Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Why America is Overweight and Unhealthy. My theory.

This isn’t exactly a scientific article. But it’s a good one.

America is overweight.

It’s all over TV, magazines, the radio. Everyone is looking for the next big weight loss secret. People spend hundreds of dollars on special diet foods, pills, drinks. Anything to help them shed the extra lbs.


So why isn’t this working?


WE’RE TRYING TO HARD!


It’s really classic 1st world behavior. We have a problem, but instead of backing up and looking at how things can be simplified to alleviate this problem, we complicate things more.

Instead of eating less processed foods, we’re eating more processed foods because their “fat free” “sugar free” “low fat”.

Tell me this people, Do you want to eat something that was chemically produced or something from the God given earth?

“sugar free” “fat free” whatever. I would rather eat simpler, regardless of the “number” associated with that particular food.

Instead of counting calories, let’s count ingredients.

If you can’t pronounce it there’s a good chance it has no business going through your digestive tract.

We’re not really conscious about what is going into our bodies. And in the end you may look cute in a bikini, but your food might as well be straight out of a test tube.

Unfortunately It’s pretty much impossible to cut out all processed foods. And there’s no need to drive yourself crazy doing so. But give some thought to what goes into your body.

Next time you reach for a “low fat” “fat free” “sugar free” option, check to see what you’re getting instead. Is it really worth it?

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