Worst Nutrition Advice You Probably Have Heard Of

Chiropractic care may be focused on the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine but chiropractors understands that patients are so much more than just spine. This is why they always say that they aim not just to relieve pain but to improve your overall health. In order to achieve that, you need to feed your body healthy foods that contain vitamins and nutrients from vegetables, fruits, lean meat, whole grains, and healthy fats. But when it comes to nutrition and eating right, there is a lot of misleading information, based on faulty logic which will only lead you astray. Let’s take a closer look at some of the worst nutrition advice you may come across

Never Eat Before Bed Time

You’ve probably heard this more than you’d like or been told this many time before, especially if you’re the type of person you like to munch something late at night. Although that’s not entirely wrong, it’s still pretty inaccurate.

What you should avoid is eating heavy meal too close to bedtime because it may make it difficult for you to fall asleep. However, nibbling on a light snack that’s still within your daily calorie intake is totally fine.  

All Carbohydrates Should Be Avoided

People, especially those who are trying to lose weight tend to be scared of consuming carbs, thinking that it will make them gain pounds. When in fact, you should only limit bad carbs as much as possible and eat the right carbs to give your body fuel to power through the day or through an intense workout. Stick to fruits, vegetables, and small doses of whole grains if you hope to maximize fat loss to get your much needed daily dose of healthy carbs.

Eating Fat Will Make You Gain Fat

While some people fear carbs, others fear dietary fat. What they don’t realize is that the healthy form of fat helps lower hunger, improve your well-being, reduce cholesterol, and help give you long term energy. Fats from unprocessed sources such as nuts, oils, nut butter, seeds, avocados, and fatty varieties of fish are actually your friends not your enemies.

All That Matters Is Calories

We are continually told that the only thing that matters for fat loss is that we eat fewer calories than we burn. While it’s true that fat loss requires us to create and energy deficit, it’s actually the way you create that energy deficit that makes a big difference. You’ll get more mileage for the calories provided in a meal that contains steak and collard greens than you would from the same number of calories from granola and banana.

The bottom line is that you should never cut calories below your resting metabolic rate because this will produce a metabolic slowdown. Eat plenty of protein, vegetable, healthy fats, and be as active as possible and you should be able to naturally eat fewer calories than you consume without any conscious struggle.

Calories Don’t Matter

While drastic calorie cutting is not a really sustainable and healthy way to lose weight let alone provide nutrition for your body. There are people who assume that as long as you only eat healthy foods, you can get away with eating a lot of it. Yes, this generally means you have a better chance of decreasing your calorie intake naturally but you still have to watch how much you eat, otherwise you’d still gain weight.