The Best Nutrition Advice Ever!

The world of nutrition is literally filled with garbage. Too many people misunderstand how the human body uses nutrients, and because of that common ignorance they fall victim to the sales pitches of every online nutrition "expert". Quick-fix diet plans don't work because those diets focus on selling some type of product, or offer a sketchy plan that is not sustainable. Fortunately, eating healthy doesn't have to be a mystery. It is important that we focus on changing the long-term plan: your lifestyle. Apply these four simple rules to everyday life, and your health and physique will begin changing for the better.

1. Eat real food! Real food is generally defined as food that is found naturally. If it could be hunted or grown, is naturally occurring, and fits the rest of these rules, then it is probably good for you. If humans were responsible for its existence, don't eat it! Mix up your real food in as much variety as you can handle. Don't be fooled by "food fakes": if it has weird ingredients that are difficult to pronounce, be wary.

2. Eat meat! "Things that you could hunt" (including eggs) should be your main course at every meal. Notice I said MEAT and not protein? Eating beans because they have protein isn't the same as eating meat, which is high in all the amino acids our body needs. Also beware of processed meats and mystery meats. They are JUNK FOOD. Don't do it.

3. Eat plants! Prioritize meat, then add fresh plant food as side dishes. Variety!

• If it's sweet, it's a treat, not a meal. Fruits such as bananas, apples, mangos and oranges should all be used as dessert.
• If it's a plant that must be processed to be consumed, you should not overeat it, especially if you're trying to lose weight and/or get healthy.

4. Eat junk food! What would life be like without the occasional cheesecake or pizza? We invented these foods because they're delicious. OK, OK, after all that "DON'T EAT JUNK FOOD" stuff earlier, let's keep this rule sensible. Limit non-natural and refined foods (junk food) to ONE MEAL every:

• Month if you're very overweight and need to lose FAT. Yes, ONCE A MONTH!
• 2–3 weeks if you still need to lose a bit of weight, but are otherwise healthy.
• Week if you are happy with your current weight, health and fitness level.

The following chart is a helpful guide for identifying foods that are good for you. It's not the holy nutrition bible — obviously nutrition can get much more complicated — but when in doubt it's a good tool: the DNA real-food flow chart.