我只用了四個月的時間,就讓父親的2型糖尿病有所好轉

Most of us know that eating healthily is important, but many people don't fully appreciate the importance of fuelling their body correctly until it is too late. One person who's seen the true transformational power of fresh, nutrient-rich, multitasking foods is Bonnie Stowell, chef and founder of food delivery service Spring Green London.

大多數人都知道吃得健康很重要，但很多人在爲時已晚之前，並沒有完全認清給身體注入正確能量的重要性。邦妮·斯托維爾真正見證過新鮮、營養豐富的多重食物帶來的真正轉變力，她是外賣服務倫敦春季暢青美食（Spring Green London）的主廚和創始人。

Bonnie realised that she wanted to work in food following a health scare that turned her father's life around.

邦妮意識到她想繼續從事讓他父親從疾病中康復的食物工作。

"My Dad has always looked really healthy but after divorcing from his wife he was just working really really hard and had a terrible, terrible diet. He wasn't overeating but he'd buy pre-packaged food, put it in the microwave at the end of the day and that was all he had - completely full of sugar and no fresh vegetables. And then for lunch he'd just go to the local café and have a bacon sandwich on white bread with ketchup, all washed down with around eight coffees, all with sugar. "

"我的父親看起來總是很健康，但自從和妻子離婚之後，他就全身心的投入到工作中，很拼命，而且飲食習慣也變得很差。他沒有暴飲暴食，但會買一些預先包裝好的食物，每天晚上放到微波爐中加熱，他就吃這麼多東西--全都是糖，而且沒有新鮮蔬菜。至於午飯，他會去當地的咖啡館，吃加了番茄醬的白麪包培根三明治，然後喝8杯咖啡，也全都是糖。"

Water wasn't a concept for him - I don't think he ever drank water! And that was what he did for 15 years straight. We'd occasionally make him a salad but I think he was just taking it to work and throwing it away. Basically he just wouldn't even try to eat healthily.

他沒有喝水的概念--我甚至覺得他從來都沒喝過水！而且連續15年來他都是這麼幹的。我們會偶爾給他做沙拉，但我覺得他只是把沙拉帶去上班的地方、然後扔掉。基本來說，他根本不想嘗試吃得健康。

The turning point

轉折點

Everything came to a head for Bonnie's dad when he got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

當邦妮的父親被診斷得了2型糖尿病時，所有這些問題都不得不解決了。

'It got to the point where he was really lethargic and couldn't sleep properly. Then, out of the blue, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. We were all really shocked, including dad. It's a shame things had to go that far but it was definitely a massive wakeup call for him.'

"那時候他總是沒精打采，而且還睡不踏實。之後，很突然地，他被診斷出患了2型糖尿病。我們當時真的很吃驚，父親自己也驚呆了。這是件很遺憾的事情，但卻切切實實的喚醒了他。"

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and is generally associated with individuals who are overweight or obese. It occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin to function properly, or the body's cells don't react to insulin, meaning that the glucose stays in the blood and isn't used as fuel for energy.

2型糖尿病是糖尿病最常見的一種形式，通常與超重或肥胖有關。當身體沒有分泌足夠的胰島素以正常運作或是身體細胞對胰島素不做出反應時，人們就會患2型糖尿病，意味着葡萄糖停留在了血液中，而不是成爲能量的來源。

Plan of action

行動計劃

'The doctors weren't that helpful really - they just told him to take medication and be a bit healthier. So I did some of research into what we could do to help and ended up completely changing his diet.'

"醫生並沒有起到多大作用--他們只是告訴他記得吃藥、多吃健康的食物。所以我做了一些我們可以做的研究，最終完全改變了他的飲食。"