One of the main ingredients to achieving good health is mental strength. Unfortunately, we often fail to realise this. Most people want to jump to the article(s) on “how” to lose weight, looking for a fast solution. No one wants to take the time to read and understand the mental aspects. Some of us spend decades living an unhealthy life but want to fix it in a week or less. The reality is that nothing in life comes easy. We do not leave high school or graduate from college and become the CEO of a multimillion-dollar business overnight.

The “easy fix” mentality is a major cause of our health problems. Companies do anything to maximise profits by reducing costs and selling cheap and ineffective products. Sadly, these products appeal to consumers who will do anything to save money. We are unwilling to take the time to cultivate quality food and other goods because time is money. Nobody wants to spend time cooking when they could be doing other “more important” things. We don’t want to even walk from the parking lot – or bus/train stop – to get to school or work. In fact, it was after I started driving that I began packing on weight; I previously took the bus and walked. Now we want self-driving cars to further reduce our physical activities.

We continue to advance in science, processing food to make it – amongst other things – more convenient. Unfortunately, the more we progress, the more we compromise our health. We have deviated from natural approaches to gain more time and money, but we have lost what is most important. If we are willing to go back to nature’s way by taking the required time to do things, then we are on our way to be rewarded beyond measure.