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Silver bullet = Modifying and controlling your diet and exercising. I understand the thyroid issues for some people, but most would rather take the easy "magic
by stevejabs 14y ago
Silver bullet = Modifying and controlling your diet and exercising.
I understand the thyroid issues for some people, but most would rather take the easy "magic pill" way out. You gain nothing from weight loss plans like that. Losing weight and keeping it off is a lifestyle change. Most people aren't willing to commit to it.
- JoeAltmaier 14y agoA lifestyle change - or a body reconditioning. Changing your body chemistry through diet and exercise may in fact change the very areas of the brain the article mentions. The end result may be exactly the same. You may prefer or enjoy exercise; others certainly don't. And if they have different phobias about methods of intervening (be it exercise or brain chemistry), they may legitimately come to a different conclusion.
- peteretep 14y agoYour understanding of this issue is simplistic. Consider: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html?pagewanted=all https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope...
- DanBC 14y ago> Silver bullet = Modifying and controlling your diet and exercising. It would be a silver bullet if people could do it. The fact that most people cannot do it shows it's not a silver bullet. People know a bunch of stuff[1] is bad for them. They may only know the abstract ('this is bad') and not the concrete ('this will raise my risk of $DISEASE by X% which means I have a 1 in Y chance of dying from $DISEASE before the age of 75') - but more information doesn't seem to make any difference. A method to help people change their behaviour would be a significant advance. [1] smoking; drinking to excess; drinking and driving; certain drug use; etc etc.