Eat Right - Navigating Mental and Physical Well-being Part 4

"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." - Hippocrates Have you thought about the relationship you have with food? Did you know that the associations you have with food affect what you eat and how you live? What we consume can either sustain our lives or cause us our death. Eating the right food can nourish and make us live longer without being afflicted by certain ailments. However, consuming more of the foods that are being offered to us today can be debilitating. Majority of the items we can easily buy are either refined or laden with chemicals that harm our bodies. These are the facts that we tend to ignore for several reasons. For one, we prefer the ease and comfort of obtaining them. Secondly, manufactured food has become addictive. Lastly, we eat more for our current self rather than our future self. Eating right can be quite a challenge but it does not mean that we cannot overcome these difficulties. We have the power to reverse our current conditions. To gain more insights on this, I encourage you to listen to today's episode as I delve further into one of the key areas of magnificent health. It is the fourth part of a series of podcasts around navigating your well-being. Do not become a slave to food. Be in control. Live an amazing life. Highlights: ~ Our diet has massively evolved from foraged natural food to the highly addictive manufactured, imitation food we have now. ~ Western diet has resulted in inflammatory and chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart ailments. ~ In most cases people are malnourished either by lack of food or eating too much innutritious food. ~ You can make your own rules and choose your own ways to make food work for you. ~ Food rules you can adapt: Go natural whenever and wherever you can. Supplement your diet. Do not eat food that: Grandma did not eat. Has a label. Has more than five ingredients. Has a longer shelf life. Has been refined. Has high carbohydrate and sugar content. Important stories: 5:38 How our diets have evolved. 8:04 The relationship between what we eat and the diseases we have. 13:40 The reasons behind our behaviour about food and why we need to change. 17:01 The effect of imitation or manufactured food. 19:56 The changes we can make to eat and live better. Send us a message and tell us what is your biggest takeaway about this episode.  ------------------------------------------------- Check out my brand new 30 Day Kick Start Challenge! In just 30 days, I will show you the exact "step-by-step" method to redesign your life with daily intentions and progress. Let me guide, coach, and support you. Each day you will have access to a new training session. You will be introduced to new ideas or concepts. Time invested every day in the programme will build over the 30 days and put you in a powerful place in your life. Be extraordinary and seize life's boundless opportunities. Take the Mi365 30-Day Kickstart Challenge now. https://www.mi365.me ------------------------------------------------- I help everyday people achieve their goals & dreams!   Helping and coaching people in my expertise. And it is VERY satisfying to change people's lives so they improve and change their health, finances, relationships, confidence, and mindset.   Connect With Me! Come join our free Pete Cohen's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/223961357935535/ Follow me on Instagram at  https://www.instagram.com/petecohen_/ About Pete Cohen: Pete Cohen is one of the world's leading life coaches and keynote speakers. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have been motivated and inspired by Pete's presentations. He has professionally impacted the lives of thousands of people worldwide, including business executives, professional athletes, and everyday people.  Pete focuses on the importance of closing the gap in our lives between where we are and where we want to be, both personally and professionally.  It's then all about coaching you to remove the obstacles that are in your way and helping you install the habits of success.   Pete is the author of 20 published books, several of which have been best-sellers across the world, including Shut the Duck Up, Habit Busting, Life DIY, and Sort Your Life Out. He has also presented his own show on TV called The Coach and was the resident Life Coach on GMTV for 12 years.