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Cheez doodles are a health food?! [The Smartest Coach in the Room]( Every Saturday, The Smartest Coach in the Room delivers helpful takeaways on the hottest nutrition and health topics and the world’s most effective coaching techniques. (Did some amazing friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( How to Eat Junk Food and Improve Your Health We all know a diet filled with junk food can lead to a lot of problems: from weight gain to increased risk of disease to feelings of shame. But here’s something most people miss: Eating junk food can also have some health benefits—assuming you consume it in moderation and intentionally. By intentionally, we mean: You choose to eat the food on purpose (not just because it’s there), with joy and contentment (rather than guilt), in an amount that aligns with your overall health goals, and after weighing and accepting the tradeoffs. Do all of that and you might see an increase in… ✅ Social health if you consume the food with a friend or loved one ✅ Existential health if that yumminess alights your soul with pleasure—and doesn’t make you feel guilty (cookie dough for the soul, anyone?) ✅ Emotional health if small, intentional indulging helps you feel content, relaxed, and satisfied (rather than deprived and, eventually, resentful) The result: an ice cream excursion could actually boost overall health, even if it doesn’t directly benefit your physical health. There’s a whole bunch of nuance here, of course. That’s why we created an entire article to better explain what we mean: “[How to Eat Junk Food: A Guide for Conflicted Humans]( 10-Second Takeaways - When you eat your favorite foods regularly and intentionally, you’ll likely consume less of them than if you binge, restrict, then binge and restrict again. - You don’t need to eat perfectly. A diet composed of about 70 to 80 percent nutrient-dense minimally-processed foods really is good enough. - Your physical health only makes up a part of your overall health. Your relationships, sense of meaning and purpose, mental clarity, emotional wellbeing, and surrounding environment also count. - Too much junk food can drain your physical health, but exercise, sleep, and other healthy foods can offset that. - To eat junk food with intention, ask yourself: Is the payoff worth the tradeoffs? Want to learn more about nutrition science and how to use it to help people make healthy eating and lifestyle changes? Check out our [Level 1 Nutrition Coaching Certification](. It combines the science of nutrition with the art of coaching so you can help anyone make evidenced-informed decisions and achieve their most important health and fitness goals. [Become a Certified Nutrition Coach - Join the presale list for the #1 rated PN Level 1 Nutrition Certification]( Take care, Alex --------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Picot-Annand, PN2, Holistic Nutritionist Editorial Director Precision Nutrition Home of the world’s top nutrition coaches --------------------------------------------------------------- What did you think of this email? Precision Nutrition Business Insider's #1 Choice for Nutrition Certifications in 2022 Forbes 2024 Best Health Coach Certification Program --- To view this email as a web page, click [here.]( Precision Nutrition Inc. 18 King Street East, Suite 1400 Toronto, ON, M5C 1C4, Canada Finally, nutrition makes sense. Visit us at [www.precisionnutrition.com]( today. Follow us on [Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences](