Why Your 'Healthy' Might Not Be Helping

Guess what? It's time to stir the pot again. ?? This month, we're diving headfirst into the murky waters of health myths. Because, let's face it, there's more BS in health advice these days than in a barnyard. Let's get real about rethinking food and changing our health trajectory, shall we?

Demystifying 'Healthy' Choices

Ever stared at a "superfood" label and wondered if it's just a fancy way to say "expensive snack"? ?? Can I be honest with you? We spend way too much dang time and money, reading labels and you know what? Your body could care less about labels. It's all about what it can do with what we put into it. And if you've lost the ability to metabolize certain foods, it's time to rethink those foods, no matter what the labels say.

Rethink This:

Here's a brain tickler for you: If your body has lost the ability to metabolize certain types of food or drink, does it really matter if the marketing messages tell us there are "good" and "bad" versions of that food or drink? Let's reframe this a bit shall we? Imagine you are an alcoholic. Or maybe your son has a peanut allergy. Do you spend time looking for "good" and "bad" alcoholic drinks? Would you read through the labels of peanut butter and wonder if creamy or crunchy is "good" or "bad"? I'm making a big assumption here, but I'm guessin', the answer, in both situations is a big ole "NO".

?? This month, take a moment to think about one food item you've been dubbing as "healthy" and ask yourself, "Is this helping my body, or is it just health noise?"

Fruit Juice Myth??

Meet "Alex," who thought fruit juices were his ticket to health, only to learn that his "healthy" glass of Orange Juice each morning had about as much sugar as a similar sized glass of coke. ?? So how much sugar you ask?

10 teaspoons of sugar ??????????????????????

Again, your body doesn't read labels. It's job is to convert whatever you put in it into something that will help you stay alive. Understanding his body's response to food was a game changer for Alex and his body is starting to heal from the inside out.

Oh, and bonus ?? ...

While Alex didn't originally reach out to me to lose weight (it wasn't his main focus anyway, he wanted to get off Metformin and control his blood pressure without taking amlodipine) he's lost some weight anyway. How?

Simple.

Weight loss doesn't make you healthy. ?? Getting healthy however, well that's how you lose weight and that's what Alex is doing, now that he's restoring his metabolic function. ??

What's Confusing You Now?

Heard about another "healthy tip" that's got you scratching your head, because not too long ago you heard it was or wasn't healthy anymore? ?? Shoot me a DM or drop your questions below and let's clear this ?? up ok?

Plus, stay tuned for next month, where we'll dive a bit into why "eat less and move more"???????♀? is not the golden ticket ?? to health we've been force fed to believe.

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Until Next Time

Keep questioning, keep challenging, and remember, in the world of health, it's not about fitting into the mold or buying into all the big food/big pharma marketing messages being crammed down your throat. It's about learning about how your body works, what happens when it stops being able to do what it needs to do and how you can restore that lost function and change your health trajectory.

Can't wait to see your thoughts and questions below or in my DMs.

I'll be waiting! ?

Remember, if you don't make time for your health, you'll be forced to make time for your illness.

Yours in health rebellion,

Tisha (no R) ??