MANILA, Philippines - Welcome 2012 with a healthy lifestyle and start eating foods that will benefit and improve our health. After all, you are what you eat. This means that if you choose to eat good food, you are in a better position to ward off illnesses and you can enjoy a fit and happy existence. Unfortunately, not all foods that end up on our dining table are free from chemicals and unhealthy elements. The New Year issue of the Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest brings into focus food-related matters and controversies that turn traditional learning on its head.
In the Publisher’s Page, Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest publisher Romy Sia states, “It’s time to know where and, more importantly, how our food is processed and handled before it comes to our plate.”
Sia cites the high health risks carried by some practices of industrial or factory farming, and also some deplorable animal welfare issues. He also recommends some books, like The End of Food by Paul Roberts (available at Healthy Options stores) which notes the stark economic realities behind the modern food industry. The takeaway message is that ideally, consumers deserve higher quality, safer, and more varied foods, but in reality, the food system is under a huge amount of strain and beginning to break down.
Also, find out how free-range hens that eat a healthy, natural diet pass on that benefit to consumers in the form of more nutritious eggs.
Also a must-read is the article entitled “Avoid Tilapia.” The question that has created a furor in food and health circles is whether tilapia does more harm than good to the body. Read on and see how farm-raised tilapia, a popular fish many Filipinos love, may actually harm your heart due to low levels of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and high levels of unhealthy omega-6 fatty acids.
Healthy Options Lifestyle Newsdigest is available free to customers of Healthy Options stores. For more information, visit the Healthy Options website at www.healthyoptions.com.ph.