Hey, what's going on. Today, I want to do something a little different
I want to focus on some key mindsets that stop a lot of people from improving their diet and their health
And I want to share some crucial tools that will help you start moving in the right direction
Eating healthier and being healthier today. Now, seven years ago
I was a little lost. I was getting out of shape. My blood work was slowly getting worse
And I often felt tired and low-energy. Now, the crazy thing is, I thought I was doing everything right
I didn't smoke I exercised regularly, and I thought I was eating healthy food
I was like, I guess it's just normal aging. But then I learned more about nutrition and I really started eating healthy foods
Fast forward seven years. I'm gonna be 42 in a few months
I have more energy than ever and I'm leaner now than I was in my 20s
But more important than any of that I am healthier. I have the cholesterol levels of a teenager. I never get sick now
(sneeze) just kidding. the changes
I made anyone can do. getting sicker and losing vitality in your 30s 40s and beyond is not our fate
It depends on our lifestyle choices, on our behavior. and it's not our fault. We're not being taught this stuff
These are critical life skills
I've met a ton of people who want to eat healthier and be healthier
But they don't know where to start so they do nothing. We get overwhelmed
We say things like I want to eat healthier, but I like candy too much
I could never be a vegetarian because I love meat too much. I don't look like that model over there
So I just won't do anything at all
It's like we're standing at the foot of a huge mountain looking at the top and going
"Wow, that's far". Way to psych ourselves out
what if instead of looking at the top of the mountain we look down? how many people could take that first step?
100%. now this is probably sounding like woo woo or some motivational speaker bs to a lot of you but honestly,
This was the key for me, taking that first step. For me it was cutting out red meat, for you
It might be something completely different. What matters is not so much what you do
But that you actually take action and do it. We tend to think these small changes don't matter
It's all or nothing. People focus on the huge end goals. I gotta lose 50 pounds by Christmas. I gotta get that
raging 12-pack. but the truth is that first small change turned things around for me
The perfect can be the enemy of the good
So we need to forget perfect for now and just look down, focus on that first step
I'm not trying to go all Tony Robbins on you and this is a science channel after all
so here's some evidence: a large Harvard study found that eating 5% less saturated fat was associated with a
25% lower chance of heart disease. think about that for a second: 5% less saturated fat,
25% less heart disease. 5%! That's nothing
That's one twentieth of your plate. If you had one plant-based meal a week, out of 21 meals, one is plants,
That's 5%, or maybe you eat a slightly smaller steak, and you add a little bit of beans instead,
That's 5%. or maybe you replace the butter on your bread with an avocado spread or peanut butter
That could be 5% Those are just random examples. The exact change is less important
What matters is that you commit to something specific and you put it into action
I'm gonna give you another striking scientific example in a second
But before we get to that, I suggest you pause the video and decide right now
What is your first step going to be. it doesn't need to be something big
in fact
It's better if it's something small and doable
Something that you're sure that you can do today and stick with. it's not about knowing what to do
It's about doing what we already know. It's about taking action. Now, Here's the secret
Maybe you make that first change and you stay there, and that's okay, that's already a huge improvement and it can have a great impact
On your life, but maybe you keep going, maybe that first change builds momentum. That's what happened to me
I started with a typical Western diet full of unhealthy foods
And that first change just provided fuel and I just kept replacing with healthier and healthier
options and just never stopped. Now, some people want to keep going and will go 100%,
Others will just want to go 50% or 25% or 10%
The process is exactly the same. It starts with that first small change. Now, I promised you another scientific example
So here it: is this massive study looked at over a hundred thousand people and their dietary habits
They found that eating more fruits and vegetables was associated with a lower risk of mortality
No surprise there
But they were able to break it down to single servings and they found that adding a single
Daily serving of fruits and vegetables was in many cases able to reduce mortality rate
So that's how simple your first step can be
Maybe you don't eat that much fruit right now and you decide you're gonna start eating one extra piece a day
Or maybe you're gonna have a small salad with lunch
Or maybe you're gonna cut back on something unhealthy that you're currently eating
we can all make improvements, just make sure it's something specific and doable and that you put it into action starting today
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