For someone interested in losing weight, is it better to make small or big lifestyle changes?
There is a clear distinction between incremental versus dramatic change. A fundamental principle of the functional medicine approach is that if you are experiencing any sort of physical attack on your health—be it a cold or weight gain—you should address all aspects of that attack in the healthiest way for the body. That’s usually a big, rather than incremental, change. For example, if you cut sugar out of your diet, but you still drink a few beers and three lattes daily, you’re not getting the true benefit of your dietary change. If you don’t commit to real change, you won’t experience the power of your lifestyle choices to influence how you feel. My goal is to give people an immediate understanding on a deep level of what it’s like to feel good. Most people just don’t feel very good most of the time.
