The Atlantic recently posted a provocative video (less than 5min) with some ideas about how we’re SO much heavier and less healthy now (compared to the 1980s), despite similarities in diet and exercise patterns – and what might be some of the causes?
On their short list…
- Exposure to plastics, endocrine disruptors (in cosmetics), antibiotics, and environmental contaminants (maybe you should enhance your liver’s ability to detoxify your exposure to this garbage)?
- Widespread use of antidepressant drugs – which are well-known to increase body weight, stimulate appetite, and decrease motivation to exercise (maybe you need to get off these dangerous and marginally-effective drugs)?
- Microbiome changes (gut bacteria) – eating a Western diet is known to reduce the diversity and resilience of our bacteria ecology (maybe you should look into improving microbiome balance – which can enhance metabolism and optimize mood state (energy, focus, motivation, resilience)?