HEALTH & BEAUTY
Fallen Idol W
By Rowena Kitchen
e love our celebrities. What they wear, drive, eat, where they shop, vacation or get their nails done is the driving force behind most of
the advertising industry. The word ‘paparazzo’ was invented to label the people who devote their lives to snapping the celebrities doing all of the above and sometimes a bit more than we want to see. Some celebrities have been fast tracked to this intrusion in their daily lives by appearing on ‘talent shows’ such as ‘So you think you can dance!/sing!’ with the win- ner voted for by the general public who along side a motley crew of questionable peers often turn regular mildly talented people into ‘stars’. This means their talent is built on sand without foundation or experience and eventually most will crash and burn, as they are unable to deliver the goods or maintain the pace required.
Whether the famous person is propped up with sand or stone we soon find out things about them we don’t like. They drink, they take drugs, they are prone to various forms of extreme behaviour or they have a pen- chant for exposing parts of their bodies or lives that are better left under wraps. We are torn between wanting them to be god-like deities and wanting to watch them do the things we never would, so bowed down are we by common sense, morals and/or the law of the land.
With this level of fame comes a
plethora of people who do things for you such as shopping, driving and even thinking, resulting in a level of laziness that needs some careful harnessing especially if you are teetering on that yard of sand. Do we feel responsible for enjoying their unravelling? – no we don’t. Its entertain- ment, similar to throwing Christians to the lions without the Christian attitude. Is it the
pressure that leads them to act badly alongside poor judge- ment or would they have acted like that anyway, albeit on a smaller stage and with less publicity? The ones that have taken the slow route to the top with plenty of guidance, experience and an actual talent have a better chance of survival. But the constant exposure and in turn criticism can be wearing for even the most hardened trouper. The red-carpeted road to the Hall of Fame is littered with the bodies of those too fragile to stay the course
This is the same with our attitude to health and beauty. You can’t expect to look great if you are indolent or make poor choices with your diet and exercise routine. We need to build our inner health and outer beauty with some hard work and make the time to fit it all in to our daily routines. Don’t save facials up for special occasions and expect a miracle to occur. Don’t eat ready meals six nights a
week and expect to fight off that cold. Don’t skimp on sleep and then moan about poor attention spans and dropping off in meetings. But let’s not dwell on the Don’ts and do look at the Do’s. Do take responsibility for yourself and
your health. Start by ditching all the short cuts you have become more than accustomed to.
Buy all your foods ‘loose’ and you will soon lose that extra five pounds, along with reducing your intake of hidden sugars, fats and salts. If you make all your meals from start to finish the only person hiding any ingredients will be you. Loose foods are easy to spot – they are the ones not in tetra pack trays with or without cardboard sleeves. loose meats, fish, cheese and cold cuts will be on the ‘fresh’ counters
where you can buy 2oz or 2lbs (yes I am that old) of whatever you like and not be beholden to eating for two unless you are two.
Illustration by Lisa Wyman
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