Is Protein really as bad a smoking?

You probably saw the headlines screaming "Protein as bad as smoking!" This is a fantastic example of an alarmist headline created by a PR Company as part of a marketing drive for something.

What might that something be? When we explore the research it becomes somewhat apparent. But before we look at it, we really do need to discuss media and nutrition.

Its all in your head

“The only people who ever fall off the wagon are those who see there is a wagon to fall off” – Stacey Hancock © 2014 Person A and Person B both eat identical diets. They eat clean but they also have treats and blowouts. For the sake of this article, they are identical twins with the same body weights, same hormone profile, same job, same type of life. They appear to have the same stress levels and work/life balance. When Person A is switching between clean eating and treating, she tells herself that she is “being healthy” or “strict” or being “naughty” When Person B switches between the two she calls it “eating treats” and “eating normally”

Supercharge Your Nutrition

As health enthusiasts, some of us tend to fall into a bit of a trap of paring our food right down to the basics. While many of us have moved on from boiled broccoli and chicken (I hope), there is still a lot of nutritionally deficient “clean eating” going on out there.

Fad diets or a path to learning?

Everyone has their own idea of what the “right” diet is. Talk to a vegetarian and they might tell you all about how meat supposedly rots in the stomach. Hit up a Paleo and they’ll tell you that grains are evil and we’ll let the clean eating brigade fight it out amongst themselves as to what is considered “clean” or not.

What is a wholegrain?

I get asked this question a lot, what exactly IS a wholegrain?

A whole grain is simply that – a grain, which is whole.

Nutrition Space

Is Protein really as bad a smoking?

Its all in your head

Supercharge Your Nutrition

Fad diets or a path to learning?

What is a wholegrain?

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