Dr. Vishal Patel

That's right.

Oh, absolutely.

Oh, absolutely.

Oh, absolutely.

Yeah. And in a nutshell, it's because the scientific evidence doesn't support rules for living life. So when we looked at the scientific literature, my, my team and our co-founders for what results in say healthy eating, just as one example, you know, we focus on movement, rest, but just taking food and nourishment.

Yeah. And in a nutshell, it's because the scientific evidence doesn't support rules for living life. So when we looked at the scientific literature, my, my team and our co-founders for what results in say healthy eating, just as one example, you know, we focus on movement, rest, but just taking food and nourishment.

Yeah. And in a nutshell, it's because the scientific evidence doesn't support rules for living life. So when we looked at the scientific literature, my, my team and our co-founders for what results in say healthy eating, just as one example, you know, we focus on movement, rest, but just taking food and nourishment.

But when you take a rules-based approach to eating, where there's a certain list of foods you can eat and then a very long list of foods you can't eat, in the psychology literature, what happens inevitably with every cohort, every population, is that as soon as you're given that naughty list of foods, your mind very naturally starts wanting to eat those things.

But when you take a rules-based approach to eating, where there's a certain list of foods you can eat and then a very long list of foods you can't eat, in the psychology literature, what happens inevitably with every cohort, every population, is that as soon as you're given that naughty list of foods, your mind very naturally starts wanting to eat those things.

But when you take a rules-based approach to eating, where there's a certain list of foods you can eat and then a very long list of foods you can't eat, in the psychology literature, what happens inevitably with every cohort, every population, is that as soon as you're given that naughty list of foods, your mind very naturally starts wanting to eat those things.

So then you start feeling these cravings and this desire that has an emotional impact. You start feeling guilty for wanting those things. You start punishing yourself for avoiding those things. And then in a few weeks to months, you fall off the wagon. So with every diet, paleo, keto, anything that's considered healthy,

So then you start feeling these cravings and this desire that has an emotional impact. You start feeling guilty for wanting those things. You start punishing yourself for avoiding those things. And then in a few weeks to months, you fall off the wagon. So with every diet, paleo, keto, anything that's considered healthy,

So then you start feeling these cravings and this desire that has an emotional impact. You start feeling guilty for wanting those things. You start punishing yourself for avoiding those things. And then in a few weeks to months, you fall off the wagon. So with every diet, paleo, keto, anything that's considered healthy,

a diet where you're following a set of rules, you end up having this yo-yo behavior where people end up latching onto a diet thinking it's going to be the end all be all. They fall off and then they revert back to their old ways and old habits. And then they find the next fad diet and then they latch onto that.

a diet where you're following a set of rules, you end up having this yo-yo behavior where people end up latching onto a diet thinking it's going to be the end all be all. They fall off and then they revert back to their old ways and old habits. And then they find the next fad diet and then they latch onto that.

a diet where you're following a set of rules, you end up having this yo-yo behavior where people end up latching onto a diet thinking it's going to be the end all be all. They fall off and then they revert back to their old ways and old habits. And then they find the next fad diet and then they latch onto that.

and so sensei didn't want to perpetuate that not only is it an unsustainable approach to living it's not good for you you end up with a slightly disordered relationship with food where you use food as punishment and reward it's it's not healthy for us in the long run and so that's why it's open-ended it's kind of more like a choose your own adventure rather than a boot camp where we're going to tell you what to do

and so sensei didn't want to perpetuate that not only is it an unsustainable approach to living it's not good for you you end up with a slightly disordered relationship with food where you use food as punishment and reward it's it's not healthy for us in the long run and so that's why it's open-ended it's kind of more like a choose your own adventure rather than a boot camp where we're going to tell you what to do

and so sensei didn't want to perpetuate that not only is it an unsustainable approach to living it's not good for you you end up with a slightly disordered relationship with food where you use food as punishment and reward it's it's not healthy for us in the long run and so that's why it's open-ended it's kind of more like a choose your own adventure rather than a boot camp where we're going to tell you what to do

And I know what you mean. We get a lot of guests that show up and say, okay, so tell me what to eat. Tell me when to wake up. Tell me when to sleep. Where are my supplements? Just tell me what to do. But longevity and wellness don't work like that. It's about the choices you make and learning to teach yourself to be more intentional with those choices.