Take a Break to Care for Health with Jonathan Mertz

Hello tabbies, I recently had the honor to talk to Jonathan from the It’s Your Break podcast about how we can re-bounce from our COVID setbacks and enjoy our lives while trying to get back to our healthy point.

Our chat talked explicitly about how we should view and approach food as a resource to fuel ourselves, not a limiting factor.

You really want to listen to this honest and vulnerable chat to see how you can navigate this confusing world that we live in.

You can listen to our chat right here.

take a break to care for your health poster — Podcast Cover of the Episode to Care for Health

Summary

Question #1 to care for health: Is exercise alone enough?

Many of us struggled during the pandemic. We might not be as productive as we wished. We might not have started any new productive hobby.

We might let ourselves go. And that is 100% alright.

Now that we are aware of the extra weight, is exercise alone enough?

The immediate answer is NO.

There is no one answer to everything.

There can be an answer to a problem.

But your health is a multifaceted problem. You cannot look for a magical spell that can help.

For more, jump to minute 5:50 of the podcast for our talk.

One solution can never fix everything. Anybody who tells you otherwise is lying to you.

It is something Jonathan and I agreed on. We continued our chat as we are trying to figure out a balance between all things we have going on.

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Question #2 to care for health: How should we approach diet?

Moving on from exercise, Jonathan and I talked about diet.

He did have problems with his eating in the past and is now seeking help.

There are just so many types of diet to try. Which one should he choose?

I answered his question at minute mark 9:24 in the podcast.

But here is the quick answer: there is not a diet that works magically for everyone.

Just like exercise, you have to go through trial and error to figure out which works best.

It might be confusing. But it is not impossible.

It is the clear distinction you need to see.

Instead of thinking about reducing your fun food, think about adding more healthy options to your diet.

Think positively!

And with that, we jumped into our third question. Getting impatient? Feel free to skip ahead and listen to the podcast.

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