{"id":5935,"date":"2018-04-04T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T16:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2019-06-04T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:44:21","slug":"yeah-size-matters-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=5935","title":{"rendered":"Yeah, Size Matters … For Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Need a rule? For your health, “To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That was Ben Franklin, a million years ago. But it is just as true now as it was then — even more so? A little wine is awesome, a lot of wine is terrible. A little chocolate, potatoes (anything at all that’s a real food) is good for you, but all of those become bad for you when they’re over-consumed. In other words, to lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And for your weight, “Eat Small, Be Small”. The thing to know is that your body is an adaptive miracle that can be trained over time. If you want to eat in control … if you want to eat ALL YOU WANT, but want less, eat small to train your physiology to expect that much food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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