Are lectins the new devil? Are nightshades the source of my every woe? Will I spontaneously combust if I eat an ounce of dairy? 5 million diet books are sold per year. FIVE MILLION. And yet now more than ever, people are confused about what to eat. 

This confusion is largely given by an industry that prays on false promises and false science and posits novices as experts as a way to pay the bills.

I am here to provide you with a data-driven nutritional framework to apply as you answer the two questions fundamental to your winning nutritional approach:

• “What should I eat?”

• “What should I not eat?”

But first, we’re going to give these questions a makeover. Specifically, we are going to remove the word “should”.

Why? “Should” communicates a sense of judgment or morality, and morality has no place in the kitchen. Food is not good or bad. Food simply produces outcomes. So, instead of the above questions, we’re going to look at the real questions for you to effectively answer:

• What would I eat to produce my must-have health outcomes?

• What would I avoid to produce my must-have health outcomes?

“To get new outcomes, you’ll need to take new and effective actions.”

Got it? Now we’re ready to move on. Well, almost.

Let’s pause for a moment and give you the opportunity to answer a question only you can answer:

What are my must-have health outcomes? To answer this question, reflect on…

➡ How you feel (digestion, energy, mood)

➡ How you look

➡ What you’re physically able to do

 ➡ Your longevity likeliness

Now we are ready to give you the answer to your questions.

The answer lies in what I call a  “Q2C2” approach.

Q2 = Quality + Quantity

C2 = Combination + Consistency

What do you mean by “quality”?

Simply put, a high quality food is a food that helps your body work better. It benefits your immune system, your metabolism, your heart health, your ability to make beautiful skin and your mood. On the flipside, a low quality food is a food that causes stress to your body. It interferes with your immune system, it grows your waistline, promotes inflammation, turns you into a walking heart attack and makes you look 10 years older than your younger brother.

To further complicate this “quality” conundrum is the truth of nutritional individuality.  There are certain foods that may be widely considered “high quality” foods that may not be high quality choices for you based on your symptoms, your current health status and your “must-have” health outcomes. A very clear example of this individuality is seen with a nut allergy. While I could happily crunch away on a handful of almonds reflecting on their high quality monounsaturated fat content, my dear sister-in-law, Charlotte, who is severely allergic to nuts would be reaching for her epipen in the same situation. Most examples of individuality are not so extreme though. The person with a histamine intolerance or an egg sensitivity who walks into my virtual office has no idea that tuna is spiking their anxiety and causing dizziness or eggs are causing their recurring constipation.

What do you mean by “quantity”?

The amount of a food or beverage dictates its ability to affect our body. With nutrient-dense “high quality” foods, there is a minimum amount you’ll need to consume to gain the benefits they have to offer. You know intuitively that if you committed only to eating one piece of broccoli per week, it would be unreasonable to expect to produce unprecedented health outcomes.

On the flipside, with “low quality” foods, you could take the stance of consuming none (vs some), and that would enhance your speed and ability to produce and sustain your must-have health outcomes. At the very least, to produce and sustain your must-have health outcomes, there is an upper limit of consumption of low quality foods that will allow you to secure your must-have health outcomes.

And then we have individuality again…

The quantity of specific foods required to produce your must-have health outcomes may differ based on the specifics of your must-have health outcomes, your current health status and your genetic Achilles’ heel(s).

What do you mean by “combination”?

Combination refers to consuming macronutrients – protein, fat and carbohydrates – together in meals and snacks to prevent the many unwanted consequences of elevated blood glucose and insulin while providing your body with anti-inflammatory, nutrient-dense, high quality foods.

Combination also refers to the totality of your choices. The benefits you derive from your nutritional habits will be the sum of your choices rather than due to one choice alone.

The combination of choices that is optimal for you to produce and sustain your must-have health outcomes is dependent upon what your must-have health outcomes are, your current health status and your genetic Achilles heel(s).

What do you mean by “consistency”?

Intuitively, you know that every action does not need to perfectly move you towards your must-have health outcomes. There is some degree of “sway” that your physiology will allow.

Yet a certain amount of consistency is necessary. The amount of consistency required to produce your must-have health outcomes depends upon what your must-have health outcomes are, your current health status and your genetic Achilles heel(s). Keeping track of your actions and your outcomes (EX: the food and beverages you consume and the number on the scale or your fasting glucose or your headaches or digestion) will allow you to gain insight into the amount of consistency that your body requires in order to produce your must-have health outcomes.

The truth of the matter is that understanding and applying effective nutritional habits is an individualized endeavor. 

It requires data to identify effective actions to produce your must-have health outcomes. One thing I can tell you for certain: If what you are eating and drinking currently isn’t producing your must-have health outcomes, there is no reason to expect what you’re eating or drinking to magically begin producing your must-have health outcomes. Said another way, to get new outcomes, you’ll need to take new and effective actions.

It would be my pleasure to arm you up with the data-driven nutritional approach you need to produce the health and vitality outcomes that matter most to you.

Schedule your complimentary 30-minute consultation today!