Eat healthy, train and you’ll have a healthy looking body..
But what about your insides? Most people think that having low body fat and having your abs showing means that you’re healthy, but if you take supplement after supplement overloading your system with chemicals that man made in a lab, then, is that healthy? Is sweetening your food with splenda healthy? It is a chemical after all..
Most people are happy if they have a low body fat level and are conditioned to train, but what about someone who ingests natural foods but has a slightly higher body fat %? Are they not as healthy because their abs are not as defined?
I read quite a few blogs with people preaching the eat healthy message and the I don’t eat any crap because I eat healthy with no sugar and blah blah blah..but you eat a shed load of splenda, sugar free this and that, all chemicals so is that healthy? We are conditioned like robots, following the crowds instead of using instinct and our inner thoughts about ourselves. Yes a low fat body is a healthy one when given healthy nutrients. Eating to live is very different from living to eat. True health would see you eliminate all the artificial sweeteners and junk..may not cause a spike in your system like table sugar but we are the early generations of this type of chemical sh*t and the illnesses and cancers that are rife today could be the chemicals we eat..
I’m no saint though, outside of competition, if I want to eat a sweet treat then I eat the real deal, my mind is clear because it is so occasional that it wont do lasting damage. The splenda addicts and other supplements laced with sweeteners - which is most of them by the way - consume this stuff on a daily basis.. your liver has to process this stuff, all the chemicals which aren’t recognised as real food puts stress on your liver. The build up over time can become toxic and the damage it can create long term doesn’t bear thinking about..
but your healthy if you can see your abs though right?!!!
June 2, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Ahh this is why I love reading your blogs. Good point well put!
June 2, 2009 at 3:36 pm
You are right, and I am guilty of the supplement part
June 2, 2009 at 3:38 pm
No, you’re not healthy if your abs are showing. You are on point all the way. Low b/f does not mean good health. Chemicals are in everthing. Real sugar (what I grew up on) was the best!
June 2, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Good post and agree 100%
June 2, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I think you make a good point but it is just as hard for me to kick out the diet drinks and stuff as it is the sweet stuff.
Food for thought.
June 2, 2009 at 4:13 pm
It is funny I was just speaking 2 someone about this! I wanted 2 write something along these lines but I didn’t want people to take offense.I’m so glad u were brave enough to say it. I agree with you 100%. Very well written.
June 2, 2009 at 4:41 pm
I agree with you for the most part. Whole natural foods will always be best, but technology and science helps us get closer to that area without the sheer expense. Good point though.
June 3, 2009 at 10:20 am
In a perfect world id have the resources and cash to be able to have a diet of natural, freshly cooked foods. Sadly i cant, nor do i have the time.
Saying that, there is no harm in trying to aim for it.
Food for thought (Hehe, get it, food. Oh i crack me up)
June 15, 2009 at 10:44 am
Preach on! I’ve been saying this same thing for a while now too (although I do still drink whey protein after I lift). Thanks for posting this blog.