Is the answer to happiness actually hidden in the food that we consume, each and every day?

Posted by: Rainbow

15th Jun 2011 12:16pm

Whilst many health authorities preach the benefits of consuming an organic diet, practically speaking, this just isn't an option for many households with prices being exceedingly higher than that of standard produce. It seems people these days wouldn't falter at getting a loan for a fancy car, new boat or a huge TV, yet when it comes to fuel for the body, spending more money on a higher quality of produce just doesn’t appeal. Is there not a direct relationship between food and our mood? If we eat well, we feel well, right? By introducing this simple concept into our lives, surely we’ll have more energy, a positive outlook and new found tools to assist our brains in working more efficiently and productively. In turn, this will enable us to make more money, thus allowing us to buy the big cars and the new boats! Is it a catch 22? Perhaps we have it all wrong…

gabesmate

17th Jun 2011 12:39pm

I recommend that if possible you should try and grow some of your own veges. At present I am not doing this, but have an area set aside for planting very soon. I've done a lot of this in the past, and it's so good. Even if you don't actually have land on which to plant you could maybe try planting in pots. Years ago someone close to me used to have a balcony on which she had a number of pots growing veges. I've always been on the slim side, ever since I was a kid, which was a long time ago. The fact that I'm tremendously active helps a lot. There's one thing I know from experience -- a simple life seems to work better for most people. We never had much money, and had to save like mad to be able to afford to build a house, and as for luxuries I'm not all that interested and neither is my husband. Another tremendously important thing is, I think, to get plenty of sleep.

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