{"id":12983,"date":"2020-12-05T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T16:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=12983"},"modified":"2020-12-08T22:09:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:09:15","slug":"generation-y-you-need-to-be-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=12983","title":{"rendered":"Generation Y – you need to be healthier"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”13837″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]With many trends in the food industry like the rise of the vegan, keto and no-carb diet, the possibilities to get confused on what to eat are high. The same goes for physical activity where CrossFit, Disco Spin and Goat Yoga are all the rage at the moment. This story will serve as a no-nonsense tool to help millennials who are now in their 20s and 30s live to see their 70s.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13846″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]The millennials that are currently using social media have signed up to either share or consume content by its millions of users.<\/p>\n

According to a report from Statista<\/em>, users all over the world are contributing to the growing number of people using social media.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_line_chart type=”line” x_values=”2017; 2018; 2019; 2020″ values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%22Social%20media%20users%20worldwide%22%2C%22y_values%22%3A%222.86%3B3.14%3B3.4%3B3.6%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22blue%22%7D%5D” title=”Number of social media users by the billion”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Social media has given birth to social media influencers and now, some users of these various social media platforms are taking advice from them.<\/p>\n

Marvin Mitchell has been working in the fitness industry for over 20 years. Mitchell is the owner and head of strength and conditioning at the Blast Athletic<\/em> gym in Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe health and fitness social media influencers are influencing behavior and body image and some of these folks are not necessarily qualified to be dispensing advice or education on fitness, nutrition and lifestyle,\u201d said Mitchell. \u201cThey are the most accessible source for fitness & lifestyle information but maybe not the most qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of these influencers and micro influencers are doing social media full time and they have a big responsibility to the communities that consume the content they share.<\/p>\n

As a registered naturopathic doctor, Dr. Natalie Mulligan is currently practicing at the eating disorder treatment facility EatWell Health Centre<\/em> in Toronto, which she founded.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13857″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]\n

\u201cMicro-influencers seem to be living a life that does not seem different from our own\u201d, said Mulligan. \u201cSo, we can develop an attitude that if they can do it why can\u2019t I?”<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13914″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]For over two decades Sylvia Kerr has been operating her private practice, Eating Dynamiks & Therapy<\/em> in Toronto. As a registered dietitian and psychotherapist, she helps her clients manage food-related and mental health challenges.<\/p>\n

When it comes to food, Sylvia Kerr suggests we go back to basics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree main meals a day, breakfast is essential, and grains and starches are vital in these meals\u201d Kerr said. \u201cMake food choices that will make you feel sane publicly and privately.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moving back to a basic eating plan of breakfast, lunch and dinner can take some adjusting to.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”14210″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]\u201cMany years ago, we had a saying in dietetics across the industry that united us all and that was \u2018all foods can fit\u2019. I live that and I pull that phrase out every so often with my clients when I find that they are becoming too restrictive,\u201d said Kerr. \u201cUnless there is poison in it or you have an allergy to it, it\u2019s not going to kill you.<\/p>\n

When popular documentary\u2019s like Cowspiracy, Forks Over Knives <\/em>and What the Health<\/em> premiered on streaming platforms like Netflix, Veganism thrust into the mainstream. Introducing to the public all the benefits of the vegan diet and some of the realities of the food industry.<\/p>\n

The interest in Veganism over time in Canada has grown since 2004, this chart shows the rising numbers of Canadians who have used Google<\/em> to find information about the word\u2019s vegan, vegetarian, cruelty-free and plant-based.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13933″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Depending on what foods you choose to eat the vegan diet has the potential to be a very unhealthy diet.<\/p>\n

Natalie Prhat consults hotels and resorts all over the world, helping them to develop creative plant-based culinary experiences for their guests. She also a well-known plant-based diet influencer.<\/p>\n

\u201cVegan just means not eating animal products, potato chips and soda is considered vegan\u201d said Prhat. \u201cSo, you can be a junk food vegan.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13941″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Natalie Prhat’s one-day plant-based meal plan”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Millennials should consider if adopting a vegan or plant-based diet is the right decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrimary plant-based diets are more suitable\u201d said Mulligan. \u201cYou can enjoy a plant-based diet, but maybe on Christmas and Easter you eat meat.\u201d<\/p>\n

A balanced diet can mean having a cheeseburger every once and while. With the food industry adapting to the increasing needs of more vegan and plant-based options the cheeseburger\u2019s ingredients are changing as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is now a replacement for every food that you love,\u201d said Prhat. \u201cWhether it\u2019s cheese, hamburgers, whatever it is, there is a vegan replacement that tastes just as good and that is significantly healthier.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13960″ img_size=”large” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]The prices of organic and frozen produce are different in the grocery store and the health benefits of the two options might be the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrozen vegetables have just about the same number of vitamins and minerals as fresh vegetables, the amount that you lose is minuscule\u201d said Kerr. \u201cA large percentage of the population is under the belief that if it is not organic then it is missing something and that is not quite true. I challenge those people every day, as a dietitian, I say to you, if two people are starving, and one person has just organic and the other choices to eat the food that is available \u2013 both of them will survive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cevil carb\u201d narrative has been rumored for years among the millennial population in western culture, alluding to the idea that bread causes weight gain. Whether there is any truth to this would have to be confirmed by a professional.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been told that carbohydrates cause weight gain,\u201d said Kerr. \u201cThat is a gross exaggeration!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”13997″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Having to consume eight glasses of water a day is another common narrative used in the western health culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe message around water has been significantly distorted like so many other things, it is six to eight daily glasses of fluid, not water. Fluid is made up of water, tea, coffee, juice, soup, wine, soda,\u00a0milk and milk alternatives, these are all fluids with a base of H20. The body is very good at separating the flavors and the sugars from the chemical H20\u201d said Kerr. \u201cThe body really only needs six glasses of H20 per day.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”14003″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]The Canadian Food Guide<\/em> suggests that Canadians do thirty minutes of activity a day. With obesity rates in Canada on the rise, Canadians should consider doing something to combat the effects of becoming obese. New statistics from the 2020 Canadian Obesity Guidelines <\/em>show the numbers of overweight Canadians is growing.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_pie value=”26.4″ color=”orange” css_animation=”fadeIn” title=”Obesity has affected 8.3 million people in Canada since 2016, that’s 26.4% of Canadians.” units=”%”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]With over a decade of experience in the fitness industry, Lynne Skilton-Hayes currently works as an International Fitness Presenter and Fitness Program supervisor at the University of Guelph in Ontario.<\/p>\n

\u201cActivity is going up the stairs, gardening and walking, said Skilton-Hayes. \u201cExercise is when you are posing a particular demand on the body and looking for that body to respond to that in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Working on the body with exercise aids in promoting life longevity.\u00a0With the help of Marvin Mitchell this video was created to help recommend exercise ideas for the week.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/SMoghoOE9B0″ align=”center” title=”Marvin Mitchell’s weekly exercise instructions”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]\u201cExercise is really an investment not just in now, it\u2019s an investment in your future. You\u2019re training today for your 75- or 80-year-old self. Having the ability at 75 to lift your suitcase and place it in the overhead compartment without assistance, that sense of independence I believe most people at that age would really value.\u201d said. Mitchell. \u201cHaving the physical capacity to go out and live your life without assistance and independently, I think that\u2019s important.”<\/p>\n

Exercise and physical activity have the potential to change the way your body looks.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”14047″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]\n

\u201cFitness does not look like anything, said Skilton-Hayes. \u201cFitness feels like something.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”14050″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Arranging plans for the future can be a difficult concept to adopt. Writing out plans make them easier to follow and work with. When setting goals for personal health and fitness and in general, be realistic.<\/p>\n

This downloadable .pdf can help organize plans for the future, whatever they may be.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1607451433032{background-color: #dda1a1 !important;}”]\n

Goal Setting Worksheet.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]There is significance in consistency, being consistent with plans can\u00a0assist\u00a0in making them happen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”14066″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Whatever diet and workout goals millennials set, it\u2019s important to be honest, in order to accomplish the desired outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the biggest is the all or nothing mentality,\u201d said Mitchell. \u201cPeople think they need to do far more than they need to in order to get started.”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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