HEALTH TIP # 14

The latest in our series of easy ways to stay healthy

If you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it. These days, foods are often prepared with additives and other chemicals that didn’t exist 50 or even 10 years ago. We evolved by eating real, whole food.

This has not changed. We haven’t suddenly acquired the capacity to be healthy by consuming all these non-nutrient chemicals just because they are in the food we buy. When it comes to food, “go real or go home!”

- Provided by Jeff Hirst, a professional trainer, co-owner of Training Zone, and a former Olympic diver. Jeff is an acclaimed sports instructor (who was the captain of the University of Toronto swim team) and is highly knowledgeable about health and fitness. He can be reached at trainingzone@hotmail.com