WEBVTT 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:36.520 Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:38.420 of Food for Thought Thoughts, if it were you 00:00:38.420 --> 00:00:41.939 and your host, Neogentrics. How has everybody 00:00:41.939 --> 00:00:46.280 been? It's another day here in May, and as you 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:49.600 already know, school is just about out with whoever 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:53.840 else still has any, you know, finals and stuff. 00:00:55.159 --> 00:01:00.179 So, anyway, let's get down to brass tacks, shall 00:01:00.179 --> 00:01:08.150 we? All right. First things first, we've had 00:01:08.150 --> 00:01:10.170 a lot of different topics that we've covered 00:01:10.170 --> 00:01:14.549 over the last, you know, year, two years, three 00:01:14.549 --> 00:01:17.409 years. You know, there's a lot of stuff that 00:01:17.409 --> 00:01:21.250 we've covered. Lately, we've been covering a 00:01:21.250 --> 00:01:25.629 lot of major level topics such as how you need 00:01:25.629 --> 00:01:27.730 to care for your body, why is water important, 00:01:28.109 --> 00:01:31.170 what's been going on in the real world. I do 00:01:31.170 --> 00:01:34.120 believe I covered the importance of sleep. and 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:38.239 dietary nutrients so let me go ahead and re -establish 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:40.819 a fact that's important since summer is around 00:01:40.819 --> 00:01:43.680 the corner and that would be caring for your 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:46.299 body as i've mentioned before it's one of those 00:01:46.299 --> 00:01:48.359 things that people don't seem to think about 00:01:48.359 --> 00:01:53.040 or take too likely like they think oh you know 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:56.359 it's fine at least i eat and i drink water i 00:01:56.359 --> 00:01:59.269 may not work out like i'm supposed to But at 00:01:59.269 --> 00:02:01.569 least I get up and move. Well, that's great and 00:02:01.569 --> 00:02:03.569 all, but you still have to do a little bit more 00:02:03.569 --> 00:02:07.129 than just that. Hell, if it was that simple, 00:02:07.209 --> 00:02:10.349 everybody would be as skinny as a toothpick, 00:02:10.349 --> 00:02:15.889 but it's not that straightforward. Now, let's 00:02:15.889 --> 00:02:18.069 go ahead and think about this for a minute. Caring 00:02:18.069 --> 00:02:21.229 for your body. It's important to look after your 00:02:21.229 --> 00:02:24.189 body to help you to stay healthy and well for 00:02:24.189 --> 00:02:26.770 as long as you can. Very advice about caring 00:02:26.770 --> 00:02:28.750 for your body is often conflicting and often 00:02:28.750 --> 00:02:32.069 confusing. I mean, it can be hard to know what 00:02:32.069 --> 00:02:35.550 exactly is the best thing for it. And each person 00:02:35.550 --> 00:02:37.949 is different. No two people are the same. Many 00:02:37.949 --> 00:02:40.110 people abandon any effort to take care of themselves 00:02:40.110 --> 00:02:42.310 because it's just too difficult as a result. 00:02:43.270 --> 00:02:46.629 However... Just because it's complicated doesn't 00:02:46.629 --> 00:02:49.050 mean that the effort is not worthwhile. Come 00:02:49.050 --> 00:02:53.669 on. Common sense. I should do an episode on that. 00:02:55.009 --> 00:02:57.789 Tells us that even doing a bit more exercise 00:02:57.789 --> 00:03:01.930 or getting a bit more sleep and not eating that 00:03:01.930 --> 00:03:04.310 second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh 00:03:04.310 --> 00:03:07.150 slice of cake are likely to be helpful. And the 00:03:07.150 --> 00:03:09.509 reason I say it that way is because... There's 00:03:09.509 --> 00:03:11.169 a lot of people out there who will eat a slice 00:03:11.169 --> 00:03:12.870 of cake, and then eat another slice of cake, 00:03:13.009 --> 00:03:15.050 and before they realize it, they've eaten the 00:03:15.050 --> 00:03:18.430 entire cake, if not half of it. You know, the 00:03:18.430 --> 00:03:21.150 application of a little science is, you know, 00:03:21.150 --> 00:03:23.750 quite a lot more common sense than you would 00:03:23.750 --> 00:03:25.629 think. And it can go a long way in helping you 00:03:25.629 --> 00:03:28.569 to work out what's best for your body, and you 00:03:28.569 --> 00:03:31.710 in the long run. So the question starts off with, 00:03:31.870 --> 00:03:34.509 well, why the hell should I care? Or better yet, 00:03:34.610 --> 00:03:39.319 why do you care about my body? Well... First 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:42.039 off, caring for your body just makes sense. It's 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:43.879 something that we should do on a day -to -day 00:03:43.879 --> 00:03:46.039 basis. After all, you only get one body in this 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:48.979 life, and I would think you want it to last as 00:03:48.979 --> 00:03:52.979 long as possible. Well, I guess that depends, 00:03:53.340 --> 00:04:17.860 doesn't it? Okay, okay, okay. So, I mean, we 00:04:17.860 --> 00:04:22.439 want to care for our body. We want to do it. 00:04:22.459 --> 00:04:25.800 For the simple fact that, you know, flippancy 00:04:25.800 --> 00:04:28.779 aside, caring for your body really does just 00:04:28.779 --> 00:04:30.779 make sense. Around the world, there's a growing 00:04:30.779 --> 00:04:34.379 chronic problem of lifestyle -related diseases 00:04:34.379 --> 00:04:36.819 that, you know, I don't have to hear names of. 00:04:37.180 --> 00:04:39.120 I'm pretty sure you're familiar with them. And 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:43.379 yes, even the coronavirus is not helping. These 00:04:43.379 --> 00:04:46.040 are diseases that are effectively caused by the 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:48.199 way that we live our lives. Most, if not all 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:50.500 of them, are associated with not looking after 00:04:50.500 --> 00:04:52.680 our bodies. Many are associated with just being 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:55.240 overweight, not exercising enough, or by putting 00:04:55.240 --> 00:04:57.699 the wrong substances into our body as a whole. 00:04:58.180 --> 00:05:00.759 A couple of these diseases and conditions include 00:05:00.759 --> 00:05:03.420 onset diabetes, heart conditions, high blood 00:05:03.420 --> 00:05:07.779 pressures, in some cases cancer, which we can 00:05:07.779 --> 00:05:10.180 detect certain kinds and what causes them, but 00:05:10.180 --> 00:05:14.720 other things, no. of course avoid every single 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:17.779 illness or condition and many are not lifestyle 00:05:17.779 --> 00:05:20.160 related however looking after your body will 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:22.639 go some ways to helping you live a healthier 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:25.500 life for longer or help build up your immune 00:05:25.500 --> 00:05:27.779 system so that you can actually fight them off 00:05:27.779 --> 00:05:34.500 should they ever occur or happen to you so the 00:05:34.500 --> 00:05:36.360 thing you need to think about here or rather 00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:38.319 the way i want you to think is the framework 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:41.730 of your thinking about how you should do this. 00:05:41.790 --> 00:05:43.670 There's a simple framework for this. This is 00:05:43.670 --> 00:05:47.850 a guide, if you will, on a way you should approach 00:05:47.850 --> 00:05:49.730 looking after your body. And this will help you 00:05:49.730 --> 00:05:51.449 to think about your decisions more logically 00:05:51.449 --> 00:05:55.310 or rather help you understand why you might want 00:05:55.310 --> 00:05:58.050 to make certain decisions. And hopefully it'll 00:05:58.050 --> 00:06:00.310 also explain why it can sometimes be hard to 00:06:00.310 --> 00:06:03.769 do what you know is the right thing despite, 00:06:04.170 --> 00:06:08.120 you know, what people say. So here's the framework. 00:06:08.259 --> 00:06:10.360 There are three questions to keep in mind, okay? 00:06:11.540 --> 00:06:15.079 And in any aspect of caring for yourself, I want 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:18.459 you to ask these three questions. One, what do 00:06:18.459 --> 00:06:21.980 I want to do? That's pretty straightforward. 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:25.220 I don't think I need to explain it. The first 00:06:25.220 --> 00:06:29.139 aspect is to your emotions, is to how you feel 00:06:29.139 --> 00:06:32.220 and what you want to do, whether, you know, about 00:06:32.220 --> 00:06:34.420 what you want to eat, when you want to go to 00:06:34.420 --> 00:06:37.170 sleep, how much exercise you take. Emotions are 00:06:37.170 --> 00:06:39.209 very primitive, but they're also very strong 00:06:39.209 --> 00:06:42.850 and they can hold you back. Two, what is best 00:06:42.850 --> 00:06:46.730 for me? Well, the second one here applies reason 00:06:46.730 --> 00:06:50.089 to the situation and it asks you what you think. 00:06:50.329 --> 00:06:54.029 This means taking what you know, that is facts, 00:06:54.230 --> 00:06:56.870 and considering them in the light of the situation 00:06:56.870 --> 00:07:02.370 accordingly. Something to keep in mind. Three, 00:07:02.829 --> 00:07:06.970 what am I going to do? Finally, you need to balance 00:07:06.970 --> 00:07:10.149 those two aspects together and make a decision 00:07:10.149 --> 00:07:13.430 about what you actually do in any given situation. 00:07:13.470 --> 00:07:15.790 This requires you to balance what you want and 00:07:15.790 --> 00:07:18.509 what you think you should do in light of those 00:07:18.509 --> 00:07:25.170 facts. Okay? There will be many times when you 00:07:25.170 --> 00:07:30.060 want to do, or what you want to do, rather. And 00:07:30.060 --> 00:07:32.040 it coincides perfectly with what you know you 00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:34.439 should do. Like, you may want to go out for a 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:36.560 bike ride because the sun is shining. Or go to 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:39.120 bed early because you're tired. These are convenient 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:41.980 and it helps your body stay healthy. At other 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:45.199 times, you'll find it very tempting to do something 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:49.360 you know you should be avoiding. Like the example 00:07:49.360 --> 00:07:52.079 I gave earlier. Eating another slice of cake. 00:07:52.379 --> 00:07:56.639 Or two or three. Or, for example, not... exercise 00:07:56.639 --> 00:08:00.660 just because you're busy remember it is important 00:08:00.660 --> 00:08:04.600 that you don't always you know how do i put this 00:08:04.600 --> 00:08:08.160 you don't always have to do the right thing but 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:10.399 you do need to at least compensate for the fact 00:08:10.399 --> 00:08:12.720 that you're not doing it you know if you're gonna 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:15.839 fall in one area pick up in another area to compensate 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:18.740 for it you know every now and then it'll be fine 00:08:18.740 --> 00:08:20.600 to follow your instincts you can eat an extra 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:22.680 slice of chocolate you can lay around in bed 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:26.509 all day but if you do that too often There are 00:08:26.509 --> 00:08:29.629 huge consequences that will fall upon you. For 00:08:29.629 --> 00:08:31.750 example, if you overeat and don't exercise enough, 00:08:31.889 --> 00:08:34.350 you're likely to end up overweight and looking 00:08:34.350 --> 00:08:38.429 like a jelly -filled donut. You know, I understand 00:08:38.429 --> 00:08:41.230 that one perfectly well. I've done it, and I 00:08:41.230 --> 00:08:43.029 had to pay the price for it, and now I'm losing 00:08:43.029 --> 00:08:46.769 weight considerably. And a lot of these can lead 00:08:46.769 --> 00:08:49.309 to the development of various chronic diseases, 00:08:49.470 --> 00:08:52.370 including diabetes, which I don't have, thank 00:08:52.370 --> 00:08:54.769 God. But by all means, you need to give yourself 00:08:54.769 --> 00:08:57.929 a break from time to time. But don't let these 00:08:57.929 --> 00:09:00.529 bad behaviors become a habit, because habits 00:09:00.529 --> 00:09:05.590 are extremely, extremely hard to break. I do 00:09:05.590 --> 00:09:07.730 believe I covered that before. If you're not 00:09:07.730 --> 00:09:09.490 sure what I'm talking about, go ahead and look 00:09:09.490 --> 00:09:11.470 back through my previous podcast. You'll see 00:09:11.470 --> 00:09:44.279 it. It's there. Alright? All right, so now after 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:48.129 looking at your body there are three key areas 00:09:48.129 --> 00:09:52.090 I need you to make sure you keep in mind right 00:09:52.090 --> 00:09:56.710 let's get started with what they are the three 00:09:56.710 --> 00:09:59.110 very important aspects looking after your body 00:09:59.110 --> 00:10:02.470 first off getting enough rest and sleep second 00:10:02.470 --> 00:10:09.710 eating well and three taking an exercise let's 00:10:09.710 --> 00:10:12.139 start with the first one rest and sleep And I've 00:10:12.139 --> 00:10:14.440 already done a podcast on sleep, on what is sleep, 00:10:14.460 --> 00:10:16.299 how is sleep important. If you haven't heard 00:10:16.299 --> 00:10:17.659 those, go back and listen to them. I'm not going 00:10:17.659 --> 00:10:19.860 to dive into them too much here, but scientists 00:10:19.860 --> 00:10:22.200 have done a lot of research on rest and sleep, 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:25.059 but we still don't really know why we need sleep. 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:27.159 We just know that when we're tired, we must go 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:30.539 to sleep. You know, regular periods of rest and 00:10:30.539 --> 00:10:32.659 sleep are vital to our personal well -being, 00:10:32.679 --> 00:10:35.519 and being deprived of sleep is extremely dangerous. 00:10:35.899 --> 00:10:38.480 It limits our ability to do things like drive 00:10:38.480 --> 00:10:42.179 and also, you know, makes us very, very ill. 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:45.240 Of course, everyone needs to sleep for slightly 00:10:45.240 --> 00:10:48.299 different target ranges and such, you know, just 00:10:48.299 --> 00:10:52.720 to give a few examples. Margaret Thatcher, I'm 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:54.139 pretty sure everyone's familiar with that name. 00:10:54.220 --> 00:10:56.799 If not, at least the people in Britain are. The 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:00.740 former British Prime Minister famously claimed 00:11:00.740 --> 00:11:03.679 that to need only four hours of sleep every night, 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:07.740 and more recently, there has been almost an epidemic. 00:11:08.429 --> 00:11:12.669 Among CEOs claiming kudos for early rising. Well, 00:11:12.809 --> 00:11:15.090 scientists, however, suggest that most people 00:11:15.090 --> 00:11:17.909 need rather more sleep than they think. This 00:11:17.909 --> 00:11:20.309 is in turn implies that most of us are probably 00:11:20.309 --> 00:11:28.590 trying to get on too little sleep. And we really 00:11:28.590 --> 00:11:30.909 shouldn't be doing this. Yes, you can take a 00:11:30.909 --> 00:11:32.750 power nap for four hours and get up and function. 00:11:33.129 --> 00:11:36.570 But like I said before, this is highly unrecommended. 00:11:37.929 --> 00:11:42.429 So, but anyway. What is important is to be aware 00:11:42.429 --> 00:11:44.169 of your personal sleep patterns and ensure that 00:11:44.169 --> 00:11:46.370 you get enough sleep on a regular basis to function 00:11:46.370 --> 00:11:50.090 effectively. That's the main point here. The 00:11:50.090 --> 00:11:53.269 other fact of the matter was the food, the diet, 00:11:53.289 --> 00:11:55.129 and nutrition that you get from what you eat. 00:11:55.870 --> 00:11:57.909 The phrase, you are what you eat, has become 00:11:57.909 --> 00:12:00.470 a bit cliche over the many years, but it still 00:12:00.470 --> 00:12:03.230 has a basic fact. Most of us know that modern 00:12:03.230 --> 00:12:06.080 diets can contain many... too many processed 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:08.500 foods that are either high in fat sugar or salt 00:12:08.500 --> 00:12:11.100 and you know we should eat more fresh fruits 00:12:11.100 --> 00:12:12.720 and vegetables as part of a healthy balanced 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:15.120 diet which in return will also help you lose 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:18.000 weight if you're trying to lose it you know obesity 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:20.200 high cholesterol levels high blood pressure type 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:22.440 2 diabetes are all common problems in the modern 00:12:22.440 --> 00:12:25.740 day life and it's usually related to poor diets 00:12:25.740 --> 00:12:29.299 but then the question comes what counts as a 00:12:29.299 --> 00:12:32.350 healthy diet Now, if I'm not mistaken, I do believe 00:12:32.350 --> 00:12:35.710 I did cover diet and nutrition once before, so 00:12:35.710 --> 00:12:37.330 I'm not going to dive into this too much here 00:12:37.330 --> 00:12:43.309 either. But, you know, in the reference to the 00:12:43.309 --> 00:12:45.210 diet and nutrition, I explained what your body 00:12:45.210 --> 00:12:48.330 needs and why. And, you know, it also shows some 00:12:48.330 --> 00:12:51.049 simple changes to your diet can make big differences 00:12:51.049 --> 00:12:53.889 to your life, like increasing your energy levels, 00:12:54.090 --> 00:12:56.350 lifting your spirits, perhaps reducing the likelihood 00:12:56.350 --> 00:12:59.639 of becoming ill. reducing your chances of being 00:12:59.639 --> 00:13:03.919 extremely lazy you know on the face of it losing 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:05.779 and gaining weight is a fairly simple equation 00:13:05.779 --> 00:13:07.940 if you think about it if the number of calories 00:13:07.940 --> 00:13:09.559 that you take in is greater than the numbers 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:12.519 you use well you gain weight if you lower the 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:15.100 amount of calories that you intake and you burn 00:13:15.100 --> 00:13:18.019 more of them you're just gonna lose more weight 00:13:18.019 --> 00:13:21.539 however a closer examination suggests that the 00:13:21.539 --> 00:13:23.799 situation is not exactly that simple because 00:13:23.799 --> 00:13:26.789 in some people's cases it's the opposite It's 00:13:26.789 --> 00:13:29.049 easy to lose weight by dieting, but it's also 00:13:29.049 --> 00:13:31.730 much harder to maintain that weight loss on a 00:13:31.730 --> 00:13:34.570 long -term basis. There are likely to be other 00:13:34.570 --> 00:13:36.590 things going on, like the best approach is to 00:13:36.590 --> 00:13:39.370 maintain a healthy weight and avoid dieting, 00:13:39.389 --> 00:13:41.950 but this is not always possible for a lot of 00:13:41.950 --> 00:13:44.149 people. And many scientists now argue that portion 00:13:44.149 --> 00:13:46.230 control is one of the most important aspects 00:13:46.230 --> 00:13:48.809 of healthy eating. There's also general agreements 00:13:48.809 --> 00:13:51.309 that, you know, we need a balanced diet, though 00:13:51.309 --> 00:13:54.889 there is not quite enough. Or rather so much 00:13:54.889 --> 00:13:57.169 as an agreement about what exactly a balanced 00:13:57.169 --> 00:14:03.409 diet actually looks like but You know perhaps 00:14:03.409 --> 00:14:04.970 the best approach is to make sure that you get 00:14:04.970 --> 00:14:06.629 enough of the essential building blocks of a 00:14:06.629 --> 00:14:11.210 diet and Not too much of any one thing especially 00:14:32.180 --> 00:14:35.299 So, what are the elements of a diet? Again, a 00:14:35.299 --> 00:14:36.840 lot of this stuff I've already covered before, 00:14:37.039 --> 00:14:40.279 so I'm not going to dive into it too much. But 00:14:40.279 --> 00:14:44.440 like I said, I'm just giving essentials. So the 00:14:44.440 --> 00:14:47.519 elements of a diet is, number one, protein. It's 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:49.240 an essential part of all diets. It's the building 00:14:49.240 --> 00:14:51.500 block for our cells and our body, organs, bones, 00:14:51.639 --> 00:14:58.000 muscles, and blood. There's so many different 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:01.200 types of protein rich food sources and you know 00:15:01.200 --> 00:15:05.360 how your body should use these is relevant to 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:09.120 how that function is used. And again, you know, 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:14.019 I covered what is protein before. Next is the 00:15:14.019 --> 00:15:16.379 fat. Fat is also an essential part of our diet 00:15:16.379 --> 00:15:18.919 despite its bad press. You know, we can't live 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:21.720 without it and it's far from the most efficient 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:26.049 form of energy. You know, again, like I said, 00:15:26.070 --> 00:15:29.169 I covered BMI, I covered what fat is and how 00:15:29.169 --> 00:15:31.230 it relates to your body, so feel free to go check 00:15:31.230 --> 00:15:34.470 those out later. But, you know, unlike protein 00:15:34.470 --> 00:15:37.169 and fat, carbohydrates, usually referred to as 00:15:37.169 --> 00:15:40.090 carbs, are not essential to our diets whatsoever. 00:15:40.470 --> 00:15:42.889 Most of us probably consume way too many carbs, 00:15:43.049 --> 00:15:46.370 you know, and it's something to keep in mind 00:15:46.370 --> 00:15:49.190 that, you know, carbohydrates, sugar, sugar, 00:15:49.289 --> 00:15:53.330 and the way you diet matter, okay? I did cover 00:15:53.330 --> 00:15:55.820 that. Again, in another podcast, so feel free 00:15:55.820 --> 00:16:00.320 to go check that out. Next is high -fiber foods. 00:16:00.539 --> 00:16:03.299 They help us to maintain healthy digestive systems, 00:16:03.440 --> 00:16:06.220 helps boost your metabolism, and keep it regulated. 00:16:06.580 --> 00:16:09.179 They also help your body run way more efficiently 00:16:09.179 --> 00:16:12.580 than it's needed. I had a guest star over on 00:16:12.580 --> 00:16:15.320 my podcast talking about fiber previously, a 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:17.899 couple of episodes back. So if you want to hear 00:16:17.899 --> 00:16:22.159 that, along with some of the jokes, feel free 00:16:22.159 --> 00:16:26.980 to go and check that out. Now, vitamins are by 00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:29.860 definition essential to our health, and there 00:16:29.860 --> 00:16:32.519 are 13 that we need to keep our bodies healthy. 00:16:33.299 --> 00:16:36.000 Now, I don't remember if I did cover vitamins 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:38.179 before, but I'll definitely cover that later, 00:16:38.259 --> 00:16:42.179 so you can look forward to that podcast. But 00:16:42.179 --> 00:16:44.299 they are definitely a necessity to keeping our 00:16:44.299 --> 00:16:47.620 body, you know, functioning like it should. And 00:16:47.620 --> 00:16:49.779 finally, there are some minerals that are extremely 00:16:49.779 --> 00:16:53.220 important. Nutritiously that you know such as 00:16:53.220 --> 00:16:55.419 calcium and such to help build strong bones and 00:16:55.419 --> 00:16:58.460 teeth that we need and again I covered minerals 00:16:58.460 --> 00:17:00.980 and nutrients in further detail in another episode, 00:17:01.220 --> 00:17:03.980 so These are things that you need to keep in 00:17:03.980 --> 00:17:06.279 mind regarding your diet so that you can stay 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:10.240 in shape Next is exercise most people are aware 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:12.980 of advice that we should take exercise regularly 00:17:12.980 --> 00:17:17.230 but They don't actually do this. And the question 00:17:17.230 --> 00:17:19.910 that's usually arise is, you know, why is this 00:17:19.910 --> 00:17:24.009 necessary? But, you know, I can explain that 00:17:24.009 --> 00:17:26.130 in more detail and I'll do that next time. So 00:17:26.130 --> 00:17:28.210 look forward to tomorrow's episode on the importance 00:17:28.210 --> 00:17:32.009 of exercise. But what does that mean and why 00:17:32.009 --> 00:17:34.549 is it important? Recommendations vary between 00:17:34.549 --> 00:17:37.450 20 minutes of medium intensity exercise, enough 00:17:37.450 --> 00:17:39.750 to raise your heart rate per day. you know, up 00:17:39.750 --> 00:17:42.190 to three longer sessions of high -intensity activity 00:17:42.190 --> 00:17:44.730 per week. Many people perhaps unsurprisingly 00:17:44.730 --> 00:17:48.089 conclude that they don't have time to work out. 00:17:48.170 --> 00:17:50.910 What should they do? Well, the common -sense 00:17:50.910 --> 00:17:53.529 solution, however, is that any exercise is better 00:17:53.529 --> 00:17:56.089 than no exercise, so although the recommendations 00:17:56.089 --> 00:17:58.170 for the amount and intensity of exercise may 00:17:58.170 --> 00:18:00.970 change, nobody has yet concluded that taking 00:18:00.970 --> 00:18:04.670 some exercise is bad for you. However, very intense 00:18:04.670 --> 00:18:08.390 exercise over long periods or longer periods 00:18:08.809 --> 00:18:11.130 can have a lot of detrimental effects, especially 00:18:11.130 --> 00:18:12.650 if you're not taking care of yourself like you 00:18:12.650 --> 00:18:14.890 should or drinking enough water, as I explained 00:18:14.890 --> 00:18:18.230 yesterday. Even if you can't do as much exercise 00:18:18.230 --> 00:18:20.609 as is recommended, taking small amounts of exercise 00:18:20.609 --> 00:18:23.710 will do you good. It is, however, important to 00:18:23.710 --> 00:18:26.470 ease yourself gently into any exercise program. 00:18:26.609 --> 00:18:28.910 It doesn't matter what it is. Or if you're one 00:18:28.910 --> 00:18:31.009 of those crazy people who thinks insanity is 00:18:31.009 --> 00:18:34.369 great, you know. If you haven't been exercising, 00:18:34.589 --> 00:18:35.930 especially if it's been a while since you've 00:18:35.930 --> 00:18:37.869 exerted yourself doing anything beyond lifting 00:18:37.869 --> 00:18:40.710 the TV remote or walking to your car, you know, 00:18:40.730 --> 00:18:43.849 it's a risk of injury. And if you overdo it, 00:18:43.869 --> 00:18:45.750 you can run the risk of a heart attack or other 00:18:45.750 --> 00:18:48.250 problems because you pushed your body too hard 00:18:48.250 --> 00:18:52.380 too soon. Okay. There are a number of programs 00:18:52.380 --> 00:18:55.279 like Couch to 5K that can help you start exercising 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:58.539 in a controlled way and avoid overdoing it. There's 00:18:58.539 --> 00:19:02.359 Taibo on YouTube from the original series that, 00:19:02.380 --> 00:19:05.180 you know, used to exist years ago. Hell, if you 00:19:05.180 --> 00:19:08.220 were into wrestling, you can do that. You can 00:19:08.220 --> 00:19:11.299 go outside and run. You can anything to get you 00:19:11.299 --> 00:19:14.099 off the couch, you know, and taking care of yourself 00:19:14.099 --> 00:19:16.700 better than you have been before. The thing to 00:19:16.700 --> 00:19:21.880 keep in mind is doing the right thing. OK, knowing 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:25.759 what to do and actually doing it are, of course, 00:19:25.839 --> 00:19:29.420 quite different things. So it's something to 00:19:29.420 --> 00:19:32.680 keep in mind regarding your own self. Caring 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:34.759 for your body is like other aspects of goodness. 00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:37.019 And if you work on developing your moral compass, 00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:39.359 then you will be able to apply it to doing the 00:19:39.359 --> 00:19:42.480 right thing for your body, too. And yes, of course, 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:45.849 sometimes your emotional response will win. And 00:19:45.849 --> 00:19:48.410 you won't do the right thing. But with practice, 00:19:48.490 --> 00:19:51.089 you will get better at making sure that you take 00:19:51.089 --> 00:19:53.430 care of your body like you should. This is something 00:19:53.430 --> 00:19:58.089 that you need to keep in mind. Okay? Well, that's 00:19:58.089 --> 00:20:00.910 it for today, guys. I hope you enjoyed this podcast 00:20:00.910 --> 00:20:03.509 as much as I enjoyed making it. I just want to 00:20:03.509 --> 00:20:05.910 help other people understand that caring for 00:20:05.910 --> 00:20:08.750 your body does matter. And if you want to live 00:20:08.750 --> 00:20:12.769 longer and understand what's going on in the 00:20:12.769 --> 00:20:15.809 world, especially since people are... essentially, 00:20:16.009 --> 00:20:19.289 how do I put this bluntly, you know, passing 00:20:19.289 --> 00:20:26.690 on every single day, you know, then do what you 00:20:26.690 --> 00:20:29.450 need to do to ensure that you survive. Wearing 00:20:29.450 --> 00:20:32.089 a face mask, that's great and all, you know, 00:20:32.190 --> 00:20:34.410 staying six feet apart, that's even better, but 00:20:34.410 --> 00:20:37.970 if you don't actually do anything, if you don't 00:20:37.970 --> 00:20:39.930 take care of yourself, don't exercise, don't 00:20:39.930 --> 00:20:43.069 move, and you keep yourself locked up inside 00:20:43.069 --> 00:20:47.650 of a room, then Well, you're no better than a 00:20:47.650 --> 00:20:52.549 dog in a cage. Okay? Alright guys, that's it 00:20:52.549 --> 00:20:55.190 for this episode. This has been Food for Thought. 00:20:55.250 --> 00:20:56.769 Thoughts are fit with you. And I'm your host, 00:20:56.869 --> 00:20:59.390 Neogentrix. I'll catch y 'all next time with 00:20:59.390 --> 00:21:00.430 the importance of exercise.