Super Size Me is an informative documentary about the negative impact that McDonald’s and the rest of the fast food industry are having on society. Despite the importance of this message, Super Size Me neglects several critical factors that I consider to be more important than the popularity of fast food and it even gives an inaccurate representation of why fast food is unhealthy.

The majority of Super Size Me is based on Morgan Spurlock’s one month binge of eating nothing but food from McDonald’s. This was inspired by lawsuits from two teenage girls who blamed McDonald’s for their obesity. At the time of the lawsuit, one girl was 19 years old and weighed 270 pounds at a height of 5 feet 6 inches and the other was 16 years old and weighted 170 pounds at a height of 4 feet 10 inches.

During this one month experiment, Spurlock ate three full meals per day from McDonald’s, only ordered a super size meal when asked, and never ate food from any other source.

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A very knowledgeable friend and colleague, Antonio Valladares, has asked me to write about my top 3 tips for healthy and inspired living. It will be part of a series for his Healthy Urban Kitchen website and I’m honored by the request!

Antonio is one of the most knowledgeable experts on nutrition and lifestyle in New York City and has written an excellent cookbook that’s full of extremely healthy and very tasty recipes. Not only does this cookbook prove that it’s possible to follow an excellent diet without sacrificing taste, it also provides priceless insight for living a healthy lifestyle. Here is a link to Antonio’s Healthy Urban Kitchen Cookbook.

Healthy and Inspired Living

In my opinion, living a healthy and inspired life means that you’re getting the most out of your time on this planet. That’s a very broad concept, and as such, my three tips are somewhat general in nature. However, they’re what I consider to be the three most important aspects of living a satisfying life, and each tip serves as a foundation for the next.

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