How Strict Do You Have to Be to Achieve Health?
Someone recently asked me: how strict do I have to be to achieve optimal health?
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And it broke my heart.
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If we have to be “strict,” then what we’re doing isn’t working for us. We’re RE-stricting and depriving ourselves (of something we might actually need), which doesn’t really do anything for our health and often pushes us further into dysfunction.
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Instead of worrying about sticking to a specific type of diet or cutting out whole food groups and macronutrients or taking dozens of supplements that we don't even know what they do or adopting a lifestyle that takes US completely OUT of the equation…
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Why don’t we…
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Upgrade our health with higher-quality food swaps, figure out food frequency that supports us to do the things that we love and build long-lasting habits that over time that enable our body to do the work for us?
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It’s all about finding BALANCE. And that balance is going to look different from person to person. Because health should be SUSTAINABLE.
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Of course it’s easier said than done, but what I’m basically trying to say is CHILL. :)
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And the next time you feel like you can’t do something because you’re trying to be “good” or “healthy”...ask yourself: is it really good or healthy?
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Some food for thought.
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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.
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References
Haas, E. M. Levin, B. (2006). Staying Healthy with Nutrition. New York, NY: Ten Speed Press.
Smith, A.A. (2020). The 2020 Practitioner’s Guide to Zinc and Zinc Supplements. Retrieved from: https://www.metabolics.com/blog/a-practitioners-guide-to-zinc-supplements.
Spencer, H. Rubio, N. Kramer, L. Norris, C. Osis, D. (1987). Effect of zinc supplements on the intestinal absorption of calcium. Retrieved from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3584729/#:~:text=Pharmacologic%20doses%20of%20zinc%20are,of%20calcium%20in%20adult%20males..
West, H. (2018). The 10 Best Foods That Are High In Zinc. Retrieved from: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-foods-high-in-zinc.
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