It is an indisputable fact that chronic degenerative disease is lifestyle related. The single biggest cause is what we put in our mouths. The fast food outlets presently eyeing off our town are well known for producing mass-market, highly processed garbage that is high in fat, sugar and salt, whilst being additive laden, low fibre, low nutrient and devitalised!!! The regular consumption of such non-food leads to physical and mental decline.
Degenerative disease begins in childhood and is largely related to poor food choices in this easily influenced segment of our society. Big multi-national fast-food chains target our young and vulnerable. The resultant inferior nutrition and toxic build-up in a developing body are the side-effects which lead to chronic health challenges in the short and long term.
It is evident to me that as a society we are attempting to address some of the major influences affecting individual health through better education in order to encourage better-informed food choices. High profile, commercially aggressive and ruthlessly immoral fast food giants actively oppose such attempts. I, like many people I speak to who live on the Peninsula moved here to escape the high pressure environment and attitudes that prevail in our larger cities. We don’t want Rye to be just another outer suburb!
I would also like to mention another impact on health…. the health of our town. Rye boasts many small businesses run by locals for locals. These businesses feature hard-working owners trying to make a living in a town they love. These businesses offer employment to other locals and return much of their income to our community. Multi-national fast food outlets will financially bleed the town, adversely effecting its small business profile and the viability of many food premises.
Let’s stop this infestation before it begins and work together to foster a healthy community!!!
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