Between All the Advice
Maybe the problem today is not that we know too little about health.
Maybe the problem is that we are constantly trying to figure out what the right thing actually is.
Today my mind is full of thoughts again.
Probably because I constantly consume input on so many levels — podcasts, books, articles. And because time and mental space are limited, I’ve even started listening to Atomic Habits while reading it at the same time. There are genuinely good ideas in it. Ideas I can use for myself and also in my coaching.
And then my brain starts jumping wildly through the day again.
Maybe I should quickly create another social media post first.
Or maybe check the fridge for dinner instead. And don’t forget lunch — after all, as a food coach, I should probably stay healthy and not skip meals.
And while I’m typing this, the next thought immediately appears:
Shouldn’t you be writing this down with a pen instead of typing it into a machine?
Wouldn’t that be more mindful? Or at least feel more “mindful”?
Oh man.
Sometimes my own mental jumping around really gets on my nerves.
Next to me lies an old 2019 issue of Spiegel Wissen:
“Eat Yourself Happy.”
Right underneath it, a Spiegel Coaching magazine:
“Stay Young. Eat Right. Move More. Fast Successfully.”
And next to that, the Wegmans Summer 2026 advertisement:
we’re here to help.
Buy our food.
Save time.
Save money.
Feel better.
Ka-ching.
Everybody wants to help.
Everybody has an idea.
And somehow, in the end, everybody is also trying to sell something.
If my grandmother were still alive, I could probably ask her what she would actually find important in all of this.
I think I already know her answer:
“Is there at least a crossword puzzle in one of those magazines?”
No, Grandma. Sorry.
“Well then, leave it.”
Maybe, in her own way, that spared her quite a bit of unnecessary worry.
This constant questioning of what the “right” thing is supposed to be.
Sometimes I wonder if people already know more than enough.
Maybe what we are missing is not more knowledge —
but a little more quiet between all the voices constantly telling us how to live.