Clients are constantly asking me for nutritional advice. Why do most people still have no idea what to eat when they want to be healthy? What is a good breakfast? What can I eat for lunch? Why do I keep gaining weight when I eat really well?

It absolutely amazes me that our society either has no clue or just does not care to learn about proper nutrition. I am really not an expert in the field but I do have common sense. I read labels and I make it a point to learn about what some of those long ingredients are and why they are in my food. So let's get right to it.

Breakfast can be anything. We classify things as breakfast foods such as bagels, muffins and cereal. Wash it down with a glass of juice and look at all the sugars we just ingested. No wonder we would be starving before we get to lunch. White flour and processed carbohydrates mixed with water equals paste!!! Not much nutritional value here. Lunch is the usual deli cold cuts on a roll with a bag of chips washed down with a diet soda. I just want to cringe. And follow that up with a meat and potatoes dinner and we wonder why we continue to gain weight and rot our insides.

We are literally eating ourselves to death! Food is our fuel! We hear how bad steroids are for your body, yet we continue to eat meat and drink milk from hormone injected cows. We know how toxic chemicals can be but we continue to eat food with filled with them. Let me give you some examples. Bromated flour is artificially aged and treated. Partially hydrogenated oils, a trans fat that can't really be broken down by the body is in almost everything. It helps to prolong shelf life and give texture to foods. Artificial sweeteners like saccharin and aspartame have been known to cause cancers in animals. I know the doses were high in these studies but I still do not believe it is healthy for humans. A diet soda a day adds up!!

So what are we to do? Educate yourself. Socrates once said, "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance." If you are reading this you obviously have access to the internet. Research and learn! I truly believe that so many of the items sold in the typical supermarket are toxic. Whole Foods Markets or most health food stores can give you much better options. There are healthier cereals out there. Buy soymilk and start enjoying soy products. Look for organic fed meats. You can buy deli meats not treated with chemicals. Eat more veggies, whole grains, and different kinds of beans. Just because it says fat free, does not mean it is good to eat. Cut out the white processed flour and the low nutrient based foods and watch your body change.

Again, all of this is based on my own research and common sense. I have seen clients make these dietary changes and seen the amazing results. Please email me if you have any questions or comments.