You’ll note that these are foods “believed” or “claimed” to be good food for your health. And that’s where it gets confusing. Not everyone believes the same things. Some people may believe a varied diet of meat and vegetables and grains is the most healthy diet. Others declare that a small amount of meat with larger amounts of grains and vegetables is the way to go. Vegetarians get rid of the meat, and vegans go even further and don’t eat ANY animal or dairy products.

Love Veggies!

So who’s right? Which of these are health foods?

Then we get down to specific foods or groups of foods. For instance, at one point the experts said, “Don’t eat eggs!” Other times, we’ve been told to eat various supposedly healthy diets: Eat a low fat diet! Eat a high protein diet! Eat the right carbs! The list goes on and on.

So who’s right? Which of these are health foods?

What’s even more confusing is the so-called experts are usually citing some study or another that “proves” their point. If that’s the case, then how is it that some time later another study comes along that “proves” the exact opposite?

It makes it difficult to really know what is true health food and therefore beneficial for your body.

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Searching For True Health Food

There is one truth you can be sure of – just because the popular media trumpets a food as being a great health food – ‘don’t make it so’. There are fads in foods and diets just like there are fads in clothing, music and many other things.

In addition, just because someone did a study, doesn’t mean the results are accurate. The results can be inaccurate due to a poorly designed study. Or the results can be inaccurate because the people conducting the study skew the results to fit their needs, like a big company wanting to show their product has good benefits.

 Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. ~ Aaron Levenstein

Just substitute “study results” for “statistics” and you’ve got it.  After all, people producing food products are in the business to make money and putting a spin on advertising is one way they entice you to part with your hard-earned money and buy their stuff! So when a big company is telling you what a great health food they’ve got, dig a little deeper to make sure the food lives up to the claim. In most cases, a manufactured food isn’t going to be as healthy for you as one that has had minimal to no processing.

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So What Is Health Food?

Simply put, health food is nutrient dense, with vitamins and minerals and phytonutrients that are good for you.

Most of the time these are foods that are as close to their original state as possible. Fresh fruit and vegetables are a good example. The less processing a food has, the more of a health food it usually is.  For example, whole grain flours, like whole wheat, are much more nutritious than refined white flour that has been stripped of nutrients, then a few vitamins are artificially added back in to make it sound healthy.

Milk and meat and eggs from animals that have been fed natural foods, and kept in healthy environments are also generally more healthy for you. Think about it… whatever goes into that animal first hand is going to go into you second hand when you eat the meat, milk or eggs that came from it.

That means it’s also important that any food, no matter how full of nutrients, is also free of dangerous chemicals like pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. Otherwise, it isn’t really a healthy food.

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Super Health Foods

Many foods qualify as health food in the sense they have beneficial nutrients, but some foods are so nutrient dense – so full of good vitamins, minerals and other phytonutrients – that they’re an exceptionally good health food. These are the super health foods!

Among these super hero health foods are oats, walnuts, tomatoes, blueberries and more.  Obviously, the more of them you include in your diet the better.

So when considering what is a health food, don’t look for fads, don’t look for a food altered to supposedly make it healthier, don’t look for some chemical concoction. . . just use your common sense to guide you as to what is health food and what isn’t.

Bottom line: If the food is nutrient dense and free of undesirable chemicals, it’s health food.

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Just What Is Health Food?

Fight Inflammation
With Good Health Food

We’re hearing more and more lately that inflammation in the body is the root cause of a whole lot of diseases.  While it may not seem that important, consider this – We are now raising the first generation of people in America that can not expect to live longer than their parents.

That ought to make us stop and think.  All these medical advances, and our kids aren’t going to live longer than we did?  What’s wrong here?

The modern diet in America, that’s what’s wrong.  Our diet largely consists of pro-inflammatory foods like sugar, refined flours, soda, and trans fats.  And people are getting larger and sicker every year because of that.

We’re eating a whole lot of stuff that isn’t whole foods, but engineered substances that parade as food.  They may taste good, but they do bad things to your body.  Advertising tempts us to eat this stuff, but we don’t have to eat chemicals to have food that tastes good!

Why Do We Need To Fight Inflammation?

 Eating pro-inflammatory foods puts our health at risk.  For instance, chronic inflammation is the actual cause of heart disease, not cholesterol (see “The Great Cholesterol Lie” for more information).  It’s associated with a whole lot of other diseases, too, such as:

• Crohn’s Disease
• Colitis
• Arthritis
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes Type 2
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

 Whether the root cause of a disease, or something that makes a disease worse, inflammation is bad news indeed!

 Good Health Food To The Rescue!

 One of the key ways to fight inflammation in your body is to eat good health food.  Whole foods, as close to their original state as possible.  Throw out the trans fats and eat healthy oils, like olive oil.  Quit eating so much sugar.

Every change you make in your diet to move away from eating overly processed and chemical laden foods to eat natural foods is a step in the right direction.

We need to fight inflammation in our bodies with good health food!

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Did You Know Good Health Food Is An Anti Inflammation Diet?

The only trouble with going on a diet is, well, going ON a diet sort of implies that at some time you’re going to go OFF the diet. And then what usually happens? You gain back the weight you lost, and often times even more.

Diet Plan Dilemmas

That’s one of the reasons I wonder about diet plans where you have the food shipped to you. It’s wonderfully convenient, and the spokespersons claim the food tastes good, but I don’t think many people are going to buy those little frozen dinners forever. And how natural are those foods anyway? How many chemicals are in them? And perhaps most important, will you learn enough about healthy fat loss to know what you really ought to be eating when you’re on your own, so you won’t gain back all that weight you lost?

In reality, the key to long term healthy fat loss isn’t about going on a diet, no matter which diet you choose. No, the key is learning about healthy fat loss information, including good nutrition, so you can develop a way of eating you can be comfortable with for the rest of your life.

That’s where Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle (BFFM) comes in.

Rapid Weight Loss Isn’t The Answer

You’ve heard about the diets that promise rapid weight loss. Maybe you’ve even tried some. And they can really work… for a while. But they’re not a permanent solution because most of the weight you’ve lost is water, or worse, muscle.

What you want to lose is FAT. You need to stay hydrated, and you need muscle. It’s the excess fat people need to shed.

This may seem like nitpicking, but it’s very important to realize rapid weight loss isn’t the answer. Losing excess fat is the answer, and a slow and steady healthy fat loss is what works long term.

Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle excels in teaching you how to lose fat naturally. It’s full of great fat loss information!

What Kind Of Body Do You Want?

It’s an oft repeated truism that admitting you’ve got a problem is half the battle. After admitting a problem, however, the next step is figuring out what you want to do about it. If you have excess body fat, are you content to live with it, or do you really want to get rid of it? And why do you want to get rid of it? Just how much fat do you want to lose?

The first couple of chapters in Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle help you answer those questions and set goals to lose fat naturally. It answers questions about why 95% of all conventional diets fail, and gives you 8 of the most powerful strategies for permanent healthy fat loss without diets or deprivation.

And How Bad Do You Want It?

Are you willing to change your eating habits if necessary? (And it probably is or you wouldn’t need to shed excess fat, right?) One of the best things about BFFM is the fact it emphasizes natural foods. There’s no push to consume a lot of supplements, take diet pills, or any other common diet aids.

Remember, the idea is NOT to go on a diet, but to learn good nutrition and how to lose fat naturally.

However, to shed excess pounds, there’s no getting around the fact you’re going to need to get off your fanny and do a little exercise. Those muscles burn calories, and they burn them the most when they get exercised. The creator of Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle, Tom Venuto, says,

“If you’re not willing to pay your dues with (1) aerobic exercise, (2) weight training, and (3) nutrition based on natural foods, then don’t buy this program. This is NOT a “diet” or quick fix. This is a new way of life – you’re not going to “go on” this program and then “go off” it – you go on it and stay on it!”

Choose Your New Look

Yes, the guy who wrote this book, Tom Venuto, is a body builder. That gives him an edge because he had to learn about healthy fat loss to stay trim for competitions. He chose to lose fat naturally, without drugs, and he’s done it for a long time, so he knows what works.

And he tells you just how to do it in Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle.

Now you don’t have to get all buff with 6-pack abs to use this system. You can if you want to, but Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle is NOT just for body builders, it’s for anyone who wants to lose fat naturally and improve their health and looks.

It’s up to you to choose what sort of body you want:

• The body of a fitness or figure competitor,
• A lean and ripped body with six pack abs and nice muscle definition,
• A fit and lean body with nice shape, and enough definition so you can see your abs and look good in a bathing suit, or
• Just look better than you do now.

When you set your goals, the choice is all yours. The kind of body you want will obviously affect what foods you eat and amount of exercise you need to do, but it’s totally our decision on how much effort you want to expend. Choose what would make you happy.

What BFFM Isn’t – A Word Of Caution

If you’re looking for a quick fix, this isn’t it.

If you’re looking for a cookbook, this isn’t it.

If you want recommendations for a lot of pills, this isn’t it.

If you’re looking for a magic spell to make you instantly skinny, look elsewhere! (But if you happen to find one, let me know, okay? )

What BFFM Is – The Real Deal To Lose Fat Naturally

Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle is a blueprint on how to lose fat naturally. It’s easy to understand. There are no gimmicks. With over 310 pages, it’s a big book crammed full of fat loss information. And since the foods recommended are all natural, I have no qualms about recommending it on a health food blog!

Just remember, you don’t have to implement everything all at once, or even read the book all at once. Work your way through it, learn about healthy fat loss, and change your way into a healthier lifestyle at your own pace.

It’s your body and your life, and you’re worth the effort!

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Healthy Fat Loss Information