Made For Living Well

#336: What Should We Really Eat for Optimal Health?


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If it feels like we've been here twenty times over, asking what is good and what is bad food. While it might seem elementary, food is still the most debated topic in health. The health space seems to continuously change what food they claim is 'good.' It's like the flavor of the day.

Fifty years into the bloom of the health era, we're still asking the same question: what should we eat?

It's the same question I asked when I set my life path as a nutritionist. I wanted to help break the noise and define what foods create health. But that path was harder than anticipated. It wasn't straight or clear but it felt narrow, even elusive.

Many people find themselves in the same boat. Just when you think you have it figured out, your ideas about what is healthy change again.

Yet, the longer I've been in the space and recognized patterns, the more I've realized it's really not about a list of healthy and unhealthy foods. It's about what your body needs. Your diet is personal.

JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS IT'S HEALTHY DOESN'T MEAN IT'S HEALTHY FOR YOU.

Of course, I know that's not as sexy as telling you exactly what you should eat. I do hope you can see the freedom that health isn't as complex as we've made it. It's just showing up daily and feeding your body what it needs to thrive.

With all of that said, there are still some frameworks to follow. A set of boundaries that helps clarify what is more healthy and potentially what is less. In this podcast, I lay out that framework by teaching you how to determine the difference between healthy and unhealthy food.

That begins by learning how it interferes, influences, and alters your internal energy.

Inside the podcast, I break it all down.

Listen to today's episode to learn more: https://thelivingwell.com/336.

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