La otra noche di
una charla en Girona sobre el tema de la alimentación titulado: “Como podemos dejar de ser manipulados por
las multinacionales de la alimentación”. Quiero dar las gracias de Iolanda Bustos
del Restaurant La Caléndula (Girona) por haberme facilitados sus apuntes de la
presentación, cuyo he utilizado al largo de esta entrada de blog. A
continuación, os he resumido lo que yo llamo “los 10 mandamientos” que
hay que seguir para una vida más libre.
The other night I gave a talk in Girona on food matters entitled: “ How can we stop being manipulated by the food multinationals”. I would like to thank Iolanda Bustos from Restaurant La Caléndula (Girona) for being so kind as to send me her notes of the presentation, which I have used throughout this blog entry. Below, I have summarised what I call “the 10 commandments” to follow to lead a life of free choice.
The other night I gave a talk in Girona on food matters entitled: “ How can we stop being manipulated by the food multinationals”. I would like to thank Iolanda Bustos from Restaurant La Caléndula (Girona) for being so kind as to send me her notes of the presentation, which I have used throughout this blog entry. Below, I have summarised what I call “the 10 commandments” to follow to lead a life of free choice.
1. Think Small: Pensar en pequeño, o sea que hemos de comprar productos
artesanos a poder ser ecológicos, directamente del productor, o en tiendas
pequeñas de nuestro barrio, fomentando así la sostenibilidad, ecología y salud.
1. Think Small: Thinking small means buying artisanal products, as often as possible organic, directly from the producers or from small neighbourhood shops, thus promoting sustainability, ecology and health.
1. Think Small: Thinking small means buying artisanal products, as often as possible organic, directly from the producers or from small neighbourhood shops, thus promoting sustainability, ecology and health.
2. "DYI"- home made: Es a decir, deberíamos intentar hacernos nosotros mismos la comida con
ingredientes sanos, buenos y naturales. Expliqué que cuando llegué a España, vi
como muchas de mis amigas compraban tortillas ya cocinadas, pastas cocinadas,
en fin casi solo productos procesado en fábricas para no tener que cocinar.
Entonces decidí que en lugar de quedar en restaurantes con ellas, quedaría en sus
casas y llevaría ingredientes básicos y sencillos para enseñarles que no es
difícil prepararse uno mismo la comida y que además es más sano y económico.
2. "DYI" - home made: i.e. we should try to make healthy food for ourselves using good and natural ingredients. I explained that when I first arrived in Spain I saw how many of my friends would buy ready cooked Spanish omelettes, cooked pasta, and almost only processed foods in order to avoid having to cook. So, I decided that instead of meeting up with them at restaurants I would bring basic and simple ingredients to their homes to teach them that it is not difficult to prepare your own food and it is also a healthier and cheaper solution.
2. "DYI" - home made: i.e. we should try to make healthy food for ourselves using good and natural ingredients. I explained that when I first arrived in Spain I saw how many of my friends would buy ready cooked Spanish omelettes, cooked pasta, and almost only processed foods in order to avoid having to cook. So, I decided that instead of meeting up with them at restaurants I would bring basic and simple ingredients to their homes to teach them that it is not difficult to prepare your own food and it is also a healthier and cheaper solution.
3."Don’t be gullible" – No te fíes de los mensajes
grandes!: Di ejemplos como los de Actimel, yogurts que pretenden ser buenos para tus
defensas, productos 0% o algunos que dicen ser sanos y necesarios para nuestro
organismo. Leed siempre la letra pequeña, ya que la mayoría de lo que te venden
es puro marketing!
3."Don’t be gullible" – Don’t trust the big print!: I gave examples such as Actimel, yogurts that are supposedly good for the body’s defense system, 0% products or others that claim to be healthy and necessary for our body. Always check the fine print! as most of what is sold to you is pure marketing!
3."Don’t be gullible" – Don’t trust the big print!: I gave examples such as Actimel, yogurts that are supposedly good for the body’s defense system, 0% products or others that claim to be healthy and necessary for our body. Always check the fine print! as most of what is sold to you is pure marketing!
4. "Me"- Moderación y equilibrio. Repasé la situación preocupante del tema de la
obesidad, sobretodo infantil, debido a una mala alimentación y por culpa de una
falta de educación por parte de muchos padres y escuelas. En España debería ser
más fácil comer sano que en el resto del mundo, gracias a la reconocida dieta
mediterránea. El resto del mundo quisiera tener nuestra diversidad de
ingredientes, y tendríamos que ser el país con la mayor esperanza de vida SANA
si todos comiéramos equilibradamente y con consciencia del tipo de energía que
le ponemos a nuestro cuerpo.
4. "Me" - Moderation and balance. I reviewed the concerning obesity issue, especially childhood obesity, due to a poor diet and a lack of proper education given by many parents and schools. In Spain, it should be easier to eat healthily compared to other places in the world, thanks to the famous Mediterranean diet. Most countries would like to have our diversity of ingredients, and we should be the country with the highest HEALTHY life expectancy, if only we ate all a balanced diet and were more aware of the type of energy that we put on our bodies.
4. "Me" - Moderation and balance. I reviewed the concerning obesity issue, especially childhood obesity, due to a poor diet and a lack of proper education given by many parents and schools. In Spain, it should be easier to eat healthily compared to other places in the world, thanks to the famous Mediterranean diet. Most countries would like to have our diversity of ingredients, and we should be the country with the highest HEALTHY life expectancy, if only we ate all a balanced diet and were more aware of the type of energy that we put on our bodies.
5."Dont’ be a fashion victim"- no sigas las
tendencias: Seguir las grandes
tendencias de consumo solo nos llevará a consumir de manera inconsciente y
antinatural. Lo mismo pasa con seguir las dietas que se ponen de moda, como el
Dukan o la paleolítica… Suelen ser poco saludables.
5. "Dont 'be a fashion victim" – don’t follow trends: when you follow the major consumer trends it will only lead you to consume in an unconscious and unhealthy manner. The same goes for trendy new diets such as Dukan’s or the Paleolithic diet ... They tend to be in fact quite unhealthy in the long run.
5. "Dont 'be a fashion victim" – don’t follow trends: when you follow the major consumer trends it will only lead you to consume in an unconscious and unhealthy manner. The same goes for trendy new diets such as Dukan’s or the Paleolithic diet ... They tend to be in fact quite unhealthy in the long run.
6."Be different" pensar en alternativas de las
tiendas grandes. Desvíate de los productos convencionales y vas a la búsqueda de
productos artesanos, o diseño de
ropa de pequeños creadores y crear tu propio estilo a tus medidas y
necesidades.
6."Be different" think of alternative smaller shops. Stray away from mainstream products and go on a search for handicrafts, or small creative clothing designers and create your own style, which meets your needs and requirements.
6."Be different" think of alternative smaller shops. Stray away from mainstream products and go on a search for handicrafts, or small creative clothing designers and create your own style, which meets your needs and requirements.
7. Leer la letra pequeña : En este punto di
el ejemplo de la STEVIA: esta planta natural con un poder edulcorante mayor que
el del azúcar y que tiene propiedades curativas contra la diabetes y otras
enfermedades. ¿Porque hay que leer la letra pequeña? Porque la industria
azucarera vende de manera engañosa un producto supuestamente a base de STEVIA, comercializado
como edulcorante de Stevia, pero que en realidad casi todo lo que lleva es
sacarosa y química. Utilizar esta planta está prohibida por la Agencia de la
Salud, porque las industrias farmacéuticas y lobbies de multinacionales han hecho
que fuera prohibido. Es suprimiendo sus propiedades del mercado que ellos
mismos pueden sacarle jugo económico, ya que no quieren que fuera el caso que
nos curemos de algo natural y no dependamos de la medicina…
7. Read the fine print: For this point, I gave the example of STEVIA: the natural plant with a greater sweetening power than sugar which has healing properties against diabetes and other diseases. So why do you have to read the fine print? Because the big sugar companies are selling a misleading product supposedly made out of STEVIA, sold as a sugar substitute, which as a matter of fact is almost entirely composed of sucrose and chemicals. As the use of this plant is prohibited by the Health Agencies, because the pharmaceutical industry and multinational lobbies have banned it until further notice while they gain the economic advantages from suppressing its effects from the market. They wouldn’t want us to be able to get better from something that wasn’t a pharmaceutical now would they.
7. Read the fine print: For this point, I gave the example of STEVIA: the natural plant with a greater sweetening power than sugar which has healing properties against diabetes and other diseases. So why do you have to read the fine print? Because the big sugar companies are selling a misleading product supposedly made out of STEVIA, sold as a sugar substitute, which as a matter of fact is almost entirely composed of sucrose and chemicals. As the use of this plant is prohibited by the Health Agencies, because the pharmaceutical industry and multinational lobbies have banned it until further notice while they gain the economic advantages from suppressing its effects from the market. They wouldn’t want us to be able to get better from something that wasn’t a pharmaceutical now would they.
8."Take your time"- no corras: Aunque somos conscientes que el estrés forma
parte de nuestras vidas, no hay que dejar que nos domine. Existen herramientas
para gestionarlo y llevarlo a nuestro favor, como haciendo terapias naturales, la
homeopatía o flores de bach, y practicar yoga…Hay muchas personas que comen
fatal, no tienen tiempo de nada y encima necesitan ir al gimnasio para quemar
esas calorías de la basura que comen y quemar la mala leche producida por el
ritmo de vida que llevan. Eso no es ser feliz, pero si le damos la vuelta y
intentamos hacer unos pequeños cambios positivos a nuestro ritmo de vida, veremos
que simple es aumenta nuestra calidad de
vida.
8."Take your time" - stop rushing: While we are all aware that stress is part of our lives, we shouldn’t let it dominate us. There are tools to manage it to use it to our advantage, such as natural therapies, homeopathy and bach flowers, or doing yoga ... There are many people who have bad eating habits, who have no time for anything and who find themselves needing to go to the gym in order to burn off those calories gained by eating junk food and sweat away their bad mood caused by their unhealthy lifestyle. That's not being happy, however if we try to turn things around and make slight positive changes to our rhythm of life, we can see how simple things can drastically improves our quality of life.
8."Take your time" - stop rushing: While we are all aware that stress is part of our lives, we shouldn’t let it dominate us. There are tools to manage it to use it to our advantage, such as natural therapies, homeopathy and bach flowers, or doing yoga ... There are many people who have bad eating habits, who have no time for anything and who find themselves needing to go to the gym in order to burn off those calories gained by eating junk food and sweat away their bad mood caused by their unhealthy lifestyle. That's not being happy, however if we try to turn things around and make slight positive changes to our rhythm of life, we can see how simple things can drastically improves our quality of life.
9."Body, mind & spirit": hablé de la importancia de encontrar el punto de equilibrio
entre el cuerpo, la mente y nuestra energía. Es primordial escuchar a nuestro
organismo y cuidar de él. Enseñé algunos libros temáticos muy útiles y unos excelentes
fuentes de información.
9. "Body, mind & spirit": talked about the importance of finding the right balance between the body, the mind and our spiritual energy. It is essential to listen to our bodies needs and to take care of it. I showed the room some useful thematic books that are excellent sources of information.
9. "Body, mind & spirit": talked about the importance of finding the right balance between the body, the mind and our spiritual energy. It is essential to listen to our bodies needs and to take care of it. I showed the room some useful thematic books that are excellent sources of information.
10. KISS - Keep it simple stupid- No te complicas la
vida!: Más claro imposible, porque nos ponemos todavía más presión por
tener todo perfecto y intentar tenerlo todo, cuando con la vida sencilla se
puede vivir igualmente bien y feliz. Así que busca la felicidad en las cosas
pequeñas, en el día a día y en tus alrededores.
10. KISS - Keep it simple stupid- Don’t complicate your life!: Black & white, why do we put more pressure on ourselves wanting to have the “perfect” life and have it all, when one can be happy living simply as well? So look for happiness in the little things, in your day to day and all around you.
10. KISS - Keep it simple stupid- Don’t complicate your life!: Black & white, why do we put more pressure on ourselves wanting to have the “perfect” life and have it all, when one can be happy living simply as well? So look for happiness in the little things, in your day to day and all around you.
Algunos de mis libros favoritos:
Some of my favorite books:
-"El huerto familiar ecológico" Mariano Bueno
-"Foods that fight cancer" Richard Beliveau, Denis Gingras
-"Los alimentos – Medicina milagrosa" Jean Carper
Some of my favorite books:
-"El huerto familiar ecológico" Mariano Bueno
-"Foods that fight cancer" Richard Beliveau, Denis Gingras
-"Los alimentos – Medicina milagrosa" Jean Carper
