Healthy Mama Magazine Issue 7 - January 2015 | Page 35

Can you be too

By Tara Leong,

The Nutrition Guru and The Chef

U can!
Yes YO

Unfortunately, they prematurely look at what else they should
be removing from their diet or they may start a detox, with the belief
that something such as gluten must be causing the low immune
system, when it is in fact the deficiency that has caused the illness
in the first place and their

body needs
nutrients not less!
Mental Health is Just as
Important as Physical Health and Weight
Healthy eating is much more than just avoiding unhealthy foods and drinking green smoothies.
It’s about having a healthy relationship with food which fits within your lifestyle, not a relationship with food
which determines your lifestyle. I have seen girls refrain from dining out with their friends because they are
trying to ‘eat clean’ and the restaurants menus do not provide options for them. They then stop being asked
out to dinner.
The Chef and I make choices every day to eat as healthy as possible though we do know where to draw the
line. If we go out for dinner and the chicken isn’t organic, we know that it will not cause cancer. If we go to a
friends home and she serves a sandwich with bread that isn’t free from preservatives, we don’t care.

Because our friends, social life and mental health mean as
much to us as our physical health.
Because life is far too busy, hectic and stressful to have our
brain taken up with controlling and restrictive thoughts.
Dairy does not cause brain tumors and grains are not the devil. This article is not stating that all people following a
clean eating diet suffer from orthorexia nor is not stating that we should not try and follow a healthy lifestyle.
I’m well aware that many people have allergies and intolerances that require restriction of certain foods. I
myself have several intolerances that I have managed since I was a child including dairy (which I still consume
small amounts of). Hopefully though, for those who do not have reason to remove foods or food groups, this
article may just

inspire people to follow a holistic nutrition philosophy that promotes health for
the mind, body and spirit. Restriction isn’t the answer to all health problems.

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ara - The Nutrition Guru and The Chef
Tara, a university qualified nutritionist and Jeff the chef together create the perfect foodie team.

Their passion is to inspire people to try new ingredients, to live a healthy and happy life, provide readers with
exciting new recipes, share their cooking secrets and provide credible and realistic nutrition information.

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