Good morning peeps.
Like I said yesterday, through out this month, we will be celebrating the 'Naijafamily' by promoting healthy lifestyles that every family should inculcate. Healthy living is not only for the woman. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. In other words, if a woman is trying to eat healthier meals and exercise, she should make sure she carries other members of the family along.
What are these healthy lifestyles you may ask?
First and foremost, let me start by mentioning that most chronic diseases (Hypertension, Cancers, Diabetes and Obesity) we are running from, share some, if not all, causative factors. These factors which cause these health problems can be 'Non - modifiable' or 'Modifiable'.
The Non-modifiable factors (factors you cannot change) are things like your age, sex, race, genes. You can't change these ones, and they play major roles in the occurrence and distribution of diseases.
The Modifiable factors that cause these diseases include:
- Excess intake of fatty foods
- Excess intake of salt
- Lack of exercise
- Smoking
- Excess Alcohol Consumption.
Therefore, we will be discussing everything about healthy diets for the whole family, what foods the family should avoid and the ones they should eat more of, as well as the type of cooking oils mothers can use, quantity of salt and better ways of preparing meals for the family. And also how family members who smoke can reduce or stop completely. The same goes for alcohol consumption, how much is too much?
Why am I doing this?
Because I am sick and tired of watching families lose their loved ones to diseases they could have prevented!
Children also have hypertension and die from cancers. I know we don't have a total say on how long we will live but at least we can contribute positively to our longevity and leave the rest to God.
So I will try and post pictures (and maybe videos) as we go along, so as to buttress my points. *The key word being "TRY"! So join me in our Family Lifestyle Modification Month Campaign.
You guys can follow me on Twitter @ naijahousewife.
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