Why Chronic Dieting Is Bad For Your Health with Dr. Steve Hoody

<p>On this episode, our special guest is Dr. Steve Hoody. He is a weight loss expert and believes that ditching diets is the key to long term success.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Women, Wellness, and weight</p> <p>Well, first it's important for us to acknowledge that men and women are simply different biologically. &nbsp;Men's bodies are constructed to burn fat differently, and to accomplish different tasks than women, &nbsp;traditionally. A healthy and successful family or tribe meant that the males of the species were hunters, &nbsp;went out into the wild and fought and came back with food. Meanwhile, in order to survive and thrive, &nbsp;women were in charge of the family unit. That meant they had the babies, and they kept the family unit &nbsp;intact, kept the community together, and together this system worked for hundreds of thousands of &nbsp;years.</p> <p>today, men and women have body types that are consistent with those same functions. That does not &nbsp;mean every male has to be a hunter and that does not mean that every woman has to stay at home and &nbsp;have kids with the family. It does mean, though, that our bodies are constructed differently for &nbsp;traditionally different functions. That being said, a woman's body is constructed to hold more fat. In &nbsp;general, according to WebMD, the average woman's body holds 11% more fat than the average male. &nbsp;Now at first, you might think this is a bad deal. However, look at the facts:</p> <p>1. much of that extra fat in a woman is the brown fat, which contains much more Omega threes, &nbsp;which contributes to better brain function, which means more intelligence, and more longevity. &nbsp;2. Furthermore, a woman with a higher brown fat content, will pass that higher IQ and more &nbsp;longevity onto her children. In fact, males are often biologically attracted to more curves in a &nbsp;female because traditionally that meant a better chance a better survival for their kids. It's just &nbsp;biological.</p> <p>3. So remember, as much as guys may not want to