I am writing this article not as a dietitian, but as a child who lost his father at a very young age due to malnutrition.
My father was a man who ate meat-based foods and loved fatty foods. When my mother cooked vegetables at home, she would react by saying, "What is this, are we going to eat grass?" And even for that olive oil dish, he would add extra olive oil when he put it on his plate. He continued to eat fatty foods outside because my mother was cooking meals that would be good for his health at home. Unfortunately, we heard this from the surrounding tradesmen after my father died. Contrary to what you might think, my father was not an overweight person. He had a solid muscular structure resulting from years of working as a silk dyer. After retiring, he had a little bit of a belly bump, really very little, due to decreased movement. He was much weaker than most of my clients who come to me now, but there was a blockage in the veins. If he had lived long enough, I think he would have gained more weight because he continued to eat this way. But unfortunately, sometimes our life does not last long enough for us to get into a worse situation.
2-3 years after my father was diagnosed with vascular occlusion (even though I don't remember it very clearly), he had a heart attack and passed away right before our eyes, after a dinner. So, what did I say goodbye to with him?
I was only 12 years old when my father passed away. I got along very well with my father, we had a lot of fun. We had a beautiful father-daughter relationship. And suddenly he was gone... I can't explain the pain, anger and sadness I felt.
Years later, after becoming a dietitian, I felt like someone's fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, children... I aimed to bring them back to health so that they would not be separated from their loved ones at an early age. Because being left behind is very difficult, very bad. And if you don't have good health, it doesn't make sense for your weight to be ideal, your job to be very good, your earnings to be very high, or your home to be very luxurious. But most people disregard their health to achieve these things. Think about how many of you lost your health by trying methods such as unhealthy diets, death fasts, slimming teas, slimming pills, strange mixtures, weight loss surgeries, etc., thinking that you should lose weight no matter what. There were even those who went further and died. u. How many of you have devoted most of your time to work to advance your business, disregarded your health due to lack of time, and thrown yourself into the arms of unhealthy nutrition? This article is of interest to everyone who does not pay attention to these issues. I am writing these to show you the sad but true facts. Because I am the unlucky child of a father who ate unhealthy and left me alone as a child. I am someone who suffers from this situation. Believe me, this is a pain that is impossible to describe and it never goes away.
My father was not at my middle school graduation, he was not at my high school graduation, he was not at my university graduation, he was not at my marriage ceremony, he was not at my engagement, henna ceremony and wedding. I went 25 years without him. I spent 25 New Year's Eve, 50 holidays, and 25 holidays without my father. In the happiest moments of my life, there is always a sadness somewhere inside me. I am always incomplete, always incomplete and will never be complete.
This morning, although it has been 25 years since I lost my father, I saw my father in my dream. I was so happy that I couldn't see him as often as I used to, and I hugged him so beautifully. But unfortunately, the pain inside me outweighed me and I woke up crying. I cried more because my hug was incomplete, and I cried more because I missed him. I realized that the pain of his absence and the pain of missing him will never lessen. And I got angry at him once again. Why did he leave so early? Why didn't he take care of himself?
When I talk to my clients who come to my office today, all I think about is helping them regain their health. Because, first of all, you must be healthy. My father was not overweight, he had a vascular occlusion due to malnutrition. My father did not even live to see the time when his wrong diet would cause him to gain weight.
Most people are not aware that the situation is wrong unless their wrong diet causes a weight problem. It is thought that if you are skinny, you can eat whatever you want. This idea is absolutely wrong.
Due to wrong nutrition, you can get many chronic diseases such as vascular occlusion, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart diseases, fatty liver, cancer, kidney failure and gout. Obesity is just one of them.
Because obesity bothers you physically, overweight people should not consult a dietician. and the percentage of changing their diet is much higher than underweight people. Obesity reveals itself visually, whereas the wear and tear caused by malnutrition and the diseases it causes are more insidious and do not reveal themselves until a certain dose is reached. But it's there. You cannot know which body is more durable in this regard and which is weaker. In other words, you do not know whether your body will withstand the deformations caused by wrong nutrition for 5 years or 25 years. It's like living with a time bomb inside you.
And do you know what's left in the end? After you are gone, your loved ones will be left behind, having to deal with your pain and longing.
While you are eating unhealthy, please try to look at the issue from the perspective of those who love you. Is the food you eat really worth hurting your loved ones for a lifetime?
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