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It is said that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. That's why it's so important to have people around you who encourage you, who give you a boost and with whom you can talk about the things you enjoy and motivate you. Like health, for example.
In this podcast episode, I talk about, among other things
There are various reasons why I came up with this topic. I recently attended the LCHF Congress (Low Carb High Fat) organized by LCHF Germany. The great thing about this congress is that you meet lots of people who are on the same path as us. They attach great importance to their diet and health, think outside the box and are keen to help as many people as possible. That's one reason.
The other reason is that I met 2 ladies from my Darmglück online course live yesterday. We talked about how nice it is to be in a group and that it's nice to have people by your side who are 'in the same boat'.
I once had an experience with a customer who had changed his diet and was doing really well (weight loss, more energy etc.) and suddenly he fell into a motivational hole because he was being made fun of a bit by his work colleagues. I asked him if there was anyone around him who was also eating healthily that he could follow. There was actually no one around him, he couldn't think of anyone. I advised him to find at least one person he could talk to. Otherwise you really do feel very alone!
Maybe you're also interested in healthy eating, gut health, etc., but your family or circle of friends just smile at you.
I advise you to attend such events or listen to podcasts like mine. Listening doesn't bring you that much contact with others, but we have a comment field under the podcast episode notes, we have a Facebook group - there are many ways to network on the Internet. That's one way.
Nevertheless, it is of course nice to have real contacts!
I would recommend attending courses or talks on relevant topics or spending time in places where there are other people who eat healthily (organic food stores, weekly markets, etc.).
Just be open to meeting people!
That's why it's important - I don't know if you've ever heard the saying - 'We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with' and that's why these 5 (or 10, it doesn't matter) people should be people who build us up and support our plans!
I saw a post from a friend on Facebook. She shared a video of Dr. Malhotra - an English cardiologist. He gave a speech to the British parliament on how to combat diabetes.
Two people commented, saying something like 'Yes, that won't help anyway' and 'Politicians aren't interested anyway'.
And then I thought to myself: these are exactly the people I don't want in my life. I would like to have around me. Who always badmouth everything instead of saying 'Great, the cardiologist has courage!"
People like that can take the wind out of your sails when it comes to your plans. You can ignore them to some extent, or not talk to them about health, because ultimately it's up to you what you do. And it helps if you have a like-minded person you can talk to.
To come back to the LCHF congress - you may have heard me talk about it before because I'm very enthusiastic about it - it just shows again that it's not true when people claim that doctors aren't interested in nutrition. There were a few doctors at this congress!
Something is happening in the scene. More movement is coming in and it is becoming increasingly clear that nutrition plays a crucial role in our health.
I can highly recommend Dr. Malhotra's lecture! He gives a lot of encouragement. Among other things, he says that he was/is attacked for what he says because he advocates a diet that contains fewer carbohydrates.
He made it clear that certain people do not approve of what he says, even though the evidence is on his side. He said that you expose yourself with such statements - but that also shows that he has hit a true core. Otherwise he wouldn't be attacked like this.
And what he emphasized a lot (I've talked about this before) is that healthy eating is not about losing weight or being overweight - even though 2/3 of people in England are overweight. What was quite shocking to me was that 80-90% of people in England have too much body fat without being overweight.
This body fat leads to chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, osteoarthritis, heart attacks, etc.
He speaks English very quickly, but I'm happy to link it here anyway:
There are more and more people talking about it. That makes me very happy!
If you are interested in such topics, then keep your eyes open. There are always more people who are of the same opinion. Network with them! We can bring about improvement very quickly with this lifestyle. People could partly do without their medication. Dr. Malhotra said in his lecture that it is unethical to withhold this information from people.
He talked about a documentary that showed that when people eat the way he suggests, they made significant improvements within a few weeks. One of the people in the documentary was able to stop taking his diabetes medication completely after 3 weeks! I am therefore convinced that we can achieve a great deal in a short space of time through diet.
Find people around you who think similarly. Talk about it, exchange ideas. The more people talk about it, the more this information will get out to the public!
It is important not to proselytize and not to try to convince people who don't want to know about it.
Prof. Dr. Spitz once gave me a good tip on this. Maybe you know him. He is very well known when it comes to vitamin D and has written books about it. He originally practiced nuclear medicine and after he retired, he started doing 'barefoot medicine' (as he calls it) and looked at nutrition, lifestyle, etc.
He speaks with people about his ideas and if he realized that the other person was interested in the topic, he continued talking. But if he realized after the first few sentences that the person wasn't interested, he let it go.
And that's a great tip!
Keep your eyes and ears open. Look on platforms like YouTube, Facebook etc. - There is always more information on the subject.
I hope you are a regular listener to my podcast. If you haven't already, it's best to subscribe. Then you will automatically receive the latest episode.
I would be very happy if you let me know how you liked this episode. Simply because I think the topic is a bit difficult, but I really wanted to get it off my chest.
Thanks for listening! I'm excited to see what this will trigger and I look forward to having you back next week!
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people find the podcast so we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
It is said that we are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with. That's why it's so important to have people around you who encourage you, who give you a boost and with whom you can talk about the things you enjoy and motivate you. Like health, for example.
In this podcast episode, I talk about, among other things
- What inspired me to create this episode about networking and like-minded people
- A talk by a British cardiologist on reversing type 2 diabetes
- Why it's important to have like-minded people in your life
- And: how you can find such like-minded people
There are various reasons why I came up with this topic. I recently attended the LCHF Congress (Low Carb High Fat) organized by LCHF Germany. The great thing about this congress is that you meet lots of people who are on the same path as us. They attach great importance to their diet and health, think outside the box and are keen to help as many people as possible. That's one reason.
The other reason is that I met 2 ladies from my Darmglück online course live yesterday. We talked about how nice it is to be in a group and that it's nice to have people by your side who are 'in the same boat'.
The problem of being alone
I once had an experience with a customer who had changed his diet and was doing really well (weight loss, more energy etc.) and suddenly he fell into a motivational hole because he was being made fun of a bit by his work colleagues. I asked him if there was anyone around him who was also eating healthily that he could follow. There was actually no one around him, he couldn't think of anyone. I advised him to find at least one person he could talk to. Otherwise you really do feel very alone!
Maybe you're also interested in healthy eating, gut health, etc., but your family or circle of friends just smile at you.
Where can you find like-minded people?
I advise you to attend such events or listen to podcasts like mine. Listening doesn't bring you that much contact with others, but we have a comment field under the podcast episode notes, we have a Facebook group - there are many ways to network on the Internet. That's one way.
Nevertheless, it is of course nice to have real contacts!
I would recommend attending courses or talks on relevant topics or spending time in places where there are other people who eat healthily (organic food stores, weekly markets, etc.).
Just be open to meeting people!
Who do you spend the most time with?
That's why it's important - I don't know if you've ever heard the saying - 'We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with' and that's why these 5 (or 10, it doesn't matter) people should be people who build us up and support our plans!
I saw a post from a friend on Facebook. She shared a video of Dr. Malhotra - an English cardiologist. He gave a speech to the British parliament on how to combat diabetes.
Two people commented, saying something like 'Yes, that won't help anyway' and 'Politicians aren't interested anyway'.
And then I thought to myself: these are exactly the people I don't want in my life. I would like to have around me. Who always badmouth everything instead of saying 'Great, the cardiologist has courage!"
People like that can take the wind out of your sails when it comes to your plans. You can ignore them to some extent, or not talk to them about health, because ultimately it's up to you what you do. And it helps if you have a like-minded person you can talk to.
The scene is moving
To come back to the LCHF congress - you may have heard me talk about it before because I'm very enthusiastic about it - it just shows again that it's not true when people claim that doctors aren't interested in nutrition. There were a few doctors at this congress!
Something is happening in the scene. More movement is coming in and it is becoming increasingly clear that nutrition plays a crucial role in our health.
I can highly recommend Dr. Malhotra's lecture! He gives a lot of encouragement. Among other things, he says that he was/is attacked for what he says because he advocates a diet that contains fewer carbohydrates.
He made it clear that certain people do not approve of what he says, even though the evidence is on his side. He said that you expose yourself with such statements - but that also shows that he has hit a true core. Otherwise he wouldn't be attacked like this.
And what he emphasized a lot (I've talked about this before) is that healthy eating is not about losing weight or being overweight - even though 2/3 of people in England are overweight. What was quite shocking to me was that 80-90% of people in England have too much body fat without being overweight.
This body fat leads to chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, osteoarthritis, heart attacks, etc.
He speaks English very quickly, but I'm happy to link it here anyway:
There are more and more people talking about it. That makes me very happy!
If you are interested in such topics, then keep your eyes open. There are always more people who are of the same opinion. Network with them! We can bring about improvement very quickly with this lifestyle. People could partly do without their medication. Dr. Malhotra said in his lecture that it is unethical to withhold this information from people.
He talked about a documentary that showed that when people eat the way he suggests, they made significant improvements within a few weeks. One of the people in the documentary was able to stop taking his diabetes medication completely after 3 weeks! I am therefore convinced that we can achieve a great deal in a short space of time through diet.
Talk about it, but don't proselytize
Find people around you who think similarly. Talk about it, exchange ideas. The more people talk about it, the more this information will get out to the public!
It is important not to proselytize and not to try to convince people who don't want to know about it.
Prof. Dr. Spitz once gave me a good tip on this. Maybe you know him. He is very well known when it comes to vitamin D and has written books about it. He originally practiced nuclear medicine and after he retired, he started doing 'barefoot medicine' (as he calls it) and looked at nutrition, lifestyle, etc.
He speaks with people about his ideas and if he realized that the other person was interested in the topic, he continued talking. But if he realized after the first few sentences that the person wasn't interested, he let it go.
And that's a great tip!
Keep your eyes and ears open. Look on platforms like YouTube, Facebook etc. - There is always more information on the subject.
I hope you are a regular listener to my podcast. If you haven't already, it's best to subscribe. Then you will automatically receive the latest episode.
I would be very happy if you let me know how you liked this episode. Simply because I think the topic is a bit difficult, but I really wanted to get it off my chest.
Thanks for listening! I'm excited to see what this will trigger and I look forward to having you back next week!
Now I recommend you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people find the podcast so we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
