Six months before my 40th birthday, I was a mess. I had constant pain in my lower back, shoulders, and stomach. I couldn’t walk more than a mile without my legs starting to ache. I caught some kind of cold almost every month sometimes lasting weeks and most mornings I struggled just going to the toilet. And honestly I dreaded my days. 😔 That was the point where I couldn’t take the suffering anymore and my health journey started. 🚶‍♂️ And let me tell you it's been a journey full of “surely that can’t be right,” moments of disbelief, and more than a few shocks. What I discovered was this: My pain and problems weren’t random, they were the predictable result of living the modern lifestyle, the food I was eating, the sleep I was getting, how I used (and didn’t maintain) my body, and even my constant technology consumption. The worst part? The way I felt was classed as “normal.” Just part of aging. Even though I wasn’t even 40. 🚫 No I refused to accept that. 🚫 Life couldn’t be that unfair that you get 20 decent adult years and then decline for decades. So let me make a few things clear: - Pain and constant suffering are not normal from your 30s onwards. ❌ - Your health problems are not your fault and they can be sorted. ✅ - It is never too late to start getting healthy. ⏳ - The modern lifestyle keeps you trap in suffering and make you think it’s normal. 🧠 - No one is coming to save you, it starts with you. - The modern food industry prioritises mass production and profit not your health. - You have been kept in the dark about this because fixing it would disrupt the food industry too much. If you’re thinking, “It can’t be that bad,” you’re not alone. That’s exactly what I thought. But here’s the good news change is happening. 📈 Research is growing, private investment is going into health and people like me are working to help others escape the modern lifestyle trap.

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