HEALTHY LIVINGBy: Remi Hunter

EATING HEALTHY My family and I were poisoned in 2011.

Due to our illness we have to be very conscious of our diet.

We have an excellent diet consisting of organic Texas Longhorn beef from Armstrong, local organic poultry, neighboring organic vegetables, and fresh Sockeye salmon.

Eating glutens such as bread and pasta can be difficult at times as my stomach is sensitive to these things. So we eat gluten free instead.

EATING HABITS Overall I have a very healthy diet and I

rarely eat unhealthy foods. One food habit that I have is eating

apples and yogurt before I go to bed, the sugar keeps me awake parts of the night.

To change this I should eat apples and yogurt in the morning or afternoon so the sugar can keep my energy up.

MEAL IDEAS - BREAKFAST Quinoa and organic oatmeal Cereal that’s low on sugar Yogurt and fruit

SNACK IDEAS Organic peanut butter and local organic

jams on gluten free toast. Cottage cheese and spring onions Bruscheta (tomato vegetable mix) from

the farmers market with grated cheese on toast

Fruit Salad (Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, apples, and bananas)

MEAL IDEAS - LUNCH Bruscheta (tomato vegetable mix) from

the local farmers market with grated cheese on toast

Homemade soup from organic chicken and beef

Cream Salmon on toast

MEAL IDEAS - DINNER Organic beef liver and onions + Bacon Steak with baked potato and tossed

garden salad Whole Chicken dinner with stuffing,

mashed potatoes, cream cabbage and carrots. (Good for leftovers too!)

Fish with wild rice and broccoli Pot Roast We never eat pork

STRESS Keeping stress at a minimum is very

important to my health. Due to my condition high stressors will

aggravate my autonomic and sensory nervous systems.

If I am stressed, going for walks or meditating will help.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY I have to be careful over doing exercing

because it will flare up my nervous system. I mainly go for walks. I walk every single day

1-2 times. I hike about 2-4 times a week at Glenn

Canyon Regional Park in West Kelowna. In the winter I do lots of skiing with my sister In the summer I go swimming at my

complex’s salt water pool. When I have the energy I do a small cross fit

exersise that consists squats, sit ups, and bur-pees.

BODY IMAGE I feel that I am in good shape, I never

have been to self conscious of my body. I should exersise more often even

though it gets difficult As a teenager it’s sometimes difficult to

keep my skin complexion in order. My weight is at average for my height.

CONCLUSION Overall given my health condition I have

a fairly healthy lifestyle. There are some changes that I should

add to my life style such as more exercising and not eating sugary foods at night.