Ulungiso olulungileyo kwimikhwa yokuphila lungaze ludlule. Kukho izifundo zokubonisa ukuphucula okumangalisayo kwimpilo kunye nomsebenzi kwi-octogenarians abaqala ukusebenzisa, umzekelo. Kodwa nangona kunjalo, ngaphambili kungcono. Kwaye ngokubhekisele ekukhuseleni ukunyamezela komntwana, ngaphambili kungase kube ngaphambili kunokuba abaninzi bethu bacinga.
Uphononongo olusandulweyo lwakutsha nje lweBritish Medical Journal luhlolisise iindlela zokuphila kwinqanaba labasetyhini abangaphezu kwama-14 000 ababenomntwana ngexesha lokufunda.
Abafazi bekhululekile nasiphi na isifo esingapheliyo.
Injongo ephambili yabaphandi yayisifo sikashukela sesifo sikashukela. Bakubonile ukunciphisa okubonakalayo kwiziganeko zesifo sikashukela esinesigqirha kubasetyhini abagwema ucuba, basebenzise ngokuqhelekileyo, badle kakuhle, okanye babe ne-BMI eqhelekileyo. Kodwa nantsi umgca we-punch: ubude be-diabetes yesifo sesifo sikashukela babengaphezu kwama-80% aphantsi kwabesetyhini abanezinto ezine ezi zinto kubathandekayo kunabo abangekho. Musa ukutshaya, udle kakuhle, usebenze, kwaye ngenxa yokutya kakuhle kwaye usebenza, ulawule ubunzima bakho-kunye nomngcipheko weimeko eziqhelekileyo, kunye nesimo esichukumisayo sokukhulelwa sinciphisa ngaphezu kwama-80%.
Ezi ndlela zokuphila zinganciphisa umngcipheko wezifo ezingapheliyo kwiqondo elimangalisayo akuyizi ndaba kum. Enyanisweni, ngumxholo oyinqununu apho igosa lam lihlelwe khona. Yesihloko sencwadi yam yakutshanje.
Kodwa ukongezwa kwalo mgaqo ukukhulelwa kubaluleke kakhulu kuba sonke siqala kwisibeleko ngombono.
Ngokukodwa, isibeleko esiphila kuso sinombono wezempilo nempilo yethu. Impilo yomama ngexesha lokukhulelwa kunempembelelo ebalulekileyo kwimpilo yomntwana, kunye nosana olusandulwayo. Kukho iinkcukacha ezininzi kule ndaba, kodwa ngeenjongo zethu apha, aba bambalwa baya kwenza: (1) iindlela zokutya ngexesha lokukhulelwa ziqala ukuchaphazela ukukhethwa kwintetho yomntwana; (2) Ukukhuluphala komama ngexesha lokukhulelwa kunokunyusa umngcipheko wokunyamezeka kwamva kwintsana; (3) isifo sikashukela sisifo sikashukela sinxulumene neengozi ezongeziweyo zezinto zonke ukususela kumntu ongaphantsi kokuzalwa komntwana ukunyameka kunye nesifo sikashukela kumntwana.
Yonke into ibonisa ukuba imbono evela kwisibeleko sempilo yobumama kunye nendlela yokuphila isondele kakhulu, ngokwenene. Oku, ngokugqithiseleyo, kugxininisa ithuba elibalulekileyo.
Indlela yokuphila enempilo ibalulekile kuthi sonke. Kubaluleke kakhulu kubasetyhini abakhulelweyo kuba banokuchaphazela ngokuthe ngqo ukukhutshwa kwimeko ebeka impilo engumama kunye nosana. Kodwa ukongezelela, umama olindelekileyo kulona luhlu olufutshane lwezinto zokuphila ezinempembelelo ebonakalayo kwimpilo yakhe anganika umntwana wakhe omkhulu kunabo bonke ukuzalwa kwimihla yokuzalwa: inokuphucula kakhulu amathuba enempilo.
Sonke siqala kwisibeleko ngombono kwimpilo nokuphila koomama. Ukuthintela ukukhuluphala komntwana, iingxaki zayo kunye nezinye iintlungu ziqala khona, kwakhona.