Nutrition Noise is Everywhere
Dr. @google, your favorite @instagram influencer, your friend on @facebookapp, that random website that your mom thought you would enjoy...whatever.
Nutrition noise is everywhere.
And because nutrition lessons are taught, at younger and younger ages, for the sake of “prevention,“ but really #WeightStigma, and because we want to believe that what we eat matters so much, and because in the midst of a pandemic, nutrition to boost an immune system sounds necessary, this noise won’t stop.
Nutrition noise is just that, noise. 🗣🗣🗣Information provided as gospel for all the people, when it is only applicable for some of the people. If applicable, AT ALL.
The science of nutrition is new. It is an ever-evolving thing. And so, when you hear an influencer disavow gluten as though it is satan, or the @medicalmedium sling some non-scientific BS or when you read about ways to make your immune system fight an illness that you have or are trying to avoid, it makes sense that you feel jostled and confused. Of course.
EATING FROM A POSITION
Black-and-white rules.
Elimination of room for preference.
Elimination of genuine curiosity and fun.
EATING WITH PREFERENCE
Willingness to experiment.
Willingness to be a rule breaker.
Curiosity around how a food makes you feel.
Willingness to try, be disappointed and try again.
Ultimately, my wish for you is that food be gentle, that it not be dictated by position, but by your knowing. Knowing comes from experimentation. Experimentation allows for development of preference.
What have you learned about your preferences in the last few weeks?
I’m very drawn to warm things right now.
Covid is here.
So is healing.
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