The Illusion of Health
We often assume that a man with carved muscles, and a powerful frame must be the picture of perfect health. But health is not a statue to admire. What looks strong on the surface may be fragile inside, and what looks ordinary may be running effortlessly for decades.
For years, athletes, bodybuilders, and wrestlers, lived on high calories coming from carbohydrates (sugar), huge quantities of food, and relentless physical stress. Then, their bodies burned sugar like firewood in a furnace - their pancreas pushed out insulin like a factory on overdrive, and their muscles soaked up glucose like a sponge.
Past their competitive years, the furnace cools, sugar calories stay, eating huge quantities of food continues - turning everything into fat and inflammation.
Over time, the pancreas, once forced into years of heavy labour, begin to wear out. Insulin resistance creeps in, blood sugar rises, and type 2 diabetes follows like a shadow.
Joints that once carried enormous loads now crumble. Knees get replaced, backs break down, arteries narrow, and fatty liver sets in.
Meanwhile, the quiet winner in this story is the simple man working in the fields - the one who eats fresh food growing out of soil, sleeps early, breathes clean air, and never floods his body with sugar or supplements. He ages slowly, without drama. His strength is like the roots of a tree - unseen, but enduring. This is the real paradox.
So don’t judge health by the cover. Judge it by the chemistry within.
Zareer Patell - Black Belt, Personal Trainer, Wellness Columnist, Consultamt on Call (since 1972)
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