From https://kevinmd.com/2017/11/heres-dont-care-health.html
Title : Here’s why we don’t care about our health , Nov 2017
By Jim Schroeder, PhD Physician (Pediatric Psychologist)
... We, as a society, might act as though clarity of mind and soundness of body are of utmost importance, but our practices and habits repeatedly echo otherwise ...
there are a few core reasons why people’s habits directly contradict what they know is good for them. First, a healthy lifestyle requires a certain level of discipline, which includes both strenuous actions and regular abstaining, that is frankly not appealing to some people. Part of the reason it is not appealing is that they perceive that it only adds to the stress and hardships of their days (even if evidence suggests that in the long-term, it might do the opposite)...
For if we go deeper, one of the true reasons that we reject our own health and well-being is that we don’t trust that the process will actually lead us to a happier, more satisfying place ...
Mysterious changes geared toward health that take time seem like quite a risky proposition when we just want to feel good now ...
Opportunities abound to both feel good and be healthy, but we must first consider what is really important in our lives ...
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From https://www.24hourfitness.com/24lif...eason-why-so-many-of-us-refuse-to-get-healthy
Title : The Real Reason Why So Many of Us Refuse to Get Health
By Lauren Handel Zander (Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group , a consulting and life coaching company)
... I want to address a subject that is possibly the most important concern (or should be) for me, my family and my community: the state of your body during your time on earth (and how your bad habits might be holding you back)...
Dr. Mark Hyman's (a nine-time No. 1 New York Times best-selling author) ... message carries gravitas: We are currently suffering at the hands of a food system that does not serve us, and every aspect of our lives is affected when we neglect our bodies and harm our health.
That’s a scary truth, and one that many people have yet to come to grips with. Day in and day out, we make bad food choices, avoid exercise, get coffee’d up in the morning, have a drink to relax at night, stress out about minor things and run our bodies into the ground—until we get sick and wonder why.
Why?
Because your health is the thing that changes everything else.
It always amazes me how clueless even the smartest person can be about this basic human need. I have clients—high-level business men who manage millions of dollars every day—who literally don’t know what to eat for breakfast, and their business suffers as a result of their fatigue ...
For me, nothing is more inspiring than witnessing new clients take on their health and change their whole life through it. When I see people—especially those who have never really learned how to take care of their health—really confront the underlying issues of their health and make big lifestyle changes to address them, it’s almost as if they’re not the same people anymore. They’ve evolved, changed states; their perspective is different. They have different goals and dreams. They have a new life.
What’s getting in the way?
There’s an air of cynicism a lot of people give off when they talk about their relationship with their bodies or their health. With a collective sigh, I hear people shrug off simple advice by claiming, “It sounds unrealistic. I could never do it. Do you even know how busy I am?” ...
The narrative I hear so often about people’s health is riddled with long historical explanations of things both within and beyond their control—but the overall vision of their health is something that “just is.” As in, “There’s nothing I can do.”
People walk around like they don’t have power over their body. Granted, there are instances you don’t: hereditary illnesses, accidents, circumstances. (And in these cases, it’s crucial that you act in accordance with your needs!) But for a large part, when it comes to your personal health, there are instances you do have power over: your food choices, your exercise habits, your sleeping patterns, your daily rituals. And maximizing those areas in your life will ignite other areas to follow suit. Believe it and watch it happen.
It’s never too late. It’s never not shocking. And it’s never not inspirational.
We all know people who are walking success stories of a major health change. And although they’ll tell you it was the best decision they ever made for themselves, they’ll all agree that it was also the biggest challenge they faced. Why?
There’s an inner brat running your diet. There’s a “weather reporter” telling you that “healthy” is too expensive and complicated. There’s an inner “chicken” who’s afraid to fail again, afraid to go to the gym, afraid to face the facts—that it’s all on you, baby!
Breaking habits—especially ones as socially, emotionally and physiologically ingrained in us as food and diet—often takes a fair amount kicking and screaming to get the point across. When I talk clients through this process, I swear they sound like a kid throwing a tantrum. “I don’t wanna!” “It’s too hard!” “It sounds scary!” But I don’t give into that temper tantrum, and I don’t give up, so neither do they. It’s “too hard” up until the moment you step onto the scale and see real results, or you wake up one day without chronic pain, or when an illness that was impacting the quality of your life suddenly disappears and you’re free!
That’s what keeping a health promise brings you.
Is it time for you to make a promise to yourself? Can you relate to the examples of negative inner dialogues I mentioned? As a test, pay close attention to your inner dialogue next time you find yourself going for that fourth glass of wine at dinner, or ordering cake for dessert, or skipping lunch at work, or whatever it is that you secretly, subconsciously know you’re guilty of when it comes to caring for your health. What you hear yourself saying to yourself might give you a big wake-up call.
Whatever you do, don’t give up on your health. Enlighten yourself to the power you have over your body and food choices. I swear pride tastes better.
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From https://mindalaina.medium.com/why-people-dont-care-about-what-they-eat-19b6e4cc3c3a
Title : Why we don’t care what we eat , Oct 2020
By Laura A. Peiro
... Eating healthy is usually perceived as annoying, tasteless and boring. And people don’t seem willing to make it a priority. Sad truth is that people don’t care as much about their health as they do about their looks, for example ...
there are a few core reasons why people’s habits directly contradict what they know is good for them.
Title : Here’s why we don’t care about our health , Nov 2017
By Jim Schroeder, PhD Physician (Pediatric Psychologist)
... We, as a society, might act as though clarity of mind and soundness of body are of utmost importance, but our practices and habits repeatedly echo otherwise ...
there are a few core reasons why people’s habits directly contradict what they know is good for them. First, a healthy lifestyle requires a certain level of discipline, which includes both strenuous actions and regular abstaining, that is frankly not appealing to some people. Part of the reason it is not appealing is that they perceive that it only adds to the stress and hardships of their days (even if evidence suggests that in the long-term, it might do the opposite)...
For if we go deeper, one of the true reasons that we reject our own health and well-being is that we don’t trust that the process will actually lead us to a happier, more satisfying place ...
Mysterious changes geared toward health that take time seem like quite a risky proposition when we just want to feel good now ...
Opportunities abound to both feel good and be healthy, but we must first consider what is really important in our lives ...
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From https://www.24hourfitness.com/24lif...eason-why-so-many-of-us-refuse-to-get-healthy
Title : The Real Reason Why So Many of Us Refuse to Get Health
By Lauren Handel Zander (Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group , a consulting and life coaching company)
... I want to address a subject that is possibly the most important concern (or should be) for me, my family and my community: the state of your body during your time on earth (and how your bad habits might be holding you back)...
Dr. Mark Hyman's (a nine-time No. 1 New York Times best-selling author) ... message carries gravitas: We are currently suffering at the hands of a food system that does not serve us, and every aspect of our lives is affected when we neglect our bodies and harm our health.
That’s a scary truth, and one that many people have yet to come to grips with. Day in and day out, we make bad food choices, avoid exercise, get coffee’d up in the morning, have a drink to relax at night, stress out about minor things and run our bodies into the ground—until we get sick and wonder why.
Why?
Because your health is the thing that changes everything else.
It always amazes me how clueless even the smartest person can be about this basic human need. I have clients—high-level business men who manage millions of dollars every day—who literally don’t know what to eat for breakfast, and their business suffers as a result of their fatigue ...
For me, nothing is more inspiring than witnessing new clients take on their health and change their whole life through it. When I see people—especially those who have never really learned how to take care of their health—really confront the underlying issues of their health and make big lifestyle changes to address them, it’s almost as if they’re not the same people anymore. They’ve evolved, changed states; their perspective is different. They have different goals and dreams. They have a new life.
What’s getting in the way?
There’s an air of cynicism a lot of people give off when they talk about their relationship with their bodies or their health. With a collective sigh, I hear people shrug off simple advice by claiming, “It sounds unrealistic. I could never do it. Do you even know how busy I am?” ...
The narrative I hear so often about people’s health is riddled with long historical explanations of things both within and beyond their control—but the overall vision of their health is something that “just is.” As in, “There’s nothing I can do.”
People walk around like they don’t have power over their body. Granted, there are instances you don’t: hereditary illnesses, accidents, circumstances. (And in these cases, it’s crucial that you act in accordance with your needs!) But for a large part, when it comes to your personal health, there are instances you do have power over: your food choices, your exercise habits, your sleeping patterns, your daily rituals. And maximizing those areas in your life will ignite other areas to follow suit. Believe it and watch it happen.
It’s never too late. It’s never not shocking. And it’s never not inspirational.
We all know people who are walking success stories of a major health change. And although they’ll tell you it was the best decision they ever made for themselves, they’ll all agree that it was also the biggest challenge they faced. Why?
There’s an inner brat running your diet. There’s a “weather reporter” telling you that “healthy” is too expensive and complicated. There’s an inner “chicken” who’s afraid to fail again, afraid to go to the gym, afraid to face the facts—that it’s all on you, baby!
Breaking habits—especially ones as socially, emotionally and physiologically ingrained in us as food and diet—often takes a fair amount kicking and screaming to get the point across. When I talk clients through this process, I swear they sound like a kid throwing a tantrum. “I don’t wanna!” “It’s too hard!” “It sounds scary!” But I don’t give into that temper tantrum, and I don’t give up, so neither do they. It’s “too hard” up until the moment you step onto the scale and see real results, or you wake up one day without chronic pain, or when an illness that was impacting the quality of your life suddenly disappears and you’re free!
That’s what keeping a health promise brings you.
Is it time for you to make a promise to yourself? Can you relate to the examples of negative inner dialogues I mentioned? As a test, pay close attention to your inner dialogue next time you find yourself going for that fourth glass of wine at dinner, or ordering cake for dessert, or skipping lunch at work, or whatever it is that you secretly, subconsciously know you’re guilty of when it comes to caring for your health. What you hear yourself saying to yourself might give you a big wake-up call.
Whatever you do, don’t give up on your health. Enlighten yourself to the power you have over your body and food choices. I swear pride tastes better.
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From https://mindalaina.medium.com/why-people-dont-care-about-what-they-eat-19b6e4cc3c3a
Title : Why we don’t care what we eat , Oct 2020
By Laura A. Peiro
... Eating healthy is usually perceived as annoying, tasteless and boring. And people don’t seem willing to make it a priority. Sad truth is that people don’t care as much about their health as they do about their looks, for example ...
there are a few core reasons why people’s habits directly contradict what they know is good for them.
- Lack of time
- Eating healthy doesn’t seem to bring joy
- Eating healthy is expensive
- Little knowledge about nutrition
- People don’t want to think about their health
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