Calorie Counting
As a measurement are calories of any significant import? Or is it an old hand me down concept that has little relevance as we work through nutrition for the 21st century?
We currently live in the world of measurement when it comes to nutrition How many carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, proteins, fats Look at the label and you'll see our attestation to the numbers that are supposedly driving our selection decisions
But does this labeling really help with our decision making I would suggest that it doesn't at all That in fact we make our decisions based on the emotional appeal that the foods have and not what the numbers say
But we are obsessed with numbers and measurements because the FDA has mandated that the consumer must be forewarned about what's in the package
Now the British have begun questioning the calorie counting business and are bringing to the fore some very appropriate discussion http://bbc.in/axkQEQ
The matter science approach to measurement has its value but from an energy science nutritional view it's not so much the measurement as how the food affects the individual who is consuming it
The ultimate question from the energy science nutritional view is, "How does the food make one feel?"
Since we are not used to sensing our foods and what they do to us the next best thing is to get some guidance See foodsheal.com
If I know a lot about broccoli in terms of measurements of the above molecular ingredients but have no idea what it does to my own physiology, then I would conclude that the meausurements are useless
Until tomorrow To health as a Skill Love DrBill
