3-Diet Myths That Are Killing You Slowly

Hey, so when it comes to your health and your well-being, you got to understand how important food is as part of the equation to make sure that you're staying healthy. And a lot of reason why people have chronic diseases right now is because of some of the foods that they're eating. And it's unfortunate because there's just a lot of bad information out there and a lot of myths that are out there that make people go on diets that are actually harmful to their lifestyle and to their health. And I want to talk through 3 different myths that are very, very popular that you might want to double-check following. All right, make sure that if you want to continue to get information that you hit the subscribe button and hit like, because I'm going to be sharing some amazing health principles with you that's going to make you turn your life completely around. All right, listen, myth number 1. Now this is, this is, this is one of my pet peeves— a low-fat diet. Okay, so a lot of times when we get overweight or we have health problems, cholesterol issues or whatever, the doctors will put you on a low-fat diet. All right, a low-fat diet is not good for your health. Statistically, there's so much research out there that talks about the benefits of fat and cholesterol and saturated fats in your diet. But the first thing the doctors want to do is make sure that you go on a low-fat diet so that you can start to eliminate your fat. And the reality is, is that your brain is made up of mostly fat. Your skin needs cholesterol for vitamin D from the sun to be able to absorb the vitamin D in your body. So if you don't have enough cholesterol, your body can't absorb vitamin D from the sun, okay? So you're going to run into all kind of problems. It's insuring for the brain. It fries the brain, actually. And there's been a lot of research that showed how a lot of chronic illnesses and how Alzheimer's and things like that started to increase when they started to pull the fat out of your diet, out of your food. And a lot of times when you get low-fat products, they replace it with other sweetening products that is, uh, that contains sugar. And think about it, when you're eating food Uh, the— it's the fat that makes it taste better, right? So they still want it to taste good, so they have to replace the fat for the sugar. And so then what's going to happen? You're going to have an epidemic of diabetes, okay? Because now people are eating more sugar and trading their fat for sugar, all right? And so that's never a good thing. And then you wonder why chronic illnesses, uh, high blood pressure, diabetes, you know, insulin-resistant problems, weight gain, you know, low energy, joint problems, gut issues— like, all of these things start to happen within the body. So I want you to be aware that a low-fat diet is not a good diet to go on. Statistically, there's so much research out there that proves this, that fats— healthy fats, omega-3, saturated fats— they help your body, they help your brain, they help your gut, they help your hormones. You can't even make sex hormones without cholesterol. So there's so many other things that start to happen to the body when we start to decrease the amount of fat that our body actually needs to survive. Your mood will change, your thinking gets cloggy— clogged up. And some of these things you might be experiencing but don't even know that it could because you don't eat enough fat in your diet. All right, so the second myth that, um, is always out there, and I, I just, I just can't understand why this gets pushed so much, is that whole wheat is healthy for you, that wheat is good for you, it's good for your body. Um, it's a healthy— you know, even when I go to restaurants, I look at the menu and it'll say healthy choices and it'll have all these wheat, you know, wheat French toast and all of this other stuff. And it's, you know, I'm just wondering why are they putting wheat as a healthy food item. We all should know by now, according to research, that wheat is not good. Wheat contains gluten and gluten damages the body. Anybody who has an autoimmune disease should not be on any type of gluten. And it causes just immune problems. Your immune system will be, um, wrecked pretty much if you overeat with gluten. And your immune system is your digestive system. Your digestive system is your immune system. So when your digestive system get all messed up because you got so much gluten in your stomach and your gut, yeah, then you're going to start having problems. Because what can happen is that gluten can tear holes in the digestive tract, and then that makes particles, um, be able to— bigger particles that should not be seeping into the bloodstream start to seep into the bloodstream because these holes are being created. And then when it seeps into the bloodstream, it causes inflammation. And then when you have inflammation, all kind of stuff can happen, whether it's weight gain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, um, hair problems, skin problems, you know, um, just your immune system can't function right. So now you're more susceptible to different, um, bacterias and different viruses more easily. And so you want to make sure that you understand that a lot of these products that contain gluten is not always good for the body. So you want to watch out for that. And wheat for sure is not one of them. And I know that there are so many people who eat wheat like it's healthy when they are destroying their entire gut. And again, you need your gut to be healthy to be healthy. You're not healthy if your digestive system isn't healthy. That is a fact. All right, now the third thing, and this is also something that just really gets me, and it probably gets me because I actually love, love this, this mineral actually, is a low-salt diet. That is a myth. The low-salt diet is there because of what's happening with heart disease and high blood pressure. And a lot of people don't know, um, and I'm gonna just introduce it to you in a basic way, but again, this is based off of plenty studies that have happened, um, for decades. But salt is not bad. As a matter of fact, your body needs salt. Your body needs sodium, okay? You can't even live without sodium. So when you have high blood pressure issues or heart issues or whatever, the first thing that the doctor will do is put you on a low-salt diet. You know, I go to the, to the hospital and I'll see somebody who just had a stroke or who have high blood pressure issues, and it's like, okay, no salt. Okay, cool. But then they got like a wheat and grits and, um, you know, carbs on their plate, you know? And it's like, why don't this person have eggs on their plate right now? You need a low carb diet at this point because insulin, um, problems exist when you have high blood pressure. Salt isn't really the, the real issue behind high blood pressure. Sometimes they have to reduce the salt because there's such an imbalance with potassium deficiency. And that a lot of times is the real issue because when you are insulin resistant, then what happens is your cells don't open up to receive potassium or magnesium, which you actually need if you having any kind of heart problems. If you have any kind of insulin problems, you need potassium and you need magnesium. And so really, it's not salt behind the issue of high blood pressure, it's sugar. And a lot of people don't know that. So guess what? I see them still eating spaghetti and pancakes and burgers and fries and potatoes and cereal and candy and cake and all of this stuff. And, you know, they won't put salt on their food. Okay, that is not going to solve the problem. You're going to be on medicine for a long time if this is the way that you approach a high blood pressure issue. And again, the low salt diet, it strips your body of salt when you need salt. Think about when you go to the hospital when you're not feeling well. The first thing they do is put, you know, sodium in your system, you know. And so a lot of people are just so scared to eat salt, but yet they're eating carbs, not understanding that insulin is the issue a lot of times behind high blood pressure issues. And more than like it being a salt problem, more than likely it's a potassium deficiency problem because you have too much of sodium in your body and not enough potassium, and you need a little bit more potassium. And so We got to understand and be able to fix that. But salt is not the issue. And I'm not saying that if you're on a low-salt diet or your doctor put you on that and you just feel comfortable on that, I'm not telling you what to do. But I am saying that statistically, our bodies need salt, and our bodies can handle a lot of salt according to taste. You know, when you taste a food item, when it's too salty for you, sometimes you need more salt than others. Are you dehydrated? Are you exercising? Is Is it hot outside? Like, you're gonna need those electrolytes to hydrate you, because really, at the end of the day, it's not just water that hydrates you, it's electrolytes. And if your body is losing electrolytes because you have insulin resistance, then you're not getting enough potassium, and then that can cause your blood pressure because it restricts the, the blood vessels, makes them nice and stiff. Well, not nice and stiff, but stiff. That's really a bad thing. You want them more flexible, okay? But it makes it stiff and it can cause artery problems, heart problems, and all of that. And so these are just 3 myths that I wanted to go over to give you the information that you need to be able to revolutionize your health. Because again, there's a lot of bad information out there. I try my best to study, study, study, and get the latest research that can bring you into another health journey that can actually reverse some of these chronic illnesses and prevent them and keep you nice and healthy. All right, so I'm gonna continue to do that and get some information out to you. 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