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Beans, lugumes, nuts, and nightshades have been under heavy scrutiny lately, further confusing the general public and causing most people to say “Now I can’t eat beans and tomatoes anymore??!!” Whenever people ask me if they should eliminate these foods that contain potentially harmful lectins and physic acid, I usually respond with the following questions:

Sugar is one of the most powerful foods. It’s really hard to even call it a food. Sugar is more like a class 1 drug because it’s highly addictive and causes disease and dysfunction in the body. So, how can we try to avoid something that is so harmful and addictive, yet tastes so yummy?

When speaking with my clients, most of them don’t argue with the fact that eating organic is a healthier option over conventional foods. Avoiding toxins from pesticides sprayed on produce sounds like a good idea. Avoiding meat, eggs, and dairy from animals that are treated with hormones and antibiotics seems like a good idea. Avoiding

Although most of us have wised up, there are still plenty of Americans that believe that consuming dietary fat will clog our arteries, give us disease and, worst of all, make us…….FAT!!!! The truth is that the fats we need to be afraid of aren’t the ones that so called “health’ institutions have warned us

  I drink wine myself. But if we are honest with ourselves, we drink wine because of the way it makes us feel, not to get healthy and fit. 1) All alcohol is metabolized as sugar in the body. And we all know how detrimental sugar is to the body. But, in case you’ve convinced

All of these foods should come from organic, responsible sources. If they aren’t, then you should be VERY afraid of these foods. 1) RED MEAT. Grass fed of course. Although I don’t recommend eating it every day, red meat is packed with protein and healthy (yes healthy) fats. Also a good source of magnesium, calcium,