I completely agree that many people could benefit tremendously from simple changes. One that comes to mind is eliminating or at least reducing the consumption of grain based foods such as bread, pasta, cereal, and bagels. Not only do these foods tend to be high in refined carbohydrates which is a major cause of weight gain, but they also tend to cause a number of problems for the many people who don’t know that they’re sensitive to gluten. As simple and effective as such a change is, it requires dedication, and as you said, many people prefer to pursue a quick fix.

I often find so many people complaining about losing weight yet all they do is search for a quick fix solution. They turn to a supplement for some outlandish exercise routine. I feel many people will benefit the most by simply spending some time in the kitchen and just tweak their diets a bit.

By cutting a few bad foods from the diet, some people can really produce good results. Taking a further step and preparing very clean and nutritious meals and eating 4 or 5 times a day will increase their healthy lifestyle. And finally adding exercise is the icing on the cake.

Extreme measures are not always the best approaches for people.

I completely agree. The more one deprives themselves of food, the more hungry they’ll be and the more their metabolism will slow down. Doing more exercise to burn calories will increase appetite even more. I think focusing on the quality of food more so than quantity is a much more effective and pleasant approach, and this even means eating fat!

Many people are overweight but still hungry all the time. In part it is related to foods that are high in calories but low in essential nutrients like vitamins and trace minerals. The body then will demand more food intake in the futile effort to get the nutrients it needs.

You are much better off eating real food — even eggs and butter — than low quality “diet food.”

I’m glad to hear that you signed up for the course and I hope you find it to be helpful. It sounds like you have a great perspective in regard to improving your health and I hope that seeing the sleep specialist will help you out.

Here’s an article I wrote about improving your sleep habits that you might find useful.

I’m glad to hear that you like Marc David’s book. I think it provides such a different but yet common sense perspective that many could benefit from. Yes, cheers to saturated fat!