#260 How to Know Which Science to Believe About What's Healthy & What's Not??

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I received this excellent question in my Instagram DM

"How do you decide which scientific research to listen to? Particularly when it comes to health-related topics like what is healthy to eat and what is not?

It seems there is a pretty consistent message in science and research to avoid highly processed foods and sugar. But on the finer points with things such as seed oils, carnivore diet, intermittent fasting, coffee/tea etc. it seems that there is just as much research on the opposite side of the thing you and Greg believe.

For example, I can find research from all kinds of researchers, scientists, and doctors saying that coffee/tea is either neutral or slightly beneficial while you and Greg believe it is unhealthy.

And the same for how many vegetables/grains should be included in a diet. There is a lot of research saying you should be eating a wide variety of plant fiber.

With all of the mix of information, I'm just wondering what your process is for deciding what to listen to or believe?"

The world of 'what to eat' and 'what is healthy' is more confusing now than it ever has been in the history of the world.

Why are humans are more confuddled now than ever about what to put in their mouths? Why do we have so many 'diets' that seem healthy but are actually malnourishing or toxic?

In this episode, Greg and Rachel will dive into why 'food' is so confusing these days and how to know what to believe about all the conflicting research that is out there.

They also talk about why many people become 'converted' to diets such as vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, raw, etc. -- and why this 'conversion' should not be a long-term, life-long decision.

If you have ever struggled to know what is healthy or wondered 'what to eat', or felt that your food lifestyle choice was the 'right' one -- then don't miss this eye-opening, horizon-expanding episode that brings the 'food debate' full circle.

RESOURCES:

• #211 What to Eat & How -- What's ACTUALLY Healthy? Our Food Journey
• #213 What to Eat Part 2 -- Snacks, Recipes, Rules, & When to Break Them
• #222 How Sugar Contributes to Disease & How to Give it Up FOR GOOD
• #240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices
• Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease--and How to Fight It by Dr. Benjamin Bickman
• Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones by Dr. Mindy Pelz
• The Dental Diet: The Surprising Link between Your Teeth, Real Food, and Life-Changing Natural Health by Dr. Steven Lin
• Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon
• Weston Price Foundation

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