This issue (actual healthy lifestyles) as well as Federalizing Education are so deeply personal it is difficult to put into words what a parent is up against if he/she does not agree with the status quo. My children are just entering the real world. One is a student athlete at a small private college in his senior year and the youngest i…
This issue (actual healthy lifestyles) as well as Federalizing Education are so deeply personal it is difficult to put into words what a parent is up against if he/she does not agree with the status quo. My children are just entering the real world. One is a student athlete at a small private college in his senior year and the youngest is a cook at a large hotel/convention center, he skipped “the college experience” but is an Eagle Scout. I would love to think that my efforts to home cook meals and encourage them in any and all extra curricular activities they even remotely found interesting has kept them healthy and fit. But I may be kidding myself, they just happen to be good people, I think. While they were in school, I railed against processed foods and screen time, they of course thought I was insane. Had a very public fit after declining to sign a Google account permission slip only to be told the school would “delete” the accounts. It was literally like pushing against a 30 ft ocean wave of crappy food and marketing media to try and provide healthy discipline and choices for my kids. My youngest had two heart surgeries as well as Chiari 1. You can’t imagine how complicated our healthcare system is until you have to navigate our healthcare system. Yes, change is needed, actual parenting is needed but is our society so drug addicted and strung out on Taco Bell Dorito crunchwraps to have the will to do it?
Lisa, I’m right there with you. Our oldest is a sophomore in college whose “meal plan” includes ChikFilA meals with soda. My husband loves cola, so there is Zevia in our fridge, but no regular soda. Ever. Daughter home from her first year with 6 cavities. She admits to living on grilled cheese sandwiches, even though she has been told her EDS joint symptoms will be less if she avoids gluten and dairy. The irony is that I am a certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. My kids have heard their entire lives how important whole food is for them to feel well, think well, and sleep well. The hardest part about this stage of parenting is waiting for your kids to realize that you weren’t just trying to make their lives difficult but were telling them the truth because you love them and want them to feel well.
Hi, I'm taking the NTP program right now. Love it! Don't worry it will get better. My whole family is whole food keto (or lower carb). They get it, especially when they see that at 62 I'm fit (can beat them at cardio), flexible with muscles. No medication.
That’s great, Kendra! Enjoy your training. It’s such excellent preparation for either your own consulting practice or being the wise advocate for your family and friends. Hopefully we are going to get a big assist from RFK, Jr. soon, too.
This issue (actual healthy lifestyles) as well as Federalizing Education are so deeply personal it is difficult to put into words what a parent is up against if he/she does not agree with the status quo. My children are just entering the real world. One is a student athlete at a small private college in his senior year and the youngest is a cook at a large hotel/convention center, he skipped “the college experience” but is an Eagle Scout. I would love to think that my efforts to home cook meals and encourage them in any and all extra curricular activities they even remotely found interesting has kept them healthy and fit. But I may be kidding myself, they just happen to be good people, I think. While they were in school, I railed against processed foods and screen time, they of course thought I was insane. Had a very public fit after declining to sign a Google account permission slip only to be told the school would “delete” the accounts. It was literally like pushing against a 30 ft ocean wave of crappy food and marketing media to try and provide healthy discipline and choices for my kids. My youngest had two heart surgeries as well as Chiari 1. You can’t imagine how complicated our healthcare system is until you have to navigate our healthcare system. Yes, change is needed, actual parenting is needed but is our society so drug addicted and strung out on Taco Bell Dorito crunchwraps to have the will to do it?
Lisa, I’m right there with you. Our oldest is a sophomore in college whose “meal plan” includes ChikFilA meals with soda. My husband loves cola, so there is Zevia in our fridge, but no regular soda. Ever. Daughter home from her first year with 6 cavities. She admits to living on grilled cheese sandwiches, even though she has been told her EDS joint symptoms will be less if she avoids gluten and dairy. The irony is that I am a certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. My kids have heard their entire lives how important whole food is for them to feel well, think well, and sleep well. The hardest part about this stage of parenting is waiting for your kids to realize that you weren’t just trying to make their lives difficult but were telling them the truth because you love them and want them to feel well.
Fight the good fight!! ❤️ this: how important whole food is for them to feel well, think well, and sleep well
Hi, I'm taking the NTP program right now. Love it! Don't worry it will get better. My whole family is whole food keto (or lower carb). They get it, especially when they see that at 62 I'm fit (can beat them at cardio), flexible with muscles. No medication.
That’s great, Kendra! Enjoy your training. It’s such excellent preparation for either your own consulting practice or being the wise advocate for your family and friends. Hopefully we are going to get a big assist from RFK, Jr. soon, too.