I’d have to say that when I’m craving any type of food it would be something sweet. It’s always been hard for me to stay away from chocolate cause when I was little, we had an abundance of it in our house. Both of my parents (more so my dad) love chocolate and it usually doesn’t take us very long to go through a bag of chocolate chip cookies when we get back from the store. Over the years my mom has tried dieting and she usually does good at it when she’s on it. My mom loves to bake cookies and she sells them to a lot of friends and customers. For me, I’m relatively active and always eating so I’m able to stay in decent shape even though I don’t always eat the best. Throughout my family I do eat relatively healthy because I want my body to feel good and my mind to stay sharp. A lot of my family on my mom’s side eats a good amount of fried and greasy food because that’s what they’ve cooked their whole lives. Over the years, I’ve come to not like greasy foods as much since I started eating with healthier habits. As far as alcohol, my dad’s side of the family doesn’t drink because they have had a history with alcoholics in their family. My mom and some of her family will occasionally have wine or something with dinner and as for me I like to have a drink with the boys every now and then. When reading the article about Alcohol Metabolism and how it contributes to brain histone acetylation, I thought it had some good insight on how alcohol affects brain behavior. I will definitely be more observant on what I eat and drink in the future for when I have children. I think I will still drink in the future; I just will be mindful and control my consumption so that my body can stay in peak performance.
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