Dr Yael Joffe PhD RD FACN
  • Home
  • About Me
  • GET IN TOUCH
  • Home
  • About Me
  • GET IN TOUCH

Dr Yael Joffe PhD RD FACN

Health & Wealth

REFLECT, BE HUMBLE AND STEP BACK

written by yaelblogweb Feb 5, 2019
REFLECT, BE HUMBLE AND STEP BACK

The most interesting of conversations often happen in the most unlikely of places. After a very early morning swim in the sea, we were delighted to find a coffee shop that opened at 6:30am and I was introduced to ‘the bullet’  – a short coffee blended with coconut oil. And as often happens, I am asked for my opinion.

Hesitant to ruin what had been a lovely therapeutic start to the day, I was thinking how the conversation around nutrition has changed. How more often than not there is a fervent evangelical and judgemental tone to how we view what others eat. There seems such certainty of what is good and what is bad. Vilified carbs, dairy described as cow pus, no wheat, no gluten, no sugar (mostly justified), organic, grass-fed, free-range, wild fish, plant-based.

Achieving all these holy grails of nutrition has become so much hard work. More guilt-infused than a Jewish mother. I feel exhausted.

Early morning at Camps Bay beach

A few hours later I was talking to my friend, colleague and fellow cold water swimmer Annelie Smith, one of the most competent nutrigenomics dietitians I work with. I was sharing my concerns about this new and unforgiving nutrition ‘religion’. We were reminiscing about what it was like being a dietitian 20 years ago. How our patients attained great health, vitality, and weight loss, even with dairy and carbs in their diet, the wheat and gluten variety.

I’m not saying there isn’t good solid science for the changes we are making to our client’s diets, but I also believe that many of the problems we are encountering are emanating more from our food systems and the industrial-agricultural complex producing our food, than the food itself.

I do think we need to be more cautious with our absolute conviction of what is good and what bad. We have been down the egg, margarine, anti-oxidant road before and we know we get it wrong. Nutrition is so damn complicated, yet we act as though we know so much. For myself, I think it’s time to reflect, be humble and to step back, just a bit.

Yael

0 comment
2
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
yaelblogweb

previous post
WHEN MY TWO WORLDS COME TOGETHER
next post
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DTC?

You may also like

WHEN MY TWO WORLDS COME TOGETHER

Jan 27, 2019

THERE IS SOMETHING AS TOO SIMPLE!

Jan 14, 2019

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DTC?

Feb 15, 2019

WHY DID I CHOOSE IT’S NOT JUST YOUR...

Jan 13, 2019

About Me

About Me

Dr Yael Joffe RD PhD FACN

I have two children, two dogs and three cats. The thing I love most of all, aside from Hannah (9) & Jack (5) is swimming, anywhere and anytime. read more

Recent Posts

  • WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH DTC?

    Feb 15, 2019
  • REFLECT, BE HUMBLE AND STEP BACK

    Feb 5, 2019
  • WHEN MY TWO WORLDS COME TOGETHER

    Jan 27, 2019
  • THERE IS SOMETHING AS TOO SIMPLE!

    Jan 14, 2019
  • WHY DID I CHOOSE IT’S NOT JUST YOUR GENES?

    Jan 13, 2019

Get In Touch

The best way to stay in touch is to subscribe to my newsletter for new blog posts, or contact me directly at yael@yaeljoffe.com

  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Email

@2019 - Dr Yael Joffe RD PhD. All Right Reserved.