As for as things have been going with my health topic, I have been maintaining on eating clean and working out almost every day. I do believe an important part in reaching my goals and staying healthy is also learning that everything is ok in moderation. I am aware that I have been focused on clean eating and have been proud of myself for continuing to do so. I have allowed myself to have ice cream just once a week, but only if I am craving it. I have noticed that if I am in the mood for a snack and have a little bit of it that I usually never overdo it and it is easier for me to stick to eating clean the rest of the week. I have been looking to cleaner and healthier brands though when it comes to allowing myself to have a treat.
This week’s chapter I can say was fitting and interesting to learn on top of everything that is going on in the world today. It seems like you cannot even turn on the tv or open up your laptop without reading or hearing about something with our environment and health conditions going on. For this chapter, I enjoyed reading more about the impact on food supply, impact on ecosystems, and the impact on other species. I thought these were interesting to look more into and wish that this chapter had more on these topics, but I did just take it upon myself to do some more research.
The impact on other species and the connection to environmental health seemed odd, but I was not sure what I was going to be reading into. Learning about the destruction of species and their habitats was heartbreaking and that 477 species have gone extinct since 1900, which was declining 100 times faster than normal extinction. It hurts to read this stuff and see what impacts humans have over the world and how the way we continue to live hurts and is threatening the lives of so many other species we share this world with.
Another thing was also further into the impact on ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems have always been so cool to me and I remember even when I was little learning about this stuff and ocean life and how beautiful it was and should be treated and looked at with care, but in today’s world that has been far from what has been happening. I was sad to learn that the ocean was 30% more acidic than they were 200 years ago, which is just damaging our oceans and the creatures that live in the ocean. We are losing so much beauty in the world and ones that have been sharing this world with us way before any of us.
Lastly, the impact on the food supply has been just continued to get worse and worse and we are all responsible for what damage we are doing to this world and other life forms we share it with. Oceans are hurting and especially when it comes to the amount of fishing. We are fishing 250% faster than what can regenerate in the ocean, these are all things that will and already have been backfiring and going downhill if there are no changes and big ones too. Learning to make environmentally safe and healthy changes does not just help us, but so much more that we share in this world.
Samantha Lundrigan - Health & Wellness 