Is Eating A Healthy Diet?

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“Eat less, exercise more,” We’ve all heard the oversimplified motto of the health industry spouted off as a recipe for health and weight loss. Yet, for many that have attempted to follow this advice find that the results they experience don’t necessarily fall in line with what’s expected.

So what went wrong? Maybe they went too far on the “eat less” spectrum. There’s all sort of things that can go wrong on that side of the spectrum. Low calories can cause the metabolism to slow down by throwing your hormones all out of whack. Then there’s the fallacy that somehow consuming less junk (100 calorie snack packs, anyone?) is somehow better for you. It’s kind of like a pack a day smoker cutting down to a quarter pack. Better, but by no means good.

Let’s say, for the sake of argument though (and the length and subject matter of this article), that you are eating a healthy diet, with enough quality nutrients to keep your body humming along healthily, with your hormones working great and whatnot. You revisit the aforementioned “universal truth” of weight loss and, knowing that calorie restriction is not the answer, there appears to be only one other way to go to work the equation in your favor.

You’ve got to exercise more, right?

Not so fast. We live in a “more is better” society so jumping to that conclusion seems to be the logical step. We want more money, a bigger house, and another car in that driveway. Without digressing into the pitfalls of consumerism, we’re wired to need
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