Change, Stress and Nutrition
The Challenge of Change
Change is hard. Period. If change were easy you would not even consider it. It would simply be all those things in your life that have slowly evolved over time. When I was a kid I liked to watch the show Magnum P.I. but somewhere along the way I moved on to The A Team, then whatever came next. Over time I watched less and less television and now the only video entertainment for me is all web-based. I have no idea what is even on mainstream television even more. Was this change?
Sure there were changes, but not a conscious decision to “change.” When we think of change we gain an intellectual understanding that we “should” “probably” do something different. When my television choices changed over the years it was not a purposeful change. I never said “I should watch something different.” The shows I watched naturally evolved based on availability and my interests. Occasionally, I meet someone who whose interests have naturally lead them to better health. But more often I meet people who say they “should” do more to feel healthy. And because I own Taiso Fitness and Nutrition, they seem almost ashamed when they say it, as if I were the health police.
If they think they should do more to be healthy, then why don’t they? Well, because an intellectual understanding only will never lead to lasting change. Our daily habits are driven by emotion not intellect. Let’s say you love potato chips. Your blood shows you have high cholesterol and your health adviser recommends not eating potato chips. You walk out of their office and see a vending machine in the hall. Do you buy […]
