| I'd like to explain an important concept that | | | | break it down and explain it in detail. |
| most online trainers (even the "gurus") don't | | | | |
| "get"... | | | | Most things we learn are common sense. It's |
| | | | common sense not to touch a hot stove. Why? |
| Have you ever heard that 'nutrition is common | | | | Somebody told you or you tried it and your |
| sense?' | | | | body responded by telling the pain receptors |
| | | | in your hand that it didn't like that. |
| Have you ever thought about why the United | | | | |
| States has an epidemic of overweight | | | | You learned the stove was hot and not fun to |
| individuals and kids that are out of shape? | | | | touch. Common sense. It didn't require any |
| Or that most people talk about how in their | | | | specialized knowledge. |
| younger days they were able to do this and | | | | |
| that. Yet these people are only 30 years old? | | | | Then it hit me... |
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| Most people think nutrition is common sense. | | | | Neither should nutrition. It doesn't require |
| But these people are completely wrong. | | | | any specialized knowledge to eat correctly. |
| | | | But yet it's not common sense. |
| You see, common sense isn't specialized | | | | |
| knowledge, but just native good judgment. | | | | The reason most people get it wrong is |
| Many times common sense is when it comes to | | | | because they were never taught! |
| many things in life are learned behaviors | | | | |
| from parents, teachers, mentors or coaches. | | | | They received a lot of information from T.V. |
| We get at lot of this common knowledge thru | | | | which was promoting diets and fast food and |
| what we see as well. Driving on the right of | | | | sugar cereals. |
| left side of the road is common sense in your | | | | |
| country. You get this from what you see. | | | | Their parents didn't learn either so they |
| | | | passed that onto their children. |
| The REAL four biggest problems when it comes | | | | |
| to nutrition and common sense is that: | | | | There's a pressure to finish everything that |
| | | | is put in front of you (don't be wasteful) |
| 1- You learn what to eat from T.V. How crazy | | | | ignoring the absence of the hunger feeling. |
| is that? I don't think I've seen a good | | | | |
| commercial about just eating right. It's | | | | The lack of sound nutrition in most schools. |
| always about diets, points, fad diets, crazy | | | | You learn how to read in school. You learn |
| workout stuff or fast food. Many kids get | | | | how to write. You learn how to solve math |
| plenty of T.V. They don't understand why | | | | problems. You learn history and you learn |
| sugar cereal isn't part of a complete | | | | different cultures. |
| breakfast. | | | | |
| | | | I'll bet you can guess what happened next. |
| 2- You learn what you see at home. If you | | | | |
| were a witness to a lot of healthy eating | | | | You never learn the definition of a complete |
| habits (fruits, vegetables, moderate | | | | meal. |
| portions) then you probably got a lot of your | | | | |
| good eating habits from your parents or | | | | You start by learning that right now... |
| guardians. | | | | |
| | | | A complete meal always includes a lean |
| 3- You learn to finish everything that's put | | | | protein and a natural, complex carbohydrate. |
| in front of you. Does it matter if your | | | | The best meal of all for muscle-building and |
| hunger was satisfied half-way thru the meal? | | | | fat-burning purposes contains three things: |
| Or have you been told it was rude not to eat | | | | |
| everything. You start to learn that finishing | | | | 1. Lean protein (chicken, fish, egg whites, |
| what's in front of you is more important then | | | | etc) |
| if you are hungry or not. | | | | |
| | | | 2. Starchy carb (potato, rice, etc) |
| 4- You learn nutrition at school. Some | | | | |
| schools have good programs. Many do not. The | | | | 3. Fibrous carb (broccoli, green beans, |
| only exposure most school children receive is | | | | salad, etc) |
| the food pyramid. And then it's off to lunch | | | | |
| period where they are served fish sticks and | | | | And that, is the biggest benefit of having a |
| a variety of other unhealthy items. Only a | | | | complete meal and understanding just how |
| few schools have a very healthy lunch option. | | | | simple it is to create meals with these three |
| It's pretty rare. You learn more about | | | | steps. |
| ancient Egyptians then you do about how to | | | | |
| put together a healthy meal and what the heck | | | | So watch for your next issue of this |
| is a complex carb. | | | | mini-course, where I'll reveal the single |
| | | | most important question about how much cardio |
| This is an important concept -- so let me | | | | should you do. |