Sunday Story…Health Food?

As you can see from the meme above, if your store has a health food section, it begs the question, "What is in the rest of the store? Is that food not healthy? Is it less than healthy? The answer is yes. By that, I mean your grocery store is full of healthy food options. It's also got a fair amount of unhealthy food: food that is ultra-processed, food that is over-processed, food that has too much sugar, too many additives, and too much crap in it.

The real problem isn't that we have health food and non-health food. The real problem is that we aren't just eating real food. We are putting food in our bodies that does not serve our health and longevity. Maybe it has too many additives. Maybe it has food dyes in it. Maybe there's too much sugar. Maybe there's too much fat. Perhaps the fat that’s there isn't good for you. There are various factors that can make perfectly good food, such as broccoli, less healthy.

So, when we ask the question, "Is this good food or bad food?" It's really not the question you should be asking. The question you should be asking is, "How does this food, how is this serving of this food, move me closer to my health and longevity goals?" And if the answer to that question is "it doesn't" or "I don't know," you need to look at those foods more closely.

So, as we've said before, the bottom line is eat real food but not just eat real food. Eat real food that is prepared with the intention to serve your health and longevity.

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John Mariotti

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