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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nThere is No Such Thing as Healthy Food<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span> Certain foods may be nutritious, but that doesn\u2019t make them healthy. The idea that we could label a food as healthy or unhealthy doesn\u2019t make sense. It doesn\u2019t account for the individual differences, the reason why we\u2019re eating or the quantity of the food. In fact, if you only ate kale (often considered to be a healthy food) and nothing else, you\u2019d get quite sick. Our bodies are designed to function well with a variety of foods in a variety of quantities, not just the ones that we\u2019ve labeled healthy. <\/p>\n What\u2019s good for someone to eat varies significantly from person to person, so the idea of a universally healthy diet is impossible. Recent research confirms that the reaction of the body to food depends primarily on the body, not on the food. Many factors, such as stress level, activity level, your microbiome and many genetic variables can change how food impacts your body. This helps explain why a one-size-fits-all approach to eating hasn\u2019t worked. We wouldn\u2019t encourage someone to eat broccoli if they were allergic to it, even though broccoli is often labeled healthy. Broccoli would definitely be considered unhealthy for someone with a broccoli allergy! Labeling a food as healthy or unhealthy isn\u2019t possible because there is no such thing as a healthy food that works for everyone.<\/p>\n All foods can be part of a healthy diet. Yes, even that junk food that you try to avoid. All foods provide nutrients that our body can use. And different nutrients are necessary for a healthy gut and a body that works well. When we eat intuitively and listen to our body, we\u2019ll notice that our body wants a wide variety of foods, not just the foods that we\u2019ve labeled healthy. There\u2019s no need to fight with your body just because you have labeled some foods as bad. It\u2019s time for us to rethink how we talk about food and to question why we\u2019ve attached such problematic labels to what we eat.<\/p>\n No single food alone can make or break your health. Our food isn\u2019t healthy. WE are healthy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is No Such Thing as Healthy Food With so much information available about how to eat healthy, eating can become confusing. Many diets tell us to \u201ceat this,\u201d and \u201cavoid that,\u201d but generalized diet advice contradicts itself and is … Continue reading
\nWith so much information available about how to eat healthy, eating can become confusing. Many diets tell us to \u201ceat this,\u201d and \u201cavoid that,\u201d but generalized diet advice contradicts itself and is difficult to follow. However, people often completely change the way they eat because of advice they saw on social media or on a documentary. We commonly accept the recommendation to eat \u201chealthy\u201d foods, but we rarely stop to question why certain foods have the label of \u201chealthy.\u201d And how it could be possible that there\u2019s one correct way to eat that would work for everyone?<\/p>\n