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Forget Diets: Eat Intuitively
Our bodies communicate regularly with us. They tell us when things are going well. We feel comfortable in our own skin, we move with ease, and we do things freely. We go on with our lives without much thought.
They also tell us when things are off. We feel tightness, aches, pains, illness, or discomfort. We know there is something amiss, and we rest, we take supplements and/or medication, we exercise, and we do what we feel is necessary to take corrective steps.
The same thing happens to us with our food. When we eat something, and it works well for our bodies we respond well. In fact, we don’t even think about it. But, when we eat something that is not good for us, we feel discomfort. Often, we get so used to the discomfort, either because it happens frequently or because there is too much going on in our lives, that we stop listening.
The key behind getting control of our diet is remembering to listen to our bodies. That means learning to eat intuitively. I mentioned eating intuitively in an article about how to get vitamins from our diet, and I mentioned I would dedicate a separate article on how to eat intuitively, and here it is.
What Happens When We Diet
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