Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

What I'm hearing you say, obesity is a big factor to mental health stresses and brain stresses.

And Alzheimer's disease.

And Alzheimer's, obesity. I mean, it all sort of goes together, from depression to problems in school to memory

problems later in life.

What's your thought?

I mean, I'm all for people loving themselves where they're at in their life and loving their bodies for where

they're at and not shaming themselves and self-love movement of accepting yourself for where you are.

But that's only going to hurt our brains if we're not actually saying, okay, I accept and love

myself where I'm at, the decisions I've made to be here, but I've got to start working on these

things. Otherwise, there's

going to be some challenges of emotionally, mentally, anxiety, depression if I don't work on it,

right? My health. Don't worry, be happy people? Die the earliest from accidents and preventable

illnesses. And I want people to love themselves.

But doing the right thing is an act of love.

Like if you're really unhealthy,

walking is an act of love.

So it sort of catches me in this funny place. I remember I was on a plane once

and I'd figure out this connection between as your weight goes up, the size and function of your brain goes down.

And I was sitting next to someone who is very overweight and we were on a tiny plane going to Des Moines,

Iowa for public television. And in my head, I'm like, oh, you want to talk to her about that.

And then I talk to myself all the time. It's like, no, you don't want to say anything.

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