![]() Getting a good night’s rest just isn’t possible for me most of the time. Then she moves into getting a good night’s rest, and this is where she gets ableist: some people have insomnia, including me. Later, she says we have to drink only “pure water” and says to buy bottled if we have to, which… this. I’m living on a solidly middle-class budget, and I can’t even afford to buy only fresh (and organic!) food. ![]() When someone tells me that I can’t cook with canned or frozen food and must only buy organic, and then links this to whether or not my husband will love me, the only thing I can think is well, shit. However, that’s not where Helen goes with it, since her definition of “eating right” is only attainable by rich people. From my short life, it seems like most of what we hear from medical professionals is that eating your fruits and vegetables and exercising seems to be the bulk of their advice. If you’re thinking this chapter is going to be chock full to the brim with fat-shaming, ableism, and classism– you’d be right!įirst off, there’s a lot in this chapter that’s just common sense– especially since it focuses on eating a healthy diet and exercising.
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