“ You cannot legislate good will - that comes through education. ” - Malcolm X The Bermuda Sugar Tax supposed purpose is to encourage healthier decisions which would lead to healthier people. I do believe the role of the government is to protect its people, sometimes from themselves, but this tactic is faulty. We have seen sugar taxes and other punishing or restricting strategies executed elsewhere and those destinations aren't any healthier because of it. We cannot force someone to be healthy, but what we can and should do is educate people on what health really is; the numerous benefits and rewards of being healthy; while providing the resources needed to achieve it. I believe this would be more beneficial to dealing with Bermuda’s health crisis vs taxing selected beverages and candies. For example, the average adult doesn’t know they should be consuming roughly 7 servings of vegetables a day. Some studies suggest the average adult only gets 1.3 servings of vegetables a day. Th...
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X Dear Primary Care Doctors, I am writing to you all with the hope of working together to assess how we can together augment the current health treatment system to include a health healing system. I am IFBB Pro Hafid James and am writing you in my capacity as a lifestyle coach, with all the examples and references I raise based on my studies and experiences in dealing with clients. As a lifestyle coach I work with clients to improve their health that I feel will give them the greatest chance to achieve their respective goal(s). Whether it be weight loss, building muscle, improved fitness or aid with lifestyle-related conditions such as high blood sugar, elevated cholesterol, hypertension etc. I believe the healthier you are the better you can achieve and sustain the desired goal with the added effect of improving ones quality of life. For my clients and mysel...