In terms of weight control, I feel many people think of food as the enemy, and that's unfortunate. The truth is that individuals have become overweight because of eating the wrong foods, not necessarily because of gluttony. It's the poor food choices that lead to a distorted appetite and the associated calorie excess.
Instead of reversing this cycle at the core, by making correct food choices, many try to reduce food intake and count calories. Of course, this type of short-term fix has repeatedly failed for millions. It also leads to a distorted sense of how food fits into a person's lifestyle.
In a natural sense, food is good. Food is nourishment and food is the reward of labor. Almost all celebrations and family events involve food. In this way, food is not to be feared - instead, it is something to be embraced.
Given only natural foods, I'm not even sure if it's possible to become overweight. By natural, I mean a pure Paleo diet (or at least the modern version of it). Maybe if someone was very sedentary and ate all the time, but I'm still not sure.
If any foods should be treated as the enemy, it would be bad carbohydrates. But again, I don't think this way of looking at things is correct. Instead, bad carbs would be something a person would consume in a limited amount, only when they felt it was acceptable to do so.
A few cookies at Christmas never killed anybody. Pounding the body on a daily basis with bad carbs will. Natural food is something to be savored and enjoyed, not feared. If you choose the right foods, you will be rewarded with the right physical outcomes.
In terms of weight control, I feel many people think of food as the enemy, and that's unfortunate. The truth is that individuals have become overweight because of eating the wrong foods, not necessarily because of gluttony. It's the poor food choices that lead to a distorted appetite and the associated calorie excess.
Instead of reversing this cycle at the core, by making correct food choices, many try to reduce food intake and count calories. Of course, this type of short-term fix has repeatedly failed for millions. It also leads to a distorted sense of how food fits into a person's lifestyle.
In a natural sense, food is good. Food is nourishment and food is the reward of labor. Almost all celebrations and family events involve food. In this way, food is not to be feared - instead, it is something to be embraced.
Given only natural foods, I'm not even sure if it's possible to become overweight. By natural, I mean a pure Paleo diet (or at least the modern version of it). Maybe if someone was very sedentary and ate all the time, but I'm still not sure.
If any foods should be treated as the enemy, it would be bad carbohydrates. But again, I don't think this way of looking at things is correct. Instead, bad carbs would be something a person would consume in a limited amount, only when they felt it was acceptable to do so.
A few cookies at Christmas never killed anybody. Pounding the body on a daily basis with bad carbs will. Natural food is something to be savored and enjoyed, not feared. If you choose the right foods, you will be rewarded with the right physical outcomes.