How to Live a Healthy Life in the 21st Century! With New Zealand being fourth in the world for the highest cancer rates, we might think we live in a green nation however this statistic indicates that we have a long way to go when it comes to our health. In this article I aim to help you regain your health and live a life that is abundantly full of health and well-being Diet Essentials: Firstly one of the most important steps you can take for your well being is to cut out processed white foods, so that means white flour, rice, bread, sugars etc, instead you can replace these with more wholesome alternatives such as chia seeds, quinoa, spelt flour and grains that have been sprouted. To add sweetness to our food there are many alternatives to sugar such as mesquite , lucuma fruit powder , and yacon syrup , these also have a multitude of health benefits which help to keep our bodies well and our immune systems strong. Secondly many health experts recommend cutting out diary products as once we leave behind infancy we stop producing the enzyme "lactose" which allows us to properly digest milk, it is therefore believed that the majority of people are lactose intolerant. This intolerance leads to health problems and creates a more acidic environment in our bodies which then weakens our immune system However if you do love diary it is better to always choose organic and diary that has had