Education and Nutrition
We don’t really learn about nutrition in school. Sure, we learn how to read, write, perform some math operations, but oddly, we hardly learn anything about nutrition. If you really think about it, nutrition is something you began using since the day you were born. You had to; otherwise, you would die. You would think that maybe after 10 years or so, people would be educated and very good at something they did everyday, right? If you were a carpenter after 10 years, I would imagine you would know at least what the hell you were doing and probably would be pretty good at it. This is not the case with nutrition. For most individuals whether their 10 or 70, they eat sub-optimally. They consistently make poor nutritional choices every single day. And I’m not just talking about the 63% of Americans who are overweight (which obviously indicates poor nutrition), but about the other normal and underweight individuals as well. Most skinny people I know don’t eat very well either. But this isn’t the failure of them, it’s just missing education. I’m not just talking about information either, I’m talking about education in making lifestyle changes, cooking, shopping, individualizing, etc. The benefits of good nutrition are plentiful, but for me, the biggest are that I never suffer from lack of energy, I prevent disease, I have a good body, and it makes me feel good. What are your reasons for the way you eat?
Von
