tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post6035657174290825587..comments2023-05-19T15:30:01.828+01:00Comments on Chris's Cancer Community: Taking resonsibility for our own healthChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05208572330195914101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post-42472802545238275842012-07-26T10:14:38.364+01:002012-07-26T10:14:38.364+01:00Hi Nick
Thanks for sharing your educated th...Hi Nick<br /> Thanks for sharing your educated thoughts.I think you have certainly created 'Food for thought'( Pardon the pun!)<br /> I think you make some very valid points, the main one being that it is as much about how we consume our food, as to what we consume. Long gone are the lunch hours of my youth! Wherever I go, I see people consuming food whilst doing something else, including tapping away on their mobile!Eating lunch at the desk seems almost commonplace and accepted practice. It is almost like we feel guilty for taking time out to eat.<br /> A meal on the continent seems to be more an event, than just taking on board fuel because we have to! The point you make about the doctor is very valid and I'm sure all these things are cultural in our society.<br /> How to change them is another question? I'm glad you are still enjoying the blog and I look forward to your next comments. TU ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208572330195914101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post-38388447639700864962012-07-24T13:19:29.536+01:002012-07-24T13:19:29.536+01:00Hiya Chris,
Good one as always.
Taking responsibi...Hiya Chris, <br />Good one as always.<br />Taking responsibility is central (I couldn't agree more) However how do we explain that people living on the continent, eating an average of 2-3 course meal everyday, drinking wine at each meal or could possibly faint at the thought of not enjoying pudding to finish off a nice meal are usually thinner and leaner than their British counterparts?<br />Some uneducated guesses I d like to share: the average lunch time in France is up to 2 hours.(not that it would take that long to eat snails or camembert) however it gives the recipient enough time to power nap(30 mins average). Do you think if people were prepared to give up their FB, emails or Twitter over that "dedicated" time, they could probably benefit from it? NB -Research shows that people on the continent work less but productivity is greater.<br />Again consumption of so called processed food is increasing in the land of the Eurozone, but again no obvious signs of obesity seem to be affecting their population. a) Could the relationship we have with food be blamed in that instance?I.e Good or bad for me etc, when on the continent food is treated as food.<br />b) could the Photoshop culture add pressure on people and invite people here to explore the guilt route? (I still do not understand the concept of size zero btw) :-)<br />c) Do we only have to take responsibility for our Health when that very precious thing is gone?<br />A major cultural difference I have noticed through the years: an average Chinese person will consult their doctor monthly and pay them to keep them healhy whereas we only visit our GPs when things turn sour? (and maybe too late in most instances)<br /><br />My take away food for thoughts.<br />Lots of love and thanks for the great blogs. Keep 'em coming!<br />Nick xCAPTherapieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050248883439972976noreply@blogger.com