The Dr. Mom Online blog had a great post recently about how to make nutritional choices. The author discussed how important proper nutrition is for good health, sufficient energy, clear thinking/learning ability, resistance to injury and disease, and all other aspects of living. Because, when you think about it, the quality of nutrition determines how well our body can function.
One point that was made is that to achieve proper nutrition, we need to believe 100% in the lifestyle changes we’re trying to make - and REALLY want them, not just trick ourselves into it. A great example:
If we say to ourselves, “Twinkies aren’t any good for me and they’re making me fat… I really need to stop eating those”, but our true belief is, “But, maaaaaan… I sure do LOVE Twinkies!! I love the way they taste, I love how happy they make me while I’m eating them, I look forward to my Twinkie snack all day long!!” It’s unlikely we’ll be giving up Twinkies anytime soon… we’ve still got too much pleasure attached to the idea of a Twinkie!
Our belief is that the Twinkies are GOOD, therefore our behavior (eating them) is in alignment with that belief.
There’s an even more-important point made towards the middle of the post. It’s so sensible, and so obvious, yet so many people either disregard this fundamental fact or don’t think about it:
A food choice is either congruent with our innate genetic requirements (and moves us toward health), or it’s not.
It doesn’t get much simpler than that.
Think about that when you’re meal-planning…or at grocery store…or the gas station, trying to decide between Zingers and Ding-Dongs. If it’s not in line with your genetic needs, it’s not healthy.
Visit the full post here for some great information and insight.
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Results of a ten-year genetic study of Africans was published in the April 30 issue of Science Express. The research team studied DNA from 121 populations of Africans and 60 non-African populations (more than four million genotypes). They discovered that Africans are decended from 14 ancsestral populations. The scientists also revealed that there is more genetic diversity in Africa than anywhere else on the planet.
According to the study (this also squares with the work of Spencer Wells in the Genographic project), the ancestral origin of humans was most likely located in southern Africa, near the South African-Namibian broder.
This study is greater verification that humanity comes from one central location and that our genes evolved throughout our migratory journey - creating different cultures. Although we all look different, our DNA is 99.9% the same as it was during the Paleolithic/hunter-gatherer period. Because our genes have not evolved to thrive on our modern diet, this is the reason why it is so important that our nutrition comes directly from the soils of our ancestors’ migratory paths.
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