Thread by @brettboettcher1

Europeans:

• Use real sugar in everything
• Always drink alcohol with dinner
• Eat white bread and pastries everyday

But are healthier and leaner than Americans.

Why? These 6 common toxic habits that are silently destroying Americans´ health: 🧵

1. Mostly eating ultra-processed food.

The average American gets over 60% of their calories from ultra-processed junk.

Real food is rare.

Microwave meals, seed oils, and drive-thrus dominate.

Meanwhile, Europeans eat real and minimally processed food.

Meals are based on ingredients your grandma would recognize:

• Fresh vegetables
• Cheese from a local farm
• Bread baked that morning
• All without toxic chemicals.

2. Having a sedentary lifestyle.

Walking is a part of daily life in Europe.

Walking to the shops, friends´ houses, post-meal strolls.

They don´t have a step-count goal.

But in America, we drive everywhere...

Here´s how to fit more walking into your day:

3. Having huge portion sizes.

American meals are very over-sized.

Sometimes one meal can be an entire day’s worth of calories.

Add in the calories from soda, snacks and dessert...

And you don´t stand a chance.

In Europe, smaller portions are the norm.

They prioritize quality over quantity and savoring their food rather than stuffing their faces...

Eating is social. They eat more slowly. There´s no rush.

4. Working long hours.

Americans grind themselves into the ground.

2 weeks of vacation, 60-hour work weeks, emails and Slack on weekends.

Stress hormones go through the roof. Health crashes. Burnout is the norm.

Europeans protect their peace.

Their priorities are their hobbies and social time with friends and family.

They work to live. They don´t live to work.

But Americans often prioritize work over everything and it´s destroying their health and well-being.

5. Neglecting sleep.

Americans wear sleep deprivation like it’s a badge of honor.

It´s a testament to how hard they´re working for their family.

"I´ll sleep when I´m dead"...

But with that attitude, you´ll be dead sooner than you think...

Europeans embrace sleep and rest.

• Naps
• Slow mornings
• Later starts for work.

They prioritize rest the way Americans prioritize caffeine.

Their bodies thank them for it.

6. Not prioritizing connection with others.

Statistics of loneliness in the US have skyrocketed in recent years.

• Working too many hours
• Not enough time for friends and family
• Too much screen time and not enough real-life interaction.

Europeans eat together.

Live close to family.

Know more people in their town.

Do more activities in real-life and have less screen time.

They have real community.

The modern American culture is very unhealthy.

You can´t change the whole culture but you can take individual responsibility for your own health and improve it:

• Walk more
• Sleep more
• Reduce stress
• Eat unprocessed food
• Spend more time with friends & family.

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