Have you been snacking out of control while sitting around in self-isolation?
Have you found yourself mindlessly eating to evade boredom, stress, and anxiety?
Overeating is a common complaint from those stuck at home right now.
This is a problem!!!
First and foremost, we need to acknowledge that our immune health and our nutritional wellness are inextricably linked. The ones who have the worst outcomes with viral infections are those with comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.
Whether or not you have such diagnoses, there are still more reasons we need to prioritize our health today.
Here is a timeline to give us all a big wake-up call!
SARS 2002
MERS 2015 (13 years later)
COVID 2019 (4 years later)
According to these stats there appears to be a possible rise in the frequency of viral contagion.
This presents a need to improve our nutritional wellness for the sake of our future immunity. When it comes to our health, we always have to think short term and long term! How can we care for our kids or spouse if we are getting taken out by a virus? Taking care of our health today is essential, so we can be one of the 75-85% who is barely symptomatic if we happen to contract a virulent strain.
It’s ok to acknowledge that we enjoy our snacks and comfort food. This article is not trying to get anyone to give up their favorite foods. What I will emphasize is that we place some emphasis on our dietary discretion. It’s unrealistic to attempt to stop snacking or enjoying our favorite foods when under this much stress. We all want comfort right now, and trying to bank on willpower spells a recipe for disaster. So yes, we can continue to enjoy delicious snacks. We simply need to have a little more strategy!
What are the most efficient methods for self-accountability?
Using tools to provide feedback on our health routine is the fastest way to ensure self-accountability.
Using these feedback tools, we can gain insight into the way our body behaves in response to our dietary and physical pursuits.
Ultimately, it becomes far easier to calibrate our daily health routine, dietary, and activity levels using these as a guide.
Feedback Tools in Summary
The incidences of coronaviruses may be on the rise, which means we must begin taking more self-accountability today.
Using simple feedback tools, we can monitor the direct impacts of our dietary choices and activity levels. The goal of using such means is to enable us to calibrate our existing health strategy for improved weight management and avoidance of chronic conditions.
The incidences of coronaviruses may be on the rise, which means we must begin taking more self-accountability today.
Using simple feedback tools, we can monitor the direct impacts of our dietary choices and activity levels. The goal of using such means is to enable us to calibrate our existing health strategy for improved weight management and avoidance of chronic conditions.
Contributed by Naomi Sachs, B.Sc., A.C.H.N., PFT
www.naomisachs.com
Fully-certified since 2015, Naomi has been successfully coaching clients throughout North America and facilitating their self-growth in the nutrition and fitness realm. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the myriad of health strategies available, her services aim to introduce clarity and self-motivation.
