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!