As a society something is seriously fucked up. When our "health role models" pull themselves to the brink of collapse due to dehydration in order to look lean in a photo shoot (and this is what we aspire to) something has to change.
A decade ago our role models for beauty were anorexia and bulimia-affected waifs. We have swung to something that LOOKS healthier but is just as unattainable if you have a healthy approach to life.
I am all for clean eating and exercise. But depleting your body of vital fluids to look ripped? No, thanks! This shit has to stop.
Think about our little girls (and our growing boys) who see images of ripped and toned bodies thinking that these people in glossy magazines, on billboards and gracing the sides of protein shakes (don't get me started on that topic - there's a can of worms I will open another day) and believe that these people personify health. Think of the teens that pump iron, weigh protein and calculate their macros. Picture mums post birth who are trying to rid themselves of the pooch they have developed as a result of pregnancy. Then stop. Stop the madness. Stop the lies and the deceit. Stop the pressure.
When everything we aim to be is a farce we need to reconsider our morals. Is our appearance so much more important than the health of our internal organs? If so then this is a society I am not interested in being a part of. This is not something I will prescribe to. This is not health. This is another form of torture. This is another way to incite body hate so people buy products they don't need.
Channel your inner Michael Pollan - "Eat food. Mostly plants. Not too much"
It is as simple as that. If you can afford organic (or have the time to grow your own - fresh is best!!) by all means do that. But, please, do not starve your body of nutrients. And I beg you, do not deprive your body of water.
Come on. You are smarter than that!
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