Have you ever heard this phrase: “You’re healthy, look how slim you are”?
Or these:
“I can’t believe he had a heart attack, he was so thin.”
“Isn’t type 2 diabetes for fat people?”
This is a glaring example of how we have been so undereducated on a crucial topic. Let me remove any confusion from this:
Being thin does not mean a person is healthy!
Our health is affected by multiple factors. Weight is certainly one of them, but there are thin people who live on ice cream, candy, soda, and fast food.
Are they healthy? No!
In fact, recent data revealed that only 31% of people at a normal weight met all five standards of optimal metabolic health. In other words, more than two-thirds of people are metabolically unhealthy despite having a healthy weight.
Food affects us on a cellular level. It plays a fundamental role in the integrity of our cells, our blood, our hormone levels (including the ever-so-important testosterone and estrogen).
It can disrupt our sleep, which causes further issues.
There is only one thing that being thin is a guarantee of, and that is not being fat.
How to obtain real health
If you truly want to make your health a priority, focus on these areas:
- Eating real, whole foods.
- Exercise (I advocate resistance training, HIIT-style workouts, and walking).
- Sun.
- Sleep.
Those are your important basics. From there, you’ll have a solid foundation to then tweak with vitamins and supplements as needed.
To really take control of your health, my metabolic health assessment will show you where you can improve.