Confusion!!
Do you feel confused and frustrated by all the mixed
messages out there regarding nutrition? Remember
being told that fat makes you fat and that saturated fat was the worst culprit? Now we know that that was one of the BIGGEST nutritional myths of all
time. Our bodies need fat! When people cut out fat from their diet we saw
a huge increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes.
With all the false info out there it becomes really
confusing as to what nutritional advise to follow. Here are some tips to help you figure out
what advice to pay attention to.
1.
When you read an
article that cites a specific study, you need to look deeper into a few
things. First of all, who funded the
study? What do the funders stand to gain
if you believe this info? When it comes
right down to it, money is always a part of the picture. Big corporations can fund studies that will
prove whatever they want in order to make financial gains. It’s also important to know that media will quite
often only portray and publish parts of a particular study and therefore you
are not getting all of the information.
This is how they can steer consumers in the direction they want.
2.
Use common
sense. Your body instinctually knows
what to eat in order to achieve optimum health.
The problem is that we get too busy to listen to the signs and signals
our bodies give us and we’re too bombarded with confusing and often conflicting
information. You get so confused that
you actually stop listening to your body because the messages we get from media
are basically saying that they know better than mother nature so you better
listen up and ignore your own body. Listen
to your body’s signals. What happens
when you eat sugar? For most people they
feel sluggish and gross and then experience a sugar crash and feel even more
sluggish and grumpy. This is your body
telling you that sugar is not good for you so if you then see an article that
says sugar is good for you, you know that this information is false.
3.
Rates of
obesity, diabetes and cancer have been skyrocketing. If all of the nutrition advice we have been
given, including the Canada Food Guide and My Plate was true, then why are we seeing deteriorating health in
our population?
4.
There’s always
going to be a ton of misleading information out there regarding nutrition. Most of it is misleading for the purpose of
getting you to spend your money. What you
need to do is find someone who has a nutrition background and has worked with
hundreds of clients to help shed some light on what information you should pay
attention to and what information that you should ignore. Please don’t be shy to reach out to me.
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