This last decade has seen a broad change in health and wellness ideologies, especially in the realm of dieting. Lately, diets have been emerging that place major focus on incorporating holistic changes to the role food plays in your life. This is in opposition to the diet philosophies that have been the basis of the last couple decades. They heavily emphasize monitoring your intake; this includes everything from the number of calories you consume to the nutrients you accumulate in your body. There are some significant differences between the two diet philosophies.
What’s the difference between holistic and intake monitoring dieting?
Paying attention to what you’re eating is of course a major part of any diet. The question isn’t, should you monitor your intake; it’s how you monitor your intake. Both philosophies take different approaches to monitoring your intake. Essentially, an intake monitoring diet focuses on achieving improved health by strictly managing the numbers. While a holistic diet is focused on improving your relationship with food.
Intake Monitoring Dieting
There are some common features that distinguish most intake monitoring diet.
- A focus on calorie counting
- A focus on calculating vitamins and mineral intake and achieving the recommended daily intake
- A focus on cutting out entire food groups
Holistic Dieting
- A focus on monitoring your vitamin intake according to biological signifiers
- Personalized diet plans
- A focus on changing your relationship with food
- A focus on regulating bodily systems to improve your relationship with food
Holistic dieting is more or less the next logical step in dieting. Intake monitoring dieting isn’t entirely bad. It teaches you good references for how much food you should be eating. You can use that information to help improve the effectiveness of your holistic dieting. Build good eating habits that naturally help you achieve good calorie intake.
