“Low stress diets” include principles of nutrition that share many of the same/similar features of LCHF (Low Carb Healthy Fat), Primal, Paleo, GAPS, Banting, FODMAPS – to name a few.
When asked about long term longitudinal studies to determine the safety, efficacy, validity and benefits of low stress diets as compared to the SAD (Standard Australian/American Diet – typically low fat, high carbohydrate, processed foods) the answer is this…
We have a sample group of almost the entire Western world population that over the past few decades have whole heartedly adopted the SAD (as recommended by government, “not-for-profit” health organisations, the medical and pharmaceutical industry, corporate marketing and advertising). Here’s a conservative list of what we have to show for this…
- marked increases in chronic lifestyle diseases – obesity, diabetes, dementia and heart disease.
- spikes in psychological and psychosomatic diseases – ADHD, depression, autism, bipolar disorder.
- more intolerances, allergies, autoimmune diseases and cellular dysfunction (such as cancers).
And it’s not only restricted to diet. There’s a myriad of lifestyle issues that play an integral role in our rapid regression (“negative-evolution”).
- we sit too much
- we are overly stressed physically and emotionally
- we don’t sleep enough
- we rely on quick fixes and rarely address the problems
- we have been forced to make movement a chore by calling it exercise
- we are constantly reflecting on the past, and worried about the future that we forget to be present (and take some time to “smell the roses”)
In my opinion, the global trend of the human species is in a state of undesirable change and maladaptation.
So how do we change this? How do we evolve, positively change and adapt to our environment to once again become the marvellous species that we once were?
The answer is short and consists of three words… Do One Thing.
Start off by making one positive change for yourself. This goes back to the principle of loving yourself first – how can you expect to help anyone else if you can’t find the time to continuously improve and nurture yourself?
Once you do that one thing, you have created momentum. It’s like you have dropped a stone in a pond with the ripples beginning in your inner circle (that’s you), then expanding to your wider influence of friends and family and then growing larger to have an effect that is far reaching.
You may need to write a list of the ten most important things that you want to address to get you going (such as… change jobs, lose weight, sleep more hours, read more books, meditate daily, listen to uplifting music, eat fresh food). Give your list a value system and work on the higher priority “things” first.
Do one thing, and start today! The only limitation you have is time.
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