Last week I briefly mentioned the “low fat” issue regarding our food and how we have been sold “a bill of goods” in that arena. That “bill of goods” is that fat is causing us to be “fat.” Well finally that belief is being debunked as it’s not fat that’s causing us to get “fat” but the processed foods we eat and what they put in the food to give it taste because taking fat out of food makes it tasteless. Remember I said it was the sugar industry that started the whole “low fat” propaganda.
Back in 2015 when I enrolled in the Institute of Integrative Nutrition to get my Health Coaching Certification, I was given a document of 100 plus diets. I’ve just added 14 more. The reason for listing all 114 dietary options is because I want to give you a visual on what that looks like to help you understand the insanity of this industry.
This diet list is not listed in any specific order.
Paleo
Vegan
Macrobiotic
Zero Belly Diet
South Beach
Weight Watchers
Mediterranean
The Zone
Atkins
Volumetrics
Nutrisystem
Ketogenic
Raw Food
Intermittent Fasting
Gerson
Fruitarian
Lacto Vegetarianism
Lacto-ovo Vegetarianism
Pescatarian
DASH
Elemental
Swank
Specific Carb Diet
Pritikin
ABS Diet
ADD/ADHD Diet
Feingold Diet
Anti-Estrogenic
Aquavore
Ayurvedic
Azetc
Biggest Looser Diet
Blood Type Diet
Blue Zone
Body Ecology Diet
Calorie Restricted
Candida Diet
China Study Diet
Clean Diets
Diary Free
Dukan
Body for Life Diet
-Atkins
Edenic Diet
Elimination Diet
Engine 2
F2 Plan
Fat Flush Plan
Flat Belly Diet
Body Reset
Low FODMAP
Food Combining
Gabriel Method
The Daniel Plan
Genotype
Gluten Free
HCG Diet
The Hormone Cure
The Cheat System
HMR Diet
IBS Diet
Jenny Craig
Juicing
Kosher Diet
LA Weight Loss
Clear Liquid Diet
Locovore
TLC Diet
Low Glycemic Index
Low Fat Diet
Master Cleanse
Mayo Clinic
Medifast
MediterrAsian Way
Traditional Asian Diet
Migraine
Spark Solution Diet
Omnivore
OPTIFAST
Organic
Ornish
Acid Alkaline Diet
Prediabetes Diet
Slim Fast
Sonoma
Super Shred
USDA Plate
Virgin Diet
17 Day Diet
Bulletproof Diet
Vegetarian
Supercharged Hormone
Anti-Inflammatory Diet
3-Day Diet
Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes
Ultrametabolism Diet
The Leptin Diet
P.I.N.K. Method
The Clean Diet
The Plant Based Diet
Blood Type Diet
Fast Metabolism Diet
The Maker’s Diet
Super Health Diet
The Hungry Girl Diet
The Apple Cider Vinegar
Sirt Food Diet
The A-List Diet
Choose to Lose Diet
The Happiness Diet
Insulin-Resistance Diet
Whole 30 Diet
Men’s Health Diet
So, there you have it, 114 Diet Plans.
Does it make your head spin? It does mine. I wondered if I should have just made one long list, so you had to scroll to get a better effect. This was to give you a good visual on how insane this industry is. As of 2023, the Diet industry was worth $90 Billion (from Expert Market Research).
I’m not saying that there is not some value to SOME of these diets. Twenty-eight years ago, when my son had night terrors and the pediatrician was worthless on how to help him, I was introduced to the Feingold diet. It 100% resolved my son’s night terror issues even though the pediatrician said there was no “scientific evidence that it worked.” I said there was enough “scientific evidence” with this mom. Ugh!!!
The Candida diet was helpful when my son had a rash on his arms. I said it looks like a yeast issue which means you have a gut issue. He agreed to go on the Candida Diet and within 30 days his gut was better, and the rash was gone, and he didn’t need to be focused on that diet any longer. Personally, I take issue with removing whole food groups from your diet because I believe we need to eat in balance. If you have a specific need, then by all means follow that food diet but not as a “forever” commitment.
The Problem is are these diets sustainable?
The problem with all these diets is they are not sustainable. Yes, you might be able to do it for a period of time but eventually you want some meat or poultry if you are plant based for example. And the reason that you could want some meat or poultry is your body is telling you what it needs.
I do not encourage a “diet” per se.
This is what I believe and I teach my clients.
- We need to eat food as close as to how God created it.
- Stay away from processed foods as much as possible.
- You want to bake a cake, make it from scratch.
- If you do eat processed foods like crackers, be sure they have “clean” ingredients in it and a minimal amount of ingredients. If there is a long list of ingredients, stay away.
- Drink “clean” water not water in plastic or from your tap.
- Stay away from sodas … especially those with chemicals like aspartame, etc.
- Watch your alcohol intake. Vodka is made from corn. Corn is GMO! Grapes from your wine are highly sprayed with pesticides.
- Do not eat food that is GMO or the new term “Bio-Engineered!”
- Stay away from Fast Food Restaurants and be cautious when eating out.
- Don’t eat “Farm Raised” Fish.
- If your food has additives, preservatives and colorings DON’T eat it.
- Food in box or a can is probably not healthy.
- Stay away from corn syrup and have minimal sugar (and that’s not just sugar you put in your food. Check packaged foods. They usually are high in sugar.)
- Non-organic wheat is GMO.
- Oils high in Omega 6s is not healthy (corn, canola, soybean, vegetable)
- Watch your dairy and be sure you use organic but raw diary is best.
- Meats and Poultry from CAFOs farm is not healthy.
- Boxed cereals are usually high in sugar, unhealthy grains, preservatives and food colorings.
This email is not to overwhelm you but to educate you in how our food system is destroying our health. There’s a saying out there that says:”
“The food industry begins the destruction,
and the pharmaceutical companies finish us off. I’m
I believe there is much merit to that statement.
Why are there more medical facilities popping up everywhere? We have to ask why are we the sickest Nation yet we are supposed to have the best healthcare? It seems that the Food industry makes money by making us sick. Then Big Pharma comes in to supposedly heal us and they make money at that. But their method of healing brings harm many times. Then the Diet Industry comes in to help us lose the weight it caused us to gain by giving us unhealthy food. It’s a vicious cycle.
Take your lifestyle changes one step at a time. Don’t feel like you need to follow every point I made above. Just focus on one issue at a time. It’s taken you years to get to the point you are at, it will take time to make those changes.
Changes can be hard especially if we’ve become addicted to different foods. (Know there are chemicals put in processed food to make you addicted to it.). That’s why I recommend eating whole real foods the way God created them.
Well friends let this shed some light on perhaps helping you rethink that you need to find the right diet. Perhaps it’s a matter of just eating the right way. If you need help getting there, then let’s chat. I can help you achieve your goals and love and encourage you along the way.
Your Spiritual Life & Health Coach … believing in you!