EATING HEALTHILY EVEN WHEN MONEY IS TIGHT
by Wanda Jeanty, MD, MS, HC
HEALTH
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e can offer many excuses or create psychological barriers as to the reason it may be difficult to eat healthily such as: I don’t have time, I have children and I will buy what they like, I buy what is convenient for me to cook, or I am overwhelmed with a lot of information that I end up buying what I know is unhealthy! Do you recognize any of the above phrases that you may have said to yourself? So, the questions that we have to ask are: Is it possible to eat healthily even when money is tight? If so, how do we do it? The answer to the first question is yes and the one to the second one is: plan, buy, and cook.
Dr. Wanda Jeanty earned a medical degree at Spartan Health Sciences University, St. Lucia, and a Masters in International Health from New York Medical College, New York. After years of working in clinical research, diverse clinical settings, and teaching medical courses, she found that many of her students lived with various health challenges, and that many people believed food myths. While studying for her certification in health coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City, she learned about nutrition, different diet theories, and alternative therapies such as homeotherapy, holistic healing, etc. Since opening her practice in 2013, she continues to debunk many food inaccuracies and raise awareness of the food industry practices.