency, and inflammation.
Then the cheeky takeaway bought on the way home from work because there is little energy left at the end of the day to cook, or even think about food. This cycle of leaving your food preparation choices to others, leaves you with food that can be second rate, nutrient poor, calorie dense. Cooked in fats that are unhelpful for the balance of the cells, neurotransmitters, cholesterol management and your brain function, ironically altering the ability to feel better and motivated enough to create a change, over time disconnecting you from your body.
