Chubby and Cheese Crunches Do A Body Good

CHUBBY AND CHEESE CRUNCHES DO A BODY GOOD

THEN WE CONTINUALLY GET CONTRADICTING INFORMATION… “Whole wheat good, wheat bad …..fat bad, fat good…… water good, plastic water bottle

bad……coffee

bad,

coffee

good…..salt

bad,

unrefined salt good…..fruit good, fruit sugar bad……soy bad, fermented soy good……

by Martino Redwood, Fitness Coach

margarine good, margarine

The type of foods you eat is certainly of monumental importance if you have physique goals, but food also plays an immense role in maintaining optimum health as well as promoting success in physical and mental endeavors.

good…..butter

bad…….eggs

bad,

eggs

bad,

EAT

BUTTER……coconut fat bad, coconut good,

amazing…….dairy pasteurized

dairy

bad……saturated fat bad, oh sorry we were wrong ……. cholesterol bad…..oh sorry

During conversations with clients, I usually note that people will start beating themselves up about certain foods that they choose, this is because they perceive these particular foods to be “bad”, or rather they take on a view typically perpetuated by health professionals, fitness professionals and the media that certain foods are “bad” and certain foods are “good”.

we were wrong …….gluten bad,

sourdough

can

eat

……..oatmeal

good, oatmeal has gluten so bad……aspartame

bad,

no

evidence bad…….vegetables good, vegetables covered in pesticides…….corn GMO

Too much sugar gives you cancer, too many carbs make you fat, too much coffee makes you depressed, too much beef will give you a heart attack, alcohol is bad for your liver, tofu blocks nutrient absorption and messes with your hormones, chicken also has too much estrogen… et cetera, et cetera.

celiacs

corn

good,

bad…….bacon

bad, bacon ok……honey bad, raw

honey

good,

good……fish

farm-raised

fish

bad…….grains will wipe us all out!”

- Dr. Nikolas Hedberg

Food/Drink is a tool; it can be medicine, it can be entertainment, it can be fuel, it can build you up or break you down, but you have to understand how you want to use it.

Guilt and self-flagellation due to eating “unhealthy” food, in my estimation, is more harmful than eating the food itself.

We hear a lot about discipline and will power and judge ourselves according to these standards, but we don’t see that developing will power is about being continually nurtured and supported in a particular direction over time.

Information overload = confusion It’s no wonder that most people feel like eating “properly” is almost impossible.

The simple truth is this!

You have to have a deep understanding of how food affects you.

If you are depressed and you feel better after eating ice cream then ice cream is good in that context, however, if you want to lose weight you’ll notice that it’s harder when you eat ice cream every day.

Only you can determine whether something is “bad” or “good” for you.

In the end, food can support your goals, it’s up to you to decide which foods will be more beneficial to you and which ones can sabotage your efforts if you overindulge.

Once you decide then slowly move in that direction, do the research, plan, get the support, execute, and give yourself some slack, love yourself!