Taste Perception
Today at natural weight loss I would like to address the issue of taste perception and the effect "junk food" desensitization is having on our diet.
Processed foods and snacks have progressively desensitized our ability to taste. We have become "neuro adapted" to processed foods with high concentrations of fat, sugar and salt.
This taste desensitization has conditioned us to think that natural products provide a bland alternative to 'off the shelf' and 'ready made' meals and snacks. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Alterations to our taste perception can be fixed; it just takes a little will power.
Unfortunately, because taste re-sensitization takes anywhere from between 30 and 90 days we find it difficult to make the switch from processed to natural food. Our previous choices of taking the easy option have led us into a subtle trap. We have become convinced somehow that artificial fast foods and products are more satisfying. The real deal is another story. They don't taste better, they just taste stronger. They only appear more satisfying because of what they do to us. They aren't called "Fast Foods" for nothing. We fill up quickly, get an artificial boost and on we go. Somewhere along the line we have lost the subtle edge of taste perception we once had and it becomes difficult to make the return journey.
One answer to restoring your ability to taste normally is to try water fasting ( only after consulting a doctor). In as little as a week you can re-sensitize your taste and truly appreciate natural produce. A diet dominated by natural produce is sure to help in your quest for natural weight loss.
Improving taste perception is key to natural weight loss!
Processed foods and snacks have progressively desensitized our ability to taste. We have become "neuro adapted" to processed foods with high concentrations of fat, sugar and salt.
This taste desensitization has conditioned us to think that natural products provide a bland alternative to 'off the shelf' and 'ready made' meals and snacks. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Alterations to our taste perception can be fixed; it just takes a little will power.
Unfortunately, because taste re-sensitization takes anywhere from between 30 and 90 days we find it difficult to make the switch from processed to natural food. Our previous choices of taking the easy option have led us into a subtle trap. We have become convinced somehow that artificial fast foods and products are more satisfying. The real deal is another story. They don't taste better, they just taste stronger. They only appear more satisfying because of what they do to us. They aren't called "Fast Foods" for nothing. We fill up quickly, get an artificial boost and on we go. Somewhere along the line we have lost the subtle edge of taste perception we once had and it becomes difficult to make the return journey.
One answer to restoring your ability to taste normally is to try water fasting ( only after consulting a doctor). In as little as a week you can re-sensitize your taste and truly appreciate natural produce. A diet dominated by natural produce is sure to help in your quest for natural weight loss.
Improving taste perception is key to natural weight loss!
posted by alchemist at 6:01 AM
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