10 Rules To Eat By

10 rules to eat by.

  1. Your diet should be low to moderate in fat, (but not fat free) generous in protein and low to moderate in carbohydrates.
  2. Olive oil and avocado’s are good fats to use in salads and to drizzle over food. The amount and type of fat you eat should be guided by your personal needs, genetics and how your body responds to it. Body-fat levels, energy and regular blood work will help with seeing how you are responding to your nutrition.
  3. Eat generous amounts of protein, including eggs, wild caught fish and shellfish, beef, venison, etc.
  4. Eat generous amounts of fresh or frozen vegetables either cooked or raw.
  5. Eat low to moderate amounts of fruits and nuts. Try to eat mostly fruits low in sugar and high in antioxidants like berries as well as nuts high in omega-3 or low in omega-6 like macadamia nuts and almonds. If you want to lose weight faster cut out fruits and nuts altogether.
  6. Preferably choose pasture-raised and grass-fed meat coming from a local, environmentally con scious farm. If not possible, choose lean cuts of meat and supplement your fat with fish oil, olive oil and avocados. Also preferably choose organic, local and/or seasonal fruits and vegetables.
  7. Cut out all cereal grains and legumes from your diet. This includes, but is not limited to, wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, soy, peanuts, kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans and black eyed peas.
  8. Cut out all vegetable, hydrogenated and partly-hydrogenated oils including, but not limited to, margarines, soybean oil, corn oil, crisco, peanut oil, canola oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil. Olive oil and avocado oil are fine.
  9. Eliminate sugar, soft drinks, all packaged products and juices (including fruit juices). As a rule of thumb, if it’s in a box, don’t eat it. At the grocery, visit only the meat, fish and produce sections.
  10. Eat at least 5 or 6 small meals a day. This will keep your blood sugar levels steady so you don’t binge and will keep your body burning fat.
  • johnmrowley

    Hi Rita. Thanks so much!!!
    A lot of people eat legumes thinking they are getting protein from them but they are a poor source of protein.
    The far bigger concern, however, is that they contain lectins which are believed to have inflammatory and atherogenic potential. Most plants contain lectins, some of which are toxic, inflammatory, or both. Many of these lectins are resistant to cooking and to digestive enzymes, and some have been scientifically shown to have significant GI toxicity in humans. Lectins from grains (especially wheat) and legumes (including peanuts and soybeans) are most commonly associated with aggravation of inflammatory and digestive diseases in the body.
    Most people don't eve know they are not feeling right until they stop eating like this and start feeling better. Arthritis and other things then go away as well.
    After all of that I do always tell people to just pay attention to how your body reacts to foods you eat. If you want you could take 3 or 4 weeks not eating them and then eat them again and see how you feel.
    I am more against wheat then legumes but I do advise caution.
    But… I too love Mexican food!!!! :-)

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