By RODRICK DESURI
Auki
Eating local food can protect you against harmful sicknesses and prolong your lifetime, says Chief and community leader, Tome Lori’imae.
He said kumara, yam, taro, cabbage, and other local foods can strengthen the human immune system, making the body strong against any diseases and sicknesses, helping the body grow healthier for long periods, and sustaining people’s lifetimes to reach 80 to 100 years old.
He compared his early days in the 1980s, when people lived up to 80 to 100 years and even more, to the current situation where the average lifespan is only 50 to 65 years.
“Local foods are better than imported foods. They can help our bodies grow and get healthier. They strengthen our immune system against any sort of diseases and sicknesses.
“I already saw with my eyes when I was just eight years old. The lives of people can reach 80 to 100 years, but now people are shifting their focus to imported foods, which can shorten our lifespan to only 50 to 65 years,” he said.
“Not only that, it can bring sicknesses and diseases into our bodies that can sometimes be fatal,” he added.
According to the American Board of Physician Specialists, the primary benefit of eating locally grown foods is that it provides your body with the nutrients it needs and limits the substances that can be harmful to you in high quantities, such as refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, and synthetic trans fats, just to name a few.
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