{"id":498,"date":"2014-05-23T03:15:42","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T03:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therootcause.com.au\/?p=498"},"modified":"2020-06-26T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T05:15:44","slug":"transforming-childrens-health-one-lunch-box-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therootcause.com.au\/transforming-childrens-health-one-lunch-box-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Children’s Health One Lunch Box At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today\u00a0the universe sent me these\u00a0two messages in my personal Facebook feed. It made me realise\u00a0I need to stop hiding behind the fear of our big plans and actually start sharing what we (our family) are up for. So here goes:<\/p>\n
As a wife and working mum\u00a0of 2, I am very aware of just how busy our lives have become as parents. Not to mention all the pressures of juggling work, with school and activities and running a household. But I also know, because Health & Wellness is my passion and job, I am continually exposed to health issues (emotional and physical)\u00a0that perhaps many\u00a0busy parents don’t have time\u00a0or the headspace for.<\/p>\n
There is one particular issue that has been burning inside me all year. The Health Of Australian Children.<\/strong> Now it’s time to share it with you.<\/p>\n If these facts weren’t enough to concern me as a parent, the reports coming out of the UK and USA certainly did. There are reports from these countries indicating the life expectancy of our children’s generation is likely to be shorter than ours. Some are even suggesting that if trends continue, some\u00a0children will die before their parents because of ill-health.<\/p>\n How could this possibly be?\u00a0We have better hygiene, better sanitisation, better hospital systems, better medical research and better technology than at any other time in the human race?\u00a0Why? How? What?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Am I being a worry wart or over dramatic?\u00a0Given the statistics, and Australia’s tendency to follow the trends of USA & UK, I don’t think so. Seriously, next time you out really take a notice of the children. You will start to see this.<\/p>\n Right here, right now, I promise\u00a0that I am not going to sit back and let our these statistics of our children’s generation\u00a0continue. There is NO WAY\u00a0our children and their friends should have a shorter life expectancy than us.\u00a0I am saying: NOT ON MY WATCH!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking about protesting on parliament, burning bra’s or jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch. I am talking about taking actions from a place of passion and love for my children, their friends, and for your children and their friends.<\/p>\n And, the kind of actions I have started taking include:<\/p>\n Really serious, actually. Today\u00a0thanks to these two\u00a0messages from the universe,\u00a0I\u00a0am shedding my fear and sharing the Big Game we are playing. Until now, we’ve only shared it with a close few – I think because it’s so big, so different and sometimes scary. Today, I share it with you all – click here to find out more.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources:-\u00a02011-2012 Austn Healthy Survey<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n –\u00a0http:\/\/www.allergy.org.au\/health-professionals\/papers\/allergy-prevention-in-children<\/a><\/p>\n –\u00a0http:\/\/www.aww.com.au\/news-features\/in-the-mag\/2012\/8\/the-autism-generation-why-are-so-many-children-born-autistic\/<\/a><\/p>\n –\u00a0http:\/\/a4.org.au\/a4\/sites\/au.a4\/files\/ASfAR%202012%20Presentation%20smaller.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n –\u00a0http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-1265600\/Generation-die-parents-avoidable-health-complaints-soar.html<\/a><\/p>\n –\u00a0http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/health-and-families\/health-news\/unhealthy-lifestyles-will-see-british-children-die-before-their-parents-8757812.html<\/a><\/p>\n –\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/www.makemedicinebetter.org\/2011\/10\/us-children-are-now-projected-to-die-before-their-parents\/<\/a><\/p>\nDid you know:<\/h2>\n
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These facts really concern me. Do they concern you?<\/em><\/h4>\n
My Promise\u00a0to You!<\/h2>\n
My Mission is this:<\/strong>To Transform Children’s Health, One Lunch Box At A Time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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How Serious Am I About This?<\/h2>\n