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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK

Health is wealth: how my grandfather’s mantra shaped a lifetime of wellbeing

Illustration of father and daughter sitting in nature and eating an apple

The health and wellness industry might be enormously successful these days – with interest in fitness, wellbeing and nutrition riding high – but when Harmail Bains-Cameron, now 45, was growing up in the 80s and 90s, it was a different story.

“No one was really talking about protein shakes, gym sessions or organic vegetables,” says Bains-Cameron, who lives in Edinburgh but grew up in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. “To be honest, most people weren’t even talking about healthy eating at all.”

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