i try my best to lead a healthy life. This is the reason i am very mindful of what goes into my mouth: you are what you eat. some feel i am too young to start selecting what to eat or not on health grounds. is eating healthy for the old folks alone? at my current age, 21, i have stopped eating red meat but my friends and siblings think its not cool...they sometimes say they are suspecting me to suffering from a deadly illness. fellow nairalanders, must i be sick before i start being careful healthwise? what happened to prevention? is it (prevention) not better than cure in Nigeria?
i decided to share this based on what happened this afternoon; i went to buy sachet water from my regular customer. she asked "warm pure water right?"...i said yes. she went to say "you don't drink fanta and other sugary things right?"...this time i replied with a question. i was like "why the question madam?" and she could not reply. that immediately made me realise she could be thinking i am ill.

adonbilivit

dude @ 21 u are still growing, can't see why u are avoiding red meat & probably some other food that can make u grow properly

You are not alone in this. I have avoided eating so many "things" just to keep a healthy body and i am better for it. Even during my training, my friends would be discouraging me but i still endeavour to keep myself going. Just take a trip to a general hospital and you will see so many people struck down by one form of sickness or the other. Ever since i started living a healthy life, i have seen so many tremendous changes. I don't pant again after vigorous exercises and my body is so agile.
Do not mind anybody. You are the owner of your body and you know what is best for you.

buy fanta or other sugary drinks from her once in a while.

PRISTINEMUSCLES:
You are not alone in this. I have avoided eating so many "things" just to keep a healthy body and i am better for it. Even during my training, my friends would be discouraging me but i still endeavour to keep myself going. Just take a trip to a general hospital and you will see so many people struck down by one form of sickness or the other. Ever since i started living a healthy life, i have seen so many tremendous changes. I don't pant again after vigorous exercises and my body is so agile.
Do not mind anybody. You are the owner of your body and you know what is best for you.

thanks bro! keep it up too

tpia6:
buy fanta or other sugary drinks from her once in a while.

i have nothing to prove to her...cant drink fanta coz of her. i would only do her a favour by telling her why i take warm water and avoid sugary stuffs if she asks why

rawpadgin:
dude @ 21 u are still growing, can't see why u are avoiding red meat & probably some other food that can make u grow properly

aren't there safe better alternatives? i am all about them