My Nutritionist, Johnny

My first impression of my nutritionist, Johnny is that he must have been an actor before becoming a nutritionist. He obviously took very good care of himself and he was very knowledgeable about nutrition. I learned that I need to eat more vegetables, healthy fats, antibiotic and hormone free organic meats and fish and a little bit of fruit. Johnny told me that he doesn't like to categorize foods as good or bad but rather good or better. An apple is better than a handful of crackers but a handful of raw vegetables would be even better than the apple. I also learned that I need to add bison meat to my diet because it is high in B12, which I was found to be deficient in. In addition, 80% of our diet should be made up of foods that were available in the cavemen days like vegetables, wild game, nuts/seeds, and grains (lentils, beans). Processed foods were introduced in the last 50 years and ironically that is when degenerative diseases started to become an issue and the increase in diabetics went through the roof.

I had heard that eggs were bad for us due to all the cholesterol. Johnny told me otherwise. Many studies show that the cholesterol in eggs does not raise the cholesterol level in the body. Healthy brown eggs (organic, cage feed) contain lecithin, a valuable nutrient that helps the body to process fats and cholesterol.