A practical and simple life lesson that is beneficial to all
of us: Think for yourself.
The other day I was talking with a work-colleague about the
addictive nature of smoking cigarettes, eating sugar, and Dubai over a smoke (just everyday normal
conversation you know?). Usually I never smoke cigarettes but a friend asked me if I wanted to step outside and I needed some fresh air. One
cigarette? No big deal. Later that day I thought to myself ‘what the Hell? I
friggin' hate cigarettes.’
How many of our actions, thoughts, and the things we say,
are guided by an outside influence? Media, friends, family, religion, the
environment, culture, ETC. These are only a few of life’s areas that mold us
and take part in shaping our thoughts and behavioral patterns. Sometimes we
cannot help but be affected by forces outside of ourselves; it makes us who we
are. We learn bad behaviors that lead to poor choices but we also take on good behaviors
that help us to make proactive choices for ourselves. We learn from how our
parents live their lives, we eat what our friends eat, and we learn what our schools
teach us. Thinking for yourself is a conscious action that allows you to be
aware of the thoughts that are your own. With this level of awareness, you can
then catch the external thoughts and ideas that come your way. Keep the good
ones, throw the shitty ones out.
Over the past century, the American food industry has valued its growth with company earnings rather than the health and well-being of its consumers. Mass-produced and processed foods that do not provide avail to nutritional value have found homes on many grocery shelves. Question the advice that the FDA and misguiding food-labels present you. Do your due diligence, look past the diet-fads and fancy labels, and make better choices. Eat fresh, natural, and nutritious.
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| Quick and easy fat-burning, muscle building meal. Fried eggs with spinach and avocado. Pile on the kimchi, greens and more greens. Add a cup of chilled green tea. |
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| All cooked in a great source of fat |
In one of my previous posts, I brought up the mantra: ‘You
are what you eat.’ I want to quickly share a very interesting article with you
guys that demonstrates the aforementioned statement. A call-out to my
homeboy and avid reader of this blog, Jeff Goldberg, thanks for sharing this
link. Thanks guys for reading…. even if I may have forced you to read. Feel
free to e-mail me questions at mjlnutrition@gmail.com.
(one fridge has a frozen snake....snake soup anyone?)
Lmao I hope you are not referring to me lol
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