Life Beyond Lent

By Shola Oladipo, Food for Purpose CEO 

Welcome to Spring – can you feel it in the air? With Spring comes Lent and the run up to Easter. Lent is traditionally a Christian practice, involving a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and focus on the sacrifice of Jesus and anticipation of Easter Sunday celebrations.

This year the Lent season began on Wednesday Mar 2nd and continues until Thursday Apr 14th. Lent seems to attract people are not Christians too. 

Many observe Lent by observing 40 days testing their willpower by giving up favourite foods. The focus tends to be abstinence from an ‘unhealthy’ habit. Food tends to be a focus particularly sugar - including chocolate, coffee, meat, fizzy drinks, takeaways, and alcohol. If you are engaging in abstinence – it’s a great time to listen to your body and really focus on health. 

Rather than wait for the Easter Sunday splurge on chocolates and return to ‘old habits’ – why not adopt new habits which are sustainable for your long-term health! Lent is a great period for tackling and improving health practices – don’t just make it a religious act and forget your health. 

There is life beyond Lent too… remember every day is loaded with opportunities to live! 

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