| Healthy Food Makes us Happy | | | | Comparison Eating |
| There are many reasons to eat healthy foods. One of | | | | Humans are always comparing everything to a |
| the most important reasons is that healthy foods | | | | standard. For example, what is your favorite food and |
| make you happy. | | | | why? I might say that my favorite food is Swiss chard |
| Apples versus Java | | | | because of its high nutrient density and low caloric |
| It sounds like a computer program, but scientists have | | | | intake. |
| shown that a morning apple actually wakes you up | | | | On the other hand, on some unconscious level, we are |
| better than a caffeinated drink. Apples also have less | | | | all comparing how good something tastes and nature |
| calories and lots of good things like fiber, pectin, and | | | | has programmed our taste buds for sugar and fats. |
| vitamins. This means that several hours later you'll not | | | | The problem is that we compare healthy foods with |
| only be more alert, but feel better also. | | | | foods that are ultra man made packed with both fat |
| The Crash Course | | | | and sugar. Unconsciously through nature itself, we |
| We all get tired from time to time. The inevitable sugar | | | | crave these higher density fat and sugar foods. |
| or caffeine break gives us a temporary feeling of | | | | The Solution |
| goodness. In analogy, it is like throwing kerosene on a | | | | The solution is quite simple. Stop eating the man made |
| fire. It burns brightly, but quickly burns out. Healthy foods | | | | foods full of sugar and fat. When you do this, your |
| are like the logs burning in the fire. They keep you | | | | brain stops comparing foods and you will consume |
| going for the long haul. | | | | less of bad foods. |
| Getting temporary or extreme highs leads you to also | | | | The big benefit is that healthy foods will taste a lot |
| get lower lows. This leads to a cycle of using the | | | | better to you than they ever have. Your taste buds will |
| unhealthy food to feeling just good enough to get | | | | be more sensitive and you will love the flavor of |
| away from the lows. It has been said by health | | | | natural foods. Through time, you will notice that you |
| experts that caffeine is the most abused drug in our | | | | become more happy. You will have removed a source |
| society. It is very addictive and very difficult to quit. | | | | of stress to your body. Your body will thank you. |