Pod Chat - From a SAD to GLAD Diet

During this episode I discuss what the SAD- Standard American Diet is and why it is not contributing positively to our overall health.  I then introduce what I call  "GLAD" (Good Life American Diet).  Each are outlined for you below, as well as several links for you to check out, if you'd like, related to this episode.

SAD- diet heavily focused on processed foods, sugar, fat, and high sodium foods which has contributed to the health issues many of us, and our loved ones face today

GLAD- diet focused on whole foods (food from the Earth), eating balanced meals (protein, fat, and fiber at each of your three main meals), drinking half your body weight in ounces of water daily, and moving your body for 30-60 minutes a day

How can I move from a SAD to GLAD diet?
-Connect with a step-by-step mentality before making changes and know that everything worth doing takes time
-Incremental change = long lasting change...why did the tortoise win the race?  He took this time.
-Focus on making home-cooked meals, reducing the takeout/fast food/restaurant meals
-Identify healthy swaps that make your favorite recipes taste great, while also being much healthier (i.e. use avocado oil instead of canola/vegetable oil for cooking, use applesauce to replace butter/margarine for baking, and use monk fruit/organic, unfiltered honey instead of refined sugar)

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Sources/Resources:
https://fullscript.com/blog/standard-american-diet

https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/division-information/media-tools/adults-fruits-vegetables.html

https://health.gov/our-work/food-nutrition/previous-dietary-guidelines/2015#figure-2-3-desc-toggle

https://mysolluna.com/blog/2014/04/07/sad-history-standard-american-diet-went-wrong/ 

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/2/341/4607411 (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition) 

Article Mentioned in the episode from NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/12/06/249352711/in-meat-we-trust-argues-we-got-the-meat-industry-we-asked-for