Beo's Guide to Good Health

[downwithpants]

they only glaring problem is "the more olive oil you ingest, the better." rephrase it to something like, "use olive oil instead other oils and fats." you need to moderate all your nutrients. butter is not the best fat, it has saturated fats which increase the likelihood of heart disease.

caffeine can reduce the severity of alzheimer's related symptoms. in addition coffee and tea have anticarcinogenic properties and reduce the risk of heart disease. soda should be avoided because of the amount of sugar in them and lack of anything else nutritious.

if you're trying to manage your weight, weight gain is determined by your caloric intake rate vs your caloric expenditure rate. log what you eat each day. you can look up nutritional content for most foods online. base caloric requirements vary from person to person, but if you're trying to lose weight, you'll need to reduce your caloric intake and increase your caloric expenditure.

but yeah, all nutrients need to be moderated, not excluded. you need some sugar, some salt, some fat, some protein, vitamins and minerals. when you buy processed foods, they do lose some of these nutrients they may have originally had.

[godix]

To treat the subject semi-seriously, I don't believe in diets and crap. Most people have a decent idea what is and is not good for health. I have yet to meet anyone who honestly think fast food, soda, fried foods, tons of sugary foods, or for that matter almost any pre-processed food is healthy. People know eating a double cheeseburger and a large coke for lunch isn't healthy, they just eat it anyway. Just from personal observations, I believe most fatasses are fatasses because they're not in the habit of thinking about eating. They grab fast food while their mind is on whatever destination they're running off too, snack while watching TV/playing a game, etc. Eating isn't something they're usually conscious of. If you frequently find yourself going 'Wow, I didn't realize I ate the whole bag of chips...' then I'm talking about you.

Anyway, point is, unless you're on a special diet for health reasons (diabetic for example), then fuck making rules for yourself. Instead just don't eat while distracted by other shit. Take the time to sit down for a meal instead of grabbing it on the go or in between TF2 matches. Once you're conscious of everything you put in your mouth, you'll probably eat healthier just because most people don't sit down to a meal of cheetos and 2 liters of Mt Dew. As an added benefit, once you're actively paying attention to food you'll probably enjoy it's taste more as well.

[Ghet]

fuck living.

[EvaFan]

IMO the only rule you need for the 'Consumption' part of health is moderation. Why deny yourself the opportunity to consume certain things all together? Tomorrow you could die from a bullet to the head or a being pummeled by a diesel in your car.

I guess what I'm saying is, these rules may not be wrong but they definitely aren't reasonable.

[CodeZTM]

IMO the only rule you need for the 'Consumption' part of health is moderation. Why deny yourself the opportunity to consume certain things all together? Tomorrow you could die from a bullet to the head or a being pummeled by a diesel in your car.

You can also die years down the road from heart disease, diabetes, and other health related issues many of which are painful and require extensive medical care.

Besides, you don't have to eat extravagantly to live life to the fullest. Healthy foods can be just as tasty/enjoyable as junk food. You eat food to live, not live to eat food.

[Beowulf]

IMO the only rule you need for the 'Consumption' part of health is moderation. Why deny yourself the opportunity to consume certain things all together? Tomorrow you could die from a bullet to the head or a being pummeled by a diesel in your car.

I guess what I'm saying is, these rules may not be wrong but they definitely aren't reasonable.

You're missing the point. This isn't abut masochistically denying yourself pleasure, this is about avoiding poison.

[Zarxrax]

I don't like fruits and vegetables. What can I do?

[CodeZTM]

I don't like fruits and vegetables. What can I do?

Could've had a V8.

[Beowulf]

I don't like fruits and vegetables. What can I do?

Die of liver failure at 55.

[Zarxrax]

I don't like fruits and vegetables. What can I do?

Die of liver failure at 55.

No, I'm quite serious, there are hardly any fruits and vegetables that I can stand to actually eat. Lettuce, corn, potatoes... that's pretty much it. At one time I started eating some carrots and broccoli for about 2 weeks, thinking "maybe I will start to like it if I keep eating it", but after 2 weeks it still tasted just as shitty as it did on day one.

So if I want to eat healthy, do all my meals basically have to consist of shit that will make me miserable? Stuff that I hate so bad that I'd almost rather go hungry than have to eat?

I know I probably eat worse than just about anyone else, but luckily I have never had any serious health problems yet.