You've got to find the sweet spot

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What do drugs, exercise, alcohol, food, and stress have in common?

They all follow the principle of Hormesis

Hormesis is the concept that a given stress to your body has an amount that is too little, an amount that is too much, and an amount that is optimal.

Getting the most out of your health, fitness and diet efforts requires you to find the optimal level, or the ’sweet spot’.

In this podcast we’ll talk about hormesis and explain how it pertains to various parts of your lifestyle.

John

 

 The Sweet Spot [33:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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We did a simple word association experiment on my blog the other day. Thanks to all  who participated. The point of the exercise was to examine our initial gut reaction to 10 of the most common words in the health and fitness industry.

Some words generated a neutral response while others were completely negative.

In today’s podcast we’ll discuss the results of the word association and what we think they might mean. Maybe it’ll get you thinking more about how these words are used to market products and what these words mean to you.

John

 

 Health and Fitness Word Association [46:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What a disaster!

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Brad and I were on a conference teleseminar with the FDA and realized that the definition of the words “healthy” and “healthful” are actually controlled to a large extent by the FDA.

It’s probably no surprise to you that there is some government involvement in these words as they get used to promote all kinds of products from food, to supplements, as well as drugs and exercise program and equipment.

But in order for a government organization to control the marketing use of a word they must first define that word…this is where their efforts fall woefully short of meeting the mark.

In reality there is no universal definition of the words “healthy” or “healthful”. This definition must be a personal one and one that matters to you.

In this podcast we’ll discuss the limitations of trying to define these words and how to come up with your own definition that works for your life.

John

 

 Defining Healthy Eating [36:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download