544. When Being Too Healthy Hurts You
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Our ever-increasing interest in health and healthy eating habits has a dark side: Orthorexia, which is an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. In today’s conversation, Jeff and fellow Commune Co-Founder, Jake Laub, discuss the predicament of knowing too much about how to be healthy — and how to walk a middle path versus going to an extreme. In this episode we cover: 00:03:00: What is the difference between Orthorexia and Anorexia? 00:06:00: How does Orthorexia present in people? 00:09:00: The impact of stress around food 00:19:00: How do you distinguish a healthy relationship to wellness from an unhealthy obsession? 00:23:00: Possible comorbidities and roots of Orthorexia 00:34:00: How to look at health on a spectrum 00:44:00: What it means to be holistically well Balance Weekend Retreat with Schuyler Grant & Jeff Krasno in Topanga, CA, April 5-7, 2024. This weekend retreat is all about practices that cultivate balance in your life. This will include movement (yoga and hiking), focusing the mind (meditation and breathwork), hot and cold therapy (ice plunge and sauna), and enjoying time together in community. Go to onecommune.com/retreat for more info. NEW! Check out the Commune Courses podcast for free audio excerpts of our top courses. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://cmn.to/courses-applepod or Spotify https://cmn.to/courses-spotify or search Commune Podcasts to find the show. This podcast is supported by: Gainful 30% off your first month with code “Commune” visit Gainful.com/commune LivOn Labs Get free samples with any purchase at livonlabs.com/commune LMNT Get a free sample pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/COMMUNE Vivobarefoot Use code VIVOCOMMUNE15 and get 15% off www.vivobarefoot.com Wakunaga Visit Wakunaga and use promo code COMMUNE 103 to request a sample.
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