A combination of poor consumer education and wonderful marketing strategies from big food companies has resulted in the duping of a generation into buying supposedly healthy food products.

All processed foods are a pathway to place chemicals or drugs into the body while providing little or no nutritional value whatsoever. These 'Food Drugs' encourage an endorphin release into the blood stream which is addictive and puts us on a temporary high!

Now here is the Crunch - these companies want you to eat more and more of their product and so the 'High' is a temporary phenomenon that requires you to eat more to keep up the feeling. As you are aware, how can you only have one biscuit, piece of chocolate etc?

I extend this category to include anti-depressants, sleeping pills, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee; all of which encourage dependency and the effects of which only simulate the natural highs we might achieve from exercise and good nutrition. After all the symptoms one might associate with the use of these stimulants: fatigue, depression, anxiety, poor sleeping habits have all been proven to stem from lack of exercise and poor nutrition. This cycle is a tough one to break but with health education and a positive attitude it is possible to pull away from stimulants and learn how to enjoy the natural good feelings that come from healthy living.