 The Ministry of Health recently held a health fair at the Viewford Wellness Centre aimed at promoting healthy lifestyle practices. Nutritionist Fadia Campbell spoke on the purpose of undertaking this health promotion activity. So today we're really encouraging the clients to adopt healthy lifestyle practices by reducing the sodium, the salt intake, from processed foods, from packaged foods, from packaged seasonings. We also have an exhibition right at the back of the room where we are promoting locally grown foods, particularly the seasonings that can be used instead of the processed and packaged ones. Campbell also reiterated the importance of educating people on changing dietary habits to improve on their health. Another motivating factor that had us to plan this activity today is to delay the complications of chronic kidney disease, particularly for persons with diabetes and high blood pressure. We really, really want to delay that process. The cost is exorbitant and some patients, they cannot afford to pay for dialysis sessions. So that is why this was a motivating factor, in addition to of course we fostering and promoting healthy lifestyle practices. Participants of the healthy, Anthony Bellas said he was very pleased to be part of this activity and hopes other citizens can be given the opportunity to learn about healthy lifestyles. So it's fortunate for me to have been at that particular session. I'm very impressed, I'm also very impressed with the display of the fruits and vegetables and the way they were displayed. That's kind of very, very impressive. I think the Ministry of Health should have this session on a continual basis and they might have to consider taking them to the various districts throughout the island. The health fair provided the residents with information on kidney health, medication for kidney disease, life on dialysis and dietary advice and nutrition. Reporting from the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, I am Fynnell Neptune.