Fast Food Addiction: Dying For a Quick Fix

Fast food is a $103-billion industry and can be labeled as any type of food that is quick, sometimes inexpensive and convenient. But fast food does have a negative affect on your health. Now true, there is no real “bad” type of food. But fast food is generally high in cholesterol, fat, sodium and calories. Excessive exposure to fast foods over a long period of time can lead to deadly complications such as obesity, colon cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

Whenever eating McDonald’s, one of the nation’s largest fast food chains, you should always try to alternate between healthier and regular choices. An order of 10-piece nuggets has 460 calories, 29 grams of fat and 1,000 milligrams of sodium. McDonald’s combo meals contain different chemicals such as petro-chemicals, trans-fats, artificial sweeteners and high fructose corn syrups. These synthetic chemicals could increase the chances of getting diabetes, damaging DNA, and lowering your body’s immunity. Foods that contain high levels of sugars and sweeteners are the same foods that can cause premature aging. Yet, McDonald’s still continues to create a perfect genetically engineered taste, which has your addiction craving for more.

If you are having fast food more than twice a week, you should try balancing it out with more nutritious food. Eating just one fast food meal can pack enough calories, sodium and fat needed for an entire day. Most people know that fast food is not good for you, but many don’t realize how dangerous it really is. Limiting these foods in your diet can have a big effect on how your body handles the aging process. Aging is a part of life that we cannot stop, but we can help slow it down by eating healthier. Plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and plenty of water can be small steps to help go a long way. By alternating your eating habits and keeping active, you can add years to your lives and improve the years that you have.

Walmart

Silver matching silver, who would’ve guessed?

Keenness start racing, intentions soon fazing.

Past led to present, was he impressed?

Upon the bearing, the view was quite amazing.

Just the right tone, the surface was smooth.

The firearms were big, curious for smoke.

Wanting the frame; the figure to soothe

The real sale here, this is no joke.

Mind wanting to touch, hands curious to feel,

It’s not quite the right moment in time.

Sign says, “Please do not touch. Subject to steal.”

Play it how it goes, outright ‘til its mine.

Never a fool, to fuckin’ cool for that.

Play by the rules, or be ready for combat.

Writing

When I actually sit back and think about it, I can honestly say my writing has improved greatly. I am truly understanding the phrase "words have power."

Being a writer, wanting to become a better writer is opening up new things inside me. Starting to actually feel I can do whatever I want, as far as writing. Being a good writer, to me, means knowing how to turn it on and off. I have so many things jumbled up inside the mental, and writing is going to be the thing to help me make space and get everything out.

Growing up, I've always heard the phrase practice makes perfect, and now it's actually starting to stick with me. Envisioning great things for my future is normal of me and writing os going to take me there. I'm no normal person and never just been average.

Grammar is starting to become somewhat a passion of mine. My calling in life! Days would go by and had me wondering, what is my purpose? What am I to do here on Earth? And now I know, with the help of an education. *cliche I know right* Having a passion, to me, makes me feel like I'm becoming whole again. And that's what motivates my to keep going everyday.

I will become what I want, my dreams will no longer end when I open my eyes, my fantasies will be distinguished from reality, and my pockets "will be on swole."

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Andersen