For Health, Listen to Your Body

'Health' Rules You Can Break - 1 - MSN Health - Nutrition Slide Show: OK, so I typically find most of these MSN articles to be pretty shallow and obvious. But a lot of the info in this one really makes a point that many of us have forgotten in our society. We are so obsessed with what Dr. Whoever says we're supposed to be doing, that we have forgotten to do what's really good for us, which is to listen to our bodies. We're obsessed with experts around here. We always think there is some brilliant, super-educated person who can give us the definitive answer that will make us look and feel terrific. But there is no one-size-fits-all health and fitness protocol. Every body is different. What we need most is to stop and listen to our bodies; something we are never encouraged to do. But it would solve a lot of problems. It's amazing how different you can feel just by asking yourself, "Am I going to the pantry because I'm hungry, or because I'm bored or upset?" or "Do I feel better after doing yoga for an hour or after doing circuit training for 20 minutes?" or, "How do I feel after eating this much bread?" Yes, there's lots of good expert advice out there that shouldn't be ignored, but don't follow the prevailing health dogma at the expense of what an equally important expert, your own body, has to say.


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