I LOVE this article. I don't eat fast food, ice cream, or drink soda, and I'm still heavy for my age and size. I'm convinced there are massive amounts of chemicals and salt in EVERYTHING except the rarest of raw food from the produce section. These chemicals are hormone disruptions.
You mention working out. I can't hit the gym and do cardio anymore than I'm already doing. Joints, ligaments, and tendons are compromised and suffering.
We are a big country. We pretty much must drive everywhere. The grocery is 5-miles from my house. In the winter I can't ride my bike or walk on ice. Still. We sit for work, entertainment, and whatever else we find to do. I've never sat so much in my life as the past 5-years. I'm 65 and FIGHTING obesity with everything I've got, pretty much to no avail. I'm seriously tempted to move to another country for health and medical reasons.
I love the US but it doesn't love me too much... it's a battle to stay healthy, financially above water, and stay de-stressed.
This is such an interesting point Patti, it literally bugged me for the past two days HAHA.
So much of our food is radioactive carcinogenic slime. You have to be so careful nowadays, and even that is barely enough. I sadly notice that in most Black communities like Harlem, kids eat cakes, soda, fried foods - AND ALL FOR BREAKFAST! It's devastating.
I feel you on your last point. America is a knife fight. The economic war and nutrition war on its populace is tyrannical. Fix those two problems, starting with basic financial literacy 101 and not a fucking food pyramid that is wrong, and you help so many.
Thanks for the great and amazing comment, as usual :)
I live and work close to a primarily black community. Fried chicken, soda, and convenience stores populate the neighborhood.
I use the grocery store in that area because it's convenient.
It makes me SICK to see how the shelves are stocked compared to the one 5 miles in the other direction.
Heaven forbid a smoothie shop or healthy version of cultural food hit the area.
It's disheartening. Even more so to see the elderly population on walkers, shooting insulin, and living with maladies born from poor eating and little nutrition.
Great Article. For myself, I used to be plant based but never felt really good so after reading LOTS, I eat a more KETO style. Very low carb, avoid sugar. And be a fat burner! I hardly ever eat out. If you want a burger go to Costco and get their grass-fed burgers and cook them at home. And yes walking is the best!
I tried KETO for a few weeks and loved it! My only issue was the conflict with my longer runs. I read that becoming fully fat-adapted makes even that possible but in terms of losing weight & looking your best I haven't found anything better than KETO.
(and yeah plant base is a death sentence UNLESS you're really paying attention to your blood work/hitting macro nutrient goals)
I’m hoping to visit Japan next year or at least by 2025. It’s somewhere I’ve been wanting to go to for quite some time in my life.
I'll meet you there!! :)
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I LOVE this article. I don't eat fast food, ice cream, or drink soda, and I'm still heavy for my age and size. I'm convinced there are massive amounts of chemicals and salt in EVERYTHING except the rarest of raw food from the produce section. These chemicals are hormone disruptions.
You mention working out. I can't hit the gym and do cardio anymore than I'm already doing. Joints, ligaments, and tendons are compromised and suffering.
We are a big country. We pretty much must drive everywhere. The grocery is 5-miles from my house. In the winter I can't ride my bike or walk on ice. Still. We sit for work, entertainment, and whatever else we find to do. I've never sat so much in my life as the past 5-years. I'm 65 and FIGHTING obesity with everything I've got, pretty much to no avail. I'm seriously tempted to move to another country for health and medical reasons.
I love the US but it doesn't love me too much... it's a battle to stay healthy, financially above water, and stay de-stressed.
Thanks for a great read.
This is such an interesting point Patti, it literally bugged me for the past two days HAHA.
So much of our food is radioactive carcinogenic slime. You have to be so careful nowadays, and even that is barely enough. I sadly notice that in most Black communities like Harlem, kids eat cakes, soda, fried foods - AND ALL FOR BREAKFAST! It's devastating.
I feel you on your last point. America is a knife fight. The economic war and nutrition war on its populace is tyrannical. Fix those two problems, starting with basic financial literacy 101 and not a fucking food pyramid that is wrong, and you help so many.
Thanks for the great and amazing comment, as usual :)
You hit on all points.
I live and work close to a primarily black community. Fried chicken, soda, and convenience stores populate the neighborhood.
I use the grocery store in that area because it's convenient.
It makes me SICK to see how the shelves are stocked compared to the one 5 miles in the other direction.
Heaven forbid a smoothie shop or healthy version of cultural food hit the area.
It's disheartening. Even more so to see the elderly population on walkers, shooting insulin, and living with maladies born from poor eating and little nutrition.
Obesity is the common denominator.
Great Article. For myself, I used to be plant based but never felt really good so after reading LOTS, I eat a more KETO style. Very low carb, avoid sugar. And be a fat burner! I hardly ever eat out. If you want a burger go to Costco and get their grass-fed burgers and cook them at home. And yes walking is the best!
I tried KETO for a few weeks and loved it! My only issue was the conflict with my longer runs. I read that becoming fully fat-adapted makes even that possible but in terms of losing weight & looking your best I haven't found anything better than KETO.
(and yeah plant base is a death sentence UNLESS you're really paying attention to your blood work/hitting macro nutrient goals)