Vitamin Zing

Into the blue.

Yes!!!

There is one place that nearly everything that matters today in the world converges. ⁣
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It is our food and our food system – the complex web of how we grow food, how we produce it, the way we distribute and promote it, what we eat, how we waste it and the policies that perpetuate unimaginable suffering and destruction across the globe that depletes our human, social, economic and natural capital.⁣
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Food is the nexus of most of our world’s health, economic, environmental, climate, social and even political crises. While this may seem to be hyperbole or an exaggeration it is not. The problem is much worse than we think.⁣
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As a doctor, on the front lines of the chronic disease epidemic, it is increasingly clear that our health crisis, along with our social, environmental, climate, and economic challenges starts with food. ⁣
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I talk about this in greater detail in my book, Food Fix. You can learn more about this at FoodFix.com⁣

HAVE YOU GOT THE POWER TO SAY NO?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As a recovering people-pleaser and an empath at heart, I have struggled to say ‘no’ most of my life, out of an inherent aversion to hurting other people’s feelings.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Usually, we agree to something because we don’t want to let others down, or we simply cannot come up with a good enough reason to say “no”.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you are saying “no” to something, it means you are actually saying “yes” to something else. And that something else must be bigger, more important, something which in the long run will bring you way more contentment and happiness then the transient joy of instant gratification.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Or as Stephen Covey said, in his iconic book “The 7 habits of Highly Effective People”, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want most, for what we want now”.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This powerful mantra can be applied to your everyday decisions, from choosing the food that you eat, to how and with whom you spend your free time.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So if you want to find the power to say “NO” to people, foods and situations that do not nourish you, start by getting crystal clear on your core values and your goals, then tie your motivation to a big enough “WHY’’. Let go of what no longer nourishes you - on a mental, emotional and physiological level. Create space for your true self to shine! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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