Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

I will make it simple. At the same time, Mel, I think when we believe there is one true diet that all of us should be eating, I don't think it simplifies it for us. I think it complicates it. And the reason it complicates it, and one of the biggest problems in health and wellness today, is the confusion that exists.

I will make it simple. At the same time, Mel, I think when we believe there is one true diet that all of us should be eating, I don't think it simplifies it for us. I think it complicates it. And the reason it complicates it, and one of the biggest problems in health and wellness today, is the confusion that exists.

I will make it simple. At the same time, Mel, I think when we believe there is one true diet that all of us should be eating, I don't think it simplifies it for us. I think it complicates it. And the reason it complicates it, and one of the biggest problems in health and wellness today, is the confusion that exists.

So when I talk about simplification, if you overly simplify, you end up confusing people. So I want to simplify as far as I possibly can, but then I also want to give the listener a bit of responsibility. Got it. the most important principle when it comes to food is as much as you possibly can have minimally processed foods as close to its natural form as possible.

So when I talk about simplification, if you overly simplify, you end up confusing people. So I want to simplify as far as I possibly can, but then I also want to give the listener a bit of responsibility. Got it. the most important principle when it comes to food is as much as you possibly can have minimally processed foods as close to its natural form as possible.

So when I talk about simplification, if you overly simplify, you end up confusing people. So I want to simplify as far as I possibly can, but then I also want to give the listener a bit of responsibility. Got it. the most important principle when it comes to food is as much as you possibly can have minimally processed foods as close to its natural form as possible.

I say, listen, let's think about one ingredient foods, okay? So foods that don't have a barcode because they naturally are one ingredient. So an avocado doesn't have an ingredient list. It's one ingredient, right? A piece of fruit doesn't have an ingredient list, right? And so for a lot of my patients for years, Mel, I've been asking them to look at food labels, okay?

I say, listen, let's think about one ingredient foods, okay? So foods that don't have a barcode because they naturally are one ingredient. So an avocado doesn't have an ingredient list. It's one ingredient, right? A piece of fruit doesn't have an ingredient list, right? And so for a lot of my patients for years, Mel, I've been asking them to look at food labels, okay?

I say, listen, let's think about one ingredient foods, okay? So foods that don't have a barcode because they naturally are one ingredient. So an avocado doesn't have an ingredient list. It's one ingredient, right? A piece of fruit doesn't have an ingredient list, right? And so for a lot of my patients for years, Mel, I've been asking them to look at food labels, okay?

And people are shocked at what happens when they look at food labels. That's the starting point, I think, for everyone is as much as you can, because... When you start eating more and more minimally processed food, your hunger signals will naturally start to take care of themselves.

And people are shocked at what happens when they look at food labels. That's the starting point, I think, for everyone is as much as you can, because... When you start eating more and more minimally processed food, your hunger signals will naturally start to take care of themselves.

And people are shocked at what happens when they look at food labels. That's the starting point, I think, for everyone is as much as you can, because... When you start eating more and more minimally processed food, your hunger signals will naturally start to take care of themselves.

So if you're having lots of highly processed food and potato chips and the modern food environment, basically, people are hungry all the time.

So if you're having lots of highly processed food and potato chips and the modern food environment, basically, people are hungry all the time.

So if you're having lots of highly processed food and potato chips and the modern food environment, basically, people are hungry all the time.

Because it plays havoc with our hormones. It plays havoc with our blood sugar. So a lot of the things we're eating these days will spike our blood sugar very quickly, which also means it's going to come down very quickly. So let's say, for example, you start the day with a bowl of sugary cereal, which is really, really common.

Because it plays havoc with our hormones. It plays havoc with our blood sugar. So a lot of the things we're eating these days will spike our blood sugar very quickly, which also means it's going to come down very quickly. So let's say, for example, you start the day with a bowl of sugary cereal, which is really, really common.

Because it plays havoc with our hormones. It plays havoc with our blood sugar. So a lot of the things we're eating these days will spike our blood sugar very quickly, which also means it's going to come down very quickly. So let's say, for example, you start the day with a bowl of sugary cereal, which is really, really common.

Now, depending on which one you eat, but most of them pretty much fall into this category. You're eating it, and you feel full afterwards, and your blood sugar has started to go up pretty rapidly. Maybe after about two hours, it hits its peak. Then it starts to crash, okay? And then when it starts to crash... It's not just a hunger issue, it's a stress issue, okay?

Now, depending on which one you eat, but most of them pretty much fall into this category. You're eating it, and you feel full afterwards, and your blood sugar has started to go up pretty rapidly. Maybe after about two hours, it hits its peak. Then it starts to crash, okay? And then when it starts to crash... It's not just a hunger issue, it's a stress issue, okay?