Posted by BeardedLady on November 7, 2002, at 8:02:30
In reply to Marketing, Advertising, Modern Economics and More » bluedog, posted by IsoM on November 6, 2002, at 23:49:16
My feeling is that Weil's advice (not his product peddling) seems to be pretty mainstream and common sense when one is not reading in-depth materials.
Frankly, one needs no nutritional advice more than eat a balanced diet low in sugar and fat, moderate in fruits, and high in veggies. Exercise for thirty to sixty minutes at least five days a week. Drink enough water for your body weight (about 8 glasses). Get about eight hours of sleep every night.
Beyond this, what's left, really? The diet my doctors recommend most and the diet that really has the most science behind it is The Zone. I know many people who are able to live this way.
But The Zone turns food into medicine and sort of takes the joy out of eating. I'd rather practice moderation in everything I do.
As for nutritional advice falling on deaf ears: so what? Those who make the necessary changes are able to live their lives a little better. Those who don't continue to complain about it. And others try and go on and off the chuck wagon.
Unless you help yourself, there's only so much good advice can do. Na' mean?
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