College Student
Eating healthy and living a healthy and clean
lifestyle may be tough in America today because of the high demand for healthy
foods. However, what is not tough is making the decision and committing to a
healthy lifestyle. The “HealthyLifestyle” meme uses the words from Lindsay S. Nixon, author of the book The Happy Herbivore Guide to Plant-Based
Living, expresses that there are no set rules to a healthy lifestyle
because it is about having a strong connection, and sense of motivation to be
healthy. With the different types of foods
in the world, it makes it easy to start making healthier choices, and to be
cooking with fresher ingredients that will help a person to live longer and be
more content. This primary source
depicts the discourse of healthy living in America by addressing the use of
natural products and emphasizing healthy choices. This is one of my favorite pictures because
it sends its message though pictures. The
vegetables in the background really catch the reader’s eye and makes them think
about what kind of food they have been eating lately. Most may remember eating at a fast food
restaurant last, which does not surprise me.
That is because most Americans nowadays eat at fast food restaurants because
of the price. However, I am here to tell
you that you can make better choices with food, but also keep a budget. All it takes is motivation, compassion, and
commitment to making healthy choices.
The food and health industry play a major role when it
comes to keeping out body in a nutritious state. Both industries have an objective to provide
the human body with the supplements they have in order for us to live. This does not mean that both industries
provide humans with high quality care.
Wendell Berry, a poet and novelist, writes about both of these
industries that gets a person to think a little bit. Berry says that, “People are fed by the food
industry, which pays no attention to health…and are treated by the health
industry, which pays no attention to food.”
The food industry nowadays could care less about the health of
humans. I believe that a lot of people
are relying on processed foods because of the price and convenience. Processed foods contain many different
ingredients that most people cannot pronounce.
This proves that the food industry provides the minimal support for our
health. This makes it hard for humans to
commit to a healthy lifestyle because of the costs of healthier foods. The health industry cares solely on a
person’s health, and not what is being ingested. These two industries clash with each other
very often, making it difficult for humans to live with content and
satisfaction of their health state.
It’s interesting to think about the differences
between healthy, organic food and processed fatty foods. Most foods nowadays are processed in
factories, and shipped to their specific destination. Those foods contain a lot of different
chemicals and preservatives which hurt our bodies. Organic foods, however, are either grown
naturally (produce, fruit, raised or without antibiotics (chickens, cows). These foods will help Americans to maintain a
weight or physique they are content with.
Recently, there have been signs saying “farewell to GMO’s (genetically
modified organisms).” This means they
are using organic ingredients to make their food and not chemicals to clone their
food. If you are eating foods with that
sign on them, you are going in the right direction to living a healthy
lifestyle.
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