544. When Being Too Healthy Hurts You

Our ever-increasing interest in health and healthy eating habits has a dark side: Orthorexia, which is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. In today’s conversation, Jeff and fellow Commune Co-Founder, Jake Laub, discuss the predicament of knowing too much about how to be healthy — and how to walk a middle path versus going to an extreme. In this episode we cover:00:03:00: What is the difference between Orthorexia and Anorexia?00:06:00: How does Orthorexia present in people?00:09:00: The impact of stress around food00:19:00: How do you distinguish a healthy relationship to wellness from an unhealthy obsession? 00:23:00: Possible comorbidities and roots of Orthorexia00:34:00: How to look at health on a spectrum00:44:00: What it means to be holistically wellThis podcast is supported by:Gainful30% off your first month with code “Commune” visit Gainful.com/communeLivOn LabsGet free samples with any purchase at livonlabs.com/communeLMNTGet a free sample pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/COMMUNEVivobarefootUse code VIVOCOMMUNE15 and get 15% off www.vivobarefoot.comWakunagaVisit Wakunaga and use promo code COMMUNE 103 to request a sample.