{"id":269799,"date":"2020-08-29T10:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T14:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=269799"},"modified":"2020-08-29T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T14:43:54","slug":"the-calorie-charade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/29\/the-calorie-charade\/","title":{"rendered":"The Calorie Charade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The notion of ‘calories in, calories out’ or the notion that we ‘burn calories’ when working out is insane. Trust no person who actually believes in this myth (as long as I keep my calories below 2,000 a day, I should be ‘healthy’ and not put on ‘weight’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this notion of calories such a charade? Let me explain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Think hormones, not calories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It doesn’t matter how many calories a certain food or beverage item has. More interesting is the *hormonal effect* it has on your body. For example, even if you drink a “100% organic non-GMO blended smoothie of “organic” avocados, spinach, kale, orange juice, honey, matcha powder, bananas, etc … think critically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does this affect my hormones?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Or in other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What hormonal effect does drinking this sugar-forward smoothie have on my insulin, pancreas, etc?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Truth be told, the hormonal effect of drinking this $15-uber-healthy “smoothie” is probably very similar to drinking (half) a glass bottle of “100% cane sugar” (Mexican) Coca Cola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example look at the ‘Brands & Products<\/a>‘ on The Coca-Cola Company corporate page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n